“Now they flew from Paris down to the Riviera to get their dog—and to tell Robert, at last, that Julien was dying. Although the month was February the weather was bizarrely warm. Robert was standing in the airport, Ajax seated tranquilly beside him; Robert was wearing just a short-sleeved shirt, which barely contained his massive chest and shoulders. Austin looked for a sign that he was shocked by Julien’s appearance, but Robert’s beautiful face was impossible to decipher. Soon Fabrice pulled up... in his car and bundled them all in, but he seemed mildly offended when Julien asked him to put out his eternal cigarette. “I’m not well,” Julien said. “I’ll explain everything to you later.” Fabrice and Robert had moved out of their bedroom and surrendered it to their guests. They said they didn’t mind sleeping on the two black leather couches in the living room. Julien left with Fabrice, Robert and Ajax to go shopping and for an hour Austin was alone in their house. The winter sunlight was bright, pouring over the terra-cotta tiles of the roofs on the slopes below them.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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