# The Square Emerald — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Square Emerald by Edgar Wallace.

- [I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/i.md): Lady Raytham, awaiting guests in her Berkeley Square home, receives a telegram from her husband extending his travels. Princess Anita Bellini and Mrs. Greta Gurden visit for tea. The conversation turns to Peter Dawlish, 
- [II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/ii.md): Leslie Maughan, a woman detective from Scotland Yard, visits Lady Raytham to investigate a withdrawal of twenty thousand pounds from her bank account. Lady Raytham is visibly shaken and defensive, refusing to explain the
- [III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/iii.md): Leslie Maughan encounters Peter Dawlish on the Thames Embankment with Chief Inspector Coldwell. She invites him to visit her, revealing she knows his motive for murdering Druze.
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/iv.md): Leslie Maughan explains to Chief Inspector Coldwell her theory that Druze will be killed because he dislikes children, and reveals her past discovery in Cumberland. Later, Peter Dawlish is attacked by three Javanese men 
- [V](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/v.md): Leslie Maughan receives a letter from Peter Dawlish and reflects on her growing involvement in the Dawlish case. She visits Lady Raytham again, where Princess Bellini is present, leading to a tense confrontation. Later, 
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/vi.md): Leslie Maughan interviews Lady Raytham, who is visibly distressed and evasive about her evening. Leslie deduces that Lady Raytham lied about going out to dinner. Later, Leslie and Mr. Coldwell investigate the murder of A
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/vii.md): Leslie Maughan interrogates Lady Raytham about her knowledge of Druze's death and her whereabouts on the night of the murder. Lady Raytham admits to finding the body but claims she was on her way to Princess Bellini's. L
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/viii.md): Leslie Maughan visits Peter Dawlish at Mrs. Inglethorne's house, where she meets the frail child Elizabeth and witnesses the squalid living conditions. She learns from Peter that Druze was recommended by Princess Bellini
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/ix.md): Leslie Maughan grapples with the revelation that Druze was a woman, forcing her to discard her previous theories. After a restless night, she is visited early in the morning by Lady Raytham, who confesses to being blackm
- [The Planted Gun and the Powder Burn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/x.md): Leslie Maughan and Chief Inspector Coldwell investigate a planted pistol in Peter Dawlish's room, leading to a discussion about the murder of Druze. Coldwell reveals that the murder weapon was likely used by Druze hersel
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xi.md): Leslie Maughan visits Greta Gurden, who is recovering from a leg wound and claims it was an accident while cleaning her husband's pistol. Leslie reveals that Druze has been murdered and was a woman, shocking Greta. After
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xii.md): Peter Dawlish struggles to focus on his mechanical work, his mind drifting between memories of prison and thoughts of Leslie Maughan. He reflects on his father's disinheritance and his failed marriage to Jane. His mother
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xiii.md): Peter Dawlish confronts Princess Anita Bellini about his missing child, leading to a violent altercation. His mother, Mrs. Dawlish, intervenes and betrays him to detectives, resulting in his arrest. Meanwhile, Mrs. Greta
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xiv.md): Leslie Maughan learns that Peter Dawlish was arrested after his mother charged him with breaking into Princess Bellini's house. She visits him in custody, and the charge is dropped when the Princess declines to prosecute
- [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xv.md): Leslie and Jane discuss Jane's past, her marriage, and her lost child. Leslie admits she is in love with Peter but concludes it is maternal. Peter shares his father's history with Princess Bellini, and Leslie examines an
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xvi.md): Greta Gurden, recovering from her leg wound, prepares a meager meal alone in her flat. She reflects on her precarious financial situation and her role as a sycophantic journalist for the Mayfair Gossip. Princess Anita Be
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xvii.md): Leslie Maughan visits Greta Gurden, who has quarreled with Princess Bellini. Greta reveals details about the shooting of Druze and her own injury. Leslie warns Greta to stay away from the Princess. Later, Leslie returns 
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xviii.md): Peter Dawlish, desperate to find Elizabeth, searches Mrs. Inglethorne's room and discovers a collection of baby clothes with death notes, revealing she is a baby farmer. He finds a bundle labeled 'Miss Martha's girl Eliz
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xix.md): Leslie Maughan is abducted by Princess Anita Bellini's Javanese servants and taken to May Towers. She confronts Anita, who reveals her desperation and mentions the Javanese prince Diga Nagara. Leslie attempts to escape b
- [XX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xx.md): The police raid May Towers, arresting Princess Bellini. Leslie Maughan is rescued by Peter Dawlish. Inspector Coldwell interrogates Mrs. Inglethorne about a missing child, and Peter discovers evidence in her room. The ch
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xxi.md): Jane Raytham receives a late-night visit from Mrs. Dawlish, who reveals that she is actually Martha Druze and that Jane's child is a girl, not a boy. Mrs. Dawlish offers to give Jane the child and make Peter an allowance
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xxii.md): Leslie Maughan reveals the full truth about the Druze sisters' conspiracy, including Anita Bellini's blackmail, the forgery of Lord Everreed's signature, and the murder of Arthur Druze. She discloses that Jane Raytham's 
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/endnotes.md): The chapter contains endnotes providing brief definitions or clarifications for terms used in the main text, specifically noting that 'Nose' refers to a police informer and referencing a period of nine months.

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