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  Very slowly Sir Harry obeyed, swearing frightfully._Frontispiece._ _See page 104._]

  THE HONOURABLE MR. TAWNISH

  BY

  JEFFERY FARNOL

  AUTHOR OF "THE BROAD HIGHWAY," AND "THE AMATEUR GENTLEMAN"

  WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHARLES E. BROCK

  BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1913

  _Copyright_, 1913, BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. ---------- _All rights reserved_

  Published, October, 1913

  THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

  TO

  DOROTHY

  THE BEST AND GENTLEST OF SISTERS

  THE TRUEST AND BRAVEST OF COMRADES

  I DEDICATE THIS BOOK

  JEFFREY FARNOL

  LONDON, August 28, 1913

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE

  I Introducing Mr. Tawnish, and what befell at "The Chequers" 1

  II Of the further astonishing conduct of the said Mr. Tawnish 39

  III Of a Flight of Steps, a Stirrup, and a Stone 70

  IV Of how We fell in with a Highwayman at the Cross Roads 87

  V Concerning the true Identity of our Highwayman 113

  VI Of the Dawning of Christmas Day 123

  VII Which deals, among other Matters, with the Ring of Steel 132

  VIII Wherein the Truth of the old Adage is made manifest--to wit: All's well that ends well 152

  LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

  Very slowly, Sir Harry obeyed, swearing frightfully _Frontispiece_

  "I believe I have the felicity of addressing Sir John Chester?" PAGE 12

  "Oh! Ha! Hum!" says Bentley, "Did Jack tell you all that, Pen?" 80

  "Father," says she, "this is my husband--and I am proud to tell you so 159

  THE HONOURABLE MR. TAWNISH