Miser Farebrother: A Novel (vol. 2 of 3)
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Farjeon Benjamin Leopold. Miser Farebrother: A Novel (vol. 2 of 3)
CHAPTER I. JEREMIAH PAMFLETT ASSERTS HIMSELF
CHAPTER II. ARCADES AMBO
CHAPTER III. MISER FAREBROTHER WELCOMES PHŒBE'S FRIENDS
CHAPTER IV. A SACRED PROMISE – WON BY GUILE
CHAPTER V. TOM BARLEY COMMENCES A NEW LIFE
CHAPTER VI. THE FIRST NIGHT OF "A HEART OF GOLD."
CHAPTER VII. DIPLOMATIC FANNY
CHAPTER VIII. THE POOR AUTHOR'S HOME
CHAPTER IX. WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS SAID OF "A HEART OF GOLD."
CHAPTER X. HIDDEN TREASURE
CHAPTER XI. MISER FAREBROTHER GIVES JEREMIAH A WARNING
CHAPTER XII. A LITTLE PARTY IN CAPTAIN ABLEWHITE'S ROOMS
CHAPTER XIII. JEREMIAH DISCOVERS A "SYSTEM" BY WHICH HE MUST MAKE A LARGE FORTUNE
CHAPTER XIV. A DAUGHTER'S DUTIES
CHAPTER XV. PHŒBE IS STILL FURTHER ENTRAPPED
CHAPTER XVI. THE ENGAGEMENT RING
CHAPTER XVII. DARK CLOUDS ARE GATHERING
CHAPTER XVIII. O RARE TOM BARLEY!
CHAPTER XIX. A VISIT TO DONCASTER AND ITS RESULTS
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Jeremiah entered Miser Farebrother's room, holding in his hand the bouquet of flowers he had brought for Phœbe. He had debated within himself whether he should allow the miser to see them or no, and he had decided in the affirmative. "Mother commenced it," he thought, "and I'll go on with it. Strike while the iron's hot, Jeremiah."
"You sent for me," said he, laying the bouquet on the table in full view of Miser Farebrother.
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"Yes, under precisely similar circumstances."
"I should seek an interview," said Jeremiah, keeping down his excitement, "with the young man who was managing my business in London for me, in whom I had every confidence, and say to him, 'You seem to have a liking for my daughter.'"
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