The Diary of Mr. Poynter and An Episode of Cathedral History Summary

THE DIARY OF MR. POYNTER

A man named James Denton goes to a booksellers to see if he can find anything worthwhile. A friend points him in the direction of the diaries written by a man named Mr. Poynter. Denton finds these intriguing, so he agrees to buy them and look them over when he gets home. His aunt, Miss Denton, get annoyed when she realizes Denton has gotten so wound up in his new purchase he has forgotten to run an errand for her. However, she forgives him when she sees a scrap of an unusual material inside the diaries. The pattern on it catches their attention, and they arrange to have curtains made to match the pattern. However, once they are...