diff --git a/lib/soml/compiler.rb b/lib/soml/compiler.rb
index 19ca9fe5..3349c8c9 100644
--- a/lib/soml/compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/soml/compiler.rb
@@ -143,6 +143,15 @@ module Soml
       raise "space is a reserved name" if name == :space
       name
     end
+
+    def self.load_parfait
+      ["object"].each do |o|
+        str = File.open(File.expand_path("parfait/#{o}.soml", File.dirname(__FILE__))).read
+        syntax  = Parser::Salama.new.parse_with_debug(str)
+        parts = Parser::Transform.new.apply(syntax)
+        self.new.process( parts )
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/soml/parfait/object.soml b/lib/soml/parfait/object.soml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6821dcad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/soml/parfait/object.soml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class Object
+
+  Layout get_layout()
+    return get_internal(1)
+  end
+
+end