θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ hˈæmɪt ɐbˈændənd ðə hˈɑːɹdbɔɪld stˈaɪl ʌv hɪz dɹˈæft ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ əvə kˈɑːmədi ʌv mˈænɚz, bˈeɪsɪŋ hɪz stˈoːɹi ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ænd wɪð ɐ wˈɛlθi ˈæmətʃɚɹ æz lˈiːd.
Three years later Hammett abandoned the hardboiled style of his draft in favour of a comedy of manners, basing his story in New York and with a wealthy amateur as lead.