One day in late September he is visited by a lawyer who tell him that his estranged cousin Désiré Malzieu has died leaving the old family château of Maljovins to Fernand on condition that he lives there.
In a surprising turn of events, one day in late September, Fernand is visited by a lawyer who shares the news that his estranged cousin Désiré Malzieu has passed away, leaving him the family's ancestral home, Maljovins, on the condition that he makes it his residence.