How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"We couldn't be mother and son, you see. She didn't trust the world. She didn't trust the town. She never knew when somebody would … see her for who she was and turn on her. She wouldn't hand that on to me." (15.54)
Here it is, the ultimate secret at the heart of the story: Howard's father is Delphine's son, which means that Howard and his brothers have African blood, too. Delphine set up this deceit to protect her child and his descendants by denying her own relationship to them. So sad.