# The D’Arblay Mystery — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The D’Arblay Mystery by R. Austin Freeman.

- [The Pool in the Wood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/i-the-pool-in-the-wood.md): Stephen Gray, a young doctor, discovers the body of a man in a shallow pond in Churchyard Bottom Wood. He encounters the victim's daughter, Marion D'Arblay, who had been searching for her missing father. The police arriv
- [A Conference with Dr. Thorndyke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/ii-a-conference-with-dr-thorndyke.md): Stephen Gray, having discovered the body of Julius D'Arblay and met his daughter Marion, seeks the advice of his former teacher Dr. Thorndyke on the mysterious death. Thorndyke agrees to investigate, arranging to attend 
- [III: The Doctor's Revelations](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/iii-the-doctor-s-revelations.md): Stephen Gray attends the inquest into Julius D'Arblay's death, where he supports Marion D'Arblay. The coroner hears evidence from Gray and Marion, and the official medical examiner reveals that D'Arblay died from aconiti
- [Mr. Bendelow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/iv-mr-bendelow.md): Stephen Gray, acting as locum tenens for Dr. Cornish, receives a summons to visit a patient named Morris in Hoxton. Upon arrival, he discovers the patient is actually Mr. Bendelow, a man suffering from terminal cancer at
- [Inspector Follett’s Discovery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/v-inspector-follett-s-discovery.md): Inspector Follett shares with Stephen Gray the discovery of a coin and other items from the pond near the murder scene. Gray takes wax impressions of the coin and sends them to Dr. Thorndyke, hoping for his insight. Gray
- [Marion D'Arblay at Home](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/vi-marion-d-arblay-at-home.md): Stephen Gray visits Ivy Cottage for tea with Marion D'Arblay and Miss Boler. The conversation touches on the murder investigation, Inspector Follett's discovery of a coin, and a recent suspicious bicycle accident where t
- [Enlarging Thorndyke's Knowledge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/vii-enlarging-thorndyke-s-knowledge.md): Thorndyke and Stephen Gray discuss the significance of the coin found at the murder scene, linking it to the victim's profession as a sculptor and suggesting a possible connection to a fraudulent coin-making scheme. Thor
- [Simon Bendelow, Deceased](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/viii-simon-bendelow-deceased.md): Stephen Gray learns of Simon Bendelow's death and the plan for cremation. He meets with Dr. Cropper to examine the body and sign the cremation certificate, while observing the efficient and unsettling preparations by Mrs
- [A Strange Misadventure](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/ix-a-strange-misadventure.md): Stephen Gray recounts his strange fall into the canal after visiting Simon Bendelow. Thorndyke reveals that the gold coin found on D'Arblay is an electrotype, not the original, and suggests D'Arblay may have been making 
- [Marion's Peril](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/x-marion-s-peril.md): Stephen Gray visits Marion D'Arblay's studio for the first time, where they share tea and conversation amidst her father's eerie collection of plaster casts. Their idyllic afternoon is shattered when a mysterious attacke
- [XI: Arms and the Man](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xi-arms-and-the-man.md): Stephen Gray visits Dr. Thorndyke late at night to report the attempted murder of Marion D'Arblay at her studio. Thorndyke analyzes a fragment of a mould found at the scene, confirming it matches the electrotype guinea l
- [A Dramatic Discovery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xii-a-dramatic-discovery.md): Three days after the attack, Stephen Gray and Marion D'Arblay return to the studio to work, joined by Mr. Polton. During a visit, Dr. Thorndyke discovers a dusty plaster mask on top of a cupboard, which Stephen Gray iden
- [A Narrow Escape](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xiii-a-narrow-escape.md): Stephen Gray reflects on the attempt on his life and visits Thorndyke to report the incident. Thorndyke shares his case notes and a photograph of an unknown man, which Gray identifies as resembling both Marion's attacker
- [The Haunted Man](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xiv-the-haunted-man.md): Stephen Gray arrives at the studio and receives a message from Polton that Dr. Thorndyke expects a visit from a CID officer the next day. Polton also gives Stephen a device to see behind him without turning his head. Ste
- [Thorndyke Proposes a New Move](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xv-thorndyke-proposes-a-new-move.md): Thorndyke and Stephen Gray discuss the baffling developments in the D'Arblay case, including the apparent impossibility of the deaths of both Crile and Bendelow. Thorndyke reveals he has formed a hypothesis and proposes 
- [A Surprise for the Superintendent](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xvi-a-surprise-for-the-superintendent.md): Thorndyke, Superintendent Miller, Stephen Gray, and Dr. Usher conduct an exhumation of Jonathan Crile's coffin, only to find it contains a sack of sawdust and a lead pipe instead of a body. Thorndyke reveals he suspected
- [A Chapter of Surprises](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xvii-a-chapter-of-surprises.md): Stephen Gray and Superintendent Miller arrive early at Thorndyke's chambers, where Thorndyke orchestrates a dramatic identification test. Two witnesses, Miss Dewsnep and Miss Bonington, identify a body in a coffin as Sim
- [The Last Act](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xviii-the-last-act.md): Stephen Gray informs Marion and Miss Boler that an arrest is imminent, leading to confusion about the identity of the attacker. The police set up an operation at the studio, but the suspect turns out to be the red-nosed 
- [Thorndyke Disentangles the Threads](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xix-thorndyke-disentangles-the-threads.md): Stephen Gray, recovering from his injury at Thorndyke's chambers, enjoys a tranquil convalescence with Marion D'Arblay. Thorndyke joins them for tea and provides a detailed explanation of his deductive process, unravelin

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