# Haworth's

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HE WAS SO NEAR THAT HER DRESS ALMOST TOUCHED HIM.
COPYRIGHT BY
FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT,
1879
(All rights reserved.)
Trow's
Printing and Bookbinding Co.,
205–213 East 12th St.,
New York
CONTENTS.
| | page |
| CHAPTER I |
| Twenty Years. | 1 |
| CHAPTER II |
| Thirty Years. | 11 |
| CHAPTER III |
| "Not Finished". | 16 |
| CHAPTER IV |
| Janey Briarley. | 21 |
| CHAPTER V |
| The Beginning of a Friendship. | 25 |
| CHAPTER VI |
| Miss Ffrench. | 30 |
| CHAPTER VII |
| The "Who'd Ha' Thowt It?" | 39 |
| CHAPTER VIII |
| Mr. Ffrench. | 45 |
| CHAPTER IX |
| "Not for One Hour". | 49 |
| CHAPTER X |
| Christian Murdoch. | 59 |
| CHAPTER XI |
| Miss Ffrench Returns. | 66 ​ |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| Granny Dixon. | 74 |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Mr. Ffrench visits the Works. | 82 |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| Nearly an Accident. | 90 |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| "It would be a Good Thing". | 97 |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| "A Poor Chap as is allus i' Trouble". | 101 |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| A Flower. | 107 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| "Haworth & Co." | 115 |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| An Unexpected Guest. | 123 |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| Miss Ffrench makes a Call. | 130 |
| CHAPTER XXI. |
| In which Mrs. Briarley's Position is Delicate. | 137 |
| CHAPTER XXII. |
| Again. | 142 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. |
| "Ten Shillings' Worth". | 152 |
| CHAPTER XXIV. |
| At an End. | 160 |
| CHAPTER XXV. |
| "I Shall not turn Back". | 165 ​ |
| CHAPTER XXVI. |
| A Revolution. | 169 |
| CHAPTER XXVII. |
| The Beginning. | 178 |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. |
| A Speech. | 186 |
| CHAPTER XXIX. |
| "Sararann". | 192 |
| CHAPTER XXX. |
| Mrs. Haworth and Granny Dixon. | 198 |
| CHAPTER XXXI. |
| Haworth's Defender. | 205 |
| CHAPTER XXXII. |
| Christian Murdoch. | 211 |
| CHAPTER XXXIII. |
| A Seed Sown. | 220 |
| CHAPTER XXXIV. |
| A Climax. | 227 |
| CHAPTER XXXV. |
| "I am not ready for it yet". | 241 |
| CHAPTER XXXVI. |
| Settling an Account. | 245 |
| CHAPTER XXXVII. |
| A Summer Afternoon. | 254 |
| CHAPTER XXXVIII. |
| "God Bless You!" | 261 |
| CHAPTER XXXIX. |
| "It is done with". | 267 ​ |
| CHAPTER XL. |
| "Look Out!" | 274 |
| CHAPTER XLI. |
| "It has all been a Lie". | 284 |
| CHAPTER XLII. |
| "Another Man!" | 290 |
| CHAPTER XLIII. |
| "Even". | 294 |
| CHAPTER XLIV. |
| "Why do you cry for Me?" | 299 |
| CHAPTER XLV. |
| "It is Worse than I Thought". | 305 |
| CHAPTER XLVI. |
| Once Again. | 311 |
| CHAPTER XLVII. |
| A Footstep. | 316 |
| CHAPTER XLVIII. |
| Finished | 322 |
| CHAPTER XLIX. |
| "If Aught's for Me, Remember It". | 327 |
| CHAPTER L. |
| An After-Dinner Speech. | 336 |
| CHAPTER LI. |
| "Th' On'y One as is na a Foo'!" | 343 |
| CHAPTER LII. |
| "Haworth's is done with". | 350 |
| CHAPTER LIII. |
| "A Bit o' Good Black". | 363 |
| CHAPTER LIV. |
| "It will be to You". | 369 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| He was so near that Her Dress almost touched Him. | Frontispiece. |
| Haworth's First Appearance | 1 |
| "Yo're th' very Moral on Him | 80 |
| "sit down," She said, "and Talk to Me" | 116 |
| "I Stand Here, my Lad," He answered | 182 |
| She Turned her Face toward Him. "Good-Night," She answered | 278 |
| "You've been Here all Night" | 323 |
| It was Reddy who aimed the Blow | 330 |
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