... ancestry. Monsieur and Madame Valmonde: Childless husband and wife who found Desiree when she was a baby. After adopting her, they lovingly reared her. La Blanche: Female slave of mixed ancestry. Zandrine: Female slave who helps Desiree care for her child. Negrillon: Male slave who pretends to have suffered ... his slaves as a defect that colored even their souls. However, conversation between Desiree and Madame Valmonde indicates that he apparently found time for La Blanche, the slave woman whose name (French for white) suggests that she was of mixed heritage, with light skin that made ...

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