In The Comedian, it seems to be implied that the baby is born dumb. Nowhere in the summary is this mentioned as even a possibility. Is this...

One can always think that an implication can equate a
possibility. The role of the unborn baby in The Comedian is
inevitably the symbol which envelops Corinne's life.

Based
upon the fact that L'Heureux typically centers his stories around ordinary events which,
in the end, become something surrounded by extraordinary
circumstances.

The story follows Corinne's life after she
finds out that she is pregnant. Pressured by her husband to abort the baby, Corinne,
instead, embraces the unborn child. The child beings to sing to her from the womb. It is
only when Corinne admits that the singing is her imagination that the child becomes
silent.

When charged with the possibility that the child
may be deformed, Corinne must decide to keep or abort the child. At one point, Corinne
decides to abort her baby. Falling into a downward spiral, Corinne realizes that she
cannot go through with the abortion. She shouts aloud that she wants to keep her child.
This moment changes Corinne's life forever.

The importance
of the unborn child is somewhat hidden in regards to the question: Is a baby born dumb?
The implication regarding the child actually points in a very different
direction.

One could justify that the baby is, indeed, very
smart. The unborn child leads Corinne through life with its song. It is only when she
denies the singing that the child becomes quiet.

After
renouncing her previous statement, and deciding to keep the child, the baby takes
control of her life again. Without the child, Corinne cannot be
happy.

Therefore, disregarding scientific thought, one
could say that the text actually proves that a child is not born dumb. Corinne's child
proves that it has wisdom far beyond its age.