As a young Frenchman pushed his son’s carriage down the street, the youngster howled with rage. “Please, Bernard, control yourself,” the father said quietly. “Easy there, Bernard, keep calm!”
“Congratulations, monsieur,” said a woman who had been watching. “You know just how to speak to infants – calmly and gently.” Then she said, “So the little fellow’s named Bernard?”
“No, madame,” corrected the father. “He’s named André. I’m Bernard.”
- Pierre-Jean Vaillard in L’Anneau d’Or.
