THE MASTER SPIRIT “‘Alexia—has the time come?’” (Page 163.) THE MASTER SPIRIT THE MASTER SPIRIT By SIR WILLIAM MAGNAY Author of “The Red Chancellor,” “A Prince of Lovers,” etc. By SIR WILLIAM MAGNAY ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN CAMERON BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1906 LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY Copyright, 1906, By Little, Brown, and Company. All rights reserved Published October, 1906 Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U. S. A. By Little, Brown, and Company S. J. Parkhill Co., Boston [v] CONTENTS A Dweller in Darkness The History of a Compact A Society Sensation The Ducal Point of View