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THE DEFINITE OBJECT
A Romance of New York
By Jeffery Farnol
Author of The Broad Highway, The Amateur Gentleman, The Honourable Mr. Tawnish, Beltane the Smith
1917
[CHAPTER I--Which Describes, among Other Things, a Pair of Whiskers]
[CHAPTER II--Of a Mournful Millionaire Who Lacked an Object]
[CHAPTER III--How Geoffrey Ravenslee Went Seeking an Object]
[CHAPTER IV--Telling How He Came to Hell's Kitchen at Peep o' Day]
[CHAPTER V--How Mrs. Trapes Acquired a New Lodger, Despite her Elbows]
[CHAPTER VI--How Spike Initiated Mr. Ravenslee into the Gentle Art of Shopping]
[CHAPTER VII--Concerning Ankles, Stairs, and Neighbourliness]
[CHAPTER VIII--Of Candies and Confidences]
[CHAPTER IX--Which Recounts the End of an Episode]
[CHAPTER X--Tells How Mr. Ravenslee Went into Trade]
[CHAPTER XI--Antagonism is Born and War Declared]
[CHAPTER XII--Containing Some Description of a Supper Party]
[CHAPTER XIII--Wherein may be Found Some Particulars of the Beautiful City of Perhaps]
[CHAPTER XIV--Of a Text, a Letter, and a Song]
[CHAPTER XV--Which Introduces Joe and the Old Un]
[CHAPTER XVI--Of the First and Second Persons, Singular Number]
[CHAPTER XVII--How Geoffrey Ravenslee Made a Deal in Real Estate]
[CHAPTER XVIII--How Spike Hearkened to Poisonous Suggestion and Soapy Began to Wonder]
[CHAPTER XIX--In which the Poison Begins to Work]
[CHAPTER XX--Of an Expedition by Night]
[CHAPTER XXI--How M'Ginnis Threatened and—Went]
[CHAPTER XXII--Tells of an Early Morning Visit and a Warning]
[CHAPTER XXIII--Chiefly Concerning a Letter]
[CHAPTER XXIV--How the Old Un and Certain Others had Tea]
[CHAPTER XXV--How Spike Made a Choice and a Promise]
[CHAPTER XXVI--Which Makes Further Mention of a Ring]
[CHAPTER XXVII--Mrs. Trapes Upon the Millennium]
[CHAPTER XXVIII--Which should have Related Details of a Wedding]
[CHAPTER XXIX--In which Hermione Makes a Fateful Decision]
[CHAPTER XXX--How Geoffrey Ravenslee Departed from Hell's Kitchen]
[CHAPTER XXXI--In which Soapy Takes a Hand]
[CHAPTER XXXII--Of Harmony and Discord]
[CHAPTER XXXIII--Of Tragedy]
[CHAPTER XXXIV--Of Remorse]
[CHAPTER XXXV--How Geoffrey Ravenslee Came Out of the Dark]
[CHAPTER XXXVI--Concerning a Clew]
[CHAPTER XXXVII--The Woes of Mr. Brimberly]
[CHAPTER XXXVIII--In which Soapy Takes upon Himself a New Role]
[CHAPTER XXXIX--The Old Un Advises and Ravenslee Acts]
[CHAPTER XL--Concerning a Handful of Pebbles]
[CHAPTER XLI--Of a Packet of Letters]
[CHAPTER XLII--Tells How Ravenslee Broke his Word and Why]
[CHAPTER XLIII--How Spike Got Even]
[CHAPTER XLIV--Retribution]
[CHAPTER XLV--Of the Old Un and Fate]
[CHAPTER XLVI--In which Geoffrey Ravenslee Obtains his Object]