Reply To: Book 17: Louise’s humour in The Madness of Crowds?
“No. She had her agenda on her phone,” said Beauvoir. “Why would she need another one? Especially a book. That’s pretty old school.” He gave a sly glance at Gamache, who still used a handwritten agenda. He had reminders on his phone, but kept his daily appointments in a book. Isabelle smiled, recalling the last time Beauvoir had teased the Chief about his ring-binder agenda. They’d been in a meeting at Surete headquarters, not long after the lockdown lifted but before the vaccine. They were sitting six feet apart and were masked. “Less likely to be hacked,” Gamache had said, laying a hand on the open book on his desk. “Thank God,” said Beauvoir. “Because your dentist appointment is of national interest.” “Maybe not the dentist, but the barber?” Gamache said. “What the Russians wouldn’t do. . . “Your hair did look a little Soviet era, during the lockdown.” “Ohhh, Einstein,” Isabelle had said to Jean-Guy. “Are you sure you want to bring up the subject of Covid hair?”