Copyright, 1913
By George H. Doran Company

TO
MY MOTHER

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.The Beginning of the Fairy Tale[11]
II.Ancient History[19]
III.The Lady of the Blue Dress[28]
IV.The Courtyard[40]
V.In Bohemia[51]
VI.The Faun in the Garden[58]
VII.The Six Artists of the Courtyard[63]
VIII.A Man’s Conscience[71]
IX.Visitors[85]
X.The Casa di Corleone[93]
XI.A Meeting[104]
XII.Princess Pippa Awakes[118]
XIII.At the World’s End[136]
XIV.Various Matters[150]
XV.A Question of Colour[161]
XVI.The Lady of the Blue Dress Again[168]
XVII.The Duchessa Enters a Kingdom[176]
XVIII.Barnabas Schemes with Cupid[181]
XIX.The Interference of a Fairy Godmother[188]
XX.The Heart of Nature[204]
XXI.The Ring of Eros[212]
XXII.An Old Man in a Garden[218]
XXIII.Andrew McAndrew[233]
XXIV.The Cruelty of the Fates[238]
XXV.In Yorkshire[250]
XXVI.Pippa’s Mother[259]
XXVII.Michael Makes Music[279]
XXVIII.The Peace of the River[284]
XXIX.Some Twisted Threads[287]
XXX.Knots Untied[292]
XXXI.The Tune of Love[299]
XXXII.A Wedding Day[304]
XXXIII.A Gift from the Dead[308]
XXXIV.The Music of Two Courtyards[313]

AUNT OLIVE IN
BOHEMIA

CHAPTER I
THE BEGINNING OF THE FAIRY TALE