Saint-Fiacre Affair

Maigret savoured the sensations of his youth again: the cold, stinging eyes, frozen fingertips, an aftertaste of coffee. Then, stepping inside the church, a blast of heat, soft light; the smell of candles and incense. The last time Maigret went home to the village of his birth was for his father's funeral.

Maigret a savurat din nou senzatiile tineretii sale: ochii reci, usturatori, varfurile degetelor inghetate, un postgust de cafea. Apoi, pasind in interiorul bisericii, o rafala de caldura, lumina blanda; mirosul de lumanari si tamaie.