How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #7
The thing was winding itself up; he had thought of that on his first glorious day in New York, and had even provided a way to snap the thread. It lay on his dressing-table now; he had got it out last night when he came blindly up from dinner, but the shiny metal hurt his eyes, and he disliked the looks of it. (2.61)
Proving Chekhov wrong (maybe), here's a gun that never goes off. Paul is after a way more dramatic gesture.