The Girdlestones’ unethical practices intensify as they venture deeper into diamond trading and manipulation. Their actions lead to personal and professional conflicts, drawing other characters like Major Clutterbuck and Hector O’Flaherty into the growing web of schemes. The stakes rise with financial pressures and betrayals, leaving allies and victims alike in turmoil. A momentous resolution begins to form as the characters confront dangerous promises and shifting alliances. Mrs. Scully and Bohemian settings bring intrigue, while pivotal events at Morrison’s escalate the tension.

CHAPTER XIII. SHADOW AND LIGHT
CHAPTER XIV. A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING
CHAPTER XV. AN ADDITION TO THE HOUSE
CHAPTER XVI. THE FIRST STEP
CHAPTER XVII. THE LAND OF DIAMONDS
CHAPTER XVIII. MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS
CHAPTER XIX. NEWS FROM THE URALS
CHAPTER XX. MR. HECTOR O'FLAHERTY FINDS SOMETHING IN THE PAPER
CHAPTER XXI. AN UNEXPECTED BLOW
CHAPTER XXII. ROBBERS AND ROBBED
CHAPTER XXIII. A MOMENTOUS RESOLUTION
CHAPTER XXIV. A DANGEROUS PROMISE
CHAPTER XXV. A CHANGE OF FRONT
CHAPTER XXVI. BREAKING GROUND
CHAPTER XXVII. MRS. SCULLY OF MORRISON'S
CHAPTER XXVIII. BACK IN BOHEMIA
CHAPTER XXIX. THE GREAT DANCE AT MORRISON'S
CHAPTER XXX. AT THE "COCK AND COWSLIP"