The New Yorker

Skirtchasing Gaul Alfred and comely American tourist Alice meet by chance and strike up a rapport during her whirlwind vacation in the City of Lights Alas Alice is soon jetting back over the Atlantic which leaves the smitten Alfred hopelessly bereft heartbroken and determined to win her back In a fit of desperation he books a flight and follows in hot pursuit settling in the Big Apple his decision to set foot on a plane however represents the first of many disasters to befall him In the course of Alfreds trip the airline loses his luggage and when he finally reaches Alices doorstep she isnt dazzled to see him but instead rather disgusted she doesnt hesitate to tell him to beat it Never one to relent the everpersistent Alfred grows convinced that she will eventually buckle and decides to settle in Manhattan until that moment arrives and takes a job as a dogsitter for the seedy businessman Farrakhan