Chapter 20, The Sack Summary

Thérèse and Léonie accompany Louis into the field, where the bull has gotten loose. Louis catches the bull's rope, and the girls go to the barn to see a litter of newborn kittens. In the barn, Baptiste Taillé treats the kittens cruelly, and the girls pretend to ignore him. Baptiste becomes increasingly cruel to get the girls' attention. The girls return to the kitchen. Victorine tells Louis that the specialist has seen Antoinette and that it does not look good. The girls now go to Louis' workshop. Louis confirms that the litter of kittens will need to be drowned. After Baptiste helps Louis with this task, the men walk off together. Thérèse and Léonie discuss Rose Taillé's glass eye. Thérèse...