By Kate Chopin
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(Part 3)
Athenaise?s parents had hoped that marriage would bring a sense of responsibility so deeply lacking in her character. No one could understand why she so hated her role as wife. Cazeau had never spoken angrily to her or called her names or failed to give her everything she wanted. His main offense seemed to be that he loved her.

And Athenaise was not a woman to be loved against her will.
At breakfast, Athenaise complained to her husband.
?Why did you ha...