‘What sort of adventures?’ I ask him in surprise. ‘Why, all sorts, Monsieur. Getting on the wrong train. Stopping in an unknown town. Losing your wallet, being arrested by mistake, spending the night in prison. Monsieur, it seems to me that you could define adventure as an event which is out of the ordinary without being necessarily extraordinary. People talk of the magic of adventures. Does that expression strike you as accurate? I should like to ask you a question, Monsieur.’
