Louis finds Léonie examining the old lavatory in the yard. He has the shed door nailed shut. Léonie admits to herself that she enjoys the act of defecating. She helps Victorine and Baptiste scoop up horse manure from the road to fertilize the garden. Léonie uses the bathroom after Louis has vacated it. She stares at the soap and toiletries arranged in the room around her. Léonie flushes the toilet, washes her hands, and goes downstairs.
Léonie's fascination with defecation is another way that she celebrates the body,.....
