The Missing Links by Caroline Mondon

Author:Caroline Mondon [Mondon, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9780831136079
Google: JEf8jwEACAAJ
Amazon: 0831136073
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Published: 2016-06-07T16:47:26+00:00

héloïse asks, “Did you find your way easily?”

“yes. I took a taxi from the station. We followed the banks of the Loire. Those cave houses are real y something else! and the white glow of the rocks through the rain—it’s just magnificent! you live in such a beautiful region.”

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“If I’d known you were coming by train, I would’ve picked you up myself,”

exclaims héloïse.

“Don’t worry, I only travel by train. It’s safer than driving, and you can work on the way.”

They take their seats at the round table, and the waitress hands them menus.

Lila looks at héloïse. “I’m unfamiliar with the specialties of touraine. Can you suggest something?”

héloïse turns to Pierre. “you’re not real y from touraine, Pierre,” she says.

“you just happen to live here now, like half the people around here. and yet I’m sure you know more about the local cuisine than I do.”

Pierre smiles widely. “Wel , for starters, you could have a salad of rillons from touraine, on a bed of wild greens with a dressing made with sherry vinegar. I should explain that rillons are small pieces of pork, well cooked and tender, served warm. For the main dish, you should have venison with huntsman’s sauce. It’s practical y required when you dine here. We’re on the ancient lands of the kings of France, close to one of the most beautiful French forests designed for hunting. but perhaps it’s a bit too rich?”

héloïse responds with firmness. “If we want to work this afternoon, it will be better if we just had the salad with the rillons by itself. afterward, we can have a cheese plate, before dessert.”

her companions agree to the idea, and Pierre nods to the waitress.

“Would you like to order some wine with your meal?” she asks.

Pierre answers her at once, as though the question was specifical y addressed to him. he had already glanced at the wine list. “We’ll start with a white wine from Montlouis, not far from here. It has a very full-bodied taste and will go perfectly with the rillons. afterward, we’ll have a Chinon, perhaps of this vintage.” he indicates a particular selection on the menu. “It’s very concentrated and aromatic, and its youthful bitterness has dissipated—just like mine. It will be a treat, with cheese and dessert!”

Lila bursts out laughing. “that’s fine, but I’ll only have a taste of each.

Otherwise, I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to work! On the other hand, being half in the clouds when making an initial assessment of a business might help me keep a useful distance.”

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héloïse decides. “Just give us half-bottles, please.”

The atmosphere grows more relaxed. Pierre, after catching héloïse’s eye, begins the discussion by addressing Lila.

“So, tell us: how will you carry out this diagnostic assessment? I know that an audit consists of analyzing the differences between the ideal procedures and the realities of how they are carried out, and that this analysis is based on concrete facts. So for an audit, you need some kind of standard to compare with.

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