# The Wolf-Leader — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Wolf-Leader by Alexandre Dumas.

- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/i.md): The narrator reflects on his youth and the passage of time, contrasting the hopeful future of his early years with the reality of his later life. He describes how memory returns to the past, revisiting the 'oases' of his
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/ii.md): The narrator introduces the setting of his childhood home, Les Fossés, and its inhabitants, focusing on Mocquet, a keeper who tells stories of ghosts and werewolves. The narrator explains how he came to know the tale of 
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/iii.md): The chapter provides a detailed physical description of Mocquet, a man of about forty, emphasizing his sturdy build, sun-browned skin, and distinctive pipe that is an integral part of his identity. The narrative pauses t
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/iv.md): Mocquet reports to the General that he is being 'nightmared' by Mother Durand, an old witch from Haramont, and accuses her of witchcraft and revenge. The General advises him to gather more proof before making accusations
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/v.md): The narrator's father, the General, listens to Mocquet's account of being nightmared by Mother Durand. Though skeptical, he feigns belief to prevent Mocquet from taking revenge. The conversation reveals Mocquet's superst

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- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [The Wolf-Leader](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/the-wolf-leader.md)
- [I: The Grand Master of His Highness' Wolf Hounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/i-the-grand-master-of-his-highness-wolf-hounds.md)
- [II: The Seigneur Jean and the Sabot-Maker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/ii-the-seigneur-jean-and-the-sabot-maker.md)
- [III: Agnelette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/iii-agnelette.md)
- [IV: The Black Wolf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/iv-the-black-wolf.md)
- [V: The Pact with Satan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/v-the-pact-with-satan.md)
- [VI: The Bedevilled Hair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/vi-the-bedevilled-hair.md)
- [The Boy at the Mill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/vii-the-boy-at-the-mill.md)
- [VIII: Thibault's Wishes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/viii-thibault-s-wishes.md)
- [IX: The Wolf-Leader](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/ix-the-wolf-leader.md)
- [X: Maître Magloire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/x-ma-tre-magloire.md)
- [XI: David and Goliath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xi-david-and-goliath.md)
- [XII: Wolves in the Sheep Fold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xii-wolves-in-the-sheep-fold.md)
- [XIII: Where It Is Demonstrated That a Woman Never Speaks More Eloquently Than When She Holds Her Tongue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xiii-where-it-is-demonstrated-that-a-woman-never-speaks-more-eloquently-than-when-she-holds-her-tongue.md)
- [XIV: A Village Wedding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xiv-a-village-wedding.md)
- [The Lord of Vauparfond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xv-the-lord-of-vauparfond.md)
- [My Lady's Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xvi-my-lady-s-lady.md)
- [XVII: The Baron de Mont-Gobert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xvii-the-baron-de-mont-gobert.md)
- [Death and Resurrection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xviii-death-and-resurrection.md)
- [XIX: The Dead and the Living](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xix-the-dead-and-the-living.md)
- [XX: True to Tryst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xx-true-to-tryst.md)
- [The Genius of Evil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xxi-the-genius-of-evil.md)
- [XXII: Thibault’s Last Wish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xxii-thibault-s-last-wish.md)
- [XXIII: The Anniversary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xxiii-the-anniversary.md)
- [Hunting Down the Werewolf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xxiv-hunting-down-the-werewolf.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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