Dedication
TO MY YOUNG BROTHER ARTHUR WHO PLAYS THE GAME
Epigraph
“Another new novel?”
“Well,—another novel.”
“What’s it about?”
“A boy and a girl.”
“A love story?”
“Well,—it’s about a boy and a girl.”
“Do they marry?”
“I said it was about a boy and a girl.”
“And are they happy?”
“Well,—it’s a love story.”
“But all love stories aren’t happy!”
“Yes they are,—if it’s love.”