the library
Where Uncle Willoughby writes and investigates his lost manuscript.
Scenes set here
- Willoughby reveals the manuscript is missing and Bertie explains Meadowes’s earlier thefts.Chapter 1, the library
Talked about, but not there
- Bertie puzzles over Florence’s summons while recalling his uncle’s apparently quiet habits.Chapter 1
- Bertie waits anxiously for his uncle to finish the manuscript and put it out for posting.Chapter 1, the hall
- Bertie steals the parcel and carries it upstairs, where Edwin’s tidying obstructs his attempt to hide it.Chapter 1
- Bertie hides beside the library window and overhears Edwin accusing him of stealing the manuscript.Chapter 1, the grounds
- Willoughby announces the manuscript has reached his publishers and Florence breaks off the engagement.Chapter 1, the hall