# The Perfume of Eros — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Perfume of Eros by Edgar Saltus.

- [The Facts in the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/the-facts-in-the-case.md): This chapter presents the factual account of the events surrounding the murder of Royal Loftus and the subsequent trial of Arthur Annandale. It details the relationships, deceptions, and key incidents that led to the tra
- [I: A Man of Fashion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/i-a-man-of-fashion.md): The chapter introduces Royal Loftus, a wealthy, handsome man of fashion, and his social circle in Gilded Age New York. At a dinner party, Loftus's mother questions his interest in Fanny Price, but he is preoccupied with 
- [II: The Pocket Venus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/ii-the-pocket-venus.md): Fanny and Sylvia discuss Fanny's hat and Sylvia's upcoming marriage to Annandale. Fanny jokes about her debts and Loftus. Annandale arrives and invites them to lunch at Sherry's, where they encounter Orr and Loftus. Loft
- [The Ex-First Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/iii-the-ex-first-lady.md): Loftus reflects on his pursuit of Marie Durand, a young, impressionable girl he spotted on Fifth Avenue. He follows her home and, through a series of deceptions involving an apothecary and Mme. Machin, arranges an introd
- [Enchantment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/iv-enchantment.md): Loftus visits Mme. Machin's den, where he pays her and waits for Marie. When Marie arrives, he professes his love and asks her to be his wife. Marie, though hesitant and fearful of the social and moral implications, is o

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- [V: Marie Changes Her Name](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/v-marie-changes-her-name.md)
- [VI: The Yellow Fay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/vi-the-yellow-fay.md)
- [Sweet-and-Twenty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/vii-sweet-and-twenty.md)
- [Two in a Turret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/viii-two-in-a-turret.md)
- [IX: Fanny Changes Her Clothes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/ix-fanny-changes-her-clothes.md)
- [X: A Victim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/x-a-victim.md)
- [The General Sessions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/the-general-sessions.md)
- [I: Disenchantment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/i-disenchantment.md)
- [II: The Mote in the Eye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/ii-the-mote-in-the-eye.md)
- [III: The Gates of Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/iii-the-gates-of-life.md)
- [The Return of the Yellow Fay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/iv-the-return-of-the-yellow-fay.md)
- [V: Exit Fanny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/v-exit-fanny.md)
- [VI: What the Papers Said](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/vi-what-the-papers-said.md)
- [Held Without Bail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/vii-held-without-bail.md)
- [VIII: The Defendant to the Bar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/viii-the-defendant-to-the-bar.md)
- [IX: The Twelfth Juror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/ix-the-twelfth-juror.md)
- [X: The Verdict](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perfume_of_eros_se/chapters/x-the-verdict.md)

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