13. Elizabeth, Lighthouse PointThe tension is nearly palpable among the thirty Lighthouse Point residents—the whole community—gathered in the Bar au Baril. Meetings used to be held in the Saint Venerius chapel of Lighthouse Point. But owing to the poor state of the old place of worship, which is virtually never used anymore, the bar has supplanted it as the town hall.
“I thank you all for coming,” begins Alvin Desroches, a stocky man of fifty, the one who called the meeting.
“It’s not as if we had a million other things to do.”
Angéline Bresette’s caustic tone reassures Elizabeth, who puts her feet up on the case in front of her. Desroches ignores the comment.
“As you know, I’ve submitted a proposal to the municipal council. It’s a golden opportunity to save the village. But I need you
