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| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | As the novel begins, American Christopher Newman is visiting the Louvre in Paris. He becomes tired after observing the g... Read More |
| Chapter 2 | Still at the Louvre Newman encounters Tom Tristram—a man he'd met during the Civil War. They also strike up a conversati... Read More |
| Chapter 3 | Newman arrives at the home of Tom Tristram and his wife—an apartment located on Avenue d'léna, a wealthy part of the cit... Read More |
| Chapter 4 | Monsieur Nioche arrives at Newman's with Newman's painting in an ornate frame. Now that it is displayed in such a way, h... Read More |
| Chapter 5 | Hearing how Newman was rebuffed at Clare's home, Mrs. Tristram encourages him to tour Europe instead. He follows her adv... Read More |
| Chapter 6 | Newman travels back to Paris before the end of autumn and settles into apartments there—luxurious ones that Tom Tristram... Read More |
| Chapter 7 | Valentin pays Newman a visit in his fancy new apartments, which Valentin seems to find very amusing. Newman and Valentin... Read More |
| Chapter 8 | The friendship between Newman and Valentin continues to develop, and at Newman's prompting Valentin reveals more about C... Read More |
| Chapter 9 | The next day Newman visits Claire and speaks to her alone. Valentin has already put in a good word for Newman with her. ... Read More |
| Chapter 10 | Newman has continued his friendship with Mrs. Tristram, who is (like everyone) surprised when he tells her that Claire i... Read More |
| Chapter 11 | It has been quite a long time since Newman has seen Monsieur Nioche or his daughter Noémie, since Newman has been busy w... Read More |
| Chapter 12 | The Bellegardes invite Newman to dinner, and it turns out that he is the only nonfamily member invited. Newman spends a ... Read More |
| Chapter 13 | Newman visits Claire's home regularly, falling more and more in love with her. Claire, though not as enthusiastic as New... Read More |
| Chapter 14 | The next day Newman arrives back at Claire's home, and, finding her alone for once, comes quickly to his reason for visi... Read More |
| Chapter 15 | Newman hasn't seen Monsieur Nioche in several weeks, and he worries that the man may have committed suicide. Also Valent... Read More |
| Chapter 16 | Now that the engagement is official, Newman visits Claire every day, and those visits are especially pleasant because Ur... Read More |
| Chapter 17 | A few days later Newman goes to a performance of the opera Don Giovanni. Although he was hoping for a break from sociali... Read More |
| Chapter 18 | The next morning Newman arrives at Claire's only to be handed a letter by Mrs. Bread. The letter explains that Claire mu... Read More |
| Chapter 19 | When Newman arrives in Geneva he is met by Monsieur Ledoux, a friend of Valentin's. The news is grave: Valentin was hit ... Read More |
| Chapter 20 | Valentin soon dies, and Newman is informed by letter of the time and place of the funeral, which he attends even though ... Read More |
| Chapter 21 | Newman wanders around the next day, still reeling from the emotional blows he's endured. Although he has no details he d... Read More |
| Chapter 22 | Newman tells Mrs. Bread what Valentin said about the family secret, and Mrs. Bread is convinced to tell her story. She e... Read More |
| Chapter 23 | Back in Newman's Paris apartments, Mrs. Bread arrives, because he had promised her she could be his housekeeper. She inf... Read More |
| Chapter 24 | Newman goes to Mass, and as the nuns chant he is saddened by the idea that he may never hear Claire's voice again. As he... Read More |
| Chapter 25 | Newman visits a duchess whom he had met at the engagement ball. His intention is to reveal the Bellegarde secret and rui... Read More |
| Chapter 26 | Newman stays in London for months as he processes all that has happened to him. He decides to go back to America, leavin... Read More |
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