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The Collected Mysteries of Fergus Hume

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4639 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Collected Mysteries of Fergus Hume written by Fergus Hume and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 4639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. Hume based his descriptions of poor urban life on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It eventually became the best selling mystery novel of the Victorian era, author John Sutherland terming it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century". Table of Contents: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Professor Brankel's Secret Madame Midas The Harlequin Opal The Expedition of Captain Flick Hagar of the Pawn-Shop The Silent House The Bishop's Secret A Woman's Burden The Pagan's Cup A Coin of Edward VII The Mandarin's Fan The Red Window The Secret Passage The Opal Serpent The Green Mummy The Crowned Skull The Solitary Farm The Mystery Queen Red Money A Son of Perdition

The Collected Works of Fergus Hume: 22 Thriller Novels

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4764 pages
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Download or read book The Collected Works of Fergus Hume: 22 Thriller Novels written by Fergus Hume and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-09 with total page 4764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "The Collected Works of Fergus Hume: 22 Thriller Novels (Including The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, The Secret Passage, The Bishop's Secret, The Green Mummy, The Silent House, The Crowned Skull and more)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. Hume based his descriptions of poor urban life on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It eventually became the best selling mystery novel of the Victorian era, author John Sutherland terming it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century". Table of Contents The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Professor Brankel's Secret Madame Midas The Harlequin Opal The Expedition of Captain Flick Hagar of the Pawn-Shop The Silent House The Bishop's Secret A Woman's Burden The Pagan's Cup A Coin of Edward VII The Mandarin's Fan The Red Window The Secret Passage The Opal Serpent The Green Mummy The Crowned Skull The Solitary Farm The Mystery Queen Red Money A Son of Perdition The Caravan Mystery

British Mysteries - Fergus Hume Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4632 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book British Mysteries - Fergus Hume Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume written by Fergus Hume and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 4632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Fergus Hume thriller collection is formatted to the highest digital standards. The edition incorporates an interactive table of contents, footnotes and other information relevant to the content which makes the reading experience meticulously organized and enjoyable. Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. Hume based his descriptions of poor urban life on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It eventually became the best selling mystery novel of the Victorian era, author John Sutherland terming it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century". Table of Contents: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Professor Brankel's Secret Madame Midas The Harlequin Opal The Expedition of Captain Flick Hagar of the Pawn-Shop The Silent House The Bishop's Secret A Woman's Burden The Pagan's Cup A Coin of Edward VII The Mandarin's Fan The Red Window The Secret Passage The Opal Serpent The Green Mummy The Crowned Skull The Solitary Farm The Mystery Queen Red Money A Son of Perdition

FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4629 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume written by Fergus Hume and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-12 with total page 4629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. Hume based his descriptions of poor urban life on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It eventually became the best selling mystery novel of the Victorian era, author John Sutherland terming it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century". Table of Contents: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Professor Brankel's Secret Madame Midas The Harlequin Opal The Expedition of Captain Flick Hagar of the Pawn-Shop The Silent House The Bishop's Secret A Woman's Burden The Pagan's Cup A Coin of Edward VII The Mandarin's Fan The Red Window The Secret Passage The Opal Serpent The Green Mummy The Crowned Skull The Solitary Farm The Mystery Queen Red Money A Son of Perdition

British Murder Mysteries - The Fergus Hume Collection

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4772 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book British Murder Mysteries - The Fergus Hume Collection written by Fergus Hume and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 4772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. Hume based his descriptions of poor urban life on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It eventually became the best selling mystery novel of the Victorian era, author John Sutherland terming it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century". This edition includes: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Professor Brankel's Secret Madame Midas The Harlequin Opal The Expedition of Captain Flick Hagar of the Pawn-Shop The Silent House The Bishop's Secret A Woman's Burden The Pagan's Cup A Coin of Edward VII The Mandarin's Fan The Red Window The Secret Passage The Opal Serpent The Green Mummy The Crowned Skull The Solitary Farm The Mystery Queen Red Money A Son of Perdition The Caravan Mystery

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513278835
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book The Mystery of a Hansom Cab written by Fergus Hume and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886) is a mystery novel by Fergus Hume. An immediate bestseller for Hume, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a gripping novel with an atmospheric intensity and tightly wound mystery worthy of the best of Victorian fiction. Published the year before Arthur Conan Doyle’s debut, A Study in Scarlet (1887), Hume’s novel became the first international bestseller to be published in Australia. Adapted countless times for film, theater, radio, and television, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a classic detective story and a landmark in Australian literature. In Melbourne, Australia, a cabman stops to pick up a presumably drunk passenger. Helped into the cab by an unknown man, who claims to be a friend, the gentleman settles in for the ride homeward. Accustomed to such things, especially in the darkness of early morning, the cabman begins his ride. When he asks his passenger for directions, however, he receives no response, and turns to find that the man is dead. He drives straight to the local police station, where Detective Gorby begins his investigation. Was the friend in fact the murderer, or was he simply a good Samaritan who believed he was helping a drunk man make it home? When the killer is discovered, however, the mystery remains. Over the story looms the shadow of the Frettlby family, whose secrets threaten to smother all of Melbourne. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a masterpiece of slow-burning suspicion between the rich and the poor, a story of law and those willing to break it. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Fergus Hume’s The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a classic of Australian mystery and detective fiction reimagined for modern readers.

The Greatest Works of Fergus Hume - 22 Mystery Novels in One Edition

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4764 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Works of Fergus Hume - 22 Mystery Novels in One Edition written by Fergus Hume and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-24 with total page 4764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Greatest Works of Fergus Hume - 22 Mystery Novels in One Edition". This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. Hume based his descriptions of poor urban life on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It eventually became the best selling mystery novel of the Victorian era, author John Sutherland terming it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century". Table of Contents The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Professor Brankel's Secret Madame Midas The Harlequin Opal The Expedition of Captain Flick Hagar of the Pawn-Shop The Silent House The Bishop's Secret A Woman's Burden The Pagan's Cup A Coin of Edward VII The Mandarin's Fan The Red Window The Secret Passage The Opal Serpent The Green Mummy The Crowned Skull The Solitary Farm The Mystery Queen Red Money A Son of Perdition The Caravan Mystery

The Secret Passage

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513278843
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book The Secret Passage written by Fergus Hume and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret Passage (1905) is a mystery novel by Fergus Hume. Although not as successful as The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), an immediate bestseller for Hume, The Secret Passage is a gripping novel with an atmospheric intensity and tightly wound mystery worthy of the best of Victorian fiction. From an author whose work inspired Arthur Conan Doyle, The Secret Passage is a story of murder with a haunting, original conclusion. Susan Grant, a young woman seeking employment, arrives at Rose Cottage, the home of Miss Loach. After a brief but intense interview, Susan begins working as a parlor maid, quickly discovering the high standard to which Miss Loach holds her employees. Across town, her sister Mrs. Octagon, a writer with a penchant for self-promotion, lives with her husband, Peter, and daughter, Juliet. Speaking with Juliet following afternoon tea one day, Mrs. Octagon raises the topic of her sister, whose quiet life she deeply disapproves of. At this moment, as though by a stroke of fate, her husband bursts in with the news of Miss Loach’s murder. As Jennings, a local detective, begins his investigation, he discovers a broad cast of friends, employees, and acquaintances, all of whom harbor some motive—but who could have been driven to murder? Was it Susan, whose history working for a mysterious Spaniard seems questionable at best? Was it Mrs. Octagon, from whom the topic of her sister had always drawn the bitterest of words? As The Secret Passage winds toward its cunning conclusion, one thing becomes clear—the line between malice and murder remains murky, even under the brightest of lights. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Fergus Hume’s The Secret Passage is a classic of English mystery and detective fiction reimagined for modern readers.

The Greatest Thrillers of Fergus Hume

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2187 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Thrillers of Fergus Hume written by Fergus Hume and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-24 with total page 2187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Greatest Thrillers of Fergus Hume". This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. Hume based his descriptions of poor urban life on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It eventually became the best selling mystery novel of the Victorian era, author John Sutherland terming it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century". Table of Contents: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Hagar of the Pawn-Shop The Bishop's Secret The Pagan's Cup A Coin of Edward VII The Secret Passage The Opal Serpent The Green Mummy The Mystery Queen Red Money

Crimson Snow

Author : Martin Edwards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781525243677
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book Crimson Snow written by Martin Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edwards skillfully weaves the strands together [in] this twisty whodunit.'''' -Publishers Weekly ''''Edwards, ever the professional, plots densely but lucidly and includes a surprisingly logical killer.'''' -Kirkus Reviews A notice announcing that Harry Devlin died suddenly on Midsummer's Eve arrives at the office of his law firm one June day. Harry isn't happy to read it: Midsummer's Eve is less than a week away. His partner Jim Crusoe treats the message as a joke, but Harry isn't so sure. Meanwhile, young women are being murdered in Harry's home city of Liverpool. When a friend who has asked to meet him becomes the latest victim, Harry becomes a suspect. He's soon fighting for survival on two fronts. Even as he unravels the shocking secret behind the murders, Harry must discover and confront the enemy who wants him dead if he is to live to see Midsummer's Day. This atmospheric, fast-moving and intricate thriller features Harry Devlin, one of modern crime fiction's most memorable amateur detectives, in the deadliest case of his life. Martin Edwards has published 12 novels: eight featuring Harry Devlin and three Lake District Mysteries. He has twice been short-listed for a CWA Dagger and The Coffin Trail was short-listed for the Theakston's prize for best crime novel of 2006.

THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB (British Mystery Series)

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB (British Mystery Series) written by Fergus Hume and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-05 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a mystery novel, which takes place in Melbourne, Australia. It focuses on the investigation of a homicide involving a body discovered in a hansom cab, as well as an exploration into the social class divide in the city. The city of Melbourne plays a significant role in the plot and, as the author describes: "Over all the great city hung a cloud of smoke like a pall." Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. It eventually became the best selling mystery novel of the Victorian era, author John Sutherland terming it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century".

Madame Midas

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473379016
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book Madame Midas written by Fergus Hume and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1888 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Madame Midas' is a tale of Australian mining life. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on 8th July 1859 in England, the second son of Dr. James Hume. The family migrated to New Zealand where Fergus was enrolled at Otago Boys' High School, and later continued his legal and literary studies at the University of Otago. Hume returned to England in 1888 where he resided in London for a few years until moving to the Essex countryside. There he published over 100 novels, mainly in the mystery fiction genre, though none had the success of his début work.

Miss Mephistopheles

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513278819
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Miss Mephistopheles written by Fergus Hume and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Mephistopheles (1890) is a mystery novel by Fergus Hume. Although not as successful as The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), an immediate bestseller for Hume, Miss Mephistopheles is a gripping novel with forbidden romance and a tightly wound mystery worthy of the best of Victorian fiction. A sequel to Madame Midas (1888), a story of fortune and loss set in the shadow of Australia’s nineteenth century gold rush, Miss Mephistopheles examines the solidarity between women abused and abandoned by men. Having lost her family fortune to a deceitful husband, Mrs. Villiers flees to Ballarat, where she turns her attention to managing her father’s mine. Known to the local people as Madame Midas, she maintains a hard exterior in order not only to hide the truth of her past, but to guard herself from the cruelty of men. There, she rescues a young girl named Kitty Marchurst, a preacher’s daughter misled by a wicked ex-convict. Raising her daughter Meg, Marchurst becomes a star in the Melbourne burlesque scene, acquiring wealth and fame beyond her wildest dreams. When her beloved diamonds are stolen, however, her world—and the city itself—threaten to come crashing down. Enmeshed in this mystery are an American insurance agent and Mrs. Villiers’ estranged husband, shadowy figures who move in and out of respectable society looking for vulnerable marks. Miss Mephistopheles is a tale of violence and greed set in a country built on wealth gathered too quickly to last. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Fergus Hume’s Miss Mephistopheles is a classic of Australian mystery and detective fiction reimagined for modern readers.

Blockbuster!

Author : Lucy Sussex
Publisher : Text Publishing
ISBN 13 : 192214794X
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book Blockbuster! written by Lucy Sussex and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there was Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, there was Fergus Hume’s The Mystery of a Hansom Cab—the biggest- and fastest-selling detective novel of the 1800s, and Australia’s first literary blockbuster. Fergus Hume was an aspiring playwright when he moved from Dunedin to Melbourne in 1885. He wrote The Mystery of a Hansom Cab with the humble hope of bringing his name to the attention of theatre managers. The book sold out its first run almost instantly and it became a runaway word-of-mouth phenomenon—but its author sold the copyright for a mere fifty pounds, missing out on a potential fortune. Blockbuster! is the engrossing story of a book that would help define the genre of crime fiction, and a portrait of a great city in full bloom. Rigorously researched and full of arresting detail, this captivating book is a must-read for all fans of true crime, history and crime fiction alike.

The Bishop's Secret

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473379040
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book The Bishop's Secret written by Fergus Hume and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1900 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Bishop's Secret' is a mystery set in the English countryside and is filled with adventure and humour. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on 8th July 1859 in England, the second son of Dr. James Hume. The family migrated to New Zealand where Fergus was enrolled at Otago Boys' High School, and later continued his legal and literary studies at the University of Otago. Hume returned to England in 1888 where he resided in London for a few years until moving to the Essex countryside. There he published over 100 novels, mainly in the mystery fiction genre, though none had the success of his début work.

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

Author : Fergus W. Hume
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781974567485
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book The Mystery of a Hansom Cab written by Fergus W. Hume and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a mystery fiction novel by English writer Fergus Hume. The book was first published in Australia, in 1886. Set in Melbourne, the story focuses on the investigation of a homicide involving a body discovered in a hansom cab, as well as an exploration into the social class divide in the city. The book was successful in Australia, selling 100,000 copies in the first two print runs. It was then published in Britain and the United States, and went on to sell over 500,000 copies worldwide, outselling the first of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels, A Study in Scarlet (1887).

The Mystery Queen

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465587438
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book The Mystery Queen written by Fergus Hume and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lillian stared at the closed door through which both her father and Mrs. Bolstreath had passed, and then looked at Dan, sitting somewhat disconsolately at the disordered dinner-table. She was a delicately pretty girl of a fair fragile type, not yet twenty years of age, and resembled a shepherdess of Dresden china in her dainty perfection. With her pale golden hair, and rose-leaf complexion; arrayed in a simple white silk frock with snowy pearls round her slender neck, she looked like a wreath of faint mist. At least Dan fancifully thought so, as he stole a glance at her frail beauty, or perhaps she was more like a silver-point drawing, exquisitely fine. But whatever image love might find to express her loveliness, Dan knew in his hot passion that she was the one girl in the world for him. Lillian Halliday was a much better name for her than Lillian Moon. Dan himself was tall and slim, dark and virile, with a clear-cut, clean-shaven face suggestive of strength and activity. His bronzed complexion suggested an open-air life, while the eagle look in his dark eyes was that new vast-distance expression rapidly being acquired by those who devote themselves to aviation. No one could deny Dan's good looks or clean life or daring nature, and he was all that a girl could desire in the way of a fairy prince. But fathers do not approve of fairy princes unless they come laden with jewels and gold. To bring such to Lillian was rather like taking coals to Newcastle since her father was so wealthy; but much desires more, and Sir Charles wanted a rich son-in-law. Dan could not supply this particular adjective, and therefore--as he would have put it in the newest slang of the newest profession--was out of the fly. Not that he intended to be, in spite of Sir Charles, since love can laugh at stern fathers as easily as at bolts and bars. And all this time Lillian stared at the door, and then at Dan, and then at her plate, putting two and two together. But in spite of her feminine intuition, she could not make four, and turned to her lover--for that Dan was, and a declared lover too--for an explanation.