I haven’t anything scheduled at the hospital around that time. I’ll fly up, and we’ll have a Christmas dinner together.”
Ashley said quickly, “I don’t think it’s—” “You just make a reservation for me at whatever hotel you’re staying at.”
“We don’t want to break tradition, do we?” She hesitated and said slowly, “No, Father.” How can I face him?
Alette was excited. She said to Toni, “I’ve never been to Quebec City. Do they have museums there?”
“Of course they have museums there,” Toni told her. “They have everything. A lot of winter sports. Skiing, skating...”
Alette shuddered. “I hate cold weather. No sports for me. Even with gloves, my fingers get numb. “I will stick to the museums....”
On the twenty-first of December, the group from Global Computer Graphics arrived at the Jean-Lesage International Airport in Sainte-Foy
and were driven to the storied Château Frontenac in Quebec City. It was below zero outside, and the streets were blanketed with snow.
Jean Claude had given Toni his home telephone number. She called as soon as she checked into her room. “I hope I’m not calling too late.”
“Mais non! I cannot believe you are here. When may I see you?”
“Well, we’re all going to the convention center tomorrow morning, but I could slip away and have lunch with you.”
“Bon! There is a restaurant, Le Paris-Brest, on the Grande Allée Est. Can you meet me there at one o’clock?”
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