# The D’Arblay Mystery — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The D’Arblay Mystery by R. Austin Freeman.

- [The Pool in the Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/i-the-pool-in-the-wood.md): Stephen Gray, a young doctor, discovers the body of a man in a shallow pond in Churchyard Bottom Wood. He encounters the victim's daughter, Marion D'Arblay, who had been searching for her missing father. The police arriv
- [A Conference with Dr. Thorndyke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/ii-a-conference-with-dr-thorndyke.md): Stephen Gray, having discovered the body of Julius D'Arblay and met his daughter Marion, seeks the advice of his former teacher Dr. Thorndyke on the mysterious death. Thorndyke agrees to investigate, arranging to attend 
- [III: The Doctor's Revelations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/iii-the-doctor-s-revelations.md): Stephen Gray attends the inquest into Julius D'Arblay's death, where he supports Marion D'Arblay. The coroner hears evidence from Gray and Marion, and the official medical examiner reveals that D'Arblay died from aconiti
- [Mr. Bendelow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/iv-mr-bendelow.md): Stephen Gray, acting as locum tenens for Dr. Cornish, receives a summons to visit a patient named Morris in Hoxton. Upon arrival, he discovers the patient is actually Mr. Bendelow, a man suffering from terminal cancer at
- [Inspector Follett’s Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/v-inspector-follett-s-discovery.md): Inspector Follett shares with Stephen Gray the discovery of a coin and other items from the pond near the murder scene. Gray takes wax impressions of the coin and sends them to Dr. Thorndyke, hoping for his insight. Gray

> 14 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_d_arblay_mystery_se_500kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [Marion D'Arblay at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/vi-marion-d-arblay-at-home.md)
- [Enlarging Thorndyke's Knowledge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/vii-enlarging-thorndyke-s-knowledge.md)
- [Simon Bendelow, Deceased](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/viii-simon-bendelow-deceased.md)
- [A Strange Misadventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/ix-a-strange-misadventure.md)
- [Marion's Peril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/x-marion-s-peril.md)
- [XI: Arms and the Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xi-arms-and-the-man.md)
- [A Dramatic Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xii-a-dramatic-discovery.md)
- [A Narrow Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xiii-a-narrow-escape.md)
- [The Haunted Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xiv-the-haunted-man.md)
- [Thorndyke Proposes a New Move](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xv-thorndyke-proposes-a-new-move.md)
- [A Surprise for the Superintendent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xvi-a-surprise-for-the-superintendent.md)
- [A Chapter of Surprises](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xvii-a-chapter-of-surprises.md)
- [The Last Act](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xviii-the-last-act.md)
- [Thorndyke Disentangles the Threads](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xix-thorndyke-disentangles-the-threads.md)

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