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The first time Pauline saw him was in 1929. It was in a little dance hall she frequented. The air was saturated with cigarette smoke and the lights were dim. His black hair was messy, and his dark eyes seemed tired as he stared into the glass in front of him. Pauline wondered who he was, what he was thinking, and just why he had caught her eye. That was when he looked up and his brown eyes met her green ones. Pauline blushed and immediately looked down, pushing a strand of blond hair behind her ear and fiddling with her scarf.
“Good evening.”
The voice was smooth and deep. Pauline looked up and saw the man she had just been gazing at.
“Good evening.” She replied softly.
A gentle smile tugged at the man’s lips.
“My name is Jacques Dupont.” He introduced himself.
“Pauline. Pauline Beauchene. Pleasure to meet you, Monsieur Dupont.”
The band on stage started playing a new song. It was like a waltz, with the accordion prominently featured.
“Would you like to dance, Mademoiselle Beauchene?”
“Of course.”
Pauline rested her hand in the one Jacques offered her and allowed him to lead her to the dance floor.
Neither of them knew how much this simple musical piece would come to mean to them in the decades to come.