"Massu, teacher's pet!" "Hey, Marazelle..." "Know the jerk who says no?" "I saved you some." "Want it, dickhead?" "I know a new song." "Listen to this." "I come from across the sea, horse" "Enjoy your meal." "Thank you, sir." "I come from across the sea, horse" "I'm a real Trojan, horse" "Riding the iron, horse" "I arrived in Paris on the lam" "I picked up my pack, horse" "You wouldn't believe what I saw, horse" "Such fancy clothes, horse" "My hobby, horse" "You can have mine too." "I shouted myself hoarse" "I shouted myself hoarse" "Trying to fill it, steak" "I don't want any running in the dorm." "Give me my bed back now." "Your name's on it?" "No, but my stuff is." "Your stuff was." "Give me my bed back!" "Take your bed, dickhead." "Have mine, I'll go in the middle." "You could've kept my bed." "It's no different." "It is different." "No one in the cloakroom." "Out with you." "See the Tour de France?" "No, our TV broke down." "But we saw it pass by in Luchon." "Grandad took loads of photos." "You've put the price of ass-wipe up?" "We'll stop shitting to piss you off." "Yeah, a strike!" "You jerk, that hurts!" "Calling me a jerk?" "Want a headbutt?" "That's how you wash?" "All you wanking enthusiasts... learn to hold back your spunk... if you want to pleasure a woman one day." "Don't laugh, I'm serious." "It'll make you a good lay." "I'm warning you, I won't take this crap every night." "Is that clear?" "For once, forthe start of term, good night, boys." "Good night, sir!" "That's enough." "He's a friendly guy." "What's his thesis?" "Some left-wing Gaullist crap." "He's been on it three years." "Boury, on your knees at my door!" "What's your name?" "Massu." "And you?" "Zygelman." "He locks the cloakroom?" "Yes, to stop thieving." "Got a passkey?" "No." "I'm hungry." "Wait here." "Griset!" "Griset, wake up." "Well?" "He's sleeping like a log." "I'm starving." "Is the food always that bad?" "I'll get the keys at my parents'." "Meet me at the cloakroom." "Hello, dear." "They stole my toothbrush." "What time is lights-out on the dorm?" "You're sleeping in my bed?" "Go." "Come back this weekend." "Let him fend for himself a bit." "He can use his finger to clean his teeth." "Let him have a toothbrush." "Mum will sort it all out." "No way!" "He stays on the dorm." "Off you go." "They took my toothpaste too." "What did you promise us, Daniel?" "Come on, can't he sleep at home for once?" "It wouldn't be right." "I have to get used to it." "I can get by without toothpaste." "Wait here." "Night, sweetheart." "How'll you get them back?" "Don't worry." "Let me." " Where are you from?" " A private school." "You?" "I was here, but as a day boy." "Strawberry, raspberry, apricot?" "Strawberry." "Why did they send you here?" "My grandmother died." "She brought me up." "She'd been in Auschwitz." "Was she old?" "Ancient, mate." "She was 70." "And your parents?" "Dad's a gambler." "He ruined my grandmother." "I think that's why she died." "And your mother?" "She died giving birth to me." "So all your family's dead?" "Try this." "We made it last July." "How about you?" "I've always lived here." "My parents founded the school." "I was born in detention." "Good, isn't it?" "Have some more." "Why do you hide to wash?" "Are you ashamed?" "What are you reading now?" "Don't eat it all." "Ever seen sperm?" "Want to see what it's like?" "Sir..." "My belly hurts." "Can I go to the infirmary?" "Sir..." "My belly hurts." "Sir, he wants to see Nurse Tittie!" "Sir, can I put my coat on?" "Go back to bed." "We'll see later." "Go on." "What's your name?" "Richard Zygelman." "The cloakroom's off-limits at night." "Detention this weekend." "I wasn't there." "There's a bed free in the first-year dorm." "But my stuff." "We'll bring it tomorrow." "Keep away from that boy." "You understand?" "Give me the keys." "Where's Zygelman?" "Our main goal is to welcome the most underprivileged pupils." "Boys and girls like you who haven't had much luck at life's start." "Are you angry?" "Your mother stole all my jam." "It was the only thing my grandmother left me." "Your mum's a bitch." "Social life in such a place is bound to have its conflicts." "We shall strive to be fair, objective and measured in our decisions." "As you have noticed, forthe first time you will be sharing the school yearwith girls." "This is an experiment for now." "It depends solely on you if it is to continue next year." "Now go to yourteachers in your classrooms." "Check your distance." "Steady!" "Arms out!" "Steady!" "Arms out!" "First year..." "Second year..." "Third year..." "Fourth year..." "Young lady, what's your name?" "Mercedes Suza-Lobo." "Tell me, are you a ruminant?" "No, ma'am, I'm a mammal." "Good!" "So get rid of the gum and do up that blouse before class." "Marazelle, I'm the belle here, dumbbell." "Read the chapter on the Orleans Regency by Thursday." "To the Duc de Bourbon orthe death of Cardinal de Fleury?" "The whole chapter." "You can go now." "Why can't I go outside for break?" "Try one and you want to eat the lot." "It gets rid of the taste of that food." "I do what I can." "Was it really that bad?" "As foul as ever." "Am I going to be punished for long?" "It depends on your behaviour." "You'll spend break in my office or your mother's." "You choose." "Very good." "It's too sharp, file it down." "Don't count on this to make a living or you'll end up starving." "Marazelle, it's not suppertime yet." "Here." "Thanks." "Have the rest." "Don't tell your father." "Was there hot watertoday?" "Griset, stop that." "Griset, stop tapping." "Come here!" "Forthose of you who haven't met, this is Sweetie." "She's the twin sister of Dancer who broke on Marazelle's behind." "Your hand." "The other." "What's that?" "A pussy, sir." "Suza-Lobo's pussy!" "You've seen it?" "Hand out." "Go and wash your pussy." "Hold on..." "Everyone to the showers." "You shower every day?" "Only on Mondays." " Why?" " Some can't wash at home." "Not you, Zygelman." "You showerwith the first years." "We showertogether?" "Yes." "Why?" "Scared we'll see your skinny maggot?" "Moron!" "Just kidding." "You're hung like a horse!" "Hurry it up." "What's up, Massu?" "You're not undressing?" "Can I have a word with you, sir?" "Come on." "Actually, I don't know if I can take a shower." "How come?" "I've been punished." "I'm not allowed group activities." "I have to stay in at break." "You should ask my mother's permission." "Don't you want to ask her?" "I showered last night at home." "Plus I have a verruca." "I wouldn't want anyone else to get one." "Okay, wait in the dorm fortoday." "You twins can go to bed." "Thank you, sir." "Here." "My mother isn't a bitch." "She's had a hard life." "Her family was deported when she was 10." "Where to?" "Auschwitz or Treblinka." "You're Jewish?" "We've lost a lot of people too." "How come you're not circumcised?" "I don't know." "It's herway of protecting you." "That must be it." "She gave you this for me?" "Yes." "Mummy, come here!" "Wake up!" "Are you okay?" "You had a nightmare." "Go back to sleep." "You can sleep here." "I'll go on the floor." "Give me the pillow." "Mercedes Suza-Lobo." "How did you get this?" "She wasn't even a virgin." "She put her hand on my dick through my trousers." "I was as stiff as a board." "She undid my flies." "One button, two buttons, three buttons, four buttons..." "Then my trousers fell." "You've no idea what she did." "I need to wank offat least three times a day." "Of course, I'd rather have a woman but I can't help it." "I have to let it out." "You can't keep that." "You're already in detention." "If they catch you, you could be expelled." "My dad won't be so sweet." "I'll look after it for you." "Don't you want some jam?" "It's Massu." "So, Massu, you're not showering?" "Scared of stripping?" "You only come to watch." "Show us your dick." "What's this?" "Mercedes Suza-Lobo!" "Fuck, you had her?" "More fun than a shower, right?" "Tell us about it." "It stinks of shit here." "Just tell us!" "She caressed my behind." "She touched my dick..." "And?" "I was as stiff as a board." "Hurry it up." "She undid my flies." "One button, two buttons, three buttons, four buttons..." "Got a cigarette?" "Here." " They're Mrs Beyer's?" " Just tell us!" "Strong stuff." "Then my trousers fell." "She pulled down my briefs." "You've no idea what she did..." "Come on, tell us." "I can't." "It wouldn't be fair on her." "Tell us, dickhead." "I can't." "Pain in the ass." "Give me that." "Come and get it." "I'm sure it's not your fault." "I'll ask you again:what happened exactly?" "I'm waiting." "This isn't going to take all day." "You're going to tell me in the end, my girl." "I'll get the headmaster." "Don't talk." "Just don't talk." "If you start, you won't be able to stop." "You'll tell lies, contradict yourself and end up ratting on Richard." " How do you know?" " Don't talk or he'll be expelled." "Was it him?" "Was it him?" "Was it him?" "Glasses..." "It was him, sir!" "It was him!" "Once again." "Was it him?" "No, it wasn't him." "Get back in line." "Own up!" "Go on!" "You'll all get detention!" " Griset, detention!" " Too late, sir." "Since no one will own up, the whole school is punished." "Until we find the culprit, all personal foodstuffs are banned." "It's not right that poor kids should see others gorge on sweets." "That's also why I support the return of school uniforms." "Mr Monteil, who asked your opinion?" "Griset, detention." "I know." "You fucker!" "You've got your parents' fridge." " We'll nail you." " Your life's going to be hell." " It wasn't me!" " Sure it wasn't." "You think we're mongols?" "Marazelle, today's first warning." "It's sick what you did." "You told Marazelle about Mercedes but not me, your best friend." "Correct your own spelling now." "You can't do this." "You've exploited me since the first year." "What you did with Richard makes me puke." "You can keep your desserts." "You've dumped us in the horseshit!" "If you enterthe yard, I'll debag you." "I've got a stitch." "Why did you protect me?" "Not now." "Meet me on Saturday at 5, in the 4th yeartoilets." "I'll do anything for you." "Anything?" "Massu, Zygelman, what are you doing?" "Sir, he's got a stitch." "Want a kick up the backside?" "Rise and shine!" "Hurry it up." "Having a lie-in, Massu?" "Want breakfast in bed too?" "No preferential treatment." "Get up." "When you copy something, there shouldn't be mistakes." "I didn't copy it, sir, I heard it on the radio." "You chose Victor Hugo." "A good choice." "But, tell me..." "How do you write "Jeanne was on dry bread"?" "Gentlemen, we can do dictation if you want." "What do you read?" ""Jeanne was on dry bread"." "Massu, what's happening?" "You've always been a good speller." "I haven't marked this." "Bring it back to me on Monday." "Without mistakes." "I own up." "It was me." "What was you?" "The tights." "We went to the park, afterthe study period, while the others showered." "She caressed my backside." "She touched..." "One button, two buttons..." "Impossible." "My trousers fell..." "And then?" "You want to know it all, Mum?" "I need it three times a day." "Of course, I'd rather do it with a girl than... than on my own." "I can't help it, see." "I have to let it out." "Are you okay?" "Come with me to the infirmary." "I've seen you naked." "So have I." "Can I have some drops?" "Who told you to come in?" "Wait outside." "No one will disturb us now." "There." "Feel better now?" "She won't hurt you." "Don't worry, I saw plenty of horrors in the war." "Could you turn round, please?" "Is that better?" "Well?" "In theory, it can't be him." "If it is, she won't get pregnant." "In my opinion, he's a late developer." "You should consult a paediatrician." "Andrieux..." "Zouari..." "L?" "er..." "Richard?" "I've been waiting in the toilet for 15 minutes!" "I'm shut in." "That bastard Boury ratted on us to my mother." "See the skylight above you?" "Try to get onto the roof." "You can reach the bathroom from there." "Careful you don't fall." "Don't worry." "There's loads of grub." "Hold on." "I've got you." "Don't step on that." "Go on, jump!" "Are you sure?" "I'm hungry." "Help yourself." " Don't let them see you." " What's going on?" "The local committee on mixed education." "Have some pickles with the meat." "Want a slice of tart?" "Got any booze to drink?" "Understand Yiddish?" "I used to but I'm out of practice." "I've forgotten." "My mother speaks fluently." "Not my balls!" "Why not?" "What do you want from me?" "It's not easy to say." "You want my help?" "I'm useless at spelling." "I can't get it into my head." "I write phonetically." "Bad spelling makes you bad in every subject." "Boury had always corrected my work." "What a fucker." "You have to replace him." "If not, Dad will kill me." "And Mum too." "It's life or death." "I'll sit next to you in class to pass you my work." "What about exams?" "Don't worry." "You'll need to copy my writing." "And use the same colour ink as me." ""Jan wuz on dri bred"." ""Was", not "wuz"." "Don't write it the way you say it." "You don't write "crime" with a "K"." "It's not German." "It takes a "C"." ""Failing" has a "G" at the end of it." "It's a present participle." ""I went" is the simple past. "Went" isn't "wend"." "Your grammar's as bad as your spelling!" "It's all linked up?" ""See" is a verb,"sea" is totally different." "Different how?" "You can go to see the sea. "E" or "A"." "I don't understand." "It means you go to the sea to see the sea." "Move!" "Come down here!" "Wait here." "Zygelman, you're expelled." "I'll call your father." "Please, ma'am, don't do that." "Get yourthings together." "Someone will come for you." "Mrs Massu..." "Don't expel Zygelman!" "Mum!" "You want special treatment?" "Okay, your punishment's lifted." "From Monday, you'll spend your breaks in the yard with the others." "Mum, please, listen to me." "Do it for my sake!" "Usually she understands." "She's a bit uptight today." "What did you do wrong, Martin?" "He tripped a girl up, sat on her face and farted to suffocate her." "I didn't." "I only did this." "And what did you do?" "Mrs Beyer put me on all fours under her desk." "She said I looked up her skirt." "It's not true." "She kept parting her legs on purpose." "You losers." "Griset, I'm trusting you." "Don't screw up." "I'm counting on you." "See you tomorrow." " What did you do wrong, Paul?" " Nothing." "What did you do, Igor?" "Screw them all." "Repeat." "Anarchy rules!" "Mr Headmaster's Son, got any chocolate?" "Answerwhen I speak to you, dickhead." "Go to bed now." "In silence." "I want to hear a fly buzz." " Lights out?" " Hold on." "I fancy some chocolate." "Don't you?" "Take a load, he won't realize." "You're crazy!" "They'll notice." "Griset, stop!" "We have enough." "Get lost!" "Think about it." "They'll know it was us." "They won't think the first years tore it down." "D'you want revenge for Richard?" "Of course I want revenge but not like this." "I imagined something subtler." "There again, what more can they do?" "I was born in detention." "You're right." "I'll say I did it." "Give it here." "You a Communist?" "Communists should be left to stew in their own juice." "What then?" "An anarchist?" "You've read Marx?" "He's a smart guy." "He's right." "We must dynamite the stock exchange." "Fuck, almost one hundred francs." "Here, we'll share it." "Fifty-fifty." "What about the chocs?" "We can't eat them all." "Time for a change of strategy." "We don't eat a single one." "These chocs are dynamite." "We'll create an anti-capitalist parallel bursary." "You're right, we'll sell them." "We can make a grand." "Are you any good at spelling?" "Was it you or Griset?" "It was me." "Lower your eyes." "If you plan to blackmail me with the chocolates, it won't work." "Your mother knows." "She accepts it, like I accept to sleep in your bed." "Give me every roll back." "Your glasses." "I've known some idiots in my time but you beat them all." "I'm disappointed." "I sent you to the dorm to get you out of your mother's apron strings." "I'm warning you, Daniel, next time, you'll get expelled and sent to reform school in Bethune." "You've heard of borstal?" "I know the head well." "He was a foster child too." "He'll certainly give you special treatment." "For God's sake!" "You're so lucky to have both your parents." "Where are the chocolates?" "Don't say you ate them all." "I've sold them." "Who to?" "I'm not a grass." "I sold them with the dispenser for 50 francs." "You gave him your 50 francs?" "You're nuts!" "It was that or give back the chocs." "I made a killing today." "I sold a box of fifty." "Stop everything, my father's onto me." "Cut it out, this anti-capitalist parallel bursary is brilliant." "He wants to send me to a borstal." "If you chicken out, don't speak to me again, dickhead." "Who pays for your shoes?" "You've no reason to be in here." "The corridors are off-limits today." " I was going to the infirmary." " Go at midday." "No more special treatment." "You're like the others now." "Out!" "Okay, Massu?" "I'm okay." "Take him and get the girls." " Not so fast!" " Chickening out, are you?" "Not enough girls." "Get more." "You should've stayed out of the yard." "I keep my promises." "Cut it out, Marazelle!" " Just tell your dad." " Or your mum." "Lesueur, make sure Monteil doesn't come this way." "Don't move." "Debag him." "His briefs." "Griset, detention!" "With an ass like your mug, I'd hate to shit." "We're just having a bit of fun." "What happened?" "Did someone tread on you at birth?" "Had enough now?" "You want more?" "Fuck you, Griset!" "Stop!" "Stop, Jean-Claude!" "From now on, the cooperative will be open every day after meals." "We'll have it here, in the boys' toilet." "Clean up, it's free." "Ass-wipe is free from now on." "Daniel, I've always been your friend." "I can check yourwork over." " What do you want in return?" " Nothing." "Hold on, I've given you my desert since the first year," "I've used my mum's stampon your exit forms," "I've run risks for you but you dumped me." "Now the wind's changed and you come back." "You're not a traitor, you're a Judas, you ass!" "Take your spelling and on your cart, horse!" "I don't need you." "I've found someone else, loser." "Go on up." "We'll have a shower next week." "Wash at the basins for now." "There's a mistake, sir." ""Out of order" isn't one word." "Two in history, three in geography," "one in French..." "What going on, Daniel?" "Yourteachers don't understand." "It should be natural." "Are you doing it on purpose?" " So what's wrong?" " Don't shout at me." "What are you hiding from me?" "Nothing." "You saw it all at the infirmary." "I'm putting you back a form to catch up." "No, not that." "What then?" "You need to spell properly." "I'm not enjoying this." "Hitting your mother!" "Are you mad?" "Stop it!" "You're hitting your mother?" "Let go!" "How can you hit her?" " Calm down!" " Are you okay?" "Calm down!" "How can you hit her?" "Let go of me!" "Let go!" "Cut that out, you third years!" "I want you all in bed now." "And I want silence." "Sir, Soulier's stolen my Playboy." "Give him his magazine back." "I pinched if from my dad, sir." "Come on." "I'll confiscate it otherwise." "Sure, to read it on the sly." "And wank off to it." "Come for your slap." "No, I'm not coming." "Rebellion time!" "Rebellion time!" "Care to repeat that?" "Do you want to see Mrs Massu?" "Genevi?" "e!" "If you don't all get to bed right now, I'm fetching Mr Massu!" "No, sir, we want Genevi?" "e!" "Lads, help me orthey'll fire me." "Go home and cry to your mum!" "Lights out, okay." " Special price for five?" " What planet are you from?" "What if I take seven?" "You get seven." "How many?" "I'll take one, then." "Sign here." "Next!" "Got change for 100?" "No problem." "Next!" "One at a time." " We're broke." " But we have a right to chocs." "If you're broke, you can have one." "Ever kissed a girl on the mouth?" "Want to break the record?" "What's the record?" "10 minutes 30." "Get lost, we're working." "I know a confectionery dealer." "People will get sick of these." "And they make you fat." "You can do betterthan this." "Aim for biggerthings." "Get lost." "Bet you a roll I'll touch your dick without my hands." "Okay." "Okay, I play fair, I lose." "I owe you a roll of chocs." "Stop!" "10 minutes 45." "A new record!" "I have to go." "Don't forget my French essay." " You are good at spelling?" " I get 20 in dictation." "Want to go out with me?" "Yes." "Jean-Claude..." "Jean-Claude, wake up." "I broke the record." "10 minutes 45." "It was great!" "I even swallowed her gum!" "It was great!" "Chateaubriand didn't invent exotic literature." "In the 18th century, the accounts... of Cook... and Bougainville... informed civilized society... about the customs... and carefree lives... of tribal peoples." "Bernardin... de Saint Pierre," "in Paul and Virginie, described... the virgin forest... and the tropical seascapes." "You're not writing?" "No." "Penin..." "Suza-Lobo..." "Do I stink?" "You'll do." "You look great." "Maybe they'll be glad to see you for once." "They don't give a shit." "I should've got detention." " Can't the girls manage alone?" " Sure!" "Give them the cooperative's money too!" "I don't trust anyone but you." "You're an intelligent guy." "Careful with the passkey." "Griset..." "Rebellion time!" "No one in detention?" "No, I'm off duty." "Have a good weekend." " What's in your pockets?" " Nothing, sir." "Go on." " Got any caramels?" " For five francs, you get 25." "Give me five." " If you get caught?" " I say you sold them to me." " Want me to belt you?" " Just kidding." "I brought them." "Sign here." "You're in the cooperative now." "How did you manage not to get caught?" "We came through the infirmary." "Nurse Tittie almost got us." ""You've put on weight, Miss Suza-Lobo." "No lateness, I hope"." "I said, "No, I'm early, it's a quarterto!"" " Look what we got." " Note it down." "Ten cans of stewed apples." "I got them for 2.50." " We'll sell them for 3." " 20 tubes of condensed milk." "Two francs each." "A Bayonne ham." "How did you pay for it?" "I didn't." "I stole it." "Steal bread, you go to jail." "Steal a million, you get elected." "I wrote to Richard about the cooperative." "Was it betterwith him?" "You bitch..." "You really love him?" "Cut it out, I never slept with him." "I swapped my tights for his compass, only because he insisted." " Great deal." " I don't believe you." "Want to see the compass?" " I don't sleep with kids." " I wouldn't mind." "Mr Salvadori!" "What are you doing here?" "They make you work days too?" "Where are the chocolates?" "Half here, half elsewhere." " And the money?" " Same thing." "Getting rich from dealing?" "It's not dealing, it's a cooperative." "Do you have enough to eat here?" "We don't." "Admit it, the food's terrible." "Jean-Claude..." "Can you pass me the ham?" "Here, this is for you." "From the cooperative." "A gift from us." "With no strings attached." "Take it, it's Bayonne ham." "Mercedes?" "Keep him, he's a good supplier." "We don't make anything, we're doing it forthe others." "It's political." "Some of the teachers have signed up." "Are you left-wing?" " He'll eat everything." " Don't worry, sales will rocket." "Put it away." " 10 francs." " Too expensive." "Can I go out for break?" "It's a 1950s magazine." "A collector's item." " It cost 120 francs." " Old francs." "It's forthe co-op." "Can I pay at the end of the month?" "A queen fell out with her only son, the heirto the kingdom." "He refused to make up with her." "His friends would say, "Don't you care if you break her heart?"" "But he wouldn't listen." "So his mother, the queen, sent him a message." ""My son, walk towards me." ""Take as many steps as you can" ""and I'll come the rest of the way"." "I want to apologize." "I was wrong." "I've spoken to yourteachers." "You're above third-year level, except in spelling." "You're moving back up and I'll do all I can to help." " You really want us to make up?" " Yes." " Then bring Zygelman back." " No way!" "Cut that out, you lot." "Out of the corridor." " First years should be in bed." " I'm hungry." "I want some chocolate." "Hurry up." "If we're broke, you give sweets to choir members?" "The choir's full." "Can I have a choc instead?" "What's the magic word?" "Thank you, sir." "Cut this crap out now!" "Next!" "Five minutes." "Lights-out was 15 minutes ago." "And no smoking in my room, okay?" "Next!" " Got any comics?" " Not before next Monday." " Any toothpaste?" " Yeah." "Two francs." "How much is the cheese?" "It's marked on it, like a brandon a steer's backside." "Hurry, people are waiting." "Have you got a box of condoms?" "What size?" "Five francs." "Sign here." "Hey, guys!" "Quiet orwe'll get caught." "Give it a rest, we need to sleep." "What the hell is this?" "Don't move." "Get out!" "Get to your dorms!" "Stand by your beds!" "Lights-out is at 10 sharp." "It's now 10:10." "I'd like to sleep without hearing your din." "Are pupils allowed to switch dorms now?" "Don't let it happen again." "It's the first time, sir." "Why is that bed empty?" "It's Griset's." "He's in the infirmary." "Where's Daniel?" "He's still with the third years." "You know he should be here now." "Mr Salvadori, if you can't manage a dorm, just say so." "I'll switch you to day hours." "All right, lights out." "Lights out!" "Get into bed!" "Put all this away." "Enough of your cooperative." "It's over." "Do what you like during the day but not on the dorm." "He's right, we can't run the cooperative like this." " What do you want?" " Still want to help me?" "I know you ratted on me when I was with Richard." "I didn't." "You did." "And twice too." "Here's a chance to make up for it." "I'm giving you a top-secret mission." "Swear you won't tell anyone." "I swear." "Here." "Tell my dad you found this." "It's the cooperative's accounts and members." "Why?" "Tell him the food is in the boys' toilet cupboard." "That's disgusting." "Want to be friends?" "Go on." "Don't let me down." "I'll do it because I promised but you're a real shit." "The co-op's ball." "It belongs to us all." "Every one of us." "The cooperative's profits allowed us to buy this ball." "We can get a record player and music forthe girls." "How about a tart?" "The co-op's tart." "She'd be our mascot." "You virgins..." " Can I look after it?" " No, me!" "You first year jerks..." "Touch it and I'll headbutt you." "We're organizing a soccertournament." "We need the best team." "The twins as forwards." "Soulas as goalie, Massu in defence." " Are you in, Griset?" " As a spectator." " What about you Boury?" " I'll be referee." "Make sure you treat us right." "Shit, it's green." "Eat it orthey'll put it in tomorrow's pie." "You twins, taste it!" "Well?" "It's chewy like bubble gum." "Parsley-flavoured." "Stand up, all of you." "Who's in this cooperative?" "I asked you a question." "Who's in this cooperative?" "Well, since no one is owning up..." "Pons..." "You're in the cooperative." "You bought sweets yesterday." "Who sold them to you?" "The cooperative, sir." "No Christmas holiday and detention until Easter." "Montelli, you're in the cooperative." "You bought toothpaste, cheese and a box of condoms." "Who sold you all that?" "The cooperative, sir." "No Christmas holiday and detention until Easter." "Marazelle, what's that?" "A football, sir." " Whose is it?" " The cooperative's." " Give it to me." " No, sir." "What?" "Rebellion!" "What did you say?" "I said rebellion, sir." "This ball belongs to us all." "Hand it over." "The cooperative's banned." "I'd rather die first." "You're going before the board." "I'll write to your aunt." "She'll be delighted." "Suza-Lobo, give me that ball." "No, ma'am." "Rebellion." "Mr Monteil, fetch the ball." "Watch it, I'll slap you." "Hand it over or you'll be expelled." "Thank you, ma'am." "Headmaster," "I don't agree." "I've bought from the cooperative too." "I'm a customer." "Be in my office at 2." "I've bought from it too." "I've bought cigarettes." "So have I." " Me too." " Same here." "It's our cooperative, sir." "You can't ban it." "The food's disgusting here." "The food's shit." "Shut up, I want total silence." "My dog would spit this out." "You're expelled forthat." "Can I be expelled too?" "Can I be expelled too?" "Enough!" "Enough!" "Any more liver on the floor and I'll serve it tomorrow!" "Pick up your liver or I'll force you to eat it!" "Rebellion time!" "Rebellion time!" "Everyone outside!" "Anarchy rules!" "Mr Monteil, Miss Th?" "enot!" "They'll smash everything!" "Block the outside door!" "You know what, sir?" "I'll go through the yard and head them off." "Well done, Mr Brian." "No need to come to my office." "You'll all go before the board." "I hate tyrants." "And I'm sick of your chocs!" "I can stop all this right now." "But on three conditions." "One: you let the cooperative go on with me and Griset in charge." "You don't trust me?" "I'm not up to it?" "You wanted me out of Mum's apron strings." "You give me orders now?" "All right." "We'll see about the cooperative." "Next..." "I don't want to shower with the others." "All right, no showers." "And third..." "There's no third condition." "I won't bring Richard Zygelman back." "Jeanne was on dry bread in a cell" "Forthe crime of failing to tell" "I went to see the poor little lamb" "And, in the dark, slipped her a jar of jam..."