"Bed  Board" "Two pounds of tangerines, please." "There, Mademoiselle." "No..." "It'sMadame!" "This magazine, please." "That poster of Nureyev, may I have it?" " Help yourself." " Lovely." "Terrific!" " How much?" " Two francs." "Thank you." "Mademoiselle..." "No..." "It'sMadame!" "You go ahead, I'm slow." "I'm late!" "I forgot the red." "You're dyeing them red?" "We did that at school." "We'd stick a flower in ink, it'd turn black or blue." "It was so messy, we'd get hell !" "They're turning red now." "They're going to ban those products." "I heard it on TV." "What the hell for?" "Because of water pollution !" "Shaving cream, too." "From now on, only electric razors!" "Look how red they are!" "That was quick!" "My immersion-heater." "Funny!" "There's one that stays white." "Yes." "And I don't know why." "How's the artist?" "Damn it, Ginette!" "I pay you to work for me!" "Know what I did?" "Bought new pyjamas." "But I only kept the top." "What do you say to that?" "Not a thing !" "You want an engraved invitation?" "The flowers are here." "The blue are now red !" "No." "Vice versa!" "It's an old story. I said," ""Madame Fournier, be nice."" ""My radio doesn't bother anyone."" "She says, "So sue me!" After all, I pay big taxes, right?" "She just makes buttonholes!" "I should have sued her then, 1 0 years ago!" "If I had it to do over..." "They turned red !" "You should go into business for yourself." "Telephone!" "Hurry up!" "I'll call her..." "Hangon !" "Hello." "Could you tell my wife her mother's calling?" "Hello, Mama." "I can't hear..." "The garbage cans!" "Tonight?" "I'm sure we're free." "Need anything?" "Right." "At 8:30!" "See you tonight." "We're invited to dinner at 8: 1 5." "I'll close up right away." "I'll get you yet!" "Give me a hand, please." "Coming, dear!" "I'm coming." "I'm almost ready!" "You can set your clock by him." "He's an opera singer, always exits on cue!" "You're neighbours, aren't you?" "Same floor, next door." "He's always right on time and always mad at his wife!" "She's like your flowers, a little red here, a little blue there." "Look over there!" "Christine, would you get the wine?" "The personnel wanted to work!" "Antoine, come help me." "Go ahead." "That bottle, please." "The Senator had a Mercedes, a foreign car." "Bad politics!" "So he got a Citroën, I got the Mercedes!" "I can sell it." "Striglias?" "Striglias, often confused with oubiglias." "From my neighbour..." "Plates?" "I thought you brought them for Mother's Day." "Mother's Day?" "I'm sorry, Mama, I forgot!" "Mother's Day is a Nazi invention." "Yes, during the war." "I put in aspirin." "Aspirin in the water?" "That's nonsense." "You should cut the stems." "I do that, too, about half an inch." "Out of the water?" "That's useless, too." "You have to cut them in the water, so that no air gets in." "The water goes straight up to the flower." "Your Japanese expert said that?" "They know all about flowers." "Floral art." "What about me?" "Don't I get any soup?" "I spoke to the Senator." "He might invest in your idea, a self-service flower stand." "I'm not interested any more." "I thought it over." "Too much spoilage." "Right?" "Except near a cemetery, you could sell wreaths." "I've got a new interest." "A process to obtain Absolute Red." "Too bad." "The Senator loves flowers." "Anyway, he says you'll get a phone soon." "Then pupils can call me directly!" "You got the message?" "Marianne." "She came." "Her dentist cancelled." "The little virtuoso." "Who plays better than you?" "Don't exaggerate!" "She is gifted, but her mother forgets to pay and..." "You won't ask?" "I will !" "You're in the courtyard." "I'll grab her coming out and ask her!" "I've got an idea!" "If she forgets, let her go." "Just close the door." "Then play a tune so Antoine knows!" "Play what?" " River Kwai?" " No, not that!" "Mademoiselle from Armentières?" "Something livelier." "Autumn Leaves?" "Too slow!" "Carmen?" "The Jewel Song?" "What's that?" "The Marseillaise!" "Of course!" "The Marseillaise?" "It's just right!" "Oh, no!" "Can't be done." "You can't play it." "Not on a violin !" "Why not?" "Because, "You can't fiddle around" ""with a national anthem !"" "Everyone knows that." "I'll get the light." "Something's creepy about him." "Doesn't Madame Martin know who he is?" "No!" "He sublets. ln three months, he's had no visits, no mail !" "Didn't you notice his hairy hands with forked fingers and sharp nails that come out at night and grab at women's legs?" "At women's legs!" "Damn !" "I forgot the light." "Don't look!" "I'm reading." "I think naked men are ugly!" "How do women stand it?" "Naked men are repulsive!" " Not all men." " Yes, all men !" "Except one!" "That's true." "All except one!" "Who's the pin-up?" "Nureyev." "A great dancer, and handsome." "My poor breasts!" "I can't breastfeed a child." "Me neither!" "Let him feed himself!" "Let's see." "Let me see your breasts!" "What's wrong with them?" "Hey, they don't match !" "You're crazy!" "One's bigger than the other." "It's not true." "It is true!" "Then it's normal !" "Not at all." "If they had names they'd be..." "Laurel and Hardy!" "Or maybe Don Quixote and the little one, Sancho Panza." "It's not funny!" "A warm bed at night." "Get up!" "My pupil's coming." "Six sheep, five sheep, four sheep, three..." "Two..." "One..." "Zerosheep!" "Hello, Marianne." "I'll call my wife." "It's your pupil." "I'll leave you now." "Did you practise?" "Your scales and sostenuto?" "About an hour a day." "Shall we start right in?" "Think about your attacks, and your tone." "Anybody here?" "Excuse me, could you tell me..." "Doinel !" " How are you?" " Same as always." "What're you doing?" "Colouring flowers." "Your own business?" "No. I work for a florist." "Looks like hard work." "They say it takes a lazy man to work hard." "Married?" "Yes, I live here." "Hear that violin?" "My wife." "She gives lessons." "A musician." "You always did like music." "And nice bourgeois girls!" "I never looked at it that way." "For me, it's not just the girl." "It's her family." "Father, mother..." "I enjoy parents, when they're not my own !" "That your truck out front?" "Can't park there." "I gave you a ticket." "Want two?" "Sure, Dad, make it a pair!" "I'm supposed to fix a TV set." "You know a..." "Desdoigts?" "Monsieur Desbois, up there." "That's funny." "Maybe he's gone out." "I'd be surprised." "He hasn't for 25 years." "Sort of voluntary confinement." "Says he won't go out till Marshal..." "Marshal Juin?" "No, the one who ran France during the war." "Marshal Pétain !" "Won't go out till Marshal Pétain is buried in Verdun !" "Where is he?" "The TV repairman is here." "About time!" "Hurry up!" "Take it easy!" "How's Josianne?" "Didn't you marry her?" "No." "She quit work to marry an astronaut!" ""Big pay and always away!"" "She lives on Avenue Foch !" "She's got it made!" "He married her because he knocked her up." "I think she let herself." "Because..." "Yeah,youget me?" "Excuse me." "Be right back!" "You're getting good !" "Thanks to Madame Doinel." "I can never tell whether it's my wife or Marianne playing." "Soon you'll give the lessons, and my wife will pay you !" "I forgot to pay your wife!" "It doesn't matter." "Yes, yes!" "I forgot last time, too!" "No hurry..." "Two lessons." "Well, thank you." "Goodbye." "Hello." "What's that?" "A library staircase." "You got 3,000 francs?" "Heavy?" "No." "What are you doing?" "Practising." "Why up there?" "To get used to heights." "I got panicky at my last concert looking into the orchestra pit I was really just dizzy, so I'm practising." "What are you doing?" "I'm thinking." "I'll bet!" "Let me get down." "Close your eyes." "Oh, no!" "I know you !" "Nothing's further from my mind." "I won't touch you !" "Promise?" "Scout's honour!" "You were never a Boy Scout!" "You bet I wasn't!" "Close your eyes!" "Eyes closed?" "Now open them." "What's that?" "A library staircase. I've always wanted one." "We don't have a library!" "Have to begin somewhere." "I have a surprise for you." "The Senator came through !" "We've got our telephone!" "Not bad." "I told Lucien you'd write the Senator." "Before I thank him..." "Doesit work?" "What do I dial to find out the time?" "Odéon 84-00." "Cochin Hospital?" "Sorry, wrong number!" "I got a hospital !" "Dial the hospital and see what you get." "How's the letter?" "Almost finished." "Can I read it?" ""Thanks for getting us, in one week," ""what others wait years for!"" "You can't send that!" "It's true, isn't it?" "Listen !" "He's Lucien's customer." "You can't do that!" "I can't?" "Then you write him !" "I will !" "You're a selfish monster!" "Everybody has to help you !" "I didn't ask for anything." "I didn't want the damn telephone!" "Why?" "Because friends might call us?" "What if we're bored?" "I don't know what boredom is!" "I know some people get bored, but I don't know what it means!" "There's always something to do." "Cut the pages of a book, do crossword puzzles, take notes..." "Always something to do!" "I'd like a 30-hour day because I'm never bored !" "I wish I were 60." "I'd only need five hours sleep!" "I'm going to the toilet!" "Going to school?" "Aren't you on strike?" "You're an early bird." " lt's cold." " Want a set of keys?" "Anyway, they're right here." "Give me a hand." "Get a move on, Marcel !" "No more noise?" "They're plastic." "On wheels?" "No!" "The new management got them." "They're noiseless!" "You look nervous." "I'm testing a product I invented." "If it works, I get Absolute Red." "If not, I read the want ads!" "I studied our horoscope." "Very favourable!" "Big things ahead for you and me." "I used too much." "What do you think?" "Read the want ads!" "Important new American hydraulic company seeks dynamic young man who speaks English..." ""Dear sir, I wish to recommend" ""the son of an old friend." ""Former Scout leader and a loyal Frenchman," ""he is completely fluent in" ""the language of Shakespeare." ""His dynamism should be useful to your firm."" "Could you give this letter to the director?" "You can come in now." "Just a minute." "The applicant is here." " Say hello first." " Hello!" "Now hurry up." "Monsieur Max, please." " My little cream puff!" " Down, boy!" "Monsieur Max?" "He's here." "Watch out!" "I love cream puffs!" "If I had breasts, I'd fondle them all day." "A very nice letter." "You speak." "You speak English well?" "A little." "You read it better than you speak it." "The problem for our employees here is transportation." "You have a car?" "You can't start at the top, of course." "I'll put you on the scale-models." "We've made a model of a harbour with the port installations." "You'll manoeuvre the boats..." "Like the job?" "You'll see, my employees are so happy here." "They hate to stay home on Sundays!" "That is the port, based on future plans." "At present, the harbour silts up." "So we've built a dike from there to there." "Otherwise, it's accurate to scale." "Your job will be to run the boats by remote control." "Push a button and away they go!" "Like the job?" ""You'll see, my employees" ""are so happy here" ""they hate to stay home Sundays!"" "He says that to all the new ones!" "Imagine writing that in a newspaper!" "Listen, it's about the Common Market, in Brussels." ""Afterwards, in their rooms," ""each delegate found" ""a sensuous call-girl awaiting him !"" "lmpossible!" "It's true!" "Imagine..." "InLe Monde!" ""... eachdelegatefound" ""a sensuous call-girl awaiting him !"" "It's not true!" "Read it yourself." ""... eachdelegatefoundasumptuous" ""collation awaiting him !"" "You liar!" "Lights out." "Got you, huh?" "Got to tell you something tomorrow." "Tomorrow." "Why not now?" "You couldn't sleep." "I bought some." "A new brand." "First-class!" "Damn !" "There's a guy I know." "Owes me money." "He'll be embarrassed." "I owe you 3,000 francs, right?" "You lend me 2,000 more, you get the 5,000 back all at once." "Well, so long." "Where's your violin?" "It's not a lesson." "Where are you going?" "Do you always tell me where you go?" "See you tonight" "Dressmaker" " Gynaecologist Notary public" "NATURAL childbirth" ""Watch out for the contraction." ""Short breaths." "Keep going!" "Keep going!" ""Very good, very good." ""Go on!" "Go on..."" ""Stay relaxed." "Very good, very good." ""Go on, go on, go on!"" "I have something for you." "Advertising." "Looks like Madame Doinel got stung by a mosquito." "That was no mosquito!" "Look!" "The strangler!" "Looks mean." "I'm coming, dear!" "It's soon, isn't it?" "You're so lucky!" "Monsieur Doinel?" "Not here." "Don't hang up!" "The hospital?" "I'll give him the message." "A girl or a boy?" "Call Antoine!" "It's a boy!" "Antoine, congratulations!" "It's a lovely little boy." "He's under the sign of Aquarius." "He's in the arms of Morpheus!" "Dine with us?" "I'll stay with Christine." "Go on, she's waiting." "Not even one flower!" "He came as soon as they called !" "He had no time!" "Let's get them the extra room." "Knock out the wall, it'll be perfect." "Hold his head up!" "What a terrific child !" "Of course, I knew he would be." "He'll be the writer I wanted to be." "Victor Hugo or nothing !" "What Napoleon did with the sword, you'll do with the pen !" "He smiled at me before." "Babies only smile after three weeks!" "He smiled at me!" "A photographer's here to take pictures." "I'm too tired now." "But I'm not too tired !" "Send him in." "I'd like to be alone now." "You can eat with my parents." "I turned them down to stay with you." "I can tell you a story, or we can listen to the radio." "Go away!" "Please." "See you tomorrow." "Tonight, I didn't want to leave you by yourself." "I waited for the child by myself!" "MONTE CARLO" "Good news, I'm a father!" "It's a boy." " Happy?" " And how!" "I owe you 5,000 francs, right?" "Lend me 5,000 more?" "I'll pay you 1 0,000 in a lump sum." " You must be real happy!" " And how!" "is Jean there?" "May I speak to Jean?" "Tell him Antoine Doinel is a father." "Tell him I have a little boy." "Don't forget." "You have to register his birth." "We ought to decide." "I prefer Ghislain." "It's pretentious." "Little Lord Fauntleroy." "Got a better idea?" "Alphonse." "I like Alphonse." "Makes him sound like a peasant." "I have an uncle Ghislain." "Mother, Christine Darbon Doinel." "The baby's name?" "Alphonse." "How'd it go?" "It's a boy." "How'd it go?" "Difficult, at first, but she's fine now." "Congratulations!" "Give me a hand." "I'm glad it's a boy." " Still by yourself?" " For another week." "You must be lonely up there, in bed, at night, alone." "No, no. I'm fine!" "is he cute?" "All pink, with tiny hands..." "Congratulations!" "His eyes are open." "Who does he look like?" "Watch out for him." "Lot of kidnappings lately!" "The strangler." "We call him that, too." "Don't stare!" "Right." "Drinks on the house!" "On the house?" "A real "blessed event!"" "Everybody." "Even you !" "There, it's done!" "Have to be in shape!" "Terrific!" " Like it, Silvana?" " Extraordinary!" "That'll be our room." "No street noise." "I can wave from my window." "The baby's room'll be there." "So you like it?" "Terrific!" "I have to get dinner ready." "I saw you !" "You go for her, eh?" "Silvana, that's who!" "You go for her!" "A nice buxom Italian, sexy mouth !" "You bastard." "Remember our first kiss?" "I was petrified !" "What?" "You did it all !" "You're mistaken." "I remember very well." "We were in a taxi." "It stopped. I leaned over to give you a little goodnight kiss." "I saw your lips part, I said to myself," ""This is it!"" "You're out of your mind !" "I liked it, but you took the initiative." "That's your story!" "You grabbed me, and I let you." "It wasn't that way at all !" "Here's exactly how you were." "Your head thrown back, eyes closed, lips slightly open." "Like this." "You'd thought about it." "About us kissing, one day." "All girls think about that." "They do, eh?" "So you admit it!" "I'll take Ghislain now." "He didn't cry once." "Good. I can work at home again soon." "You have some mail." "It's a certificate." "You named him Alphonse?" "Look." "Antoine did it!" "He won't get away with it!" "He knew I didn't want that name!" "I'd lay her badly but I'd lay her gladly!" "Alphonse'll be a great writer." "Know what I'm going to do?" "Educate him myself, at home." "Alphonse'll only learn important things!" "We'll see." "Come, Ghislain." "Alphonse!" "Pretty little bottom." "Alphonse?" "Just like his mother!" "Watch Papa." "He's going to the bathroom." "It's an arctic expedition !" "Look..." "A flashlight." "A book." "Uncut pages, so..." "A knife!" "Now what?" "A newspaper!" " You forgot to go shopping." " For what?" "I left you a list." "I didn't see any list." "There's nothing to eat!" "I wrote it all down for you." "Get Madame Martin to babysit." "We'll go out." "She's not home." "Nothing at all?" "Only baby-food." "Yummy!" "Let's eat that." "If he wakes up..." "You know Alphonse never wakes up!" "We'll buy more tomorrow." "Tonight, we eat!" "Theatre Tonight, live from Marienbad." "Look." "The Strangler!" "Did you know he was on TV?" "No. ls he a singer?" "He does imitations!" "You kept an old picture of me." "Not bad, eh?" "Last year, was it in Carlsbad or Marienbad?" "Once again I walk through the drawing rooms, the long corridors, luxurious, lugubrious... I am not an apparition." "I am a woman, which is just the opposite!" "You say I'm exceptional." "You're right, I am!" "He saw you last night!" "Terrific!" "Why didn't you tell us you were a comedian?" "Need some help, Doinel?" "THE NEXT morning" "Remember me?" "I brought you something." "Come in." "You noticed?" "I saw it fall in the water." "Why didn't you say anything?" "Because the man said the model was fragile." "I was sorry about the bracelet." "But I didn't want to bother you." "I thought you'd want it." "MademoiseIIe Maki, my roommate." "Won't you sit down?" "I'm sorry, I have to go..." "We were just having tea." "I'm already late." "I'll show you out." "We never see you any more." "You like working for the Americans?" "Yes. lt gives me time to think." "I'm writing a novel." "No kidding !" "My wife doesn't know. I write at night." "A novelist?" "Like Baudelaire..." "He started with flowers, too." "He didn't write novels." "What about flowers OfEviI?" "That's poetry." "I know more about him than you." "I just read an article." "You know he was a priest's son?" "His father was an ordained priest." "Then he worked for a family," "Choiseul-Praslin, as a tutor..." "Open the door." "What's your novel about?" "Life in general, my youth..." "From the particular to the general." "Oh?" "Well, we'll have to read it." "I get an autographed copy, right?" ""For Césarin."" "What's the title?" "Haven't found one yet." "It shouldn't be hard..." "Any trumpets in your novel?" "Any drums?" "Then call it Neither Trumpets Nor Drums!" "Not bad, eh?" "What do you want?" "We're closed." "What are you looking for?" "A fight!" "This is a little place." "No action." "We cater to old folks and children." "You don't want to fight them, right?" "If you want a fight, there's a café at the corner." "You'll get what you're looking for!" "What's that?" "Japanese Women?" "I need it for my work." "Let's see." "You look good in glasses." "I don't like them." "I've finished." "I know why you like glasses." "She wore them." "Who?" "Your first girl." "No, she didn't." "I thought she did." "She made you suffer." "She had me going in circles!" "What a nightmare!" "Then, one night, it was all over." "At 8:00 p.m. , I loved her." "By 9:00 p.m. , I couldn't stand her." "I was cured !" "She said the wrong thing." "Exactly." "And I can't even remember what." "It was a relief." "If I ask something, will you do it?" "It depends." "Quibbling already!" "Will you do it?" "Ask me!" "Put your glasses on again?" " Am I too early?" " Not at all." "What shall we do tonight?" "I thought we'd go to a movie." "I haven't picked one out yet, though." "I thought we might have dinner here." "That'd be fine." "We could go to a movie after." "I'll be right back." "My friend is so sorry." "Her mother is sick, so she can't stay." "I hope it's not too serious." "Her mother is very sick!" "She has to leave right away." "DO NOT disturb" "Did you just get home?" "We worked late." "Look at the time!" "I had to eat, didn't I?" "He tiptoes in, but I'm awake!" "3:00 a.m. !" "I want an explanation." "Know what he says?" ""l had to eat, didn't I?"" ""Kyoko loves Antoine."" ""Come when you can, but can soon."" ""She says goodnight and thinks of Antoine."" "This just came." "Who's it for?" "I don't know." "Must be for you." "No one would send me flowers here." "Must be for Nicole." "I don't know." "Maybe." "For you?" "You must be dreaming !" "For me, maybe?" "It's hard to read." "Written very small." "It's for Doinel !" " What floor?" " Ground floor." "Was someone with you?" "No, no one." "What's that?" "Can I see Alphonse, please?" "He's in there." "Look at what he brought." "I know about them." "They were for you, I lost them." "Then I thought it would look silly." "I'm delighted !" "Have you forgotten we're going out?" "I haven't forgotten. I can't." "We're all night, testing, tonight..." "And what's this?" "Nose?" "Hana." "Hana..." "Not bad." "You answer the phone with, "Machi machi. "" "What does that mean?" "No." "It's, "Moshi moshi."" "It means hello." "Then if you say, "Hello, hello,"" "it's four "moshis"?" "No, just two!" "This is nice, isn't it?" "If I commit suicide with someone, I'd like it to be you." ""Her name is Kyoko, she loves you."" "If she were just another woman..." "But she's not." "She's another world." "You see what I mean?" "What's that?" "A lesson." "At this hour?" "What's that, your violin?" "I'm going. I'll get Alphonse tomorrow." "Listen, I'll sleep in the chair, you can have the bed." "Not in the same room !" "All right!" "Not in the same room !" "What a mess!" "You left without waking me this morning !" "Mind if I kiss Alphonse?" "We had to talk." "Remember?" "We'll always have time to talk!" "Besides, I was late for work." "Your parents are coming for dinner and to see the baby." "Didn't you say no?" "How could I?" "You're out of your mind !" "I haven't told Mother." "Call them !" "Call it off!" "It's too late." "They've left by now." "They'll understand when they see all this!" "You're disgusting !" "What'll my mother think?" "Help me!" "My manuscript!" "A lot you care!" "We invited ourselves." "Here, take this." "Let's see Alphonse." "What's that?" "A duck for Alphonse." " Anything wrong?" " l'm fine." "I'm fine!" "The duck isn't for you !" "You see, I just read a novel called" "The Mischievous Duck." "It's about a judge who falls in love with a duck, like this, his son's toy!" "Couldn't happen to Antoine." "He loves people, not things, though he's very partial to yellow!" "Just look at him !" "He's cute!" "He's grown." "Look at the duck!" "Come to Mama." "He wants to walk." "Watch !" "He's too young !" "He is not amused !" "I'll call you." "Good." "Sorry about tonight. I was tired." "We all were." "Don't catch cold." "Help me with the mattress." "Must we do this?" "If I sleep next to you, the world won't end !" "I'm not like you !" "I hate what is vague, elusive, ambiguous." "I like what is clear!" "Don't come near me, don't touch me!" "That's the way you want it!" "All right!" "Goodbye!" "TUESDAY" "THURSDAY" "SATURDAY" "I don't know what I'm going to do." "You're living alone?" "More or less." "Doesn't it bother you?" "I don't mind solitude." "When I'm alone, at night, I'm afraid." "I'd marry a streetlight if it could talk!" "Oh, it's you." "Antoine came yesterday, so..." "Believe me, he'll come back." "I don't think so." "I handled it badly." "Instead of smoothing it over, I panicked and made it worse." "It takes patience." "All men are children." "I thought you loved her?" "Very much !" "At first I couldn't get over her good manners." "So polite!" "Funny, yet touching." "Then it got on my nerves!" ""Thank you for this... "" ""Thank you for that... "" ""Thanks one and all !"" "I called her "Peggy Proper."" "Peggy, because of her British reserve." "Proper, because she was!" "Know what I mean?" "I was a virgin. I'm not proud of it!" "I dated as much as I wanted." "But I was scared and ignorant." "Imagine, a virgin at 20!" "I was a living anachronism !" "I had false ideas about life, too." "But it is fascinating !" "No, the truth is that life is disgusting !" "You should see her smoke!" "She doesn't know how." "Like an awkward little girl acting grown up!" "He's really funny." "And I'm never bored with him." "Those colds of his!" "At first, when he'd sniffle, I wanted to say, "Blow your nose!"" "Now, when he doesn't sniffle, I think he's sick!" "My husband !" "Was Alphonse good?" "Fine!" "He smiles and blows kisses." "You noticed..." "Didyousee his tooth?" "You have a tooth !" "A little tooth !" "I packed your summer clothes." "I'll get them another time." "Hook me up. I'm late." "He's playing with a programme, okay?" "No!" "He'll tear it." "I went to the ballet." "What's written on it?" "Nureyev's autograph." "We went backstage afterwards." "That's so provincial !" "Bothering a guy who's danced for two hours!" "Now don't start that!" "I'm ready to babysit." "Am I too early?" "I can come back." "Not at all !" "Why's she here?" "To babysit." "A taxi, please. 1 7 rue Descazes." "Six minutes?" "Thank you." "I'm going out." "But you can stay with Alphonse." "I'll walk you down." "Goodnight." "Be good." "Watch TV if you like." "Take care of him." "Here, this is yours." "I gave it to you." "It's yours!" "Remember how you used to say," ""Take your keys in case we fight?"" "You're in a good mood." "Surprised?" "Coming here, you think," ""She's going to yell at me again !"" " Admit it!" " lt's not so!" " You mustn't." " l thought..." "I just thought..." "Let me go!" "I was just helping." "I don't need help!" "You're a pain !" "A real pain !" "All you know is what you want!" "A kiss when you want it!" "Solitude when you want it!" "I'm not "yours to command !"" "Not any more!" "Shut up!" "I'm sorry." "I understand." "I know that line," ""l'm too rotten" ""for a girl like you !"" "I'd never pull that." "You have 1 00 times!" "Put it in your novel !" "Well, the truth is..." "It's all I think about." "That's why I'm so fouled up." "Once it's done, we'll get along better." "Don't send me a copy, I won't read it." "You're getting even with your parents, washing dirty linen in public." "I'm not smart but I know this!" "Writing to settle old scores isn't art!" "I've wondered about that." "That's what's bothering me." "Do what you must but leave me alone." "I've never had much pride, so I can say this, I still love you." "But I'd rather not see you." "You can see the baby, but I won't be home." "The taxi's coming." "Where's that cab?" "They said six minutes." "Anyway, I hope you're happy." "I don't think about it." "It can't work." "We hardly talk now." "You can always smile." "That's all we do!" "By evening, I have lock-jaw from smiling !" "Restaurants are hell !" "Between courses, I'm expected to make small talk." "I can't even eat!" "It's awful." "She thinks I've gone away for three days." "I pity you !" "Where are you going?" "I don't know." "Can I drop you off?" "No, I'm okay." "Just a minute." "Do you want me to stay with you?" "Want to go to a movie?" "No, I'll just go for a walk." "You're sweet." "Kiss me." "You are my sister, my daughter, my mother..." "I'd hoped to be your wife." "Wait for me here." "No, no. I'll be right back!" "Don't you like any of them?" "I didn't know it was like this." "It's very simple." "You look and choose, then..." "Follow me." "It's slow right now." "We used to be busy till the 23rd." "Now, everyone's broke by the 1 5th." "The Administration !" "When I saw them on TV, I knew we'd had it!" "Not interested in politics?" "A little." "Anyway, I agree with you." "They're all bums." "Some bums cost us more than others." ""lf you don't follow politics," ""politics will get you in the end !"" "The end of the month, the ends to an end, the end of a film..." "I hateallendings!" "What's that?" "Nothing." "I said you are especially beautiful." "Walking in your sleep?" "Glad to see you." "Nothing like a good house to complete a happy home!" " l owe you 1 0,000, right?" " Me?" "No!" "Where are you?" "In a restaurant." " And?" " And nothing." "Nothing special. I just wanted to talk to you." "Anything wrong?" "It's just that..." "I 'mwithsomeone." "Mademoiselle Butterfly?" "Right." "I can't take it!" "She never talks." "She just keeps smiling !" "She expects me to amuse her, to tell her jokes..." "I've had it!" "Tonight, I'm not even trying." "Don't be mean." "It was good talking to you." "Did you make your call?" "You should have started." " Finished?" " What's next?" " Some cheese?" " No, thanks." "Sorry!" "Cheese." "I have another call to make." "Excuse me." "It's me again." "Still eating?" "Yes. lt's deadly, as I expected." "is the food good?" "Rump steak?" "In silence!" "Each minute counts triple." "Feels like I've been here all day!" "Try to talk to her." "I'm too bored to try!" "I just want to beat it!" "And she's ordering cheese!" "But if she orders dessert, I'll kill myself!" "Cheese?" "That one's very good." "Excuse me." "Another phone call." "Our coffee?" "Not yet." "After dessert." "Bring the cheque with the coffee." "At the same time!" "It's me again." "She just doesn't understand !" "Now it's a soufflé." "Twenty minutes!" "Are you there?" "I'm here." "Say something." "I'm listening." "You know... I'm listening." "I can't say it now." "I'd like to kiss you." "Me, too." "Tenderly." "Me, too." "is that true?" "It's true." "DROP DEAD!" "ONE YEAR LATER..." "Say Daddy..." "Go back inside." "I'm coming !" "I'm very late." "Thank you." "Now they're really in love!"