# The Monster — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Monster by Edgar Saltus.

- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/i.md): Leilah and Verplank marry against her father's wishes, but shortly after the wedding, Leilah discovers incriminating letters that shatter her world. She flees Coronado, leaving Verplank bewildered and desperate to find h
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/ii.md): In Paris, Howard Tempest attends a dinner at the home of his cousin, the Duchesse de Joyeuse, where he meets the beautiful and enigmatic Madame Barouffska (formerly Mrs. Verplank). The evening is filled with witty, often
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/iii.md): Leilah Verplank, after fleeing from Coronado, suffers a breakdown and recuperates in Salt Lake City. She then travels to Carson, Nevada, where she secures a divorce from Verplank through questionable legal means. Meanwhi
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/iv.md): Verplank arrives at a Parisian salon hosted by the Duchesse de Joyeuse, where he encounters Violet Silverstairs and learns that Leilah is now with Barouffski. A tense confrontation occurs when Verplank unexpectedly meets
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/v.md): Verplank, Silverstairs, and de Fresnoy discuss the etiquette of dueling in response to Barouffski's insult. De Fresnoy agrees to act as a second and writes a formal challenge to Barouffski. Verplank reflects on his past 

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- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/xiii.md)

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