A Gentleman of Leisure

· 1975

CHAPTER PAGE I. JIMMY MAKES A BET 7 II. THE NEW PYRAMUS AND THISBE 15 III. MR. McEACHERN 21 IV. MOLLY 26 V. A THIEF IN THE NIGHT 30 VI. AN EXHIBITION PERFORMANCE 36 VII. GETTING ACQUAINTED 42 VIII. AT DREEVER 48 IX. A NEW FRIEND AND AN OLD ONE 53 X. JIMMY ADOPTS A LAME DOG 60 XI. AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD 65 XII. MAKING A START 74 XIII. SPIKE’S VIEWS 82 XIV. CHECK, AND A COUNTER MOVE 87 XV. MR. McEACHERN INTERVENES 95 XVI. A MARRIAGE HAS BEEN ARRANGED 101 XVII. JIMMY REMEMBERS SOMETHING, AND HEARS SOMETHING ELSE 110 XVIII. THE LOCHINVAR METHOD 118 XIX. ON THE LAKE 124 XX. A LESSON IN PIQUET 131 XXI. LOATHSOME GIFTS 138 XXII. HOW TWO OF A TRADE DID NOT AGREE 141 XXIII. FAMILY JARS 147 XXIV. THE…

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