▁to ▁have ▁an ▁objective ▁and ▁ver ifiable ▁solution , ▁but ▁which ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁solved ▁ ▁Open - question ▁argument , ▁a ▁philosoph ical ▁argument ▁put ▁forward ▁by ▁British ▁phil os opher ▁G . ▁E . ▁Moore ▁ ▁Cl osed - ended ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁St . ▁Martin ' s ▁E ve ▁is ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁Ellen ▁Wood , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁It ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁festival ▁of ▁St . ▁Martin ' s ▁Day , ▁held ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁the ▁festiv ities ▁for ▁which ▁in ▁some ▁countries ▁commence ▁on ▁the ▁previous ▁evening ; ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁critical ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁occur ▁on ▁this ▁date ▁over ▁several ▁years . ▁The ▁plot ▁cent res ▁on ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁George ▁Car leton ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁un tim ely ▁death , ▁after ▁which ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁Charlotte ▁St . ▁John ▁( née ▁Nor ris ) ▁is ▁granted ▁care ▁of ▁his ▁two ▁children — one ▁by ▁his ▁first ▁marriage ▁( and ▁the ▁he ir ▁to ▁Al n wick ), ▁the ▁other ▁by ▁their s — but ▁severe ▁doub ts ▁surr ound ▁her ▁appropri aten ess ▁for ▁the ▁role . ▁In ▁France , ▁the ▁b ach elor ▁Frederick ▁St . ▁John ▁see ks ▁a ▁re clus ive ▁existence ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁restore ▁his ▁fin ances ; ▁unexpected ly , ▁he ▁finds ▁himself ▁inter pos ing ▁in ▁the ▁eng agement ▁of ▁Ad eline ▁de ▁Cast ella ▁to ▁a ▁French ▁baron , ▁with