



Produced by Charles Keller.  HTML version by Al Haines.








THE HOUSE BEHIND THE CEDARS


BY

CHARLES W. CHESNUTT



CONTENTS

      I  A STRANGER FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
     II  AN EVENING VISIT
    III  THE OLD JUDGE
     IV  DOWN THE RIVER
      V  THE TOURNAMENT
     VI  THE QUEEN OF LOVE AND BEAUTY
    VII  'MID NEW SURROUNDINGS
   VIII  THE COURTSHIP
     IX  DOUBTS AND FEARS
      X  THE DREAM
     XI  A LETTER AND A JOURNEY
    XII  TRYON GOES TO PATESVILLE
   XIII  AN INJUDICIOUS PAYMENT
    XIV  A LOYAL FRIEND
     XV  MINE OWN PEOPLE
    XVI  THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT
   XVII  TWO LETTERS
  XVIII  UNDER THE OLD REGIME
    XIX  GOD MADE US ALL
     XX  DIGGING UP ROOTS
    XXI  A GILDED OPPORTUNITY
   XXII  IMPERATIVE BUSINESS
  XXIII  THE GUEST OF HONOR
   XXIV  SWING YOUR PARTNERS
    XXV  BALANCE ALL
   XXVI  THE SCHOOLHOUSE IN THE WOODS
  XXVII  AN INTERESTING ACQUAINTANCE
 XXVIII  THE LOST KNIFE
   XXIX  PLATO EARNS HALF A DOLLAR
    XXX  AN UNUSUAL HONOR
   XXXI  IN DEEP WATERS
  XXXII  THE POWER OF LOVE
 XXXIII  A MULE AND A CART





THE HOUSE BEHIND THE CEDARS



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A STRANGER FROM SOUTH CAROLINA

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