"Good!" "Breathe deeply, relax." "Knees like this." "Breathe deeply, stay relaxed." "Bend this way, like me and then dive." "Don't chicken out, Charlotte!" "Quiet, Chevalier!" "Dive, or I'll come up there after you." "Bend your knees." "I'll count to three..." "One two..." "Easy, stay calm, breathe deeply." "Give me your hand..." "Up you go!" "It's nothing, just a scratch." "Quiet down, children!" "Let's keep going." "Take your place." "What's wrong?" "Hurt yourself?" "It's nothing." "Didn't I give you tennis lessons last year?" "Yes." "What's your name?" "Charlotte Castang." "You were good." "Why'd you drop out?" "Playing elsewhere?" "I've quit for now." "It doesn't interest me this year." "Maybe I don't want to see people." "Leaving on vacation?" "Next month with my Dad." "Doesn't your Mom rate a vacation?" "She's dead." "Never mind." "It was a long time ago, when I was born." "Change the bandage twice a day." "Well, want to come in?" "Can't, I have gym." "What grade are you in?" "Eighth." "Come in." "Who's your gym teacher?" "Mr. Gazier." "I'll talk to him." "Since vacation starts tomorrow..." "Music in the Dauphiné:" "Clara Baumann, Recital" "What'd you do with my racket?" "Don't burst in!" "What is it?" "I'm looking for my racket." "I'll bring it tomorrow." "Don't forget!" "I go on vacation in 3 days." "This your collected works?" "Leave it alone!" "It's your play!" "Yeah, don't touch!" ""Commander Cousteau"!" "He in your play?" "So what?" "A play with Commander Cousteau freezing to death in an iceberg!" "Great!" "You sleeping afternoons now?" "I was hot." "Ever heard of Clara Baumann?" "A famous pianist." "She's my age." "Wonderful!" "Don't forget my racket." "A. CASTANG, TOOLS" "One more day." "Of what?" "Complete your sentences!" "Of school." "It'll go by fast." "You don't have to go!" "It's not real school." "Isn't there a party?" "They're always boring." "See what that idiot wrote?" ""Oral recitations confusing..."" "Quit squirming!" ""...or uninteresting."" ""Charlotte must stop behaving weirdly."" "Poor woman's nuts!" "I don't care!" "Sit still or I'll never finish!" "Sure that's right?" "Got ants in your pants tonight?" "Growing pains." "She's sprouted 4 inches in 10 months." "At that rate, when you're 18 you'll be exactly 7 feet 3 inches tall!" "Know what that'll make you?" "A circus freak!" "You'll be a circus freak!" "Creep!" "I feel sorry for you!" "Don't I get to eat?" "What's that on your head?" "A dog turd?" "A braid!" "Do one for me, too, okay, Leone?" "That's not right!" "You say you know how, but you don't!" "It's wrong!" "Can't ask anything in this house!" "Nothing's nice, or pretty!" "How can you live here?" "It's all petty and lousy!" "Everything's petty and lousy, period!" "Quit bugging your sister, Jacky!" "Don't forget to switch off!" "I'm the one who pays, and it hurts!" "Good night." "FRIENDS' BAR" " What are you doing here?" " Mom said to sleep with you tonight." " She on hospital duty?" " Exactly!" "She left in a rush." "I took all my medicines." "Why'd you come so late?" "I was scared." "Then come via the street, not the garden." "I like the garden better." "It smells good." "You there, Charlotte?" "Bedtime!" "Lulu's sleeping here!" "Mom left in a rush!" "The nurse said my blood was very red and pretty." "She said when I'm 18 I should donate some." "Don't give your blood to the hospitals!" "Why take it if it's awful?" "Dump it!" "You crazy?" "It's for my disease!" "The "Roule-Roule" is crowded." "Who cares?" "Maybe your pals are there." "Oh, Caroline Stephanini!" "So what?" "Shut up!" "Don't mention those weirdoes to me!" "There're boys and girls kissing on the mouth." "This town's disgusting!" "I'm getting out." "Why not go to the "Roule-Roule"?" "It'd be painful." "And they don't like me." "Seems I'm too homely." "You're not!" "You're beautiful!" "All those cows think of is make-up." "You're pretty and you smell good." "That smells good, not me." "No, it's you!" "It's "Blue Moon." Refreshing." "Want some?" "Thanks a lot." "Charlotte, where are you?" "Hey, Charley..." "Don't call me that!" "You don't answer to Charlotte." "I must tidy up here." "You deliver this to Fernat." "And ask them to pay this bill." "They must shell out, understand?" "Can I go to Fernat's, too?" "Both of you go." "That'll scare him." "Don't you think the town, the lake and all are pretty?" "You said it was crummy and you wanted out." "Make up your mind!" "How goes it?" "Hi, I'm Pierre-Alain Gallabert." "Lulu." "You okay?" "We thought you were dead." "Yeah?" "Why?" "You vanished when school ended." "We never see you." "Rose-Marie says it's that we're not good enough for you." "Going to Marion's party today?" "Certainly not." "Normally, I wouldn't either, but I gave in." "That's up to you." "I'm off." "We'll phone, huh?" "Don't like him." "You're right." "He's always bad-mouthing me." "He won't get away with it." "He's a louse!" "I slapped him the other day!" "What'd the louse do?" "Stop asking questions!" "I'm sick of your questions." "I won't answer anymore." "If you don't know, it's too bad!" "What'll I do?" "Figure it out." "There's a time in life to stop the questions." "46... 47... 48... 49... 50..." "Can I stop?" "It hurts." " You cave in fast." " I'm little." "What else is new?" "Well, I have other things to do." "If you're so busy, why do we stop so much?" "Let me browse." "I like antiques." "You're easy to please." "We're lost." "We're looking for Fernat, the metalworker." " That ring a bell?" " I'm on my way there." "That's wonderful." "Mind leading us there?" "It's at the end of the street." " Eating in the café?" " Yeah." "I must have it tomorrow." "Can do?" "It's a must." "We're giving a party." "Clara will play for her friends." "No stool, no piano!" "I'll deliver it tomorrow." "Leave your address." "Where do we live?" "It's near the lake near the lake..." "Oh, yes, it's 1 Lake Avenue easier to remember than Cesar Franck's "Psalms"!" "Thanks." "It's nothing." "What's your name?" "Charlotte." "We used to have a dresser named Charlotte." "So we did!" "I'm Clara." "We were really lost." "Thanks, Charlotte!" "See his face?" "He looks angry." "Got it from his mom:" "When she was pregnant, she dreamt of blood." "Don't stay up too late!" "Someday you'll go on vacation with your pals." "It'll happen to you." "Things always end up by happening." "What things?" "What things?" "Things..." "I can't stand people who don't finish their sentences!" "It's a real drag!" "Anyway, I don't care." "It's not that important." "You'll never guess who I saw!" "No." "But you'll tell me." "You don't know who Clara Baumann is." "Oh yes, I do!" "She's a child prodigy, a pianist who's 13." "She's giving a concert Sunday." "Okay, you saw the posters." "She's my age, you realize!" "This morning I went to Fernat's with Lulu and who do I see heading for Fernat's in a sports car?" "Clara Baumann." "She was with one of her staff." "Listen, this is the wildest part..." "She was going there to get her piano-stool fixed." "So what?" ""So what?" Don't you think it's wild?" "She's rented a place on Lake Avenue." "Figures: it's the best street." "What did she say to you?" "Odds and ends..." "We chatted..." "I think she liked me a lot." "Tomorrow vacation starts!" "Peeing in a garden is disgusting." "Oh yeah?" "You don't do it in front of Beatrice." "I wait till she's gone." "What if I peed in this garden in front of you?" " I wouldn't care." "But I mind one thing." " What?" "When you scratch your ass in public." "That's a vile thing to say." "Typical of you!" "I'm counter-attacking." "Only natural!" "You big asshole!" "Is your mom on night-duty?" "I asked if your mom was on duty at the hospital tonight?" "No, she's not on duty." "Charlotte, be nice!" "I've had it to here!" "Don't say I didn't warn you!" "I said that if her mother was on night duty, I'm tossing her out." "I can't sleep with her." "She talks all night about her medicines." "That's a lie." "She talks all night!" "She smells bad." "She never washes." "I do wash!" "That's a lie!" "It isn't!" "Your pussy stinks!" "Stop it, Charlotte, shit!" "Foulmouthed girls piss me off!" "I'll tell my mom you said my pussy stinks!" "Yeah, go home." "I've seen enough of you!" "Don't stare at me: you'll wear me out." "It'd be tough to find a more rotten girl than you!" "Rotten and envious." "Of your brother, who's going on vacation..." "Of the concert pianist." "I can't be envious of her." "I love her!" "You are envious." "Look at yourself in the mirror..." "You'll see sheer envy." "You're a drag." "Go away." "I need to think." "Look at this film:" "Moments ago, a bomb exploded in this kindergarten  killing 12 people, 6 of them children..." "The bombing's still unclaimed..." "Bastards!" "You know why those guys did that?" " No..." " So don't talk." "Blowing up people is okay?" "I didn't say that." "Depends why they do it." " That's debatable." " Let me watch, or beat it." "Okay, I'll go." "Come back when you've got some ideas on the subject." "Things going okay?" "Not bad, and you?" "Want to sleep at my place?" "No thanks!" "I'm feeling a bit low." "And my mom said that if I kept getting mad at you it'd end badly." "So I'm keeping to myself." "Too bad." "I had loads of great things to tell you..." "Yeah but you'd wind up insulting me." "You're bored all alone." "I can tell." "I'm not bored, and I won't sleep at your place tonight!" "What's the time?" "May I?" "You really are a drag, Charlotte!" "Wanting to sleep with her father at 13, with those grasshopper legs!" "You're a real pest these days!" "You're mean to Leone..." "And to Lulu." "Lulu's sick." "Be nice to her." "And if you go on bugging Leone, she'll give notice." "You wear her out." "Why are you being such a pain?" "You slink around the house all day." "What's wrong, my snippet?" "I don't slink around the house." "Is it because your brother is going on vacation, and you're not?" "He worked for it..." "2 weeks in the post office at Easter." "Don't you have any girlfriends?" "What about Martine?" "Have they all gone on vacation?" "The ones who stayed are useless." "And I had a fight with Martine." "You used to keep yourself busy." "Join a group or something." "Don't you have any interests?" "I've got worries, that's all." "Worries?" "That's serious." "It's not serious." "Just personal." "If they're female worries, talk to Leone about them." "That'd be some conversation!" "Don't you think life is brusque?" "Brusque?" "Yes, brusque." "It scares me." "What do you want?" "I came to say goodbye." "Take me with you." "It's 9 a.m. Here's Michel Pascal with the news..." "I get it." "Soon as Leone's gone, the crap begins!" "Wait till she sees..." "You don't like it?" "Like it?" "I can't even wash my hands!" "It's a shambles..." "You mess up everything!" "Then I tidy it up!" "It was fine before." "Did anyone ask you to?" "Shit!" "You're a real pain!" "The second day of your vacation and you've already started!" "Since you can't keep busy, go play with the other half-pint." " Go on!" "Scram!" " My knee!" "LAKE AVE." "Okay, guys, let's go!" "Where you headed?" "Your way or mine?" "And you?" "Me?" "Where you headed?" "Your way." "You at the "Roule-Roule" Saturday?" " Which Saturday?" " Last week." "Not last week." "You delivering?" "After lunch." "I've never seen you at Fernat's before." " No way!" " Really?" "Yeah, I was abroad." "Really?" "I'm a sailor." "War broke out where I was." "So we got out." "There's no war now." "That what you think." "There's always a war." "You a sailor or a metalworker?" "A sailor, then?" "Yeah, in the merchant marine." "Fernat's my godfather." "He taught me metalworking." "When I'm on land, I help him out." "But my first trade's metalwork." "Did a dumb thing two years ago." "Had to leave town." "I'm on leave." "In three days it's back to sea." "Bet you've seen lots of countries." "Yeah, a bit of Africa." "Where do you live?" "If I keep going we'll wind up in Switzerland!" "Right at the crossroads." "Near the "Roule-Roule."" "Quite near." "You can't miss it: crummiest house around." "Better than mine, for sure!" "I'll stop at the corner." "It's that house there." "But I'll stop at the corner." "What's your name?" "How old are you?" "14?" "About that?" "15." "Wanna know my name?" "It's Jean." "Watch out, I'm going to kiss you." "We could meet again." "When?" "Can I make deliveries with you later?" "I've got no plans." "Okay." "See you then." "Be at the café at 2:30 p.m.!" "Don't be late." "We didn't wait." "Sorry, kid." "I'm not hungry, anyway." "You put on lipstick?" "Just lip gloss." "It doesn't suit me?" "It's awful, huh?" " What?" " To bear the heat this summer..." "It's been worse..." "Be odd for your customers to see me with you..." "They won't." "You'll wait in the car." "I won't spend the afternoon in the car." "I won't be 10 minutes at the pianist's." "Then we can go to the lake." "What for?" " For ice-cream." " And keep Fernat waiting?" "He'd better not bug me." "I'm working during my leave to keep busy." "I won't be bugged!" "But I'll stew in the car." "I'll die of heat." "You're with me." "That's all." "Carry the piano-stool." "I'll say you're my sister." "I'm from Fernat's." "It's your piano-stool." "Okay?" "Not sad anymore?" "I'm not sad." "You're so pale." "Something wrong?" "I didn't eat lunch." "I'm hungry." "It's cool here." "Let's go!" "I'm staying..." "I won't leave with him." "I must stay here..." "I must..." "Don't get so upset." "We could meet again." "Doesn't matter." "Okay..." "Want it?" "You pop up everywhere." "I don't speak English." "I mean you're a real groupie." "Clara Baumann isn't here?" "No." "What a long face!" "Of course Clara's here!" "I don't know if she'll have time for you." "Look how much fun she's having!" "They're giving it the gun!" "Bet you she beats them all!" "There!" "What'd I tell you!" "That kid's not for real!" "She's like that with everything." "It's a quality you either have or don't have." "I'm going to munch... a peach!" "I forgot, we haven't really met." "My name's Sam." "I organize Clara's concerts." "Her manager, if you prefer." "I used to do variety shows." "Talk about class." "That was the pits!" "They called me "Fruit of the Loom" because of my T-shirts." "With Baumann, it's respectable." "A new life." "There's just that loud-mouth with the fangs." "Odious!" "He's the only sore spot." "A real killjoy!" "Everybody in?" "Nothing broken?" "You were magnificent!" "Take off those silly glasses!" "$150 glasses!" "Have some respect!" " Frank, with tempos..." " Tempi!" "Alright, tempi!" "You're okay for them but in a boat you're zilch!" "Clara swamped you!" "Hurry, Clara!" "You haven't practiced today!" "Let her be!" "She's a child, she needs fresh air!" "We've a concert on the 9th." "I don't give a damn!" "Count me out!" "I'm coming, Frank!" "I'll practice!" "You okay?" "Glad you came." "There's a party today." "Since I had a chance to see you..." "Perfect timing!" "You'll stay, won't you?" "I have to warn my folks." "Sure, you can phone." "There'll be lots of nice people." "I must leave you now." "Have to practice." "You hungry?" "Thirsty?" "Not in the least." "Save some appetite for the party." "See you later." "Come on in." "Swimsuits in the cabins." "I have mine." "Watch!" "Water's dreamy!" "Come on!" "It's great!" "Come for a swim, it's dreamy!" "Not just yet." "Oh come on!" "No, Clara!" "That's ridiculous!" "I'll count to ten." "One... two three... four... five..." "It's dreamy!" "Seven... eight... nine..." "And ten!" "Shit!" "What's wrong?" "Just who are you?" "Nobody." "I brought the piano-stool." "Can I have some food?" "She's hungry!" "Quick!" "Get the child something to eat!" "I'm so happy to know you!" " What's your name?" " Charlotte Castang." "Happy to know you, Charlotte." "Does me a world of good to talk to you." "I know I can't, but I'd like to stay here forever." "There are nicer places, like Como, or Baden." "Como's sublime!" "It's not the place, it's the atmosphere." "So quiet!" "Quiet!" "I don't know about you..." "You can think here." "It's hard to think when things aren't tidy." "You think this is tidy?" "I called your place." "Such a nice woman." "Your mom?" "Leone, the maid." "I said we'd bring you home around 11 p.m." "You don't have to." "No arguments." "I'll lend you a dress." "You'll look neat." "Which would you like?" "This one." "Is that all!" "It's my concert dress!" "Wait." "Let's see." "Not bad, eh?" "A bit short, but you'll look sharp." "You're so tall!" "If you like it, wear it!" "Clara, everyone's waiting!" "Coming!" "What are your summer plans?" "You going away?" "With Dad, next month." "To my grandparents', in the country." "I see." "Why?" "I need a good manager." "You'd be terrific!" "It was lovely, like a play." "Plays aren't lovely!" "A sad play." "You look unhappy talking about it." "Ever happen to you to see someone and not be able to remember their face later?" "Just go out and look at the posters you'll see her face." "And she can be funny." "She told someone:" ""I wouldn't play for that idiot..." ""...even if he could outrace a paraplegic."" "I was in stitches." ""Outrace a paraplegic" isn't funny." "And you'll make a mess with that junk." "I can do what I want with my firecracker." "I swiped it at the supermarket." "So you hung around those folks all day?" "I didn't "hang around." I was invited." "Sounds weird to me." "You think everything's weird." "You didn't brag about it before." "That's weird." "I don't have to tell you everything." "Anyway, I spent the day with sophisticated people." "Takes sophistication to put up with a nut like you." "Stop hammering on the table!" "She asked me to be her manager." "She needs one for July and picked me." "You're all she needs!" "I'll turn her pages at concerts." "First you have to learn to read music." "When are you leaving?" " Sunday, after her concert." " Sure, sure." "I will, too!" "The concert's Sunday afternoon." "I join her afterward, and bye-bye." "Will I see you again?" "Who knows?" "Can't you see she's teasing you?" "Change the subject." "You're upsetting her." "Yeah, change the subject." "Besides, in August she's going away with her Dad." "I said Clara's tour is in July." "This poor woman's gone deaf!" "I said, stop hammering!" "Manager of an actor or company of artists." "You going far?" "I hope so." "Maybe I won't want to come back here." "I want to get rich and never see this place again." "I can't wait!" "The concert's Sunday." "Tomorrow's only Saturday." "Will Sunday ever come?" "Patience!" "Good evening." "You okay?" "I'm not staying." "Just wanted to say hello." "Thanks." "That's okay." "How'd your day go?" "At the pianist's." "Great!" "You can tell me about it." "Good night, Charlotte." "Good night, my Charlotte." "1, 2, 3, down!" "I've tickets for a concert tomorrow..." "A pianist." "She's my age." "We've met." "Her name's Clara Baumann." "She likes me, wants me to go with her on her summer tour." "I need three cups of coffee before I can talk to you." "So I'm going shopping this morning." "Shooting off firecrackers in the kitchen?" "Circus tricks?" "I didn't!" "Circus tricks." "I thought you wanted to be on stage." "But if it's the circus, you've got what it takes." " Tell me something." " What?" "What happened to the screwdriver, the wrench and my power drill?" "I needed them." "Where are they now?" "At Martine's brother's." "At Martine's brother's." "Listen, I'm not getting excited but if you can't put things away right, I'll have to teach you." " Want some jam?" " Yes." "Cherry or plum?" "Cherry." "Who cares?" "I leave tomorrow with the pianist." "Hi, we're out, but we're taking messages." "Wait for the tone signal, then leave your name  number and the purpose of your call." "Ready, over to you." "Hello." "I'd like..." "Sorry, but Clara..." "A big kiss for Clara." "I wanted to tell Clara I love her." "It's Charlotte, the girl from yesterday." "I'd like her to love me, too and I want to be her friend." "I'll be at her concert Sunday." "I agree to be her manager  or do any other work she gives me." "I hope she knows and that you will, too..." "A big box of matches, please." "You dumped me yesterday afternoon." "Some nerve!" "Nice of you to stop by." "I knew you would." "I doubt it." "Five minutes ago I didn't know it myself." "It's to say goodbye." "Really?" "I'm leaving this area." "With Clara Baumann, the pianist." "She wants me to be her manager." "To take care of things for her." "You mean, be her maid!" "No, business things." "Not the things she wears." "Is he dumb!" "Anyway, I leave tomorrow after her concert." "Today I have so many matters to settle." "It's as if I had to do it all in one day." "I have to buy a dress, shoes, a bathing suit." "And all my pantyhose are shot." "You seem glad to be leaving." "Yes, very." "Because my life here's become unbearable." "I've fought with everyone since last term." "So why not make the big move." "I may never come back." "One always does..." " A beer?" " Sure." "Two more beers, Lili?" "No, could I have an iced tea?" "We don't serve that." "Then a raspberry soda." "Make that orange..." "No, raspberry..." "What does your chickee want?" "Raspberry soda." "And two beers." "I'll drink 'em." "Sorry, I can't express what I think." "I decide on one thing, then do another." "Maybe I'm abnormal." "Can I ask you something?" "Do you believe me?" "Do you believe what I say?" "Does it make sense?" "Or do I sound like a nut or a liar?" "I can tell when people lie." "It's like a light goes out in their eyes." "What?" "Nothing..." "Just looking at you." "You'll wear out your eyes." "Some people don't like workmen's hands." "I do." "Another thing I like about you is that when I talk you seem to listen." "I live up there." "You can see her panties." "Looks good on her." "A bit vulgar, no?" "Types her a bit." "I'm leaving tomorrow, too." " What?" " Back to Marseilles." "To my ship." "You won't see me again." "You'll be rid of me." "So how about tonight?" "7 p.m.?" "I don't know..." "Come on..." "We'll go see that." "I hear it's scary." "I'm too young..." "They won't let me in." "Only if you're under 13." "Really." "I'd better be off." "Guess I'm not thirsty..." "Thanks." "Slut!" "Don't look until I get there." "Cover your eyes." "It's pretty!" "That's what you bought?" "Isn't it great?" "I think it is." "Tell me, seriously." "Don't make fun!" "You don't want me to tell you seriously!" "You want me to say I like it when I don't." " You don't?" " No." "What's wrong with it?" "I don't get you." "You don't?" "Your hair in a rat's tail, and that big bow!" "A headband!" "Your knees are too beat-up for that dress." "Maybe I can fix the waist." "You never see chic people." "How could you know?" "I don't see people dressed like Christmas trees in July!" "Christmas trees are pretty!" "Am I an Easter egg or a Christmas tree?" " Go back..." " "Go back"..." "You mean "step back"!" "I wish I wasn't me!" "What did you say?" "I wish I looked good..." "You wish a lot of things!" "You'll look okay for the local theater." "It's not the Paris Opera!" "Why not make Kool-Aid?" "Iced tea's refreshing." "So is Kool-Aid." "Don't bug me." "Do you want to help me, or something else?" " Something else." " What?" "Run around like crazies!" "No chance!" "You used to do it the other summers." "You got ears?" "I said no!" "Run and scream, that's all you can do!" "Then you'll be sick!" "And they won't let me leave with Clara." "I'm tired of your Clara!" "You're a drag!" "Come, dear, you still have to practice today." "Come on!" "Not bad, your drink." "But I prefer a shandy." "Suppose you meet someone weird, but you can't say why?" "Weird in what way?" "You meet someone who ogles you..." "Wants you to go to the movies or dancing." "What do you do?" "Dance where?" "I don't know, at the "Roule-Roule."" "Maybe I'd go dancing with him and hope to meet someone I liked better." "Why do you ask?" "Doesn't your scar tan?" "It can't." "It's dead skin." "You have dead skin and you found a husband?" "What a husband!" "No woman was ever happier than me." "Including queens, millionairesses, Princess Grace, and the lot!" "Can a man fall for a girl who's not pretty?" "And how!" "Some men fall for girls so ugly, you wonder if they're blind." "Love's really weird." "You can say that!" "But the weirdest thing is a nearly 14-year-old beanpole who makes up stories to seem interesting." "And always about that girl!" "You got it wrong!" "I didn't mean Clara..." "Yes, you did." "That's all you think of!" "She's obsessed!" "Don't run off." "Let me see how this looks." "It's hopeless." "Won't suit me." "You wouldn't believe Clara's wardrobe!" "I believe Clara promised you nothing... and it's all in your crazy little head!" "You wait and see!" "Don't argue." "I can see right into your mind." "She can see into your mind!" "You expect a miracle at the concert." "That Clara'll say, "I'm taking you with me."" "But you know it's impossible." "You're a joke!" "But you want it so badly." "You pray to God for it." "I don't pray to God!" "I'm not a believer!" "Going to spend your whole life dreaming?" "Your life'll be hell." "You want to suffer?" "When I hear people talk crap, I flip!" "You're trying to turn me off." "I don't care what you say!" "For once I have a goal." "You want to wreck it." "You make fun of me, but I don't care." "If Clara doesn't take me, I'll kill myself!" " How?" " A bullet." "There!" "Bang!" "Don't you dare touch your Dad's gun!" "Shit, you're all a pain in the ass!" "She'll take me with her." "I'll never see your ugly faces again!" "Now you've hit the jackpot!" "She's sweating..." "like an old mule..." "I'll scalp you, mammy!" "Easy, you wild thing..." "Rest, my little one..." "She's given me a headache." "It's not her fault." "Now let her have a rest." "Why can't I ever say what I mean?" "Mother, quick!" "Let's see what's going on." "Don't come any closer!" "Fuck me!" "Fuck me!" "When I'm at the sea with Clara, I'll think of you." "No, think of me now!" "So I win some games!" "Hey, old timer..." "Why's your joint called "The Parrot"?" "I had a parrot." "It died." "It was worth two jerks like you!" "He's a gas!" "You're a funny one." "I dunno..." "How about it?" "You said to the "Roule-Roule"..." "There's time." "It's no fun before 11:00." "I have to be home before 11:00." "Sure..." "Kinda weird hotel, no?" "I wanna show you something..." "Treated myself to this..." "I don't leave it out." "They searched my things." "Instead of cleaning up!" "It's a lamp, too." "Turn off the light, I'll show you." "Nice, eh?" "It spins and spins..." "The more it spins, the less we communicate..." "That's the problem, right?" "I'll paint the countries I've seen red." "Malaysia, Lebanon..." "Those places are no joke..." "Someday I'll tell you, you'll cry." "No, I won't." "I'm not a bad guy." "That's Esperanto." "It's the coming thing." "So I'm learning it." "We all will some day." "Frontiers shouldn't exist." "Only world citizens!" "Come..." "I want to leave." "It must be late..." "I wonder what time it is." "Want to go, sweetheart?" "Leaving me already?" "No, sir..." "You love me..." "You love me, Charlotte!" ""It's yours if you want it." "It used to fit me fine." Leone." "Can I ask you something?" "If you hit someone with a heavy glass object and they don't die at once, can they die the next day?" "How was that?" "If you hit someone with a heavy glass object and they don't die at once, can they die the next day?" "Yes." "Hi, we're out, but we're taking messages." "Wait for the tone signal  then leave your name, number and the purpose of your call." "Ready, over to you." "Hi, it's Charlotte, Clara's friend  who passed out the other day at the pool." "Hope you remember." "Hope Clara hasn't forgotten her offer to take me on her staff." "For personal reasons too long to explain, it's become a must for me." "It's important she doesn't forget for those same reasons." "So I plan to meet her at the stage door  after today's concert." "My bag'll be ready to go, and so will I." "I give her a big kiss, and still love her as much..." "What are you trying to hide?" "So now you've got little boobies!" "See you tonight, love." "Have fun!" "Okay, we're off." "We're off." "Got your bag?" "I can't go to a concert with a bag!" "I'll stop by later with Clara to pick it up." "Like the dress?" "Yeah." "Thanks a lot." "For everything." "Lulu, sure you took your drops?" "It's full of kids!" "Stop staring at me!" "Look at the stage!" "You okay?" "I don't want Charlotte to leave with the pianist!" "I don't want Charlotte to leave with the pianist!" "The pianist doesn't love you." "I know she doesn't!" "I'll never forgive her for that!" "Never!" "She's having an attack!" "She didn't take her drops!" "To bug me!" "I did take my drops!" "I did!" "Shut up!" "Or I'll spank you both!" "I don't want Charlotte to leave!" "Shit!" "I'm missing the concert." "She'll be my death!" "So die!" "Die!" "My head aches!" "It's all an act!" "She's faking it!" "I knew it'd get screwed up!" "I knew it!" "Stay outside." "Wait till the end." "You're disturbing everyone!" "Your pal sure tickled those ivories!" "The conductor was way off, but she held her own." "She's a powerhouse, she really is." "Did she recognize me?" "I'm not sure." "Of course she did." "After a concert she's no longer ours." "She belongs to everyone." "To the strangers who came to see her." "Not to listen." "To see her." "Music be damned!" "Yet the music's the loveliest part." "She was taking me with her..." "Really?" "No kidding." "Where to?" "I don't know." "She said to be her manager..." "Manager?" "Didn't you get my messages?" "Got a second?" "I'll go talk to her." "See you at the exit." "I won't be long." "See, Charlotte's left." "She wasn't lying." "You haven't left, Charlotte!" "Thanks a lot." "Last night I dreamt of the pianist." "She'd lost a lot of weight." "She left me a nice letter." "Haven't had time to answer yet." "Why didn't you leave with her?" "I never wanted to leave with Clara Baumann." "It was just to tease you..." "And I had no passport." "Leaving France would've bothered me..." "Would've bothered me, too." "Why would it bother you?" "When will you stop saying "why"?" "I never will." "Stop temporarily." "Know what "temporarily" means?" "It means not all the time?" "Right." "Not all the time."