# The Fruit of the Tree

He stood by her in silence, his eyes on the injured man.
THE FRUIT OF THE TREE
BY
EDITH WHARTON
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ALONZO KIMBALL
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
MDCCCCVII
COPYRIGHT, 1907, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
ILLUSTRATIONS
* He stood by her in silence, his eyes on the injured manFrontispiece
* "No—I shall have to ask you to take my word for it"Facing p. 82
* Half-way up the slope they met130
BOOK I
Book I
* Chapter I
* Chapter II
* Chapter III
* Chapter IV
* Chapter V
* Chapter VI
* Chapter VII
* Chapter VIII
Book II
* Chapter IX
* Chapter X
* Chapter XI
* Chapter XII
* Chapter XIII
* Chapter XIV
* Chapter XV
* Chapter XVI
* Chapter XVII
* Chapter XVIII
Book III
* Chapter XIX
* Chapter XX
* Chapter XXI
* Chapter XXII
* Chapter XXIII
* Chapter XXIV
* Chapter XXV
* Chapter XXVI
* Chapter XXVII
* Chapter XXVIII
* Chapter XXIX
Book IV
* Chapter XXX
* Chapter XXXI
* Chapter XXXII
* Chapter XXXIII
* Chapter XXXIV
* Chapter XXXV
* Chapter XXXVI
* Chapter XXXVII
* Chapter XXXVIII
* Chapter XXXIX
* Chapter XL
* Chapter XLI
* Chapter XLII
* Chapter XLIII
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