« If you had been young when I was young, you would have seen what Solara was.
There were stories here, you might not believe it. We lived in a dark misery,
but if someone would die or get married, everyone was participating.
Here is the little square where we used to dance. In front of this fountain,
the women were arguing while washing clothes: the noise was incredible.
Behind the church, the priest used to hide to play cards. One day, he got mad
because one of the players packed his pipe with a crucifix. We did not see him
for more than three days: his anger was terrible. »

If Toussaint left Solara, it is because in the mountain, he was living among dead people.