"HONEYMOONS" "Dearest..." "Her parents are not here." "Alas, they've passed away." "Fosca, lengthen your stride, you're not in step." "_ But my dress is tight." " Do something about it." "Hello." "No bother at all, I assure you." "Read me the results." "Leucocytes?" "Lymphocytes?" "VES?" "Okay, suspend the "Trimagon 300" and take "Loposid Retard"." "Let me know." "Befter turn it off..." "On your knees, dearest." "My heartiest congratulations." "Dear friend, it's always a pleasure to see you." "Raniero and Fosca, areyou ready foryour newlywedded life?" "To love and honoreach other for as long as you may live?" "Indubitably, yes !" "Yes." "Are you ready to love and be responsible for the children God will blessyou with?" "Most surely, yes." "He asked you a question, good manners dictate an answer." "Doyou wantthem?" "Yes." "MayGod bless thewedding rings, and maythe newl_edswhowearthem keep intact their faithfulness, stay in Your grace and peace and live eternal in reciprocal love." "ForChristour Lord." "I, Jessica take you, Ivano, a!" "s my..." "You're reading mine." " It's thetension." "Sory, I lostthe plotfor a sec." "Ourson... I, Ivano, takeyou, Jessica, as mywife and promise to befaithful to you injoy and in pain, in sickness and in health, and to Ioveyou and honoryou all my life." "I, Jessica ta_e you, Ivano, as my husband and promise to be fatal always..." "Faithful !" "Giving it a go already !" "_ I made a mistake." "_What a knucklehead !" "She knew ityesterday." "...injoyand in pain, in sickness and in health, and to loveyou and respectyou all the days ofmy life." "Jessica, take this ring, symptom symbol of my love and myfaithfulness," "I in the name ofthe Father the Son and the... _ Did yourfingerswell up?" "Could be." "Now it fits." "Ivano, takethis ring, symbol of my love and myfaithfulness." "Push !" "In the name ofthe Father the Son and the Holy Ghos!" "t." "Go for it, Ivano !" "Now that the sacred ties through the Sainted Sacrament, have united you in Christ's name, allow your priest, and, I can say, yourfriend, and I'll also say, as far as dear Giovannino here, your loving uncle," "to saya fewwords which comefrom the knowledge" "and love my poor heart has alwaysfeltforyou." "I have _nown you since you were _ids, when you used to play in the yard your knees dim and your hands covered in chocolate and jam." "I knowyourfamilies veywell united by honest affection and human solidarity." "And you, Giovannino, I _nowyourdear mother, awoman of high spiritual values, and, among otherthings, my dearcousin." "I know your father, a tireless worker, incorruptible..." "Stop that." "The medication... _ Grandpa, stop, you're making noise." "Alessio, hush." "It is obvious that based on this premise it is easyfor me to foreseeforyou" "J a serene future positive, a marvelous future following Christ's teachings." "Now let's all pray together saying "hear us, oh Lord"." "So thatthese unions remain solid in reciprocal respect." "Hear us, oh Lord." "ForGiovannino and Valeriana, sothat theywill be a Christian example to their future children." " It's eleven-menty." "_ Let's tell him !" "How?" "Forthose who should have been here today, butare not here, because they have been called byour Lord..." "Whatdo the dead haveto do with it?" "...Aldo and Gastone Schiavina, Tiziano and Palmina Ceresio." "Forthe families ofall the relatives ofthe newl_eds, starting with Domenico and Loredana, little Severiano and Giada, in intensive care." "For Valeriana's family, starting with herfather, Clelio, her sister Gloria, and brother_in_law, Stefano... _ He's saying them all." "And I've got a big family !" "...the De Masi family, Sessa and Saporito." "YOU SET ME BACK A PACKET !" "DAD" "This was on the floor, whose is it?" "_ Mine !" "You callin' a catorwhat?" "No, a piece of lamb got stuck in myteeth." "How can you eatcakewith gum?" "I can tell them apart." "I even took Communion with it !" "A minute ofsilence." "The importantthing is that my son has married this good girl and that he is happy, and thatwhen his poor father is no longer here, let me touch my lucky charms that he'll take overthis enterprise" "and steer it, keeping high the quality, the name... _...and the earnings !" "_ No shit !" "Long livethe newl_eds !" "Speech !" "Whatcan I say?" "_ Go on, justmowords !" "_ I don't knowwhatto say." "_ Makethem happy." "What can I say..." "Finding yourself married is a newfeeling that makesyou feel like..." "Howcan I put it?" "It makes you feel li_e... weird, man." "It ma_es you feel... yeah, weird." "He's said itall whatelse can I sa!" "y?" "I mean, it's like a feeling a newfeeling, that makes you like weird, you know, you feel, like, weird." "Thank you eveybody, especially for the presents." "Ivano, the good 'ole days are over !" "_ What orators !" " First rate." "Who writes your lines, Ivano?" "Ladies and gentlemen, silence." "Ivano, I wantto dedicatethis song toyou and tothis hell ofa girl who has taken you awayfrom us." "Hit it, maestro !" "Let's split..." "Now he's started singing !" "Yeah, my head's killing me and myfeet hurt !" "_ Should we go change upstairs?" "_ Do our bags." "_ I don't likeyou drivin' at night." "_ Right, let's go." "Don't take it o_." "Why?" "Whatyou got in mind?" "Let's do it in yourwedding dress." "When will this happen again?" "Think about it." " Let's do it kinky." "_ Like how?" "Get in the doo_ay." "What's your sister's name?" "Elsa !" "_Areyou crazy?" "Shut up !" "_ Come on, it'll be befter like this." "Hury, Elsa !" "Here we are, Scilla, here we are !" "Are you coming, Fosca?" "Herewe are, Scilla, we're coming." "I've broughtyou Fosca, the only oneworthy enough to ta_e your place." "I feel I've acted correctly, waiting 5 years since your demise." "Look what lovely flowers Fosca brought you; her wedding bouquet." "Itwas her idea." "_ That's nottrue, I..." "_ Hush." "All her idea." "Go getsome water in these vases fill them but notto the brim, ifyou can manage." "Leave your purse." "The faucet is over there." "I wantto have a word with Scilla." "She'sthe onlyone I've found in the lastfive years." "Low_class, mind you, quite crude, but I'll do my bestto improve her to raise herto your level;" "I'll do all I can, even though it's an arduous task." "Give hereternal repose, Lord, allow herto bas_ in your eternal light..." "No botherat all, I assure you." "Bac_ is it?" "Did you take the "Semacort 300"?" "Can't stomach it, can you?" "Ty"Socortene" in vials, one in the morning forfive days." "I We'll add "Clarizid Forte" a multi_vitamin." "Let me know." "...to bask in Your eternal light, amen." "I know howyou feel." "Eveytime I come itfeels like atragedy." "I understand." "No, you can't understand." "He calls me Scilla?" "Fosca, dearest..." "Pardon the slip." "Did you fill the vases?" "Could you hurythings up?" "Forgive me." "I suppose polishing her portrait, something stuck in my mind." "The water level is excellent." "The flowers are in place." "Henceforth you should consider this your home, as itwere, 1 sowhen our momentcomes I'd liketo rearrange thetombs in here." "Scilla Cotti Borroni we'll leave her where sh!" "e is." "When we are gone, we can go in the place oflelia Cofti Borroni whose bones I could move over to where Luca Dario Cotti Borroni is," "oryou could be alone underneath Galeazzo Cofti Borroni instead of Ugolino Cofti Borroni." "Decide, eitherwe go where Zelia is, oryou go alone underGaleazzo." "_ There's a variety of options." "_ Underneath Galeazzo?" "Alone?" "Pe_ect, excellent choice." "Let's go." "In thim_seven minutes we're o_." "Say good_bye to Scilla." "Forgive me but itwas only right I introduce you to her." "Of course." "For the families ofthe second cousins," "Settimio and Rossana, with little Andrea and Chantal." "For aunt Elvia and uncle Renato, for Manolo and Filomena Palomba" "Alberico and Angelica Cariati, with nieces and nephews Deborah and Warren" "and forthe cousins, Romina, Clelia and Piersergio, you remember hewas your godfather...confirmation or baptism?" "Baptism." "For the Cocciolati family, Umberto, Maria Sole, mother Elena, children Riccardo, Leonardo, Edoardo..." "Ta_e him outside." "Sir, let's go out." "The ship leaves in mo hours !" "Whatcan I do?" "What can I say?" "He's lost it !" " Eitheryou saysomething or I will!" "_Wait." "For the departed grandparents ofthe Castorino family, thatthey rest in peace forever, forever in peace, in the infinite mercyand embrace ofChrist our Lord." "Uncle, sory, but our ship leaves in mo hours." "We don'twantto miss it." "Than_ you for eveything, really, you said some lovelythings and we thank you." "I had another couple of concepts but it's all right, I thin_ you gotthem." "I wish you peace and happiness, lots oftranquility, lots of optimism, for you, for your relatives..." " ... foryour..." "_ Children !" "Foryourchildren !" "Congratulations, mayyou have boys." "It's over !" "Congratulations, Valeriana." "Bon Voyage." "What happened to the mike?" "Bye, we're terribly late." "Bye, Dad." "Don't exert yourself, ta_e the medicine Ylenia gives you and don't take your catheter out by yourself." "Here are all the phone numbers, on board, in Cairo, in Tunis, butyou won't need them." "_ Itwas a lovely ceremony." " Beautiful, a liftie long." "Why, you little...!" "That's rocks, not rice !" "Congratulations !" "At last !" "_ Mr. and Mrs. De Berardi?" "_Yes." "Hello." "_What happened to you?" "_You wouldn't believe it." "Ta_e them to room 122." "Have a good day !" "Can you believe it, he preached so long we almost..." "He'syour uncle, you wanted him." "Your papers." "Have a pleasant trip." "_ Do you like it?" "_ I love it." "_ What was that?" "_ Did they stick us under the horn?" "They usually hon_ atdeparture and on arrival." "And they're not dumb, they know how much we paid." "_ The captain sends his compliments." "_ Forwhat?" "We're invited to dinner tonight." ""Grand Departure Gala" and a show by Sandorthe magician." "Dark suits welcome." " l've got one !" "_ I don't." "I do !" "I don't have anything dark !" "They reallyarejerks !" "Itjust means to dress elegant." "You'll see, they'll letyou in." "_What doyou want meto wear?" "Anything, you always look good." "1 So, dinner dancing," "magician and then..." "Then?" "Whythen and not now?" "Why not nowand then?" "_ Twice?" "_ Come on !" "Must be a trial run." "Attention please, Mr. De Berardi is requested on the forebridge." "Did she say De Bernardi or De Berardi?" "She said De Berardi." "That's me?" "Will you comewith me, please?" "I wonderwhat's happened." "Couldn'tshe have said so before ?" "Leaving him like this...!" "I'm on my honeymoon !" "Shejust had to say"l can't stand this old man";" "I'd have handled it." "She gave the key bac_?" "Caterina, staywith him, I haveto drop evemhing and drive bac_ to Rome." "Than_s vey much." "Drop eveything?" "Drop me, you mean !" "Valeriana, it's a disaster." "Dad's all alone." "ThatAlbanian nurse quit." "The concierge, Caterina, doesn't know how to work the oxygen, the catheters, the bed pans." "It's a disaster, a tragedy !" "Where are your brothers, your sister?" "!" "He's their father, too !" "_ I know, but..." "_ Butwe're on our honeymoon !" "It only happens once in a lifetime !" "I know." "Butwhat do we miss?" "Adance, Sandorthe magician..." "The shiptravels at night, right?" "I'll go backto Rome, handle Dad, and tomorrow morning ta_e a flight and meet you in Palermo." "Come on, it'll be all right." "Let's not ma_e a big deal out ofit because it isn't." "Yourfamily is a bunch ofegotistical maniacs !" "_And I always getthe shortend !" "_ Don't saythat..." "What am I gonna do here by myself?" "Who is this, "Morphine"?" "Yeah, but from lastyear." "It's not their latest." "Remember?" "We we've done it likejac_rabbits to them." "Where were we at?" "At Fausto's and Maura's, outside the "Gigolo", and in the gym, after you trashed your abs." "Didn'twe do it atyour aunt's house, too, ridin' thewasher?" "That wasn't to "Morphine", thatwas "Nirvana"." "Where's your head atwhen we do it?" "Loo_, I'm totallywith it." "So where were we when we did it to "Megadeath"?" "_ On theferyto Ponza." "_And to "Santana"?" "_ In Roncobilaccio, in the fog." "_ Right." "With "Pearl Jam"?" "We have never done itto "Pearl Jam"." "You did itwith some otherslut." "You're such an asshole." "I was kiddin', just puftin'you tothe test." "Why don'tyou put "Pearl Jam" on?" "How can I find in here?" "Take whatever." "is "Black Sabbath" okay?" "How're we gonna do it?" "We're gonna do it kinky." "At a hundred and eighty?" "Two hundred menty !" "_ Up for it?" "_yeah." " Ready?" "_ Go for it." "I'm noteven gonna watch the road." "I wanna do it blind." "Whatwere they doing?" "At 220 an hour !" "I don't believe it !" " Does it botheryou ifl smo_e?" "_ No, go ahead." "It can't bother her this is the smoking se_tion." "It's her choice." "But I'm worried about you." "Let's make afew holes it's less concentrated thatw!" "ay." "Pardon me, Raniero, I'd like to ask you a question." "Why didn't your children come to our wedding?" "You touched a sore point." "Itcan be synthesized in mowords:" "solidarity with their deceased mother, whom they truly venerated to the point ofmania." "Justthink, when I informed them ofour relationship they sprayed slogans all over the walls:" ""Mother cannot be replaced", with infantile exclamation marks." "On the walls?" "We had to repaintthe house floorto ceiling." "I'm telling you." "Give me that." "No, Raniero, come on, justmo real pu_s." "Onlyyou women smoke now." "We men have gotthe message." "You understand me." "With regardsto ourchildren, you will havetowin them over." "I entrustthis tas_ to your intelligence and equilibrium." "Did I showyou the recent pictures I took ofthem?" "Would you liketo seethem?" "_Yes." "These date two months bac_, I want to show you." "This is Leonardo, doing superbly in school." "This is Cosima, resembles her mother." "And this is Mother, I'm soryyou only getto see her aRerthe aftack." "But she's fine now, responded well to all my prescriptions." "_ Is she still paralyzed?" "_ Ofcourse !" "But she can chew, talk, order us around, get pissed." "Fosca, please, stay just like that." "There's a rayofsun on your right chee_, and a marvelous smile." "Heepthat smile, I beg you." "Look at me." "Keep it." "Why didn't you keep it?" "Could you take our picture?" "It's all automatic." "Snap it on the third stamp." "Smilethat smile again." "Remember it?" "Itwas marvelous." "Sory for bothering you." "And justthink ofwhat awaits us." "What we await with anxiety." "Thank you, vey kind." "I don't want you to misunderstand, you _now howwillingly I said yes." "I don't mean to say I made a mistake but maybe it's normal to have doubts, fears." "I hope we haven't been too rash." "Perhaps I felt indebted to you forevemhing you did forMother," "but now I have doubts." "Also because ofthe comparison with your first wife... I don't know ifl'm up to it." "I makeyou laugh?" "Yes, terribly." "Do you knowwhy?" "It seems likethe exact same thing Scilla said in the dining car during our honeymoon, if I'm not mistaken, but instead ofsole we were eating chicken." "It's the classic crisis the British would call the "AfterYes"." "Just wait until that moment comes, tonight, and I assure you that I'll transportyou to the stars." "Excuse me." "It's no bother, I assure you." "This mucus, before orafter the movement?" "It can't beyour liveror yourfeceswould bewhite." "The blood doesn'twory me, you were already suffering from hemorrhoids, were you not?" "What are hemorrhoids?" "Please, we're eating !" "I'm going tothe bathroom." "Be quick." "All right, take 1 "Crematon 300"" "one in the morning, one at lunch and mo in the evenings." "_ What's our next stop?" "Venice, it's our only stop." "So I can'tget off, there's noway out !" "In what way?" "Madam !" "Excuse me, is there a doctor on board?" "There's a woman who is sic_." "Thank you colleagues, I think this is my a_air." "Where is she?" " In the next car." "Thank you foryour solidarity." "We met in Ancona, atthe congress !" "Thank you !" "Make way !" "I'm her husband, and a physician." "Thankyou." "Fosca, what are you doing?" "Oh God, my mobile phone !" "It's broken." "No, no, itworks." "Well?" "Dearest !" "A classic orthostatic hypotension crisis." "_Where are we?" "_ Near Ferrara." "No, Ferrara isn't well sta_ed in this field." "Where could we go?" "Bologna, the great De Vitis practices there !" "_Wejust passed it." "_ Doesn't mafter." "I'll pull the bra_e and call an ambulance." "Whatareyou doing?" "I'm warning you, don't touch anything, don't move anything, don'tget out or I'll lockyou in." "Ugo !" "I'm his brother." "It's an importantfamily matter." "Excuse me, justfora minute." "_ It's about Dad." "_ Wait your turn !" "I'm notjumping myturn !" "I need to talk a second about Dad." "_ Get in line." " Butthis is urgent." "I told you to get in line." "I'll get in line." "_ He doesn'tseem like your brother !" " But he is !" "Who gives a damn !" "Yes?" "Ugo, Dad's alone, the Albanian nurse quit." " Find somebody else." "_ But I'm on my honeymoon !" " l leftValeriana all alone !" "And you dump him on me?" "Forten days !" "Come on, I'm the onewho always ta_es care ofhim." "No, you don'ttake care of him." "You just butter him up." "_What doyou mean?" "Why else did he payforthe house.." "...your honeymoon?" "_ Bythe way, where're you going?" "_The same trip eveybodytakes." "Tunis, Cairo, Luxor..." "Me?" "The crappiest beach in Italy, me, I had my honeymoon at my mother-in-law's !" "Why doyou keep bringing that up?" "Then I should remember thattime I wentout, and you came to my house, and tookmo paintings and six chairs outofthe eight !" "Six out ofeight !" "We had to eat in multiple sittings for aweek !" "_ I'm notfinished." "Yes you are." "May I helpyou?" "Scram." "Thank you, Ugo." "Whatare you up to?" "_Whatthe fuck areyou doing?" " l wanted to get an ice cream." "What ice cream?" " Chocolate." "_ We'll get one later." "Chocolate..." "Oh myGod !" "Marcella !" "Here comes trouble." "I justsaw my brotherwith my Dad." "Tell them I'm not here, that I left." "Don't wory." "Here, sit here." "Can I helpyou?" "I I'd liketo talk to Mrs. De Berardi I'm her brother." "I'm sory, she left." "When?" "Yesterday." "She was at mywedding this morning !" " Bullshit !" "_ Shut up, Dad." "No, maybe I got mixed up, yesterday was my day o_." "Yes, I got confused, I think." "You're not confused, you're just a liar covering upfor an egotistical, lying bitch !" "You hear me, Loredana?" "Thanksfor evemhing, and be sure totell her ifshe hasn't heard." "Let's go, Dad." "My ice cream." "_ Don't wory." " What did you do?" "They'll handle it." "_ My ice cream." "_We eat in _o hours." "No more ice cream." "Than_ you !" "What're you lookin' at, Ivano?" "Can'tfind the stadium." "Must be on the other side." "Think so?" "Absolutely." "_ What're you thinkin'?" " This city is so, like... old !" "You know, really old." "Absolutely." "It's late, go change." "I want you lookin' sharp tonight." "Kinky?" "Kinky." "If someone comes?" "Befter..." "Even befter." "Let's do it kinky." "Imagine we're in the lobby, people eve_here." "Aton ofpeople." "It's crammed with people." "I li_e this." "_ What're they doin', watchin' us?" " Obvious !" "_ Eat something." "_ I don't like chicken breasts." "Don't bust my balls, it's notchicken, it's tur_ey !" "Whatdo I do with you?" "_ Let me staywith you." "_ That's easyforyou to say." "You don'twantto go to a rest home." "I was on my honeymoon, with mywife and here I am on a honeymoon with you." "This is unbelievable !" "I don't knowwhose faultthis is, but you really raised a family of assholes !" "Real ass..." "Justa bitofwine." "You poured it?" " l did." "Mosquito." "Hury up." "Alceo, don't keep me on tenterhooks, tell me." "The only significant result is that your wife su_ers a 250/o hearing loss in her le_ ear." "_ Perhaps an ear infection untreated." "_ Or a slight Meniere syndrome." "Could be..." "The interesting thing is that the EKG tracks indicate your wife su_ers damage to the leR parietal hemisphere." "Could have been a childhood accident, fell off her high-chair or hertricycle." "Dearest, you ever have a tricycle?" "As far as I'm concerned, the test is negative." "Alceo, justone moment." "I'd liketotalk to you a minute." "Of course." "Nothing serious, just a consultation be_een colleagues." "Can you exclude an orthostatic hypotension attack?" "Nowthatyou mention it..." "Let's grab the bull bythe horns." "We'll do a nice TAC, to sleep good tonight." "_Who can do itfor me?" "Cassian !" "Of course." "He also runs the militay hospital in Padova." "_Why a militay hospital?" "_ Don't be alarmed, mere scruple." "I'm not alarmed, it'sjust that I feel shocks on my head !" "_ Forgive me !" "You leftthe ampere on !" "You're sillyfool !" "Get up, Fosca." "See howshe starts to lose it?" "It's incredible !" " Have her do a GTT." "_With Cassian, right?" "Let's go Fosca." "Hold on to me." "Listen Raniero, I don't know anything about medicine, but I thin_ it'sjust my nerves." "I fear I' having a nervous breakdown." "You have no reason, nay a one." "Buttonight is our first night and..." "I'm not..." "Look, what you're afraid of is something too wonderful, too precious towaste in a banal hotel in Bologna." "The plans arethis:" "Venice, the Hotel Danieli room 276, overlooking the lagoon." "What an ambience, what atmosphere, what an unrepeatable sensation !" "_Were you there with Scilla?" "_ Naturally !" "Itwas fantastic, itwill be grand." "Come." "This is our hotel, the Hotel Maggiore." "I wantto tell you ajoke." "Don'tdothat !" "It's really funny, a colleague of mine told me." "Achicken meets a rabbitand says:" ""What is that pecker doing on your face?"" "No, I mean, a rabbit meets a chic_en !" "I've never mistaken the beginning before !" "Oh God !" "I feel sick, I feel totallyweird." "I think I'm gonna blow a gasket !" "Stay with me, Jessica." "This is our last chance." "It's this orthe old folks home." " Didn'tyou leave?" "_ LeRand came back." "Did you and Valeriana fight?" "No, but like this, I'll divorce on my honeymoon." "Can wetalk?" "Mother, I've got an emergency." "I've got Dad outside, nobody wants him, the nurse abandoned him, I've been to Ugo, Loredana and auntClelia, your tight_assed cousins, the Cocciolati, seen Sessa, Saporito." "Mom, you're the only one left." "Be a mother." "Save my marriage." "What are you saying?" "We've been separated for 25 years, aRer 20 years of non_stop fighting !" "Yourfather hates me, nothing more." "Mother, make a miracle happen, all I've got leRareten..." "No, make that nine days. I lostone." "You take him." "Help me !" "Even ifl wanted to I can't, I don't live alone here, I livewith the lavyer." "_With who?" "_ Piera, who is it?" "Nobody, my son." "_With the lavyer." "_You're together?" "What doyou mean, he's been here for 12 years." "Howdo I know, he had 35 families !" "Now you exaggerate, there have been three at most." "Anyhow, I heard evemhing, don'twory." "Piera, ifthis boy's in such serious trouble, we have to help him." "Right." "Ifyou want I can go to a hotel for a few days." "You can't be serious !" "I'm notstaying alone in this house with that individual." "Okay, I'll stay here with you and help you out." "No, we can'tconsider it becausethere's no room." "Where would we put him?" " In what used to be my room." "Your room is now Luciano's office." "Then Loredana's old room, it's even got a bathroom nextdoor." "Loredana's room is nowthe waiting room for Luciano's office !" "So what do I do, take him to a hospice, a rest home?" "I've gotto do something, Mother !" "That's him." "Whatdo I do?" "I'll let him in." "_You're letting him in?" "_Yes, Mother." "Come on, we'll put a folding bed in the living room." "Butyou don't know him." "Mother is vey happy, the lawyer is, too." "Here we are." "Here's Dad." "You can stay here for nine days, they'll keepyou, thatway I'll be able tojoin mywife." "In fact I'm o_, the plane leaves at seven." "Be good, stay calm and don'twory." "Thank you." "Where's the rubber plant?" "My rubber plantwas here." "Where is it?" "_Where is it?" "Whotook it?" "_What's this aboutthe plant?" "What's the plant gotto dowith it?" "This stoy is 20 years old." "You're notto cause trouble in this house !" "Come on, Renato, I'll take you to bed." "Go on to bed, it's late." "In the living room." "What do you want?" "See that man?" "He's your brother, Ugo's, father." "Really?" "Look carefully, they loo_ ali_e." "That's why Ugowon't geta penny." "He's not myson !" "_Why now?" "_What did you say?" "Still harping on that?" "I forbid you to spread that kind ofrumors !" "Saythat again ifyou dare !" "No, come on, it's nothing, just nonsense !" "I'm offor I'll be late." "Shut up, you whore !" "Don't get me mad, or I swear I'll brea_ that lamp overyour head !" "Dearest, have you brushed your teeth?" "Yes, Raniero." "On the shelf, nextto the non_alcohol deodorant, you'll find a box of un_waxed dental floss which isjustthething forgetting rid ofresidue." "You had chicken salad, which is deleteriousto dental plaque." "Did you find it?" "Yes, Raniero." "_ Good girl." "Your floss got stuck bemeen the canine and first molar." "Here, let me see, open up." "Fosca, you didn'ttell me you have a bridge !" "It got caught on the nec_ ofyour tooth." "Lateryou'll tell mewho this dog ofa dentist is." "Yes, Raniero." " Don't move, don'ttal_." "Degenerate dog." "Dearest, I'd like to inform you about mysleeping habits." "Since I fall asleep rapidly, alas, I sleep vey lightly." "I ask you for maximum caution when moving yourfeet or the sheets." "When the bell chimes, sleep flies." "Penguin, you have to do me a favor, do a test while I putthese plugs in myears to see if I hear anything." "Can you hear me?" "Sayanything you want, out loud." "Ugly bastard," "Go fuck yourself, drop dead." "God help me." "Pe_ect, can't hear a thing." "You're not peeved ifwe haven't performed intercourse, are you?" "No." "I adore you." " Shall we enter slumber's embrace?" " Yes, Raniero." "Shall we?" "Good night, dearest." "MayGod bless you." "No botherat all, I assure you." "What did you eat last night?" "I told you notto eattomatoes." "The seeds get lodged in the diverticulum sacks and causefeverand spasms." "Take mo "Macrosil 200" in the morning and mo at night, let me know." "You're welcome, don't wory." "Sory Fosca, it's just..." "Where are you?" "I justwentto the bathroom." "Butyou went34 minutes ago." "We'll have to take a loo_ atthat bladder." "Sleep has fled." "Takethis." "I'm forced to read something." "Good night, penguin." "Oh my God, what have theydone?" "Marisa, hury !" "Room 369 has pulled the mirrors off !" "Where are you going?" "I feel a_ul." "Amul?" "What?" "My sister called last night, she wants to kill herself." "And itwas myfamily thatwas causing all the trouble?" "!" "Please, don'tyou starttoo !" "This is serious !" "It isn'tserious, it's atragedy !" "Do you thin_ it's o_ the hoo_ or she's notanswering?" "No answer?" "Thank you, I'll call bac_." "_ She's notanswering, Giovanni !" "_ Maybe she sleeps with ear plugs." "With mo thousand relatives she had to call us, on our honeymoon?" "You want Dad to have another heartattac_?" "!" "_ Do you have the car?" "_Yes, but it's parked 6 km away." "Go get it." "_ I need a shuftle." "So go get it !" "Wait a minute..." "Whydoes she wantto kill herself?" "Whatdo you care?" "!" "Hury !" "Would Mr. De Berardi please come to exit number 18." "Whatdo I write to Mirko and Mara?" ""Lots of _isses"." "Too corny !" ""A big kiss..."" "Big difference." "Something more basic." ""XXXX"." "Period." "No, you gofta putsome thought into this, give itsome structure." "Like?" "Yo, scumbags !" "How do we get that across?" "Big "s" and lots of"a"'s." "How? "Yo, Scumbaaaags !"" "No, that don't seem right." "Totally." "Assholes exclamation point !" "Thatway it's like for real." "No, no good." "Let's do ittomorrow, when I'm thinkin' better." "It's too much." "I gota headache." "Wanta newscene?" "This place is depressing." "Totally." "This music isn't doin' it to me." "Me either, and when it don't do you the scene's not right." "Let's find a better one." "A fun_ier place." "This isthe spot !" "I told you itwas the vibes ofthat place." "Just like a kid !" "I'm cold, I'm geftin' out." "Get some sun, chlorine bleachesyour skin." "No shit?" "What were you sayin' before?" "Why you afraid of havin' a _id?" "'Cause it changes your life, makes you feel old?" "I'm scared ofthe pain and havin' another person inside." "What about your mother, my mother, the world?" "Yeah, totally." "Ifyou had with a boy I'd like to call him" "Alan or Kevin." "Kevin's befter." "Because of Costner?" "J Not so much Costner but 'cause it's a name that gives a sense ofrespect." "It's a powe_ul name, it's got presence." "I like it." "_ You just want boys?" "_ You say a name." "Go on, you say one." "I like Maria." "That's a religious name !" "Who's called Maria nowadays?" "I like it because it's simple and not vulgar." "What's on your mind?" "Stock up on oxygen andjump in." "You wantto do it underwater?" "_ I wantto make Maria underwater." " Really?" "Go on." "lnsidethe pool." "I wanna make this kid weird, you know, reallyweird !" "No, you wait." "Prof. Cofti Borroni and wife." "Here we are." "Asyou see, your husband is never keptwaiting." "Good luck, boys, heaMelt." "_When is it ourturn?" " l don't _now." "Adolfo, it's mere scruple, more to exclude than to ascertain." "De Vitis assured me but I have a suspicion." "What if it's canal stenosis that's giving her vertigo?" "That's an excellent intuition." "Ifyou do find that, orworse, please, report in the negative." "Adolfo, I'm in your hands, tonight's thefirst honeymoon night I don'twantto blow it." "Don't wory, I understand, you sly old fox !" "Let's go." "I have to immobilize your hands." "Ifyou get claustrophobic press this." "Dearest, listen to me." "That minor sense of claustrophobia can be overcome with a flight offancy." "Concentrate your fantasies on us, on Venice, on me, on the wonde_ul things awaiting us." "You knowwhat I mean, don'tyou?" "All right, darling?" "Good God whata cranium !" "She got hit here." "Knocked off her tricycle?" "She used to have atricycle." "What a cranium !" "Don't overreact, we didn't even wait half an hour !" "Don't cheat, it was an hour and a half." "Who do you think I am, Flash Gordon?" "I gotta charge my bafteries !" "I've always been the greatest, never missed a shot." "But it never happened before." "Yeah butwe were in the deep end, artificial waves..." "What am I, amphibious?" "Butyou've done it before." "In thewading pool atthe hot baths, big deal !" "Water upto here, even a cadavercould have got it up." "Me, I think it's somethin' else." "You thin_ we're shorton novelty?" "Know what?" "Maybe we know each othertoo well." "We've got no more secrets." "Like, we know all the enty codes by heart." "Likewe cloned our minds." "Think so?" "Picture this, ifyou saw me on this pier, dressed good, di_erent, not with this T-shirt." "No gum." "Hair done right, like totally like a lady, you know, high class." "How much you wanna bet you'd befiring on all pistons?" "You tal_in' a ma_eover?" "Could be." "Gynecology department?" "Dr. Recchia, please." "I'm his cousin." "Come on, Mafteo, don't you start on me !" "You're right darling, but be good." "Here, Giovanni, hold her up." "Tyto hold her up." "Massimo, we're desperate." "Gloriatook a whole boftle ofsleeping pills." ""Hypnotal O,50"." "Whatdo I do?" "I Ifwe mustwe'll call the ambulance but ifwe can avoid it gefting out, for Dad..." "Than_ you." "Yes, I'll ty." "What are you doing, blessing her?" "Will you be there?" "Be good, darling." "Wait." "We have to make herthrow up." " Here?" " In the bathroom !" "Bend down." " Putyourfingerdown herthroat." "_ Me?" "What ifshe throws up?" "She hastothrow up !" "Can't she dothis by herself?" "_ Giovanni !" "Please !" "Cooperate, Gloria." "She bit me !" "She's your sister, useyour finger and I'll hold her head." "Yourfingers are longerthan mine." "lfl thinkwewere supposed to be in Tunis, enjoying a Berber bar_b_que and instead we're in the toilet tying to ma_e your sisterthrow up, this whole thing is so unfair..." "Good girl, darling." "The bastard's _illed me !" "_ What bastard?" " Her husband, he cheated on her." "_ Who, Stefano?" "_ He said she shouldn't sleep !" "Help her up." "Dyyour mouth." "Hold her." "Not both of us, you or me." "Hold on !" "One, mo, one, mo..." "No, come on !" "_ How long does she have to wal_?" "_ He said for awhile." "_ Don't run !" "Why not?" "!" "We can't stay here all..." "Venice isVenice, see ita hundred times and fall in love each time." "What a poignant city." "Whatare you mumbling?" "Nothing, I was saying I agree." "Whata fantastic view !" "Butthe light is always the same, ofthe Doges, the Admirals." "Look atthat seagull on the dome." "Marvelous." "Imagine this city a hundred years ago !" "My grandfather Oreste used to say that in certain parts ofthe lagoon the water was so clear you could drin_ it, with due caution, ofcourse !" "Today one dive and you'd succumb to galloping leptospirosis !" "Marvelous !" "Loo_ atthe view ofthe bell tower !" "What is it, Fosca?" "I said I'd likeyou to take that picture... _ ...ofthat bell tower." "You call it "that bell tower"?" "That's "the" bell tower par excellence." "It's a vey banal view but I'll take itfor my Penguin." "Manysense an air ofdeath in this city, butfor me it'sthe epitome ofsilence and tranquility." "Look at that cat with a pigeon in his mouth !" "How cute." "Here's our man." "Outyou go, dearest." "Come, madam." "Watch your step." "Thank you." "Here, you are vey kind." "Here we are." "This isthe Hotel Danieli." "Up there, third from the left, room 2_7-6, it'll be our love nest?" "_ Do you like it?" "_ Charming." "Do you _nowwho thatwoman eating alone is?" "Sory, I've never seen her." "Soyou don't know ifshe's married." "Could you give me a pen, please?" "Great." "Go for it !" "From that gentleman there." "YOU ARE A NOKK_OUT." "WILLYOU CUM TO MY TABLE?" "Could you give me a pen?" "THANKS, BUT YOU'RE TWO FAST FOR ME." "You can take itto him." "_ She doesn't have a wedding ring." "Good." "Two iced champagne glasses for that table." "Hury." "Could I o_eryou an afterdinner drink?" "But I don't knowyou." "This could be a chance to getto know each other." "My name is Ivano." "Nice to meetyou, Jessica." "Well, to this first meeting." "Even if it is a liftie..." "A liftle?" " Weird?" " Totally." "To your health." "I live here." "Do we have time for an ice cream at Marina di Massa?" "Whattime is it?" "_ Ten menty." "_ I haveto be in by 10:30." "Myfather's a little old fashioned." "Just ten minutes to get acquainted." "That's a good idea." "Why nottell me aboutyourself, aboutyour life, whatyou do." "My father is a university professor." "Fuck me !" "So is my mother." "I'm studying at the Conservatoy." "_ What?" "_ First I studied harp." "Then I switched to violin, because I thought..." "Whatare you doing, you moron?" "!" "_What am I doing?" "_You ruined eveything !" "_What did I ruin?" "I liked this kind ofcourting, takin' it slow, itwas goin' good, itseemed real." "What's this with ta_in' it slow, we've been playin' 4 hours already !" "Thatwasthe best part, evemhing was game, I could've even left you cold." "Thatwas the cool thing." "Butyou had to blow it, your hand, yourtongue..." "You're weird." "Your Dad wants you home at 10:30?" "We have 9 minutes, Iet me hitthe gas." "_What am I doing?" "_ No. l-N_O. It's Not On." "_ Give me back mywedding ring." "_ Here." "Yo, scumbags !" "Where are you?" "What're you doin'?" "Where're you goin'?" "Here she is." "It's Mirko and Mara." "Yo, scumbags !" "Where are you?" "What're you doin'?" "Where're you goin'?" "What club?" ""Critical Condition"?" "Ivano, havewe ever been at"Critical Condition"?" "_ Negative, it's a can_do." "_ He says it's a can-do." "Okay, bye." "You pissed?" "_ I'll drive." "_ O_ay, but let's go change." "I wanna be seen loo_in' sharp." "Atthis point a charter'sfine." "Even atone thim in the morning, smoking, non_smoking, just as long as you find something." "Help us out, we're desperate." "You knowthey might have something?" "She has to be good." "Yes, she's calmed down, hasn't she?" "It's all over." "Thank goodness !" "You've been extremely exquisite !" "You've been the greatest !" "What's your name?" "I'd like to getyou a liftie present, you deserve it." "You've been so helpful." "Hold on." "Writethis down:" "Sahid Al Bukra." "We'll be there 50 minutes early." "Pe_ect." "Thank you, good_bye." "Thank you God." "Dothings always have to go wrong?" "We'll make itwith timeto spare." "Here, Gloria, and be good." "Let's go, darling." "You've been an angel." "I'll neverforget it." "I'm your husband, aren't I?" "Ready?" "Keys, purse." "Where are the tickets?" "_ In my beauty case, in the car." "_ Pe_ect." "Let's go." "Equilibrium, got it?" "_ Don't make us wory." " Promise?" "Darling, youraunt gives you a kiss." "_ Give me the baby." "_What do you want?" "Getout !" "_Are you outofyour mind?" " Eveything was okay, Stefano !" "Calm down, you'll ta_e her home nowand eveything's o_ay." "I wantthe baby, I'm not leaving my son with this slut !" "What do you mean, slut?" "Calm down." "If anybody's at fault here, it's you." "_ She tried to kill herself !" "_You fell forthe old minttrick?" "Mints?" "What is it?" "Mints." "Mints !" "Don'ttell me you ruined my honeymoon our honeymoon, by taking a couple of mints?" "!" "She tried that lastyear, what an actress !" "Onlyyou mo could fall for it." "If I think I _ept myfinger in herthroatformenty minutes tying to get herto throw up I can still smell the stink !" "This is so unfair it's downright mea'n !" "I admit it, I betrayed hera fewtimes." "But she didn'ttell you thatforfour months now she hasn't let me touch her outofdepression, frustratio_, existential crisis and dumb ambition." "And now, here." "Nexttime you either hide them befter oryour burn them." "Read this." "You're family, you ought to know how things are." "This "Guido my darling"" "is a guywho worked in television until they kicked him out, he promised he'd make her a showgirl, gave her advice, told her what to read, what movies she should see !" "Isthis true, Gloria?" "Answer me, say something !" "This is old news !" "I knowwhyyou wanted to have a baby." "Because you'rejealous, because you wanted to stop me, because you knew I could have made it and you couldn'tstand that !" "Let's talk about this lefter." "I won'tallow it !" "_ I hate you !" "Ashamed, are you?" "You wrote it !" "Firstyou write it and then you regret it?" "_ Give it bac_ !" "_You mailed itto me !" "What awhore !" "Allow me." ""Stefano, I need newemotions, strong feelings, grati_ing dimensions." "We seem li_e tNo old people, I don'twantto end up with the kind ofsqualid and insipid life my sister and brother-in_law have." "When I seethem I feel desperate and depressed."" "She means you mo." "You bastard !" "You'll payforthis !" "What aworm !" "You'll all pay !" "I'll showyou some mints !" "Get outof here, hang yourself, shootyourself!" "Just so she gets out, disappears." "I can't live like this." "Unfortunately he's right." "Come on, let's gotothe airport." "If this is the alternative we are proud of our squalid and insipid life." "Well said. I'm proud ofyou for evemhing you said." "I really liked that." "Let's go." "_ The keys !" "_You've gotthem." "_ The keyswere here." "_Whatthefuck do I know?" "Where did I putthem?" "She's taken ourcar !" "Myjewely's in there, my passport and the tickets !" "You leftthem in the car?" "My flippers !" "Here, I considerthis a precious object." "Wear it like a relic." "Was it Scilla's?" "It was Scilla's." "I'm going to the bathroom a sec." "Before going, would you usethis?" "It's an antiseptic douche, dissolve it in the bidet, warm water." "I anxiously await your return, sweetheart." "Don't move." "I have to admit it, this evening you are overshadowing Scilla." "You're magnificent, you're fantastic!" "Forgive me, butthere's a small mafter I think we oughtto discuss." "_ What?" "_ Are you clitoral or vaginal?" "What kind ofquestion is that?" "I don't know !" "It's like asking me if I'm forthe right or left." "_ I don't know and I don'tcare !" "All right, dearest." "It's something we'll have to ascertain." "_ Do you like preliminaries?" "_ For heaven's sake." "Let's hury." "Allow me to concentrate a moment in orderto achieve a superb erection?" "Done." "Allow me one question." "Doyou like "love talking"?" "What does that mean?" "Do you like to hear dimwords during the act?" "Absolutely not !" "As you wish." "Let's get on with our perlormance." "Easy does it." "Adeep breath, don't be tense, you won'tfeel athing, I won't letyou feel a thing." "Ready..." "Go !" "Don't lose the rhythm." "Hello?" "No, no botherat all." "Again, huh?" "Ty taking "Clabozil 200", one in the morning, half in the afternoon and one at night." "Let me know." "Pardon me, I'm wal_ing up stairs." "Thank you." "Don't mention it." "Call when you like." "Let's not lose our rhythm, Fosca." "This is where we should be, imagine." "Aren't you worried?" "It's almost midnight." "I'm furious, I have to be at the airportat one-thim, fim minutes before that, actually." "I askyou, what did we do to deserve this?" "I don't know." "I'll go ask." "Four units are looking for them, don't bug them." "Pussycat !" "I can't live without you." "Neither can I, Pussycat." "Pussycat?" "They've blasted our marriage and she calls him Pussycat?" "Whata couple ofassholes !" "Ma'am, doesthe baby need changing?" "_ Yes." "_ Don't do this again, Hitten." "You'd think theycould have said hello, smiled ourway." "What assholes !" "_ Luckily, you and I are different." "_ It sure is hard being different." "_ Myflippers !" "_ Come on into myoffice." "Maybe we'll make it !" "Chief, we found them in the Torvaianica woods." "What were you doing there?" "Not us !" "Her sister and the baby." "Oh, I understand." "All's well that endswell." "_ Is this your luggage?" "_Yes, all there." "Savino, write a report." "is mycar outside?" "No, it's still in thewoods." "Whatare you, nuts?" "We haveto leave !" "Watch your language." "It crashed into a pine tree." "_ I too_ some snapshots." "_ This is mycar?" "I don't believe it !" "_ This is mycar?" "_ Don'twory." "Your sister_in-law is unhurt." "The babywas in the bac_ and she had her seatbelt on." "Ofcourse she did, shewas tying to kill herself !" "Could I askyou for a hugefavor?" "Could you ask someone to drive us to the airport, sirens on?" "No, that's not possible." "We're missing ourflight." " l _now, but it can't be done." "_ Could you get us a taxi?" "_ Sure." "First and last name ascertaining receipt of personal belongings." "Valeriana De Berardi, ne' Picconi." "I'm Di Cicco, could you call a cab?" "De Berardi Giovanni." " De Bernardi?" " De Berardi, withoutthe "n"." "Excuse me, could you repeat your name?" "De Berardi Giovanni." "_ Son ofAdelmo?" "_Yes, why?" "_ Could you come in for a minute?" "What happened?" "Nothing." "My wife, too?" "Doyou knowthis man?" "We found him wandering around the Piazza Tuscolo." "Did Mother kic_ you out?" "Whatdid you do?" "No, I leR." "Your mother isjustthe same, she hasn't changed." "All day long she criticizes, always nagging !" "The la_er can hang around gefting criticized !" "_Yourtaxi is "Cairo 21"." "_ The closestwe'll getto Cairo." "I wantyou to go on this trip, at leastthe last_o days." "I wantyou to get on thatship, thisjust isn'tfair." "Eveything's gone against us, but you go, perhaps I'll join you later." "_ Giovanni, I'm staying with you." "_You go." "I wantto staywith you !" "Why?" "Why did things haveto go like this?" "Mir_o, hit me with the ciggie." "Whatthe fuck doyou want?" "That's enough." "You knowyou're bein' atotal asshole?" "Ain't nothin' else to look at, whatdoyou want me to do?" "He's right, or hewatches her orwhat?" "Hell, Mirko's lookin' at her but I'm not pissed." "'Sides, you're 'sposed to." "It's part of the show." "You _now, like pe_ormance art." "You see, she's chec_ing me out now." "You see, she checks eveybody out." "Yeah, but he's notdroolin' likeyou!" " What're you sayin'?" " l'm sayin' what I'm sayin'." "I gotta have a wife li_e this?" "_ Let's split." "_ No, why?" "'Cause she's pissed, thinks I'm into her !" "Where are you, Jessica?" "Ifthey gofta stoop to this, setting' up a fake accident, with ketchup blood and that bimbo who didn't even take her panties o_... ln fact, place like that will neverfly." "Anyhow, she takes the panties off later." "_The bouncertold me." "_ Still on it?" "!" "I can't hac_ the 80,OOO lire for a beer !" "Just 'cause they slide it down the counter !" "Wanna know what's really wrong here?" "Nobody's got nothin' new to say; it's all been done." "Look at fashion." "We used to copy eveything designer's did, now designers copy us." "_And we gotjackshitto copy !" "Totally." "What do you gofta do to be seen?" "Nothin's leftfor hair." "We shaved it, cut it, grew it out, dyed it, burned it, washed it." "Samefor earrings." "Neck's the only place we haven't pierced !" "Difto for taftoos." "Eveybody's doin' it !" "Totally." "Music, same thing." "I'm goin'forthe medieval !" "That says itall." "Thetruth is we're cloned." "Like mobile phones." "Look, I'm talkin' serious." "Concentrate guys." "Whatdo you think we gofta doto look hip, I mean to loo_ reallywicked?" "I busted my brains comin' up with this one !" "What?" "One armpitdone, the other not." "Big deal !" "Courtney Love did thatmo years ago !" " Really?" " You're mo years late !" "No, ofall the shit luck !" "She was on the cover ofthe CD !" "_ That's right." "_ What a bummer !" "Tough shit !" "Afalling star !" "Make awish, awish !" " Did you do it?" " l couldn'tthin_ ofone." "I didn't see it." "What's to wish for?" "What a drag !" "Sweetheart, a sip ofcoffee, a piece ofbuftered toast, have some !" "Eat something, ifyou've got a headache." "Here." "I realize that it is infantile, but I'd like to _nowthe grade you'd give my pe_ormance." "Would you give it a C minus, a C, a B plus, or an A?" "I guess... an A." "That makes me feel vey flattered, I was expecting a B becauseyou didn'tallow me preliminaries which have always been the strong suit of my repertoy." "Remember, the dayyou acceptthem you'll neverwantto live withoutthem, you've got Raniero's word." "Knowwhat grade I'd give you?" "D?" "Wayo_!" "_An F." "Way, way off !" "Fosca, knowwhat I'd give you?" "C!" "Scilla gota C minus." "Doyou knowwhatthe determining factorwas?" "The smell ofyour hair." "It's inebriating, so stimulating." "God bless you, really, yourwhole life !" "lfl thin_ thatwe've got ourwhole life to do whatwe did last night, I swear, I feel li_e l'm in seventh heaven !" "Dearest, let me briefyou about our lifewith Mother." "First: don't make herfeel guilty you haveto push herwheelchair." "Second: don't make herfeel guilty you havetofeed her breakfast, lunch and dinner." "Third: there's another big problem with my children." "Since they are rather touchy you'll have to win them over." "Itwill be a hard psychological baftle bemeen you and them, butyou will win because you are stronger." "Let me suggest an astute move:" "wear something ofScilla's." "They aremo smart cookies, especiallythe girl, but I'm sure that anycomparison will be to youradvantage." "Knowwhy I saythis?" "To spareyou the kind of psychological collapse that was fatal to Scilla." "Acollapse I am still unable to comprehend." "Scilla took her life you oughtto know'." "We had decided to conceive a child." "I thoughta baby could takethe place ofthe anti_depressants she lived on." "Li_e "Trimagord 200"." "The opposite happened." "I watched herfade from dayto day, hour aRer hour." "Even today her gesture is fraughtwith mystey for me." "Itwas a stupid gesture and infantile." "Fosca, could you close the window?" "Hear them yelling out there?" "!" "This used to bethe cityofsilence, but it's becoming the cityofchaos." "Did you hear me?" "Fosca?" "Where did you go?" "Where are you?" "Where did you go?" "Dearest?" "We can go now." "Pardon, I've got a terrible feeling." "It's the medium ring." "Would you mind going back?" "There has been aterrible mistake." "Please bearwith me." "Could we pick upthe pace?" "I'm afraid my cadmium baftey will go dead." "Hury !" "I must have dropped it when I gave her my last kiss." "What have you done, Fosca !" "Here it is." "You can close her up." "1 No bother atall, Miss especiallyforyou." "How is your father?" "I was expecting this." "I must see him." "Right now I've a small complication, but the day a_er tomorrowyou could come to my o_ice or I to your home." "Orwe could have dinnertogether." "You have an ample variety ofchoices, I leave thefinal decision toyou." "Fucking hell !" "_ Forget it, Giovanni." "_ He keeps scaring me !" "Let's just forget it." "Let's notwaste something so special !" "You're right, but apart from the noise..." "We could spend the last days here, this place isn't so bad." "With your father?" "Whatcan I do with him?" "I don't even notice him any more, don'teven hear him..." "Let's go home." "We'll find somebodyto carefor him." "We will, won'twe?" "I hope so." " Knowwhatwe can dofor Christmas?" "_What?" "We'll spend our bonus to go, you _nowwhere?" "The Caribbean !" "_And to hell with eveybody !" "_Yes !" "Wicked reception here !" "Who gave itto us?" " What's wrong?" "_ D_F-L-l." "Meaning?" " Don't Feel Like It." "Why not?" "Don't know, I feel..." "Weird?" "Not weird." "Apathetic, really apathetic." "Know what?" "I'm goin' to bed." "I'm on your heels." " What's wrong?" " What's wrong?" "I'm tired !"