XVIII Two Sides to the Question 193 XIX Lydia's New Motto 207 XX An Evening's Entertainment 215 XXI An Element of Solidity 226 XXII The Voices in the Wood 233 XXIII For Ariadne's Sake 244 XXIV "Through Pity and Terror Effecting a Purification of the Heart" 261 XXV A Black Mile-stone 270 XXVI A Hint from Childhood 277 XXVII Lydia Reaches Her Goal and has Her Talk with Her Husband 289 XXVIII "The American Man" 307 XXIX ".........In Tragic Life, God Wot, No Villain Need be. Passions Spin the Plot" 318 XXX Tribute to the Minotaur 328 BOOK IV BUT IT IS NOT TOO LATE FOR ARIADNE XXXI Protection from the Minotaur 337 XXXII As Ariadne Saw It 342 XXXIII What is Best for the Children? 351 XXXIV Through the Long Night 359 XXXV The Swaying Balance 365 XXXVI Another Day Begins 369 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ILLUSTRATIONS Paul stood by her, looking down into her eyes, bending over her, smiling, pressing, confident, masterful (Page 96) Frontispiece PAGE "You say beautiful things!" he replied quietly. "My rough quarters are glorified for me" 69 "No, no; I can't--see him--I can't stand any more--" 137 "I see everything now," she went on. "He could not stop." 272 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE SQUIRREL-CAGE BOOK I THE FAIRY PRINCESS CHAPTER I AN AMERICAN FAMILY