Madame Valmonde visits L’Abri to see Desiree and her new baby, and on the way, she reminisces about when desiree was herself a baby. Monsieur had found her asleep at the gateway of valmonde, and when desiree awoke, she could do little but cry for “Dada”. People believe that a passing band of Texans had abandoned her, but Madame Valmonde believes only that providence sent her this beautiful, gentle, and affectionate child because she lacked children of her own. When Armand saw desiree standing next to the stone pillar of the gateway 18 years later, he fell in love with her immediately. He had known her for years since first arriving from paris after his mother's death. Monsieur Valmonde wanted to ensure that desiree’s unknown origin
