Leonard was so stunned he couldn’t move. “It looks like aliens have landed.”
Honey took him by the hand. “What on God’s green earth have they done?”
Leonard refused to follow her lead. “They’ve ruined everything. That’s plain to see.”
Honey kept tugging on his hand and arm. “Now, Leonard, let’s not be old fuddy-duddies.”
The cab driver, seeing their shoulders sag in disappointment, got out of the car to agree with them in no uncertain terms. He pointed at the modern structure and held his nose and spit on the pavement. He looked at Honey and Leonard and shrugged his shoulders as if to apologize on behalf of the people of France. Then his expression lightened and he said, “c’est la vie,” as he got back in his car and drove away.
Leonard finally started walking. “You must have tipped th
