Death the Knight and the Lady
DEATH THE KNIGHT AND THE LADY
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
PIERROT
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JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD
LONDON & NEW YORK
DEATH THE KNIGHT
AND THE LADY
A GHOST STORY
BY
H. de VERE STACPOOLE
JOHN LANE
THE BODLEY HEAD
LONDON & NEW YORK
MDCCCXCVII
CONTENTS
- Ballad of the Arras, vii
- Prologue, 1
- I. I describe Myself, 11
- II. James Wilder, 16
- III. A Sound which reminds me of my Past, 27
- IV. Instructions Performed, 35
- V. We say Good-bye, 38
- VI. —And I Start, 42
- VII. North, 44
- VIII. The Dimly-painted Face, 50
- IX. Geraldine, 57
- X. We Meet, 72
- XI. The Little Black Book, 78
- XII. The Morning, 89
- XIII. "You were not dressed like this", 102
- XIV. The Ballade of the Falcon, 109
- XV. My Letter, 112
- XVI. The Black Horse and the White, 121
- XVII. The old oak Chest, 126
- VIII. The Trumpeter, 144
- XIX. The Trumpeter, 147
- XX. The Ruby Wine, 151
- XXI. "And They laid Him to his Rest", 160
- XXII. The End, 162
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