MelitteMelitte's days are filled with endless, grueling work, with scraps of food to eat and rags to wear. Despite her hatred for her uncaring owner and his cruel, mocking wife, she grows to love their child, little Marie, like a sister. She promises to be Marie's friend forever. But can Melitte's dreams of freedom include Marie? |
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... Melitte ! Melitte - you take her again . You are SO good with the baby . ” " Marie , come watch Melitte make a pile of the cane that Monsieur chopped , " I said . I didn't even let on that I had heard Madame's compliment . But later I ...
... Melitte ! Melitte - you take her again . You are SO good with the baby . ” " Marie , come watch Melitte make a pile of the cane that Monsieur chopped , " I said . I didn't even let on that I had heard Madame's compliment . But later I ...
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... Melitte . That is the way they speak in the big house . I don't feel that way . " " You just don't know , Marie , what it is like to be a slave . Now that I am out here , I see clearly how my life is planned against me , " I said ...
... Melitte . That is the way they speak in the big house . I don't feel that way . " " You just don't know , Marie , what it is like to be a slave . Now that I am out here , I see clearly how my life is planned against me , " I said ...
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... Melitte ? " I ask . She nods . " But the Mary song will help me not be afraid . I'll think , Melitte is so happy now , and I will smile . " I ask her , " What about school ? You won't be able to go now that the coins are gone . " " I ...
... Melitte ? " I ask . She nods . " But the Mary song will help me not be afraid . I'll think , Melitte is so happy now , and I will smile . " I ask her , " What about school ? You won't be able to go now that the coins are gone . " " I ...
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