Lilian

Dedication

TO
BERTIE SULLIVAN
AND
AMARYLLIS
WITH AFFECTION AND GRATITUDE

Part I

The Girl Alone

Early Years

Advice to the Young Beauty

The Clubman

The Devotee

The Telephone

Part II

The Suicide

The Malady

The Vizier

The Martyr

The Invitation

The Avowal

Philosophy of the Grey-Haired

Part III

In the Hotel

The Big Yacht

The Casino

Chemin de fer

In the Hills

The Benefactress

The Doctor

Marriage

The Widow

The Wreath

Part IV

The Return

Miss Grig

The Lieutenant

The New Employer

Layette