These productive patches, and the houses, were each surrounded by a fence, made of a prickly shrub, called the Pinguin, which propagates itself with great rapidity.

While commentators deplored the thuggery of some cabdrivers, they deplored “L’uberisation” even more. “The uberisation of the economy is a godless and lawless development model,” wrote Jean-Michel Bouguereau in La République des Pyrénées.

BMW Oracle Racing seemed to have the prestart advantage after its skipper, Chris Dickson, locked the Kiwis out in front of the line[…].

Both calls told her the same thing — that her son had been sluffing school. She felt betrayed. She had trusted this child.