hapter 1 – This is about the youth of Monmouth, he was sent on his fifth abandoned by his parents and from England to India / Africa. He knows nothing of his parents. He lives in a bungalow with'Guardian', a friend of his parents. Monmouth Lodge in Kenya a lot of time in the library, because he did not learn much in school. He reads a lot of books adventures, he learns about Conrad Vane and decides he wants to become a nomad. At seventeen'Guardian' dies, he did not like him very much, he told him no secrets, but'Guardian' was a father figure. Later Monmouth travels a lot and follow the footsteps of Conrad Vane. When Monmouth in London staying at the inn Crosskeys, he first sees the boy.
Chapter 2 – the Cross Keys is an old inn, Monmouth hear a scream, this is the parrot. He has the scream heard anywhere before. The girl who lives in the hostel along with har father says there's no boy. The parrot stares at Monmouth. Monmouth is evening out, walk along the Thames and get lost. He sees the boy again, so that must have followed him from the inn. If Monmouth is back at the Cross Keys, he's out there get lost. If he touches a beaded curtain, he comes into a room with an old gypsy-like woman, sitting at a table and the light is reddish, because a red dress on the lamp is done. He finds the woman scary, she even has claws, he says. He wants to flee and fall.
Chapter 3 – Monmouth again by London walking, he wrote two brief; one to a boekantiquair, Mr. Thomas Beamish and one to a publisher. He goes to Beamish his bookstore on Crab Passage, there is none. Hot feels like someone is watching him, he smells a certain odor, then he sees the boy outside. If he wants to him, Shove is coming, this proves to be the helper of Beamish. He eats at Beamish and Beamish says it is dangerous to be concerned with Conrad Vane. Other followers of Vane died, Beamish says 'leave be', leave it alone. But Monmouth thinks it looks more like Beamish wants to keep everything for themselves. Hot makes it all just more curious Vane and danger.
Chapter 4 – Monmouth reminiscing Beamish. He is already three weeks in London, he is looking for a new place to stay. He feels different from the English. He goes to the school where Conrad Vane sat on, because that would have material about him. Archibald Votable, this is nicer than Beamish. Votable also wants to warn him of the stories about Vane. He does not say exactly what could all happened, he would just warn him. He makes an appointment with the school archivist.
Chapter 5 – Votable writes that Monmouth may contact Valentine Dancer school archivist. He also has a home address for him, number 7, Prickett's Green, Chelsea, S. W., it belongs to the school. Furthermore Votable would have nothing to do with the matter Vane, he had solidified scared, thinking Monmouth. He does still not where he warned, as Vane's been dead twenty years. If he goes to number 7, Prickett's Green, he notices how he begins to love London. The paint only begins to peel off, he feels when he thinks of the atmosphere inside the houses. Mr. Silas Thread Gold was the one who was the owner, do three times after ringing the door. The man says almost nothing and lives in the basement. Although Thread Gold therefore is not really friendly, Monmouth find the house with the windows overlooking the river so much that he wants to move as quickly as possible. Then he sees the boy, and he feels equally sad and guilty towards the boy. Then he's gone again. Monmouth late move his stuff, he often sits by the window. On the fifth night he is awake, he hears a woman singing and go out. He heard it again and it stirs a memory in him, but he can not remember well.
Chapter 6 – Monmouth boarding the train to Waterloo, is in a coupe with a beautiful woman. She says that he should not do it, would warn him. Her name is Viola Quincebridge and they always got all predictions. Monmouth was raised Christian and do not get it. Viola also gives him her card, she lives nearby Vane's school, she invites him to dinner at Christmas. Guardian has lived in Cambridge. Monmouth then goes to the school, where he can sleep well. In a letter Dancer writes that he is welcome in Alton. Biglow assistant coaches Monmouth jester his room. He looks in the mirror and see the boy, the boy follows him, the mirror is foggy and Monmouth thinks he has seen it before. He does not understand it, he hears howl and cry. He's awake so he goes to the living room. He goes out and then going to the library. Then he goes to the old library, now he feels followed, he looks at books and archives, etc. It sounds kind of breathing, but there is none. He goes upstairs to see where it comes from breathing, he wants to but he can not. He sees a dark figure with a lantern, which must be the watchman, he thinks. He does not know whether the guard saw him. He heard a boy crying from behind a door, that he will not open, he wants to comfort the boy. He seeks the guard so that it can open the door, but slept all the time and has therefore not followed him.
Chapter 7 Monmouth meet Dancer, he is young and also runs dance-like. Monmouth says nothing about the crying boy and that he has been in the old library. He says he heard strange noises, Dancer says it is not, he must have been dreaming. Dancer gives him a tour of the school. They pass the haunted bridge of the River Thames, Dancer says that there are two ghosts in Alton; a shadowy gray man and one clerk in the school hall. They hear geese. Dancer Monmouth presents for his wife Hetty and children Evelyn, Isaac, Japhet and Hector. Monmouth would have liked to work in the old library, but Dancer trying to keep him from there. He asks what he knows of Vane. Dancer then explains that the fascination for Vane has happened to many people and that it is malicious. Vane made his evil forces used innocent people. It began when he was born and he went abroad. Van has two sides. James can not believe it, because Vane is long dead. Dancer also was engaged in Vane, but after reading the archive, he was not interested anymore. Vane lived as he wanted at the expense of others. Dancer says he must leave it alone, it will curse him. Dancer noticed in time and stopped dealing with Vane. Monmouth did not lose anyway, so continues.
Chapter 8 – Dancer's changed, he's happy again, but there is a wall between them, that is unfortunate. Dancer says he will only find boring stuff that does not believe Monmouth. Monmouth is brought to the old library, he dares to say anything about the boy. The door is always locked, but he was so last night either. Monmouth then goes to work, everything he thinks he already knew. Vane was formerly club in an experiment. There was formerly a 13jarig boy found dead in a locked room. His name was George Edward Palantire Monmouth and he came out Kitti Care.
Chapter 9 – Monmouth has a chest of Guardian belongings and papers show come about. He wants to know what he has to do with George Monmouth. Is the boy still haunts him George? He asks Dancer to the door that had disappeared when he walked the previous day by the hall. There had never been a door. Monmouth can find nothing in the coffin of his existence, he finds a prayer booklet stating: James Monmouth, Kittiscar, to remember his nan.
Chapter 10 – Viola Quincebridge Monmouth recalls that he would be with them for Christmas. Previously, he buys new clothes at Covent Garden. He was his last Christmas in a mountain village in Tibet. Monmouth goes by train to Waterloo, in Hisley he is picked up by the driver. The house is huge and is called Pyre, Monmouth is impressed, Viola greeted him. She feels that something is wrong, but he's safe here. Monmouth meet the rest and Lionel Quincebridge, he's kind and smart and is a lawyer. When eating, he talks to George Ludgate, he is also a traveler and also traveled to China. When Monmouth mentions the name Vane, it is silent. Ludgate knows only stories he change the subject to Monmouth youth in Kenya. Monmouth's not well, he still warm and then cold again. When he wakes up at night, he's bright, he reminded himself that he was sick as a boy and that there was a woman next to his bed. Monmouth's breakfast, everyone in the church. Monmouth sit in the room with old gentleman Quincebridge, so the father of Lionel Quincebridge. They talk briefly and then Quincebridge falls asleep again. When he wakes up, he says he had a Monmouth, he falls asleep again. Monmouth is also nap himself, until Viola and the rest has come back again. Monmouth is very ill and there is a doctor.
Chapter 11 – Monmouth's been sick for two weeks at the Quincebridges. Monmouth talks with Viola about her feelings, he tells her everything that happened to him recently. He will remain on Pyre, until he is better. Lionel Quincebridge talks about his childhood and England. He says Monmouth has to organize his travels, going Monmouth do in their library, so he feels a little better. If linger friends, there is a bee that has traveled to Kittiscar, he called Crawford Maythorn since Monmouth wants to know everything.
Chapter 12 – Maythorn writes that Mortensen, a friend, knows more, there lived an old woman who also called surname of Monmouth. There he writes a letter. If he exhaust the dog Fenny, he sees the boy, he's gone. Monmouth feels viewed in the library by hating eyes, he hears it breathe again, then it's gone. "He's heard it howl at night again, he does not get out of bed, otherwise things go away. He must go to Kittiscar.
Chapter 13 – Monmouth traveling by train to Kittiscar. He begins to feel the road or at home. If there is no train coming, he asks to guard. There is no longer a train here anymore, he's misinformed. So Monmouth to walk, he knows the way out and just feel tired. He feels tracked and goes running and falling, he sprained his foot. He stops at a farm, there lived a young and an old woman. He may sleep there because he is happy. The old woman says that the chapel Kittiscar has been closed. The next day he stays in a hostel, he's talking to two old men on Kittiscar, they know Miss Monmouth that she is ill. Then Monmouth going there. Kittiscar is almost completely deserted. He remembers a house he saw the blacksmith forged something that was here. He arrives at an abandoned farm in the garden is a leaden statue of a boy, he remembers the past. Smoke comes out of the chimney, he calls and hears footsteps.
Chapter 14 – A young woman opened the door, she did not seem surprised to see him. He recognizes the scent of the hui, the room is gloomy. He follows the woman up the stairs, he has a lot of questions, but says nothing. She brings him into a room, there is Miss Monmouth laid out. On the wall hangs the same level as in Alton, then there will be fog and lightning.
Chapter 15 – Monmouth talk with the young woman, Miss Monmouth received his letter, she was shocked that there lived a Monmouth, she wrote back that he can do anything, although she did not know him. She also says it has not caused any problems for her to live here, because she was a woman. There are instructions about her funeral, she will not be buried in Kittiscar, since they can not rest. She is buried in Rook's Crag. Monmouth think all strange events were all coincidence. He wants to live in Kittiscar. He talks after the funeral with the 'Canon', who visited Miss Monmouth ever. 'Canon' says he better not go live in Kittiscar, mar does not say why. At the grave of Miss Monmouth he sees the boy.
Chapter 16 – Back at the inn, he wrote to the Quincebridges. Then he goes back to Miss Monmouth home, he wants to be happy in Kittiscar. THE young woman from the farm of Miss Monmouth, does not understand that he wants to live, because he is a man and Monmouth. That makes him think back to what Miss Monmouth said in her letter. He is still a little scared, but does not ask for the story must be nonsense. He walks through the house. Then goes to the chapel, which should be closed. He feels a presence, but go inside.
Chapter 17 – It all looks stones, they are engraved with here is Joshua Monmouth, so here are all his ancestors. On the last stone is here is George Edward Pallantire Monmouth, which was 13-year-old boy who died in Alton. There is also a stone remember Conrad Vane. Then suddenly the door just closed, it is locked. Since the presence again, he now sees him it's Conrad Vane that sly smiles. He hears it breathe again, what does Vane him? Then Vane away. He hears cries and gets cold. If he has set hours in the chapel, he is rescued by 'Canon'. He is scarred for life, the Quincebridges visit him. This he wrote 40 years later, he went to live in the Pyre Quincebridges. Lionel teaches him about the law, where Monmouth is going to deal with it. Monmouth has never had a wife or children, the curse will stop after his death. He never went back to Kittiscar and Quincebridges went to the Mediterranean, for their health. Lionel died first, then Viola. Pyre was sold. Monmouth did not dare to tell his story after 40 years.