Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; PART ONE ARRIVALS; 1 STORYTELLER AT THE CROSSROADS; 2 THE SILENT TREES; 3 MISS PENNY; 4 THE HELP; 5 PORTRAIT OF A LADY; 6 THE FIGURE IN THE FOG; 7 PIT AND POCKETS; 8 MASTER OF THE HOUSE; 9 THE ROOM AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS; 10 FOOTSTEPS; 11 CHAMBER POTS; 12 THE STATIONERY BOX; 13 A VISIT FROM FIG AND STUBBS; 14 CATCH AS CATCH CAN; 15 THE OTHER THING; 16 THE GARDEN IN THE WOODS; 17 THE NIGHT MAN; 18 A RUDE AWAKENING; 19 ROOTS; 20 BEHIND THE DOOR; PART TWO PURSUITS; 21 SPECIAL DELIVERY; 22 SWEETS; 23 DOCTOR CROUCH; 24 COLD HANDS, WARM HEART

25 the pallor26 horse apples; 27 ichor; 28 asleep; 29 to market; 30 a story bought, a story sold; 31 the legend of the night gardener; 32 fruit; 33 collapse; 34 leeches and lizards; 35 a spirited debate; 36 traps; 37 camera obscura; 38 shears; 39 the broken bough; part three departures; 40 the last story; 41 alone in the dark; 42 return to the sourwoods; 43 body of evidence; 44 flight; 45 unwelcome guests; 46 trust; 47 comeuppance; 48 hide-and-go-seek; 49 lamp oil; 50 moonlight; 51 the hero and the damsel; 52 courage; 53 the conflagration; 54 ashes; 55 what happened next

56 storyteller at the crossroadsauthor's note; about the author