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THE KING IN YELLOW.

there are Apollo, and Juno, and Venus, on their pedestals,” counting them on her small gloved fingers, “and Ceres, Hercules, and—but I can’t make out———”

Hastings turned to look up at the winged god under whose shadow they were seated.

“Why, it’s Love,” he said.