THE DEFINITE OBJECT
Reading edition
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