# That Affair Next Door — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for That Affair Next Door by Anna Katharine Green.

- [Book I: Miss Butterworth’s Window](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/book-i-miss-butterworth-s-window.md): Amelia Butterworth, a wealthy spinster, observes the Van Burnam house from her window and becomes entangled in the investigation of a mysterious death.
- [A Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/i-a-discovery.md): Amelia Butterworth, a keen observer, discovers a dead woman in the Van Burnam mansion after a midnight disturbance. She interacts with a scrub-woman and a policeman, noting the woman's suspicious behavior and the orderly
- [Questions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/ii-questions.md): Amelia Butterworth recounts her observations from the previous night to Detective Gryce, describing a man and woman arriving at the Van Burnam house. The scrub-woman's peculiar behavior raises Amelia's suspicions, though
- [III: Amelia Discovers Herself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/iii-amelia-discovers-herself.md): Amelia Butterworth asserts herself as a key witness in the murder investigation, demonstrating her keen observational skills by identifying the victim's hat and gloves and deducing details about the crime. She challenges
- [IV: Silas van Burnam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/iv-silas-van-burnam.md): Amelia Butterworth remains at the Van Burnam house after the discovery of the body, despite being urged to leave. Silas Van Burnam arrives from the steamer, agitated by the crowd and rumors. Franklin Van Burnam tries to 

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- [V: “This Is No One I Know.”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/v-this-is-no-one-i-know.md)
- [New Facts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/vi-new-facts.md)
- [VII: Mr. Gryce Discovers Miss Amelia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/vii-mr-gryce-discovers-miss-amelia.md)
- [VIII: The Misses van Burnam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/viii-the-misses-van-burnam.md)
- [IX: Developments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/ix-developments.md)
- [X: Important Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/x-important-evidence.md)
- [The Order Clerk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xi-the-order-clerk.md)
- [XII: The Keys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xii-the-keys.md)
- [XIII: Howard van Burnam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xiii-howard-van-burnam.md)
- [A Serious Admission](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xiv-a-serious-admission.md)
- [XV: A Reluctant Witness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xv-a-reluctant-witness.md)
- [Book II: The Windings of a Labyrinth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/book-ii-the-windings-of-a-labyrinth.md)
- [XVI: Cogitations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xvi-cogitations.md)
- [Butterworth Versus Gryce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xvii-butterworth-versus-gryce.md)
- [The Little Pincushion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xviii-the-little-pincushion.md)
- [A Decided Step Forward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xix-a-decided-step-forward.md)
- [Miss Butterworth’s Theory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xx-miss-butterworth-s-theory.md)
- [A Shrewd Conjecture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxi-a-shrewd-conjecture.md)
- [XXII: A Blank Card](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxii-a-blank-card.md)
- [XXIII: Ruth Oliver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxiii-ruth-oliver.md)
- [A House of Cards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxiv-a-house-of-cards.md)
- [XXV: “The Rings! Where Are the Rings?”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxv-the-rings-where-are-the-rings.md)
- [A Tilt with Mr. Gryce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxvi-a-tilt-with-mr-gryce.md)
- [Found](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxvii-found.md)
- [XXVIII: Taken Aback](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxviii-taken-aback.md)
- [Book III: The Girl in Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/book-iii-the-girl-in-gray.md)
- [XXIX: Amelia Becomes Peremptory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxix-amelia-becomes-peremptory.md)
- [The Matter as Stated by Mr. Gryce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxx-the-matter-as-stated-by-mr-gryce.md)
- [Some Fine Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxxi-some-fine-work.md)
- [XXXII: Iconoclasm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxxii-iconoclasm.md)
- [Known, Known, All Known.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxxiii-known-known-all-known.md)
- [Exactly Half-Past Three](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxxiv-exactly-half-past-three.md)
- [A Ruse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxxv-a-ruse.md)
- [Book IV: The End of a Great Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/book-iv-the-end-of-a-great-mystery.md)
- [The Result](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxxvi-the-result.md)
- [Two Weeks!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxxvii-two-weeks.md)
- [A White Satin Gown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxxviii-a-white-satin-gown.md)
- [XXXIX: The Watchful Eye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxxix-the-watchful-eye.md)
- [As the Clock Struck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xl-as-the-clock-struck.md)
- [XLI: Secret History](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xli-secret-history.md)
- [With Miss Butterworth's Compliments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xlii-with-miss-butterworth-s-compliments.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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