At first, the two sisters had distrusted Monsieur Papin’s assertion that Babette was a good cook, owing to their misconception that in France “people ate frogs”. Accordingly, Babette was looking for a new life somewhere else, hoping that the two sisters would appoint her as the maid-of-all-work. Babette had left Paris forever, which was at that time raged with Civil War and Communards were either fleeing the country or being imprisoned or executed. One day, during the musical lessons, Papin kissed Philippa, thus losing her, who did not want to have further contacts with Papin.įifteen years later, a haggard-looking woman called Babette Hersant, “a friendless fugitive”, carried a letter of Papin. The Dean permitted Papin to teach Philippa about opera music. Next year, as Philippa turned eighteen, a French singer Achille Papin wanted her to take her to Paris, being confident that she would make an excellent soprano singer. On his last visit, he boldly kissed her goodbye, vowing never to return, looking forward to be a military leader to overcome his lack of self-esteem. Also, Loewenhielm would feel insignificant whenever he was in front of Martine. He would often visit the Dean so that he could see Martine, but he could never express his feelings to his ladylove. Thus, several years have passed, and now the aged churchgoers of the community are bickering over past wrongs.īoth the sisters were extremely beautiful in their youth, despite dressing demurely, and Martine had an admirer when she was eighteen – a young lieutenant Lorens Loewenhielm.
Since the death of their father, Martine and Phillipa have been continuing the legacy by running the church services duly. They were also expected not to marry, as they would have to lead the religious sect with avid followers in the small town, after the demise of their father. Dean brought up his two daughters in a puritanical lifestyle, who had never possessed anything fashionable, and dressed themselves in demure garments. Their old father was a Dean, who was the leader of a small Lutheran religious sect. They were called Martine and Philippa, christened after Martin Luther and his friend Philip Melanchton. Sixty-five years ago, in Norway, in a small town called Berlevaag, nested at the foot of tall mountains overlooking a fjord, two elderly ladies lived in one small house.
Written by Kumaraditya Sarkar, Rachel Byrne We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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