In a city where Romans threw early Christians to the lions, one might expect to hear tragic news.
Precedents can breed expectations.
Instead, they experienced their own tragedy. That night, Sylvie, in her late 30s, prepared a typical provincial supper at home. Her husband, Didier, was tending the grounds in the city park. A car hit Didier as he was riding home on his motorcycle. He slid into a coma and died 12 hours later.