"The hero of this humorous tale is kind but irresponsible." "His view of social and religious life is entirely his own." "AN ODD PARISHIONER (Deo Gratias aka Thank Heaven for Small Favors aka Light-Fingered George)" "Stuffed cabbage, son!" "Partridge!" "No, it's stew, nephew." "Hello, the Lord slipped you a meat-pie?" "You didn't go to the grocer's?" " I did." "You can't get any more credit?" " I got the bill!" " The cad." " I'm off!" " Where to?" "To walk the street and earn a steak!" "Hear her?" "A starved stomach has no ears!" "Hear your sister?" "She'II do better than you, Aunt!" "I'm going to my girlfriend's." "The one with a moustache?" "The neighbors' chimney is cold again." "Father, they've gone to the country." "Hurry!" "Or you'II get nothing to eat!" "And you?" "At my age, no one's hungry!" "thanks, Father." "Pity we can't lunch together." "specially on Sundays." "Where I'm going, they don't allow women." " My folks..." " No need to upset them!" " Here's a subway ticket." " And you?" "I'II walk... and meditate." " Buy me a sandwich?" " A tot like you?" "hell, no!" " Got a map of Paris?" " A map of Paris?" "Sure, love." "The map!" "You haven't eaten since last Sunday." "You say that every Sunday." "St CeciIia's stuck!" "They broke St CeciIia!" "You like your old school's cooking!" "He used to hate it!" "Your bananas aren't ripe." "Lovesick?" "Look at my molar!" " I'm a dental tech.!" " Look at it anyway!" "Open!" "Does it hurt?" "He bites!" "Nasty." "St CeciIia's music is fiixed." "I need a coin to make it work." "Poor old George." "You'II soon be living on charity!" "What can I do?" "Go to work." "Father'd never forgive me." "Anyway, I don't know how to do a thing!" " Such dexterity!" " well?" "St paul said "He who works not, eats not."" "Your confessor must've told you!" "I don't have a confessor." "He has a direct line to heaven." "I explain all my problems to Him." "He solves them?" "How could it be otherwise?" "Your pride blinds you." "On Shrove Tuesday we're having pancakes." "I'II be here." "We'II be here!" " Some billiards?" " Why not?" "plaster, but it'II do." "Put that down!" "We'II always feed our daughter." "But nothing for you lazy in-Iaws!" "They always snub us." "They don't!" "Not now!" "But they used to!" "We're only grocers." "Your husband collected Art." "He's an artist!" "Your father-in-Iaw went on safaris." "Your sister-in-Iaw studied in england." "I settled for public school and cheeses." "They spent... instead of investing!" "Let 'em pay the piper." "Back to the owner!" "Not my crate, I hope." "The temperature's down 3 degrees!" "I'II have to sit on the floor." "Such red cheeks." "I'm cold!" "I bet it's your girlfriend's beard." "tell her to shave next Sunday!" "We'II be dead by then." "Maybe we could go to work a little." "Not one Lachaunay has ever worked..." "For 4 generations." "people seem upset because we don't work." "I'm not upset because they work!" "What's it to them that I don't work?" "We're but a drop of laziness in the sea of labor." "obviously." "The few who are resting underline the labor of the others." "To bed!" "We need our rest." "How'II we eat?" "Heaven will give us a sign." "You must understand." "Father and Aunt claire are lost in modern life." "They're not medieval!" "In spirit!" "So are you!" "Today life has become too difficult." "people of our class used to enjoy complete freedom." "True, we took what we wanted but in battle!" "Today we're trapped!" "There're red-Iights, cross-waIks and... one-way streets everywhere!" "We must get used to the modern world we live in!" "You have so much common sense, juliet!" "That's why I Iove you." "On earth, my only help is you... and heaven!" "Here's a sign from heaven." "A message?" "From the court!" "If we don't pay the rent in 3 days... they'II throw us out!" "sell something." "We've nothing left to sell." "Your chair!" "Our beds!" "Even the flea market won't buy them." "It's the end!" "Nothing to sell or eat!" "Soon we'II have no home!" "That's impossible!" "Heaven can't abandon us." "What's happening?" "You created me lazy and You desert me!" "Of course, I've no complaints." "But if I don't know how to work..." "It's because you created me that way!" "We all have our responsibilities." "Today people work too hard." "So hard, they've no time to think of you." "Some of us must take time to worship you." "If the meek don't pray, what'II become of the world?" "I want to remain free... for you." "But I can't pray if I'm starving." "So... do something." "Send me a sign!" "Yes." "Thank You!" "mail?" "Are you working?" "No, Heaven sent me a sign!" "Hunger's made him crazy!" "Not so crazy!" "No more coins?" "It's all I couId borrow!" "I think it's ready." "Very soft?" "Perfect!" "According to your research at the national Library... a coffee caramel is not as good as... a chocolate caramel... whose adhesive qualities are greater." "But the caramel must be absolutely soft!" "Some authors say 'unctuous'... so that the sticky surface has no defects." "Like glue!" "True glue!" "That was easy." "But I read that... one of the best safety measures is... the doubIe-cup slot." "well?" "I'II manage." "It's just a matter of practice." "I need a little money." "Here are 2 fiives." "Thanks!" "Heaven will reward you." "How're the teeth doing these days?" "I sell a dentist a crown for 20 or 30 francs and... he resells it for 200 or 300!" "It makes me sick of work!" "I need a pair of pincers." "What for?" "To get money from a coIIection-box." "An aIms-box in a church?" "You holy fool." "still not working?" "still!" "How'II you eat?" "Heaven will provide!" "You're kidding!" "I think not." "Here's an old pair." "With my eyes closed!" "I'II begin tomorrow!" "I'm not sure of myself." "You've brought me here to feed my family." "But am I good enough to follow your plan?" "Yes, I'II obey your orders but..." "You must steady my heart... and guide my hand." "I'm counting on you!" "St Joseph." "You were a good handyman." "Yet, on your 1st day at work... you weren't at ease either!" "You were as clumsy as I am today!" "I'II light a candle to you..." "without paying." "But after my mission..." "I'II pay for it, I promise!" "It must be full." "You have many friends!" "Too many people!" "I'II come back later... when I'm sure of myself!" "I promise!" "A small one for a beginner!" "5 francs!" "Not bad for a start!" "Heaven will reward you 100 fold!" "To each his specialty!" "A good deed is never forgotten!" "And the bacon?" "With the sausage!" "Hadn't seen you lately!" "We were on a diet." "A button!" "Some people are dishonest!" "Thanks on behalf of Retired Butchers!" "Great!" "Food!" "For you!" "You'II have more." "You're an angel!" "He did it!" "Son, I'm proud of you!" "Sauerkraut and sausages!" "Did you forget the mustard?" "No, Father." "At Sacred Heart, St HippoIytus' box?" "60." "St Anthony of Padua?" "80." "souls in Purgatory?" "130..." "Purgatory pays well!" "Inspector, who's buying the drinks?" "I've no change, Chief." "Sorry, no change!" "St Joseph?" "460." "JC's stepfather!" "Francoise, no blasphemy!" "could you give me change for 50 francs?" "easily!" "How do you want it?" "As you wish." "Sorry, but there are so many dishonest people!" "You can trust me!" "I don't know you." "Are you in coin-machines?" "Yes, juke-boxes..." "pinball!" "Very profitable!" "Thank you." " Who's he?" " He's in coin-machines." " Got change?" " plenty!" "So... 2 more grogs!" "Get up, darling." "It's time to go." "Look what I made." "little bags for your coins!" "That one's pretty." "It's cretonne." "I'II be out in 15 min." "Wait for me." " At EmiI's?" " Yes, he has good beaujoIais wine." "They're late today!" "If you're in a hurry, go to St James'." "I go there on Tuesdays." "You're late!" "I'm right on time!" "Poor St EIoi!" "You're out of fashion?" "No wonder!" "With all that dust!" "I'II take care of you." "That way you won't envy St Anthony... and the saints who work." "Who said you could take that?" "I never ask permission!" "You did it on your own?" "How brazen!" "This guy's a nut!" "Watch your language in church!" "And try to dress properly!" "Go." "But don't let me see you steal again!" "Using such crude tools!" "Poor lad!" "the devil sent him here!" "Ya got a flix on this thing." "It took all my cash!" "Hey, the machine's out of order..." "Sorry!" "an old friend!" "police!" "Let's go to the station." "In heaven I'll see her one day!" "It works again!" "Get your friend?" "He took a bus." "You could phone him." "Oh, I'II see him tonight." " You're in business too?" " Yes, bracelets and chains." "It pays well?" "Want to invest?" "Is it a good company?" "Guaranteed by the State!" "Have a nice day." "You too." "at Our Lady of the Station..." "St Anthony... 40 francs." "St Joseph... 60 francs." "St EIoi?" "only 5 francs." "He doesn't work!" "He's deserted, unlit and dirty." "I'II give him some flowers, candles and... money in his box... as an investment... for him and me." "Once he's in fashion, people'II pray to him... for the good of all." "It's hot here!" "I'm so tired of walking all the time!" "Francoise, the surprise!" "Pumping away?" "It's you!" "Was your day a good one?" "excellent!" "And yours?" "It will be!" "Onto a big affair?" "Yes, a big load of bracelets." "congratulations!" "Very nice!" "It has a Iow-powered rotary motor." "You have a remarkable technique!" "I couId do better but it depends on the boxes." "this one has a Iarge, simple opening." "But they're not all so easy." "I use the coin-sucker for the best ones." "Otherwise... the soft caramel?" "That or hinged pincers or tweezers." "It depends." "You're weII-informed!" "Are you a competitor?" "Inspector Cucherat." "Church surveillance Squad." "St Vincent!" "It's ajoke!" "Come with me." "Sir, you're misbehaving in a church!" "Father..." "Father, he wants to do me harm!" "Church Squad!" "What church?" "Inspector Cucherat." "He was robbing an aIms-box!" "slowly, my son!" "this is God's house." "Leon, put it on my bill!" "That way!" " No, that way!" " OK, boss." "Money, sir." "Money!" "Go away!" "I don't have any more!" "In heaven I'll see her one day!" "I'm hungry!" "Risk is the spice of adventure!" "Heaven's with me!" "It can't do it all!" "What if you meet the inspector again?" "Now I'II worry all the time!" "God shields me." "He's not your bodyguard!" "Get one!" "He'd cost money!" "Someone with us!" "We're too busy!" "No one of our rank would act as Iook-out!" "I've got my classes!" "I'II be too worried to do a thing!" "Not even the cooking?" "Not even the cooking?" " George, fiind someone." " Think of us, son!" "I refuse to help a criminal!" "It's a crime to obey Heaven?" "You rob aIms-boxes!" "I only take half the contents!" "Never more than half!" "It's my principle!" "A thief's principle!" "But everyone steals!" "The grocer!" "He buys peaches at 1 franc a pound, sells them at 3." "He takes 2 francs from the housewife." "Everyone accepts it but are the peaches any better?" "More expensive, that's all!" "Is that robbery?" "No!" "the Law allows it!" "A certain profit is legal." "So I take my profit from the boxes!" "I have expenses... a family to feed, costs for travel, tools, etc." "But that money's not yours!" "It belongs to no one!" "people give money to St Anthony or St Joseph... knowing they're in Heaven and don't need money!" "You rob those people." "I can't steal money that's given!" "They don't have to give!" "They give willingly!" "It belongs to someone!" "It's for the poor of the parish!" "But I'm a poor parishioner." "So why do the cops chase you?" "They don't understand either!" "Don't compare me with them!" "Like them, you say I'm a thief." "But I'm not a cop." "Your way of earning a living surprised me!" "I only made a few comments!" "Don't get upset!" "Forgive me!" "I forgive you!" "We all make mistakes." "But this Iook-out job you mentioned... what is it exactly?" "Easy!" "You look left and right." "You stroll in the churches, observing people... not too much." "And the hours?" "40 a week... from 9 to 6, an hour for lunch." "We stop at times for a drink?" "On the house!" "Sounds like an easy little job... with lots of fun and surprises." "And your sis?" "Francoise!" "She works with you?" "When she has no classes, yes." "Charming girl." "please!" "I'II go with you." "My wife'II be happy!" "Look!" "It's not the inspector!" "How should I know?" "I said he wears a grey raincoat..." "and a moustache." "That one has a moustache!" "Not all policemen have moustaches!" "Don't bother me for nothing!" "What if he's changed clothes?" "could Santa claus wear a derby?" "Let me get to work." "10 francs." "50 francs." "From where?" "A lady's bag." "Put it back!" "Thief!" "Thief!" "And you?" "I don't steal." "I deduct like you do!" "She may need it to feed her children." "Take it back!" " The inspector!" " Grey coat... moustache..." "Take a look while I light a candle to St anthony." "My money!" "St Anthony!" "My money." "already?" "Thank you!" "Not all policemen have moustches!" "Protect me from inspectors!" "Help me nail the thieves!" "Coast is clear." "Inspector Cucherat almost spotted me." "I don't know what he looks like!" "We'II flix that." "Empty." "Give me some carameIs." "It's up to you now." "As I approached, he ran away." "He left nothing!" "He must be a joker!" "You'II tell the Church surveillance Squad?" "Church surveillance Squad?" "talk to Inspector Cucherat." "I'II go at once." "Find out how many men they have!" "I'II fiind out exactly." "And their tactics too." "Itineraries will be hard!" "Heaven is with us!" "See you later." "In heaven I'll see her one day!" "Morning spider... death's rider!" "Strange kisser, no?" "Aren't you ashamed?" "He who laughs last laughs best." "I feel I've seen you somewhere before." "possibly!" "I go to church often." "A pious man." "I Iove meditating in our quiet churches." " Me too!" " Go on." "Is that your thief?" "I don't rob aIms-boxes!" "No, ladies' handbags!" "horrible!" "Does he look like that one?" " No, not such a gaIIows-bird!" " We caught 'em red-handed." "What's your thief look like?" "He was... rather short... with a Iarge head... greying hair... a receding forehead... a widow's peak... and... a bit chubby... plump." "A little moustache?" "I'm not sure... but I think so." "Mean anything to you?" "Leave that alone!" "Why?" "You want what's in it?" "Never mind." "Scram!" "Hands off our garbage!" " The Chief of police." " Handsome!" "intelligent!" "Likes our squad!" "Gave us more men!" " How many are you?" " 15." " AII good cops!" " Not just any cops." "AII good catholics!" "But there are so many churches!" "150... plus the chapels." "We visit all of them." "We change itineraries each week." "If I see anything, I'II let you know." "Tuesday mornings we're at the St BIaise cafe." "Friday afternoons, we're at Totor's cafe... by St Stephen's." "Right, Chief?" "Goodbye and thank you." "Chief, we're making progress!" "A witness!" "You and your dumb jokes." "So long, Tarzan!" "Good hunting." " To work, men!" " To work!" "They're coming out!" "That's all of them!" "My friend Cucherat." " He looks haIe and hearty." " He has asthma and can't run." "Not very dangerous!" "They often catch men red-handed!" "Good for them!" "They need some fun from time to time." "Cucherat's pal!" "To St Joan's." "By the river?" " How much?" " about 900." "A good average!" "Where to?" "immaculate Conception." "But all this money ?" "Father's going to buy stocks... orthodox stocks in..." "St Gobain glass..." "St Louis sugar..." "St Mark soaps..." "HoIy-day Inns?" "You're so childish." "St Joan of Arc... 3rd bag." "More 10-centime coins." "We've already 13,000!" "Great oaks from little acorns grow!" "You have enough paper?" "Yes." "St Peter's going up and up!" "Sure, it's the wedding season!" "He's up to 77,000 and a bit." "Round off the figures." "I put him on route 17 tomorrow." "That makes St Peter, St John the Baptist..." "St Lambert and St Christopher." "Then we could lunch at Freddy's!" "If you do St Leon, eat at DupIeix." "Yes!" "GrazzoIi's ravioli!" "I don't like his tomato sauce!" "Then go to Paturon's!" "His shrimp au gratin is divine!" "St Louis Sugar... rising... good..." "St Gobain glass... stationary." "Sure of them?" "Don't lose it all." "Don't bother me!" "Tend to your change!" "Let me fructify our earnings!" "gentlemen, the situation is serious." "Listen to Bridoux!" "We're launching our plan G.U..." "Great urgency!" "The top authorities have found a decrease in aIms-box returns." "We're dealing with a foxy thief!" "So we must be even foxier!" "apply plan G.U.." "Leave that alone!" "Why?" "You want what's in it?" "Never mind." "Scram!" "fooled you, Chief!" "Cucherat..." "I already thought of plan G.U." "You and your dumb jokes." "silence!" "Get going!" "please!" "Thank you, sir!" "fooled you." "Why, it's..." "Inspector Cucherat!" "But..." "Mum's the word!" "Right." "Come hell or high water!" "I'II just take my money..." "Charity, please!" "Cucherat's there!" "In disguise!" "How dishonest!" "They'II be hard to spot now!" "So disguise yourselves too!" "Francoise and her ideas!" "The ways of God are unfathomable." "Not in disguise?" "No outfiit big enough for me!" " Want to borrow mine?" " Shut up!" "I won't wear a disguise till I get a raise!" "Poor slob!" "Disguise myself?" "I'm their friend." "Seeing you always in church, they'II get suspicious." "I've a right to pray." "AII day?" "They'II wonder if you work." "What're you up to with that box?" "Cucherat!" "Church Squad!" "Bridoux!" "Good disguise, eh?" "AII clear." "Go on in." "Keep an eye peeled!" " How's it goin'?" " Inspector QuicviIIe!" " Chebraut!" " Deputy, you think we'II nail him?" "We'II get him!" "Wish I was a sexton." "this thing's heavy!" "You!" "police!" "Martin!" "Cucherat!" "We're all unrecognisabIe." "What're you up to?" "And you and the other guy?" "I'm not at all pleased." "I'm a real sexton." "I'II tell Father!" "What?" "take him away!" "Into the wagon." "You'II pay... and hurry back!" "I'II fiinish cleaning up." "Hear that, Bridoux?" "Right, Chief!" "Mean anything?" "Sounds like..." "Coins..." "Being handled..." " Is it him?" " Him, who?" "Him!" "Our robber!" "If it is, it'd be awful." "If it's not, it'd be even worse." " He might be real!" " He'd complain to the bishop." "please!" "Don't disturb the peace in our church!" "He stops at each box a Iong time!" "I'd Iike to question him." "Dressed the way you are, Chief?" "You're right, Bridoux." "I'II change." "Scram!" "The joint's full of cops arresting everyone." "Don't worry." "Meet me at the car." "Yes, my son?" "I don't feel too well." "I made a mistake." "It's up to your conscience." "I'm an honest man!" "True, I sometimes..." "May I?" "You have a moment?" "Sometimes I leave the church to go to a cafe." "The Lord allows workers to relax!" "My job's a bore!" "It's dull, being in church all day when the cafe terrace is so sunny!" "You don't have to watch for thieves." "God lets a man chose his destiny." "And sometimes at the cafe..." "I drink a little too much." "Can you hold it?" "well... 3 liters a day." "That's a bit much." "And sometimes I..." "look at the girls!" "In church?" "No, Father!" "I wouldn't dare!" "On the street, in the subway... in their tight dresses!" "they show their knees." "It's hard not to think of..." "It's the work of Satan, my son." "But it's hard to resist, eh?" "True!" "But you do resist?" "Most of the time, I give in." "It's your charm, my son." "If you unwittingly attract them, He'II forgive you." "But the thing is..." "I'm married!" "adultery?" "Your wife's trust is a holy treasure to which you hold the key." "But, Father... there's worse." "More?" "I took you for a thief." "I Iook like one?" "You'II say 10 Our Fathers and 10 Ave Marias." "Since you took me for a thief... remember the aIms-boxes as you pass." "A coin here, a coin there." "But I can't." " Why?" " I've no change." "I can make change, my son." "hello, Father." "You devil!" "In disguise!" "A front-Iine Father!" "The thief was the phony Father!" "The phony Father?" "With glasses?" "I'II kill him!" "He fooled me!" "Give me that." "They know we're disguised too." "We must give up disguises." "Heaven has punished us!" "So no disguises!" "But they'II keep it up!" "They'II be easier to spot!" "Good thinking!" "You're a child." "That's the best yet!" "He confessed to him!" "You're ridiculous, Cucherat!" "We were in the sacristy!" "He was disguised as a priest!" " Imagine!" " I am imagining!" "I'II go and fiind him myself." "Right!" "You've been getting fat lately!" "You've made a fool of the Squad." "Squad means police." "police means...the Nation!" "It's hard." "I'II catch him in a week!" "How?" "We'II do an artist's sketch." "Disguised as Breton women." "What next?" "Excuse me!" "The pigs!" "6,000..." "St Dagobert's on the rise." "A raid!" "Get out by the other side!" "Go!" "Find out their new strategy!" "How tiresome!" " You?" " Don't worry!" "Go!" "See you in the car!" " well?" " guilty!" " well?" " guilty!" "I'm a colonel!" "In disguise?" "guilty!" "colonel of the 38th..." "Not him, he's an auxiliary." "Get the rest of 'em!" " Paying off?" " It pays!" "Let's go!" " Any left?" " I checked." "Let's go!" "closing time!" "Now we've time for a chat... all night." "St EIeusis, you're quite in fashion!" "souls In Purgatory!" "I haven't had time for you!" "I can now that it's peaceful." "peaceful!" "It's so I can work in peace You had me locked in?" "We've fooled the inspectors!" "But how can we enter Your churches at night?" "I can't get locked in each night." "I'd only do 1 church a night." "that's not efficient!" "I'II have to work on the locks." "But they're locked from the inside only!" "I'd have to go through the sacristy... and get myself a set of keys!" "Now I'm so peaceful." "wonderful chicken!" "juliet's always been a fline cook." "I think it's time to pass from small craftsmanship into big industry." "We should increase production?" "Since we're in here all night" "let's prepare the boxes!" "But how?" "And your sister?" "Francoise?" "She could help." "She's too young." "I'II think it over." "gentlemen," "I'm not pleased... not pleased with you at all!" "Hear him?" "I get daily complaints from... the you-know-who VIP." "the boxes are emptied too fast." "He's a very skilled operator." "Some are clumsy!" "We're constantly..." "Sir, we're in church all day!" "We've already arrested 378 suspects." "Using what clues?" "Our sketch, sir!" " His likeness." " Let's see it!" "He's a jigsaw puzzle." "Leave that alone!" "Why?" "Want what's in it?" "Never mind." "Scram!" "Our canteen doesn't suffice?" "No, sir!" "Look at these files, walls, windows and garbage cans." "Find our thief in 1 week or you won't see them again!" "I'II put you back on the streets... in traffic tickets!" "albert, get a haircut tomorrow morning." "Yes, sir." "Everything is as before." "AII the furniture is back." "Some new things too!" "juliet said George is working." "please!" "Don't use that word here." "Eat in peace!" " Good evening, sir." " 'Evening, fella." "Good evening, everyone." "George, it's time." "I'II get your food." "At this hour?" "Suspicious!" "slept well?" "Yes, all afternoon!" "I got up at 4 for my tea." "'Night, everyone!" "Come on!" "But all this dough comes from work?" "Heaven protects its own." "Hurry!" "We're gonna be late!" "CIoak-room!" "juliet will give you a check for your charities." "You're a saint." " What's to eat?" " A surprise." "really!" "You're incorrigible!" "A good job!" "A real time-saver." "Can we take a little extra?" "only half!" "You know my principles!" "taking out's faster than putting in!" "A real piece of furniture!" "We'II saw it in 2 below the lid." "When the priest opens the door, he doesn't look up." "He looks down, at the money." "2 hinges'II do!" "With a shaft." "I'II saw it." "meanwhile, I'II hide the noise of the saw." "Hurry!" "We got St CIotiId to do." "We're snowed under!" "A vacation soon!" " They used a saw." " A saw." " clever!" " Smart." "What a thief!" " No sign of him?" " Yet I'm here all day!" "It takes time to do all that!" "AII day and night!" "AII the time." "Yes, day and night." "Night!" "Idiot!" "And him!" "I'II get him!" "We'II work from closing time to opening!" "He slept while we worked!" "He won't sleep long!" "Evidence." "hello, St Joseph." "hello, my son." "What are you doing?" "Taking the money, Father." "Do you think that's right?" "Heaven told me to, Father." "Why didn't you say so?" "Here's the key!" "Thank you." "I cause you so many worries!" "Why don't we work together?" "Heaven's bounty is infinite!" "Thank you, brothers." "It's only natural, brother!" " 100 million!" " Cucherat, you've worked hard!" "Boss, why don't we start a candle factory?" "We'd never make candles big enough to thank Heaven for its kindnesses!" "Wait." "You haven't seen our latest model." "You and your dumb jokes." "I reward you for your good deeds accomplished with simplicity." "Your Grace!" "What does this mean?" "Why am I to die?" " You'd disappeared." " I was busy!" "Father, we were friends!" "Working?" "Nights." "Days..." "I dream." "And your work?" "I'm always in church!" "You know how I Iike to meditate." "What do you do in church?" "Take my share of the aims!" "aims?" "In what church?" "AII the Parisian churches!" "I'd thought of the provinces but this afternoon..." "holy fool!" "I don't feel like joking!" "tell me why you let me die at Notre Dame." "You must have committed a serious sin that you don't dare tell me." "You should confess!" "I don't want to!" "I've always obeyed Heaven!" "tell me, is my dream a sign?" "should I stop or wait for a sign?" "calm down!" "Come to lunch tomorrow!" "I can continue?" "A box here, a box there..." "OK." "But get some rest." "I'II give to St CeciIe as I leave." "See how nice I am." "He's gone crazy!" "Here!" "We've got 11 sawed boxes." "Notre Dame!" "The loveliest!" "The greatest!" "It's freezing!" "A real fridge!" "It's colder than...hell!" "Very funny!" "Idiot!" "It comforts me to know the thieves are as cold as us." "I brought the big bags for tonight." "I don't want to go in there." "It's in front of Notre Dame that I saw myself dead." "You're not yourself." "will St FIorentine do?" "Then I'II use my small bags." "St Genevieve was OK, eh?" "Not bad." "Want some fun?" "Maybe we could relax a bit?" "Such a child!" "Once they were little girls bouncing on their papas' knees, and now..." " Depressed?" " Come on." "No place." "Poor old guy." "alright!" "to work!" "Good evening, St Anthony." "You take St Anthony." "I'II take..." "St Joseph." "A plant!" "What a treat for you!" "He'II get his too." "Go!" "4 that way, the rest with me!" "Let me go." "farewell!" "farewell!" "RaouI's been arrested!" "My dream was a warning!" "Let's not get excited." "We'II pack up and steal away." "RaouI might spill the beans." " His name?" " Address?" "Short, chubby?" "A widow's peak?" "Cucherat, no violence!" "The man in the sketch?" "But it's him." "During my enquiry..." "Your own enquiry?" "Yes." "And I was about to grab him!" "By robbing aIms-boxes?" "A trick!" "You were in disguise?" "I saw you as a bum!" "A sexton!" "A nun." "Laugh!" "But you'II talk!" "He who laughs last laughs best." "You scare me." "Driving fast, we can make the border by noon!" "I hope RaouI doesn't squeal!" "The cops might set up road blocks." "But what'II my parents say?" "Nothing!" "they'II be only too happy to visit us in our new residence!" "They could visit RaouI in prison too!" "St Stephen's!" "It's where I had my revelation." "I can't flee without a last prayer there." "It's unwise!" "He needs to calm himself!" "How much is in the bank?" "about 15 G's!" "A thanksgiving mass?" "Yes, for when?" "At once!" "Then I'II speak to Father at once." "please wait here." "I'II return the 15 thousand You gave me." "In exchange, please free my friend RaouI." "I'II make out a check at once." "He said it's urgent." "I didn't think you'd refuse." "He seems a nice man." "Where does he live?" "Which neighborhood?" "Hot Air Street." "Yes..." "Speaking..." "What?" "The man in the sketch..." "He's here for a Thanksgiving mass." "The idiot!" "We're on our way." "Our man's at St Stephen's!" "alert!" "Quick!" "Get to the cars!" "You guard the suspect!" "Right, chief!" "Do something!" " should we jump on them?" " George is free yet!" "I doubt it." "They're surrounding him in the chancel!" "Forgive me, Lord." "Leave the door open." "He's there, behind the wall." "That's the sacristy door!" "clever!" 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