Chapter I: Front Matter

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

IV. MR. BROWN THE HAIRDRESSER 298

V. ABRAHAM HALL MARRIED 310

ALICE DUGDALE.

I. THE DOCTOR’S FAMILY 323

II. MAJOR ROSSITER 333

III. LADY WANLESS 342

IV. THE BEETHAMITES 352

V. THE INVITATION 362

VI. THE ARCHERY MEETING 371

VII. AFTER THE PARTY 381

VIII. SIR WALTER UP IN LONDON 391

IX. LADY DEEPBELL 400

X. THE BIRD THAT PECKED AT THE WINDOW 409

WHY FRAU FROHMANN RAISED HER PRICES.