WHY FRAU FROHMANN RAISED HER PRICES _AND OTHER STORIES_ WHY FRAU FROHMANN RAISED HER PRICES And other Stories BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE AUTHOR OF “FRAMLEY PARSONAGE,” “SMALL HOUSE AT ALLINGTON,” &c., &c. LONDON WM. ISBISTER, LIMITED 56, LUDGATE HILL 1882 LONDON: PRINTED BY J. S. VIRTUE AND CO., LIMITED, CITY ROAD. CONTENTS. WHY FRAU FROHMANN RAISED HER PRICES. CHAP. PAGE I. THE BRUNNENTHAL PEACOCK 1 II. THE BEGINNING OF TROUBLES 17 III. THE QUESTION OF THE MITGIFT 29 IV. THE FRAU RETURNS TO THE SIMPLICITY OF THE OLD DAYS 40 V. A ZWANSIGER IS A ZWANSIGER 51 VI. HOFF THE BUTCHER 67 VII. “AND GOLD BECOMES CHEAP” 79 VIII. IT DOESN’T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO ANY OF THEM 91 THE LADY OF LAUNAY. I. HOW BESSY PRYOR BECAME A YOUNG LADY OF IMPORTANCE 105 II. HOW BESSY PRYOR WOULDN’T MARRY THE PARSON 111 III. HOW BESSY PRYOR CAME TO LOVE THE HEIR OF LAUNAY 120 IV. HOW BESSY PRYOR OWNED THAT SHE WAS ENGAGED 128 V. HOW BESSY PRYOR CEASED TO BE A YOUNG LADY OF IMPORTANCE 136 VI. HOW BESSY PRYOR WAS TO BE BANISHED 144 VII. HOW BESSY PRYOR WAS BANISHED TO NORMANDY 151 VIII. HOW BESSY PRYOR RECEIVED TWO LETTERS FROM LAUNAY 159 IX. HOW BESSY PRYOR ANSWERED THE TWO LETTERS, AND WHAT CAME OF IT 167 X. HOW BESSY PRYOR’S LOVER ARGUED HIS CASE 174 XI. HOW BESSY PRYOR RECEIVED HER LOVER 182 XII. HOW BESSY PRYOR WAS BROUGHT BACK, AND WHAT THEN BECAME OF HER 190 CHRISTMAS AT THOMPSON HALL. I. MRS. BROWN’S SUCCESS 201 II. MRS. BROWN’S FAILURE 214 III. MRS. BROWN ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE 223 IV. MRS. BROWN DOES ESCAPE 234 V. MRS. BROWN AT THOMPSON HALL 249 THE TELEGRAPH GIRL. I. LUCY GRAHAM AND SOPHY WILSON 263 II. ABRAHAM HALL 275 III. SOPHY WILSON GOES TO HASTINGS 286