Chapter I: Front Matter

THE TRAVELLING COMPANIONS _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._

VOCES POPULI. Reprinted from _Punch_. With 20 Illustrations by
J. BERNARD PARTRIDGE. First Series, Fcap. 4to., 5_s._ Second
Series (_in preparation_).

THE BLACK POODLE, AND OTHER STORIES. Crown 8vo., 2_s._ boards;
2_s._ 6_d._ cloth.

LONDON: LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.

THE

TRAVELLING COMPANIONS

A Story in Scenes

[_Reprinted from "Punch"_]

BY F. ANSTEY

AUTHOR OF "VICE VERSA," "VOCES POPULI," ETC. ETC.

_WITH TWENTY-SIX ILLUSTRATIONS_ BY J. BERNARD PARTRIDGE

LONDON LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. AND NEW YORK: 15 EAST 16th STREET

1892

[_All rights reserved_]

RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, LONDON & BUNGAY.

CONTENTS

EXTREMES MEET 1
PODBURY PICKS UP ACQUAINTANCES 7
CULCHARD COMES OUT OF HIS SHELL 13
PODBURY IS UNPLEASANTLY SURPRISED 19
CULCHARD HAS THE BEST OF IT 25
CULCHARD MAKES A LITTLE MISCALCULATION 31
A DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP 37
PODBURY FINDS CONSOLATION 43
CULCHARD IS RATHER TOO CLEVER 49
PODBURY INSISTS ON AN EXPLANATION 54
COURTSHIP ACCORDING TO MR. RUSKIN 60
CULCHARD DESCENDS FROM THE CLOUDS 65
ON REVIENT TOUJOURS 71
MISS BANQUO 77
CULCHARD COMES OUT NOBLY 83
CULCHARD FEELS SLIGHTLY UNCOMFORTABLE 89
CULCHARD CANNOT BE "HAPPY WITH EITHER" 94
A SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES 100
CRUMPLED ROSELEAVES 106
PUT NOT YOUR FAITH IN FIDIBUS 112
WEARING RUE WITH A DIFFERENCE 118
ONE MAN'S MEAT; ANOTHER MAN'S POISON 124
PEARLS AND PIGS 130
THE PILGRIMS OF LOVE 135
JOURNEYS END IN LOVERS' MEETING 141 PODBURY KISSES THE ROD 147

ILLUSTRATIONS

"YES, SIR" 3
"WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU WERE MY TUTOR" 11
"LEESTEN, I DELL YOU VONCE MORE" 17
"I PRESUME, THOUGH, HE SLEPT BAD, NIGHTS" 22
MR. CYRUS K. TROTTER DISCUSSING NEW YORK HOTELS 26
"GOOD HEAVENS, IT--IT'S GONE!" 33
"PUTS ME IN MIND O' THE BEST PART O' BOX 'ILL" 39
"ER--I HAVE BROUGHT YOU THE PHILOSOPHICAL WORK I MENTIONED" 46
PODBURY GRAPPLING WITH THE EPITOME OF SPENCER 50
THE CURATE GETS UP AND QUITS THE ROOM WITH DIGNITY 57
"IT DOES SEEM RATHER ROUGH ON FELLOWS, DON'T YOU KNOW" 63
AN ELDERLY ENGLISHWOMAN IS SITTING ON HER TRUNK 66
STRUGGLING WITH A LONG PRINTED PANORAMA 73
"HOW LITTLE YOU KNOW ME!" 79
"I KNOCK OFF QUITE A NUMBER OF THESE WHILE I'M ABROAD LIKE THIS" 84
"BOUND TO TEACH YOU A LOT, SEEING ALL THE OLD ALTAR-PIECES I DO!" 90
"I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE ACQUAINTED WITH A PAPER CALLED THE 'PENNY
PATRICIAN'?" 95
SHE PASSES ON WITH HER CHIN IN THE AIR! 101
"BELLISSIMO SCULTORE!" 107 "HI! OTEZ-MOI CECI!" 113
"I GUESS YOU WANT TO COLOGNE _YOUR_ CHEEKS--THEY'RE DREADFUL
LUMPY" 120
"I GUESS YOU'RE THE MOST UNSELFISH SAINT ON TWO LEGS!" 127
A SOLEMN GENTLEMAN STRUGGLING WITH A TROUBLESOME COUGH 132
"A MEAN CUSS? ME! REALLY--!" 137
HYPATIA, BY JOVE! NARROW SHAVE THAT! 143
READS WITH A GRADUALLY LENGTHENING COUNTENANCE 150

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