
A Gentleman of Leisure
Jimmy Pitt gets much more than he bargained for when he bets his friends at the Strollers’ Club that he can successfully burgle a house.
Contents
- Imprint
- Dedication
- I: Jimmy Makes a Bet
- II: The New Pyramus and Thisbe
- III: Mr. McEachern
- IV: Molly
- V: A Thief in the Night
- VI: An Exhibition Performance
- VII: Getting Acquainted
- VIII: At Dreever
- IX: A New Friend and an Old One
- X: Jimmy Adopts a Lame Dog
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- XI: At the Turn of the Road
- XII: Making a Start
- XIII: Spike’s Views
- XIV: Check, and a Countermove
- XV: Mr. McEachern Intervenes
- XVI: A Marriage Has Been Arranged
- XVII: Jimmy Remembers Something, and Hears Something Else
- XVIII: The Lochinvar Method
- XIX: On the Lake
- XX: A Lesson in Piquet
- XXI: Loathsome Gifts
- XXII: How Two of a Trade Did Not Agree
- XXIII: Family Jars
- XXIV: The Treasure-Seeker
- XXV: Explanations and an Interruption
- XXVI: Stirring Times for Sir Thomas
- XXVII: A Declaration of Independence
- XXVIII: Spennie’s Hour of Clear Vision
- XXIX: The Last Round
- XXX: Conclusion
- Colophon
- Uncopyright
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