"LIFE AFTER ALL" "My mom won't even let me come round to your place for tea." "She's nicer than Fanny's mom." "Give it a break, Fanny!" "I like flying messages." "Read it!" "Hello, Lucien." "I'm sick to death of your bloody hysteria!" "We'd be better off separating." "Yeah, right, separate!" "An argument about potatoes becomes "let's separate" !" " Go to hell !" " "Go to hell?"?" "I bring the money in here." "You do nothing !" "You can't hold onto a job." "You're unstable, do you hear me?" "Stop it!" "Just stop it!" "I've had a bellyful !" "That's enough !" "Who do you think you are?" "Piss off!" "Don't talk to me like that!" "Not to me or anyone." "You've got to stop shouting at us." "You're a bastard !" "Lucien." "Come on, before it gets cold." "Don't worry." "He shouts but he's not nasty." "He's a good father." "You know he loves us." "Don't go out again after your bath." "And don't play football." "Watch out for my flowers." "Your cheeks are soft." "They're wrinkly..." "like petals." "Call Vincent, please." "Vincent!" " Say goodbye to him." " No." " Please!" " Let's go." "The soup and the roast are keeping warm." "Eat in the kitchen, and don't forget to lock up." "Let's go." "We'll be back late." "Don't wait up." "Can we go now?" "Go up to him, please." "No, I'm not groveling round him." "I made a cheeseburger." "Want some?" "I don't want any soup." "That fucking stinks!" "Yeah." "Yeah, to a nightclub." "That wasn't Jessica." "Sure you don't want any?" "Have you slept with Jessica?" "Of course!" "Mom !" "Yeah, it'd be cool to borrow dad's car." "Stop it!" "No, it's my brother fooling around." "I promised to help Eloïse with her history." "Can you come round?" "Stop it!" "No?" "O K." "I'll get you !" "Why doesn't mom come home?" "It's three in the morning." "They've gone to a club." "They'll be back at dawn." "Go to sleep." "What is it, Marion?" "Are you Katia and Jean Veber's son?" "Yes, their oldest son." "Can I speak to you alone?" "Be brave." "Think of your little brother." "I'm sorry." "Your parents had an accident." "A fatal one." "They were killed instantly." "We're investigating it now." "Your father had been drinking, he missed a curve..." "Among their papers was your neighbor's phone number." "I'm a psychologist." "I counsel families in shock." "Robert Gensserat." "It was 3 a. m." "I think your father was tired." "The road was slippery..." "Do you have any family I could contact?" " How old are you?" " 1 9." "My mother's brother, my uncle, lives in London with my aunt, Anju." "She's Indian." "He's 39." "I'm over eighteen." "You can't take my brother from me." " Can you..." " I'll tell him !" "We'll come back tomorrow." "The lieutenant has some questions." "They shouldn't be alone." "Mom and dad..." "have had an accident." "They're no longer with us." "We could have given him a bit more time." "More time?" "What for?" "Hello." "Come in." "I love you, Vincent." "I love you." "You didn't come with Anju." "No, her mother's come to visit her from Calcutta." "She told me to tell you that..." "You remember Marion?" "We met at Katia's..." "Yes, I remember." "Some more milk?" "Another coffee, perhaps?" "Thanks." "Well, Lucien..." "You've shot up since last summer." "Have you got better at math?" "We were..." "inseparable." "Then she got married and I only saw her twice a year." "Some more toast?" "My sister..." "She was my only sister, my only..." "Thanks." "What about Lucien?" "Will you put him in a foster home?" "No way." "He's staying with me." "You know how I live." "Work sites abroad..." "in Canada, China..." "I can't settle down anywhere." "How about money?" " Will you be OK?" " We'll discuss that later." "Nothing is certain in this world." "God takes back what he gives, and we are shocked." "Have you seen Lucien?" "Come on." "Will we be there soon?" "Will you go back to school?" "I want to tell them." "Are you sure?" "I could go and see the headmistress." "No!" "The judge called." "I'm going tomorrow." "Marion can pick you up from school." "No way!" "I'll go home like always." "Well, you can go to her place for tea." "Sleep tight." "I'll leave the door open." "I'm right there." "We use the imperfect subjunctive in the subordinate clause when the verb of the main clause is in the past." "All right?" "For example:" "Je..." "souhaitai..." "Coming to my place after school?" "I can't." "My mom's taking me to the dentist." " You seem strange." " I'm fine." "Yeah, you're all pale." "Now then, Lucien, can you tell me what's wrong?" "My dog, Vic, and my cat, Homer, were killed by a car." " Both of them?" " Yes, both of them !" "Once you've gotten over your grief, I'm sure your parents will buy you a new cat and dog." "I'll call your mother." "Don't bother!" "She's working." "She's not at home." " Are you feeling better now?" " Yeah, I'm OK." "Did you make up with your mom?" "She's not my mom !" "I can't wait till I'm 18." "I can't stand that bitch." "Why did they ever have me?" "We could go mad before we're 18." "What do you mean?" "Your mom's great." "No, she's changed." "I don't think that a separation..." "My brother and I are inseparable." "No, that's no good." "When our parents died, my brother and I became inseparable." "It would be crazy, stupid, to tear him from his roots." "My father left us enough money." "I'm over 18, and I love my brother." "We're still living in our parents' house." "You're ignoring some points." "The child's psychological equilibrium, his need" " for a parental blueprint..." " Blueprint?" "You are young, very young..." "We'll be fine." "Why are you whining?" "You can trust me." "You're the first dog ever to climb a tree." "Come on !" "I've taken note that, according to your lawyer, you will be receiving, every month, the sum of..." "923 euros and 21 cents." "Good." "You will receive a letter with our decision, perhaps calling for a family council, although, in your case..." "Your Honor, I am very moved by this young man's words and feel kindly disposed to him." "However, I must point out that he has his future to build, the child has to grieve..." "M rs Méjean, I'm aware of the difficulties." "Very well." "Thank you." "Is that all?" "Yes." "Now you just have to wait for the letter." "It'll be all over soon." "I feel really bad about not staying with you." "That wouldn't bring them back to life." "Yes, Mrs Prosecutor?" "If you'd fold your clothes there'd be more room !" "I spoke for them, signed papers..." "But they're not my kids." "It's not my fault she married him !" "Stop feeling guilty, Georges." "Listen to you, the worthy widow!" "I'm sorry, Marion." "I'm off." "I could have had a son." "That's what Henri and I wanted." "Just for tonight." "From tomorrow, back in the dining room." " Marion made this for us." " I don't like soup." "Your prefer potatoes?" "I went to see the judge." "We'll get the answer later." "A letter." "Did you tell the headmistress?" " Yes." " What did she say?" "That I had to give it time, that she'd call you but not right away, that you shouldn't call her, that she'd make sure I don't come home on my own..." "She was very nice." "Do you want us to stay together?" "I want nothing to change." "He's just gone to sleep." "Dear Mom," "I'm sure you've gone to Italy, even though I know it's not true." "But it doesn't matter." "As you asked me to, I'm taking care of the flowers." "If you're really dead, I could die too, no problem." "Because I can't live without you." "I see your face, I feel your kisses." "I love you." "Lucien doesn't say anything." "I feel I'm living a story." "Just going through the motions." "In the morning I feel so empty it scares me." "I ignore it and just look after Lucien." "Sometimes I forget, just for a second," "then I remember again, but it doesn't seem possible." "Not now." "Please." "Let me make love to you." "Everyone else has done it by now." "I could have hidden myself away, killed myself, disappeared." "Some people disappear." "No one ever finds them." "But instead, I'm with you." "I don't want to make love yet." "I always want to be with you." "I want to wait." "When you wait it's even more violent, more intimate." "It raises love higher." "If you want to keep me we'd better do it." "Or I'll sleep with someone else." " Marion?" " Don't be stupid." "She'd eat you up." "Right up!" "Gobble, gobble!" "She buzzes around you, and you don't even notice." "I'm going to eat you up!" "I've got to go." "I need some money." " Got no pocket money left?" " No." "Here." "I need more." " What?" "Have you got debts?" " Yes." "Well, I need the money for food and bills." "The food alone..." " I don't want them." " But they're your favorites." "Stuff your biscuits!" "No, that's very good." "Carry on." "Look at the beauty of this funeral bust." "Think of the Egyptian Fayoum portraits, of sarcophagi and medieval recumbent statues..." "Death was not thought of the way it is today." "They depicted it." "The dead person was accompanied to the other world." "But it wasn't considered art." "No." "At that time, art was just used for rituals." "" In the earth" ""the sinister tree had grown." "" From this land irrigated with so much sweat," ""tears and blood," ""from this land of so many tombs... "" "Bollocks, bum, shit, your mom gave birth to a twit!" "Hey, cut it out!" "What?" "You taught it to me." "Lucien, what's going on?" "Be quiet." " I want to go out." " Go on, then." "My condolences, Mr Veber." "When I think that your mother was here only a week ago." "It's awful." "Know where I can find English biscuits?" " The letter won't be here yet." " Do you really think they could separate us?" "Yes but I doubt it." "They know Lucien needs you." "What are you doing in here?" "I thought the headmistress was here." "She's away for a few days." "Didn't you lose your cat and dog?" "Yes, that was me." " Can I help you?" " No, it's OK." "Get back to your class, then." " I spoke to the social worker." " And?" "Nothing." "Her name's Corinne Méjean." "She asked me how you were doing, if you had enough money, if I thought you were capable..." "Who are you to tell her that?" "I've been your neighbor for 20 years." "And that counts more than what direct family has to say?" "All right!" "She was friendly, polite and sensitive." "And I'm not exactly a stranger." "Well, it's ready." "I'll be off." "I'm sorry." "I'm going." "Stay there!" "" Lucien, sit up properly!" "" I want you to be a well-brought-up young boy. "" "" I don't know what happened, Jean." ""There's no hot water. "" " " I told you to call a plumber!" - " I'm sorry." " " But I've got a job, too. " - "You, a job?" ""You earn peanuts, that's all !"" "" It's still a job, Jean." ""You're just a misogynist. "" ""You think" ""working part-time in that shop pays for a family of four?"" "" Don't talk to me like that!"" ""Yeah, right." "Well, we'll have to separate. "" " What are you doing?" " Putting the coats away." "Shut up, Vic!" "Oh, Vic, you're a pain." "I'll send you to the kennels!" "They'll come back." "Don't worry." "They're in Italy." "Mom's talking to me." "Listen..." "My darling," "I miss you both, but you most of all, as you're younger." "Dad's well, and we're not arguing." "I n Rome we're seeing all the gardens." "I'm drawing the flower beds for inspiration when we get back." "You can help me, my love." "Shit!" "I miss mom." "I n Italy she visited a prison." "She was scared, really scared." "One of the prisoners threatened to lock her in a cellar." "She can't do any gardening." "Come and sleep with me." "Don't worry." "We'll grow up, have our own kids, we'll forget." "We'll remember them without it hurting." "It gets easier, they say." "At this time?" "You shouldn't act so guilty." "Guilty for my parents' death?" "No." "This is my job, I have to come here." "As well as losing my parents, I have to be watched all the time!" "I'm treated like I'm guilty." "It's incredible!" "You just assume that youngsters are irresponsible." "Tomorrow." "OK." "I've got to go." "My mom's shouting at me." "See you." " You'll be late." " Yes, dad !" "To the house?" "I don't know." " What time does Lucien get back?" " Why?" "I've decided that we'll make love." "If you're that serious, I won't be able to!" "Lilac: a bush originally from the Middle East, grown for its bunches of mauve or white flowers." "No real season." "Gardens full of flowers..." "What are you up to?" "Just help yourself!" "Are you crying?" "I don't know." "I'm not crying." "I'm happy and sad at the same time." "Did you enjoy it?" "Did it hurt?" "You're scaring me." "And you?" "Was it your first time?" "No way!" "Want to do it again?" " Who have you done it with?" " No one." "No one who matters." "If I wasn't being persecuted by that social security woman, for ten minutes there" "I'd have been perfectly happy." "When you make love you forget everything else, you become someone new." "You're beautiful." "I'm sure she's not persecuting you." "You're just being aggressive." "She looks innocent but I know what she's up to." "She looks at me sideways, spies on me." "Calm down." " You're crazy." " Yes, I'm crazy." "She doesn't want me to have Lucien, and I'm a real asshole with him." "I'm turning into my dad." "You never told me what happened that evening." "My Dear Lucien," "Dad and I are really bored without the two of you." "I hope Vincent's being nice to you, and that you're both working hard." "We're looking forward to coming home." "You look a bit rough." "I'll give you an aspirin later." "I act like nothing happened, like my life didn't just stop." "I know it's not true." "People will say it's bad." "Is it bad?" "I've been called a compulsive liar, but no one knows about mom." "But they'll end up finding out." "And then" "I'll go away, so as not to see their faces." "Wisteria, named after the botanist Caspar Wister:" "a climbing plant originally from China, grown for its long bunches of mauve flowers..." " Let's do your homework." " I'm busy." "We'll talk, then." " What's all this?" " Seeds." " What did you buy them with?" " My pocket money." "I thought you didn't have any left." " Arthur lent me some." " Really?" "And what's this?" "Where did you get it?" "The florist brought it." " What did he say?" " Nothing." "Why?" "I swiped the seeds." "What?" "You're stealing?" "Are you completely mad?" "The slightest mistake..." "You're just like dad !" "I'm sorry." "Do you think they'll grow?" "Hello!" "Hello." "Thanks." "Do I have to go to a foster home?" "Can you pop round to see Lucien today?" "I've got classes." "Is he ill?" "No." "But he needs some rest, I think." "Look at your own face!" "You're thin, bags under your eyes..." "Your cheeks are all hollow." "Are you eating enough?" "He had a fever last night." "I got the letter." "I'm his guardian." "It's official !" "I'm so happy!" "I've come to see Lucien." "Hi." "You shouldn't come right now." " Who's that woman?" " A friend of my mom's." "My parents wanted to buy a sofa." "They went to the shop, but your mom wasn't there." " Did they ask for her?" " No." "She's stopped working there." "Moms are always changing jobs." ""You've been gone too long." "I wish I could die." "" I'd think no longer of this earth... " Didyouwritethis ?" "It's an essay..." "Poetry, if you like." "I'm writing lots of poetry at the moment." "I'm reading Renaud, Gainsbourg, Rimbaud..." "Yeah but it's not really the poetry." "You're hiding something." "You've changed." "Fanny thinks you've gone mad." "Fanny said that?" "To the judge!" " To us!" "To our future!" " To our family!" "My brother means everything to me on this solemn day, and I , to my dog..." " Lucien, don't!" " Leave him alone!" "I'm going." " What's wrong?" " Nothing." " I love you, I love you." " I love you, too." " What's got into you?" " Nothing." "Come on." "The more we make love the more I love you." "Well?" "Again?" "From a virgin to a nympho!" "It's because you do it so well." "I like it when you're here with us." "I'd like to give you a child, get married." "You're round the bend !" "You can't be serious." "Of course I am." "People used to get married really young." "I'm too young." "I want to make love to other men." "I don't like it when you're like this." "What is it?" "What are you doing here?" "Don't talk to Jessica like that!" "If you start hitting me you won't be able to keep me." "Dickhead !" "Don't be sad, darling." "I watch you all the time," "I'm always with you." "Dad is very nice now." "He's not scared any more." "Be good down there on earth, my love." "Homo in periclum..." "Fucking hell !" "I don't even start Latin until next year." "You've really changed." "It's like you're not my brother any more." "You were expecting me!" "You must have worked hard." "If it's dirty, I get a bad mark, if it's clean, it's a trick!" "Could you leave us a moment?" "Look." "I'm experienced at this, you're not." "I believe in adapting solutions to find what's best for each child." ""Adapting"?" "Taking my brother away from me is "adapting"?" "I want everything to be fine." "Your neighbor believes in you, your art school professor says you're brilliant, your lawyer admires you..." "The only negative point is your bad relationship with me." "I don't have to like you !" "No, but you have to show me that you understand the rules." " You've lost weight." " It's my life!" "What business is it of yours?" "It's society's business." "You're not alone, you're part of a community, Mr. Veber." "OK, OK!" "That was your father's name and it's yours now." "Shit!" "My pancake's smashed up now, too!" "Have you seen mom?" "Have you seen her face?" "It's already moldy!" "Did you see them dead, behind my back, as if I didn't count?" "Eat it up." " Put some weight on." " Stop it!" "Stop trying to be my mother!" "And never come to meet me at school !" " All the batter's on the floor!" " Maybe it was the dog." "Come in now and have your bath." "I'm not disturbing you?" " I'm in a bad way." " Talk to me." "We argued." "Before the accident," "I had an argument with my dad." "It was horrible." "But I can't talk about it." "It scares me." "It's all so confusing." "You can't just act as if nothing happened." "Of course it hurts." " When we make love I forget." " We can't now." "I'll come for you." "I can't!" "My parents are here." "Come on !" "I dreamt that mom and dad were dead, smashed up, all covered with blood." "Come on, get dressed." "Are you taking us to die?" "I love you." "Come on." "I'm going to score a brilliant goal, you'll see!" "What's the hell's going on?" " You should be in bed !" " Come on !" " We'll leave here." " I want to stay in our house." "Why aren't there drugs for people like us?" "" He put his basket in the road and saw there was no one around." ""So, going down another road," ""he started walking faster until he came out of the town." ""Carrying on through the suburbs, which took a long time," ""he bought a few provisions... "" "I'm not asleep." ""Once in the country, he headed far from the eyes of the world. "" "Vincent, you're exhausted." "You must relax." "Maybe looking after Lucien is too much." "He can be difficult, like a will-o'-the-wisp." "You're always worried." " You've lost weight." " Drop it!" "Let's make love." "We can't just keep doing that all the time!" "I feel you don't love me, that you're just using me." "I'm fed up." "I'm just a body to you." "Do you know my thoughts?" "Asshole!" " Hey, careful with the goods." " They're my goods now!" " Not until you've bought them." " Fuck off, you old bag !" "Just because you've got problems doesn't excuse that!" "Even dead, my mom still bothers you, eh?" "You've not got much in there, have you?" "In you get!" "Let go of that boy!" "He was going through the pockets in the staff room." "Suspension for three days." "I hope his dad gives him what-for!" "It was to buy flowers for my dog's grave." "Dogs like flowers." "Mr. Tonnier, keep this to yourself, please." "I'll see you at 5 o'clock." "Thank you." " I demand to see his parents!" " See you later." "Lucien, my dear." "The social services called." "I'm on your side." " The social worker is coming." " I don't want to see her!" "Listen, Lucien." "I want to help." "You have to talk to me." " Do the teachers know?" " No." "I'll get them all together in two or three days." "I don't want them just finding out by chance." "I don't want them to know." "That's not possible." "Not like this." "Let go!" "Perfect!" "Do you love Jessica?" "We're going to get married." "Hang on, I'll ask mom." "Mom !" "Great, she says yes!" "But I have to be back for dinner." "That's sacred !" "See you." "No, in ten minutes." "I'm going to Arthur's." "I'll be back for dinner." "Right away?" "All right." "I've just seen his headmistress." "Lucien asked her not to tell the teachers." "His friend Arthur doesn't know either." " Did you know about this?" " No." "It's serious." "He's creating a make-believe world." "He has to face reality, even if it makes him ill." "We'll help him, but he has to face it." "You should see someone." ""Someone"?" "What do you mean?" " A therapist." " A shrink?" "Mom?" "Two cards, three?" "No cards?" "Lucky!" "You've got a flush." "Lucien !" "Stop it!" "Mom and dad aren't here any more." "They're dead." "Dead !" "You don't get it." "I can talk to them." "Mom talks to me every night, Dad sends messages." "He loves us." "He wants us to be smart, no arguing or fighting." "But I love you, too, Lucien." "I love you, too." "Well, I don't love you !" "I just want to be on my own." "Not bad." "A good choice." "Lucien called me and said he had to go and see Katia." "" I'm going to meet mom, " he said." "There's no one at your place." "Have you seen my brother?" "Little Lucien?" "No." "He and Fanny don't see each other." "I'm sorry about what happened." "I didn't know." "You never told me!" "Can you give Lucien this?" "Tell him I'm thinking about him." "Come on." "Did you see that stop sign?" "No." "Your papers." "You're supposed to wear a helmet." " All right!" "I've got it here." " What?" "Keep calm !" "Stay focused." "I found letters he wrote to himself." "He keeps saying he could die, too." "Stop it, Vincent." "They're just words." "We'll find him." "I couldn't make him face reality." "It was too hard on him." "Like he's managed to forget it." "Hello, lieutenant." "We've done all we can, used everything:" "cars, motorbikes, dogs..." "We've checked rivers, bridges, woods..." "I 'msorry." "It's me." "Any news?" " Don't call." "I'll let you know." " OK, then." "Marion?" "Remember what he said to Marion?" "That he'd like to be a tree in his next life." "He wanted a book about reincarnation." "You betrayed me!" "Leave me alone!" "If you come up, I'll jump!" "All right, I'm going down." "Go away!" "I'm down now." "It's broken, it doesn't work any more." "What?" "The messages." "I don't hear their voices any more." "Do you want me to read something to you?" "I can read by myself." "I don't trust you." "I wasn't to know." "Thanks, lieutenant." "I think I've just lost my brother." "They'll take him away from me." "Don't worry." "They like you, they trust me." "Don't torment yourself." "He's your brother." "Your brother." "Yes, dad." "I'm going to stay at Agathe's." "Dad, I'm not a baby any more." "Well, that's how it is!" "It's much tidier at Arthur's." "Help me, then." "If the social worker saw this, she'd take me away." " I'd ask to go to Arthur's house." " Ask, then." " I'm going to Marion's for dinner." " No!" "Stay here!" "See you." "Yeah, piss off, you coward !" "I just can't do it." "I can't take care of my brother." "I just can't manage it." "I've had enough." "I can't bear you not being here, but can't bear the idea of my own death." "There's no space, no choice, nothing." "Psychotherapist" "It's me." "Where the hell are you?" "At Arthur's." " Are you mad?" " It's your fault." "If you hadn't argued with dad, they wouldn't have crashed." "Dad got drunk because of you." "You know that's not true, Lucien." "And you could have told me you let everyone know." "You've betrayed me." "You don't understand anything." " You never give me time." " Yeah, right!" "I don't need you any more." "Stop tidying up." "Stop it!" "Let's screw, then." "Put it back on." "All right." "Lucien's sulking." " I can't take it." " Or anything !" "Unhappiness has made you so selfish." "Sorry I'm so useless." "I can't take anything, especially being pitied." " And don't slam the door!" " Of course!" "I'm glad you're here." "Sleep tight." "I keep saying it doesn't matter, that I could just die as well." "But it's scary." "The cold earth, flowers growing out of your belly..." "And also, I don't know how to die." "You know, Fanny..." "Fanny what?" "She wants to go out with you." "I want to see my dog." "It's a shame you can't phone a dog." "Near the Nocera gate, a man was found, rushing towards the sea, protecting his face" "with a roof-tile." "Pompeii is a rare peephole into the Ancient World, but it also forces us to contemplate death." "And it has left us something rare, something precious: these frescoes, these gardens, these snapshots of life..." "I worked so hard on that." "Are you sleeping with Marion?" "Who told you that?" "So it's true." "Yes." "Nothing else to say?" "No." "I got a good exam result." "Don't get a big head !" "A game of football?" " No, I have to do my invitations." " Invitations?" "My 12th birthday party." "Uncle Georges called." "He's coming with Anju." "They've got a surprise for us." "Hang on." "Sit down." "A party's a good idea but your birthday's today." "I don't want presents today." "We'll hide it, then." "I'm all alone now." "All alone." " I don't want a watch." " Wait." " You're not alone." " I don't need you." "I love you." "I protect you." "We're brothers." "That matters." "You wanted to talk?" "I want to stop this affair." "Affair?" "This is something vital for me." "I feel like I'm living again." "And my parents are dead !" " Don't play with words." " I'm not playing." "I'm not playing." "It's over." "You're not playing." " Doesn't it matter to you?" " How can you say that?" "You knew me as a kid." "It was never going to last." "We'll see each other now and then." "Our houses are opposite." "Exactly!" "Don't make things more difficult." "I'll marry Jessica as soon as I can." "You're only a kid, you don't know what it means." "What?" "Marriage?" "No." "Love." "You never forget, it just hurts a bit less." "Get married." "Have children." "Be happy." "You're a good person." "I know you'll be happy." "It didn't mean anything to me." "Try to understand." "Yes, I'm coming." "I'm going to get dinner ready." "Lucien, I didn't know what to say in class." "I hate my false mother so much I don't care what happens to her." "My real mom's in an ashram in India." "My dad always defends my wicked stepmother." "A great expression !" "I know I should write something sinister but I can't." "I think about you all the time." "Fanny." "I love you too much." "I need you." "We haven't been." "If I decide not to die," "I'll become a grave gardener." "I'll stop people throwing flowers into graves, tombs will all be wooden..." "I'll grow flowers and not just use stones." "Jessica, please listen to me..." "Thanks for coming." "What's this credit card business?" "Three hundred euros for a watch !" "That was a mistake." "It only cost 30 euros something." "You went to see the psychologist." "What with your brother running off, this credit card business..." " But you went to the shrink." " Great!" "I'm trying to help you keep him." "So help me back!" "You've lost too much weight." "You should eat." " Is it safe?" " Yeah, you can jump on it." "No, stop!" "You can see a long way." "What shall we do?" "We could play twenty questions." "OK." "Me first." "Is it an object?" "An animal?" "A man?" "A woman?" "A child?" "Our age?" "A boy?" "A girl?" "Is it you?" "Can I kiss you?" "Yes, these are all excellent arguments but the psychologist said the young guardian was depressed." "I have a very encouraging letter here from Dr. Faulks." "Mr. Veber is undergoing therapy." "I'm sure he should be given a chance." "He acted in a very trustworthy way when his brother ran away." "Yes, right!" "No, of course not." "He'd just go mad." "Anything could set him off." "He could have even killed mom at times." "Over nothing." "Because a packet of biscuits had been moved..." "Then it would get so tense," "I wondered how we could eat." "We all had our throats clogged up with tension." "It ruined our lives." "His eyes would be like razor slits." "Lucien would just stare at his plate." "I felt so sorry for him." "The tombs are too close together." "I'll be a graveyard designer." "I'll give each dead person a garden." "A nightmare?" "No." "Georges and Anju?"