"a girl at the window" "Marthe!" "You're here?" "What was she doing?" " Nothing" "We were just breathing" "It wasn't here" "It was winter" "Was Papa with you?" " No" "Just me and the mare" "As we breathed, it got whiter" "We never had a black mare" "It's a sign" "No, it's not" "Time is short" " Understand?" " Not really" "I can study with a virtuoso but I've no money" "You do" " Marthe" "I don't want charity Here's what I propose:" "you help me, and when I return, we can marry" "I don't love you yet, but I care for you" "I'd like to share my life with youafter" "What do you think?" "This is so sudden" "I could be happy with you and I'll make you happy" "Let's start without him Eh, Léo?" "Are you really leaving?" "Who told you?" " Evelyne" "Are you okay?" "Yes" "Get back in the bath!" "But he keeps throwing frogs at us!" "Just a little one!" "Philippe, come here" "This instant!" "I'd love that!" "I'd look so pretty" "Howmuch?" "You'll say it's too much" "You better learn to count, or you'll end up with 20 kids" "Right" "I said, be careful with your sister!" "But it was tiny, I swear!" "We told you why!" "Can't do a thing with her" "Want to do some math?" " Sure" "Look!" "Look, I'm gonna jump!" "Mama, you may have guessed, but I must tell you anyway" "Marthe's going to the city to study piano" "Well?" "Do you agree?" "Yes" "She's gifted You knowYou taught her" "Why refuse her?" "I cannot agree" " How will you afford it?" " She found a way" "Then why bother telling me now?" "Look" "Amandine showed me this" "A newfad in the catalogue" "It really gets the boys" "Smearing jam on your face for that boy?" "You saw us?" "He kissed me" "So you kissed, no less!" "I couldn't stop him!" "What's being in love like?" "Your heart wants to stop" "You want to die" "Sorry, I didn't mean that It was thoughtless" "You're pretty" "DesirableYou have it all" "Don't waste it" "You really want this?" "Go ahead" "It won't make me happy" "Maybe I'm selfish, but it'll make me happy" "Not sure I could leave here" "Guess I'm no city boy" "How would you know?" "True enough" "Don't worry about her" "She has to get used to it" "Did she talkto you?" "You know she doesn't talk much" "Like you" "Leave me some leather" "ThanksSo shiny!" "Excuse me, miss!" "Just setting up here" "Nice apples" "Picked this morning!" "Polished one by one," "\'til they shine20210" "How about a bag?" "A basket's nicer" "Quite right Mustn't deny oneself in life" "Thank you" "I putyou in the big room" "View of the garden Nice and quiet" "I'd rather be on the top floor, if possible" "But that room's much smaller!" "Over the streetlt's noisier With 3 flights of stairs" " It's tiresome - lwant it" "Well, followme" "Perfect" "Here's the rent 'til summer" "It's normally paid weekly" "What's the difference?" "True enough" "Thanks" "Not so fast, dearest!" "Playing slowly takes heart too" "Your hair's prettyYouthful" "LentoStart again" "Better, but it's all wrongFrom the top" "How is she?" " In peak form" " I should've practised" " Free tonight?" " Take me out for tea?" "I'm totally broke" "So tea's on me" "Nice scarf!" "Now it's your turn to talk" "About what?" "I don't know Your family?" "You don't happen to have a brother" "Handsome, tall, adventurous, seductive, available?" "Want a husband?" "Iwant a few Don't change the subject" "I have a brother" "Handsome, I hope?" "Very" "And tall?" "Fairly tall" "Is he an artist?" " He works in wood" "A sculptor!" "I adore sculptors" "They're so dark" "My dream's to have a family of artists" "And the others?" "Mother's a musician We're like strangers" "Well, it's as though mine's dead too" "We never really talk" "Introduce me to your brother" " He's not here" " Paris?" " If I could get a grant" "You'll have to practise more" "I'll go later" "Well!" " Hello" " Is this your"Mauve Period"?" " Not really" "Iwas hired to paint the priest's bed" " In mauve?" "Yes, he's eccentric" "He adores young artists" "Join us?" "Off to the studio" " I'd like to see a studio" "You never saw your brother's?" "His isn't a painter's studio" "Any time, girls Door's always open" " Shall we?" " So soon?" ""Art waits for no man"" "Bye" "Push, pretty boy!" "Very funny, Gaston" " Be careful!" "My wallpaper!" "Had I known you expected a piano, you wouldn't be upstairs" "I never ordered a piano" "Right name and address Sent by "Dubé"" "It's a good oneLucky you!" "How romantic!" "Let's celebrate" "He's your lover?" "My father" "Why's your name different?" "Are you adopted?" " Dubé's not his real name" "What is it?" "A pen-name" "A writer!" "You must introduce me!" "I adore writers!" "Guess he lives in Paris" "Writers, sculptors, painters Anything you don't adore?" "Stop the massacre!" "Maybe some sherry will loosen up your fingers" "Down it, one shot!" "One shot?" "Once again" "Fullness" "Sensuality" "Sheer abandon" "We'll empty the bottle if need be" "Watcha doin' in my room?" "Wrong room!" "Your brother called again" "Cécile, stop moving" "It's not me, it's your child" "Tell him to relax a while" "The light's so nice" "Of course It's the light, not me" "I'll sit in for you" "Thank you" "Women want the right to vote!" "Ever been here?" "Goddamn suffragettes" "First time I see them" "They smoke, they drink, they" "And they want the vote" "They have it elsewhere" "So you're for it?" "Yes" " How're you?" " Fine, except for the rain" "Your brother" " I'll call tomorrow" "You're here?" "I came for a few days ltried to call" "I know" "Glad to see you" "Just like in the catalogue" "Evelyne would be jealous" "Like it?" "I'll get used to it" "You're a bit pale though" "I ran up" "Not the cigarettes?" "That won't kill me" "You're treating Dubé badly" "With us, okay, we're family" "After all he's done" "Not here" "Not in public" "You could have thanked Dubé The rooming house has a phone" "Don'tyou ever think of Mama?" "And the drawings in your room?" "Good thing she doesn't know" "What guy did those?" "Is that why you're ashamed to write?" "I'm not ashamed to live!" "Quiet, people are looking" "I've no time for remorse" "Over-protecting me has buried me alive" "Now, the countdown is onlf I could do without sleep, Iwould" "So it's our fault you have a heart defect" "You know, Marthe, if I could," "I'd take your place" "You know him?" " Not really" "GoodYou scared me" "You're so different now" "She adores everyone Why notyou?" " Is she pretty?" "Very" "But notyour type" " I'm too much of a peasant?" " No" "She thinks you're a sculptor" "Why'd you tell her that?" " I didn'tShe presumed" "You'll see when you meet her" "If she's so pretty, she must have a fiancé" "She's too sexual for just one" "What?" "Sexual" "Is that a word?" " She thinks you live in Paris!" " No way!" "Not my fault!" "I couldn't let her down" "Paris" "Must be amazing in person!" "Oh, yes" "Amazing in person" "Montmartre" "You sawthat too?" "Yeslt's also very amazing in person" "Yes, Paris is the most beautiful cityAnd I've been around" "Almost everywhere" " Nights, bistros, everything!" " Oh, yes!" " Truly everything" " Last spring, you sawthe Art Deco show, of course" "Oh, yesHard to miss" "SorryThe sherry" "But, I" "I practise in the morning" "Everyone loves Schubert!" "Don'tyou?" "The demonstration" "What?" "Very interesting!" "He lives in Paris Very pro-suffragette" "You read Colette?" " Colette?" "Of course!" "What's her surname?" "Whose?" " Colette's" " To produce a play" "Apply directly to my ministry The current government regards artists favorably" "I'd be very pleased to help you" "And very glad to please you" "He's outrageously decadent, but very influential He can getyour grant for Paris" "I'll go with or without him" "Better without" "She's right He's completely intolerable" "Attention, please!" "I'd like to propose a toast to my best friends" "Two artists whom I adore" "To the newlyweds, who have jumped the gun" "A kiss, a kiss!" "I'm pleased to propose a toast" "The Ministry!" "Please, let's be modest" "To our friend, Léo!" "Here specially from Paris to join the nuptials" "To Léo!" "It's funny to say, but" "I'm happy" "This one's just for you" "I love you" "Over here, love-birds" "Hey, Jean-Marie" "Are you more "Jean" or"Marie"?" "It depends" "Tonight, I'm quiteJean-Marie" "Lucky there's more to life than Jean-Marie's!" " My lovely Alice" " Cécile" "Sorry, how sillyCécile" "With my help, your acting career could take off" "Take off on stage or in your bed?" " Not mutually exclusive" " Hey, Minister!" " Deputy Minister" " Drunk deputy, you're a guest" "I'm her husband" " Got it?" " ClearlyShe's your wife" "And there's the door, got it?" "Yes" "Go fondle elsewhere" "Yes" " Stop saying yes and get out" "I'm not a model, I'm an actress!" "But I knowthat" "But only you know it" "Don't worry, we'll make it" "You're no better than me" "Excuse melt's not serious" "I only cut planks" "All I do is cut planks" "That's all" "Straight as possible" "You exhibit planks" "Yeah" "My work's very impressive" "\Everyone Loves Schubert20210" "Come on!" "Come dance, Paul will like it" "This has happened before" "You knew you had heart trouble?" "The only prescription is rest" "That's not so bad" "She should avoid such places in the future" "My office address" "Come soon" "Hello" "Thanks" "Really good!" "What the heck are you bringing now?" "For the studio!" "It's heavy" " Hurry, open it!" " It's just wrapping paper" "Leaving?" " Moving out?" " I'll say" "Moving away!" " She's nuts!" "And a spendthrift!" "You got the grant?" "I set sail tomorrow" "I hate goodbyesl kept it quiet" "I understand I'm the same" "And it's brand new!" "Too bad we have no records" "Look inside" "Schubert" "Everyone loves Schubert" "Give me Léo's Paris address" "He's never been there" "And he's not a sculptor" "I'll take it anyway" "Anyone there?" "Let me eat in peace" "Everyone's in Paris but me!" "Léo with his planks, Alfred on his grant and" "Violaine the violinist Can you believe it?" "Who's that?" "Surprise" "At least Paul's around" "He's on the outs with the Minister" "No, he can't" "What's with you?" "I'll come back" "It's so simple!" "Put some energy into it" "You're too cerebral Express your body, your youth!" "If you don't put more heart into it, you'll never excel!" "Wake up!" "Play!" "Easy for you to say!" "You drink, you smoke, waste money, travel You're a spinster!" "No ties, commitments, no family, ailments, You're oblivious!" "Are there great roles for pregnant women?" "I'll never be an actress, just a mother" "I'll never be a pianist, nor a mother" "Don't give up" "You did this for him?" "Some smear jam on their face" "Shouldn't we tell Léo?" "Why?" "He's in Paris" "Don't rub it in" "I knowthat" "Can'tyou stop talking nonsense?" "I'm sick of listening to it" "Sorry about that scene" "Iwas shocked" "Ithought lwas so liberated" "You don't choose your family" "Quiet" "Listen" "If you knewmy mother" "I really must leave" "It's too confining" "I'll leave" "I'lljoin Léo" "He needs meTell him so" "Stop talking and do it" "Geneviève" "Just let her rest" "We're talking" "Here" "I'll stop if you drinkthis" "Philippe, help me!" "Here" "You're the nicest gift" "When you die, where will you be?" "In your memories" "Like when you were gone?" "Yes" "It'll be forever, eh?" "I'll miss you even more" "Me too" "Well, wellAn orange" "Another!" "What's this?" " Merry Christmas" " Thanks, Mr Dubé!" "Like in the catalogue" "It's the same" " Happy?" "Yes!" " Say thank you" " Thank you!" "I can't respect our deal" "I knew all along" "Iwanted you to be happy" "You're all I have" "How do you feel?" "It's good to be here" "Married this year!" "Adaptation:" "Kathleen Fleming Anrá Médiatextes, Montréal"