TWO MEN:
A ROMANCE OF SUSSEX
BY
ALFRED OLLIVANT
Necessity the Spring of Faith
and Mould of Character
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1919
Copyright, 1919, by
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
All rights reserved, including that of
translation into foreign languages,
including the Scandinavian
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
Bob, Son of Battle
Danny
The Gentleman
Redcoat Captain
The Taming of John Blunt
The Royal Road
The Brown Mare
Boy Woodburn
TO
BEACHBOURNE
AND THE FRIENDS I MADE THERE
1901-1911
CONTENTS
BEAU-NEZ
BOOK I
FATHER AND SON
CHAPTER
I Mr. Trupp
II Edward Caspar
III Anne Caspar
IV Old Man Caspar
V Ernie Makes His Appearance
VI The Manor-House
VII Hans Caspar's Will
BOOK II
THE TWO BROTHERS
VIII Beachbourne
IX The Two Boys
X Old and New
XI The Study
XII Alf Shows His Colours
XIII Alf Makes a Remark
XIV Evil
XV Mr. Trupp Introduces the Lash
XVI Father, Mother and Son
XVII Ernie Goes for a Soldier
BOOK III
THE SOLDIER
XVIII Ernie Goes East
XIX The Regiment
XX Ernie in India
XXI The Return of the Soldier
XXII Old Town
XXIII The Changed Man
XXIV Alf
XXV The Churchman
XXVI Mr. Pigott
BOOK IV
RUTH BOAM
XXVII The Hohenzollern Hotel
XXVIII The Third Floor
XXIX The Man of Affairs
XXX Reality
XXXI The Ride on the Bus
XXXII On The Hill
XXXIII Under the Stars
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