I. Harriet & David’s meeting. P.7-11

1. « Harriet and David met each other.....David was an architect. »
2. « These two eccentrics…..They were made for each other. »

1. This is the beginning of the story, the presentation of both Harriet and David. The scene takes place during an end-of-year party between colleagues.
- 200 people at the party, in a small boardroom now transformed into a party room. It was noisy, the place was crowded and everyone was trying to get the attention on themselves.
- Focus on the 2 main characters, their relationship with other people: They were rejected because old-fashioned (Harriet still virgin) and weren’t living like the others in the 60’s (emancipation, liberty, sex is not a taboo any more…) they are stuck in the past.
- The global scene: People at the party as if they were described by H & D.
- Then, focus on H & D, discovering each other’s face & global appearance. Both have the same way of thinking é are both rejected. H: strong & healthy woman, blue eyes, unfashionable curly dark hair. Works in the sales department of a firm that designed & supplied building materials. D: not very strong, not solidly planted, looking younger than he was. Working as an architect.
This is the first presentation of the characters & their first meeting. The reader can build a first impression of H & D and have a global idea of their social situation.

2. Here is the real beginning of their common life, their first approach to each other. They talk to each other for the 1st time & get on very well.
- H & D are still at the party, coming to each other, fighting their way through the crowd, at exactly the same time.
- They look for a more quiet place, find an office, sit on a sofa & talk until the end of the party. Then, they go to D’s flat & spend the night together, but without making love.
- Very soon, H moves into his flat & they don’t want to waste more time: they decided to marry in the spring.
- First, the focus is on the 2