# The Talleyrand Maxim — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Talleyrand Maxim by J. S. Fletcher.

- [I: Death Brings Opportunity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/i-death-brings-opportunity.md): Linford Pratt, a senior clerk at Eldrick & Pascoe, is alone in the office when old Antony Bartle arrives with a startling discovery: he has found the last will and testament of John Mallathorpe, who died intestate two ye
- [II: In Trust](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/ii-in-trust.md): Linford Pratt discovers John Mallathorpe's will, which leaves the bulk of the estate to the Mayor and Corporation of Barford for education, and only small sums to the family. He hides the will and decides to use it for h
- [III: The Shop-Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/iii-the-shop-boy.md): Pratt meets Bartle Collingwood at Eldrick & Pascoe's office and recounts the circumstances of Antony Bartle's sudden death. Collingwood then visits his grandfather's shop in Quagg Alley, where he speaks with the housekee
- [IV: The Fortunate Possessors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/iv-the-fortunate-possessors.md): Collingwood visits Normandale Grange to inquire about his grandfather's last letter to Mrs. Mallathorpe. He meets Nesta and Harper Mallathorpe, observing their contrasting attitudes toward inherited wealth. Mrs. Mallatho
- [V: Point-Blank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/v-point-blank.md): Pratt visits Mrs. Mallathorpe at Normandale Grange, revealing that he has discovered John Mallathorpe's will, which would dispossess her family of their wealth. He proposes a scheme to suppress the will in exchange for b

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- [VI: The Unexpected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/vi-the-unexpected.md)
- [VII: The Supreme Inducement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/vii-the-supreme-inducement.md)
- [Terms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/viii-terms.md)
- [Until Next Spring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/ix-until-next-spring.md)
- [X: The Footbridge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/x-the-footbridge.md)
- [XI: The Prevalent Atmosphere](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xi-the-prevalent-atmosphere.md)
- [XII: The Power of Attorney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xii-the-power-of-attorney.md)
- [XIII: The First Trick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xiii-the-first-trick.md)
- [XIV: Cards on the Table](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xiv-cards-on-the-table.md)
- [Pratt Offers a Hand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xv-pratt-offers-a-hand.md)
- [XVI: A Headquarters Conference](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xvi-a-headquarters-conference.md)
- [XVII: Advertisement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xvii-advertisement.md)
- [XVIII: The Confiding Landlord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xviii-the-confiding-landlord.md)
- [XIX: The Eyewitness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xix-the-eyewitness.md)
- [XX: The Green Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xx-the-green-man.md)
- [The Direct Charge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xxi-the-direct-charge.md)
- [XXII: The Cat's Paw](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xxii-the-cat-spaw.md)
- [Smooth Face and Anxious Brain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xxiii-smooth-face-and-anxious-brain.md)
- [XXIV: The Better Half](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xxiv-the-better-half.md)
- [XXV: Dry Sherry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xxv-dry-sherry.md)
- [XXVI: The Telephone Message](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xxvi-the-telephone-message.md)
- [Restored to Energy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xxvii-restored-to-energy.md)
- [The Woman in Black](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xxviii-the-woman-in-black.md)

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