Chapter I: Front Matter

THE HONOURABLE
MR. TAWNISH

BY

JEFFERY FARNOL

AUTHOR OF "THE BROAD HIGHWAY," AND
"THE AMATEUR GENTLEMAN"

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
CHARLES E. BROCK

BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1913

_Copyright_, 1913,
BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
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_All rights reserved_

Published, October, 1913

THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

TO

DOROTHY

THE BEST AND GENTLEST OF SISTERS

THE TRUEST AND BRAVEST OF COMRADES

I DEDICATE THIS BOOK

JEFFREY FARNOL

LONDON, August 28, 1913

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I Introducing Mr. Tawnish, and what
befell at "The Chequers" 1

II Of the further astonishing conduct of
the said Mr. Tawnish 39

III Of a Flight of Steps, a Stirrup, and a
Stone 70

IV Of how We fell in with a Highwayman
at the Cross Roads 87

V Concerning the true Identity of our
Highwayman 113

VI Of the Dawning of Christmas Day 123

VII Which deals, among other Matters,
with the Ring of Steel 132

VIII Wherein the Truth of the old Adage
is made manifest--to wit: All's
well that ends well 152

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Very slowly, Sir Harry obeyed, swearing
frightfully _Frontispiece_

"I believe I have the felicity of addressing
Sir John Chester?" PAGE 12

"Oh! Ha! Hum!" says Bentley, "Did
Jack tell you all that, Pen?" 80

"Father," says she, "this is my husband--and
I am proud to tell you so 159

THE HONOURABLE
MR. TAWNISH