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French Lessons

He cannot remember the word most useful when you are hungry. I would like, I would like…

Federico reads the book about the girl who killed her father's lover. He reads it in English. The French teacher is impressed with his comprehension. She wants them to call her Madame. She wants them to eat real French food. Sylvia cooks him coq au vin. But she can't say it. Vin, vin, she says. Madame shouts at the class, Your minds should be like blotting paper! Weekends, they soak in it. They drown in litres of DB Draught, pink Chardon.