When he frowned she trembled, but loved him. When he smiled, she asked no greater blessing of God.Narrator
The little one awoke in his arms and began to cry for 'Dada.' That was as much as she could do or sayNarrator
Her heart beat fast, and then the blood left her face. The look on his face was one she had never seen.Narrator
She had all her life been accustomed to harbor thoughts and emotions which never voiced themselves.Narrator
She loved him desperately. When he gave her a smile, her whole heart was to him.Narrator
She disappeared among the reeds and willows that grew thick along the banks of the deep, sluggish bayou; and she did not come back again.Narrator
In time Madame Valmonde abandoned every speculation but the one that Desiree had been sent to her by a beneficent Providence.Narrator
And the very spirit of Satan seemed suddenly to take hold of him in his dealings with the slaves.Narrator
It made her laugh to think of Desiree with a baby.Madame Valmonde
It was a sad looking place, which for many years had not known the gentle presence of a mistressNarrator