"He watched it for a time, till it landed in a tree in the garden next door, then continued on his way till he was beneath a certain window behind a beech tree. He looked up. Every day at this time there was a smile for him at this window. The smile was there. 'Come on,' shouted Anne Desbaresdes, 'let's go for a walk." (page 92)
This quotes shows the routine of their everyday life. Each day she waits for him at the same window where he meets her. Each day they go on a walk. The event in the cafe disrupted their everyday, mundane life. This is one of the reasons why Anne is so interested in it. While the event was tragic, it was interesting. Anne returns to the cafe multiple times to talk about it and try to find out more information.
"I'm not used to going so far away from home," she explained. "But it's not because I'm afraid. I think it's more surprise, or something like it" (page 102)
This quote also shows her routine. She doesn't travel or go out on her own. She doesn't stray from what she is used to or knows. Even the fact that she is drinking wine in this cafe is out of the ordinary for her. "It was obvious that she was not used to drinking wine, and that this hour of the day she was generally doing something quite different." (page 85) The murder of the woman in the cafe has made her do things she wouldn't have normally done before.
"It's difficult for a woman to find an excuse to go into a cafe, but I told myself that I could surely think of something, like wanting a glass of wine, being thirsty..." (page 94)
I think this quote is significant because it shows that Anne is well aware of how she is being perceived and the pressures society puts on her. The others at the bar look at her disapprovingly. Even when she orders wine a few times, the bartender gives her a weird look. She knows that what she is doing is out of the ordinary for a woman but her curiosity gets the best of her.
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