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4. Grandpere appears on the tennis court, even
more of her charms are
• There is a report that the abundantly displayed. And then
French race is rapidly becoming her blue eie's; I really think she
ectinct. Well, I can assure you must have ;,practised with them
there are still a few about. Over for the longest period of all. The '
the way from my table sits a men just go smashing through
large French family, ten, twelve the ceiling, as they say. Anyhow
or , so in number; three sh e is never short of a partner,
generations are represented. I whether it be dancing, or the
can study the majority of them best seat next to the very
best at meal times, though I have attractive son of M. le Patron
to confess I meet. Fabienne when he takes her for a spin in
under all manner of the acht zilinder„ Packert in the
compromising circumstances. cool of an evening. Where is
I know her name so well monsieur, her husband you asks'
because she q is always . Well, I don't really know aryd
disappearing as hex capacity for anyway, since it is a subject
mischief is very pronounced. Her whieh interests her • male
nourrice spends most of her time companions least, why should
calling her by name, in a vain we enquire':
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effort to locate her. "Fabienne
ecoute!" ewer rings in ..rny ears. The remainder of`the party is
I first met Fabienne when she made up of Fabienne's mother's
was watering some thirsty plants sister, whose hu band looks to
• from a minute watering can. As be a successful small town
you can well imagine, this did businessman, her threedaughters
not content her for lona and and one son, a couple of aunts,
very soon she, was v tt,:ring and Grandpere. The small son,
herself. When co .nte'y aged eight, is the apple of
drenched, she was espi, ' r Maman's eyes. His table manners
mountainous nurse, a et are atrocious and his gymnastics
with her pile of e•.ib.. 'dery prodigious. And yet Maman,
under the limes: Thea after inspite of her. flirtatious ways
Fabienne had to sit facing and her revealing clothes, is
Nanny, whose aportions quite clearly mistress in' her own
limited the radius e. action as house. Very little license is
well . of vision of ' ch`rge. allowed the three daughters. I
Divested of her sock: and shoes, assure you. . Yet when the
she was pleading to be allowed evening meal is well advanced
to join Jacquej,ine who, at,rthat and ,.the wine has passed two or
precise moment, tvas attempting three times, Maman can assert
• a perilous grants circle on the the impregnability . of her
swings. Fabienne was subjected position either in general
.to a running commentary on the " conversation,' or in reproof, both
with the aid of one of the.
shrillest voices I have heard.
Even Grandpere, who is slightly
deaf; is brought up all standing.
The eldest daughter is of
debutante age; facially the image
of her rnother; fair, with curly
bobbed hair, graceful as a gazelle
and just as slim. A real •
heart -breaker. It is not -surprising.
that She can invariably count on
an escort to sunbathe, or to
swim in the lake. She is also
inordinately proud 'of her
wardrobe and changes her dress
many time a day. The other
.evening, when . the "Heute
Abend Tani" sign ,was„liberally
displayed all over the pension,
she came down to dinner in
what can only be described as a
,daringly cut creation. I looked at
Maman to see whether she felt
sins of little girls of three and
the terrible things in store for
, them if they did not behave like
ladies. '
Gradually the tears died away
and as Nanny dozed off in_the
warm caressing air, it seemed
that her words had borne fruit,
for just then Fabienne 'caught
.sight of me and the spirit of,Eve
moved her to preen her dress,,
slip on her socks, so that I
should not be embarrassed at the
sight of her little brown toes.
But then, as Manny snored on,
she slipped down and soon was
swinging high above the ground
in the kindergarten. Today I met
her on the stairs with a bandaged
knee which she did not fail to
utilize, to gain my' sympathy.
Swings, I gathered, are
irrevocably banned.
intuition of her sex, sensed the
situation in a twinkling. She
pirouetted so that the whole
crowded room might better
appreciatri the chic that is Paris,
then with a kiss on Urandpere's
bald head, she 'was lost in- the
bedlam of her own table.
C. rand pere is short and
inclined to be hunchbacked, lie
wears a beard and 'in his right,
eye, a monocle.' His, face is lined
and he is the s9rt of man to'
whom you run with assistance '
whenever he makes a motion
like sitting down or getting up.
Perhaps you would not say he
was bald; his head is fluffy. He
spends most of his time talking
to his son-in-law. I cannot hear
what he says, but as he is deaf, it
is a very one-sided affair as far as
the Younger man is concerned. I
suspect reminiscence is present
in full measure running over. But
hP has a sense of dry humour.
He makes his point; - -then
grimaces fiercely. His eyes
twinkle in recollection and he
seems to bid you show your
appreciation of how Grandpere
got the better of the argument in
the days of long ago.
Thanks. to his deafness' he is
The mother of Fabienne and jealous. Not a bit of it. She
Jacqueline does not have a glowed with pride, in fact she
fearful lot of time to spare for even gave her first-born a look,
• her offspring, because she is still similar to that which she
young enough to command bestows so constantly on young
more than a little attention from Alphonse, M. le Patron's son.
the male sex. ,For this purpose Then I looked across at the
she relies, like most women, on two German old maids, who are
her physical attractions, „which here with their brother. They
are still highly accented. She have very delicate appetites; so
wears her clothes well; she walks much so i that they cannot eat
well; her bobbed hair can best be the dinner, but have to have an
. described as unruly for it seems early meal consisting of colossal
to be getting into her eyes all the quantities of rolls and cheese
time. This she clears with a very and jam. Poor things, they just
captivating toss of the head, an cannot stomach a • heavy meal
action I somehow feel she has late at night. Well, their eyes
practised assiduously -for, some were glued to the French girl,
fifteen years or • more. She has just as a mongoose stares at a
extremely attractive legs and a snake. Inspite of their manifest
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mercifully spared the babel
which the other occupants of his
table provide. Thus his affliction
is not wfthoub its value; he seems
so sure of himself as he spins his
wise saws for the ear of his
son-in-law. From his point of
view all' went well until one
evening, a shrill spinster friend
joined the party and was given
the place - of honour at
Grandpere's right hand. The
''formalities of seating being over,
the newcomer launched forth on
' a never ending shrill stteam
which pierced even Grandpere's
deafness: The gold man gazed at
her in wonder. Never had he
heard such a flow of language.
His monocle dropped from his
eye. For a time he appeared
stupified. Once in a while he
would allow the stream to pass
over his head, whilst he gulped
down a copious draught from his`
beer stein. Then he would apply
hiniself to this phenomenon
once more and try to understand
this uncommon ,yeoman. Turning
p his head first to one side, then to
the other, he seemed to hope
that a different angle would
provide the explanation. He
looked up at her, then down,
but •she would never relent:
Urandpere's face assumed a
more and more puzzled
expression. Was he never. ' to,tbe
allowed to get in a word? Time
after time he assumed a new
posture in -an attempt to -cut,
through • the stream and reach
the naked truth. It was always in
vain. She was unceasing. Finally, ,
thanks be to Heaven, the meal
ended and Grandpere was led
away to a quiet baekwater of the
\stibul to recover cs
Maman sits next to
Granupere now.. ,
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