l'heure du loup

chained_bear commented on the word l'heure du loup

"A French trader who had come to their fire had called such a time, such a light, l'heure du loup—the hour of the wolf. And for good reason: it was a hunting time, when the night grows dim, and the faint breeze that comes before the light begins to rise, carrying the scent of prey."

—Diana Gabaldon, A Breath of Snow and Ashes (New York: Bantam Dell, 2005), 323

January 31, 2010