TO
MARY STEWART


PUBLISHER’S NOTE

Gray Youth is published in England in two volumes under the titles: The Two Kisses and A Crooked Mile.


CONTENTS

BOOK ONE: A VERY MODERN COURTSHIP—
THE TWO KISSES
PART I
CHAPTERPAGE
Argument[11]
ICheyne Walk[18]
IIThe Surprise Party[33]
IIIThe Fashion Studio[52]
IVThe McGrath[67]
VPounds and Shillings[83]
VIWoman’s Whole Existence[99]
VIIThe Voice that Breathed O’er Eden[120]
PART II
IPence[142]
IIA Damsel Errant[160]
III“Business as Usual”[176]
IV“Il faut qu’ une Porte—”[191]
VBond and Free[215]
PART III
IThe League[243]
II“Barrage”[263]
IIIEpithalamium[287]
Entr’ acte[314]
BOOK TWO: A VERY MODERN MARRIAGE—
A CROOKED MILE
PART I
CHAPTERPAGE
IThe Witan[321]
IIThe Pond-Room[337]
IIIThe “Novum”[352]
IVThe Stone Wall[369]
VThree Ships[393]
VIPolicy[414]
PART II
IThe Pigeon Pair[435]
IIThe ’Vert[447]
IIIThe Imperialists[463]
IVThe Outsiders[485]
V“House Full”[503]
VIThe Soul Storm[524]
PART III
ILitmus[553]
IIBy the Way[568]
IIIDe Trop[588]
IVGray Youth[598]
VTailpiece[620]