# Orley Farm — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope.

- [The Commencement of the Great Orley Farm Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/i-the-commencement-of-the-great-orley-farm-case.md): The chapter introduces the background of the Orley Farm case, detailing the death of Sir Joseph Mason, the contested codicil that left Orley Farm to his infant son Lucius rather than his eldest son Joseph, and the legal 
- [Lady Mason and Her Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/ii-lady-mason-and-her-son.md): This chapter introduces Lady Mason, a composed and prudent widow living at Orley Farm, and her son Lucius Mason, who has just returned from Germany. It details her background, her marriage to the late Sir Joseph Mason, t
- [The Cleeve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/iii-the-cleeve.md): This chapter introduces Sir Peregrine Orme, his estate The Cleeve, and his family. Sir Peregrine is an old, opinionated gentleman of modest wealth but high social standing, devoted to his daughter-in-law Mrs. Orme, the w
- [The Perils of Youth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/iv-the-perils-of-youth.md): Lady Mason confides in Sir Peregrine about her son Lucius's expensive experimental farming and his trip to Liverpool to buy guano. Sir Peregrine agrees to speak to Lucius. Meanwhile, Sir Peregrine confronts his grandson 
- [Sir Peregrine Makes a Second Promise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/v-sir-peregrine-makes-a-second-promise.md): Lady Mason, grateful for Sir Peregrine's promise regarding her son, raises another concern: the threat of renewed legal trouble from Mr. Dockwrath, who has gone to Yorkshire with documents from old Mr. Usbech. She seeks 

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- [The Commercial Room, Bull Inn, Leeds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/vi-the-commercial-room-bull-inn-leeds.md)
- [The Masons of Groby Park](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/vii-the-masons-of-groby-park.md)
- [Mrs. Mason's Hot Luncheon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/viii-mrs-mason-s-hot-luncheon.md)
- [A Convivial Meeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/ix-a-convivial-meeting.md)
- [X: Mr., Mrs., and Miss Furnival](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/x-mr-mrs-and-miss-furnival.md)
- [XI: Mrs. Furnival at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xi-mrs-furnival-at-home.md)
- [Mr. Furnival’s Chambers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xii-mr-furnival-s-chambers.md)
- [Guilty, or Not Guilty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xiii-guilty-or-not-guilty.md)
- [Dinner at the Cleeve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xiv-dinner-at-the-cleeve.md)
- [A Morning Call at Mount Pleasant Villa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xv-a-morning-call-at-mount-pleasant-villa.md)
- [Mr. Dockwrath in Bedford Row](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xvi-mr-dockwrath-in-bedford-row.md)
- [XVII: Von Bauhr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xvii-von-bauhr.md)
- [The English von Bauhr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xviii-the-english-von-bauhr.md)
- [The Staveley Family](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xix-the-staveley-family.md)
- [Mr. Dockwrath in His Own Office](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xx-mr-dockwrath-in-his-own-office.md)
- [Christmas at Noningsby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxii-christmas-at-noningsby.md)
- [Christmas at Groby Park](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxiii-christmas-at-groby-park.md)
- [Christmas in Great St. Helens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxiv-christmas-in-great-st-helens.md)
- [Mr. Furnival Again at His Chambers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxv-mr-furnival-again-at-his-chambers.md)
- [XXVI: Why Should I Not?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxvi-why-should-i-not.md)
- [Commerce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxvii-commerce.md)
- [Monkton Grange](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxviii-monkton-grange.md)
- [Breaking Covert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxix-breaking-covert.md)
- [Another Fall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxx-another-fall.md)
- [Footsteps in the Corridor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxi-footsteps-in-the-corridor.md)
- [XXXII: What Bridget Bolster Had to Say](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxii-what-bridget-bolster-had-to-say.md)
- [The Angel of Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-angel-of-light.md)
- [Mr. Furnival Looks for Assistance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxiv-mr-furnival-looks-for-assistance.md)
- [Love Was Still the Lord of All](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxv-love-was-still-the-lord-of-all.md)
- [What the Young Men Thought About It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxvi-what-the-young-men-thought-about-it.md)
- [Peregrine's Eloquence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxvii-peregrine-s-eloquence.md)
- [Oh, Indeed!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxviii-oh-indeed.md)
- [Why Should He Go?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xxxix-why-should-he-go.md)
- [XL: I Call It Awful](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xl-i-call-it-awful.md)
- [How Can I Save Him?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xli-how-can-i-save-him.md)
- [John Kenneby Goes to Hamworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xlii-john-kenneby-goes-to-hamworth.md)
- [John Kenneby's Courtship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xliii-john-kenneby-s-courtship.md)
- [Showing How Lady Mason Could Be Very Noble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xliv-showing-how-lady-mason-could-be-very-noble.md)
- [Showing How Mrs. Orme Could Be Very Weak Minded](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xlv-showing-how-mrs-orme-could-be-very-weak-minded.md)
- [A Woman’s Idea of Friendship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xlvi-a-woman-s-idea-of-friendship.md)
- [The Gem of the Four Families](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xlvii-the-gem-of-the-four-families.md)
- [The Angel of Light Under a Cloud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xlviii-the-angel-of-light-under-a-cloud.md)
- [XLIX: Mrs. Furnival Can't Put Up with It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xlix-mrs-furnival-can-t-put-up-with-it.md)
- [It Is Quite Impossible](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/l-it-is-quite-impossible.md)
- [Mrs. Furnival's Journey to Hamworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/li-mrs-furnival-s-journey-to-hamworth.md)
- [Showing How Things Went on at Noningsby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lii-showing-how-things-went-on-at-noningsby.md)
- [Lady Mason Returns Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/liii-lady-mason-returns-home.md)
- [Telling All That Happened Beneath the Lamppost](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/liv-telling-all-that-happened-beneath-the-lamppost.md)
- [What Took Place in Harley Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lv-what-took-place-in-harley-street.md)
- [How Sir Peregrine Did Business with Mr. Round](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lvi-how-sir-peregrine-did-business-with-mr-round.md)
- [The Loves and Hopes of Albert Fitzallen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lvii-the-loves-and-hopes-of-albert-fitzallen.md)
- [LVIII: Miss Staveley Declines to Eat Minced Veal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lviii-miss-staveley-declines-to-eat-minced-veal.md)
- [No Surrender](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lix-no-surrender.md)
- [What Rebekah Did for Her Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lx-what-rebekah-did-for-her-son.md)
- [LXI: The State of Public Opinion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxi-the-state-of-public-opinion.md)
- [What the Four Lawyers Thought About It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxii-what-the-four-lawyers-thought-about-it.md)
- [The Evening Before the Trial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxiii-the-evening-before-the-trial.md)
- [The First Journey to Alston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxiv-the-first-journey-to-alston.md)
- [LXV: Felix Graham Returns to Noningsby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxv-felix-graham-returns-to-noningsby.md)
- [Showing How Miss Furnival Treated Her Lovers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxvi-showing-how-miss-furnival-treated-her-lovers.md)
- [Mr. Moulder Backs His Opinion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxvii-mr-moulder-backs-his-opinion.md)
- [The First Day of the Trial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxviii-the-first-day-of-the-trial.md)
- [The Two Judges](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxix-the-two-judges.md)
- [How Am I to Bear It?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxx-how-am-i-to-bear-it.md)
- [LXXI: Showing How John Kenneby and Bridget Bolster Bore Themselves in Court](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxi-showing-how-john-kenneby-and-bridget-bolster-bore-themselves-in-court.md)
- [Mr. Furnival's Speech](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxii-mr-furnival-s-speech.md)
- [LXXIII: Mrs. Orme Tells the Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxiii-mrs-orme-tells-the-story.md)
- [Young Lochinvar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxiv-young-lochinvar.md)
- [I Love Her Still](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxvi-i-love-her-still.md)
- [John Kenneby's Doom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxvii-john-kenneby-s-doom.md)
- [The Last of the Lawyers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxviii-the-last-of-the-lawyers.md)
- [Farewell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxix-farewell.md)
- [Showing How Affairs Settled Themselves at Noningsby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxx-showing-how-affairs-settled-themselves-at-noningsby.md)

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