Table of Contents
BAYOU FOLK
A NO-ACCOUNT CREOLE
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
IN AND OUT OF OLD NATCHITOCHES.
IN SABINE.
A VERY FINE FIDDLE.
BEYOND THE BAYOU.
OLD AUNT PEGGY.
THE RETURN OF ALCIBIADE.
A RUDE AWAKENING.
THE BÊNITOUS' SLAVE.
DÉSIRÉE'S BABY.
A TURKEY HUNT
MADAME CÉLESTIN'S DIVORCE.
LOVE ON THE BON-DIEU.
LOKA.
BOULÔT AND BOULOTTE.
FOR MARSE CHOUCHOUTE
A VISIT TO AVOYELLES.
A WIZARD FROM GETTYSBURG.
MA'AME PÉLAGIE.
AT THE 'CADIAN BALL.
LA BELLE ZORAÏDE.
A GENTLEMAN OF BAYOU TÊCHE.
A LADY OF BAYOU ST. JOHN.
At Fault
PART I
I The Mistress of Place-du-Bois.
II At the Mill.
III In the Pirogue.
IV A Small Interruption.
V In the Pine Woods.
VI Melicent Talks.
VII Painful Disclosures.
VIII Treats of Melicent.
IX Face to Face.
X Fanny’s Friends.
XI The Self-Assumed Burden.
XII Severing Old Ties.
PART II
I Fanny’s First Night at Place-du-Bois.
II “Neva to See You!”
III A Talk Under the Cedar Tree.
IV Thérèse Crosses the River.
V One Afternoon.
VI One Night.
VII Melicent Leaves Place-du-Bois.
VIII With Loose Rein.
IX The Reason Why.
X Perplexing Things.
XI A Social Evening.
XII Tidings That Sting.
XIII Melicent Hears the News.
XIV A Step Too Far.
XV A Fateful Solution.
XVI To Him Who Waits.
XVII Conclusion.
THE AWAKENING
AND SELECTED SHORT STORIES
With an Introduction by Marilynne Robinson
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XXXIX
BEYOND THE BAYOU
MA'AME PELAGIE
DESIREE'S BABY
A RESPECTABLE WOMAN
THE KISS
A PAIR OF SILK STOCKINGS
THE LOCKET
A REFLECTION
