Biographical Sketch of the Author 5

Chap.

I. Stillfleet and his News 21

II. Chrysalis College 31

III. Rubbish Palace 38

IV. The Palace and its Neighbors 44

V. Churm against Densdeth 61

VI. Churm as Cassandra 81

VII. Churm's Story 89

VIII. Clara Denman, dead 97

IX. Locksley's Scare 111

X. Overhead, without 124

XI. Overhead, within 131

XII. Dreeme, asleep 135

XIII. Dreeme, awake 146

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XIV. A Mild Orgie 156

XV. A Morning with Densdeth 166

XVI. Emma Denman 187

XVII. A Morning with Cecil Dreeme 198

XVIII. Another Cassandra 214

XIX. Can this be Love? 231

XX. A Nocturne 239

XXI. Lydian Measures 253

XXII. A Laugh and a Look 261

XXIII. A Parting 268

XXIV. Fame awaits Dreeme 277

XXV. Churm before Dreeme's Picture 288

XXVI. Towner 299

XXVII. Raleigh's Revolt 313

XXVIII. Densdeth's Farewell 320

XXIX. Dreeme his own Interpreter 333

XXX. Densdeth's Dark Room 352