The Fire Within By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc. “_Quench thou the fires of your old gods, Quench not the fire within._” Matthew Arnold. G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ 1913 Copyright, 1913 by G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS _The Knickerbocker Press, New York_ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Mr. Mottisfont’s Opinion of his Nephew 1 II. David Blake 18 III. Dead Men’s Shoes 30 IV. A Man’s Honour 40 V. Town Talk 56 VI. The Letter 66 VII. Elizabeth Chantrey 77 VIII. Edward Sings 91 IX. Mary Is Shocked 107 X. Edward Is Put Out 120 XI. Forgotten Ways 134 XII. The Grey Wolf 143 XIII. March Goes Out 156 XIV. The Golden Wind 163 XV. Love Must to School 171 XVI. Friendship 179 XVII. The Dream 188 XVIII. The Face of Love 199 XIX. The Full Moon 207 XX. The Woman of the Dream 214 XXI. Elizabeth Blake 225 XXII. After the Dream 236 XXIII. Elizabeth Waits 243 XXIV. The Lost Name 258 The Fire Within CHAPTER I MR. MOTTISFONT’S OPINION OF HIS NEPHEW