PART I 1
I. The Mistress of Place-du-Bois. 1
II. At the Mill. 5
III. In the Pirogue. 9
IV. A Small Interruption. 13
V. In the Pine Woods. 15
VI. Melicent Talks. 20
VII. Painful Disclosures. 25
VIII. Treats of Melicent. 31
IX. Face to Face. 36
X. Fanny’s Friends. 41
XI. The Self-Assumed Burden. 46
XII. Severing Old Ties. 49
PART II 56
I. Fanny’s First Night at Place-du-Bois. 56
II. “Neva to See You!”. 60
III. A Talk Under the Cedar Tree. 63
IV. Thérèse Crosses the River. 67
V. One Afternoon. 72
VI. One Night. 79
VII. Melicent Leaves Place-du-Bois. 85
VIII. With Loose Rein. 90
IX. The Reason Why. 95
X. Perplexing Things. 100
XI. A Social Evening. 104
XII. Tidings That Sting. 111
XIII. Melicent Hears the News. 115
XIV. A Step Too Far. 120
XV. A Fateful Solution. 124
XVI. To Him Who Waits. 131
XVII. Conclusion. 135
