PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TO
MY MOTHER
AND
THE MEMORY
OF
MY FATHER

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I The Death of the Phœnix[9]
II The Coming of Lilith[34]
III The Spirit of Pan[58]
IV Aphrodite Demi-mondaine[79]
V Nobody's Fault[107]
VI The Shadow Line[124]
VII A Matter of Duty[141]
VIII A Matter of Pleasure[161]
IX The Judgement of Solomon[177]
X Vindication[198]
XI The Laurel and the Rose[217]
XII An Error of Judgement[230]
XIII A Note of Interrogation[257]
XIV The Answer of the Oracle[277]
XV Prelude to Romance[294]