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  1. Chapter 1

    I

    Mrs. Waddington confronts Ferris, the butler, whom she suspects of writing a scandalous article for Town Gossip. She then enlists Lord Hunstanton to witness what she believes is George Finch's immoral behavior, but they find the room empty. Officer Garroway, bearing a grudge from a previous pepper-throwing incident, arrives and arrests both Mrs. Waddington and Lord Hunstanton.

  2. Chapter 2

    I

    Mrs. Waddington confronts Ferris, the butler, whom she suspects of writing a scandalous article for Town Gossip. She then enlists Lord Hunstanton to witness what she believes is George Finch's immoral behavior, but they find the room empty. Officer Garroway, bearing a grudge from a previous pepper-throwing incident, arrives and arrests both Mrs. Waddington and Lord Hunstanton.

  3. Chapter 3

    II

    Sigsbee H. Waddington, after an exhaustive search for a policeman named Gallagher, realizes he should have asked Hamilton Beamish about Officer Garroway. He rushes to Beamish's apartment, where his voice is heard by Garroway, who is holding Mrs. Waddington and Lord Hunstanton captive on the roof. Garroway is torn between confronting Waddington to recover his money and keeping his prisoners, but the arrival of an ambassadorial-looking man offers a potential resolution.

  4. Chapter 4

    III

    Mrs. Waddington and Lord Hunstanton are locked in a sleeping-porch by Officer Garroway, who appoints the butler Ferris as his deputy to guard them. Ferris initially refuses to release them, but after negotiations, accepts a bribe of $215. However, he then reveals that the policeman took the key, leaving them trapped.

  5. Chapter 5

    IV

    George Finch remains hidden under a bed, contemplating his predicament and the various characters in his life, while Mrs. Waddington arrives on the scene and listens at the keyhole.

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  1. Chapter 6V
  2. Chapter 7II
  3. Chapter 8I
  4. Chapter 9II
  5. Chapter 10III
  6. Chapter 11IV
  7. Chapter 12III
  8. Chapter 13I
  9. Chapter 14II
  10. Chapter 15III
  11. Chapter 16IV
  12. Chapter 17IV
  13. Chapter 18I
  14. Chapter 19II
  15. Chapter 20III
  16. Chapter 21IV
  17. Chapter 22V
  18. Chapter 23V
  19. Chapter 24I
  20. Chapter 25II
  21. Chapter 26VI
  22. Chapter 27I
  23. Chapter 28II
  24. Chapter 29III
  25. Chapter 30IV
  26. Chapter 31V
  27. Chapter 32VII
  28. Chapter 33VIII
  29. Chapter 34IX
  30. Chapter 35Chapter X
  31. Chapter 36XI
  32. Chapter 37XII
  33. Chapter 38XIII
  34. Chapter 39XIV
  35. Chapter 40I
  36. Chapter 41II
  37. Chapter 42III
  38. Chapter 43IV
  39. Chapter 44V
  40. Chapter 45XV
  41. Chapter 46XVI
  42. Chapter 47I
  43. Chapter 48II
  44. Chapter 49III
  45. Chapter 50IV
  46. Chapter 51V
  47. Chapter 52Chapter XVII
  48. Chapter 53I
  49. Chapter 54II
  50. Chapter 55III
  51. Chapter 56XVIII