Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=lOUBAAAAQAAJ 2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]. AT ALL LIBRARIES. BY THE SAME TRANSLATOR. SACRED VOWS, By E. WERNER, _Author of_ "_Under a Charm_," "_Success and How He Won it_," _&c_. 3 VOLS. 31s. 6d. * * * * * "The loves of Bruno and Lucie are simply told with that accompaniment of mysterious sympathy in the inanimate surroundings of their struggles, which is the highest application of true literary insight into nature."--_Athenæum_. "The incidents are striking * * * * * The whole scene rises before the reader with as much clearness as if it were represented before him on the stage."--_Saturday Review_. "The ability of Werner's Novels is implied in the simultaneous publication of two translations of 'Sacred Vows.' His scenes are more than paintings, they are sculptures, and stand out in _alto relievo_, distinctly conceived and vigorously executed."--_The British Quarterly_. * * * * * REMINGTON & Co., 5, Arundel Street, Strand, W.C. WITHERED LEAVES. A Novel, BY Rudolf von Gottschall. FROM THE GERMAN, By BERTHA NESS. Translator of Werner's "Riven Bonds" and "Sacred Vows." THREE VOLUMES. * * * * * AUTHORISED TRANSLATION. * * * * * VOL. III. * * * * * London: REMINGTON AND CO., 5, Arundel Street, Stand, W.C. * * * 1879. [_All Rights Reserved_.] CONTENTS OF VOLUME III. CHAP. I.--Primavera. II.--In the Lion's Den. III.--The Mistress of the Boarding School. IV.--In the Forest of Juditenkirchen. V.--Internal Struggles. VI.--A Sleighing Party. VII.--In the Land of the Lotus-Flowers. VIII.--In the Church of San Giulio. IX.--The Bridal Jewels. X.--The Wedding Day. XI.--A Legacy. XII.--Confessions. XIII.--To the East! WITHERED LEAVES. CHAPTER I. PRIMAVERA. _Primavera_--in the midst of winter, which sketched its frozen pictures upon the window!