But he is back in his own land.

Lippincott’s Francis Hill


THE SIN EATER

I

Hark ye! Hush ye! Margot’s dead!

Hush! Have done wi’ your brawling tune!

Danced, she did, till the stars grew pale;

Mother o’ God, an’ she’s gone at noon!

Sh-h ... d’ye hear me?—Margot’s dead!