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At Fault

by Kate Chopin

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Table of Contents
Part 1 - I. The Mistress of Place-du-Bois. Part 1 - II. At the Mill. Part 1 - III. In the Pirogue. Part 1 - IV. A Small Interruption. Part 1 - V. In the Pine Woods. Part 1 - VI. Melicent Talks. Part 1 - VII. Painful Disclosures. Part 1 - VIII. Treats of Melicent. Part 1 - IX. Face to Face. Part 1 - X. Fanny's Friends. Part 1 - XI. The Self-Assumed Burden. Part 1 - XII. Severing Old Ties. Part 2 - I. Fanny's First Night at Place-du-Bois. Part 2 - II. "Neva to See You!" Part 2 - III. A Talk Under the Cedar Tree. Part 2 - IV. Thérèse Crosses the River. Part 2 - V. One Afternoon. Part 2 - VI. One Night. Part 2 - VII. Melicent Leaves Place-du-Bois. Part 2 - VIII. With Loose Rein. Part 2 - IX. The Reason Why. Part 2 - X. Perplexing Things. Part 2 - XI. A Social Evening. Part 2 - XII. Tidings That Sting. Part 2 - XIII. Melicent Hears the News. Part 2 - XIV. A Step Too Far. Part 2 - XV. A Fateful Solution. Part 2 - XVI. To Him Who Waits. Part 2 - XVII. Conclusion.

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