He has need of freedom, hence the poem, the ship, the engine, the thousand cunning and gigantic structures for annihilating space, for chaining the forces of nature.
He has need of freedom, hence the universal outpouring of his affections, the glory and the emancipation of his highest love.
June, 1910
CONTENTS
BOOK I
CHAPTER
I [The Long Journey and the Longer One]
II [The Waiting of Women]
III [The Sun]
IV [Amid Bleak Surroundings]
V [The Barnacle]
VI [The Figure-head Gains an Admirer]
VII [Concerning Alexander Emil St. Ives]
VIII [In the Cause of Science]
IX [The Old Fascination]
X [In Which a Kiss Is Given and Regretted]
XI [At the Old Burying Point]
XII [The Migratory Instinct]
BOOK II
I [The Street of Masts]
II [Emily Short—Toy-Maker]
III [Simon Hart to the Rescue]
IV [The Unexpected Happens]
V [Showing that Sacrifices Are not Always Appreciated]
VI [Despair and Desolation]
VII [Stop—Look—Listen]
VIII [A Woman's Caprice; A Father's Repentance; A Lover's Self-Conquest; A Girl's Pity]
IX [Rachel—Simon]
X [The Bird in the Box]
BOOK III