Chapter II: Introduction: 3

TERRORS THAT ARE IMAGINARY 9

ON THE ROAD TO SILENCE 20

HEAD NOISES AND SUBJECTIVE AUDITION 38

FACING THE HARD SITUATION 52

A HEART FOR ANY FATE 73

MEMORIES OF EARLY LIFE 87

EXPERIMENTING WITH THE DEAF MAN 101

COMPANIONS IN TROUBLE 116

THE APPROACH TO SILENCE 133

MIXING WORD MEANINGS 147

THE WHISPERING WIRE 160

“NO MUSIC IN HIMSELF” 178

SILENCE NOT ALWAYS GOLDEN 194

CASES OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY 210

ALL IN A LIFETIME 223

“SUCH TRICKS HATH STRONG IMAGINATION” 239

“THE TERROR THAT FLIETH BY NIGHT” 256

“GROUCH” OR GENTLEMAN 274

ADVENTURES IN SILENCE