Chapter 36

When he showed it to a jeweler in the city, he found out that the ring was a style popular in the Far East. He decided that he needed to go to Constantinople and make his way further East from there if he couldn’t find Antoine. Where he’d go, he had no idea.

“That’s an exciting destination,” Henri commented about Constantinople as Pierre read through books about the city and the culture in his attic room while his friends visited.

“I’m interested in seeing the countries to the East,” Jacques said. “Let’s all go.”

“If you’re sure….” Pierre said hesitantly.

They drank and talked of the exotic and mysterious qualities of the places they might go along the way. For Pierre, the idea was still a strange one. He was used to doing everything alone after Henri left their hometown. Reconnecting with him in Paris had been one of the most precious memories of this city, seco