e a pearl, urned   my palm. . tayed black upon er all, I t, was only ink.

    it o make o soo. I  I mig! e moved apart. S  . Sill  fluttered to tooped and caug up and smoot.

    does it say? I said, when I had.

    S is filled  you . . . Look.

    Sook up t darker, till beat against t so t, and sat beside me. s rose in a rus t; and began to sten, one by one.

    Notes

    Many books provided orical detail and inspiration. Im particularly indebted to V.A.C. Gatrells tree: Execution and tention in a Private Asylum (London, 1910).

    top ated bibliograporum: being Notes Bio- Biblio- Icono- grapical, on Curious and Uncommon Books (London, 1877); Centuria Librorum Absconditorum: being Notes Bio- Biblio- Icono- grapical, on Curious and Uncommon Books (London, 1879); and Catena Librorum tacendorum: being Notes Bio- Biblio- Icono- grapical, on Curious and Uncommon Books (London, 1885). Mr Lillys statements on book-collecting ec in all ots irely fictitious.

    All of texts cited by Maud are real. tival of tain Dra, and tful turk. For publisails of these see Ashbee, above.