- Dialogue between Marcline and her mother Odile, this is what happens when Odile tries to explain to one of her daughters what is happening and what she has to do, to understand better the story context and read how is the end check out the next link:https://americanliterature.com/author/kate-chopin/short-story/regret
Odile: Marcline I have something important to say.I don't know how you will receive it but I don't want you get angry or alter.Pay attention I hope that you listen because I will not repeat this again.
Marcline: what happen mommy? you look really sad and hopeless. My brothers and I disgust you with something?
Odile: no ,I'm just feeling a little bit sick and worried so don't worry you're such wonderful kids I love with all my heart ,that's not the matter this moment sweetie .Marcline do you remember when I told you that all mothers in the whole world must be loved, respected, serviced and maintained by their good and lovely sons?
Marcline: yes, I clearly remember that from one dinner some nights ago, what happen with that mommy?
Odile: well now it is my turn to apply that rule in my life with my mother, I have to make a long travel for help her ,she is really ill and she needs me .No matters what happens in my heart I have the possibility or the wish of find her alive but here is when the big problem appears...
Marcline: what is it mom? is too expensive to ride in bus 4 children and a woman?
Odile: well that's not exactly the big problem... the trouble is that you and your brothers can't go with me and because of that I have to leave you for a time.
Marcline: WHAT? ... but I think that us...this can't be!!!! I think that we would travel all together as the family we are!, you are our mommy, you can't leave us! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME!
Odile: my dear please calm down, I have been feeling very bad recently and I know my mother too or even worst so please just listen me.....
Marcline: I will not listen anything you have to say ,I don't want you to go and leave me alone! my brothers will cry a lot with this new and now I will do it too.
Odile: darling I know this is hard but my reasons about why I'm leaving are really important, I will not lave you forever and maybe the time I will spend out will be just weeks or even days so please take care of yourself and also of your brother and of your sisters, you're too younger to understand why I'm doing this but I trust in you and in Manzelle Aurlie to take care between yourselves.
Marcline: but I'm going to miss you a lot... what I'm supposed to do?... but wait a minute did you say Manzelle Aurlie? the woman of the cotton fields will take care of us?
Odile: yes and I hope you obey her the same way you obey me , do what she says and please don't forget what I say before about your brothers. ok?
Marcline: ok, its a promise mommy.
Odile: nice but now we have to leave, I must talk to her right now...
