▁to ▁his ▁home ▁to ▁reun ite ▁with ▁his ▁family , ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁not ▁seen ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁years . ▁His ▁younger ▁sister , ▁Su z anne , ▁has ▁little ▁memory ▁of ▁him . ▁Upon ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁house , ▁Louis ' ▁mother ▁Mart ine ▁is ▁surprised ▁to ▁realize ▁Louis ▁has ▁never ▁met ▁his ▁brother ▁Antoine ' s ▁wife ▁Catherine , ▁as ▁Louis ▁was ▁not ▁present ▁at ▁their ▁wed ding . ▁Catherine ▁begins ▁telling ▁Louis ▁about ▁her ▁and ▁Antoine ' s ▁children , ▁nerv ously ▁stam mer ing ▁to ▁explain ▁why ▁they ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁boys ▁Louis , ▁after ▁Louis ▁and ▁Antoine ' s ▁father . ▁Antoine ▁creates ▁t ension , ▁sn apping ▁that ▁Louis ▁is ▁un inter ested ▁in ▁hearing ▁about ▁their ▁children . ▁Louis ▁express es ▁interest ▁in ▁seeing ▁the ▁family ' s ▁former ▁house , ▁cit ing ▁nost alg ia , ▁which ▁bew ild ers ▁the ▁others ▁who ▁regard ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁ru in . ▁He ▁later ▁tal ks ▁on ▁the ▁tele phone , ▁saying ▁he ▁plans ▁to ▁tell ▁his ▁family ▁about ▁his ▁imp ending ▁death ▁and ▁then ▁leave , ▁while ▁express ing ▁uncertainty ▁as ▁to ▁how ▁they ▁will ▁react . ▁ ▁Louis ▁and ▁Catherine ▁awk ward ly ▁meet ▁in ▁the ▁hall way ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁apolog ize ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁the ▁t ense ▁convers ations . ▁Louis ▁remarks ▁he ▁assumes ▁Antoine ▁has ▁attempted ▁to ▁give ▁her ▁a ▁negative ▁opinion ▁of ▁Louis . ▁Catherine ▁rep lies ▁Antoine ▁actually ▁speak s ▁little ▁of ▁Louis , ▁and ▁Antoine