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Part 1, Chapter 1 | Part 1, Chapter 2

• Captain Gault shoots one of three boys who were trying to burn down his house.

• Heloise Gault decides that the family, including their daughter Lucy, must flee.

• Lucy opposes this decision and runs away, injuring herself in the process.

• Captain Gault discovers his daughter's clothes on the beach, and assumes that she has drowned.

• Lucy's parents, convinced that their daughter is dead and unable to remain, leave Ireland without a means to be contacted.

Part 1, Chapter 3 | Part 1, Chapter 4

• Henry finds Lucy, who is barely alive, at an abandoned cottage.

• A telegram is sent, but Lucy's parents are not at this address and have traveled on.

• Lucy's parents travel through Europe with no clear destination in mind.

Part 1, Chapter 5 | Part 1, Chapter 6

• Aloysius Sullivan, the solicitor, embarks on an unsuccessful quest to contact Lucy's parents.

• Lucy's parents begin a quiet life in Montemarmoreo, Italy.

Part 1, Chapter 7 | Part 1, Chapter 8

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