Sam Guidry’s wife. She is one of the only white characters in the novel who shows respect for Black people, though even her respect is less than what one might desire. Edna is instrumental in convincing Sam to allow Jefferson to have visitors, and she continues to show great concern for Jefferson throughout the novel. At the same time, she wishes aloud that the whole thing would just be finished, which seems a callous way to think about a process that will end in the execution of a man.
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Edna turned back to me. “Grant, please tell Emma how sorry I am about Jefferson. I would do it myself, but I’m just too broken up over this matter. I ran into Madame Gropé just the other day; Lord, how sad she looks. Just dragging along. Poor old thing. I had to put my arms round her.” Edna drank from her glass.
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Chapter 6
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Edna turned back to me. “Grant, please tell Emma how sorry I am about Jefferson. I would do it myself, but I’m just too broken up over this matter. I ran into Madame Gropé just the other day; Lord, how sad she looks. Just dragging along. Poor old thing. I had to put my arms round her.” Edna drank from her glass.
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