'A remarkable novel.... It is finely written. The style is crisp, brilliant, and pointed. There is not a superfluous paragraph, line, or phrase. The book will make its mark.'--_Scotsman._ * * * * * Transcriber's note: In the Table of Contents, the title of Chapter V is "Balæ's Bay," but in the text the title of Chapter V is "Baiæ's Bay." This difference was present in the original text.