This story tells of Desiree, a woman who as an infant was left at the doorstep of Valmonte. Desiree grows up in Valmonte and subsequent meets and marries Armand Aubignys, a very famous title in their time and place. They later have a progeny and are very joyous, until Armand begins distancing himself from the infant and Desiree. One day Desiree lay retaining her progeny while a progeny slave is fanning them. Desiree notices a striking resemblance in the slave and her child. Desiree begins panicking and doesn't ...