... community.In many small hotels in France the husband is a qualified chef, and he and his wife together undertake the running of the hotel and restaurant. Here, though, Madame ran the hotel alone, and ... ‘Is there an inn or hotel of some kind over there?’Large signs at the front and on the side of the building, clearly visible from where we stood, told us we were looking at the Hotel des Amis.‘Looks ... Marie?’‘It looks quite respectable from here; these little famil- run hotels in France can be very nice.’‘The garage owner probably runs the hotel too. That would explain why he’s arranged things so that...