Produced by Robert Cicconetti and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) MISER FAREBROTHER. A Novel. BY B. L. FARJEON, AUTHOR OF "GREAT PORTER SQUARE," "GRIF," "IN A SILVER SEA," "THE HOUSE OF WHITE SHADOWS," ETC. _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL. I. London: WARD & DOWNEY, 12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 1888. [_Dramatic rights protected and reserved._] PRINTED BY KELLY AND CO., GATE STREET, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, W.C.; AND MIDDLE MILL, KINGSTON-ON-THAMES. CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE I.--THE LAST OF THE CARE-TAKERS 1 II.--MISER FAREBROTHER RECONNOITRES THE GROUND AND RECEIVES A SHOCK 17 III.--THE NEW TENANTS ARRIVE, AND ONE DEPARTS 31 IV.--PHOEBE AND THE ANGELS 50 V.--MRS. PAMFLETT RECOMMENDS A NEW CLERK TO THE MISER 60 VI.--A VERY SMALL BOY COVERS HIMSELF WITH GLORY 76 VII.--MISER FAREBROTHER ENVIES FAUST 90 VIII.--A DAY-DREAMER IN LONDON STREETS 109 IX.--A NEW DOMESTIC DRAMA, BY UNCLE LETH 117 X.--'MELIA JANE, GODDESS OF POTS AND PANS 132 XI.--KISS HAS SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THEATRICAL MANAGERS 145 XII.--THE READING OF THE NEW PLAY 163 XIII.--CURL-PAPER CONFIDENCES 174 XIV.--A BIT OF EDELWEISS 191 XV.--JEREMIAH PAMFLETT'S OPINIONS OF GIRLS 201 XVI.--TOM BARLEY HAS A SCENE WITH THE MISER 218 XVII.--FANNY CONFIDES A SECRET TO HER MOTHER 228 XVIII.--MRS. PAMFLETT DEVELOPS A SUDDEN AFFECTION FOR PHOEBE 243 XIX.--A BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY 257 MISER FAREBROTHER. CHAPTER I. THE LAST OF THE CARE-TAKERS.