Everyone, give Flavorwire an enormous round of applause for finding this photo and sharing it with all of us.
I suppose if you’re spending most of your time writing an almost-unreadable novel in seven parts — SEVEN parts? Seriously? It’s so obvious that there was no internet in Proust’s time — then you need to balance things with some solid, unflappable silliness. Bless.

that is a joy, thank you for posting it
You’re very welcome.