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.

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

• Introducing Mr. Tawnish, and what befell at "The Chequers" 1
• Of the further astonishing conduct of the said Mr. Tawnish 39
• Of a Flight of Steps, a Stirrup, and a Stone 70
• Of how We fell in with a Highwayman at the Cross Roads 87
• Concerning the true Identity of our Highwayman 113
• Of the Dawning of Christmas Day 123
• Which deals, among other Matters, with the Ring of Steel 132
• 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?"