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[24]Hecoldlybutgentlyloersfromabouthisarmandthrustthehandawayfromhi“Tellmewhatitmeans!”
shecrieddespairingly.
[25]“Itmeans，”
healy，“thattheotwhite;itmeansthatyouarenotwhite.”
[26]Aquiofallthatthisaeantforherhunwetodenyit.“Itisalie;itisnottrue，Iamwhite!Lookatmyhair，itisbrown;andmyeyesaregray.Armand，youknray.Andmyskinisfair，”
seizinghiswrist.“Lookatmyhahanyours，Armand，”
shelaughedhysterically.
[27]“AswhiteasLaBlanche’s，”
hereturnedcruelly;aawayleavingheraloheirchild.
[28]WhenshecouldholdapeninherhaadespairioMadameValmonde.
[29]“Mymother，theytellmeIamnotwhite.ArmandhastoldmeIamnotwhite.Fod’ssaketellthemitisnottrue.Youmustknowitisnottrue.Ishalldie.Imustdie.Iotbesounhappy，andlive.”
[30]Theacamewasbrief:
[31]“MyownDesiree:etoValmooyourmotherwholovesyou.ewithyourchild.”
[32]WheerreachedDesireeshewentwithittoherhusband’sstudy，andlaiditopenuponthedeskbeforewhichhesat.Shewaslikeasto，white，motioersheplaceditthere.
[33]Insilenhiscoldeyesoverthewrittenwords.
[34]Hesaidnothing.“ShallIgo，Armand?”
sheaskedintonizedsuspense.
[35]“Yes，go.”
[36]“Doyouwaogo?”
[37]“Yes，Iwantyoutogo.”
[38]HethoughtAlmightyGodhaddealtdunjustlywithhim;a，somehow，thatheayingHimbadwheabbedthusintohiswife’ssoul.Moreoverhenolongerlovedher，becauseoftheunsjuryshehadbroughtuponhishomeandhisname.
[39]Sheturnedawaylikeounnedbyablow，andwalkedslowlytowardsthedhewouldcallherback.
[40]“Good-by，Armand，”
shemoaned.
[41]Hedidhatwashislastblo>
[42]Desireewentinsearchofherdrineagthesallerywithit.Shetookthelittleohenurse’sarmswithnowordofexplanation，ahesteps，walkedaway，uhelive-oakbranches.
[43]Itwasaernoon;thesunwasjustsinking.Outiillfieldsthenegr.
[44]Desireehadhinortheslipperswhichshewore.Herhairwasuhesun’sraysbroughtagoldengleamfromitsbrownmeshes.Shedidhebroad，beatenroadwhichledtothefar-offplantationofValmonde.Shewalkedacrossadesertedfield，wherethestubblebruisedherte，sodelicatelyshod，ahingowntoshreds.
[45]Shedisappearedamongthereedsandwillowsthatgrewthigthebanksofthedeep，sluggishbayou;aeba.
[46]SomeweekslatertherewasacurioussactedatL’Abri.Ihesmoothlysweptbackyardwasagreatbonfire.ArmandAubignysatinthewidehallwaythatahespeditwashewhodealtouttoahalfdozeerialwhichkeptthisfireablaze.
[47]Agracefulcradleofithallitsdaintyfurbishings，onthepyre，whichhadalreadybeeheriessofapricelesslayette.Thenthereweresilkgowandsatiothese;labroideries;bosahecorbeillehadbeey.
[48]Thelastthingtogowasatiers;ilesgsthatDesireehadsenttthedaysoftheirespousal.Therewastheremnantofonebathedrawerfromwhi.Butitwasartofaerfromhismothertohisfather.Hereadit.ShewasthankingGodfortheblessingofherhusband’slove:—
[49]“Butaboveall，”
shewrote，“nightandday，IthankthegosedourlivesthatourdearArmandwillhathismother，whoadoreshim，belohatiscursedwiththebrandofslavery.”
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