PROLOGUE 1
PART 1 The Loss of the Diamond（1848）Told by Gabriel Betteredge , servant to Lady Verinder 2
1 THE THREE INDIANS 2
2 MISS RACHEL S BIRTHDAY PRESENT 9
3 STRANGE BEHAVIOUR 16
4 THE HIDING-PLACE 24
5 A TERRIBLE DEATH 33
PART 2 The Discovery of the Truth（1848-1849）The first story , told by Miss Drusilla Clack , niece of the Late Sir John Verinder 41
6 THE ENGAGEMENT 41
7 THE INDIAN PLOT 52
The second story ,told by Mr Bruff , lawyer , of Gray s Inn Square 52
The third story ,told by Franklin Blake 58
8 THE NICHTGOWN 58
9 WHAT RACHEI SAW 66
The fourth story ,from the diary of Ezra Jennings 77
10 THE EXPERIMENT 77
The fifth story , continued by Mr Franklin Blake 85
11 THE THIEF 85
12 WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 93
EPILOGUE 98
QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES 101