A red and broken moon would grow Out of the dusk and even so As here to-night the street she faces, Between the half-distinguished spaces Of sea and sky would burn and go. The moon would go and overhead, Like tapers lighted o’er the dead, Star after silver star would glimmer, The lonely night grow calmer, dimmer, The quiet sea sink in its bed. We, at the end of Time and Fate, Might unconcerned with love or hate As the sea’s voices, talk together, Wherefore we went apart and whither, And all the exiled years relate. Thus were life’s grey chance-’ravelled sleave’ Outspread, we something might perceive Which never would to chance surrender, But through the tangled woof its slender Golden, elusive pattern weave. Then while the great stars larger shone Leaned on the sea, and drew thereon Faint paths of light, across them faring Might steal the ship that comes for bearing Sore-wounded souls to Avalon. MARGARET L. WOODS _W. B. YEATS_ A REASON FOR KEEPING SILENT I think it better that at times like these We poets keep our mouths shut, for in truth We have no gift to set a statesman right; He’s had enough of meddling who can please A young girl in the indolence of her youth Or an old man upon a winter’s night. W. B. YEATS [Illustration: _JACQUES-ÉMILE BLANCHE_ PORTRAIT OF IGOR STRAVINSKY FROM A STUDY IN OILS] [Illustration: MUSICAL SCORE _IGOR STRAVINSKY_ SOUVENIR D’UNE MARCHE BOCHE] [Illustration: Music] [Illustration: Music] [Illustration: Music] [Illustration: Music] [Illustration: _THÉO VAN RYSSELBERGHE_ PORTRAIT OF VINCENT D’INDY FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ORIGINAL PAINTING] [Illustration: MUSICAL SCORE _VINCENT D’INDY_ LA LÉGENDE DE SAINT CHRISTOPHE PAGE OF SCORE OF UNPUBLISHED OPERA [ACTE I, SCÈNE III]] [Illustration: II PROSE] CONTRIBUTORS OF PROSE MAURICE BARRÈS SARAH BERNHARDT PAUL BOURGET JOSEPH CONRAD ELEONORA DUSE JOHN GALSWORTHY EDMUND GOSSE PAUL HERVIEU GÉNÉRAL HUMBERT HENRY JAMES MAURICE MAETERLINCK EDWARD SANDFORD MARTIN PAUL ELMER MORE AGNES REPPLIER ANDRÉ SAURÈS MRS. HUMPHRY WARD LES FRÈRES