View of the Canal Saint-Martin by Alfred Sisley, Orsay Museum, 1870

Such a Long, Long Time to Be Gone and a Short Time to be There

The waiter was a gangly young man with a shock of brown hair and the exuberant manner of an Airedale puppy. We had only asked for water, but he seemed delighted by our request. The light glinted enthusiastically off his hornrims. “Bien sur,” he said. “Il n’y a pas de ... Read More