# David Harum — Chapters explained > Chapter companions for David Harum by Edward Noyes Westcott. - [David Harum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/david-harum.md): The opening chapter introduces the setting of Homeville and the character of David Harum, a shrewd, good-natured country banker and horse trader. It establishes his reputation in the community and hints at his complex pe - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/i.md): David Harum tells his sister, Aunt Polly, the story of how he bought a horse from two strangers for $125, suspecting a trick but feeling he got a good deal. He then reveals he has telegraphed for a young man from New Yor - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/ii.md): David Harum recounts to his sister Aunt Polly and Mrs. Bixbee the story of how he sold a balky horse to Deacon Perkins. Through clever manipulation and selective truth-telling, David gets the deacon to buy the horse at h - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/iii.md): Jacky Carling fails to post Mary Blake's letter to John Lenox, altering the course of events. John's background is revealed: he studied at Andover and Princeton, worked briefly at Rush & Co., then spent two years in Euro - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/iv.md): John Lenox and Mary Blake share a conversation on the ship's deck, discussing the beauty of the sea and Mr. Carling's indecisiveness over his shoes. John later helps coax Mr. Carling into the smoking room for cigars and > 45 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=david_harum_se_942kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest. - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/v.md) - [Chapter VI: The End of Boyhood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/vii.md) - [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/ix.md) - [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/x.md) - [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xi.md) - [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xii.md) - [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xiii.md) - [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xiv.md) - [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xv.md) - [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xvi.md) - [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xvii.md) - [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xviii.md) - [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xix.md) - [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xx.md) - [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxi.md) - [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxii.md) - [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxiii.md) - [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxiv.md) - [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxv.md) - [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxvi.md) - [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxvii.md) - [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxviii.md) - [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxix.md) - [The Second Winter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxx.md) - [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxxi.md) - [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxxii.md) - [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxxiii.md) - [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxxiv.md) - [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxxv.md) - [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxxvi.md) - [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxxvii.md) - [David's Tale of Matrimony](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxxviii.md) - [David's Story: The Bonnet and the Baby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xxxix.md) - [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xl.md) - [Chapter XLI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xli.md) - [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xlii.md) - [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xliii.md) - [XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xliv.md) - [XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xlv.md) - [XLVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xlvi.md) - [XLVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xlvii.md) - [XLVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/xlviii.md) - [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters/epilogue.md) HTML index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_harum_se/chapters