11 DAISY’S MISTAKEClaude met Daisy at the hotel restaurant in the village near the gun club at two o’clock the next day for lunch because it would not be busy during the siesta.
“What did you do last night, my darling?” he asked when they were seated.
“I went straight home, made myself a sandwich and went to my room to sleep. I was worn out”. He smiled, taking that as a compliment and put his hand on hers. “What did you do?”
“Oh, François wanted someone to go for a beer with him, you know after being in the cave for so long”. He paused and removed his hand as the waiter approached. They ordered a seafood salad and a glass of white wine each, and then he continued. ‘I didn’t stay long though… an hour. I had two beers with him and then some of his mates came in so I went home. I enjoyed b
