Newspaper Report about Jean-Yves

BODY OF MISSING BOY FOUND IN SLUM

THE body of a young boy found in a street in Chartres has been identified as that of Jean-Yves Quancard, only son and heir of M. Charles Quancard, the famed manufacturing magnate. How this boy came to be alone in the vicinity of Chartres, in the company of slumdwellers, is still being investigated. The Quancard household issued a statement a number of days ago, asking anyone to come forward who knew anything of Jean-Yves’ whereabouts, but to little avail.

Early reports conclude that the boy, aged only 12, fell to starvation and hypothermia, while there is still some speculation that he was preyed upon by the more desperate among the homeless.

Monsieur Quancard has been contacted for comment but, at the time of reporting, has not responded. Madame Rosalie Quancard, mother to the deceased, was also approached for comment. She remarked, “My son was too pure to have deserved such a fate. I take solace in that fact and that Heaven and the eternal embrace of The Lord await him now.”

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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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