Unfortunately for Alfons, he reached the door of the playroom - and in range of earshot - just as one of the songs in the animated film was getting underway.
"Bonjour! Good day! How is your family? Bonjour! Good day! How is your wife? I need six eggs..."
He cringed. The singing wasn't bad, quite the opposite, but the French accents were like nails on a chalkboard. He rapped a knuckle on the doorframe.
"Apologies for interrupting, but if I may ask you to accompany me to see the new resident, Brian?"