THE END

Iris had been a constant smoker all her life. She also drank to excess. Marius Rochemaure, her bartender and owner of the café she frequented in Fayence, when asked to describe her, extended his forearms in a wrestler’s pose and said “dure”—that she was strong. He then tilted his right hand to his m...

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Published inLady in the Dark p. 401
Main Author ROBERT SITTON
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Columbia University Press 01.04.2014
Subjects
Doctrinal theology
Eschatology
Religion
Systematic theology
Theology
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Summary:Iris had been a constant smoker all her life. She also drank to excess. Marius Rochemaure, her bartender and owner of the café she frequented in Fayence, when asked to describe her, extended his forearms in a wrestler’s pose and said “dure”—that she was strong. He then tilted his right hand to his mouth with thumb extended in the shape of a bottle and said, “Iris: bois, bois, bois.”¹ Iris indeed was durable and did not drink herself to death. She lived a vital and adventurous life, boldly taking decisions not always wise but constantly in character. Above all