PART I

WITH THE OUTGOING TIDE

I. "THEY THAT GO OUT IN SHIPS" 15

II. THE PRICE THEY PAY 34

III. A MURDERER, MARY AND AN HONORARY DEGREE 46

IV. REFLEX INFLUENCES 62

V. OUR CRITICS 77

VI. THE DOCTOR OF THE KOPANICZE 93

VII. "MOSCHELE AMERIKANSKY" 102

VIII. "NOCH IST POLEN NICHT VERLOREN" 112

IX. THE DISCIPLES IN THE CARPATHIANS 124

X. THE GUSLAR OF RAGUSA 138

XI. WHERE THE ANGEL DROPPED THE STONES 152

XII. "THE HOLE FROM WHICH YE WERE DIGGED" 165