Maison de Café · No. MMXXVI
Coffee for persons of no interest to us.
We do not make coffee for you. We make coffee, and occasionally we permit you to purchase a small amount of it. This is the arrangement.
Request the collectionThe Collection
Three things we tolerate selling.
Anything more would imply enthusiasm.
A brief word
"If you have heard of us, it is already too late."
— The proprietors, in confidence
The Protocol
Three civilised steps. Of which two are ours.
I.
You apply.
A name, an address, a quiet hope. We receive it without comment.
II.
We deliberate.
We do not explain our criteria. They would not be improved by your input.
III.
You are informed — perhaps.
If accepted, coffee arrives. If declined, nothing arrives. Both outcomes are correct.