The AwakeningShe looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then sank again. Edna heard her father's voice and her sister Margaret's. She heard the barking of an old dog that was chained to the sycamore tree. The spurs of the cavalry officer clanged as he walked across the porch. There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of pinks filled the air. |
Contents
Chapter I | 7 |
Chapter X | 69 |
Chapter XI | 80 |
Chapter XII | 85 |
Chapter XIII | 94 |
Chapter XIV | 104 |
Chapter XV | 108 |
Chapter XVI | 121 |
Chapter XXI | 163 |
Chapter XXII | 172 |
Chapter XXIII | 180 |
Chapter XXIV | 190 |
Chapter XXV | 196 |
Chapter XXVI | 208 |
Chapter XXVII | 220 |
Chapter XXVIII | 224 |
Chapter XVII | 131 |
Chapter XVIII | 141 |
Chapter XIX | 150 |
Chapter XX | 155 |
Chapter XXIX | 225 |
Chapter XXX | 231 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adele afternoon Alcee Arobin arms asked Edna beach Beaudelet began Celestine chair Chapter Cheniere Cheniere Caminada cigar clatter coffee Creole delicious dinner Doctor door dream Edna's Esplanade Street exclaimed eyes face father feel felt girl gone good-by Grand Isle hair hand head heard Highcamp hour husband Iberville kissed knew lady in black laughed leaning leave Leonce letter looked Madame Antoine Madame Lebrun Madame Ratignolle Madame Ratignolle's Mademoiselle Reisz Mandelet Mariequita Merriman Mexico Miss Mayblunt Monsieur Ratignolle morning mother never night Old Monsieur Farival once Orleans peignoir perhaps piano pirogue play Pontellier Pontellier's quadroon Robert seated seemed shoulder si tu savais sleep soft soul stay stood summer talk tell things thought told took turned Vera Cruz Victor voice wait walked wife window woman women wondered young