A gasp, hissed "merde," and Fifi has set down her basket to recover the papers, snatching them up as quickly as she can and giving each one a shake in turn to rid it of droplets. She doesn't even notice the man right away, apologizing too profusely to look up, and only when she turns to his face to offer her sincere regret does she realizes she recognizes him.

Tilting her head, she steps back out of the puddle and gives her foot a balletic little shake, and keeps her eyes on Bastien as she bends to pick up the basket once more.

"I know you," she says, and her voice is a bit wary, but not frightened. Where has she seen his face before?