PART ONE The story told by Walter Hartright 1 A meeting by moonlight 3 2 Life at Limmeridge House 13 3 The unsigned letter 26 PART TWO The story told by Marian Halcombe 4 Arrangements for a marriage 41 5 A document for signature 59 6 An appointment by the lake 74 7 A conversation in the night 89 8 Fever 99 PART THREE The story told by Walter Hartright 9 The gravestone 119 10 The rescue 124 11 The investigation 133 12 The secret 144 13 The threat 154 14 The confession 163 15 The proof 179