TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
In rendering into English this novel of Dr. Jókai's, which many of his countrymen consider his masterpiece, I have been fortunate enough to secure the collaboration of my friend, Mr. Zoltán Dunay, a former colleague, whose excellent knowledge of the English language and literature marked him out as the most competent and desirable collaborator.
Arthur B. Yolland.
Budapest, 1898.
CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | The Journal of Desiderius | [1] |
| II. | The Girl Substitute | [30] |
| III. | My Right Honorable Uncle | [59] |
| IV. | The Atheist and the Hypocrite | [71] |
| V. | The Wild-Creature's Haunt | [104] |
| VI. | Fruits Prematurely Ripe | [114] |
| VII. | The Secret Writings | [122] |
| VIII. | The End of the Beginning | [131] |
| IX. | Aged at Seventeen | [143] |
| X. | I and the Demon | [148] |
| XI. | "Parole d'Honneur" | [172] |
| XII. | A Glance into a Pistol Barrel | [185] |
| XIII. | Which Will Convert the Other | [199] |
| XIV. | Two Girls | [225] |
| XV. | If He Loves, then Let Him Love | [240] |
| XVI. | That Ring | [249] |
| XVII. | The Yellow-robed Woman in the Cards | [258] |
| XVIII. | The Finger-post of Death | [266] |
| XIX. | Fanny | [281] |
| XX. | The Fatal Day! | [285] |
| XXI. | That Letter | [299] |
| XXII. | The Unconscious Phantom | [306] |
| XXIII. | The Day of Gladness | [322] |
| XXIV. | The Mad Jest | [330] |
| XXV. | While the Music Sounds | [341] |
| XXVI. | The Enchantment of Love | [351] |
| XXVII. | When the Nightingale Sings | [360] |
| XXVIII. | The Night Struggle | [370] |
| XXIX. | The Spider in the Corner | [383] |
| XXX. | I Believe...! | [397] |
| XXXI. | The Bridal Feast | [407] |
| XXXII. | When We Had Grown Old | [413] |