maybe ... I asked if courses started quarterly,
or that you could join meanwhile. I wouldn't
know ... probably decided by the course leader,
said the bartender. He turned up the volume
of some local radio station to overcome the
banging coming from the adjacent space.
Is that a course as well? I wanted to know.
Carpentry, bicycle repair ... he glanced at the
schedule ... gardening ... and free table tennis.
Inside?, I wondered. he opened a door and
let me look inside. Yes ... but the gardeners
of course will go outside. He pointed to a
tiny courtyard and guided me back to the bar.
I wanted another pastis ... and do you have
something to eat? A croque-monsieur ... maybe?
he suggested.
