"...Whose task is to keep the flame burning and the President of the Republic." "When these functions are over it's only the intersection of twelve Wide avenues." "A no man's land ignored by the Working population" "These hurried people disdainful of the prestige of the place ...know only it's outskirts." "Every 1/1 2 of the circle  that is approximately every 50 yards  there is another avenue to cross" "The stop lights are timed for the traffic on the streets." "...and not the pedestrians." "This creates constant trouble more of less bothersome depending on the age and the personality." "Parisian individualism is Well tested." "One last point..." "In 1 964, Work started on the West side on a subway  Which doesn't help traffic." "Either automobile or pedestrians." "And here is our own hero, Jean-Marc." "Every morning at 9.25, he comes out of the subway station ...almost directly across from his Work." "To get there, he has two choices." "Going right is slightly shorter." "Would you like to see another style?" "." "In your size we have this one." "...or this, if you prefer." "No thank you, I'll think about it." "As you wish." "Once a professional runner Jean-Marc reads the sports paper every morning" "Did you watch the women skiers?" "." "I don't have a TV." "Too bad!" "It's exciting to see them go 60 miles an hour." "How I admire them." "You know how hard it is when you try." "Have you skied?" "." "Ten years ago, I tried a little with two boards on my feet." "You need such balance and extraordinary strength to stand up on those boards." "I beg your pardon." "It's nothing." "Did I hurt you?" "." "No." "Are you sure?" "." "Excuse me, sir." "Watch where you're going!" "I'm sorry." "You're crazy!" "May I help you?" "." "Pajamas." "What size?" "." "I don't know." "Alright, we'll see." "Size two." "There Was nothing in the papers that day, or the next." "Driver Hit With Whip." "The Crime Of The Champs-Elysses" "Maniac In The subway" "Rolls Chauffeur Dies In Flight" "Student In Lyons Hurts Policeman With Umbrella" "A Lethal Weapon:" "The Umbrella" "But, he Was still careful not to go near the Pl.de L'Etoile" "Yes sir, white poplin, 42 Avenue de Wagram." "I'll have it delivered right away." "Ten minutes." "It's right across the square." "One or two months had passed, When, finally..." "Watch your step!" "Excuse me madam, I'm sorry!" "It's nothing." "Did I hurt you?" "." "Lucky!" "I could have poked your eye out!" "Montparnasse and Levallois" "What are you doing?" "." "I'm working" "Is it a woman?" "." "Yes, it's the last one,you see, it's almost finished." "It's a woman..." "Yes, if you like." "Is this a hand?" "." "Why are there only four fingers?" "." "I had nothing to make the fifth with." "I like the one outside." "She's pretty!" "What do you call her?" "." "Action-sculpture." "What's that?" "." "It means that chance enters into the creation of the sculpture." "I take pieces of metal and throw them up and weld them together the way they fall." "It's all very experimental." "Don't you want to know why I am here?" "." "Yes, why are you here?" "." "You'd said 8 o'clock." "Because i love you." "Do you want some coffee?" "." "I have something to tell you." "Do you love me?" "." "Yes, of course." "Really, truly." "Of course!" "Do you think I'm pretty?" "." "Yes." "Really?" "." "already told you." "Do you really love me?" "." "Would you forgive me if I did something bad?" "." "Of course I'd forgive you." "Why do you ask?" "." "Nothing important." "How long does a telegram take to arrive?" "." "I don't know, about an hour, an hour and a half." "What time is it?" "." "Listen." "In 45 minutes,you'll receive one from me." "But it's not for you." "Who's it for?" "." "Someone else." "A man?" "." " How do you know?" "." "I don't know, I suspect." "Anyway, you don't know him." "It doesn't matter." "It does." "I mixed up the envelopes." "I put your letter in his and his in yours." "That can be fixed." "He gives me mine, and I give him his and that's it." "It's very serious because in his letter I tell him that I love him and made plans to see him tonight." "But i just pretend to love him." "And wanted to see him to tell him that, and that I won't see him anymore." "It's you I love." "I swear." "I wanted to tell him that tonight." "knew you'd forgive me." "I don't understand." "Who's the guy?" "." "If you want, we can go to bed now." "I'm cold." "You bitch!" "Disgusting!" "Tramp!" "Whore!" "Liar!" "But I swear i love you." "I loved you because you were pure and beautiful." "You make me sick." "I swear I love you." "Shut the door." "It's shut." "No it isn't." "Are you working?" "." "Can't you see?" "." "Who does it belong to?" "." "The Pope." "The Pope who?" "." "Pope Paul Vl." "Do you know what makes a car?" "." "An automobile is made of many parts." "First the chassis, then the wheels and third the body." "That's my department." "I obviously don't have the talent of Farina... ..or Micheletti but I do alright. in my own small way, I'm an artist." "Bodywork is sacred for me." "Turn it off!" "It'll wear out." "Everything in life does." "Except the body." "The body is eternal." "Tell me Roger." "Do you think I have a nice body?" "." "Perfect." "What I really like is youth." "Young breasts young legs, everything that's beautiful." "But what are you doing here?" "." "I wanted to see you." "We had a date at midnight." "I thought I'd come and see you this afternoon." "You know I love you, Roger." "Speak louder." "I said I love you." "I know that." "I got your telegram." "Are you mad at me?" "." "No, since you love me." "Then you forgive me?" "." "That's wonderful!" "I slept with another man." "You aren't mad." "But you know, I mixed up the envelopes." "I wrote this other boy that I love him... ..but I swear it's not true." "It's just..." "He's nice." "I knew him before you, and he still loves me." "I don't know." "He wanted to see me, so I made a date for tonight." "But it was only to tell him I wouldn't see him again." "I couldn't say all that in the letter." "I didn't want to hurt him." "I wanted to tell him that I love only you." "I swear." "You know it." "If you like, we can go up now." "We can go to bed now." "It's almost dark." "Come here, you tramp!" "Come here, you dirty low class whore, tease, bitch!" "What is it, Roger?" "." "I thought you'd forgiven me." ""Dear Roger,I kiss you tenderly."" "Darn!" "I didn't make a mistake after all." "Go to hell." "My sweater." "Get out, American!" "I'm Canadian." "It's the same thing." "I love you." "I swear." "Silence" "Here's your son." "Did it go well?" "." "I'm glad." "How many times a week do you go?" "." "Three times?" "." "What does he do to you?" "." "I went to the doctor the other day." "He had me tested." "I don't have the results." "I'm not feeling well." "It's called Vitacalcium." "Have you taken it?" "." "I'm constipated." "I use suppositories." "What are they called?" "." "They give me the runs." "You could knock!" "Come here." "She was bringing me my tea." "Did you work hard?" "." "Were you first in class?" "." "Third." "What were you last month?" "." "Sixth." "So, it's better." "Yes, a little bit." "Good." "One must make progress." "understood?" "." "What's hard for you?" "." "Algebra, still algebra!" "Why?" "." "I don't understand." "Why?" "." "The parentheses, the a's, the b's the minuses." "All of it, I get mixed up." "Do you want me to explain it?" "." "Sure, if you want to." "Poor child!" "Come on." "Listen, algebra is easy." "A plus times a plus is a plus." "A minus times a minus is a plus." "A plus times a minus... ..is a minus." "There." "Alright." "Not a word to the queen mother." "No of course not." "I am for capital punishment." "I'm against it." "Really now..." "What, really now?" "." "There's no reason to condemn." "How can one judge others?" "." "Salt!" "They kill, they're killed." "Killers must be killed." "I think they should be... ..sent to reform schools." "We should try to..." "If they're 50, you can't send them to reform school." "I said pass me the salt." "Well then, maybe in certain cases, as an example." "There I agree with you." "Death to the traitors!" "Kidnapping children, now that's revolting." "For that, the death penalty." "They're given 20 years." "What's the matter with you?" "." "Shut up!" "You do nothing anyway." "What would be nice, would be that you help me get in with our friend Boticelli." "He's interesting, if you see what I mean." "This veal is excellent." "He should be careful with me, or I'll I'll shoot him full of holes." "This veal is really excellent." "I always eat the way the Italians do." "Someone should explain to Boticelli that there are some people in the world with guts aspirations, ideals." "He's got to understand that." "Or I'll crush him like a worm." "We almost ran over him." "Not quite." "That's true." "The car behind us did." "Others too." "He had diplomat's plates." "They just don't care." "This cheese is very good." "Black polynesians..." "Six letters, in the plural." "I take care of the house!" "It's dusty in here." "It's not my fault, it's the maid's." "Always the maid!" "I'm not doing the dusting, with what I pay her." "You always say it's the maid!" "I don't do the dusting!" "Idiot!" "That's easy to say." "Leave me alone." "One of these days, I really will." "You'll see." "Are you giving me the money?" "." "You'll have to manage." "unbelievable!" "You should exercise." "I keep telling you you're getting a paunch." "I have to have my medicine." "Take your medicine." "You know how much your medicine cost last week?" "." "Have you father's pharmacy send them." "But he's too stingy." "My father's senile." "I've really had enough, you know." "I'm alone in the house." "That's all we needed." "You forgot to shut the window." "I have something in my throat." ""Form fitting ear plugs block vibrations and are perfectly sound-proof."" ""Noise, the price we pay for modern civilization is one of the main causes of nervous disease."" ""The sick and the nervous will now be able to sleep."" ""lntellectuals, will work in silence  thanks to these ear plugs."" "But I put them in the same closet." ""Factory workers and all those with jobs who are exposed to noise  machine operators, metal workers exposed to repetitive noise which is damaging to the auditory nerve will protect their eardrums with ear plugs."" "No need to shout." "You just wait and see." "I'm getting fed up." "I asked her for the sugar 1 0 times." "The coffee is good." "Really?" "." "I could make it as well." "If it weren't the Holiday season I'd have fired your little blonde." "You hired her." "You're late." "Who's going to take care of the car?" "." "Brushing your teeth before work?" "." "That's new." "It happens to be the maid's day off." "That's enough." "That doesn't mean anything." "What do I do with the car?" "." "That's enough!" "You make me so angry." "Am I taking the car in or are you?" "." "I have other things to do." "I'm tired of taking care of your business." "It's not my problem, it's yours. i'll do it, but..." "Just shut up, will you!" "Who's going to take care of the car?" "." "It's not complicated." "You look stupid when you make those faces!"