MR. JERVIS NEW NOVELS AT ALL LIBRARIES. =AT MARKET VALUE.= By GRANT ALLEN. 2 vols. =RACHEL DENE.= By ROBERT BUCHANAN. 2 vols. =A COUNTRY SWEETHEART.= By DORA RUSSELL. 3 vols. =DR. ENDICOTT’S EXPERIMENT.= By ADELINE SERGEANT. 2 vols. =IN AN IRON GRIP.= By MRS. L. T. MEADE. 2 vols. =LOURDES.= By E. ZOLA. 1 vol. =ROMANCES OF THE OLD SERAGLIO.= By H. N. CRELLIN. 1 vol. =A SECRET OF THE SEA.= By T. W. SPEIGHT. 1 vol. =THE SCORPION.= A Romance of Spain. By E. A. VIZETELLY. 1 vol. LONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY. MR. JERVIS BY B. M. CROKER AUTHOR OF “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “A BIRD OF PASSAGE,” “A FAMILY LIKENESS,” ETC. [Illustration] _IN THREE VOLUMES_ VOL. I. London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY 1894 “Lord of himself, though not of lands; And having nothing, yet hath all.” SIR H. WOTTON. CONTENTS OF VOL. I. CHAPTER PAGE I. A GIRL IN A THOUSAND 1 II. “TELL ME ALL THE NEWS” 18 III. “OTHER PEOPLE HAS NIECES TOO” 27 IV. THE THREE YOUNG MAIDS OF HOYLE 44 V. AN INDIAN LETTER 58 VI. “ROWENA”--FULL LIFE SIZE 71 VII. FAIRY RELENTS 91 VIII. DANIEL POLLITT, ESQ., AND FAMILY 103 IX. PERMISSION TO TRAVEL 118 X. MAJOR BYNG’S SUGGESTION 144 XI. A RESERVED LADY 158 XII. TWO GOOD SAMARITANS 176 XIII. TOBY JOY 191 XIV. STEALING A MARCH 208 XV. A PROUD MOMENT 221 XVI. A MESSAGE FROM MISS PASKE 242 MR. JERVIS. CHAPTER I. A GIRL IN A THOUSAND. “I suppose I must write, and say she may come. Personally, I shall be delighted to have her; but I’m afraid Granby will think a girl in the house rather a bore. Three _is_ such an awkward number in India!”