Chapter 29I telephone the restaurant, and they tell me Eddy Martinez will be the singer on Saturday. They are holding a luncheon rather than a dinner, because it's late in the season, with the meal being served at one o'clock and the entertainment beginning at two. They're hoping the singer will encourage people to remain in their seats and purchase further drinks. Eddy is booked to entertain the crowd for two hours.
There is nothing much we can do until then, and as the office is quiet. I tell each of my officers that over the next days they can, in turn, have some extra time off. However, I do warn Bernard, Cedric and Paul that I'll need them all to work on Saturday. Marie-Therese begs to be allowed to join us.
“It will be a great opportunity for me, Boss,” she says. “It's rare, if eve
