XVII. A FORLORN HOPE
XVIII. MISSING
XIX. KOWNO
XX. DESIREE'S CHOICE
XXI. ON THE WARSAW ROAD
XXII. THROUGH THE SHOALS
XXIII. AGAINST THE STREAM
XXIV. MATHILDE CHOOSES
XXV. A DESPATCH
XXVI. ON THE BRIDGE
XXVII. A FLASH OF MEMORY
XXVIII. VILNA
XXIX. THE BARGAIN
XXX. THE FULFILMENT



CHAPTER I. ALL ON A SUMMER'S DAY.



Il faut devoir lever les yeux pour regarder ce qu'on aime.

A few children had congregated on the steps of the Marienkirche at
Dantzig, because the door stood open. The verger, old Peter Koch--
on week days a locksmith--had told them that nothing was going to
happen; had been indiscreet enough to bid them go away. So they
stayed, for they were little girls.

A wedding was in point of fact in progress within the towering walls