THE LEAVENWORTH CASE
A Lawyer’s Story
By Anna Katharine Green
“I did not go, but stood watching the firelight flicker on her black dress”
CONTENTS
| BOOK I. | ||
| THE PROBLEM | ||
| PAGE | ||
| I. | “A GREAT CASE” | [1] |
| II. | THE CORONER’S INQUEST | [11] |
| III. | FACTS AND DEDUCTIONS | [17] |
| IV. | A CLUE | [36] |
| V. | EXPERT TESTIMONY | [43] |
| VI. | SIDE-LIGHTS | [51] |
| VII. | MARY LEAVENWORTH | [57] |
| VIII. | CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE | [65] |
| IX. | A DISCOVERY | [80] |
| X. | MR. GRYCE RECEIVES NEW IMPETUS | [90] |
| XI. | THE SUMMONS | [101] |
| XII. | ELEANORE | [108] |
| XIII. | THE_PROBLEM | [115] |
| BOOK II. | ||
| HENRY CLAVERING | ||
| XIV. | MR. GRYCE AT HOME | [123] |
| XV. | WAYS OPENING | [136] |
| XVI. | THE WILL OF A MILLIONAIRE | [146] |
| XVII. | THE BEGINNING OF GREAT SURPRISES | [151] |
| XVIII. | ON THE STAIRS | [162] |
| XIX. | IN MY OFFICE | [170] |
| XX. | “TRUEMAN! TRUEMAN! TRUEMAN!” | [177] |
| XXI. | A PREJUDICE | [183] |
| XXII. | PATCH-WORK | [191] |
| XXIII. | THE STORY OF A CHARMING WOMAN | [210] |
| XXIV. | A REPORT FOLLOWED BY SMOKE | [220] |
| XXV. | TIMOTHY COOK | [230] |
| XXVI. | MR. GRYCE EXPLAINS HIMSELF | [239] |
| BOOK III. | ||
| HANNAH | ||
| XXVII. | AMY BELDEN | [251] |
| XXVIII. | A WEIRD EXPERIENCE | [258] |
| XXIX. | THE MISSING WITNESS | [272] |
| XXX. | BURNED PAPER | [278] |
| XXXI. | Q | [285] |
| XXXII. | MRS. BELDEN’S NARRATIVE | [296] |
| XXXIII. | UNEXPECTED TESTIMONY | [325] |
| BOOK IV. | ||
| THE PROBLEM SOLVED | ||
| XXXIV. | MR. GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL | [332] |
| XXXV. | FINE WORK | [351] |
| XXXVI. | GATHERED THREADS | [364] |
| XXXVII. | CULMINATION | [373] |
| XXXVIII. | A FULL CONFESSION | [384] |
| XXXIX. | THE OUTCOME OF A GREAT CRIME | [405] |
Illustrations
| PAGE | ||
| “I did not go, but stood watching the firelight flicker on her black dress” | [Frontispiece] | |
| “What was my astonishment to come upon Miss Eleanore Leavenworth standing at the side of her uncle’s bed, with his pistol in her hand” | [48] | |
| “Pausing only long enough on the threshold to compose myself for the interview, I lifted my hand to knock” | [50] | |
| “Her whole appearance was so startling, so extraordinary, that I held my breath in surprise” | [52] | |
| “She . . . was fumbling with the waist of her dress in a way to convince me she had something concealed there which she was anxious to dispose of” | [88] | |
| “He pushed me upwards. ‘Go back!’ he whispered, . . . ‘Go back!’” | [164] | |
| “I could not prevent a feeling of sickly apprehension from seizing me as I turned towards the silent figure stretched so near” | [276] | |
| “I crawled up on to the ledge of the slanting roof last night . . . and . . . saw her moving round the room” | [280] | |
| “At the sight of his face, the man in our arms quivered, shrieked, and gave one bound that would have overturned Mr. Clavering, . . . had not Mr. Gryce interposed” | [374] |