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  1. Chapter 1

    The Vicar of Bullhampton

    The opening chapter introduces the village of Bullhampton and its vicar, Mr. Fenwick, a man of strong convictions and active temperament. The narrative establishes the social landscape of the parish, including the miller George Brattle and his family, and hints at the troubles surrounding his son Sam and daughter Carry. The chapter sets the stage for conflicts involving religion, class, and community judgment.

  2. Chapter 2

    I: Bullhampton

    The chapter introduces the village of Bullhampton in Wiltshire, its geography, history, and key inhabitants. It describes the church, the mill owned by the Brattle family, the squire Harry Gilmore, the vicar Mr. Fenwick and his wife Janet, and the arrival of Mary Lowther, who is rumored to be engaged to Gilmore.

  3. Chapter 3

    Flo's Red Ball

    Mary Lowther, staying with the Fenwicks, is pressured by her friend Janet to give Harry Gilmore a definitive answer to his marriage proposal. After rescuing Flo's red ball from the river and falling in herself, Mary reflects on her feelings and decides she will give Gilmore a firm refusal when he visits the next day.

  4. Chapter 4

    Sam Brattle

    Late at night, Harry Gilmore spots two men lurking near the vicarage churchyard, one a stranger and the other Sam Brattle. He alerts Mr. Fenwick, who confronts the intruders, injuring one and capturing Sam before releasing him. Fenwick decides not to report Sam to spare his family, but warns him of the path to ruin. The chapter ends with Fenwick confiding in his wife Janet about the incident and his hopes for Sam's reform.

  5. Chapter 5

    IV: There Is No One Else

    Mary Lowther rejects Harry Gilmore's marriage proposal, explaining she respects him but does not love him. Gilmore insists on waiting three months and renewing his offer, and Mary decides to return to Loring to consider her feelings.

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  1. Chapter 6The Miller
  2. Chapter 7VI: Brattle's Mill
  3. Chapter 8The Miller's Wife
  4. Chapter 9The Last Day
  5. Chapter 10Miss Marrable
  6. Chapter 11Crunch'em Can't Be Had
  7. Chapter 12XI: Don’t You Be Afeard About Me
  8. Chapter 13XII: Bone'm and His Master
  9. Chapter 14Captain Marrable and His Father
  10. Chapter 15Cousinhood
  11. Chapter 16The Police at Fault
  12. Chapter 17XVI: Miss Lowther Asks for Advice
  13. Chapter 18The Marquis of Trowbridge
  14. Chapter 19Blank Paper
  15. Chapter 20Sam Brattle Returns Home
  16. Chapter 21XX: I Have a Jupiter of My Own Now
  17. Chapter 22XXI: What Parson John Thinks About It
  18. Chapter 23What the Fenwicks Thought About It
  19. Chapter 24What Mr. Gilmore Thought About It
  20. Chapter 25The Rev. Henry Fitzackerley Chamberlaine
  21. Chapter 26Carry Brattle
  22. Chapter 27The Turnover Correspondence
  23. Chapter 28XXVII: “I Never Shamed None of Them.”
  24. Chapter 29XXVIII: Mrs. Brattle’s Journey
  25. Chapter 30The Bull at Loring
  26. Chapter 31The Aunt and the Uncle
  27. Chapter 32Mary Lowther Feels Her Way
  28. Chapter 33Mr. Gilmore's Success
  29. Chapter 34Farewell
  30. Chapter 35Bullhampton News
  31. Chapter 36Mr. Puddleham's New Chapel
  32. Chapter 37Sam Brattle Goes Off Again
  33. Chapter 38Female Martyrdom
  34. Chapter 39A Lover's Madness
  35. Chapter 40The Three Honest Men
  36. Chapter 41Trotter's Buildings
  37. Chapter 42Startup Farm
  38. Chapter 43Mr. Quickenham, Q.C.
  39. Chapter 44Easter at Turnover Castle
  40. Chapter 45The Marrables of Dunripple
  41. Chapter 46XLV: What Shall I Do with Myself?
  42. Chapter 47Mr. Jay of Warminster
  43. Chapter 48Sam Brattle Is Wanted
  44. Chapter 49Mary Lowther Returns to Bullhampton
  45. Chapter 50Mary Lowther's Doom
  46. Chapter 51Mary Lowther Inspects Her Future Home
  47. Chapter 52The Grinder and His Comrade
  48. Chapter 53Carry Brattle’s Journey
  49. Chapter 54The Fatted Calf
  50. Chapter 55Mr. Gilmore's Rubies
  51. Chapter 56LV: Glebe Land
  52. Chapter 57The Vicar's Vengeance
  53. Chapter 58Oil Is to Be Thrown Upon the Waters
  54. Chapter 59LVIII: Edith Brownlow’s Dream
  55. Chapter 60News from Dunripple
  56. Chapter 61Lord St. George Is Very Cunning
  57. Chapter 62LXI: Mary Lowther’s Treachery
  58. Chapter 63Up at the Privets
  59. Chapter 64The Miller Tells His Troubles
  60. Chapter 65LXIV: If I Were Your Sister!
  61. Chapter 66Mary Lowther Leaves Bullhampton
  62. Chapter 67At the Mill
  63. Chapter 68Sir Gregory Marrable Has a Headache
  64. Chapter 69The Squire Is Very Obstinate
  65. Chapter 70The Trial
  66. Chapter 71The Fate of the Puddlehamites
  67. Chapter 72The End of Mary Lowther's Story
  68. Chapter 73At Turnover Castle
  69. Chapter 74Conclusion