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CONTENTS.

CHAP. PAGE
I.—[Jeremiah Pamflett asserts Himself ]1
II.—[Arcades Ambo ]17
III.—[Miser Farebrother welcomes Phœbe's Friends ]26
IV.—[A Sacred Promise—Won by Guile ]39
V.—[Tom Barley commences a New Life ]49
VI.—[The First Night of "A Heart of Gold" ]63
VII.—[Diplomatic Fanny ]78
VIII.—[The Poor Author's Home ]97
IX.—[What the Newspapers Said of "A Heart of Gold" ]108
X.—[Hidden Treasure ]124
XI.—[Miser Farebrother gives Jeremiah a Warning ]131
XII.—[A Little Party in Captain Ablewhite's Rooms ]145
XIII.—[Jeremiah discovers a "System" by which he must make a large Fortune ]160
XIV.—[A Daughter's Duties ]174
XV.—[Phœbe is still further Entrapped ]190
XVI.—[The Engagement Ring ]208
XVII.—[Dark Clouds are Gathering ]222
XVIII.—[O Rare Tom Barley! ]236
XIX.—[A Visit to Doncaster and its Results ]251

MISER FAREBROTHER.

CHAPTER I.

JEREMIAH PAMFLETT ASSERTS HIMSELF.

The innocent fun and gaiety at the tea-table were long afterward remembered. There was an animated discussion as to who should take the head of the table. Phœbe wanted Aunt Leth to do so, but Fanny interfered, and said no one should sit there but Phœbe.