[CONTENTS]
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | [Love in Idleness] | 1 |
| II. | [The Prophecy] | 16 |
| III. | [The Fulfilment] | 31 |
| IV. | [Plotting] | 47 |
| V. | [The Meeting] | 66 |
| VI. | [A Conversation] | 83 |
| VII. | [Behind the Scenes] | 99 |
| VIII. | [Love's Young Dream] | 112 |
| IX. | [The Warning] | 128 |
| X. | [In Cornwall] | 144 |
| XI. | [The Spider and the Fly] | 160 |
| XII. | [Small Beer Chronicles] | 177 |
| XIII. | [Further Small Beer Chronicles] | 196 |
| XIV. | [Preparation] | 215 |
| XV. | [The Trance] | 231 |
| XVI. | [The Disciple of Love] | 248 |
| XVII. | [The Disciple of Hate] | 267 |
| XVIII. | [The Night Before] | 282 |
| XIX. | [The Morning After] | 298 |
| XX. | [The Unexpected] | 317 |
| XXI. | [The Choice] | 333 |
| XXII. | [Right is Might] | 350 |
| XXIII. | [The Eternal Strife] | 368 |
| XXIV. | [Dawn] | 386 |
[CHAPTER I]
LOVE IN IDLENESS
"How can any one hope to transfer that to canvas?" asked the artist, surveying the many-coloured earth and sky and sea with despairing eyes.
"Easily enough," replied the girl at his elbow, "those who see twice as vividly as others, can make others see once as vividly as they do. That is what we call genius."