Recently widowed and retired, Narcisse Mondoux decides to court Laurencienne, the equally recently widowed woman he secretly loved in his youth. Upon his return from a vacation in Florida, he confides to her his decision to run for mayor of their village; only to discover that she has filed her own nomination papers.

« HIM, feverishly : No, M'am! At nine fifteen on the dot we rolled into Main Street on two wheels. At nine twenty, I hit the Town Hall like a bolt of lightning, and five minutes later I walked out with ...guess what? / HER : Well ...wait a minute ... / HIM : A clever lady like you, you must be able to see me coming out of the corner of your eye! / HER : I'm afraid I understand... / HIM : Don't be afraid. Say it! / HER : ...to run for mayor, right! He takes them out of his pocket. Here, standing in front of you in the flesh and in the blood, is the future mayor of Saint-Esprit-en-Bas... »