Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself, and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly.
It is a luxury in such circumstances to expect individual attention, especially in classes where students in the back rows can hardly see the blackboard.
Earlier this month LVMH, a Parisian luxury-goods giant, made off with Bulgari, a Roman jeweller; and French firms have recently had an Italian insurer and power company in their sights.