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Title: High Noon
A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn

Author: Anonymous

Release Date: May 20, 2007 [EBook #21540]

Language: English

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[Illustration: NATALIE VSESLAVITCH

_From a miniature in the Verdayne collection._]

HIGH NOON

A NEW SEQUEL TO

"THREE WEEKS"

_ANONYMOUS_

NEW YORK

THE MACAULAY COMPANY

1911

COPYRIGHT, 1911, BY

THE MACAULAY COMPANY

* * * * *

_FOREWORD_

I must make a confession.

It will not be needed by the many thousands who have lived with me the
wonderful sunrise of Paul's love, and the sad gray morning of his
bereavement. To these friends who, with Paul, loved and mourned his
beautiful Queen and their dear son, the calm peace and serenity of the
high noon of Paul's life will seem but well-deserved happiness.

It is to the others I speak.

In life it is rarely given us to learn the end as well as the
beginning. To tell the whole story is only an author's privilege.

Of the events which made Paul's love-idyl possible, but a mere hint
has been given. If at some future time it seems best, I may tell you
more of them. As far as Paul himself is concerned, you have had but
the first two chapters of his story. Here is the third of the trilogy,
his high noon. And with the sun once more breaking through the clouds
in Paul's heart, we will leave him.

You need not read any more of this book than you wish, since I claim
the privilege of not writing any more than I choose. But if you do
read it through, you will feel with me that the great law of
compensation is once more justified. As sorrow is the