Rieux had already noted this habit that Grand had of quoting sayings from his part of the country-he was born in Montélimar-and then adding some cliché that came from nowhere in particular, like 'a peach of an evening' or 'fairytale lights'.
Ohartua zen Rieux Grandek, Montelimarren jaioa zenak, bere herriko esaeretara jotzeko mania hartaz eta segidan inongoak ez ziren esamolde hutsalak eranstekoa, esaterako, "ametsezko eguraldia" edo "argikuntza magikoa".