"Ah, you were right," she said faintly. "It is almost too much." Brett's arm went round her and drew her towards him. "No," he answered, speaking gently in her ear, "not too much for you and me to bear together. Think of all that has died with him--think of all the horror and misery and danger and fear that he has taken out of the world with him. Think that there is nothing now between you and me. Nothing--not the shadow of a nothing. That our lives are our own now, and each the other's, yours mine, mine yours, forever and always. Ah, Marion, dear, is that too much to bear?" "Almost," she said as her head sank upon his shoulder. "Ah, God! that hell and heaven should be so near." "And such a heaven! Love! Darling! Sweetheart! Look at me!" "Harry!" She opened her eyes. "Love! No--find me other words for all you are to me." She drew his face down to hers and their lips met. THE END. * * * * * LIST OF WORKS BY MR. F. MARION CRAWFORD. * * * * * IN THE PRESS. A NEW NOVEL. PIETRO GHISLERI. 12mo, cloth, $1.00. In the uniform edition of Mr. Crawford's Novels. * * * * * THE NOVEL. WHAT IT IS. By F. MARION CRAWFORD, author of "Children of the King," "Saracinesca," etc., etc. Uniform with the pocket edition of William Winter's Works. With photogravure portrait. 18mo, cloth, 75 cents. *.* Also a large-paper limited edition. 12mo, $2.00. "Mr. Crawford in the course of this readable little essay touches upon such topics as realism and romanticism, the use of dialect, the abuse of scientific information, the defects of historical fiction. Mr. Crawford's discussion of what does and what does not constitute the novel will be read with eager interest by the large company of his sincere admirers in this country."--_Beacon._ * * * * * CHILDREN OF THE KING. A Tale of Southern Italy. 12mo, cloth, $1.00. "A sympathetic reader cannot fail to be impressed with the dramatic power of this story. The simplicity of nature, the uncorrupted truth of a soul, have been portrayed by a master-hand. The suddenness of the unforeseen tragedy at the last renders the incident of the story powerful beyond description. One can only feel such sensations as the last scene of the story incites. It may be added that if Mr. Crawford has written some stories unevenly, he has made no mistakes in the stories of Italian life. A reader of them cannot fail to gain a clearer, fuller acquaintance with the Italians and the artistic spirit that pervades the country."--M. L. B. in _Syracuse Journal_. * * * * * MACMILLAN & CO. take pleasure in announcing that they have added the following volumes (with the author's latest revisions) to their uniform edition of the Works of Mr. F. Marion Crawford, thereby enabling them to issue a complete edition of all his novels: