The silver bladeBOOK III. SLADE'S BLESSINGReading editionChapter navigation37 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE SILVER BLADEBOOK I. A DUPLEX PROBLEMChapter I · EXIT SEÑOR DE SANCHEZChapter II · THE FIRST PROBLEM DEVELOPSChapter III · A SEARCH FOR CLUESChapter IV · MR. CONVERSE APPEARS AS CHORUSChapter V · A TELEGRAM FROM MEXICOChapter VI · THE INQUESTChapter VII · THE VERDICTChapter VIII · CHERCHEZ LA FEMMEChapter IX · THE SECOND PROBLEMChapter X · FOOTPRINTSChapter XI · A BURNT FRAGMENTChapter XII · A DOOR IS OPENEDBOOK II. CHARLOTTE FAIRCHILDChapter I · MISS CHARLOTTE WAITS IN THE HALLChapter II · MISS CHARLOTTE ENTERTAINS A CALLERChapter III · "PAQUITA—WHAT DO YOU SPELL?"Chapter IV · MISS CHARLOTTE BECOMES A FACTORChapter V · A DECISION AND A LETTERChapter VI · FAINT RAYS FROM STRANGE SOURCESChapter VII · A VOICE IN THE NIGHTChapter VIII · THE CORONER'S COUPChapter IX · THE LIGHT BRIGHTENS—AND DIMSBOOK III. SLADE'S BLESSINGChapter I · OPENING WAYSChapter II · FAIRCHILD REDIVIVUSChapter III · "THE THUNDERBOLT HAS FALLEN"Chapter IV · SOME LOOSE ENDSChapter V · MR. SLADE RESIGNSChapter VI · AN ARRESTChapter VII · "SLADE'S BLESSING"BOOK IV. THE DANCER AND THE MOUNTEBANKChapter I · "THAT IS PAQUITA"Chapter II · THE SERPENT STRIKESChapter III · WHICH IS THE LASTPrevious chapter ←Book 2 — Chapter IX · THE LIGHT BRIGHTENS—AND DIMSNext chapter →Book 3 — Chapter I · OPENING WAYSAll chapters and sections (37)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE SILVER BLADEBooks1Book 1 · Chapters123456789101112Books2Book 2 · Chapters123456789Books3Book 3 · Chapters1234567Books4Book 4 · Chapters123The evil spirit of a bitter love And a revengeful heart. —CLAUDE MELNOTTE'S APOLOGY.◇← CHAPTER IX THE LIGHT BRIGHTENS—AND DIMSCHAPTER I OPENING WAYS →