Duane and I remained for a while seated, then in silence,—which Athalie finally broke for us:
"Patience," she said, "is the art of hoping.... Good-night."
I rose; she looked up at me, lifted her slim arm and placed the palm of her hand against my lips.
And so I took my leave; thinking.
Novels by Robert W. Chambers
| Quick Action | The Gay Rebellion |
| Blue-Bird Weather | The Streets of Ascalon |
| Japonette | The Common Law |
| The Adventures of a Modest Man | Ailsa Paige |
| The Danger Mark | The Green Mouse |
| Special Messenger | Iole |
| The Firing Line | The Reckoning |
| The Younger Set | The Maid-at-Arms |
| The Fighting Chance | Cardigan |
| Some Ladies in Haste | The Haunts of Men |
| The Tree of Heaven | The Mystery of Choice |
| The Tracer of Lost Persons | The Cambric Mask |
| A Young Man in a Hurry | The Maker of Moons |
| Lorraine | The King in Yellow |
| Maids of Paradise | In Search of the Unknown |
| Ashes of Empire | The Conspirators |
| The Red Republic | A King and a Few Dukes |
| Outsiders | In the Quarter |
| The Business of Life |