# The Maid of Sker — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Maid of Sker by R. D. Blackmore.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph presents a Greek quotation that condemns a faithless man who harbored a cold, cunning serpent in his bosom, foreshadowing themes of betrayal and hidden danger.
- [The Maid of Sker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/the-maid-of-sker.md): The chapter introduces the setting and characters around Sker, focusing on the mysterious 'Maid of Sker' and the early interactions among the local fisherfolk and gentry.
- [Fisherman Davy a Fish Out of Water](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/i-fisherman-davy-a-fish-out-of-water.md): Davy Llewellyn, an aging fisherman from the Glamorganshire coast, introduces himself and his intention to write a book about a curious adventure that has occupied his community for many years. He is encouraged by neighbo
- [Hunger Drives Him A-Fishing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/ii-hunger-drives-him-a-fishing.md): In the summer of 1782, David Llewellyn, a widowed fisherman and former sailor, struggles with grief after losing his wife and son. To feed his orphaned granddaughter Bunny, he forces himself to go fishing despite his sor
- [The Fish Are as Hungry as He Is](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/iii-the-fish-are-as-hungry-as-he-is.md): Davy Llewellyn fishes at Sker, defying Evan Thomas's claim to the shore. He enjoys extraordinary luck, catching congers, lobsters, prawns, and mullet, and reflects on his life and responsibilities toward Bunny. After a n

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- [He Lands an Unexpected Fish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/iv-he-lands-an-unexpected-fish.md)
- [V: A Little Orphan Mermaid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/v-a-little-orphan-mermaid.md)
- [Finds a Home of Some Sort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/vi-finds-a-home-of-some-sort.md)
- [Boat Versus Bardie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/vii-boat-versus-bardie.md)
- [VIII: Children Will Be Children](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/viii-children-will-be-children.md)
- [IX: Sandhills Turned to Sand-Holes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/ix-sandhills-turned-to-sand-holes.md)
- [Under the Rock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/x-under-the-rock.md)
- [XI: A Wrecker Wrecked](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xi-a-wrecker-wrecked.md)
- [How to Sell Fish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xii-how-to-sell-fish.md)
- [The Coroner and the Coronet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xiii-the-coroner-and-the-coronet.md)
- [In Accordance with the Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xiv-in-accordance-with-the-evidence.md)
- [A Verdict on the Jury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xv-a-verdict-on-the-jury.md)
- [XVI: Truth Lies Sometimes in a Well](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xvi-truth-lies-sometimes-in-a-well.md)
- [For a Little Change of Air](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xvii-for-a-little-change-of-air.md)
- [XVIII: Public Approbation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xviii-public-approbation.md)
- [XIX: A Craft Beyond the Law](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xix-a-craft-beyond-the-law.md)
- [Confidential Intercourse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xx-confidential-intercourse.md)
- [XXI: Cross-Examination](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxi-cross-examination.md)
- [Another Disappointment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxii-another-disappointment.md)
- [Into Good Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxiii-into-good-society.md)
- [Sound Investments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxiv-sound-investments.md)
- [A Long Goodbye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxv-a-long-goodbye.md)
- [XXVI: Braunton Burrows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxvi-braunton-burrows.md)
- [A Fine Spectacle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxvii-a-fine-spectacle.md)
- [XXVIII: Something About Him](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxviii-something-about-him.md)
- [A Visit to a Parson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxix-a-visit-to-a-parson.md)
- [XXX: On Duty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxx-on-duty.md)
- [XXXI: Two Lovers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxxi-two-lovers.md)
- [XXXII: Among the Savages](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxxii-among-the-savages.md)
- [XXXIII: In a State of Nature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxxiii-in-a-state-of-nature.md)
- [Waiting and Learning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxxiv-waiting-and-learning.md)
- [The Polite Ferryman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxxv-the-polite-ferryman.md)
- [Under Fairer Auspices](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxxvi-under-fairer-auspices.md)
- [Two Poor Children](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxxvii-two-poor-children.md)
- [A Fine Old Gentleman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxxviii-a-fine-old-gentleman.md)
- [Notice to Quit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xxxix-notice-to-quit.md)
- [Forcible Ejectment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xl-forcible-ejectment.md)
- [XLI: The Right Man in the Right Place](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xli-the-right-man-in-the-right-place.md)
- [The Little Maid, and the Midshipman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xlii-the-little-maid-and-the-midshipman.md)
- [XLIII: A Fine Price for Bardie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xliii-a-fine-price-for-bardie.md)
- [Provides for Education](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xliv-provides-for-education.md)
- [XLV: Introduces a Real Hero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xlv-introduces-a-real-hero.md)
- [After Seven Years](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xlvi-after-seven-years.md)
- [Mischief in a Household](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xlvii-mischief-in-a-household.md)
- [A Breathless Disinterment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xlviii-a-breathless-disinterment.md)
- [One Who Has Interred Himself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xlix-one-who-has-interred-himself.md)
- [A Brave Man Runs Away](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/l-a-brave-man-runs-away.md)
- [Triple Education](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/li-triple-education.md)
- [Great March of Intellect](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lii-great-march-of-intellect.md)
- [Beating Up for the Navy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/liii-beating-up-for-the-navy.md)
- [Taming of the Savages](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/liv-taming-of-the-savages.md)
- [LV: Upon Foreign Service](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lv-upon-foreign-service.md)
- [Exiles of Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lvi-exiles-of-society.md)
- [Many Weak Moments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lvii-many-weak-moments.md)
- [LVIII: More Haste, Less Speed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lviii-more-haste-less-speed.md)
- [In a Rocky Bower](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lix-in-a-rocky-bower.md)
- [Nelson and the Nile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lx-nelson-and-the-nile.md)
- [LXI: A Savage Deed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lxi-a-savage-deed.md)
- [LXII: A Rash Young Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lxii-a-rash-young-captain.md)
- [Polly at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lxiii-polly-at-home.md)
- [LXIV: Susan Quite Acquits Herself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lxiv-susan-quite-acquits-herself.md)
- [LXV: So Does Poor Old Davy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lxv-so-does-poor-old-davy.md)
- [LXVI: The Maid at Last Is 'Dentified'](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lxvi-the-maid-at-last-is-dentified.md)
- [Dog Eats Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lxvii-dog-eats-dog.md)
- [The Old Pitcher at the Well Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lxviii-the-old-pitcher-at-the-well-again.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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