# Tragedy at Ravensthorpe — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Tragedy at Ravensthorpe by J. J. Connington.

- [I: The Fairy Houses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/i-the-fairy-houses.md): Sir Clinton Driffield, the new Chief Constable, walks with Cecil Chacewater through the Ravensthorpe grounds. They discuss Sir Clinton's arrival, the upcoming masked ball for Joan Chacewater's coming-of-age, and the pecu
- [II: Mr. Polegate’s Sense of Humour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/ii-mr-polegate-s-sense-of-humour.md): Joan Chacewater jests about turning twenty-one and her future with Michael Clifton. The group discusses plans for the masked ball, and Foxy Polegate proposes a sham robbery to play a trick on Maurice. Cecil, Una, and Fox
- [III: The Theft at the Masked Ball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/iii-the-theft-at-the-masked-ball.md): At the masked ball, Sir Clinton Driffield, disguised as Prospero, reveals his identity to Joan Chacewater and gives her a diamond star as a birthday present. A pistol shot and darkness interrupt the festivities; a theft 
- [IV: The Chase in the Woods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/iv-the-chase-in-the-woods.md): Michael Clifton, a former school runner, leads the pursuit of a thief in a white Pierrot costume through moonlit grounds. Despite his costume hindrances, he overtakes other pursuers and corners the fugitive at a cave by 
- [VI: Mr. Foss's Explanation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/vi-mr-foss-s-explanation.md): Mr. Foss reveals to Sir Clinton and Joan that he overheard a conversation in the winter-garden where Cecil Chacewater and Foxy Polegate planned a fake burglary of the Medusa Medallions as a practical joke. The motive was

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- [VII: What Was in the Lake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/vii-what-was-in-the-lake.md)
- [VIII: The Murder in the Museum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/viii-the-murder-in-the-museum.md)
- [IX: The Muramasa Sword](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/ix-the-muramasa-sword.md)
- [X: The Shot in the Clearing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/x-the-shot-in-the-clearing.md)
- [XI: Underground Ravensthorpe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/xi-underground-ravensthorpe.md)
- [XII: Chuchundra's Body](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/xii-chuchundra-s-body.md)
- [XIII: The Otophone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/xiii-the-otophone.md)
- [XIV: The Second Chase in the Woods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/xiv-the-second-chase-in-the-woods.md)
- [XV: Sir Clinton’s Solution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/xv-sir-clinton-s-solution.md)

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