I
Not directly present; the English governess is referred to but not named.
III
The English lady being prepared for marriage to Yûsuf; the Pasha speaks with her after the beating.
IV
The English girl, now engaged to Yûsuf, feels elation and pride, and resists the Consul's and Mrs. Cameron's attempts to change her mind.
V
The English governess who agrees to marry Yûsuf, expresses a desire to follow native customs, and writes a letter to the Consul.
VI
Struggles with her identity after Mrs. Cameron's visit, feels reckless, and begins to engage with harem life, including trousseau preparations and confidences with Gulbeyzah.
VII
The English bride who experiences the bath ritual, initially overwhelmed but eventually joins the play.
VIII
The target of Fitnah's plot; she is accused of being a witch and is believed to have islamed under false pretenses.
IX
The bride, dressed and painted as an Eastern woman, endures the wedding ceremony and later survives a poisoning attempt.
X
The English bride, terrified and confused by the harem's emotional outburst; she learns she narrowly escaped poison but feels isolated and weeps.
XI
Honeymoons at the pleasure-house, studies Islam, visits harems, grows restless and goes out alone.
XII
Attends the reception, feels shame for betraying her husband's people, and is attacked by a mob before being rescued.
XIII
Falls ill with typhoid after her outing, endures Yûsuf's wrath, and is confined to her room; later receives an apology from the Pasha.
XV
Observes Gulbeyzah's marriage inspection, writes to Julia Long praising Islam, and is devastated by Julia's rejection.
XVI
Acts as a cultural guide for the men and a confidante for the women, struggling with her own sense of displacement.
XVII
Feels despondent and isolated in Paris; protests Yûsuf's behavior and orchestrates their departure to Switzerland; later listens to the Prince's views with curiosity.
XVIII
Returns from Paris, conceals then reveals her pregnancy, gives birth to a son.
XIX
Recovering from childbirth, jealous of the wet-nurse, humiliated by Mrs. Cameron's reaction to her son, traumatized by the zâr ceremony.
XX
Exempt from fasting as an invalid; gives French and English lessons; is kind to Hamdi; tears up Mrs. Cameron's letter.
XXI
Reflects on her divided life, her love for her son Muhammad, and her hidden yearnings; writes a venomous note to Mrs. Cameron to end their acquaintance.
XXII
Participates in the cemetery visit, feels a new connection with Umm ed-Dahak.
XXIII
Barakah enjoys a comfortable life with Yûsuf Bey, dotes on her son Muhammad, and relies on Umm ed-Dahak for companionship, but is hurt by Murjânah Khânum's criticism of her behavior.
XXIV
Gives birth to a daughter, loses her to typhoid, struggles with local customs and fears for her son's health.
XXV
Defends her son Muhammad's behavior fiercely, instructs him to hate the English while remembering his heritage, and finds solace in friendships with Gulbeyzah and Bedr-ul-Budûr.
XXVI
Defends her son Muhammad against the family's intervention, insisting on her maternal rights, but is overwhelmed by the collective pressure.
XXVII
Distraught over her son's behavior and his removal from her care; eventually reconciled to the new discipline.
XXVIII
Feels jealousy toward Englishwomen, attends opera, overhears servants' demon talk, and confesses her conversion to Muhammad.
XXIX
Barakah is anxious about the English intrusion, confides in Muhammad, and delights in his patriotic accounts while neglecting her daughter.
The Gathering Storm
Distraught when Yûsuf grants her request for their son to join the army, and horrified at the prospect of English victory.
XXXI
Visits the dying Pasha, comforts Murjânah, reunites with her son Muhammad, and endures the funeral and wartime anxiety.
XXXIII
Stricken by her son's death, she becomes tearless and rigid, then later resolves to flee her husband and home.
XXXIV
Attempts to flee Cairo but is lost; learns of the English victory; despairs and plans to visit her son's grave.
XXXV
In a state of grief and desperation, she insists on going to the cemetery to pray and die, experiencing confusion, fear, and moments of madness.
XXXVI
Distraught and wandering, she finds solace in Tâhir's singing, experiencing a vision of unity between Christian and Muslim.
XXXVII
Grieves her son, feels trapped in harem life, longs for Christianity, and suggests Yûsuf marry another wife.
XXXVIII
Plans to escape the harem and convert to Christianity; writes a secret letter to an English official.
XXXIX
Disguises herself as Mary Smith to seek help from the English official, but is humiliated and realizes her identity is neither fully English nor fully Eastern.
XL
Has fully embraced harem life with resignation, denounces European fallacies, lives in the old Pasha's palace, and accepts Yûsuf's other wives.
