Madame Curie Page #10

And, ah...

Where's my coffee? I'm late.

Oh. Thank you, Lucille.

Don't know

where your mother has gone.

The house without a woman

I don't understand.

Marie?

Mother's in there.

What's she doing in there?

Mother's in there.

Mother's in there.

Marie.

I wouldn't go in there, Pierre

if I were you.

She's having the last fitting

on her new dress

she's going to wear tonight

for the presentation.

It's supposed to be a surprise.

Oh, good. Good.

That's a very sound idea.

Yeah. Remember

I didn't tell you.

No.

Pardon me, is Dr. Pierre here?

That's him.

Oh. Mme. Curie would like to

see you.

You like it, Pierre?

It's for this evening

for the ceremony

You look very beautiful, Marie.

You really like it?

I do. Very much.

What color is that?

It's, ah, very deep red.

You want to have some kind of

a little ornament, haven't you?

Oh, nonsense.

Yes. Yes, you should.

Something... something bright.

I've seen them on women.

They look nice

Now you're making me

self-conscious.

Oh, I was thinking what a pity

evening dress becomes you so.

But there you are

we just haven't

had the time, have we?

Oh, look at that.

Our beautiful day ruined.

Oh, I was going to spend the day

in the park with the children.

Well, I must be off.

I have a hundred things

to do today.

I promise to go to the institute

I have to look at

the proofs of my paper

from my publisher

and endless thing.

I want to clean everything up and

start fresh from the laboratory

in the morning.

You mustn't be late.

You must allowed yourself

time to dress

Madame. Madame, the pins.

Oh. Oh.

Perhaps one day

I'll get a new dress suit.

You know I have had mine

since I got my Doctors degree.

Looks bad on me, isn't it?

No, Pierre.

You look very handsome in anything

Thank you, Marie.

Good bye. Good bye, darling.

They're always

calling for us at six.

I'll be here.

Don't forget your rubbers. No.

Or your umbrella.

Good bye.

Good bye, Pierre. Pierre...

Is there something I can show you

Monsieur?

I would like to buy a pair of

earrings for a lady.

We're going to a party tonight.

Yes, Monsieur.

Did you have anything special

in mind?

Well, I've seen women

wearing earrings

that I thought were very pretty.

Of course, I would like to

get something

that would match the lady's gown.

May I ask the color of the gown

monsieur?

It's dark red.

It's rather a special gown.

Not blow, of course, but...

What do you think of these

Monsieur.

They're amethysts

They're very lovely.

Oh, yes, aren't they.

And what are these?

Those are garnets.

Really? They're both lovely.

I hardly know...

It would depend on the shape of

the lady's face.

Is it oval or round?

I would say that

her face was oval.

Yes, oval.

And is she blond or...

Blond, definitely.

But not too blond.

I mean, she can't... well

just blond.

And her hair is sort of gold

you know

Gold?

Yes. And her eyes are gray.

Very calm gray.

The coloring is very lovely.

Sort of smooth skin

and nice delicate, coloring

and well I...

I don't know if it will be

of any help to you

but the lady is quite beautiful.

Lovely. You look very beautiful

my dear.

Thank you.

It's rather unusual to be praised

for the way I look.

I'm sure you could have

had that praise

from men if you'd had wished it.

Thank you, Father.

I don't understand

Pierre being late today of all days.

Well, you know, Pierre.

I brought in some wine.

I thought we might all drink

to that new laboratory

before you go.

Oh, that was thoughtful of you

Father.

That must be Professor Poirot

and Pierre's not here.

Let me.

Pierre?

Mme. Curie, it is my painful

due to inform you that...

your husband has been

the victim of a street accident.

He was instantly killed.

It came at such no pain.

Has she any better?

Just the same.

I can't get her to speak to me.

I'm frightened.

Is she in there?

Yes.

Forgive me, if I intrude.

I do so as Pierre's old friend

as your old friend and teacher.

Please try to

attend to what I say.

Try to hear my words.

Think what Pierre

what he should do.

How he would want you to live now.

It is my believed that

he would wish you

to continue his and yours.

My friend...

I know how much

the laboratory meant to Pierre.

I know how much hurt

if it wasn't to be yours.

It was his dream that someday

you and he

would stand there together.

I know it is very hard for you

to think of going on by yourself

when you have done

everything together so many years.

One must go on working

just the same.

You must find somewhere

within yourself

the strength to carry on

Pierre's work and you own. Ha?

Ten years ago

you told me so often that

you were impressed

by something I said

when you were a student

in my class.

I spoke of Newton and Galileo

and I said that probably none of

you would ever reach so high

to get the star

in your fingertips.

I was wrong.

I have, too, seen you reaching to

the high place of knowledge

and get your star

under your fingertips.

Marie, there are more stars.

The Faculty of Science

of University of Paris invites you

to attend the ceremony honored by

the presence of Mme. Curie

to commemorate

the twenty-fifth anniversary

of the discovery of radium.

Yes, she was famous now.

This frail, stubborn, eager woman

had carried on her great work

for a quarter of a century.

Mme. Curie.

Even now, after twenty-five years

of intensive research,

we feel there is a great deal

still to be done.

We have made discoveries.

Pierre Curie, in the suggestions

we found in his notes

and in thoughts

he expressed to me

has helped to guide us to him.

But no one of us can do much

if each of us perhaps

can catch some glimpse knowledge

which modestly

insufficient itself

may add to man's dream of truth.

It is by these small candles

in our darkness that

we see before us little by little

the dim outlines of

that great plan

that shapes the universe.

And I am among those who think

that for this reason,

science has great beauty and with

its great spiritual strength

will in time cleanse this world

of its evils

it's ignorance, poverty, diseases

wars and heartaches

Look for the clear light of truth

Look for unknown new roads

even when men's sight is

keener far from now.

Divine wonder will never fail us.

Every age has its own dream.

Leave then the dreams

of yesterday

You take the torch of knowledge

and build the palace

of the future.

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