At Fault

by Kate Chopin

Transcriber’s note: There was no table of contents in the original book; one has been added in this project to ease the navigation.

At Fault

by Kate Chopin

Part I.

• [The Mistress of Place-du-Bois.]
• [At the Mill.]
• [In the Pirogue.]
• [A Small Interruption.]
• [In the Pine Woods.]
• [Melicent Talks.]
• [Painful Disclosures.]
• [Treats of Melicent.]
• [Face to Face.]
• [Fanny’s Friends.]
• [The Self-Assumed Burden.]
• [Severing Old Ties.]

Part II.

• [Fanny’s First Night at Place-du-Bois.]
• [“Neva to See You!”]
• [A Talk Under the Cedar Tree.]
• [Thérèse Crosses the River.]
• [One Afternoon.]
• [One Night.]
• [Melicent Leaves Place-du-Bois.]
• [With Loose Rein.]
• [The Reason Why.]
• [Perplexing Things.]
• [A Social Evening.]
• [Tidings That Sting.]
• [Melicent Hears the News.]
• [A Step Too Far.]
• [A Fateful Solution.]
• [To Him Who Waits.]
• [Conclusion.]

PART I

I
The Mistress of Place-du-Bois.