Conversation mondaine à Moululhe
(By Hugo Pratt)
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The reflection of the moon on the water will lead the Frenchman to melancholy recollections of Adrienne, a woman he loved very much. But the same woman is present in the memories of other soldiers: a Somali is enamoured of her, and she is the first great love of the Italian commander Fanfulla. Fanfulla is truly a special character: in appearance violent, in reality sentimental. He is a mournful and fatalistic man who, having contracted leprosy, is still attempting to achieve something worthwhile; meanwhile, time is slipping away from him. As in a dream, the real exchange between the three officers takes place in the presence of three perfect glasses of well-chilled Martini, topped off with a twist of lemon. But the calm cannot last; Koïnsky will continue his southward journey in solitude, and the Italian flag of the fort will remain at half-mast.”
