# Suspense — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Suspense by Joseph Conrad.

- [Suspense](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/suspense.md): This chapter introduces Cosmo Latham, a young Englishman who arrives in Genoa during the Napoleonic era. He finds lodging at an inn, dines with Doctor Martel, and contemplates writing to his sister. He later visits the M
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-i-i.md): Cosmo Latham, an English traveler, arrives in Genoa and wanders to the Mole tower, where he encounters a mysterious man with a strange cap. The man is initially hostile but reveals he is fishing with a sealed tin box. Co
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-i-ii.md): This chapter shifts focus to the D'Armand family's life in exile in London, detailing the daily routines and observations of their servants, Bernard and Aglae. It reveals the Marquise's declining health, the Marquis's re
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-i-iii.md): Sir Charles Latham reflects on the marriage of Adèle d'Armand to Count Helion de Montevesso, an upstart with a mysterious fortune. He recalls his past affection for Adèle's mother and his concern for Adèle's future. The 
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-i-iv.md): Cosmo and his valet Spire discuss the tense political atmosphere in Genoa, where anti-Austrian sentiment is high. Spire recounts overhearing a cobbler's seditious speech in the inn's public room. Cosmo, in turn, mentions

> 11 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=suspense_se_1050kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-ii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-ii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-ii-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-ii-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-ii-v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-ii-vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-ii-vii.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-iii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-iii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-iii-iii.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspense_se/chapters/part-iv-i.md)

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