Chapter 8, pgs. 181-194 Summary

Capturing the burglar was an intelligence coup for Blaine. Maturin is given permission to explore the proposals of the South Americans without making any commitments on the part of the British government. In London he stays at the Grapes, where his two god-daughters live with an old friend of his. These are children he rescued during his travels in the Pacific.

Stephen hires a coach to travel to Woolcombe to visit his family. Diana is happy to see him and fills him in on the news regarding Sophie's mother and how the letters from Amanda Smith were found. She tells him about the words exchanged when Aubrey came to see her and how Sophie's been crying ever since. Diana blame's Sophie's mother for the problems. Diana also secured a loan on a large diamond. Stephen says he will repay it and retrieve the...