(The picture above is the French Gypsy cigarette, born in 1910, known for its strong, impactful, and stimulating features, being one of the two common cigarettes in France at the time, the other being the French Gaul.)
Paris, Carter Flying Club.
The messy office was filled with smoke, and in the gentle jazz music, Carter, with a full beard, had half a cigarette between his fingers. The strong and pungent smoke of the Gypsy cigarette continuously rose in the black smoke's burning, with a long section of ash on the cigarette tip, on the verge of falling.
Yet, Carter's attention remained fixed on the paper and pen in his right hand.
Finally, the ash broke off and fell, and almost simultaneously, Carter slammed his pen onto the table, cursing, "Damn it, I can never get the accounts right!"
This was already Carter's third attempt at calculations, but three attempts resulted in four answers, with each answer not matching the amounts.
