The Bird in the BoxBOOK IReading editionChapter navigation37 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterBOOK IChapter I · THE LONG JOURNEY AND THE LONGER ONEChapter II · THE WAITING OF WOMENChapter III · THE SUNChapter IV · AMID BLEAK SURROUNDINGSChapter V · THE BARNACLEChapter VI · THE FIGURE-HEAD GAINS AN ADMIRERChapter VII · CONCERNING ALEXANDER EMIL ST. IVESChapter VIII · IN THE CAUSE OF SCIENCEChapter IX · THE OLD FASCINATIONChapter X · IN WHICH A KISS IS GIVEN AND REGRETTEDChapter XI · AT THE OLD BURYING POINTChapter XII · THE MIGRATORY INSTINCTChapter I · THE STREET OF MASTSChapter II · EMILY SHORT—TOY-MAKERChapter III · SIMON HART TO THE RESCUEChapter IV · THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENSChapter V · SHOWING THAT SACRIFICES ARE NOT ALWAYS APPRECIATEDChapter VI · DESPAIR AND DESOLATIONChapter VII · STOP—LOOK—LISTENChapter VIII · A WOMAN'S CAPRICE—A FATHER'S REPENTANCE—A LOVER'S SELF-CONQUEST—A GIRL'S PITYChapter IX · RACHEL—SIMONChapter X · THE BIRD IN THE BOXChapter I · THE HOUSE IN WASHINGTON SQUAREChapter II · CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY OF A GENIUSChapter III · THE CONFESSIONChapter IV · HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO STOP LOVINGChapter V · LOVE BY THE SEAChapter VI · THE INSISTENT PASTChapter VII · IN WHICH JOHN SMITH UNBURDENS HIS CONSCIENCEChapter VIII · THE PLACE OF THE STATUESChapter IX · THE ENERGY OF BEINGChapter X · IN THE GARDENChapter XI · FLAMESChapter XII · LOVE CONFRONTS DESPAIRChapter XIII · THE ESCAPEPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →Book 1 — Chapter I · THE LONG JOURNEY AND THE LONGER ONEAll chapters and sections (37)Opening pagesFront matterBooks1Book 1 · Chapters123456789101112Book 2 · Chapters12345678910Book 3 · Chapters12345678910111213THE BIRD IN THE BOX◇← Front matterCHAPTER I THE LONG JOURNEY AND THE LONGER ONE →