TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE: —Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected. By Mary Johnston HAGAR. THE LONG ROLL. The first of two books dealing with the war between the States. With Illustrations in color by N. C. WYETH. CEASE FIRING. The second of two books dealing with the war between the States. With Illustrations in color by N. C. WYETH. LEWIS RAND. With Illustrations in color by F. C. YOHN. AUDREY. With Illustrations in color by F. C. YOHN. PRISONERS OF HOPE. With Frontispiece. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD. With 8 Illustrations by HOWARD PYLE, E. B. THOMPSON, A. W. BETTS, and EMLEN MCCONNELL. THE GODDESS OF REASON. _A Drama._ HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY BOSTON AND NEW YORK [Illustration: (p. 154) “GOOD-BYE, MISTRESS FRIENDLY-SOUL!”] THE WITCH BY MARY JOHNSTON [Illustration: LOGO] BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY The Riverside Press Cambridge 1914 COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY MARY JOHNSTON ALL RIGHTS RESERVED _Published October 1914_ CONTENTS I. THE QUEEN’S CHAMBER 1 II. THE CAP AND BELLS 10 III. THE TWO PHYSICIANS 24 IV. THE ROSE TAVERN 37 V. THE ROAD TO HAWTHORN 54 VI. THE MAN WITH THE HAWK 69 VII. JOAN 82 VIII. THE SQUIRE’S BROTHER 97 IX. THE OAK GRANGE 109 X. IN HAWTHORN FOREST 124 XI. THE PLAGUE 136 XII. HERON’S COTTAGE 151 XIII. HAWTHORN CHURCH 165 XIV. NIGHT 176 XV. NEXT DAY 188 XVI. MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT 204 XVII. MOTHER SPURAWAY 218 XVIII. THE GAOL 235 XIX. ADERHOLD AND CARTHEW 246 XX. THE WITCH JUDGE 260 XXI. THE WITCH 272 XXII. ESCAPE 281 XXIII. THE ROAD TO THE PORT 298 XXIV. THE FARTHER ROAD 312 XXV. THE SILVER QUEEN 327 XXVI. THE OPEN BOAT 342 XXVII. THE ISLAND 351