"You have hit on the truth," I said. "She was mad, quite mad. And mad people always turn against those whom they--love best." * * * * * It is all a long time ago. I married a year later, and a year later still Ted married again, a sensible good-humoured woman, and was just as happy as he had been with Essie, happier even. In time he forgot her, but I did not. She had sailed away across "perilous seas." She had passed beyond my ken. I could only hold her memory dear. And at last she became to me, what for so many years she had been to her lover--a dream. W. HEFFER & SONS LTD., CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND. +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES | | | | * This text has been preserved as in the original, including | | archaic and inconsistent spelling, punctuation and grammar, | | except as noted below. | | | | * Page numbers referenced herein are those in the original work | | and are for information. Actual location of changes may be | | found by searching for the relevant text. | | | | * Spelling changes are shown below within single quotes. Changes | | regarding punctuation are shown below in curly brackets, { }, | | for clarity. | | | | * Changes made to the original text: | | | | * Page 16: 'batallions' changed to 'battalions'. | | | | * Page 21: 'steping' changed to 'stepping'. | | | | * Page 29: 'call' changed to 'called'. | | | | * Page 29: {'conquering hero} changed to {"conquering hero}. | | | | * Page 35: {"If you do not} changed to {'If you do not}. | | | | * Page 35: {these few lines."} changed to {these few lines.'"}. | | | | * Page 37: {when Barrett, had} changed to {when Barrett had}. | | |