ILLUSTRATIONS


"Suddenly he heard an Italian voice very near to him, calling him by
name, in a tone of surprise"

"'I call it the sleeping death,' answered the Professor"

"He flushed again, very angry this time, and he moved away to leave her,
without another word"

" ... the door was darkened, and the girl stood there with a large copper
'conca' ..."

"He moved a step towards the bed, and then another, forcing himself to
go on"

"Ercole left his home after sunset that evening"

"Regina made a steady effort, lifting fully half Aurora's weight with
her"

"She sat there like a figure of grief outlined in black against the
moonlight on the great wall"