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1、AYearinProvenceBroughttoyoubymeloideaAYEARINPROVENCEFirstPublishedByVintage,1991ISBN-10:0140296034ISBN-13:978-01402960371AYearinProvenceBroughttoyoubymeloideaByPeterMayleTableofContents*January*February*March*April*May*June*July*August*September*October*November*December*AbouttheAuth
2、or2AYearinProvenceBroughttoyoubymeloideaJANUARYProvence-1.jpgTHEYEARBEGANwithlunch.WehavealwaysfoundthatNewYear'sEve,withitseleventh-hourexcessesanddoomedresolutions,isadismaloccasionforalltheforcedjollityandmidnighttoastsandkisses.Andso,whenweheardthatoverinthevillageofLacoste,afewm
3、ilesaway,theproprietorofLeSimianewasofferingasix-courselunchwithpinkchampagnetohisamiableclientele,itseemedlikeamuchmorecheerfulwaytostartthenexttwelvemonths.By12:30thelittlestone-walledrestaurantwasfull.Thereweresomeseriousstomachstobeseen—entirefamilieswiththeembonpointthatcomesfro
4、mspendingtwoorthreediligenthourseverydayatthetable,eyesdownandconversationpostponedintheobservanceofFrance'sfavoriteritual.Theproprietoroftherestaurant,amanwhohadsomehowperfectedtheartofhoveringdespitehisconsiderablesize,wasdressedforthedayinavelvetsmokingjacketandbowtie.Hismustache,
5、sleekwithpomade,quiveredwithenthusiasmasherhapsodizedoverthemenu:foiegras,lobstermousse,beefencroûte,saladsdressedinvirginoil,hand-pickedcheeses,dessertsofamiraculouslightness,digestifs.Itwasagastronomicariawhichheperformedateachtable,kissingthetipsofhisfingerssooftenthathemusthavebl
6、isteredhislips.Thefinal"bonappétit"diedawayandacompanionablenear-silencedescendedontherestaurantasthefoodreceiveditsdueattention.Whileweate,mywifeandIthoughtofpreviousNewYear'sDays,mostofthemspentunderimpenetrablecloudinEngland.Itwashardtoassociatethesunshineanddenseblueskyoutsidewit
7、hthefirstofJanuarybut,aseveryonekepttellingus,itwasquitenormal.Afterall,wewereinProvence.Wehadbeenhereoftenbeforeastourists,desperateforourannualrationoftwoorthreeweeksoftrueheatandsharplight.Alwayswhenweleft,withpeelingnoses3AYearinProvenceBroughttoyoubymeloideaandregret,wepromisedo
8、urselvesthat
