Letter from Mme. Quancard to Mme. Duvalier

Chère Euphrasie,

Bless you for coming by the other day. I am only sorry that I was not at home when you called. With every day that passes without Jean-Yves’ return, I find myself oscillating between restless and listless moods by the hour. I hear his voice down every corridor and in every doorway – but it is only the cruelty of my mind. And so I am resolved to spend as little time in that house as possible.

I travel to Chartres daily now – I spy down every street, bridge, and alleyway, and then I walk the riverbank from one end to the other. In the slightest, most infinitesimal hope that I will find some sign of my son. How I wish the Lord would deliver him to me.

Meanwhile, Monsieur Quancard remains absent and utterly silent. My last three letters to him have gone unanswered. I know, Madame, that he suffers too. But it is by his cruelty that this terrible chapter in my life has come to pass. Despite the teachings of the Lord and the Book, I cannot find it in my heart to forgive him for what he has done.

In fact I know what I must do… I pray that God endows me with the strength to do it… Tell me if I do wrong to even contemplate it, chère Madame.

With affection,

Mme. Quancard

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Newspaper Report about Gervais

SON OF DISGRACED BUSINESSMAN FOUND IN CHARTRES SLUM

THE body of a young boy found in a street in Chartres has been identified as that of Gervais Lagnier, son of disgraced businessman M. Jean-Baptiste Lagnier, whose business fell into insolvency last year. It was believed that the Lagniers, including the 12-year-old son and heir Gervais, escaped their numerous creditors in a midnight flit shortly after this insolvency was announced. However, following a police advertisement surrounding the identity of a corpse discovered near a Chartres slum, it has been reported that a former servant of the Lagnier estate has come forward to identify it.

It is believed the child died from starvation and hypothermia. However, given the body’s close proximity to known vagrant spots, investigations are currently ongoing as to whether foul play may have been involved.

Anyone with any knowledge of M. or Mme. Lagnier, or other close family thereof, is encouraged to contact the police.

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