"Athens..." "and Sunday dawns... slowly... calmly... melodiously... with the sweet doodle-doo of the cockerels... the tender singing of the birds... in the desolate parks, the plazas and the Royal Garden... the first trams..." "that start working so quietly... amidst the silent homes of the Athenians... who are sleeping without any doubt... the sleepy bargaining at the flea markets of flowers... the enchanting songs of the morning day-trippers..." "The Athenians are sleeping." "The only people that stay awake are the taxi drivers..." "In the old neighbourhoods behind the windowsills with basil young women of Athens have always the same romantic dreams about love..." "A Sunday in Athens that starts like any other... yet it will bring along its own adventures..." "What a delight the Sunday morning sleep!" "Carefree... undisturbed..." "I told you a thousand times I want you to have the coffee cup tray ready the night before so when I press the call button you?" "ve only got to make the coffee!" "Still, you don't!" "I had to wait three quarters of an hour and even to come myself to the kitchen to get all these done!" "This is not a life worth living anymore!" "It's like someone hired her to make a war of nerves against me!" "You woke up?" "This Sophia upset me again, bright and early." "Look how I'm trembling!" "I'm sorry." "I forgot that these quarrels irritate you terribly." "No matter that you slept eight hours with no interruption whereas I didn't sleep a wink all night!" "Of course, I'm not saying this is your fault." "You're nothing but the victim, aren't you?" "No alarm clock can disturb Sunday's sweet dreams!" "Irene!" "Irene, wake up!" "Wake up!" "Wake up!" "Wake up!" "Because we'll go swimming!" "Hey, we'll go to the beach!" "Aren't you listening to me?" "Wasn't it you who told me to set the alarm?" "Irene?" "Little Irene?" " Wake up!" " Leave me alone!" "Okay." "You egoist!" "Traitor!" "Irene, look!" "Hey, where are you going?" "Dimitris, what are you doing?" "I can't find my whistle." "What the blazes!" "Are you going to find your whistle under my bed?" " It's not there." " Is that strange to you?" " Dimitris, are you going out?" " I must be going to a gathering of scouts." "I'm in a hurry!" "Are you losing your mind?" "I exercise my voice." "Then go exercise it somewhere else, not in my room!" "Your room!" "Okay." "Today I'm thinking about exercising my body too in your room." "Is it permitted?" "I wonder where you find that energy so early in the morning." " One-two, one-two." " One-two, one-two!" "Waking up on a Sunday morning is not of course always pleasant." "Mr. Alexis?" "!" "Is it possible for anyone to sleep with all this ballyhoo?" "Mr. Alexis?" "!" "Certainly not!" "Mr. Alexis?" "!" "Mr. Alexis?" "Listen!" "My sister and me we?" "re going out..." "We're going on an excursion with Mr. and Mrs. Melitzanopoulos (aubergine-son)." "Are you listening to me?" "I'm listening..." "melitzanes (aubergines)." "No 'melitzanes'..." "'Melitzanopoulos'!" " Mr. and Mrs!" " Are they asking for me?" "No!" "We're going on an excursion with them and you?" "re about to stay alone at home." "If you want coffee, you'll find everything ready in the kitchen." "You need nothing more than to light the propane cooker." "The propane cooker..." "My sister and I would be extremely obliged to you if you wanted to give us one of the rents you owe us." "You've delayed the payment for three months, you know, and we do need money for the excursion..." "I have to get up." "Miss Kate, would you be kind enough to turn your little head to the other side?" "Because... it was too hot last night and..." " Well, you're going on an excursion, eh?" " To Ekali." "Oh, how I envy you!" "I'm wild about mountain!" " Would you like to come with us?" " I wish I could but" "I'm having a rehearsal with the orchestra all evening." "Now, you may turn again." " Well, this little hat fits you incredibly!" " Do you like it?" "You ask me if I like it?" "It resembles a blooming pergola on a Byzantine monastery!" "Thank you." "If an artist like you thinks it's good then it must be so, right?" "Not only an artist but a man too!" "Mr. Alexis, you are tremendous!" "Mr. Alexis?" "!" "I'm sorry but, when I see a work of art, it absorbs me completely." " What about the rent?" " Oh, the rent..." "It makes me sad that I'm compelled to remind you..." "But no!" "It's me the one who feels sad for delaying payment." "As a matter of fact I don't feel sad that much because when my songs will get into print" "I'll pay not only the rents I owe you but 6... 8... 10... rents in advance!" "Of course, I will never be able to pay back your kindness but..." "What was I talking about?" "Well, the other day I saw in a shopwindow a hat from Paris." "I'll buy you this as a gift." "This one and another two!" "But..." "Not a single word!" "Now for Miss Mary since I know how much she likes bijou" "I had set my heart on a pearl necklace from those you loop like a rope a couple of times round your neck and some matching earrings!" "What do you think?" "Is she going to like them?" "Very much but..." " Kate!" " I'm coming right now!" "What to tell her about the rent?" "She's enraged with you!" "But what else has left for, poor, me to do?" "To publish my songs I've paid a hell of a lot of money!" "Just I got a million yesterday but up until paying for printing shop, paper, this and that..." "Here, I was left with no more than just one hundred thousand." "Of course they won't be enough not even for half the rent but you can make it, can't you?" "You are an angel!" "And you are a crafty one." "It's a shame you abandoned studying law..." "Of course I don't imply that you're not a great musician." "Far from it!" "But as a lawyer you would make your mark." "And my father would haven't cut my monthly allowance!" "Paul!" " Are you going out?" " Yes." " Where to?" " Don't know." "For a car ride." " Alone?" " Alone." "Paul!" "Don't lie to me." "Good morning, little kids!" "Say 'good morning' to auntie too!" "If you got a rendezvous I prefer knowing it." "I prefer a thousand times!" "Paul!" "Don't be so cruel to me!" "Don't go without saying a word!" "What do you want me to tell you, Lisa?" "The truth, Paul!" "I've told you a thousand times the truth." "I'm sick of it!" "Levantine woman!" "If you think that I depend on you, you're mistaken!" " Mommy, are the sandwiches ready?" " Yes, they are." "Mina, have you gone mad?" "Are you going out alone in the crowd?" "Beyond a doubt!" "You won't play tricks on me again like last Sunday and the Sunday before last!" " It's not right, don't you understand?" " Why?" "Are you afraid I might got eaten by a shark?" "To tell the truth, I fear more those sharks of the land hanging on in Phaleron and in that kind of places!" "I'm not going to Phaleron and in that kind of places!" "Where are you going?" "Some place there are no sharks!" "Then you have to go too far away." "Maybe to Kavouri!" "Would you ever come over?" "The tea's gone cold!" "Hey, you!" "Haven't you got up yet?" " Does this seem strange to you, mummy?" " Won't you go to the beach?" "Certainly." "Don't you see I'm getting ready?" " And Irene?" " Poor Irene, she has to stay in bed." "Why?" "What's wrong with her?" "What is wrong?" "She has shark phobia, agoraphobia, megalomania and the like..." "Can't you see how pale is her little face?" "I think you should bring her breakfast in bed, mummy." " Oh yes, mummy!" " That's all we needed!" " Get ready within seconds!" " No, no, impossible!" "Ask me if I accept waiting for you!" " I'm going to drink my tea." " Mina!" " Do you see your doings?" " My doings?" "Yours!" "Whose else?" "Go get up now straight away" "I'm capable to give you a good spanking no matter if you're a 19year old grownup woman!" "Got it?" "You're going to help me clean all the shelves." "I'll teach you playing the aristocratic lady!" "You're going to choke!" "Drink it at your leisure!" "The tea sucks!" " Mummy, are the sandwiches ready?" " Yes, they are." "It's a big nonsense what you're doing, my child!" " Don't you know it?" " I know." " Do me this favour, don't go!" " Don't worry, mummy." "I know how to handle all the dangers." "Would you like me to show you my weapon?" "You can't imagine how effective it is!" "Don't be afraid." "Nothing will happen to me." "If only your father was alive!" "You stepped on my toes!" "If you don't like it, go take a taxi!" "Look, a sack bag!" "Maybe there's something to eat." " Let's get it!" " I?" "m frightened." "She's too far to cause us any trouble." "Let's go!" "From up high the big-tailed fox the brown spot the path to climb down" "What's going on here?" "What's going on?" "I can hear the cackle of a hen oh, I can feel the chicken's smell!" "Where are my things gone?" "Help!" "They stole my things!" "What am I going to do now?" "Even my bag..." "Someone took them away!" "How can I go back home now?" "Blast!" "Holy Mother help me!" "My poor leg." " Can't you hear the klaxon?" " I hear it well." "Leave me alone too." "Miss!" "Miss!" " Is anything wrong?" " I lost my things." "What happened?" "Did they rob you?" "Everything!" "Everything." "Except for this towel, this magazine and the one of my slippers." " Where are you going?" " What?" " Home, where else?" " On foot?" "What else to do?" "I have no money." "But even if I had, I'd rather not get on a bus under this lousy guise." " I'm going to walk." " Do you live near?" "In Neapolis." "And are you going to Neapolis with just one slipper?" "Come!" "I'll take you myself." " But no!" " Why?" "I don't know you." "Allow me to introduce myself." "My name is Paul Karagiannis." "I'm a lawyer and my police record is clean." "Please to meet you!" "Would you do me the honour?" " I'll do it." " After you." "Two gallons of gasoline, quickly!" "I imagine my mother's surprise when she sees me without clothes." " Paul!" "Hi, how are you?" " Good morning, Dora." " Hello, my friend Kostas." " Hi there, Paul!" " What a weather is this today?" " What's new with you?" " I'm fine." "Going to the beach?" " Yes, in Vouliagmeni." "Oh, how these car seats stick on you!" "My skirt has been a mess." " Good bye." " Good bye." "That scoundrel!" "I can't take it." "It makes me angry." " Come on now!" " Leave me alone." "Very nice!" "Just because his wife suffered a slight nervous breakdown as a result of losing a child and she's rarely going out he must fool around with all sorts of women!" " How come you know that?" " Didn't you see her?" "But, of course, you men, you're all the same!" "You take us for big fools!" "I imagine what she could say about me!" "Did you notice her antics?" "Her eyes were popping out!" "She's very pretty." " You think so?" "She's not my type." " Not mine either." "I reckon she must be a terrible gossip." "Luckily for me, she doesn't know who I am." "Now as far as you're concerned it doesn't matter, does it?" "How's that?" "Since you're not married." "And how did you arrive at this conclusion?" "Since you don't wear a wedding ring." "We arrived!" "My home is over there." "Thank you so much!" "You saved my life!" "For real!" "Good morning to you!" "That was a close shave." "Wish me that none will see me." "I'm going." "Everything!" "Inside my bag I had my purse and inside my purse I had twenty five thousands, my keys and my little mascots!" "Get off me!" "My little mascots." "My poor little ones." "What else, um?" "And have you come back like that?" "In this mess?" "You better keep quiet." "That's it!" "And the lottery ticket!" "What lottery ticket?" "Just a lottery ticket, of "Athens Lottery"," "I bought it the other day in the street cause I liked the number, its combination." " And how much did that cost you?" " What?" " Thirty thousands!" " Great!" "Great!" " You and your combinations!" " Yes, madam!" "My combinations!" "Was it nice his car..." "Dimitris, you're making a nuisance of yourself!" "You think I care?" "Besides, hadn't I lost the lottery ticket," "I wasn't ever going to win since I lost my little mascots." "But if only I hadn't lost my little mascots, then I'd show you!" " A lottery ticket, sir?" " Athens lottery, last chance, sir!" "I don't want!" "We'll find other further in." "Get a move on!" "Buy an Athens Lottery ticket?" "Let's go to that guy there." " Take an Athens Lottery ticket?" " Kids, no!" "I said no!" " Do it for our sake!" " Are you not ashamed, little rascals?" "Get out of here!" "Give thirty thousand and win seven hundred million!" " I haven't thirty thousand!" " How much you got?" "Not a penny!" "You can't fool us with that." "Give us five less because we like you." " Let's offer him an even better discount!" " Let's do it." "A twenty-thousand note!" "For your sake!" "Don't you understand Greek?" " I don't buy lottery tickets!" " Never?" "Never!" "Then you are the one who's going to win." "It is written!" "Do you see this?" "It's your lucky number." "What do you want, eh?" " He's thinking it over." " The twenty-thousand note is ours." "He puts his hand in the pocket." "Let's go." " Take it easy!" " Come on!" "Come on!" "Give it to us!" "Is it so much what we ask?" "A twenty-thousand note!" "Come on, give it to us now, since you've made up your mind." "A twenty-thousand note, eh?" "You ripped my twenty thousands off!" "CAPRICE" "Caprice, here." "Who?" "Mr. Lorentzatos?" "Hold on a moment, please." "Mr. Alexis!" "On the phone!" " Who's calling?" " How could I know?" "Go ask." "Who's calling?" "Miss Vouros!" "He hasn't come yet, miss." "Fine." "Bye." "It's okay, boys." "Don't make such a fuss." "Give me the trousers for a moment." "Come, close the door!" "Someone will see us with our trousers down." "Okay!" "Cut it out, mate!" "They'll find out about the queens of Caprice!" "What a lot of rubbish!" " Here it is." "Pick it up." " At last!" "Alexis?" "Just a moment, I got something to tell you." "I came across Mark again this afternoon." "He told me about that money you owe him." "What's going to be done?" "What can I say to you now, Mr. Stefanides?" "Right this very morning I paid three rents not to get evicted." "I'm flat broke!" "But tell him not to worry." "He'll take his money back." "One of these days I?" "m going to get a lot of money?" "Hm!" "From where?" "From where?" "Maybe I'm going to win the lottery." " Seven hundred million!" " The lottery, eh?" "THE LOTTERY TICKET 921.931 WON 700.000.000 DRACHMAS" "Newspapers!" "CLEMENCE" "Miss?" "I'd like a hat." "Seven hundred million!" "I've won them!" "I've lost them!" " Are you feeling all right?" " They're mine!" "921-931!" "Please, don't scare me!" " The combination!" " She's crazy!" "Mrs. Clémence!" "Mrs. Clémence!" "What's wrong with you?" "I must hurry!" "I must prevent it!" "I must tell them!" "To tell who?" "What?" "I lost the lottery ticket that won!" "Newspaper says it!" "It's at 21 Harilaou Trikoupi Street." "I'm going out." " Where are you going?" " To lottery's offices." "Help!" "She's crazy!" " I can't stand it anymore." " Patience!" "ATHENS LOTTERY" "I know that I won but I lost my ticket!" "Please, silence!" "What to do now... please?" "Listen to me, miss, the ticket of our lottery isn't personal with name and address." "The winnings belong to the owner of the ticket." "I swear to you!" "By all the angels and saints of heaven!" "Don't you believe me?" "As for me, I do believe you in any case." "Thank you, sir!" "9th of February, 1931!" "It's the date of my birth!" "If you want me to, I'll bring the certificate." "9-2-1-9-31!" "That's why I'm so sure!" "Why didn't you report the loss?" "How could I know I would win?" "Easier said than done." "Please, silence!" "Miss, we have nothing at all to say right this moment." "If the ticket is lost and nobody appears in due time then we will examine your case." "But the person who?" "s going to present the lucky ticket will collect the money." "Now if you could prove he stole it from you... then, what else can I say, you'd have to take the case to court." "You need ask a lawyer, miss." "Don't lose time." "Don't let them take the money away from you." "Karagiannis!" "The poor girl!" "What do you think?" "Will she find the guy?" "Hey, friend!" "Friend!" "Would you mind go make your 'tams' and 'tums' somewhere else if you please?" "To let us bring home some bacon." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry!" "There, give me a newspaper." "Little Rita's nice, isn't she?" " Who little Rita?" " Hayworth." "If you like her, why don't you buy the magazine?" " I can't read German." " I got her there in English." " How much?" " Eight." "She's too expensive!" "If you're interested in Bergman, I got her here with five." "She's too tall for me." "When Athens Lottery was drawn?" "Seven hundred million." "No more no less!" "Just wait a minute." "I had a lottery ticket, too." "Where did I put it?" "Never mind." "When was the luck on my side?" "Bye-bye!" "Farewell!" "Penny-pinching miser!" "P. KARAGIANNIS Lawyer" "A certain Miss Lambrinos wants to see you." "Lambrinos?" "I don't know her." "She claims that she knows you." "I can't see her right now." "I'm finishing this and leaving." "Listen to me, please." "She insists." "She looks upset." "Tell her to come tomorrow!" "All right." "I'll make an effort." "I'm terribly sorry miss but Mr. Karagiannis is fully occupied..." "When I say I want to get inside, I mean it." "Excuse me..." "Something terrible happened to me!" " I needed to see you!" " I tried my best." "It's okay, mademoiselle is an acquaintance of mine." "Please, sit down." "What's been troubling you?" "Did you lose something again?" " Seven hundred million!" " What?" "Seven hundred million!" "I went there one more time at 6 o' clock..." "And they told me that nobody has showed up yet." "If someone shows up, I'll smash his head in!" "What does the lawyer say about?" "He says if six months pass which is the deadline, there is some hope." "Six months!" "How horrible!" " Otherwise?" " Otherwise..." "It depends..." " On what it depends?" " It depends!" "Yet he didn't give me much hope." "I've no proofs, my dear, don't you understand?" "You see I bought it from a street seller and of course" "I didn't take any particular care to memorize his looks." "How should I know?" "And none has seen it but me." "That?" "s great but why haven't you ever let us see it?" "It was meant as a surprise for you." "Think of what we could do with seven hundred million!" "What trips we could take!" "What..." "That's enough!" "You've driven us mad!" "At any rate I'll smash his head in!" "Nevertheless, Mr. Karagiannis promised me to do everything possible." "He's the most polite man I've ever met!" "Is he bad-looking?" "I've just caught a glimpse of him last Sunday." "Bad-looking?" "Not in the least, on the contrary he's very handsome!" " Very, very much?" " Oh, silly!" "This isn't the time for jokes." "I'll chop him into little pieces!" "You better go to bed and stop making bold statements!" "Go!" "We're being destroyed here and you're speaking about going to bed!" "How can that be?" "Go to!" "And pray to God that for the next six months nobody would find the lottery ticket so we might get the money, you hear me?" "When I was still young I learnt how much" "The separation is hard!" "Without parents in my life" "I was helpless in my strife" "Orphaned and lonely!" "Without joy" "The years went by" "And it was only when we met" "I was able my distress and my sadness to forget" "But it lasted so little, oh cruel, you left!" "How unhappy" "I was before I meet you" "How unhappy" "I'll be now that you've left!" "For a moment bliss showed me a smile" "And then ruthlessly passed me by" "How unhappy!" "I don't want my life" "How unhappy!" "I prefer to die, to die!" "Without joy" "The years went by" "And it was only when we met ...my sadness to forget" "But it lasted so little... oh cruel..." "How unhappy!" "How unhappy!" "I won the lottery!" "Seven hundred million!" "Well, Alexis, it?" "s been done exactly like what you?" "d said." "Johnny, two glasses and champagne!" "Can you imagine me with so much money?" "And to think that I haven't got a coin on me." "What you'd say about giving you some?" "I'm going to need some tomorrow, let's say, 6-7 million?" "It's ok, Alexis." "Come later to my office to have this settled." " All the best!" " Thank you." "Name?" "Alexis Lorentzatos." " Address?" " 1 Tsamadou." "When did you buy your lottery ticket, sir?" "Last Sunday." "From where?" "From... a street seller." "Why asking?" "No special reason." "It's formal to ask about these details." "The dough?" "My pretty little millions?" "Are we taking them now?" "No, there are some..." "necessary formalities." "As soon as these are over, you'll be notified." "That is when?" "It won't be long." "Within two or three days." "Is that so?" "It takes patience, what else can we do?" "You won't forget me, eh?" "Are you taking them with you?" "I'd like that but I already carry too many things." "Could you possibly send them over to my house?" "Gladly." " To what address?" " 1 Tsamadou, Exarcheia." " What's your name?" " Alexis..." "Lorentzatos." "I'll bring them over myself while going back home." "I live near, you know." "It's such a pity I didn't know that earlier." "Eight hundred thousands..." "What time you'll be there?" "In a while." "Just when we get closed around 1:30." "I'm just asking in order to be there in time." "Your receipt." " Thank you very much." " No, I should be thanking you!" " Have a nice day." " Take care." " He showed himself up, miss." " He showed himself..." "Well?" "His name?" "Alexis Lorentzatos." " He hasn't come back yet." " I'll wait for him." "Please, come in." " Are all these for Mr. Lorentzatos?" " That's right." "Little hats?" "That's right." "Can I have a look at them?" "No." "They're mine, you know." "Presents!" "I'll give them to him in person." "There's something I must tell him." "Then like a good little girl I'll just have to be patient." " Please, excuse me..." " It's ok." "I'm making a cake for the party." "Mr. Alexis won the lottery, you know." "Seven hundred million!" "We feel on top of the world!" "Mary!" "It's Mr. Alexis!" "Mr. Alexis?" "!" " Welcome!" " Welcome home!" "Thank you so much, chauffeur!" "Keep the change." "Well, this one and that one are for you." "For me?" "Thank you!" "Well, as for you..." "Have you already come?" "We go to the dining room." "Don't be late." "I want to see my little hats!" "What were you doing in the morning of last Sunday?" "Last Sunday... in the morning?" "I woke up late..." "I went for a walk..." "Luckily because that's how I won the lottery!" "Read what it's written here!" "Certified copy of an entry of birth..." "Asimina Antoniou-Lambrinos..." "The date, please!" "9th of February, 1931..." "Is Asimina your name?" "9/2/1931!" "All right, I believe you." "You are so much young." "9-2-1-9-3-1!" "So what?" "I see what you mean!" "What a coincidence is this?" "Coincidence... eh?" "Coincidence..." "Too many coincidences, don't you think?" "A coincidence that I lost my clothes last Sunday!" "A coincidence that along with them I lost a lottery ticket too with a number corresponding to the date of my birth and that the same morning - another coincidence!" " this lottery ticket ended up in your hands." " Oh, just a moment, miss!" " Admit it, please, the ticket is mine." "How can you ask me to admit it?" "It's mine, I bought it!" "So, you don't believe me, eh?" "You take me for an impostor trying to steal your money." "I never said that but I didn't steal your lottery ticket either" " contrary to what you think." " Will you give me my money?" "Yes or no?" "No!" "First of all I haven't seen it yet but even so..." "In the meanwhile you're already spending it around buying presents!" "My little hats!" "Now you listen to me!" "I think you've overdone it with this story." "You're coming into my house, you're insulting me, you're kicking me because I refuse to believe a story that's rather improbable after all!" " What did you say?" " Yes, miss!" "Is that so?" "Fine." "There's nothing more we can say." "Still, you will see!" "You will see!" "Miss Asimina!" "Miss Asimina!" "Miss Asimina!" "Wait here a moment, please!" "I'm asking you to forgive me." "Please..." "listen to me." "I didn't find this lottery ticket anywhere..." "How much longer do we need to keep running?" "I can't take it anymore." "I'm worn out." "Listen to me..." "Listen to me..." "Miss Asimina!" "Please believe me!" "I give you my word of honour that... anyway listen to me..." "for once I beg you!" "Miss Asimina?" "Hello!" "No, he isn?" "t in at the moment." "Who's calling?" "Ah, Miss Lambrinos!" "He went out to Piraeus." "He has a court case..." "He has a court case!" "What message?" "That it has been found... what?" "The culprit!" "Ok, ok, I'll tell him as soon as he comes back." "Thanks for calling." " There he is, Lorentzatos!" " That's Lorentzatos!" "The lucky winner of Athens Lottery" "Corfiot musician's ownership of the winning lottery ticket contested by young saleswoman" ""Too many coincidences," Miss Lambrinos says" "Lambrinos is taking legal actions" "Lorentzatos collected the 700.000.000 yesterday" "Expresses sympathy for Lambrinos Willing to show it with deeds" ""Lorentzatos' magnanimity doesn't move me"" "Lambrinos says and adds: "Victory or Death!"" "Lambrinos:" "The beautiful saleswoman of "Atelier Clémence"" "What am I going to do?" "Why should they sell it to me cheaper?" "One-third of the price..." "Ten thousands less..." "Was it stolen, maybe?" "At least, had to be her?" "What am I going to do?" "What am I going to do?" "I'm going to call her over." " Thank you." " Please, come in." " Who's asking for her?" " Eh..." "Lorentzatos." "What do you want?" "I need to say a few words to her, please!" "Wait there." "(Mina) Tell him to leave!" "(Her young brother) If it's him, I'm going to smash his face in." " Where the hell is he?" " Dimitris!" "Dimitris!" "What are you doing there, my child?" "Have you gone crazy?" "Come with me to the kitchen, straight away!" "Some day I'm going to have him cornered..." "You spoiled brat!" "You should be ashamed of yourself!" " Your brother's so cute..." " Yes." "That?" "s right." "I came with the best of intentions and you..." "I'm listening to you." "I'd like to tell you that" "I feel sorry things had to turn out that way." "I mean it, I'm really sorry... because I understand your point of view but you have to understand mine as well." "I'm not in any way a rich man." "I have obligations, debts, studies... dreams I can now realize..." " In any case..." " In any case?" "In any case I like you very much and I'll do everything I can." "Besides... if you want it, we could be friends, knowing each other better and..." "And?" "And... if you could also like me as much I do..." " then..." " Then?" "Listen to me... if there's good will, we'll find a solution." " Isn't it so?" " No, it isn't." "I'll find the solution in court." " Let him speak, you silly!" " Thank you so much, miss." "No matter what, I've already told you..." " I know, you like me very much." " Oh yes, I do." "And... you have to confess that the first time I came to your shop sympathy was rather..." "in a way... mutual." "Mutual?" "What a nerve!" "I..." "I didn't even notice you." "That's all we needed now..." "the minors!" "Why?" "You prefer the elderly?" "No, I prefer real men, the mature ones!" "Not the sticks of chewing gum that even babies can smack them up!" "Hadn't been for your brother I'd have shown to you!" "Certainly!" "You're capable of everything!" " Miss Asimina!" " Don't call me Asimina!" " If this your name, how can I call you?" " No name!" "Call me no name!" " Leave me alone!" " Mina!" "You keep quiet!" "All right." "I'm leaving." "Though it's a shame because I still like you" "even if I'm a stick of chewing gum..." " The idiot!" " As a matter of fact you didn't behave any smarter." " What do you mean?" " Come on!" "Don't pretend you know nothing." "'I like you very much', 'we'll find a solution'." "He's terribly in love with you." "But if you flare up so much it means you're not less." " Who's, me?" "With that fortune-hunter?" " Why fortune-hunter?" "Because he wants to rip off my seven hundred million!" "That's why!" "To rip off what?" "You must be joking!" "He's got them in his pocket and you..." "If only he'd fall for me..." "no matter if he's mature!" "I'm giving him away to you." "If you wait for him to mature, you're just wasting your time." "Hello!" "Could I speak to Miss Lambrinos, please?" "Good morning!" "How do you do?" "Unfortunately, there's nothing new yet." "Me too." "Listen, I have an idea." "Caprice' director is a customer." "Tonight I intend to drop in to learn what he has to say about this youngster." "Unless you feel like going there together..." "No, no, no!" "If he turns your stomach, then let's forget about it." "I'll go alone." "Yes, yes..." "Au revoir!" "He seems in good faith." "He says he's a first-class lad." "Can we stop now talking about it?" "It?" "s strong!" " To add some water?" " No, I like it." " Miss Marmarinos..." " The surname is Lambrinos." "It sounds too comical to me." " Mina, please." " Mina?" "Then what about me?" " Mr. Karagiannis!" " Oh, no!" "Paul..." " You know, Mr?" " You know, Paul!" "You know, Paul..." "Mother didn't want to let me go out with you but I did persuade her." "And that's only because you are unmarried." "She says that in essence she trusts you thanks to age disparity." " Absolutely right." " Oh..." "I didn't mean that." "Not in the least!" "I like mature men." " You know who was my first love?" " Who?" "Gandhi!" "That much mature?" "Then there's still hope for me." "Paul..." " Could you do me a favour?" " With pleasure." "Tell them to bring me another whisky." "Oh, no!" "I don't want to lose your mother's trust." "Please!" "Just one more!" " To forget!" " However, it's the last." " Paul, how you feel?" " Great, how about you?" "I feel terrific!" "You think I'm drunk, eh?" "But I'm not." "I need more than a few whiskies to start getting drunk." " Don't you believe me?" " Yes I do, I do believe you." "Is it true?" " Then may I have another one?" " No!" " Just one!" " No!" "Okay." "Nevertheless, to make you believe me" "I want you to do me a favour." "I wonder what cunning plan have you cooked up again?" "Well..." "Get up and ask me to dance just to see how good I can keep my balance." "You're dancing, aren't you?" "Funnily enough for my age, yes!" "Paul..." "I think we should go back." "My mother could start worrying." "We're there." "Good night and thank you..." "I thank you for the charming company and I'm sorry if with my flash of inspiration to go together out tonight" "I became the reason made you melancholic." " Melancholic?" " It was just natural." "When we discover that our rivals are honest and well-intentioned then we cease hating them." "We're shaken." "We get an understanding of them." "Lorentzatos is too likeable a guy to be hated." " Don't you think so?" " No, I don't." "He's disgusting and I hate him!" "It's a shame because he doesn't seem to hate you at all." "That's why he was so mean to me?" " When?" " When?" "To begin with, he offended me in front of his landlady." "And on top of that today he had the nerve to visit me home and with lots of innuendos and rubbish to..." " And you want me to believe..." " He tried to do what?" "Oh... what's the meaning of it?" "He imagined that with the first compliment" "I would faint dead away so he could secure his money." " The hypocrite!" " And if he wasn't an hypocrite?" "What if he was sincere?" "How he could be sincere when I hardly know him?" " Don't you believe in love at first sight?" " No." "I don't know." "Two young people, graceful and vibrant with life... whose fates are suddenly intertwined in a most unusual manner." " Why not?" " Because he's not my type!" "I don't like him at all!" "I'm so much turned off by him that even if all men on earth died and he was alone to stay alive" "I'd still prefer to remain a spinster even if I had to lose 700 billion and not just 700 million!" "Don't you believe me, Mr. Karagiannis?" "Sorry..." "Don't you believe me, Paul?" "I believe you haven't got your feelings straight yet." "I've made my feelings absolutely clear!" "So what?" " It's precisely as I said." " You don't like him, do you?" "No..." "At bottom there's no reason to put on an act." "Is there any?" "I don't know." "You are so young, yet so feminine." "I know this only... that you are close to me." "Mina!" "I like this one." "I'll get it." "Thank you." " How much does it cost?" " Four hundred thousands." " Let me pack it for you." " Please don't." "I prefer not to take it with me." "Would you be kind enough to deliver it at my husband's office with the bill?" " I'll stop by later to take it." " Of course I will!" "Which is the address, please?" ""Morrow" Arcade... office no. 18..." "Mr. Paul..." "Karagiannis." "Are you feeling all right?" "Nothing serious..." "a fit of dizziness." "This is an odd thing." "One could think that... you know him?" "I'm one of his customers." "Are you?" "Now since I'm one of yours too we can say that the circle is full." "Or I'd rather say..." "the triangle?" "Good morning!" "Good morning..." "I'll send it right away." "Thank you." "Excuse me for a moment." "...but I'm telling you I've personally taken charge of it!" "I'm going to meet the public prosecutor too." "Of course!" "Of course!" "Yes..." "Have a good day!" "What's this?" "They brought this hat for Mrs. Karagiannis." "A hat, here?" "Is this one of her new devices?" " Are we waiting for the bill now?" " No." "What could I say to you, then?" "Leave it any place here." " I'll take it home with me." " As you like it." "Mr. Nikolaides is waiting outside." "Tomorrow." "CLÉMENCE" "Did she come here?" "Was she rude to you?" "Thank heavens!" "I've done you a lot of harm so far that?" "s why..." "Listen to me, Mina." "I know how you're feeling at this moment and I feel sorry." "I feel sorry deep in my heart." "But please believe me, I didn't conceal the truth out of a base calculation as it's natural to assume." " It doesn't matter." " It does, Mina!" "Young people can get hurt easily." "The affection I feel for you, the gratitude is so vast as to make me not want to hurt your feelings." " Gratitude?" " Yes, gratitude." "When I met you, I had almost forgotten what joy is, what life is." "You made me remember these feelings." "Mina..." "Please I'd like a yellow straw hat." "Have you got any?" "Yellow?" "No!" "We may order one for you." "Unfortunately, I needed it now." " Have a nice day." " Have a nice day." "Why haven't I talked to you, earlier?" "Out of weakness." "I've been thinking about it, I wanted to talk to you... and whenever I saw you I was always putting it off." "A story of lost happiness is always so sad." "Yesterday night when I left you" "I knew I couldn't postpone it anymore." "But I didn't make it." "Even now I find it hard to talk to you about Lisa." "My wife." "We are linked together by thirteen years of happiness." "How was this happiness wasted?" "Three years ago." "Because of a deceased child." "A pretty 12 year old girl." "Sometimes you look like her." "Sorrow can change people, Mina." "It can break them down." "My wife's been suffering from a nervous breakdown she has never managed to recover from." "It isn't that she stopped loving me." "Neither did I but... love without trust, without joy... is a martyrdom!" "Perhaps I'm at fault as well." "If I had shown greater understanding maybe she wouldn't go as far as to do what she's done today." "I know she may have already regretted it." "That's why you must forgive her." "Now about me..." "I hope that I'm going to stay what I've always been to you." "A good friend and nothing more than that." "Adieu, Mina." "He loves me, he loves me not, he loves me, he loves me not..." "He loves me!" "Oh!" "Silly!" "Wherever I go" "In sweet-scented May" "I remember the night" "We were together" "Since it was only a dream" "Why to believe it?" "Since it was only a dream" "We together dreamed" "Why, Alexis, are you here so early today?" "I had nothing else to do." "Now into sorrow..." " Why are you so melancholic?" " ..." "We let the time pass" "Might you be in love?" "Remembering the night..." "You keep threatening to abandon us in order to concentrate on your studies and you're still here." " ..." "We were together" "How to concentrate with all this uncertainty?" "What uncertainty, you foolish?" "Not any longer." "It's almost a month already." "If she was to find anything, she'd bring the world upside down." " It's not only that." " What else?" " I have my regrets." " For the lottery ticket?" "It's not your fault." "You purchased it just like she did!" "Not exactly..." "I don't know what to do." "I tried to see her, to talk to her but... she always avoids me." "Then why don't you go see her lawyer, Mr. Karagiannis?" "Who?" "That one coming here with her, the other night?" "Yes." "No." "Why?" "Why?" "I don't know." "I'll think about it." "Mr. Lorentzatos is waiting for you inside." " Lorentzatos?" " Yes, sir." "Isn't he the young man with the lottery ticket?" "The one you mentioned when we were talking about Lambrinos?" " Yes." " Do you know what he wants?" "No." "Well, I must be going now." "Don't forget the money!" "I hope you'll manage to conciliate them." "It's such a pity, especially for this young woman." "Whenever I think about that day, it makes me shiver." "Well, come by later at Eleni's to pick me up, as we agreed." " Bye." " Bye." " Mr. Lorentzatos?" " Good morning, sir." " Please, take a seat." " Thank you." " Do you smoke?" " Oh, thank you." "Well, go on..." "I'd like to talk to you about Miss Lambrinos." "I'm listening to you." "It concerns the lottery ticket." "I've given it so much thought all these days and... since I understand her position and I can't stand the idea that she's been wronged" "I decided to make an offer to her." "I repeatedly tried to approach her but... she can't even stand the very sight of me." " Are you sure about that?" " Absolutely." "That's why I thought of coming to you since you keep seeing her so frequently... and having a talk with you." "Only I don't see her so frequently as you think." "Last month I barely spoke with her three times in total." "On phone." "Only!" " Is it true?" " It is." "I'm willing to give her the one third of the winnings." "That is 233-odd million." "Do you think she will accept?" "I think there is hope." "Please you must explain to her that I do this out of neither charity nor any ulterior motive." "I will." "If she wants, she will never see me again." "I'll tell her that too." "Now what she's is to say and what is for us, men of some experience, to believe is another matter." "Am I right?" " Yes?" " Yes." " I'll go there even tonight." " Oh, that's good!" "Then for all possibilities because tomorrow is Sunday" "I'll have the money ready for giving it to her." " How am I supposed to know?" " Call me up at home tomorrow." "No, you better call me up tonight though after 10 p.m.." "You'll find my number in the phone book." "I'm curious about something." "Why did you decide to give her the one third and not a round sum?" "Two hundred, two hundred and fifty million?" "Because I've got my reasons to believe it?" "s the most just solution." "It's a matter of fair distribution." "Farewell and remember what we said." "Goodbye and thank you very much!" "And I hope she'll say yes." " No!" " Yes!" " No!" " Why?" " Because I don't want to!" " But we want it all the same!" "Well, don't you care about us?" "Our mum, Dimitris, me?" "233 million, isn't it enough for you?" "Or are you waiting, maybe, for witnesses coming down from the heavens to help you take them all?" "This isn't the reason." "Since this man insists that he's not doing this out of mercy or charity." "Put yourself into his position, wouldn't you do the same?" "I can't believe you're so cruel and egoist not to let us take a breath for a moment in our life." "To live like humans at last!" "If not for anyone else, do this at least for poor mummy." "Since our father died, she's made so many sacrifices for us." "All right." "If it's like that..." " I accept." " Bravo!" "But I don't do this for myself!" "It is for you!" "I alone wouldn't take any of his dirty money!" "You must tell him that, please!" "The next day, one Sunday again in Athens." "221... 224... 227... 230... 233... 233-odd..." "What the hell!" " Good morning, Mr. Alexis!" " Good morning, Miss Kate!" "How come you get up that early, today?" "This letter is for you from Corfu." " Oh, from my father, I know." " He writes to you regularly, now." "Screeds with advice how and where to invest my money." "Real estate, shares, interests, interest rates, rubbish..." "He knows what he's doing." "It is about 700 million!" "It was!" "Now, it's hardly about 500!" " You see this small suitcase?" " Yes I do." " You know what's inside?" " What?" "Two hundred and thirty three million!" " I'm going to give them." " Give?" "Why?" "Why?" "Just because!" "That's all I want!" " That's the right thing!" " That means to give them away?" " Possibly." " To whom?" "To a pretty young lady!" "Oh, don't give me this look!" "Don't give me this look!" "I can assure you that I want to get rid of that money, to find some rest!" "But Mr. Alexis it's a shame to give away all this money..." "Listen, sit down there, it's nothing serious..." " Soon you'll feel better." " It's nothing wrong with me!" "I'm absolutely fine!" "Arrivederci!" "Don't!" "Mr. Alexis, wait!" "You're going to regret it!" "Mary!" "Mary!" "Mr. Alexis!" "The money!" " What happened?" " Hurry up, the money is gone!" "It's flying away!" "Mina, can you hear me?" "We should be practical." "I mean, you should." "When we get the money, you should make the best out of it in order to get a good income without touching the capital!" "Don't you think so?" "Irene, I don't give a damn about your economics!" "Leave me alone!" "I'll tell you what to do." "We'll ask Mr. Karagiannis for advice." "He knows the market." "He's going to tell us what... those... how do we say them... how do we call them..." "something like wearing vests." " Investments!" " Yes." "It's an issue we must think over seriously." " Right now this moment?" " Why not?" " Because I want to sleep now!" " All right, don't shout!" " After all, it's your money!" " No, it's your money!" "How many times must I repeat this to you to understand it?" "Nonsense!" "When that moment comes and you see the money stashed..." "You'll see, he'll come to visit us at the earliest opportunity." "Stop it, at last!" "I'm going to sleep on Dimitris' bed!" "Mummy!" "Don't cry for mum!" "Mind you, isn't she going to tell you the same things?" "Other girls seek rich grooms with a candle in the dark..." "It's the door... mummy?" "Who could be at this very hour?" "Aren't you supposed to go swimming today?" "The door!" " It's Lorentzatos!" " Lorentzatos?" "With a suitcase in his hand." "The money!" " Mina, get up quickly!" " To do what?" "You can settle all this by yourselves." "Mina, would you stop that nonsense?" "You're becoming a real hassle!" "Mum, speak to her!" " Sh!" "Don't shout!" " Mina!" "Irene is right!" "This man has come for you!" "In fact she likes him, she's dying to see him!" "He seems a good kid!" "From a good family!" "Of course I prefer that he has a better job." "Never mind, he can find a better one later." "Go open the door and tell him we're coming!" "I'm coming!" "I'm coming!" "Mina, are you going to get up, yes or no?" " No!" " Now you listen to me!" "You tax our patience!" "Well, you love him, you love him and he loves you!" "And won't the money end up in the same coffer?" "Please come in, come in!" "I'm sorry, I know I look messy." "No, I should apologize for coming here at such an early hour!" "Please, take a chair." "The girls are getting ready." " Is little Dimitris here too?" " No, he's out with the scouts." "Sit down, please." " Thank you very much." " Don't mention it." "Drop the 'decencies' and get out..." "Mr. Lorentzatos, good morning!" " Good morning!" " What a pleasant surprise!" "Don't get up, please." "Mina's coming in a minute." "She's just getting ready." " Thank you very much." " Please, sit down." " Do you play the piano?" " No, we haven't got one." " If you had one, would you play?" " I don't know." " Mina is mad about ballerinas." " Is that so?" "Ah, there she is!" " Good morning!" " Good morning." "How do you do?" "I'm fine." " How about you?" " Fine." "Please, excuse me." " How do you like your coffee?" " Any way you want!" "You can't imagine how glad I am that this misapprehension is over at last." "It had become a nightmare to me." " This little suitcase is yours." " Mine?" " It has the money inside!" " What money?" "Your money!" "Is anything wrong?" "Haven't Mr. Karagiannis told you?" "I've got nothing to do with this money." " You can give it to my family." " I don't understand." "He told me he conveyed my offer to you and you accepted." "Then he hasn't told you the whole truth." "But the money belongs to you personally!" " It was your own lottery ticket!" " Mine as much as yours too!" "If I was more unlucky than you you have no obligation to..." "But Miss Mina..." "Listen..." "I must explain to you that yesterday I said yes under pressure." "I said it... just like that, without giving it much thought." "Why you're saying this?" "I feel that even with this I treat you unfairly, that I ought to give you half the money at least." " Half?" " If not all..." "And you think I would accept it?" " I don't want even that here!" " Are you saying this seriously?" "Yes!" "I've made up my mind." " Why?" " I changed my mind!" " When?" " Since the moment I saw that." " And what's to be done now?" " I don't know." "Take it back!" "Never!" "I'd had enough with this story!" "I prefer to throw the money out of the window!" "Why don't you do it then?" " I'm not joking about it!" " Neither am I!" "I will do it!" "I warn you!" "One..." "Two..." "Two!" "Yet... isn't it a shame to throw all this money?" "Come on, tell me, isn't it a shame?" "What have I done to torture me like this!" "So what do you want, to curse the very moment" "I bought that bloody lottery ticket?" "If it wasn't me, it would be someone else!" "We wouldn't have known each other and we would stay both poor!" "Whereas now..." "Anyway, don't you understand what I'm trying to tell you?" "I don't want the money just for me alone!" " I want the money for both of us!" " Don't shout!" "I will shout as loud as I like!" "I love you!" "I love you, with or without money!" "What has the money to do with that?" " It has!" " What?" "What do you want me to tell you after all, that I love you too and you might think I do it for the money?" "What you've just said?" "I'm so sorry!" "She loves me!" "She loves me!" "Mina!"