She ran across the icy plain; Her worn blood curdled in the blast; Each footstep left a crimson stain; The white-faced moon looked on aghast. She said between her chattering jaws, “Deep peace is mine, I cease to strive; Oh, comfortable convent laws, That bury foolish nuns alive! “A trowel for my passing-bell, A little bed within the wall, A coverlet of stones; how well I there shall keep the Carnival!” Like tired bells chiming in their sleep, The wind faint peals of laughter bore; She stopped her ears and climbed the steep, And thundered at the convent door. It opened straight: she entered in, And at the wardress’ feet fell prone: “I come to purge away my sin, Bury me, close me up in stone.” The wardress raised her tenderly; She touched her wet and fast-shut eyes; “Look, sister; sister, look at me; Look; can you see through my disguise?” She looked and saw her own sad face, And trembled, wondering, “Who art thou?” “God sent me down to fill your place: I am the Virgin Mary now.” And with the word, God’s mother shone; The wanderer whispered, “Mary, hail!” The vision helped her to put on Bracelet and fillet, ring and veil. “You are sister to the mountains now, And sister to the day and night; Sister to God;” and on the brow She kissed her thrice, and left her sight. While dreaming in her cloudy bed, Far in the crimson orient land, On many a mountain’s happy head Dawn lightly laid her rosy hand. The Yellow Book Index to Publishers’ Announcements _Page_ W. Heinemann 2 Hurst & Blackett 3 Virtue & Co. 4 G. Bell & Sons 5 Dean & Son 6 Contents of Yellow Book, Vol. I. 7 Contents of Yellow Book, Vol. II. 8 The Yellow Book Advertisements MR. WM. HEINEMANN’S PUBLICATIONS. _ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR OCTOBER._ =NAPOLEON AND THE FAIR SEX.= (Napoléon et les Femmes.) By FRÉDÉRICK MASSON. With 10 Portraits. In One Volume, demy 8vo. =IN RUSSET AND SILVER.= POEMS. By EDMUND GOSSE. Crown 8vo. =A CENTURY OF GERMAN LYRICS.= Selected, Arranged, and Translated by K. F. KROEKER. Foolscap 8vo, 3s. 6d. =HANNELE=: A Dream Poem. By GERHART HAUPTMANN. Translated by WILLIAM ARCHER, with an Introduction by the same hand. Small 4to, with Portrait. 5s. =A CATALOGUE OF THE ACCADEMIA DELLE BELLE ARTI AT VENICE.= Compiled by E. M. KEARY. With Biographical Notes of the Painters and 25 Engraved Reproductions of the Principal Pictures. Crown 8vo. =A DRAMA IN DUTCH=: A Novel. By Z. Z. In Two Volumes. 12s. _October 5._ =A BATTLE AND A BOY.= By BLANCHE WILLIS HOWARD. Author of “Guenn,” &c. With 40 Illustrations by A. MACNIELL-BARBOUR.