One Evening in Paris by Nicolas Barreau

Author:Nicolas Barreau
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781466841222
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

What I Know about Mélanie

1. Appearance: medium height, slim, upright walk, big brown eyes, dark blond hair—a particular blond, reminiscent of shiny caramel candy, or brittle.

2. Often (always?) wears a scarlet knee-length coat. Old-fashioned cut.

3. Wears a gold ring with carved roses on her ring finger.

4. Always comes to the late show on Wednesdays.

5. Always sits in row seventeen.

6. Favorite film: Cyrano de Bergerac.

7. Has an aunt Lucille (Lucie? Luce?), who lives in Le Pouldu.

8. Was there for a week on vacation before she disappeared.

9. Obviously does not live on rue de Bourgogne (or does she?). Lives in Paris, in any case. (Also comes from Paris? Brittany?)

10. No family in Paris, has never been married (at least, that’s what she says), lives alone (completely alone!).

11. No pets, but likes cats.

12. Her last boyfriend cheated on her (jade earring). Always meets the wrong men. (“I have a talent for falling in love with the wrong men.”)

13. Mother dead (the rose ring was hers); sad memories. Family? Men?

14. Her friend works in a hotel bar.

15. She works in an antiques store. Her boss is in the hospital with pneumonia (heavy smoker); there is one other colleague.

16. She works until 7:00 P.M., even later on Thursdays.

17. Shy at first sight, but also smart.

18. Likes old things.

19. Favorite bridge: the pont Alexandre. (“Do you know how lovely it is to walk over the pont Alexandre when the reflection of the city lights starts sparkling in the water and the sky turns lavender? I sometimes stop under those old lamps for a moment…”) Suggests: Lives/works near the bridge? If she doesn’t live in the rue de Bourgogne.

20. Goes to the cinema when she’s looking for love.

I smiled with satisfaction. “That’s not at all bad for a beginning,” I murmured. Orphée looked at me with her inscrutable little cat’s face and I stroked her tiger-striped fur. I took her purring for agreement, but a certain professor of astrophysics, whom I then went to see, was not so easily convinced.

“Hmm,” said Robert, glancing over my list with narrowed eyes. “Is that all?”

“Well, there are twenty points,” I said.

Robert clicked his tongue, unpersuaded. “‘Goes to the cinema when she’s looking for love,’” he read out. “How’s that sort of thing going to help us along? He shook his head with a sigh. “I’m afraid that the fact that the color of her hair is reminiscent of brittle is not a real clue.” He read on. “‘Always comes to the late show on Wednesdays.’” He looked at me. “Came is what you mean. Tut, tut, tut. ‘Always sits in row seventeen.’ Should we go and search under the seats there, do you think?”

“You said I should write down everything that came into my head,” I said, defending myself. “Everything. And that’s just what I’ve done. If you want to make fun of it, go ahead, but that’s the last thing that will help us get anywhere.”

“Okay, okay,” said Robert. “No need to go off the deep end. I’m doing what I can.

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