[Illustration: "LAUGH IF YOU LIKE; I SHAN'T MIND. THE MORE RIDICULOUS
YOU MAKE IT THE SHORTER WORK IT WILL BE."--_See page 244_]
THE BACHELORS
A NOVEL
BY
WILLIAM DANA ORCUTT
AUTHOR OF
"THE MOTH," "THE LEVER," "THE SPELL," ETC.
[Illustration]
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
MCMXV
COPYRIGHT, 1915
BY HARPER & BROTHERS
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