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  1. Chapter 1

    Dedication

    The book is dedicated to Laura Canfield Wood.

  2. Chapter 2

    Early Autumn

    The chapter captures the arrival of early autumn at the Pentland estate, with Olivia Pentland reflecting on the season's change and the emotional weight of family traditions. Sabine Callendar returns to Durham, stirring old tensions and memories. The atmosphere is heavy with unspoken feelings and the lingering presence of the past.

  3. Chapter 3

    I

    After a violent storm, Olivia Pentland receives news that Sybil has married Jean de Cyon. She informs John Pentland, who reflects on the family's hidden past and the burden of maintaining appearances. Olivia burns incriminating letters to protect the family's legacy.

  4. Chapter 4

    I

    After a violent storm, Olivia Pentland receives news that Sybil has married Jean de Cyon. She informs John Pentland, who reflects on the family's hidden past and the burden of maintaining appearances. Olivia burns incriminating letters to protect the family's legacy.

  5. Chapter 5

    II

    The chapter opens with the aftermath of Sybil's elopement with Jean de Cyon. Aunt Cassie reacts hysterically, accusing Sabine of complicity, while Olivia remains calm and reminds her of the Pentland family's scandalous past. Sabine reveals she loaned them her motor. Anson threatens to come down, and Michael O'Hara calls Olivia, asking her to meet him. They meet in a pine thicket, where Michael confesses his love and asks her to run away with him. Olivia, overwhelmed by the day's events and the weight of her responsibilities, refuses. The chapter ends with the sudden death of John Pentland, killed by his horse, and Olivia telling Michael that now it is impossible for them to be together.

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  1. Chapter 6II
  2. Chapter 7Chapter III
  3. Chapter 8I
  4. Chapter 9II
  5. Chapter 10Chapter III
  6. Chapter 11IV
  7. Chapter 12IV
  8. Chapter 13V
  9. Chapter 14I
  10. Chapter 15II
  11. Chapter 16Chapter III
  12. Chapter 17IV
  13. Chapter 18V
  14. Chapter 19VI
  15. Chapter 20VII
  16. Chapter 21I
  17. Chapter 22II
  18. Chapter 23Chapter III
  19. Chapter 24IV
  20. Chapter 25V
  21. Chapter 26VI
  22. Chapter 27VIII
  23. Chapter 28I
  24. Chapter 29II
  25. Chapter 30Chapter III
  26. Chapter 31IV
  27. Chapter 32IX
  28. Chapter 33I
  29. Chapter 34II
  30. Chapter 35Chapter III
  31. Chapter 36IV
  32. Chapter 37V
  33. Chapter 38Chapter X
  34. Chapter 39I
  35. Chapter 40II
  36. Chapter 41Chapter III