# Hand and Ring — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Hand and Ring by Anna Katharine Green.

- [Book I: The Gentleman from Toledo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/book-i-the-gentleman-from-toledo.md): The story opens with the introduction of Mr. Byrd, a young man from Toledo who has come to Sibley's boarding house in New York. He is immediately struck by the beauty and melancholy of Miss Imogene Dare, another boarder.
- [I: A Startling Coincidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/i-a-startling-coincidence.md): In the town of Sibley, court has adjourned and Judge Evans, District Attorney Ferris, Mr. Lord, and Mr. Orcutt discuss crime and criminals. A mysterious humpbacked stranger interjects with a theory on how to commit the p
- [II: An Appeal to Heaven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/ii-an-appeal-to-heaven.md): As the widow Clemmens lies dying, her words of vengeance cast a pall over the house. Miss Imogene Dare, who has arrived at the scene, claims a ring found at the crime scene as her own, baffling the young detective Mr. By
- [IV: Imogene](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/iv-imogene.md): This chapter delves into the background of Imogene Dare, revealing her origins as a foundling who rose through various circumstances to become a commanding presence in Mr. Orcutt's household. After the day's tragic event
- [V: Horace Byrd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/v-horace-byrd.md): This chapter introduces Horace Byrd, a gentleman by birth who, after his father's death, is forced to find work and becomes a secret detective for the New York police under Mr. Gryce. He is sent to Sibley to assist Distr

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- [VI: The Skill of an Artist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/vi-the-skill-of-an-artist.md)
- [VII: Miss Firman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/vii-miss-firman.md)
- [VIII: The Thickset Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/viii-the-thickset-man.md)
- [IX: Close Calculations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/ix-close-calculations.md)
- [X: The Final Test](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/x-the-final-test.md)
- [Decision](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xi-decision.md)
- [The Weaving of a Web](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/book-ii-the-weaving-of-a-web.md)
- [XII: The Spider](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xii-the-spider.md)
- [XIII: The Fly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xiii-the-fly.md)
- [XIV: A Last Attempt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xiv-a-last-attempt.md)
- [XV: The End of a Tortuous Path](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xv-the-end-of-a-tortuous-path.md)
- [XVI: Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xvi-storm.md)
- [A Surprise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xvii-a-surprise.md)
- [XVIII: A Brace of Detectives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xviii-a-brace-of-detectives.md)
- [Mr. Ferris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xix-mr-ferris.md)
- [A Crisis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xx-a-crisis.md)
- [XXI: Heart's Martyrdom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxi-heart-s-martyrdom.md)
- [Craik Mansell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxii-craik-mansell.md)
- [Mr. Orcutt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxiii-mr-orcutt.md)
- [A True Bill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxiv-a-true-bill.md)
- [Among Telescopes and Charts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxv-among-telescopes-and-charts.md)
- [XXVI: “He Shall Hear Me!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxvi-he-shall-hear-me.md)
- [The Scales of Justice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/book-iii-the-scales-of-justice.md)
- [The Great Trial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxvii-the-great-trial.md)
- [XXVIII: The Chief Witness for the Prosecution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxviii-the-chief-witness-for-the-prosecution.md)
- [The Opening of the Defence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxix-the-opening-of-the-defence.md)
- [XXX: Byrd Uses His Pencil Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxx-byrd-uses-his-pencil-again.md)
- [XXXI: The Chief Witness for the Defence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxxi-the-chief-witness-for-the-defence.md)
- [XXXII: Hickory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxxii-hickory.md)
- [A Late Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxxiii-a-late-discovery.md)
- [What Was Hid Behind Imogene’s Veil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxxiv-what-was-hid-behind-imogene-s-veil.md)
- [Pro and Con](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxxv-pro-and-con.md)
- [XXXVI: A Mistake Rectified](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxxvi-a-mistake-rectified.md)
- [XXXVII: Under the Great Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxxvii-under-the-great-tree.md)
- [XXXVIII: Unexpected Words](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxxviii-unexpected-words.md)
- [Mr. Gryce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xxxix-mr-gryce.md)
- [XL: In the Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xl-in-the-prison.md)
- [XLI: A Link Supplied](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xli-a-link-supplied.md)
- [XLII: Consultations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xlii-consultations.md)
- [XLIII: Mrs. Firman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xliii-mrs-firman.md)
- [The Widow Clemmens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xliv-the-widow-clemmens.md)
- [XLV: Mr. Gryce Says Goodbye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/xlv-mr-gryce-says-goodbye.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hand_and_ring_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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