In Paris, a man with a job known as a quatorzieme sits in his place of work for the evening. Sometimes he is called on to do something, but most evenings he is not. What does he do?

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He is a professional guest .His job is to be the 14th person at a function or dinner whereas he would join if the total number of guests totalled 13 which is considered by some people to be unlucky Mar 05 03, 11:33 AM

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