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Text A Desirees Baby（第2页）
[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。
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[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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