# Endnotes explained — That Affair Next Door

> Chapter companion for That Affair Next Door by Anna Katharine Green.

## What happens

Amelia Butterworth provides clarifying endnotes, correcting a misidentification of Franklin Van Burnam and reflecting on the pride of the Van Burnam family.

## Themes in this chapter

### Deception and Appearance

The misidentification of Franklin Van Burnam highlights how appearances and mistaken identity can lead to deception in investigations.

### Justice and Truth

Amelia's correction underscores the pursuit of truth and the consequences of errors in the justice process.

## Character check-ins

### Amelia Butterworth

Author of the endnotes, offering corrections and commentary.

### Mr. Gryce

Mentioned in relation to the misidentification of Franklin Van Burnam.

### Franklin Van Burnam

Mistakenly identified as the man entering the adjoining house on the night of the murder.

### Randolph Stone

The actual person identified by Amelia, later confused with Franklin Van Burnam.

## Key lines

> Why could he not have said Miss Butterworth? These Van Burnams are proud, most vilely proud as the poet has it.

Amelia expresses frustration that she was not addressed as Miss Butterworth, attributing it to the Van Burnams' excessive pride.

_Amelia's personal commentary on the Van Burnam family's pride._

> My attention has been called to the fact that I have not confessed whether it was owing to a mistake made by Mr. Gryce or myself, that Franklin Van Burnam was identified as the man who had entered the adjoining house on the night of the murder. Well, the truth is, neither of us was to blame for that.

Amelia clarifies that neither she nor Mr. Gryce was responsible for the mistaken identification of Franklin Van Burnam.

_Amelia corrects the record regarding the misidentification._

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