Marc Champagnat, a stout and fastidious retired railroad worker, was the Dr. Johnson of the town of Angoulême A divorcé and a gourmet, Marc and his friendsthe undertaker, the fishmonger, the mayor, the lawyer's clerk and the school principalmet so regularly in the tavern called Le Practic that their group became known as Champagnat's Club. Over peppery steak and cognac, Marc would talk endlessly of his philosophies, his past amours, his hobbiesfishing and cookingand his adventures in the Cameroons. Even the Irish setter Vo-Vo learned to follow his conversation with interest...
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