Desiree's baby

The irony is that it is the husband's genetic history that makes the baby darker. Armand feels enraged and accuses Desiree of not bring white. Afterwards, he sends her away. Weeks later, he decides to burn Desiree’s belongings and finds a bundle of letters. Most of the letters are "little scribblings" from Desiree, but he also finds one letter from his mother to his father, where he learns that his mother "belongs to the race that is cursed with the brand of slavery."