CONTENTS

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I. The Odour of the Ointment 1
II. The Matinée 27
III. The Path of In-the-Spring 45
IV. The Elopement 72
V. The Dance 93
VI. The Honeymoon 115
VII. The Other Two 134
VIII. A Fountain of Gardens 148
IX. The Baby 171
X. The Marriage of Katinka 190
XI. The Christening 208
XII. An Interlude 229
XIII. The Return of Endymion 246
XIV. The Golden Wedding 265
XV. The Wedding 291
XVI. “So the Carpenter encouraged the Goldsmith” 312
XVII. Christmas Roses 336