MENDEL _BY THE SAME AUTHOR_ ROUND THE CORNER OLD MOLE YOUNG EARNEST _LONDON, T. FISHER UNWIN LTD._ PETER HOMUNCULUS LITTLE BROTHER THREE PRETTY MEN SAMUEL BUTLER WINDMILLS SATIRE THE JOY OF THE THEATRE FOUR PLAYS ADVENTUROUS LOVE (POEMS) MENDEL A STORY OF YOUTH BY GILBERT CANNAN LONDON T. FISHER UNWIN LTD ADELPHI TERRACE _First published in 1916_ (_All rights reserved_) _To D. C._ _Shall tears be shed because the blossoms fall, Because the cloudy cherry slips away, And leaves its branches in a leafy thrall Till ruddy fruits do hang upon the spray?_ _Shall tears be shed because the youthful bloom And all th'excess of early life must fade For larger wealth of joy in smaller room To dwell contained in love of man and maid?_ _Nay, rather leap, O heart, to see fulfilled In certain joy th'uncertain promised glee, To have so many mountain torrents spilled For one fair river moving to the sea._ CONTENTS BOOK I: EAST PAGE I. LONDON WHERE THE KING LIVES 11 II. POVERTY 21 III. PRISON 34 IV. FIRST LOVE 52 V. A TURNING-POINT 63 VI. EDGAR FROITZHEIM AND OTHERS 74 VII. THE DETMOLD 83 VIII. HETTY FINCH 96 IX. THE QUINTETTE 109 X. MORRISON 134 BOOK II: BOHEMIA I. THE POT-AU-FEU 145 II. LOGAN 156 III. LOGAN SETS TO WORK 167 IV. BURNHAM BEECHES 183 V. HAPPY HAMPSTEAD 196 VI. CAMDEN TOWN 209 VII. MR. TILNEY TYSOE 221 VIII. THE MERLIN'S CAVE 235 IX. "GOOD-BYE" 247 X. PARIS 259 BOOK III: THE PASSING OF YOUTH I. EDWARD TUFNELL 283 II. THE CAMPAIGN OPENS 295 III. SUCCESS 306 IV. REACTION 320 V. LOGAN GIVES A PARTY 331 VI. REVELATION 346 VII. CONFLICT 364 VIII. OLIVER 382 IX. LOGAN MAKES AN END 404 X. PASSOVER 415 BOOK ONE EAST I LONDON WHERE THE KING LIVES