In Belmont, Bassanio attempts to win the hand of Portia. Nerissa and Graziano make a suggestion to Portia and Bassanio in regards to their impending nuptials. A letter arrives from Antonio prompting Bassanio to depart for Venice.
Separated from his family, the narrator sets sail on a cargo ship from Indonesia.
Upon arriving in New York, Newland is surprised to meet an acquaintance from London.
Siegfried returns to Nibelungen, and Alberich tells a tale.
Sandy speakes of Sir Gawain. The Yankee is bored and critcizes her storytelling.
The narrator describes his unorthodox travels to an old cotton plantation estate.
It is full winter now: the trees are bare,
More on the history of nubmer systems.
Mr. Douglass is introduced to the concept of abolition.
Sylvie and Bruno meet the young female pianist on the way to the drawing-room.
Aronnax gives is account of Captain Farragut, Ned Land, and the the capabilities of the Abraham Lincoln
Inspector Stanley Hopkins asks Holmes to investigate the murder of Willoughby Smith, a murder with no apparent motive. Holmes, along with Dr. Watson and Inspector Hopkins, must get to the bottom of the mystery.
The author describes the villa and the surrounding scenery.
A letter from the author to Mr. B.
Mary tells Martha about Colin who is worried that she may be fired for letting anyone near the ill son. Mary returns to Colin and they talk about positive thinking. When Master Craven and Mrs. Medlock enter the room, Colin tells them that he will see Mary any time he likes because she makes him feel well.
Kenyon visits Donatello at the tower residence.
David returns to London where he visits with old friends and acquaintances.
Mercedes (Madame de Morcerf) visits the Count of Monte Cristo.
All seems to be well at dinner later that evening, but Catherine receives a troubling letter from her brother, James.
As the Civil War continues to escalate, the members of the Lincoln family begin to feel the strain of the conflict. Willie's death continues to affect Mrs. Lincoln.
Hollingsworth and Coverdale face-off regarding the ideas of philanthropy held by the former and opposed by the latter.
Jane sees little of Rochester during his first days at Thornfield. One night, however, in his “after-dinner mood,” Rochester sends for Jane and Adèle. He gives Adèle the present she has been anxiously awaiting, and while Adèle plays, Rochester is uncharacteristically chatty with Jane. When Rochester asks Jane whether she thinks him handsome, she answers “no” without thinking, and from Rochester’s voluble reaction Jane concludes that he is slightly drunk. Rochester’s command that she converse with him makes Jane feel awkward, especially because he goes on to argue that her relationship to him is not one of servitude. Their conversation turns to the concepts of sin, forgiveness, and redemption. When Adèle mentions her mother, Jane is intrigued, and Rochester promises to explain more about the situation on a future occasion.
Dorothy and her friends fight wolves, crows, and bees, and are captured by the Flying Monkeys. The Wicked Witch tries to take Dorothy’s Silver Shoes but Dorothy throws a bucket of water on her and melts her away!
In this chapter, Austen writes a gentle satire on the manners of the upper class.