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                           THE WONDERFUL YEAR




                         _=BY THE SAME AUTHOR=_

Idols
Jaffery
Septimus
Viviette
Derelicts
The Usurper
Stella Maris
Where Love Is
The White Dove
Simon the Jester
A Study in Shadows
The Fortunate Youth
A Christmas Mystery
The Belovèd Vagabond
At the Gate of Samaria
The Glory of Clementina
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne
The Demagogue and Lady Phayre
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol




                                  THE
                             WONDERFUL YEAR

                                   BY
                            WILLIAM J. LOCKE
              AUTHOR OF “JAFFERY,” “THE FORTUNATE YOUTH,”
                      “THE BELOVÈD VAGABOND,” ETC.

                      NEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY
                   LONDON: JOHN LANE, 