CONTENTS
PAGEPROLOGUE1CHAPTERI.THE PIPER8II.THE FIRST-BORN21III.THE DESERTED COTTAGE26IV.PETER TAKES A RESIDENCE35V.THE SOUL OF A WOMAN44VI.AN OLD GENERAL52VII.A WONDERFUL OFFER69VIII.CHÂTEAUX EN ESPAGNE79IX.A REQUEST88X.THE LADY ANNE94XI.A CONCERT—AND AFTER103XII.A DISCLOSURE114XIII.A MOONLIGHT PIPING127XIV.LE BEAU MONDE131XV.CONFIDENCES143XVI.LETTERS154XVII.A THUNDERSTORM171XVIII.THE EVERLASTING WHY183XIX.PIPER AND AUTHOR193XX.FAREWELL205XXI.A WOUNDED SKYLARK208XXII.CANDLES AND MASSES216XXIII.DUM SPIRO, SPERO229XXIV.DEMOCRITUS235XXV.AT A FAIR245XXVI.ON THE CLOUD262XXVII.A MIRACLE271XXVIII.THE FINE WAY278XXIX.FOUND289XXX.THE RETURN296XXXI.DEMOCRITUS ARRIVES TO STAY302XXXII.PER ASPERA AD ASTRA306