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| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Part 1, Chapter 1 | John Dowell explains that the story he has to tell is a sad one. John and his wife, Florence, are American expatriates, ... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 2 | John Dowell imagines himself unburdening his story to a "sympathetic soul." Later, he seems agitated that the reader doe... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 3 | John Dowell goes back in his narration to August of 1904, when he and Florence first met the Ashburnhams. John professes... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 4 | John Dowell explains that the following nine years contained "uninterrupted tranquility." He says both couples took it f... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 5 | John Dowell explains that what he and Leonora Ashburnham have in common is "keeping heart patients alive." They talked f... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 6 | John Dowell says that Leonora Ashburnham tried to warn Florence Dowell, through subtle hints directed at John, not to go... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 1 | John Dowell reflects on how August 4 is an important date for Florence Dowell. It is her birthday, the day she set sail ... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 2 | John Dowell clarifies that it was not only at Nauheim that he and Florence Dowell spent time with the Edward Ashburnham ... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 1 | As John Dowell ponders whether an "analysis of [his] own psychology matters at all to this story," he concludes that it ... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 2 | After John Dowell leaves for the United States, the Ashburnhams stay on for a time at Nauheim. Leonora Ashburnham watche... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 3 | John Dowell explains that Leonora "wavered" when they returned to England and slackened her vigilance. He goes into deta... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 4 | John Dowell discusses Edward Ashburnham's character again and admits it is difficult to give an accurate impression of h... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 5 | John Dowell talks next about Edward Ashburnham's time in Burma. After Edward's dalliance with La Dolciquita, Leonora Ash... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 1 | John Dowell says he has come to the conclusion that Florence Dowell "was a contaminating influence" on the Ashburnhams. ... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 2 | When John Dowell receives a cable from Edward Ashburnham asking him to come to England "for a chat," John debates waitin... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 3 | Nancy Rufford becomes increasingly convinced Leonora Ashburnham and Edward Ashburnham hate each other. Nancy reads the p... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 4 | Edward Ashburnham overhears Nancy Rufford discussing him with Leonora Ashburnham. He forbids Nancy to speak of these unm... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 5 | John Dowell continues writing 18 months later. At this point, Edward Ashburnham is dead, Nancy Rufford is insane, John i... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 6 | Two weeks pass between John Dowell's arrival in England and Nancy Rufford's departure, as the narrative goes back in tim... Read More |
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