ROUND THE BLOCK An American Novel WITH ILLUSTRATIONS by JOHN BELL BOUTON 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.