She is also extremely athletic, and is able to leap out of Nicolas’s way before he can decide on punching her or pulling her hair. Louisette tells him he looks like a monkey, and outwits him with ease. With these imperatives under his belt, the entire story is comical as it unfolds, with Louisette being superior and Nicolas trying not to cry. Moreover, men are supposed to be dominant and superior to girls. And this, of course, angers him even more. Nicolas is almost brought to tears on a number of occasions during the visit. Yet his mother dresses him up (like a clown, opines Nicolas), warning him that he must make a good impression. Nicolas wants nothing to do with the girl or having tea as these are not manly endeavors. One of the most-liked stories is “Louisette,” where a young girl comes to Nicolas’s house with her mother for tea.
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