What He Already Knew

They left at six. Colette walked them to the car, told Raphaël to come off at Loriol, and went back inside before they had started the engine.

In the mirror Mathilde saw Corentin crossing the yard towards the buildings, and further down, right at the bottom, the lower house with its shutters closed.

— How long have they been shut? asked Raphaël.

— Two years. Since she went to Nyons.