Throughout the fascinating story runs the subtlest analysis, suggested rather than elaborately worked out, of human passion and motive, the building out and development of the character of the woman who becomes the hero's wife and whose love he finally wins being an especially acute and highly-finished example of the story-teller's art.... That it is beautifully written and holds the interest of the reader, fanciful as it all is, to the very end, none who know the depth and artistic finish of Mr. Crawford's work need be told.—The Chicago Times.
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Transcriber's Notes:
[Head-quarters] and [headquarters] each used once, retained.
p. 110: Original shows— I am really much more grateful [then] I seem. — Inconsistent with others uses of then and than in the text. Changed to than.
p. 131: Original shows— I can never look any one in the face again. ["Look] at me, please — double-quote before Look removed
p. 168: Original shows— "I! [Forgery] The man is mad!" — "?" added after Forgery.
p. 311: Original shows— "pocket edition of [Willian] Winter's Works" — corrected to William
p. [311], [312], [313], [314], [315]: footer of "MACMILLAN & CO.,112 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK." at bottom of each page removed. Retained on p. 316 (last page) only.