The Azure Rose

The Azure Rose by Reginald Wright Kauffman is a love story between young artist Cartaret and a strange yet alluring young lady who has mistaken his room for hers. Excerpt: «He bent to the knob, his hand just brushing hers, which was quickly withdrawn. He pulled: the door would not give. He took the knob in both hands and raised it: no success. He bore all his weight down upon the knob: the door remained shut.»