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Ravik met her on a late November evening on the Alma Bridge. He thought the woman was going to kill herself - her face was so pale.

Ravik was very tired after the day's work, but he could not leave the woman. He took her to a little cellar near the Arc de Triomphe, gave her a Calvados (apple brandy) and waited till she calmed down. Her appearance did not attract Ravic.

The woman had a pale, wan face and full, but colorless lips.

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The only thing Ravic liked was her naturally golden hair.

After drinking Calvados, they left the cafe. Ravic was bored, but again he could not let the poor woman go alone in the rain and fog. They crossed the Place Etoile in front of the Arc de Triomphe, turned into an alley, and arrived at the Hotel International, where Ravic lived.

There was no free room in the hotel, so he had to take the woman to his room. He did not have time to go to bed because he had been called