# The Eye of Osiris — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Eye of Osiris by R. Austin Freeman.

- [The Vanishing Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/i-the-vanishing-man.md): Dr. Thorndyke delivers a lecture on survivorship and uses a newspaper report about the mysterious disappearance of John Bellingham to illustrate how trivial details can determine legal outcomes. The missing man was last 
- [II: The Eavesdropper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/ii-the-eavesdropper.md): Paul Berkeley, a newly qualified doctor, is introduced as he conducts a morning round covering for a colleague. He visits Godfrey Bellingham, an invalid who confides in him about his financial ruin and the mysterious dis
- [III: John Thorndyke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/iii-john-thorndyke.md): Paul Berkeley visits Thorndyke and Jervis at their chambers, where they discuss the Bellingham case. Thorndyke reveals he has been ruminating on the case and has several theories. Jervis provides a masterly analysis of t
- [Legal Complications and a Jackal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/iv-legal-complications-and-a-jackal.md): Godfrey Bellingham explains the legal entanglements of his brother John's estate, including a problematic will that conditions inheritance on burial in a specific location. Paul Berkeley visits and meets Ruth Bellingham,
- [V: The Watercress-Bed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/v-the-watercress-bed.md): Paul Berkeley reflects on his growing feelings for Ruth Bellingham and decides to consult Thorndyke about the Bellingham will. He meets Thorndyke and Jervis, shares the will's details, and later learns of a gruesome disc

> 15 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_eye_of_osiris_se_885kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [VI: Sidelights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/vi-sidelights.md)
- [John Bellingham's Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/vii-john-bellingham-s-will.md)
- [A Museum Idyll](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/viii-a-museum-idyll.md)
- [The Sphynx of Lincoln’s Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/ix-the-sphynx-of-lincoln-s-inn.md)
- [X: The New Alliance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/x-the-new-alliance.md)
- [The Evidence Reviewed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xi-the-evidence-reviewed.md)
- [A Voyage of Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xii-a-voyage-of-discovery.md)
- [XIII: The Coroner’s Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xiii-the-coroner-s-quest.md)
- [Which Carries the Reader Into the Probate Court](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xiv-which-carries-the-reader-into-the-probate-court.md)
- [XV: Circumstantial Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xv-circumstantial-evidence.md)
- [XVI: O Artemidorus, Farewell!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xvi-o-artemidorus-farewell.md)
- [XVII: The Accusing Finger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xvii-the-accusing-finger.md)
- [John Bellingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xviii-john-bellingham.md)
- [A Strange Symposium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xix-a-strange-symposium.md)
- [The End of the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xx-the-end-of-the-case.md)

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