"THE HOUSE IN THE HOODS" "Look at the Eiffel Tower!" "It's very big, isn't it?" " Do you know how high it is?" " 300 meters." "It's tall." "I'm still amazed that one was able to build this." "Will your cousin be there?" " It's him who built the metro?" " No, that was his dad." " When will we have a walk?" " When the weather gets better." "I don't want to wait." "Your hat is not a spinning top, darling." "You're gonna crush it." " Don't you like it?" " I love it." "I may not be able to get you another one." "The same one then." "Why aren't we going today?" " You're stubborn." " I wanna see Le Jardin des Plantes." "It's not fun but one has to visit one's family." "Here we go again, it's like an obsession." " Come in, children." " Hello." "It has started to rain." "Hello, Gambert." " How are you?" " Hello, Paul." " My dear Paul, how are you?" " Not too bad, thanks." " Hello, Hélène." " How are you?" "We were playing music as you can see." "We do so once in a while." "Yes, I know." "I'd like Marguerite to sing." "She still has a lovely voice." " Not now." " Just for them." "Come, Hervé." "This was really lovely." "It's a beautiful song." "Can we go and play in the garden?" "Come, let's go in the garden." "I forgot something in my coat." "Can you do crossed ones?" "One billion and two millions of beets..." "Come in for tea, children." "We're coming." "So my dear Paul, what about business?" " Everything going well?" " Not too bad." "Still thinking about running your own company?" "It's not easy." "I would need funds." "I'll tell you know." "I can't be of much help." "Apart from my pension..." "Don't think I was going to ask you." "Francia may be able to help." "You know her." "She's going to say" "Hélène wants dresses, you need a car..." "But she adores Hervé." "Even more surprising when she can't bear kids." "You know, there's a crisis." "I think that... standard furniture will kill craftsmanship." "Listen, Paul is after capital." "You could help him selling a few bonds..." "The other day, cleaning the attic," "I found a perfectly blank notebook that probably..." " your son could use." " He has what he needs, thanks." "I could have got you a job at the PLM railway." "It's not very well paid, but it comes with a pension plan." "I am not as educated as you are." "I started at the bottom and climbed my way up." "But you started young." "Do you get along with Hervé?" "You're not fighting too much?" " Who is the best at school?" " Me, a little better." "You're quieter, better behaved." " Am I right?" " A little." " You kind of like him?" " Yes, he's nice." " Who is that?" " That's my dad." " And here?" " That's my grand-mother." "Here is my mother." "And here as a little girl." "Here is aunt Francia." "Hervé!" "Please!" "Help me pick it up." "Your son never misses one." "They'll talk about this for 30 years." "I've always been proud of your uncle when he was young." "I've kept all his certificates." "I'll show you how well behaved he was." "Here's one." "Religious education certificate." "He was always first." "That's his primary school certificate." "He passed straight and was first of the whole county." "That's his army good conduct certificate." "Now you know why I am so proud." "I'd like you to learn from it so that we can be proud of you." "Can we count on you?" "I'm happy." "Let me give you a kiss." " Thank you, Aunt Marie." " Bye, my child." " Goodbye, Hélène." " See you soon." "I hope so." "Goodbye, Brigitte." "Goodbye, sweetheart." "Goodbye, cute pie." " Are you alright?" " Yes, of course." " Still eating your brush?" " It's yummy." "You've got red all over." "You've got some here, here..." "Everywhere." "You used to like your mother?" "How was she?" "I didn't know her much." "I was very little." "She used to bring me my teddy bear." "Did you have teddy bears?" "I had, but just a few." " You didn't like them?" " No." "My mother left me a memento, she showed it to me." "A little tooth." " A tiny one." " You first one?" "Have you got anything else?" "Not much." "What was your dad like?" "Dark hair, tall..." "More handsome than yours." "How do you know?" "Because I saw him." " You saw him?" " Of course." " Mine is more handsome." " You've never seen my dad." "If I see him, I am telling you..." "I prefer mine better." "And I prefer mine." "You can't see mine because he's dead." "He's dead?" " When?" " During the war." "Is that a lemon?" "Little flowers and a bird." "If my mother comes back, I'd leave with her." "I think my dad would as well." " You don't care?" " Not a bit." "I was the happiest when with Mother Jeanne and Father Albert." "Paris is stupid." "Thank you for me." "First, your mother would need to come back." "I know she won't." "Anyway, I don't care." "You're hurting me." "Stop it!" " Go and have a wash." " Well, well." "I'll get you back for this." "When I was apprentice, the boss would have kicked my butt." " Why?" " It's a ruler." "Not something to doodle on." "Come, Hervé." " Can we come in?" " Look, a ghost." "Meet Juliette." "We've met before." "Wasn't it you in 14?" "I was a friend of Lucie." "Don't you remember?" "We danced together." " Come and say hello." " Hello, my boy." "Is that your son?" "He's got her eyes." "Teddy, you're not saying hello?" "You're pretty, all dressed up." " What are you doing?" " Preparing plates." " And my bedroom?" " When we'll be set-up." "What do you mean?" "I have such a small flat." " You can come at mine." " Here's something else now." " Still looking for a job?" " Yes but I haven't got time." " Shall we go for a drink?" " If you want." "Come on, 5 minutes." " I haven't got time." " Next time then." "Be good, Hervé." " Who is that lady?" " A friend." " I don't know her." " A friend of your mother." "Remember when you knocked over your varnish all over the desk..." "I got mad, remember?" "When you were little, your mum would bring you here." "You were playing with bits of wood." "A nice little kid." "I knew your mother very well." "She was pretty." "Too pretty for your dad." "He was only thinking about his work." "Always at his workbench, with his planks of wood." "No coffee, nothing ever." "When she left, he did not understand." "He wasn't taking care of her." "I remember your first steps right here." "Do you have troubles with your son?" "No, not really, why?" "That's weird." "Here, I'm seeing two women." "You're going to go for a long trip!" "I can say for sure." " Did you tell her my life?" " Not at all." "Cut." " Love." " A lot." "Is that for real?" "Cards show you the ways of the heart?" "A lady really likes you." " Where is she?" " Here." "A brunette?" "Not necessarily." " Are you coming to Le Tremblay?" " Now?" " We can be there for second race." " Come with us." "I'm dirty." "I can't go home and change." " That's fine." " Next week." "I can't." "I'm going in my family for 3 months." "In Corsica." "There's Juliette." "She kind of likes you." "She's alone, she will get bored." "If she comes by the workshop, is that OK with you?" "Of course, with pleasure." "Edmond, another round." "I don't want a bowl." " Why aren't you eating with us?" " I can wait." "I'm not hungry." "He's old enough to eat on his own." "If he wasn't coming, it would not matter you had waited." "If I were you, I'd eat fast." "He'll be guttered when he comes." "Nobody to shout at." "Keep your mouth shut, you're not alone." "The potatoes are good." "Here he is." "Evening." "A surprise." "Brigitte, here you are." "And for you, Hervé." "I won them at the lottery." " You want a coffee?" " I'll have a little soup." "Nice, huh?" "Thanks." "I'll do Chabrot." "Is wine in the soup nice?" " It's called Chabrot, real nice." " Real nice for sure." "It seems weird." "My first time, I was not older than you are." "I wouldn't have do it, it was my cousin Leon." "You haven't met him yet." "He's a real funny one, that one." "After three days, I was hooked." " Nice?" " For sure." "You know..." "At a farmer's, you don't get a aperitif." "Around 4pm, there's the soup..." "On the hove, you pour some wine." "It warms you up when it's cold." " Is it cold?" " Not at all." "But if you pour a whole carafe in..." "Brigitte, do you want to try some?" "No, that doesn't appeal to me." " That's funny." " Not enough salt." "Never happy." "That's a strange example to the kids." "It's too salty now." " Have you seen Mr Gardy?" " He's been gone for ages." " Was he with Mr Hamon?" " Did not pay attention." "Thank you." "Come." " Sorry, have you seen Mr Gardy?" " No, we haven't." " Want to come in?" " No, thank you." "Do you want a drink, Ma'am?" "That's a shame." "Sorry for disturbing you so late." "Come, Hervé." "What do you know about Geography?" "About Ardennes, I know that..." "France only has part of it." "Belgium has the other." "It's a large plateau." "Altitude: 300 meters." "It has forests and it's cut in half by the Meuse valley." " That's it." " That's a lot already." "Anything else?" "The Armorican Massif, but I can't remember." "There are also the Vosges, the Massif Central..." "What about the Massif Central?" "You can't remember?" "Its highest mountain is the Pic de Sancy." " 886 m." " Very well." "You know a lot." "Can you recite me a poem?" "From Lamartine?" "Here it is." ""Thus driven forth forever to new shores," ""Born toward Eternal Night and never away," ""Sailing the Sea of Ages, can we not" ""Drop anchor for one day?" ""O Lake!" "The year has scarcely spun its course." ""Now, by the waves she should have seen again," ""Watch how I sit, alone, upon this stone on which you saw her then." ""You lowed as now below those plunging cliffs." ""As now, you broke about their riven flanks." ""As now, the wind flung your foam forth" ""to wash Her feet which graced your banks." ""One evening we two roamed in silence:" ""On waves and under heaven, far and wide," ""No sound came save the cadence of the oarsmen Stroking your tuneful tide." ""Then sudden tones, unfathomed on this earth," "Resounded round the echoing, spellbound shore." ""The tide turned heedful" ""And I heard these words From the voice I adore" ""Suspend your trek O Time!" "Suspend your flight" ""Let us pause, savoring the quick delight That fills the dearest day." "That's very good, my darling." " What are you doing?" " Doodling." "Having fun doodling," "You must not doodle." "You need to write properly." "Good Evening." " You stink of tobacco." " It hides the smell of wine." "Shut up!" "There's two of you against me now?" " Three even." " Go to bed, children." "Get out of the way." "This household is hell." "I can't stand it." "I can't stand this life anymore." "You think you can do what you want." "You come home at anytime, with no respect for anyone." "You promised to, but you will never change a bit." "I can't stand you." "I can't stand the sight of you." " I can't, you hear me?" " You don't put food on the table." "My daughter and myself never needed you to eat." "If you want to know, I'm fed up too." "I've had enough." "Leave then." "You'll be free to go where you please." "You won't have to answer to anybody." "If you want, I can help you pack." "My bag is packed already." "If you leave, never come back." " I can't stand you anymore." " Let me go!" " I won't!" " Let me go!" " Get out of here!" " What's wrong?" "Scram!" "I am not happy." "I was hoping to be happy with you." "Happy like never before." "Would you cope with me talking about him all the time?" "She left you 5 years ago." "You still think about her and can't even hide it." "If that's the way it's going to be..." "I think we'd better go our own separate ways." "Yes, I'm pretty sure." "One day, you're sweet, all in love with me." "You forget you hurt me." "And here we go again..." "You said you had learnt how to keep a woman." "What are you doing to keep me?" "When you are here, I can not relax." "When you are not, I am smiling, normal." "I'm having fun, always up for a laugh." "When you are back, I am scared of your mood swings." "If I had told you when I met you..." " you need to give me some time." " Yes, of course, time." "We are at each other's throat since the morning." "After the meal, I told her..." ""I've had enough, I'm going for a walk"" "Walking down the stairs, I realised she was there." "Behind me, on our door step." "It never happened before." "I thought many times about this moment." "So I walked." "I walked to La Bastille, and suddenly..." "I needed to see her." "I went back home, I called her." "She came down almost instantly." "Smiling." "She said: "kiss me."" "I didn't dare, I was shy." "We walked side by side." "I liked walking with her." "It was nice and..." "I mentioned a business diner with a friend." "I knew she hated him." ""Enough with chores"." "I insisted a bit, so she said:" ""If you came back so that we argue, there is no point"." "We got to Place Saint Michel." "She went her way and I went mine." "You never saw her again?" "On the Friday, she came home to pick up her clothes." "She loved her clothes, that one." "I was there." "She thought I'd be at the workshop." "When I did not go to work for two weeks." "I was stunned." "Useless I was." "She was crying and saying:" ""You know, I am smitten with him, it's not like with you." ""I love you." ""You're the only man I could have spent my life with." ""I would have died next to you"." "We cried like idiots." "So that we would not talk." "I should have been careful." "She had found him before I met her." "You were mean to her, shouting at her all the time." " You remember her?" " She used to kiss me." "This same day, I went to your grand-parents." "But you both had already left." "Impossible to know where you'd gone." "Impossible to know..." "I spent weeks looking for you." "They didn't tell me." "Then the war broke out." "So I thought I was gonna die." "Better like this, I was thinking." "But then I saw guys grasping for their lives..." "Deep down, I'm thinking about her all the time." "I know one day..." "Anyway..." "Your grand-parents finally gave me the address in the countryside." "That's how I found you." "Then I met Hélène." "What's wrong?" "Did you have a bad dream?" "I had a nightmare." "A nightmare?" " What about?" " A man wanted to kill me." "You were scared to come." "You locked the door." "And he stabbed me." "Go back to sleep." "Stay with me and hold my hand." "Are we going to the fair this afternoon?" "What did you say?" "The fun fair this afternoon?" "The fair is not on." " When is it?" " I don't know, in a month?" "I thought I told you not to come in my bed." "Did you wash?" "Show me." "Show me your ears." "That's not spotless." " A surprise!" " Careful." "Thank you." "Are you coming, Hervé?" "Are you coming to mass?" "At Mother Jeanne's, everybody would go." "Right, even Albert?" "Yes, even Albert." "Parents send children, but they never go." "Got money for the baker?" " What are we getting?" " What you want." " A large Saint Honoré." " No, not that." "A raisin pie with loads of cream." "Then get the raisin pie." "And a Saint Honoré." " Are you coming?" " Off to mass!" " Are you OK?" " I'll make myself more comfortable." " Wait." "There you are." " Sorry." "I am not used to have breakfast in bed." " Are you hungry?" " Yes." "Why wouldn't I?" "I'm a bit clumsy." "I'd rather eat sat at a table." "The old fashion way." " You'd rather be at at a table?" " Yes, I don't feel right..." "Well, I will not bring you breakfast ever anymore." "I like to have my legs hanging." "To have my knees like this..." "That's something weird." "Why?" "It feels a bit lazy." "I thought I was spoiling you." "You are." " Good then." " I'm scared to make a mess." " Shall I take it away?" " I look like an idiot." "Dad was not so much trouble, was he?" "Your memory is playing tricks on you." "I don't think so." "And how was school, by the way?" "Fine, we had Geography." " And what else?" " Arithmetic and spelling." "This plate is not very clean." "I'll get a cloth." "What about that girl you liked?" " Well, she moved." " Ah, that's annoying." "There were five children, their flat was too small." "Things will get better." "Hello, my darling." "No, not here." " Everything OK?" " Yes." " What's this?" " Can't you see it's a present?" "Who for?" "Daddy?" " What is it?" " Can I say?" " Go on." " A cigarette case." " It's heavy." " It's silver." "He won't be able to have it in his pocket." " It's in a box." " The box is not heavy." "Let me see your hands." "Go and wash." "Give me a little kiss." "That's nice." "You're such a pretty girl." " Mr Picard, what a surprise!" " Hello, Mrs Gardy." " Come in." " Thank you." "I'm alone, Hervé is with his dad." " Am I disturbing you?" " Not at all, have a seat." " How are you?" " I'm fine, thank you." " Something to drink?" " I can't stay long." "You have to wait for them." "Hervé would be so disappointed." " I can't, I'm in a rush." " Please, you have to." "I need to run back home, Jeanne is really ill." " What's wrong?" " I came in town to see a doctor." "Since you last saw her, she's changed a lot." "A woman without..." "She's like lifeless." "Since Hervé left, she's lost all will." "She doesn't eat." "Her stomach hurts." "She's in a lot of pain." "And Marguerite?" "Fine, she's getting married." "That's a good thing." "Yes but she's..." " She's going leave the house." " They will come and visit." " I hope you will too." " That's for sure." " When Jeanne feels better." " Hervé will be happy." "If he doesn't see you today, he'll be very sad." "He's doing great, you know." " He's filled out." " He's a good lad." "And he's doing well at school." "He's made so much progress." "It was hard for him at first." "We were not much of a help with his studies." "Jeanne and I are not educated." "No, there's a huge level difference between Paris and the countryside." "And for years, he was raised like a wild flower." "Paul and I tried to help by giving him lessons." " Must have been a tough job." " Not that bad actually." "He's kind and easy." "And he loves my daughter." "They're like brother and sister." "When I get angry, they both team against me." "I hope that you come and visit when Jeanne gets better." "For diner, you can bring the little one too." " It will make her feel better." " She'll be very pleased." "Jeanne is so lonely since Hervé left." "I hope her health improves." "Thank you." "I'll leave now." "That's very kind of you to pass by." " Bye, Mrs Gardy." " Bye, Mr Picard." " Albert!" " Hervé, my darling." " You did not wait for me?" " I need to rush back home." "Hello." "You're not eating with us?" "No, Mother Jeanne is in bed, sick." "Is Mother Jeanne at home?" "Nice hat." "You look smart, I didn't know you had such a hat." " Only when I come to town." " A quick drink?" "No, you'll come with the whole family." "We'll have diner at home." "You can even stay overnight." "Now we have a lot of space." "Right now?" "You need to go to school." "You need to learn how to read to become a gentleman." "This would make Father Albert happy." "Kiss Mother Jeanne for me." " When are we going, Daddy?" " One of these days." "It's this one, you can't go wrong." "Will I see you again?" "Albert?" "What time is it?" "It's past four." "Is Magali back?" "Don't worry, we've got time." "We need let the parents know to come and pick her up." "Don't worry, we've got time." "When I'll be gone," "Marguerite should come and live here with her husband." "You can't live on your own." "Listen..." "Talking all the time tires you even more." "You're right." "I'll keep my mouth shut." "Michel would be 12 today." " Stop it." " Time flies." "Marcel would almost be an adult." "Listen, don't worry." "I'll go and get some wood." "You know..." "I dreamt that Hervé was back." "I would have loved to see him once again." "Stop it." "Hello, Albert." "How is Jeanne?" " Nothing to do anymore." " Where there's life..." "Always the wrong word at the wrong time." "We got a message from Paris, they're looking for the little one." " Which one?" " Hervé Gardy." "He left his dad's flat." "Just what I needed." " His parents think he came here." " No, he hasn't." " Is that the truth?" " I've got other things on my mind." "This kid is not top of my worries list." "We know that." "Legally, we should search your home." "You're not going do this to Jeanne?" "Come, we need your statement." "Quick then, I can't leave her alone." "Hello, Garcé." "Is that you Hervé?" "What are you doing here?" " What's wrong with you?" " Nothing." " You came on your own?" " Yes." " Without your parents?" " I ran away." "Come here." "Did something bad happen?" "Aren't you happy to be with your dad?" " He's mean to you?" " He's nice." "He always brings me presents." "So tell me, is it your new mum?" "She's nice too, but they argue a lot." "Father Albert came to Paris, but he would not bring me back here." "Does Albert know you're here?" "I went to see Mother Jeanne." "She was alone, asleep in bed." "You know she's been very ill since Marcel died." "Listen, Hervé." "You will go back home." " Your parents must be worried." " I don't want to." "Do you realise what you've done?" "Yes, I know." "You need to go to the house..." "Kiss Mother Jeanne." "Your parents will pick you up there." "The law may be there already." "I don't want to." "I'll take you." "I promise you will not be told off." "No one gets punished for being sad." "I don't want to go." "Listen, my boy." "You haven't had the luckiest of lives." "But you were happy at Jeanne and Albert's." "So I understand... that after years of roaming free in the countryside and then moved to the big city and with new parents, a new school, it takes time to get used to." "It was the same for your dad." "He had to settle back into something he had lost." "He had to rekindle with a child he only knew as a baby, who was now almost a stranger to him." "You need to understand." "Do you realise that he may be as sad as you are?" "Listen, I'm talking to you from one adult to another." "I know you understand." "And that you're going see things differently from now." "So go and kiss Mother Jeanne, and then go back to your father's." "Do you understand?" "So be strong." "And I would like very much if you write from time to time." "Promise?" "Go on!" "Quick!" "It's Father Albert who told you to come?" " You're sick?" " A little, but it will pass." "I thought you would never come." "I thought you had forgotten about me." " You're taller." " One full inch." "You did not write much." "Everyday I've been thinking about you." "I missed you, my angel." "When I was too sad," "I would think about you and Marcel." "Do you remember?" "He used to take you on his bike." "I did not know how to ride." "You always wanted him to take you everywhere." "Now I can ride my own bike." "Time flies by." "You're all grown up." " Father and I, we got old." " Stop, Mother Jeanne." "Were you the one who put Juliette with the male?" "You were the rascal of the three." "But also the sweetheart." "Open your eyes, Mother Jeanne." "I can't anymore." "I feel tired." "Give me a kiss, and then you'll go." "Bye, my darling." "Be a good boy." "Come, my boy." "Your parents are here." "They won't tell you off." "Translation:" "Colonel Gatito Timing:" "Corvusalbus, Besmel" "The Lake by A. de Lamartine translated by A.Z. Foreman"