Transcriber's Notes: The original text uses either 'aa' or 'ã' (a tilde) for 'å' (a ring); 'ø' is represented by 'ö', and 'ae' by 'æ'. All incidences of 'ã' (a tilde) have been edited to 'å' (a ring). Click on the 'Listen' link to hear the music (midi). UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME And Many Other Equally Popular Copyright Novels. And Many Other Equally Popular Copyright Novels. NELSON'S LIBRARY. NELSON'S LIBRARY. With one tremendous effort he broke down the wall of reserve. KATHARINE FRENSHAM A Novel BEATRICE HARRADEN THOMAS NELSON AND SONS —George Meredith. NOTE. My thanks are due to Herr Sigurd Hals (Christiania) for permission to use from his Hals-Album the Norwegian folk-songs: "Aagot's Mountain-song;" "Astri, my Astri;" "Home from the Saeter." And to Herr Wilhelm Hansen (Copenhagen) for permission to use from his Danmark's melodie bog the Danish song, "Thou who hast sorrow in thy heart." And to Herr Abraham Lundquist (Stockholm) for permission to use from his Svenska Folkvisor the Swedish song, "At daytime when I'm working." BEATRICE HARRADEN. Hampstead, Oct., 1903. Hampstead