Afterwards they looked down on the body of Ethne of the Raven Hair. The mother of Elgiva gently closed the staring eyes and said:

“Judge not, that ye be not judged! This woman was a Druidess, and a daughter of Druids, and they are reared in vice and cruelty. Their mothers are naught to them; when they marry it is not with one man, but with many; the children they bear are sent at once to the foster-mother. Love and honour are closed books to them.”

THE END.


William J. McKenzie, The Devonshire Press, Torquay.

Transcriber’s Notes

In a few cases, errors in punctuation have been corrected.

The word Chapter was added before [VI.]

[Page 46]: “Cond of the Hundred Battles” changed to “Conn of the Hundred Battles”

[Page 82]: “he gratefuly accepted” changed to “he gratefully accepted”