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About the Author: Jeffery Scott Sims's recent publications include the novel _The Journey through the Black Book_, and a volume of weird tales, _Science and Sorcery IV_; and the short stories "Sardina Ellifair Evans," "The Art of Dulcea Paru," and "The Slayers of Casova."
I would speak of my personal knowledge of the Poitan murder, including unusual facts in the case never made public. These dire matters occurred during that long hot summer of 1933. It was the silly season in Paris, with the government quaking and rocking again as the factions scrambled to form another disintegrating coalition, with more riots in the streets flaring with fires, looting, shots and bombings. The Germans were acting up once more, their recurrent pastime, this phase seemingly just a little noisier than most, enough to make news even during the local turmoil. Such the background, which fortunately failed to trouble most of us, seldom distracting us from more pleasant pursuits.
At that time I frequented the company of Jules Laval. I call him not a friend, though I treated the young man as such, and he could behave as a pleasant companion when the mood struck him. Indeed, I believe he lacked friends of enduring quality, for he was a most self-centered fellow whose bizarre and ferocious enthusiasms must needs ultimately repel those not determined to accept him on his terms. I did so in those days, for he amused me, and at times I confess he offered flashes of curious enlightenment.
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