Le divorce de Patrick Page #4

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Is that Notre Dame over there?.

Right down there?.

No, this is Sainte-Marie.

Sainte-Marie.

Notre Dame is there.

They're cleaning it again.

It's huge.

One of the specialties is salade de crabe.

I always order it.

What about you?.

I guess I'll have the roti d'agn--

-That's roast lamb, isn't it?.

-Yes.

Hungry for red meat at all times.

That is not true.

Only once in a while, and not raw and

dripping with blood and butter and cream.

Just a good steak.

-I really like this haircut.

-You do?.

What happened?.

You said you'd be there on Thursday.

I should've called you. I had to take

Gennie to her ballet class.

-Yves.

-Yeah?.

When you meet somebody do you say

"Bonjour, Monsieur Whatever"?.

Or "Bonjour, monsieur"?

Or just "Bonjour"?.

What sort of a stupid question is that?.

There's another meeting next Tuesday.

Same time, same place.

I'll be there. Tuesday...

... 1 25 Rue des Ecoles.

Isabel, action! Are you alert?.

Tuesday, remember?.

Action Alert. I told you.

Where are you?

Are you lost?

You didn't mind my changing

our rendezvous to Tuesday?.

Oh, no, no. I wasn't doing anything special.

Now...

...we must decide if you

will become my mistress.

I've long since given up luring young

women to my rooms on other pretexts.

I don't have any etchings.

What do you mean...

...become your mistress?.

It means we become lovers...

...and spend a certain amount of time

together, like today...

...amusing ourselves.

I know you amuse me,

and I think I can amuse you.

And there is the fact that I desire you.

You're a beautiful young woman.

Well, when do we begin?.

Or I begin?. I guess I should say.

Whenever you wish.

Very soon, I would wish.

We have to be awfully careful.

We can't tell our families about this.

It would not have occurred to me

to mention this to our families, my dear.

-Why did you do that to your hair?.

-What?.

Your hair. It makes you look like

someone who reads Marie Claire.

Do you have any idea how much this cost?.

A cut and a color?.

Is there something you like?.

It's silk.

Charming, sexy.

Men love it!

We also have it in black, red and purple.

Which would you prefer?.

I don't know....

And the bra, with support?.

With no support?.

This is without armature.

Do you like that?.

I-- Both.

What's your bra size?.

I'm a 34.

Thirty-four B.

It's a.... One moment.

-You're a French 85.

-Small.

What do you like best?.

-What size do you like?.

-Small.

Why should anyone appraise our property?.

You heard what he said

about division of property.

I'm not gonna have people

come trampling all over my home...

...which used to be your home too.

Anyway, what property is there?.

There's the bureau...

...some china,

my grandmother's plates.

And the leather sofa and your pictures

and my Saint Ursula...

...which isn't mine. It belongs to my

parents who are lending it to the Getty.

-You mean you're sending it to California?.

-Yes, of course. Why shouldn't l?.

I thought it belonged to us.

I have to go. Someone's at the door.

Bye.

I'll get it.

Antoine?.

Yeah?.

It's for you.

I spoke to Charles-Henri.

He says Antoine's sending appraisers

to come look at our property.

Coming here?.

How awful.

No one's even filed any papers yet.

It's like he can't wait to get rid of me.

Just don't let them in, that's all.

That must have been expensive.

It was on sale.

They said it was last year's model.

It's called a Kelly...

...after Grace Kelly. It was the sort

of zillion-dollar purse she owned.

You didn't buy that for yourself, did you?.

It was a gift, and I did someone a favor.

Didn't anyone ever tell you not to

accept expensive gifts from men?.

-Anyway, you should give it back.

-Anyway, he wouldn't take it back.

And anyway, why shouldn't one accept

an expensive gift from a man?.

Because it puts you in the position

of having to do what he wants.

I'll do it anyway.

It's a present, Rox...

...not a payment or a bribe.

Then I suppose you can accept it.

Slow down. Slow down.

Thank you.

The famous V.

This is what we call mettre en valeur.

It means "to highlight."'

"To show to advantage."'

Very nice.

You don't keep a diary, do you?.

Why?.

Are you afraid that it

might be read on television...

...Iike the American senator?.

I have no fear of what you might write.

I only hope your literary style will be

up to the French public's expectations.

You're not, are you?.

There is a certain kind of tisane...

...made up of a mixture...

...of orange, rosewater and mint.

It's to be drunk before making love.

What does it do?.

It perfumes the juices.

That's something you would never

have found out in Santa Barbara.

But there are many things you would

never have found out in Santa Barbara.

How much of the tisane

do you have to drink?.

A cup...

...or just a tablespoon?.

A whole teapot full is recommended.

-Come back for the reading in a half-hour.

-Thank you.

Good.

Oh, a Kelly. You must have an admirer.

And he must be French

and of a certain age.

Such an honor to meet you.

-To Anne, please.

-Anne?.

That's not yours. You didn't buy that.

You snatched it from some rich old lady.

So, what if I did?.

I've read every word you've ever written.

Oh, my.

-To whom?.

-Mary-Louise.

To Mary-Louise.

-Thank you.

-You're welcome.

Do you use a computer?.

No, I feel a computer intrudes

between me and the naked experience.

There you are.

-Thank you.

-You're welcome.

I think I've heard you

make that remark before...

...in a different context.

And you're still giving Kelly bags.

Do you still have yours?.

I lost it long ago.

Years ago.

-To whom?.

-To my mother, Monica.

Hi. Aren't you staying for Roxy's reading?.

No, I have to be at the Luxembourg at 8.

Is a purse of this kind really suitable

to carry around a bookshop?.

But it's so perfectly convenient.

It's so beautiful, why wouldn't l

want to wear it?.

-See you later.

-Okay. Bye.

Fine. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-You're welcome.

-Do you live in Paris?.

-Yes.

-Are you staying for the reading?.

-Oh, yes.

Is this where the poetry reading is?.

Yes, my sister's reading from a new

anthology of American women poets.

You don't remember me.

I'm Tellman.

We met.

You're Magda's husband.

Thank you. Are you an admirer

of American poetry?.

No, I'm an entertainment lawyer.

-Excuse me.

-You're a very beautiful woman.

Are you married?.

No.

Are you in love?.

Have you ever had a puppy?.

Yes.

-Did you love your puppy?.

-Yeah.

What would you do if someone tried

to take your puppy away from you?.

You know, I have a lot of things

I have to take care of.

And thank you for your help. It was great.

What would you do?.

Oh, my God.

What was he saying to you?. Who is he?.

He's somehow connected to Roxy

and Charles-Henri in a weird way.

He's weird.

You were smiling too much. Don't do that.

Too much smiling gets a girl in trouble.

But most of all...

...Iet me thank Olivia Pace,

who is here tonight.

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