Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Christina and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: GEORGE DU MAURIER] THE MARTIAN A Novel BY GEORGE DU MAURIER AUTHOR OF "TRILBY" "PETER IBBETSON" _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR_ "_Après le plaisir vient la peine; Après la peine, la vertu_"--Anon NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS 1897 By GEORGE DU MAURIER. TRILBY. Illustrated by the Author. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 75; Three-quarter Calf, $3 50; Three-quarter Crushed Levant, $4 50. PETER IBBETSON. With an Introduction by his Cousin, Lady ***** ("Madge Plunket"). Edited and Illustrated by George du Maurier. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 50; Three-quarter Calf, $3 25; Three-quarter Levant, $4 25. ENGLISH SOCIETY. Sketched by George du Maurier. With an Introduction by William Dean Howells. Oblong 4to, Cloth, Ornamental, $2 50. Published BY HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. Copyright, 1896, 1897, by Harper & Brothers. _All rights reserved._ LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PORTRAIT OF GEORGE DU MAURIER _Frontispiece_ INSTITUTION F. BROSSARD 7 THE NEW BOY 11 A LITTLE PEACE-MAKER 17 LOUD RUNSWICK AND ANTOINETTE JOSSELIN 29 "'QUEL AMOUR D'ENFANT!'" 33 "AMIS, LA MATINÉE EST BELLE" 51 "TOO MUCH 'MONTE CRISTO,' I'M AFRAID" 55 LE PÈRE POLYPHÈME 71 FANFARONNADE 79 MÉROVÉE RINGS THE BELL 85 "WEEL MAY THE KEEL ROW" 107 A TERTRE-JOUAN TO THE RESCUE! 113 MADEMOISELLE MARCELINE 115 "'IF HE ONLY KNEW!'" 117 "'MAURICE AU PIQUET!'" 121 "QUAND ON PERD, PAR TRISTE OCCURRENCE," ETC. 127 THREE LITTLE MAIDS FROM SCHOOL (1853) 139 SOLITUDE 149 "'PILE OU FACE--HEADS OR TAILS?'" 153 "A LITTLE WHITE POINT OF INTERROGATION" 159 "'BONJOUR, MONSIEUR BONZIG'" 171 "'DEMI-TASSE--VOILÀ, M'SIEUR'" 179 PETER THE HERMIT AU PIQUET 187 "THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE" 197 "'À VOUS, MONSIEUR DE LA GARDE!'" 207 "'I AM A VERY ALTERED PERSON!'" 213 "THE MOONLIGHT SONATA" 227