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  1. Chapter 1

    Dedication

    The author dedicates the book to Elizabeth D. Shepard, acknowledging her as both cousin and friend.

  2. Chapter 2

    Lost Man’s Lane

    Amelia Butterworth and Mr. Gryce investigate the mysterious lane where disappearances have occurred, uncovering clues that point to a deeper conspiracy involving the Knollys family and the elusive Mr. Trohm.

  3. Chapter 3

    Book I: The Knollys Family

    Amelia Butterworth, a wealthy and observant spinster, becomes intrigued by the mysterious Knollys family after a chance encounter with their son William. She decides to visit their decaying mansion, where she meets the reclusive Lucetta and her brother, and begins to uncover a web of secrets, including a hidden room and a family curse.

  4. Chapter 4

    A Visit from Mr. Gryce

    Amelia Butterworth reflects on her past involvement in a famous murder case and her ongoing, though informal, connection to detective work through visits from Mr. Gryce. One evening, Mr. Gryce arrives looking aged and weary, seeking her ear for a perplexing case that is not a city crime but one requiring discretion and comfort. Despite her initial caution, she agrees to listen, setting the stage for her renewed involvement in detective work.

  5. Chapter 5

    I Am Tempted

    Mr. Gryce reveals to Miss Butterworth a series of mysterious disappearances in the village of X, located in the Berkshire Hills. He describes four unsolved cases over five years, including a peddler, a young law clerk, an elderly book salesman, and a young man. Despite police efforts, no clues have been found. Gryce hints that a woman's insight might be needed to solve the case, and Miss Butterworth realizes that X is where her deceased friend Althea Knollys's children live, stirring her interest.

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  1. Chapter 6III: I Succumb
  2. Chapter 7A Ghostly Interior
  3. Chapter 8A Strange Household
  4. Chapter 9VI: A Sombre Evening
  5. Chapter 10The First Night
  6. Chapter 11On the Stairs
  7. Chapter 12A New Acquaintance
  8. Chapter 13Secret Instructions
  9. Chapter 14Men, Women, and Ghosts
  10. Chapter 15The Phantom Coach
  11. Chapter 16XIII: Gossip
  12. Chapter 17XIV: I Forget My Age, or, Rather, Remember It
  13. Chapter 18Book II: The Flower Parlor
  14. Chapter 19XV: Lucetta Fulfils My Expectation of Her
  15. Chapter 20XVI: Loreen
  16. Chapter 21The Flower Parlor
  17. Chapter 22The Second Night
  18. Chapter 23A Knot of Crape
  19. Chapter 24Questions
  20. Chapter 25Mother Jane
  21. Chapter 26The Third Night
  22. Chapter 27Book III: Forward and Back
  23. Chapter 28Room 3, Hotel Carter
  24. Chapter 29The Enigma of Numbers
  25. Chapter 30Trifles, but Not Trifling
  26. Chapter 31A Point Gained
  27. Chapter 32The Text Witnesseth
  28. Chapter 33An Intrusion
  29. Chapter 34XXIX: In the Cellar
  30. Chapter 35Investigation
  31. Chapter 36Strategy
  32. Chapter 37Relief
  33. Chapter 38Book IV: The Birds of the Air
  34. Chapter 39XXXIII: Lucetta
  35. Chapter 40Conditions
  36. Chapter 41The Dove
  37. Chapter 42An Hour of Startling Experiences
  38. Chapter 43I Astonish Mr. Gryce and He Astonishes Me
  39. Chapter 44A Few Words
  40. Chapter 45Under a Crimson Sky
  41. Chapter 46Explanations
  42. Chapter 47Epilogue
  43. Chapter 48List of Illustrations