XV. THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER 209 XVI. THE NEW INN AND ITS POSSIBILITIES 220 XVII. INN FURNITURE 237 XVIII. THE INNKEEPER 256 XIX. PUBLIC HOUSE REFORM 272 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE THE CHEQUERS, LOOSE _Frontispiece_ THE KING’S ARMS, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD x THE SPREAD EAGLE, MIDHURST 8, 10 THE BULL, SUDBURY 19 PIGEON HOUSE AT THE BULL, LONG MELFORD 21 YARD OF THE WHITE HORSE, DORKING 27 THE WHITE HART, BRENTWOOD 42 THE SWAN, FELSTEAD 51 THE BRICKLAYERS’ ARMS, CAXTON 61 THE GOLDEN FLEECE, SOUTH WEALD 63 PORCH, CHALK CHURCH, KENT _facing_ 67 CHURCH HOUSE, PENSHURST 72 THE PUNCH BOWL, HIGH EASTER 74, 76 YARD OF THE WHITE HART, ST. ALBANS 84 COACH GALLERY AT THE BULL, LONG MELFORD 86 FIREPLACE AT THE WHITE HART, WITHAM 89 OLD COACHING INNS, ST. ALBANS 94 BOTOLPH’S BRIDGE INN, ROMNEY MARSH 95 THE WHITE HORSE, PLESHY 99 THE CHEQUERS, DODDINGTON _facing_ 104 THE CHEQUERS, REDBOURNE 106 THE THREE HORSE SHOES, PAPWORTH EVERARD 108 THE HORSESHOES, LICKFOLD 109 THE RED LION, WINGHAM 113 THE SWAN, SUTTON VALENCE 116 THE KING’S HEAD, ROEHAMPTON 119 THE NELSON, MAIDSTONE 129 THE HORSE AND GROOM, NEAR WALTHAM ST. LAWRENCE 136 THE FALSTAFF, CANTERBURY 149 THE SIR JOHN FALSTAFF, NEWINGTON 152 SIGN OF THE FOX AND HOUNDS, BARLEY 165 SIGN OF BLACK’S HEAD, ASHBOURNE 170 SIGN OF WHITE HART, WITHAM 173 THE ANGEL, THEALE 175 THE CLOTHIERS’ ARMS, STROUD _facing_ 184