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pebblz
pebblz
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High School - 11th Grade

The remnant of an old letter was in the drawer in "Desiree's Baby."  Who wrote this letter?  What important information did it contain?

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Posted by pebblz on Friday November 6, 2009 at 11:45 PM and tagged with author, desiree's baby, irony, letter, remnant.

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  1. jk180 Teacher
    College - Senior

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    The husband in the story (Armand) has already sent his wife away and finds in a drawer an old letter from his deceased mother to his father. He learns through the letter that his mother has black blood, which is ironically the very thing that he suspected of his own wife.

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    Posted by jk180 on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 10:38 AM