# The Man in Lower Ten — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart.

- [I Go to Pittsburg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/i-i-go-to-pittsburg.md): The narrator, Lawrence Blakeley, reluctantly travels to Pittsburg on business for his law firm, carrying forged notes in the Bronson case. He reflects on his aversion to circumstantial evidence after a previous case, and
- [A Torn Telegram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/ii-a-torn-telegram.md): The narrator spends a restless Saturday in the city, haunted by thoughts of McKnight and John Gilmore's granddaughter. At dinner he observes a tense couple—a drunken, sullen man and a desperate young woman—who later reap
- [Across the Aisle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/iii-across-the-aisle.md): The narrator wakes to find his belongings swapped with a stranger's, including a red tie and tan shoes he despises. After realizing he is in berth seven instead of nine, he discovers the occupant of lower berth ten has b
- [Numbers Seven and Nine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/iv-numbers-seven-and-nine.md): The body in lower berth ten is discovered, and the narrator recounts the chaotic morning—the porter's shock, the doctor's examination confirming murder, and the discovery that the victim's suitcase bears the name Simon H
- [V: The Woman in the Next Car](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/v-the-woman-in-the-next-car.md): After the discovery of the murder, the narrator is questioned by an inquisitive fellow passenger who fancies himself an amateur detective using inductive reasoning. They examine the belongings of the dead man, revealing 

> 27 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_man_in_lower_ten_se_1213kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [The Girl in Blue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/vi-the-girl-in-blue.md)
- [VII: A Fine Gold Chain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/vii-a-fine-gold-chain.md)
- [VIII: The Second Section](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/viii-the-second-section.md)
- [IX: The Halcyon Breakfast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/ix-the-halcyon-breakfast.md)
- [Miss West's Request](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/x-miss-west-s-request.md)
- [The Name Was Sullivan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xi-the-name-was-sullivan.md)
- [The Gold Bag](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xii-the-gold-bag.md)
- [XIII: Faded Roses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xiii-faded-roses.md)
- [XIV: The Trapdoor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xiv-the-trapdoor.md)
- [The Cinematograph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xv-the-cinematograph.md)
- [The Shadow of a Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xvi-the-shadow-of-a-girl.md)
- [At the Farmhouse Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xvii-at-the-farmhouse-again.md)
- [A New World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xviii-a-new-world.md)
- [At the Table Next](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xix-at-the-table-next.md)
- [The Notes and a Bargain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xx-the-notes-and-a-bargain.md)
- [At the Boardinghouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxii-at-the-boardinghouse.md)
- [A Night at the Laurels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxiii-a-night-at-the-laurels.md)
- [XXIV: His Wife’s Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxiv-his-wife-s-father.md)
- [XXV: At the Station](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxv-at-the-station.md)
- [XXVI: On to Richmond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxvi-on-to-richmond.md)
- [The Sea, the Sand, the Stars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxvii-the-sea-the-sand-the-stars.md)
- [XXVIII: Alison’s Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxviii-alison-s-story.md)
- [In the Dining-Room](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxix-in-the-dining-room.md)
- [XXX: Finer Details](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxx-finer-details.md)
- [And Only One Arm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxxi-and-only-one-arm.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/endnotes.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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