human
Jean Bouchon was buried, continued Alphonse;
gpt
And do you mean to tell me that Jean Bouchon has haunted this café ever since?
human
Ever since 1869,
gpt
And there is no way of getting rid of him?
human
None at all, monsieur. One of the Canons of Bourges came in here one evening. We did suppose that Jean Bouchon would not approach, molest an ecclesiastic, but he did. He took his _pourboire_ and left the rest, just as he treated monsieur. Ah! monsieur! but Jean Bouchon did well in 1870 and 1871 when those pigs of Prussians were here in occupation. The officers came nightly to our café, and Jean Bouchon was greatly on the alert. He must have carried away half of the gratuities they offered. It was a sad loss to us.
gpt
This is a very extraordinary story,
human
But it is true,