BOOK III. I .-- HOW WE HUNTED THE SEALS 183 II .-- ONCE MORE THE VISION 188 III.--"LOVE, I SPEAK TO THY FACE" 193 IV .-- HOPE BORN OF SPRING 201 V .-- TO THE HIGHER COURT 208 VI.--"THE NIGHT IS DARK" 216 VII .-- THE WILD WAVES WHIST 227 VIII.--"GOD'S IN HIS HEAVEN" 236 IX.--"GOD'S PUPPETS, BEST AND WORST" 249 X.--"DEATH SHRIVE THY SOUL!" 254 XI .-- THE RIDDLE OF LIFE 263 XII .-- TO CALL A SPIRIT FROM THE VASTY DEEP 271 XIII .-- THE EVENING AND THE MORNING 283 THE MERMAID. _BOOK I._.