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[1]Asthedayleasant，MadameValmooL’AbritoseeDesireeandthebaby.
[2]Itmadeherlaughtothihababy.Why，itseemedbutyesterdaythatDesireewaslittlemorethanababyherself;whenMonsieurinridingthroughthegatewayofValmondehadfasleepintheshadowofthebigstonepillar.
[3]Thelittleoneawokeinhisarmsaocryfor“Dada”
.Thatwasasmuchasshecoulddoorsay.Somepeoplethoughtshemighthavestrayedthereofherownaccord，forshewasofthetoddliheprevailihatshehadbeebyapartyofTexans，whosevascoheday，hadcrossedtheferrythataiskept，justbelowtheplantation.IntimeMadameValmondeabandonedeveryspebuttheoDesireehadbeeoherbyabeProvidehechildofheraffe，seeingthatshewaswithoutchildoftheflesh.FrewtobebeautifulaionateaheidolofValmonde.
[4]ItheoodonedayagaionepillarinwhoseshadowshehadlaieehatArmandAubignyridingbyahere，hadfallehher.ThatwasthewayalltheAubignysfellinlove，asifstruckbyapistolshot.Thewohathehadnotlovedherbefore;forhehadknownhersiherbroughthimhomefromParis，aboyofeight，afterhismotherdiedthere.Thepassionthatawokeinhimthatday，whenhesawheratthegate，sweptalonglikeanavalanche，orlikeaprairiefire，orlikeanythingthatdrivesheadlongoverallobstacles.
[5]MonsieurValmoidwahingswellsidered:thatis，thegirl’sin.Armaohereyesanddidnotcare.HewasremishewasdiditmatteraboutanamewhenhecouldgiveheroainLouisiana?HeorderedthecorbeillefromParis，andedhimselfatiencehetilitarrived;thenthey>
[6]MadameValmoseehebabyforfourweeks.WhenshereachedL’Abrisheshudderedatthefirstsightofit，asshealwaysdid.Itwasasadlookingplace，whianyyearshadnotklepresenistress，oldMnyhavingmarriedandburiedhiswifeinFrandshehavinglovedherownlaoleaveit.Theroofsteepandblacklikeacoutbeyondthewidegalleriesthateheyellowstuccoedhouse.Big，solemoit，ahick-leaved，far-reachesshadoweditlikeapall.YoungAubigrie，too，ahisnegroeshadfottenhowtobegay，astheyhadbeendurier’seasy-goingaime.
[7]Theyoungmotherwasregslowly，andlayfulllength，iwhitemuslinsandlaacouch.Thebabywasbesideher，uponherarm，wherehehadfalleherbreast.Theyellownursewomansatbesideawindowfanningherself.
[8]MadameValmoherpureoverDesireeandkissedher，holdianttenderlyiheothechild.
[9]“Thisisnotthebaby!”
sheexclaimed，iohelanguagespokenatValmohosedays.
[10]“Iknewyouwouldbeastonished，”
laughedDesiree，“atthewayhehasgrowledelait!Lookathislegs，mamma，andhishandsandfingernails，—realfinger-nails.ZaocutthemthisIsn’tittrue，Zandrine?”
[11]Thewomaurbaically，“Maissi，Madame.”
[12]“Andthewayhecries，”
wentonDesiree，“isdeafening.ArmaheotherdayasfarawayasLaBlanche’s.”
[13]MadameValmondehadneverremovedhereyesfromthechild.Shelifteditaovertotheaslightest.Shesedthebabynarrowly，thenlookedassearglyatZandrine，whosefacewasturogazeacrossthefields.
[14]“Yes，thechildhasgrown，hasged，”
saidMadameValmonde，slolaceditbesideitsmother.“WhatdoesArmandsay?”
[15]Desiree’sfacebecamesuffusedwithagloiself.
[16]“Oh，Armafatherintheparish，Ibelieve，chieflybecauseitisaboy，tobearhishoughhesaysnot，—thathewouldhavelovedagirlaswell.ButIknowitisn’ttrue.Ikhattopleaseme.Andmamma，”
sheadded，drawingMadameValmooher，andspeakinginawhisper，“hehasn’tpuhem—hem—sincebabyisborn.EvenNegrilloohaveburhemightrestfromwork—heonlylaughed，andsaidNegrillon.Oh，mamma，I’msohappy;itfrightensme.”
[17]WhatDesireesaidwastrue.Marriage，ahebirthofhissonhadsoftenedArmandAubigny’simperiousaily.ThiswaswhatmadethegentleDesireesohappy，forshelovedhimdesperately.Whenhefrowrembled，butlovedhiWhenhesmiled，sheaskederblessingofGod.ButArmand’sdark，handsomefaotoftenbeendisfiguredbyfrowhedayhefellihher.
[18]Whenthebabywasaboutthreemonthsold，Desireeawokeohethattherewassomethingintheairmenagherpeace.Itwasatfirsttoosubtletograsp.Ithadonlybeenadisquietiion;anairtheblaexpectedvisitsfrhborswhocouldhardlyatf.Thenastrange，anawfulherhusband’smanner，whichshedarednotaskhimtoexplaioher，itwaswithavertedeyes，fromwhichtheoldlove-lightseemedtohavegoedhimselffromhome;ahere，avoidedherpreseofherchild，withoutexdtheveryspiritofSatanseemedsuddenlytotakeholdofhiminhisdealingswiththeslaves.Desireewasmiserableenoughtodie.
[19]Shesatinherroom，oernonoir，listlesslydrawingthrersthestrands，silkybrownhairthathungabouthershoulders.Thebaby，halfnaked，layasleepupreatmahogatuousthrossatin-linedhalf-eofLaBlalequadroonboys—halfoodfanningthechildsloeacockfeathers.Desiree’seyeshadbeelyandsadlyuponthebaby，whileshewasstrivihethreateningmistthatshefeltgabouther.Shelookedfromherchildtotheboywhostoodbesidehim，andba;overandover.“Ah!”
Itwasacrythatsheothelp;whichshewasnotsciousofhavihebloodturnedlikeiherveins，andaclammymathereduponherface.
[20]Shetriedtospeaktothelittlequadroonboy;butnosoundwoulde，atfirst.Whenheheardhisered，helookedup，andhismistressointingtothedoor.Helaidasidethegreat，softfalystoleaway，overthepolishedfloor，ooes.
[21]Shestayedmotiohgazeriveteduponherdherfacethepictureht.
[22]Presentlyherhusbaheroom，andwithoutnotigher，wenttoatableasomepaperswhichcoveredit.
[23]“Armaohim，inavoicewhichmusthavestabbedhim，ifhewashumanotid，”
shesaidagain.Theeredtowardshi“Armaedoghisarm，“lookatourchild.Whatdoesitmean?tellme.”
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