“Valentine understood perfectly but her only reaction was to blink. She was very self-composed. “His name is Jacques Morlac.” It was rather stupid to name him because they both knew what this was about. The major was irritated with himself for playing this game, and to prove he could cope without it, he skipped a round and went straight to, “How did you meet him?” “His farm wasn’t far from here.” “I thought . . . ” “Yes, by road it’s quite a long way. But there’s a path that ...cuts through the ponds and gets you there in ten minutes.” “So you’ve known him all your life,” Lantier stated rather than asking. “No, because I wasn’t born here. I was fifteen when I moved here.” “I’ve heard your family was decimated by a measles epidemic.” “Only my sister and my mother.”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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