Lessons. Rumors of war and outbreak of war. Red Cross fever. The plague on the horizon. Bad times. Conclusion of peace. Mathilde. Beginning of literary career. XIX. TIFLIS 237 Another summer in Gordi. Business projects. Removal to Tiflis. Princess Tamara of Georgia. Our manner of life. Double position. Continued authorship. Illness. XX. ZUGDIDI 242 The capital of Mingrelia. Our little house. Labors on the Murat estate. Social life at the Murats’ and the Dedopali’s. Lonely summer at Zugdidi. New literary labors. Prototype of _Es Löwos_. New horizons. Study together. XXI. OUR LAST DAYS IN THE CAUCASUS 251 The Dedopali’s death. Death of my mother. Prospect of coming home. Translation of “The Tiger’s Skin.” Sojourn in a Mingrelian village. A bit of Georgian history. Queen Tamara. PART FIVE XXII. AT HOME 263 Departure from the Caucasus. First destination, Görz. Return to Harmannsdorf. Family life and neighborly visits. Literary correspondence. Writers’ convention in Berlin. XXIII. A WINTER IN PARIS 275 _Schriftstellerroman_ and _Das Maschinenzeitalter_. Journey to Paris. Renewed acquaintance with Alfred Nobel. The Schnäbele affair. Madame Adam’s salon. Princess Tamara of Georgia in Paris. Max Nordau. A ball in the _palais_ of the _Revue des deux mondes_. Victor Cherbuliez. Ludovic Halévy. Alphonse Daudet. XXIV. THERE IS A PEACE MOVEMENT 287 Return from Paris. International Peace Association. _Das Maschinenzeitalter_ by “Jemand.” Anonymity attains its end. Bartholomäus von Carneri. At the Carneri table. In the hotel Meissl. XXV. _DIE WAFFEN NIEDER_ 294 How the plan for the book originated. Study of sources. The model of my hero. Satisfaction in writing the word “End.” Unanimously rejected by the editors. The publisher’s scruples. Publication. How the book was received. Favorable and hostile criticisms. Personal contact with the peace movement resulting from the novel. The Peace Congress of 1889 in Paris. Founding of Interparliamentary Union. XXVI. INTERCOURSE WITH FRIENDS 303 In port. Trip to Vienna. Literary circles. Balduin Groller. Theodor Herzl. Letter from Count Hoyos. Letter from Friedrich Bodenstedt. XXVII. MENTONE AND VENICE 312