Two young volunteers wait for the barge at the foot of the Bagatelle castle, in the Bois de Boulogne.
In front of them, a stack of copies of the
Roman de Bagatelle
, prefaced by Franck Ferrand.
"The sales are made for the benefit of the restoration of the castle",
they indicate, hoping that passers-by will take out the fateful 14.90 euros.
After years of hesitation, Bagatelle is raising its head, and not only thanks to the sales of the book.
For a week, scaffolding has been erected, the windows are open, it smells like a comeback.
On the ground floor, we can hear the footsteps of Senator Albéric de Montgolfier, one of the personalities by whom the construction equipment arrived.
With his machine gun output, he too begins to tell the story of this 18th century madness, which almost collapsed and which the Mansart Foundation, which he chairs, has sworn to revive.
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