Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scans provided by Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=4dU0AAAAMAAJ (The University of Michigan) [Frontispiece.] THE LAST TENANT. BY B. L. FARJEON, _Author of "A Fair Jewess," Etc_. * * * * NEW YORK: THE F. M. LUPTON PUBLISHING COMPANY Copyright, 1893, by CASSEL PUBLISHING COMPANY. _All rights reserved_. CONTENTS. * * * * CHAPTER I. My Wife Makes Up her Mind to Move, II. House-Hunting à la Mode, III. An Old Friend Unexpectedly Presents Himself IV. Bob Millet Gives us Some Curious Information about the House in Lamb's Terrace, V. We Look Over the House in Lamb's Terrace and Receive a Shock, VI. The Answer to the Bell, VII. I Make Some Singular Experiments, VIII. I Take Bob into my Confidence, IX. I Pay Bob Millet a Visit, X. Ronald Elsdale Gives Opinions, XI. Bob Relates to me Some Particulars of Ronald Elsdale's Delusions, XII. A House on Fire, XIII. I Take the Haunted House, XIV. A Meager Report from the Inquiry Agent, XV. What the Inquest Revealed, XVI. In 79 Lamb's Terrace, XVII. Barbara, XVIII. Molly, XIX. Important Information, XX. Dr. Cooper, XXI. Barbara Gives us Some Valuable Information, XXII. Mr. Nisbet Visits Lamb's Terrace, XXIII. On the Track, XXIV. We Arrive in Paris, XXV. We Come to a Halt, XXVI. A Good Night's Work, XXVII. A Word with Mme. Bernstein, XXVIII. Mme. Bernstein Reveals, XXIX. Dr. Cooper is Impressed, XXX. Mr. Nisbet Takes a Decided Step, THE LAST TENANT * * * * CHAPTER I. MY WIFE MAKES UP HER MIND TO MOVE. From a peculiar restlessness in my wife's movements, I gathered that she was considering some scheme which threatened to disturb the peaceful surroundings of my life. Upon two or three occasions lately she had reproached me for not being sufficiently lofty in my social views, and although the tone in which she addressed me was free from acerbity, her words conveyed the impression that in some dark way I was inflicting an injury upon her. Familiar with her moods, and understanding the best way in which to treat them, I made no inquiries as to the precise nature of this injury, but waited for her to disclose it--which I was aware she would not do until she was quite prepared.