The Flamingo Feather
Chapter XIV: "A Night of Terror"
by Kirk Munroe
The weather changes Ribault’s plans. Menendez takes advantage of a land route. Rene saves others, but isn't safe himself.
The weather changes Ribault’s plans. Menendez takes advantage of a land route. Rene saves others, but isn't safe himself.
Introduction to the book by Irving Howe.
Becky wears out her welcome at the Sedley house. The Crawley house is not as hospitable as the Sedley house.
The author continues his work as a public speaker while still devoting himself to the prosperity of the Tuskegee Institute.
Anne is given the opportunity to prepare for the Queen's Academy exam. Matthew's health is cause for concern. Marilla continues to be impressed by Anne.
Susan B. Anthony discusses her arrest for attempting to vote.
Dantes returns to Marseilles after aquiring a new yacht and all of the Spada treasures.
In the crowd that surrounds the scaffold, Hester suddenly spots her husband, who sent her to America but never fulfilled his promise to follow her. Chillingworth makes inquiries and Hester is preached to.
The party takes a drastic measure in the face of starvation. Augustus succumbs to his wounds.
Hawkeye and the Mohicans defeat the Hurons and rescue the captured members of the group. Magua escapes as the group continues to move towards the safety of the fort.
Has-se is killed, but not before asking Rene to take his place in the tribe. Chitta appears again.
Sinbad the Sailor spends an evening with Franz on the Island of Monte Cristo.
Mr. Sapsea asks for Jaspers "opinion as a man of taste".
Newland discovers new details about Ellen's relationship with the Mingott family, following her decision regarding her marriage.
Jane’s driver is late picking her up from the station at Millcote. When she finally arrives at Thornfield it is nighttime. Although she cannot distinguish much of the house’s facade from among the shadows, she finds the interior “cosy and agreeable.” Mrs. Fairfax, a prim, elderly woman, is waiting for Jane. It turns out that Mrs. Fairfax is not, as Jane had assumed from their correspondence, the owner of Thornfield, but rather the housekeeper. Thornfield’s owner, Mr. Rochester, travels regularly and leaves much of the manor’s management to Mrs. Fairfax. Jane learns that she will be tutoring Adèle, an eight-year-old French girl whose mother was a singer and dancer. Mrs. Fairfax also tells Jane about Rochester, saying that he is an eccentric man whose family has a history of extreme and violent behavior. Suddenly, Jane hears a peal of strange, eerie laughter echoing through the house, and Mrs. Fairfax summons someone named Grace, whom she orders to make less noise and to “remember directions.” When Grace leaves, Mrs. Fairfax explains that she is a rather unbalanced and unpredictable seamstress who works in the house.
With Martha's help, Little Em'ly is finally found.
Marlow overhears a conversation regarding Kurtz. Marlow starts his journey up river to visit Kurtz accompanied a by the local natives.
The men see evidence of what Lucy has become. They are shocked and agree to take steps to stop the un-dead.
William seeks out his missing pupil, deciding that she is the woman destined to be his wife.
Rawdon becomes suspicious of Becky, and requests assistance from Sir Pitt. Rawdon makes a discovery upon returning home.
As a way to pass the time during a raging snowstorm, family members exchange stories by the fireside.
In order to avert tragedy, Captain Nemo takes drastic action.
Holmes is contacted by Violet Smith. When she is followed by a strange man in a bicycle, Holmes decides to get to the bottom of it. When Violet is abducted, Holmes goes after the cyclist and discovers they’re both on the same side. Holmes tracks down the killers.
"The Anti-Slavery Movement." Extracts from a Lecture before Various Anti-Slavery Bodies, in the Winter of 1855.
Laurie's prank on Meg angers the girls. Jo talks to Mr. Laurence in order to restore peace.