| XXIII | [THE EMPTY HOUSE] |
| XXIV | [THE SINGING WOMAN] |
| XXV | [WHITE VIOLETS] |
| XXVI | [THE HOPE OF THE WORLD] |
| XXVII | [MARCHING FEET] |
| XXVIII | [SIX DAYS] |
| XXIX | ["HE CAME TO THE WARS!"] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
[ "I shall come back for more" . . . . . . _Frontispiece_ ]
[ "I haven't anything left—for you" ]
[ "If anything should happen, you will remember?" ]
[ "These are my jewels" ]
BOOK ONE
ON THE SHELF
"I cannot bear it," the Tin Soldier said, standing on the shelf, "I cannot bear it. It is so melancholy here. Let me rather go to the wars and lose my arms and legs."
HANS ANDERSEN: The Old House.