"A Woman Passed By" "A woman passed by  crushing underfoot the feelings and desires of her worshippers..." "Sowing hatred and envy in her wake..." "Unhappy and misunderstood, she goes on toward her inescapable destiny  which will never be the path of happiness..." "La Feria !" "..." "a cafe-nightclub  the haunt of boatmen, sailors, passing dockhands..." "Look !" "It's Concha !" "Concha... a dancer..." "All sensuality, all desire summed up in a smile  her man..." " Le Bretteur - ... the perfect match for her debauched lifestyle." "A regular at La Feria..." " Jean-Marie Grignard - ... master of the Mouette, a barge that regularly plies "The Canal"." "" Why don't you come live with me on the Mouette  You'll be happy... "" ""..." "In a week and a half..." "I'll be back... "" "Pierre le Roulier, adopted as a child by Jean-Marie  now a grown man." "Gertrude the housekeeper, present when the Mouette was launched  who remains the sole female presence on board." ""The soup is ready !" "..." "Come and eat..."" ""Faster !"" ""FASTER !"" "" Flog the nags !" "... "" "A RAID" "Just then, the Mouette arrived in port." "" We're staying here a few days." "I have some business to take care of. "" "" Do you still mean what you said ? "" "And the next day, in the morning mist  Jean-Marie brought Concha to the Mouette." "" Harness the horses..." "we have to get out of here..." "" That's an order ! "" "... and a new life began on board..." "" We have to pay the Mouette's passage through the locks. "" "And life became calm again..." "The Mouette carried on its perpetual to and fro  between the ports of the North and the South." "... And the days rolled by in monotony  along the ribbon of grey water that was the "Canal"." "Little by little, Concha was gripped by nostalgia for her cafe-nightclub  her life  her affairs." "" Look at her, dancing while we work." "It would be a whole lot better if she'd help us... "" "Not long after, the barge returned to its port of origin." "" Tomorrow is the end of our voyage  and it's the anniversary of the old Mouette's launching. "" "" Meet me tonight at midnight, near the old lighthouse... "" "" During the party we're having tomorrow  I've got a big surprise in store for you. "" "And the night before the party  Jean-Marie busied himself with mysterious preparations." "... After midnight, Concha and Pierre left the quiet banks of the Canal  and found themselves on the coast of the stormy Ocean." ""Tomorrow... after the party..." "We have to run away... "" "" To run away..." "we'll need money..." "Do you have any ? "" "RETURN TO TOWN" "... Violent passion, burning enthusiasm  and as the party begins  Jean-Marie goes to great lengths to stage "his surprise"..." "The surprise." "" And now let's christen the other Concha !" "..."" "" When a barge is christened for the second time  they say it's a sign of bad luck."" "And now, on to the dance !" "..." "As night fell, the wine flowed freely  the couples spun about  the party was at its height." "" We'll run away at once..."" "" Do you have the money ?"" "" In an hour wait for me on the bridge of the Mouette." "I'll have lots of money  We can run away... "" "... And in the young man's fevered brain  a furious struggle erupted..." "" We'll hide out tonight at the Hotel Trianon. "" "The Hotel Trianon." "Refuge of the occasional transient  and motorists in a jam." "The owner, who combines the functions of hotel manager  room valet and cook." "The Viscount de Tanaris, known throughout the world  for his entertaining escapades." "" Fix the car tonight  we leave tomorrow morning at 11:00. "" "" Do you know that pretty girl ? "" "" Where have they gone ? "" "" They're hiding out at the Hotel Trianon... "" "" In one hour we'll be headed for the border. "" "" Someone is inquiring for Madame..." "Would Madame care to come down ? "" "" What have you done with my Concha ? "" "With my wife ? "" "... several days went by..."