Arabian Sea, Ferryboat to Elefanta
Scene 14: Hektor Maille finds Long pepper
Piper longum is one of the 20 ingredients of Maille-Masala, the hot spice blend of «Mission Kaki». Each ingredient that Hektor Maille finds during his research in India is reminiscent of a particular scene from the 20 different episodes of the travel adventure «Mission Kaki». Long pepper refers to: Scene 3 in Episode 15 («Congo Dreams»).
One Day in the Life of Odette Sissay
20.20: R2 from Port-Louis to Senpuav
«And India?»
«India was louder, but cheaper.»
Odette loved women who had no problem with being bought for money. It corresponded to her sense of pragmatism and she considered it a sign of emancipation.
As Koslow's assistant, Jelena Jansson was not particularly well paid. He was no easy boss and, to make matters worse, she had to deal with the barbs of his daughter Tatjana, who missed no opportunity to let her know that she was superfluous and that the meaning of her existence lay in making coffee and cleaning the laboratory. Unsurprisingly, Jelena did not take long to accept Odette's job offer: travel through half the world, a fat expense account, a decent salary – and all that for simply having to hide a message now and then for a type she had met once and promptly dismissed as terribly bourgeois. In any case, he belonged to the breed of men who give you a strange look when all you do is order a piece of cake – as if you were taking drugs.
