Final answer:
Ian French in Katherine Mansfield's 'Feuille d'Album' did not directly purchase an object to meet the girl; rather, he bought an autograph album as part of his attempts to gain her attention.
Step-by-step explanation:
In the short story Feuille d'Album by Katherine Mansfield, the main character, Ian French, did not actually purchase an object in his efforts to meet the girl he was infatuated with. Instead, he engaged in various activities hoping to attract her attention. The passages you provided from different stories do not describe an instance where Ian purchases something to meet the girl. However, from the larger context of Mansfield's story, we know that Ian makes an attempt to connect with the girl by purchasing an album designed for collecting autographs, as part of a larger, mostly unsuccessful scheme to engage with her socially.