"Ada had built a life and was pleased with it." "Or she thought she was." "Apart from personal problems, all was fine" "She had a child, an organised life but she had bumped into Paul." "Paul had known right and then that if this girl smiling and having a drink was to be touched or grazed by him, or even talked to, it would be too late." "He would fall in love with her, and on the spot." "He had tried to get away, but he couldn't stop himself." "He had just come closer." ""I'd rather drop it", thought Paul, but at the exact same moment, he had dropped to the ground, at her feet." "I'm sorry." "They were off to a bad start." "In a Rush" "Deal with it, take initiatives." "It's not my job to take care of this." "I'm all..." "She wears me out." "Make yourself at home!" "I've always preferred windows." "They used to do it at Gallimard, but we're not there yet." "What are you doing here?" "I'm on the press office, remember?" "I'm sending the books with my compliments." "I'm sure the books haven't arrived yet." "It was meant to be 4 pm, no?" "Ada?" "The delivery is due Thursday." "See?" "Go fetch "A last love" at the warehouse." "It is Paul Bastherlain's, and quick please." "If it cannot wait." "It cannot." "Ada is launching our new youth collection, "Youth Line"." "Do you know each other?" "Ada Savigné, Paul Bastherlain." "We met briefly." "Yes." "We're putting it online first." "For the youth." "Paper is over, you know." "I'll leave him to you, I'm off to the accountant." "All right." "Some of us are lucky." "Do you mind if I come with you?" "You probably have better things to do." "It's not that exciting." "I like warehouses." "You never know what can be exciting." "Do you mind if I drive?" "I can't stand being ridden." "Ridden?" "Aren't you a bit complicated?" "It depends." "Don't drive too fast." "I don't mind being "ridden", but I can't stand speeding cars." "Yes, it's here." "He forgot it, as usual." "I can never reach him, it's dreadful." "How are you?" "Do you like university?" "Yes, it's nice." "Do you have new friends?" "I do." "What's their name?" "Mina..." "Sorry, I'm interfering." "But I do it for your own good." "Yes, right." "I need to shower." "Yes, you need to." "How is BonP?" "He's great." "It's quite surprising." "It's hard to recover from an open-heart surgery." "Do you realise that they open the rib cage, they put the heart in ice on the side and put it back in?" "It's crazy what we can do." "Your grandfather really came back to life." "Hello, are you there?" "Yes." "I'm bugging you, aren't I?" "Isn't that what young people say?" "OK, I'm off." "But tell your father to call me back." "It's nice here." "It is "A last love"" "with a sticker "press office" on it." "Is that here?" "Bayarmont." "All these books make my head spin." "I'd say it's frightening." "It brings me back to my lack of culture." "Sign here please." "I like watching you work." "Bye, thank you." "Will you go to the show in Brive?" "Brive-la-Gaillarde." "So I can watch you again." "I'll be watching you this time." "I've just started working at Lignes." "I'm running late." "I promised my daughter I would pick her up." "I'm sorry." "It doesn't change things." "How old is your daughter?" "She's four." "Usually, your daughter babysits her." "What, my daughter?" "Yes." "So you're the famous boss?" "I'm the boss." "I thought you knew." "She doesn't tell me everything." "But she likes you." "Paul Bastherlain, nice to meet you." "You're a funny one." "A child can't wait." "I'll call Camille." "If she can pick my daughter up, I won't die." "You're not here, OK?" "I'm throwing a birthday party." "People who blush are rare." "I'm not blushing, I'm inviting you." "What's the day after tomorrow?" "Wednesday." "That's perfect." "Is it?" "See you Wednesday." "I'll send you the address." "I'm getting used to it." "Bye." "Again." "What are we thinking?" "Let's stop." "More!" "More?" "I'm already tired." "One, two, three." "It's spinning." "Is it?" "Next time is fine." "You work, you get paid." "This is the rule." "It always embarrasses me." "Thank you." "She didn't want to eat but I tricked her." "She ate miles and miles of mashed potatoes." "Highway 1, 2 and 3, all the way to 14." "Highway 14 goes to Normandy." "We take it to go to my grandmother's." "I told her and she laughed." "She sped up and had it all." "See you tomorrow?" "I'll get her myself." "I had promised for today." "OK." "Bye, Zoé." "Bye, Camille." "Zoé." "I have to go." "I have a date with..." "Don't say it." "Have fun." "Thank you." "I must be the first one." "Thanks." "Thank you, ladies and gentlemen." "Now, a White reggae." "My blue eyes" "Don't drown for no reason" "You don't love me anymore I can see it" "What are you doing?" "Can you imagine your hands with that smoke?" "You're too sensitive." "Let's go?" "Don't push me." "I'm just rubbing against you." "The singer was looking at you, wasn't she?" "Your ex." "She was staring." "You think?" "Yes, right." "She sings very well." "She does." "Ush!" "Ground floor." "No need to try so hard." "You're not asleep?" "How was it?" "What?" "Where you were." "It was nice." "There's some food left?" "I'm starving." "Did you call Mina back?" "No." "Instead of leaving your phone to charge in the kitchen," "I think it's charged by now, it would be nice if you put it in your pocket." "It can be useful at times." ""Sometimes", not "at times"." "Nevertheless, it would be better." "BonP wanted to talk to you too." "I had a conversation with him." "The more time passes, the more I like him." "I discover him." "Last time, he took my hand and looked deep in me with his soft bright eyes." "I think he's touching." "He asks questions and he listens for a change." "He really cares." "Lucky you." "Yes." "What does your boyfriend do?" "What are you talking about?" "You're as nosy as your mother." "He plays football." "Intensively, at the Red Star." "He's a champion." "It's a good change." "You should have been a spy." "Can I take your toothpaste?" "I don't have any." "I bumped into your boss this afternoon." "She works at my publisher's, you didn't say." "Paris is a village." "She's nice, isn't she?" "Very." "And pretty." "What?" "Nothing." "I'll give it back." "Good night, old lover from the village." "I wanted to tell you something important." "Call me back please." "It's your father." "Louis, you think I didn't see you?" "You can't smoke on the stand." "You're gonna be virgins your whole life." "Where are we going?" "What?" "Where are we going?" "There, on the left." "At my mother's." "She's not there." "What?" "At my mother's." "She's never home." "Divorced parents are convenient." "What?" "They don't want to perform a coronary catheterization." "The cardiologist says his arteries are too thin." "I'm worried, you know." "I'm holding on." "I'll go home to rest and come back tonight." "I've tried to reach your brother, but he doesn't pick up of course." "He seems fine, he's under observation." "Mum is going back in the evening." "That's it." "And she said: "Pray for him, my sons, for once"." "Fingers crossed and keep me posted." "Bye, brother." "Bye, thank you." "I arrive just in time." "It's good you're here." "Hello." "Christian." "We met at your publisher's." "I remember." "Let me open it." "Did you eat?" "Yes, thanks." "Who are you?" "My name is Paul." "Paul is Camille's daddy." "Camille is in love." "Is she?" "Good to know." "Let's go to bed?" "Mummy and Daddy are getting married." "Very good." "Let's go to bed." "They are." "Say good night to everyone, you're going to bed." "Say good night to the man." "Good night, Mr Paul." "Good night, Miss Zoé." "It's a great novel, really." "Thank you." "A bit melancholic but with constant humour." "It's always unexpected, but I can't tell." "I'm in the yoghurt business." "I'm half way, so don't tell me." "We're desperate for it to work between them." "If it wasn't for the people, I would go back to it." "She said:" ""I'm sorry, I don't feel well"" "and she fell down in front of the audience." "She waited for 20 minutes before getting some oxygen." "She's lost." "They're looking for a heart, only a transplant could save her." "Leaving already?" "I'm just looking for my coat, I need to check something." "A phone is ringing." "That's the one." "Seven missed calls." "What's going on?" "Mina called you?" "Yes." "Are you OK?" "Not really." "You?" "Where are you?" "At home." "I'll go with François tonight, stay with the girls." "I'll pick you up." "OK." "But I'm at Mum's." "OK." "Dad?" "Yes?" "It's sad." "It is." "I'm sad." "Me too, darling." "See you later, OK?" "OK." "It was on my landing." "Thank you." "I'm really sorry." "It's life." "No." "Death isn't life." "Death is unacceptable." "I ruined your party." "No." "It was a bit weird." "I brought you this." "Thank you." "I'll see you in Brive." "Yes." "You don't have anything?" "My toothbrush." "You can brush his." "You're such an ass." "Be good, girls." "I'll call you tomorrow." "The old man pulled a dirty trick." "Are you OK?" "Great." "When I think the stock exchange lost 20% in one week." "He couldn't bear it." "He preferred to die than to see this." "They shouldn't give speed tickets." "I bet he won't let us in." "No way." "Good evening." "Our dad is dead, we're here to see him." "He looks used to it." "Yes." "But we're not." "We're not." "We could die here and no one would notice." "Cardiology is that way." "I can't." "Come." "Wait a fucking second." "He feels good on his bed, you'll see." "The last thing he said after the examination was:" ""Doctor, am I going to die?"." "We both said "Of course not", like a bunch of idiots." "But he was calm." "They said we can bring him back home tomorrow." "After they've washed him." "We'll put him in Paris." "In the living room by the fireplace, behind the table." "Like a display." "Don't start." "That's how it is done here." "Let's not forget the sheet." "The embroidered sheet I brought this summer just in case." "Secretly." "But don't tell him." "It won't change much anyway." "We'll put his smart tie and his beautiful white shirt and above all warm socks otherwise he might be cold in his grave." "He looks good, doesn't he?" "Let's go?" "He's handsome." "François, come." "It's OK." "Let's get out now." "Let's hope he won't fall asleep." "Is he following?" "Yes." "We could ask the funeral home to make a detour by the house so that he can see it for the last time." "I know it's silly, but I would love to." "We'll see tomorrow." "It's our house, for God's sake!" "Our house." "What's wrong with this door lately?" "It's jammed." "I can't do it." "Thanks." ""I dream of dreaming of you."" "Samuel stole my cuddly toy." "I hit him and the teacher told me off." "Put your coat on." "I'm going to eat this little girl." "I'm going to eat her calf." "I'll see you on Saturday in Brive." "Who am I staying with?" "Your loving daddy." "Off you go." "Hurry Daddy, we'll be late." "Bye, Mummy." "Bye." ""I arrive at 9.11 pm." "I hope to eat with you."" "At this time, we can go to L'Hermine or Chez Francis." "L'Hermine is a nice name." "It's a crêperie." "Yes of course." "We're not that comfortable." "Why?" "We're not doing anything wrong." "We're just having dinner." "I kill my character in my novel." "It's my novel, but I'm not sure where I'm going." "I made him kill himself three days ago and then my father died." "So I died before him." "I talk and you're silent." "I'm sorry but if I stop..." "It's OK." "You don't mind?" "No." "When we got to the hospital, after an hour drive, my mother said: "He feels good on his bed, you'll see"." ""He feels good?" Yes, right." "I puked all I could at once." "It was violent." "It was the same shock when my daughter was born." "My mother dropped a pan of boiling water and oil on me." "She tried to kill you?" "Of course not, I was four and running." "Do you want to go home or have a dessert?" "I say go home as if we lived together." "Because we know each other." "As soon as I saw you, I recognised you." "No you didn't." "Yes I did." "My father died so no one wants to contradict me." "It's going to be the case for at least a month and I'm going to take advantage of it." "I need to tell you..." "Yes?" "I have scars here and there." "More?" "All over my body." "So?" "Nothing." "Just so you know." "I'm scared." "I'm so scared." "I love you." "Camille, I will love you all my life." "Can you hear me?" "Yes." "I love you!" "We're both burned, each in a different place." "I'm burned here." "Why are you laughing?" "Because you're funny." "People called me "Cheeky One" when I was young." "My father called me "Funny One"." "I'm done." "You don't say anything." "I want more children." "A lot of them." "Five." "How about eight now?" "We should sleep for a bit." "We won't be able to." "Death is powerful." "It gives you wings." "Georges." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "May you be successful at the show and with the sell." "Enjoy the book." "Hello, could you sign the book?" "Of course." "Is it for you?" "Yes, for Hélène." "How are you?" "My hand hurts." "Yes, it must be hard." "Thank you." "Thank you, miss Hélène." "Introduce yourself so that I can adjust the mike." "Paul Bastherlain." "I like working next to you." "Me too." "Sugar?" "Never, thanks." "I'll remember, sir." "Excuse me." "I've heard you're going for a nap later?" "Am I?" "I didn't know." "Yes, you are." "Sorry." "Hello, Paul Bastherlain." "Making love when everybody works makes it even better." "And if your father died, it's the milky way." "No, that's not it." "That's not it." "Yes it is." "I have to get married, you know?" "I didn't know." "With who?" "Zoé's father." "Of course." "Who else?" "It's OK." "You can invite me." "When is it?" "I don't know, in three months." "I wanted to tell you something important." "Call me back please." "It's your father." "You don't have 15000 euros, do you?" "Come on." "For the undertaker." "I'm not sure what the old man did, but his accounts are empty." "Are you joking?" "I'm looking at them." "The restaurant is tough, I have 5000 euros max." "That's it." "I must have a savings account." "When are you coming home?" "Late." "See you tomorrow then." "OK, bye." "I don't want to interrupt." "He was leaving." "Louis, my father." "My father, Louis." "You got injured at practice?" "Yes, I fell." "He fell of his horse." "You can stay, I'm knackered." "I'm off to bed." "We're knackered too." "My condolences, sir." "Thank you." "Bye." "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "See you tomorrow then." "See you." "He goes horse riding now?" "I thought it was football." "He climbed on top of the horse on Place des Victoires." "He was fooling around and he hurt himself." "The horse on Place des Victoires represents Louis XIV." "Louis on Louis XIV." "He must have been on fire." "Your champion is handsome." "You think too?" "I went to Mina's with Mum." "She was overexcited." "Your mother is in Paris?" "She left already." "She can't make it to the funeral, she's sorry." "She'll call you." "He's handsome on his white bed, you'll see." "Loads of people come to see him." "Mina is holding on for now, but François seems shocked." "You seem fine." "I dreamt about him on the train." "It's good to dream, right?" "Apparently." "I'm half asleep." "Practice is tiring." "Whatever." "How was Brive?" "Tiring, but nice." "Good night." "Good night, Daddy." "It's OK, I think she's asleep." "God, I almost cried." "Mummy!" "Have a seat." "See?" "Touching, isn't it?" "I don't know." "Did I tell you that Amélie came yesterday?" "Yes." "I don't know what I say lately." "That was nice of her." "It's her daughter's grandfather." "You could have put a tie." "We're going to bed." "Good night." "Cross yourself and say good night." "Good night." "Be careful when you cross." "Seriously." "Don't judge her, she's hosting." "I'm just looking." "Who is it?" "What?" "Your grandfather sending a picture of heaven." "He got there safe?" "It seems to be hot." "He should take his socks off." "She wanted him to have socks so he's not cold in his grave." "Calf-high socks." "In cashmere." "You're so silly." "What have I done to God to have sons like you?" "It feels good to laugh." "Cashmere socks could have been woollen." "Stop it now!" "It would have been itchy." "With all the money we spend, we can't spare socks." "Don't listen, darling." "What a day!" "This visit killed me." "Him too." "He's pushing daisies, as French Canadians say." "Oh my God." "Luckily, he can't hear us." "If he could, he would give the socks back." "Stop it." "François." "Let's go." "They're waiting." "They're not done." "After he buried his father, Paul saw Ada again." "Often and a lot." "Twice a week they would meet in her mother's empty home." "Sometimes, Ada would go alone." "Ada loved Paul, she couldn't live without him, but she also loved Christian and living with their daughter." "In a park one day, she had told Paul:" ""I lived in a world of certainty, you opened my eyes and now I'm scared"." "She wanted to leave Paul." "She had waited to tell him:" ""It's over." "I can't live that way."" "He had answered: "I understand you so" while nodding." "It is C4 and C5 on the x-rays, right?" "Do you want to see them?" "X-rays in Braille are not about to happen." "You're hurting me." "What a wimp." "Breathe out." "Are you OK?" "Yes." "How long has it been?" "Since I see her?" "You're such a pervert." "And you're not?" "She didn't want to see you." "Or so she says." "Your father's death." "The same." "It happened at the same time." "Almost two months ago." "Come back next week." "Is Wednesday at 5.15 pm OK?" "You can dress." "Yes." "You're there, good." "What's going on?" "I forgot my keys, it happens." "What an idiot." "You were asleep." "A bit." "Are you OK?" "No." "OK..." "I don't see him anymore, he was still dating this singer." "I don't do polygamy." "Anyway, he sent me a text." "I'll read it to you." "Wait." ""Help, come get me." "At Dieu."" "That's it." "What?" "He's fragile?" "He lost his mind, you mean." "OK, so you don't know." ""I need to see you." "In an hour?"" ""Why?" "Where?"" ""What do you think?"" ""It's going to be freezing."" "Am I interrupting?" "I received a text from a friend and I can't figure it out." "I'll read it to you." ""Help, come get me at Dieu."" "What does "At Dieu" mean?" ""Adieu" or "At Dieu"?" ""At Dieu", like in heaven." "I don't know." "What's her name?" "What?" "What's her name?" "What are you up to?" "I'm writing." "So?" "Her name is Louise." "Nice try." "Shut up." ""I turned the heating on." -"So organised."" ""It depends."" "I'm not OK." "I'm looking at pictures of your grandfather." "I even kiss him, so you can imagine." "He's so cute on that." "It's when we went to the Promised Land." "Where?" "The Promised Land, Camille." "Israel, if you prefer." "I want to ask you, here is what a friend sent me:" ""Help, come get me at Dieu." What does "At Dieu" means?" "Come get me at Dieu?" "Yes." "It must be The Hôtel-Dieu." "It's a hospital on the Ile de la Cité, next to Notre-Dame." "You father got committed there at your age." "What's with your friend?" "She had an accident?" "I need to go." "The cab is waiting for me." "Irina!" "I'm going to see your grandfather." "What time is it?" "2 o'clock." "Shit!" "Camille." "Sorry, I need to go to class." "Kiss BonP for me." "Bye." "Sorry." "Thank you." "What now?" "Nothing, I'm working." "Let me nick a fag." "Bye." "Here is your job for "By a lake"." "We could ask Paul Bastherlain to write a preface." "He doesn't seem in good form." "It will perk him up." "OK." "What's that?" "It's the sequel." "We could call it "By a field"." ""By a field"?" "Excellent." "You're gifted, actually." "Actually..." "We've started." "Is Mum there?" "What do you think?" "How are you?" "How is Camille?" "She's good." "Thank you." "To support this lifestyle, your father would take from his own pocket." "Two years ago, he got worried and he took some risks." "He invested on futures exchanges." "He's not Madoff but he still lost 80%." "There's not enough to pay the inheritance rights of 162000 euros." "No, thanks." "I quit five years ago." "Everybody quits everything." "It's an epidemic." "You need to sell something." "It is too soon for your mother's apartment." "You can't move her out now." "In Lille, it is a share ownership with your cousins and you're in minority." "They're ready to invest to get a better rent, but not to buy your shares." "Money breaks a family." "And you have the house in Saint-Nom." "It is a heavy charge and the fields around it are a restricted zone." "It is "The Cherry Orchard"." "What's that?" "A play by Chekhov." "On the end of the world." "And the advent of a new world." ""The Apple Orchard", rather." "We have tiny and ridiculously few apples." "Of course." "What is it?" "I'm in a taxi." "The driver is so sweet." "He has a leasing on his car, we should do something." "I want to buy it." "Now is not the time." "Where are you?" "In Saint-Nom with a taxi." "Is she mad?" "Why?" "Why?" "My sons asks me why." "What do you think?" "I know it's hard for you too." "It's awful to lose your father, but I'm all alone." "Hello?" "It's the tunnel." "Hello?" "She thinks she's loaded." "She wants to buy his taxi." "Not the fare, the car." "She wants to pay for his car leasing because he's sweet." "Well, if he's sweet..." "She's off the tracks but it will pass." "Think about it." "And decide." "Bye." "What are you doing?" "I was looking at you." "You're even prettier alone." "I can see what you think on your body." "Really?" "What was I thinking about?" "Me." "No, I wasn't." "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "I hadn't planned that." "Me neither." "I'm thirsty." "You know," "I need to tell you something." "Yes?" "Are you OK?" "My ankle." "Sit down." "Show me." "It is small but it's very cute." "Someone's there." "You scared me." "But who are you?" "Well..." "I was showing him around." "Ada Savigné, hello." "My mother told me she wished to rent the flat and he's a writer looking for a study." "I didn't know." "Mr Bastherlain, we've seen it all." "Will you be OK?" "He hurt himself on the way down." "They're an umbrella, if you want." "Thank you." "We've lost our pied-à-terre." "Wait, I need to stop for two seconds." "It's already swollen." "I'm pregnant." "What?" "It's wonderful." "Congrats." "I'm already swollen too." "Did you tell him?" "Of course." "Tonight." "You tell me first?" "I'm so happy." "Do you know whose it is?" "You should count." "It's cold." "It's for babies and sensitive skin." "You're all set." "I was thinking of nothing when I heard the news." "I didn't think anything." "Happiness is like tragedy, you don't know what's happening." "Over there you have his mother and father, his grandparents and even great-grandparents." "My husband's whole family." "A whole tree." "There was no room next to them so I bought here for him and I." "We won't be too far from his parents." "You shouldn't cut the branch." "Are you a Catholic?" "Animist." "I thought so." "It's good to believe in something." "Right?" "My darling." "You brought me some flowers?" "How nice." "It's my favourite." "Thank you very much." "I didn't want to tell you that way." "I wanted to leave you, actually." "Again?" "Come on." "Ada Savigné, do you want Paul Bastherlain to be your husband?" "It hasn't changed much." "It will be your turn soon." "Thank you." "I lived here when I was 20." "I had depression." "It was my first studio." "A bit expensive, but comfy." "You were an intern." "Yes, right." "It's funny, it doesn't upset me anymore." "Before, I couldn't talk about it." "It's still swelling up." "Maybe your foot is giving birth." "Please follow me." "Yes." "Come on, grandpa." "Will you come with me when I'm dying?" "For better and for worse." "Gerfaux." "G-E-R-F-A-U-X." "It rings a bell." "It's the young man in room 17." "He's cute, that's why." "He's been here for two days for psychotic symptoms." "Let me go." "I have nothing to do here." "Don't touch me." "Calm down." "Oh, my granddaughter." "Calm down, madam." "It's OK." "What are you doing here?" "I had a small stroke so my driver had me examined." "What are you doing here?" "Visits are done in the morning." "It'll be just 5 minutes." "Ush." "All these flowers..." "It will make your boyfriend happy." "He is crucified." "What are you giving him?" "Some Largactil in the evening to calm him down." "Largactil still exists?" "He's restless." "Give him Tercian, it works better on him." "He had fits before?" "Yes, when he was young." "Mina." "What?" "Madam, he's 19." "Forgive her, it's shock." "She's mixing things up." "I'm not mixing it up." "Maybe you could give him a kiss?" "It would do him good." "Did she eat?" "I'll be home in 20 minutes." "It's Ada." "And this is Mina, my grandmother." "Good evening." "Why are you here?" "What happened?" "Is it bad?" "Double sprain." "I slipped on a step." "At work." "And Ada..." "Sorry, this is..." "It's been done." "She's a colleague." "You write too?" "Mina is my boss." "I work at Lignes publishing." "You didn't tell me you worked there." "No, I work at her place." "I don't get it." "Camille babysits my daughter." "And you're my son's new fiancée, is that right?" "No, she's her colleague." "I know, I'm not deaf." "You're very beautiful." "Thank you." "Paul missed a step at work." "And Ada gave me her umbrella." "Her umbrella?" "I have to wait for at least a month." "Sprains never get cured." "I'm going to go now that you're all together." "Paul." "You really are gorgeous." "Almost as much as me when I was your age." "Thank you." "Bye." "You should marry her." "She already has a boyfriend." "I don't always understand, but I see things." "Let's go." "Me and hospitals..." "Let me take you." "Where is my taxi?" "I think he's following." "It's going to cost a fortune, but it doesn't matter now." "Let's go?" "She bit him until he bled." "Samuel's mum wanted to sue." "She was on the verge of slapping me." "Then she calmed down and we put a plaster on Samuel." "It wasn't that deep." "Zoé is not about to forget, I told her off big time." "It's because I'm pregnant." "What?" "I'm pregnant, she must have felt it." "Is that how you tell me the news?" "Yes." "That's why she acted so weird." "She knew." "She didn't know what, but she knew." "It's nasty, I like her boyfriend." "And you think I'm stupid." "You disgust me." "You're all the same." "I still believe in love." "What am I going to do now?" "Don't touch me." "You're doing much better than me." "It's not hard!" "You think you can love again?" "Yes." ""Why not leave and live together?"" "Why not?" "How are you?" "Slow." "Swimming is good for you." "She's new." "Did Ada tell you about this preface for "By a lake"?" "It's her children's book." "No." "What's wrong with everyone?" "I told her about it." "Go see her and tell her off." "Ada's not here." "She's been sick for two days." "You don't say anything." "You keep on growing, but what are you thinking?" "Tell me what to do." "What are you telling the tree?" "I'm asking a question." "Ask a question." "What did you ask?" "If it is a sister or a brother and it's a sister." "A little sister." "Why are you crying?" "I'm not crying, I'm just tired." "Let's go home?" "We'll have a nap." "Yes." "I can't live with a lie." "I'll acknowledge it anyway." "Blood doesn't matter." "What matters is everyday life and education." "Sign here at the bottom." "This is from the bank." "What are we going to do?" "Here we go again." "Your father wasn't going on about money." "He had tact." "You'd better remarry and give me grandsons." "You know that daughters count for nothing in this family." "It would make your father so happy." "An heir and the branch would blossom." "I have to go." "I have an appointment." "At the hairdresser's." "I forgot to tell you, they've engraved the letters." "Kiss me instead of pulling a face." "Don't forget, a boy." "It would make your father and me so happy." "Do you still want me?" "Your place looks nice, sir." "He left with Zoé, he didn't tell me where." "Do you think they'll come back?" "Yes, they have to." "I could sleep two days in a row." "You know..." "I think I know." "I bought some stuff to make DNA tests." "One for both of us." "But it's pointless." "A mother knows." "If she's not crazy, she knows deep down." "Do you think you can love two people?" "Why not?" "It's difficult." "I'm not leaving him." "I can't." "We'll see." "And the wedding?" "It can be cancelled, it won't be the first one." "Do you think I'm crazy?" "You're alive." "But if I love you too much..." "What if I love you too much?" "He was deep in this preface for three days, together with this obsessive vision of a running black horse and a child grabbing its mane." ""Can you hear the hooves and this beating heart?" "It is ours, yours too." "Don't forget to listen to it." "It is the heart of our incomplete childhood."" "I want some medicine..." "I always forget the name." "It's for my husband's cholesterol." "Tahor." "That's it." "I'll try to remember." "Do you have the prescription?" "I do." "My husband came back." "He did." "He rang the doorbell, he had forgotten his keys." "He's resting now." "The trip was tiring." "How annoying." "I had it just before." "Come on." "I can't believe it." "Don't worry, we'll take care of it." "Don't worry." "Have a seat while you wait." "I'll get it for you." "What's going on?" "She's sleeping." "Who?" "Actually, I don't want to know." "Mina is losing her mind, do you want to go and find her?" "I can't, Louis is..." "It won't take long." "OK." "She seems fine." "Let's wait for her at home." "She needs to get back alone." "It's weird, don't you think?" "I haven't been back since." "Is it true that we have to sell?" "We have to but she won't." "I need to make a fortune then." "We're counting on you." "When we got here, I thought that if you put a fridge and a hob" "in my room in Paris, you could rent it for at least 600 euros a month." "Because..." "I've seen a small studio in the neighbourhood and it's quite nice." "It's a good idea." "Are you sure?" "Yes." "The ball." "Over there." "There." ""It had kicked and quivered and she had known." "Now she could say his name and she said it." "She said: 'Ferdinand, let's call him Ferdinand'." "Walk, trot and canter." "Bam, on the ground." "The child was now mastering his mount and he was galloping." "He was galloping on the black horse in the long grass and he was shouting:" "'My name is Ferdinand'." "'Nan, nan, nan' was echoing until he disappeared on the horizon, a little black dot galloping." "A heart can't be mastered, but who knows?"" "We should plant some more, no?" "They don't blossom anymore." "Apple trees are self-sterile." "That's what I learned in Biology class." "You need several species for them to fertilise." ""Each apple is a flower that found love"." "Your grandfather would say this each year." "He was very mischievous, you know?" "A bit like you." "When we were first married, he would subject me to his brandy of the year ritual." "70%." "He would laugh when I turned all red." "We still have a barrel in the attic." "I hid it so your grandfather wouldn't be tempted." "We could down a glassful." "Barrels are put in the attic so that the alcohol evaporates slowly." "It's for the angels." "It is called "The angels' share"." "Maybe the angels will give some to BonP." "Paul had found a note at home:" ""Give me and Ferdinand some more time." "I love you." "Ada."" "It's always just a matter of time." "Ada loved two men, or at least she still thought so." "A body can't be torn away from its habits." "She will come back." "Paul was sure of it because he was ready now." ""Three months ago, I would never have been able to live this and until the end", he thought." "You really don't grow up with age." "SUBTITLES:" "RED BEE MEDIA FRANCE"