CHAPTER 26
Professor De Grecis drummed his fingers on the table, frequently looking impatiently at the large wristwatch placed in front of him. Finally he saw a female figure enter the café, and immediately recognized Melanie who arrived out of breath, visibly tired, with her raincoat and her hair wet from rain.
-It's about time! Is it possible to know what happened?
-Professor, excuse me, it's raining and I'm late.
-And Claude?
-Well ... I don't know if he's coming. He phoned me, he says he is not feeling well, maybe he is staying at home.
De Grecis barely held back an oath. -What?! We are here precisely because of him, and he is absent! Besides, why didn't he notify me directly?
-It seems obvious to me. You don't have a cell phone, so how could he call you?
-Oh, yes, of course. W
