Miracles

The story opens with a quiet, reflective voice recalling a friendship forged in the cramped corridors of the lycée Lakanal in 1903. Two seventeen‑year‑old boys, one shy and cautious, the other restless and rebellious, find themselves drawn together by a shared love of literature and a yearning to break the stale rituals of school life. Their early encounters are marked by secret meetings, whispered plans, and the subtle clash of personalities that hint at the larger imagination that will later shape a literary legend.

In the first act, the narrator paints Alain‑Fournier as a figure both grounded and ethereal—a young man who questions the boundaries between the ordinary world and an elusive, almost miraculous realm. Through vivid description of classroom rivalries and clandestine gatherings, we sense the tension between duty and desire, the pull of an unseen “other side” that will haunt his later writings. Listeners are invited to experience the tender, nostalgic atmosphere of a formative friendship that teeters on the edge of adventure and introspection.