Chapter 9, Two Places Vacated; Chapter 10, The Dolls' Dressmaker Discovers A Word; Chapter 11, Effect is Given to the Dolls' Dressmaker's Discovery; Chapter 12, The Passing Shadow; and Chapter 13, Showing how the Golden Dustman Helped to Scatter Dust Summary

Jenny Wren sees Mr. Riah, who informs her he is free of the servitude he was required to pay Mr. Fledgeby. Mortimer Lightwood comes with a message from Lizzie Hexam. She wants Jenny to come to see her, since Eugene Wrayburn is dying.

In Chapter 10, Eugene Wrayburn is not doing well after the attack. Jenny Wren tries to comfort Wrayburn as best she can. Eugene tells Mortimer that his attacker can't be brought to justice...