Plot
The story is of the partnership in a haberdashery
between Brown, a retired dealer in butter, Jones his son-in-law, and Robinson, a great believer in advertising. As a result of
timidity on the part of Brown, peculation by Jones and extravagance by
Robinson, the business soon became bankrupt. Robinson aspired to the hand of Maryanne, Brown's youngest daughter, but her other suitor, Brisket the butcher, seemed more prosperous. Maryanne played
off one lover against the other until she was eventually discarded by both, and
spent her days nursing her complaining invalid father.
GEROULD,
WINIFRED GREGORY;
A GUIDE TO TROLLOPE.
© 1948 Princeton University Press,
1976 renewed PUP
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