Chapter 18 No.18

"Nay, but the maddest gambler throws his heart."

George Meredith.

"L'orgueil, remède souverain, qui n'est pas à l'usage des ames tendres."

Stendhal.

The pretty Breton legend setting forth that, during the night, angels take sanctuary from evil spirits in the neighbourhood of sleeping maidens, often came to Mrs. Kemp's mind when she said