ROUND THE BLOCK.

An American Novel.

By

John Bell Bouton

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.

1864.

CONTENTS.

BOOK FIRST.

NEW YEAR'S DAY.

• I. THE BLOCK.
• II. THREE BACHELORS.
• III. PEEPS.
• IV. QUIGG.
• V. PLEASURE AS BUSINESS.
• VI. SOMETHING HIDDEN.
• VII. THE BOY BOG.
• VIII. MALTBOY'S TWENTIETH AFFAIR.
• IX. MRS. SLAPMAN AT HOME.
• X. INFIRMITIES OF GENIUS.

BOOK SECOND.

POLISHING.

• I. THE ENIGMA.
• II. A DELICATE PROPOSITION.
• III. AN AUXILIARY OF MODERN CIVILIZATION.
• IV. MISS PILLBODY.
• V. A FRIEND IN NEED.
• VI. BRANCHING OUT.
• VII. THE LITTLE PUPIL.

BOOK THIRD.

TRAIL OF THE SERPENT.

• I. "ONE--TWO--THREE--FOUR."
• II. THE FALLING BOARD.
• III. SNEAKING JUSTIFIED.
• IV. UP IN THE AIR.
• V. TONGUES OF FIRE.

BOOK FOURTH.

CHILDREN OF THE WORLD.

• I. MENDERT VAN QUINTEM AND SON.
• II. BUYING GOOD BEHAVIOR.
• III. THE YOUNG MONSTER.
• IV. WESLEY TIFFLES.
• V. THE PANORAMA OF AFRICA.

BOOK FIFTH.

MANOEUVRES.

• I. STOLEN--MORE THAN A PURSE.
• II. CONSOLATIONS OF HIGH ART.
• III. LOVING AFAR OFF.
• IV. LEGERDEMAIN.

BOOK SIXTH.

MYSTERIES OF THE NIGHT.

• I. THE UNKNOWN HAND.
• II. IN VAIN--IN VAIN.
• III. THE CLASHING ORBS.