The Brotherhood of ConsolationFront matterKatharine Prescott Wormeley translationChapter navigation21 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterI. THE MALADY OF THE AGEII. OLD HOUSE, OLD PEOPLE, OLD CUSTOMSIII. THE HOUSE OF MONGENODIV. FAREWELL TO THE LIFE OF THE WORLDV. THE INFLUENCE OF BOOKSVI. THE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE OF CHANTERIE AND COMPANYVII. MONSIEUR ALAIN TELLS HIS SECRETSVIII. WHO SHE WAS—WIFE AND MOTHERIX. THE LEGAL STATEMENTX. PRAY FOR THOSE WHO DESPITEFULLY USE YOU AND PERSECUTE YOUXI. THE POLICE OF THE GOOD GODXII. A CASE TO INVESTIGATEXIII. FURTHER INVESTIGATIONSXIV. HOW THE POOR AND HELPLESS ARE PREYED UPONXV. AN EVENING WITH VANDAXVI. A LESSON IN CHARITYXVII. HALPERSOHNXVIII. WHO MONSIEUR BERNARD WASXIX. VENGEANCEADDENDUMBeginning of this editionNext chapter →I. THE MALADY OF THE AGEAll chapters and sections (21)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsI. THE MALADY OF THE AGEII. OLD HOUSE, OLD PEOPLE, OLD CUSTOMSIII. THE HOUSE OF MONGENODIV. FAREWELL TO THE LIFE OF THE WORLDV. THE INFLUENCE OF BOOKSVI. THE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE OF CHANTERIE AND COMPANYVII. MONSIEUR ALAIN TELLS HIS SECRETSVIII. WHO SHE WAS—WIFE AND MOTHERIX. THE LEGAL STATEMENTX. PRAY FOR THOSE WHO DESPITEFULLY USE YOU AND PERSECUTE YOUXI. THE POLICE OF THE GOOD GODXII. A CASE TO INVESTIGATEXIII. FURTHER INVESTIGATIONSXIV. HOW THE POOR AND HELPLESS ARE PREYED UPONXV. AN EVENING WITH VANDAXVI. A LESSON IN CHARITYXVII. HALPERSOHNXVIII. WHO MONSIEUR BERNARD WASXIX. VENGEANCEADDENDUMTranslated by Katharine Prescott WormeleyI. THE MALADY OF THE AGE →