Le dernier des commis voyageurs.

A brisk, episodic narrative follows an effervescent, middle‑aged itinerant who dominates a long‑distance coach, enlivening relays with songs, loud banter, and interventions in villagers' affairs. His comic authority displaces the driver, provokes fellow passengers and sparks small encounters at inns and market doors. Through these roadside vignettes and exchanges with a younger, more reserved companion, the text sketches contrasts of generations, travel customs, and provincial characters while mixing boastful reminiscence, social observation, and irony. The work unfolds as a sequence of scenes portraying travel life, local commerce, and manners with lively description and gentle satire.