The Art of French Pastry

the cake. An older woman
in her fifties, she was
happy to see me and the
cake from Jean Clauss. But
I was in tears, and when
she asked me what was
wrong I told her about the
accident; of course I left
out the real cause of the
accident.
“Are you okay?” she
asked. Though I was badly
bruised, I said, “I’m okay—