Part 1, Section 3 (Pages 61-90) Summary

Louis gives Babette counsel on how to run the Freniere plantation. When Pointe du Lac is burning to the ground, Louis and Lestat go to Babette for shelter, which she gives. The next night however, she knows something is wrong and detains them for answers. After a brief struggle, Lestat frightens her and she now believes they are from the devil. Babette hurls a lantern at Louis and it starts to set him on fire. Lestat puts it out and attempts another run at Babette, which Louis stops. They take the opportunity to flee and head to New Orleans. When Louis goes out to hunt, he finds himself in a part of town badly affected by the plague, and thus deserted. He comes upon a house where he finds a little girl with her dead mother. Louis...