THE STAR DREAMER BY THE SAME AUTHORS _By Egerton Castle_ YOUNG APRIL THE LIGHT OF SCARTHEY MARSHFIELD THE OBSERVER CONSEQUENCES ENGLISH BOOK-PLATES—Ancient and Modern (_Illustrated_) SCHOOLS AND MASTERS OF FENCE. A History of the Art of the Sword from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century. (_Illustrated_) THE JERNINGHAM LETTERS. (_With Portraits_) LE ROMAN DU PRINCE OTHON. A rendering in French of R. L. Stevenson’s PRINCE OTTO. _By Agnes and Egerton Castle_ THE PRIDE OF JENNICO THE BATH COMEDY THE HOUSE OF ROMANCE THE SECRET ORCHARD THE STAR DREAMER INCOMPARABLE BELLAIRS. (_In the Press_) [Illustration: THE HERB-GARDEN _An ancient gateway, looking as though it were closed forever ... and, through the bars, the wild, imprisoned garden...._ ] THE STAR DREAMER _A ROMANCE_ BY AGNES AND EGERTON CASTLE _Authors of_ “THE PRIDE OF JENNICO,” “YOUNG APRIL,” “THE SECRET ORCHARD,” “THE HOUSE OF ROMANCE,” “THE BATH COMEDY,” ETC. [Illustration] NEW YORK FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY PUBLISHERS COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY EGERTON CASTLE. _All rights reserved._ PUBLISHED IN JANUARY, 1903. Press of Braunworth & Co. Bookbinders and Printers Brooklyn, N. Y. TO LADY STANLEY (DOROTHY TENNANT) HERSELF SO GRACIOUS AN IMPERSONATION OF GIFTED AND GENEROUS WOMANHOOD, THIS STORY OF A WOMAN’S INFLUENCE IS DEDICATED, IN ESTEEM, SYMPATHY, AND FRIENDSHIP, BY THE AUTHORS CONTENTS THE ARGUMENT, vii INTRODUCTORY, ix