CONTENTS

BOOK ONE: COMMUNITY HOUSE

CHAPTER
IFelix Decides to Change His Character [3]
II“Bon Voyage!” [9]
IIIPlans [22]
IVSurprises [28]
VThe Struggle for Existence [37]
VIA Guide to Chicago [47]
VIIWork and Play [52]
VIIIRose-Ann Goes Away [62]

BOOK TWO: CANAL STREET

IXHow to Spend One’s Evenings [69]
XThe Detached Attitude [75]
XIAn Adventure in Philosophy [83]
XIIBachelor’s Hall [89]
XIIIIn Hospital [99]

BOOK THREE: WOODS POINT

XIVHeart and Hand [105]
XVPre-Nuptial [108]
XVIClive’s Assistance [114]
XVIICharivari [121]
XVIIIThe Authority of the State of Illinois [131]
XIXTogether [134]
XX“The Nest-Building Instinct” [143]

BOOK FOUR: FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET

XXIAdvancement [155]
XXIIMainly About Clothes [162]
XXIIIA Bargain in Utopias [170]
XXIVStudio [176]
XXVSt. George of the Minute [180]
XXVIWhat Rose-Ann Wanted [187]
XXVIIParties [197]
XXVIIIA Father-in-Law [201]
XXIXInterlude at Midnight [207]
XXXFathers and Daughters [210]
XXXIMore or Less Theatrical [215]
XXXIIDuty [224]
XXXIIIA Parable [231]
XXXIVJourneys [235]
XXXVCivilization [244]
XXXVI“We needs must know that in the days to come” [247]
XXXVIISymbols [249]
XXXVIIIThe Portrait of Felix Fay [254]
XXXIXA Date on the Calendar [259]
XLCelebration [264]

BOOK FIVE: GARFIELD BOULEVARD

XLIChanges [271]
XLIIAn Apparition [275]
XLIIINocturne [280]
XLIVAubade [292]
XLVFoursome [297]
XLVIThe Rehearsal [307]
XLVIIGyge’s Ring [312]
XLVIIIDream-Tryst [317]
XLIXA Matter of Convention [322]
LBabes in the Wood [330]
LI“Bienfaits de la Lune” [334]
LIISleepless Nights [341]
LIIITwo Letters [348]
LIVThe God and the Pedestal [353]

BOOK SIX: WILSON AVENUE

LVThe Consolations of Philosophy [363]
LVIEulenspiegel [371]
LVIIThree Days [380]
LVIIIRendezvous [385]
LIXUnanswered Questions [394]
LXA Leave-taking [397]
LXITwo Men Discuss a Girl [401]
LXIITheory and Practice [408]
LXIIIIn Play [416]
LXIVIn Earnest [422]

Book One

Community House