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His new position had made him

lazy and fat...

...and he died of a stroke

The house had two entrances

On the corner was a shady caf

open at night for workers and sailors

Two girls looked after the needs

of these clients

Louise, dressed in the theme of

Liberty and nicknamed 'Pet'...

...and Flora, known as 'Swing' for the

shocking way she swayed her hips

Looking like kitchen maids in fancy

dress, they enticed men to drink

Look at these curls.

You have lovely hair

They worked with Frdric,

the waiter

A tall dark-haired boy

strong as an ox

The other ladies formed

a kind of aristocracy...

...staying upstairs in the

drawing-room with their clients

Fernande played the pretty blonde

and Raphale...

...the indispensable beautiful

Jewess

I thought of you earlier

Rosa only stopped drinking to sing

and singing to drink

- Give me another

- It's the last one

'Bye, darling. See you tomorrow

'Bye, Fernande. See you tomorrow

My cardigan

- Hello, Rosa

- I'll call Raphale

All clear

Monsieur Dupuis, don't get cold

Above the door was a lantern

I apologize, but I cannot hide it

from you

It will now be turned off because it

must be dark for the story to start

One night at the end of May...

...the first to arrive, Poulain,

a former Mayor...

...found the door closed

Anybody there?

Hello, Duvert

Poulain!

- Where are you going?

- Over there. Aren't you?

Don't bother. The house is closed

Very funny

I'm not joking

I'll go with you if you like,

but I assure you it's closed

There are sailors outside

You, upstairs!

You see?

It's closed. So is the caf

The police must have locked it

I would never have allowed it

when I was Mayor

- That's how wars get started

- Let's go. I don't like it

If we were found here, we'd look...

- We'd look like what we are

- It's not worth it

The men shouting are English.

They're used to fights

In their country, it's like fencing

Look

- It's Tourneveau

- Of course, it's Saturday

My dear friend, I have some

sad news

- We've just been to the house

- It's closed, I know

Where are you going now?

Do you know another place?

I'm afraid not. I was going back to

make sure, but if you're certain...

Let's go for a walk.

It's a beautiful night

Why were you so keen to

make sure?

You're forgetting I'm married with

children. I only go out on Saturdays

You single men are lucky.

You can go when you like

We don't have families

But loneliness is tragic, isn't it?

Worse, even

Let's walk, then.

It's a beautiful night

Yes, it is

The three men met young Philippe,

the banker's son, a regular...

...and Pimpesse, the tax collector

Then Dupuis, the insurance broker

Then Vasse, the Judge

What's wrong?

Is it closed?

What's happened? Why?

What a shame

Their walk took them to the jetty

It's beautiful

Yes, it's beautiful - the foam

on the crests of the waves

Yes, the monotonous sound

of the sea

It's beautiful

- It's not funny

- No, you're right

It's typical it shuts on a Saturday

Why?

- It's bad news for Tourneveau

- That's right

I'd had such a nice dinner...

...of ceps

This time of year?

Obviously not picked locally

Yes, from around here

There are no ceps around

I should know. I ate them

But you didn't pick them locally

No, my eldest daughter did

She spent two hours in the woods

picking them

She spent two hours in the woods

picking!

What are you laughing at?

My daughter knows what she's doing

Oh, yes

She's almost 17

I don't know what she's almost,

but she's something!

You're insulting my daughter

As former Mayor,

I say the tax collector is wrong

Why?

I found out many things

when I was Mayor

Like what?

What tax collectors earn

A new altercation started between

the former Mayor and Dupuis...

...about tax collectors' wages

and perks

Insults flew and they'd have fought

if the others hadn't stopped them

- You're a scoundrel

- I'll sue you for slander

He's welcome to see his solicitor.

I won't let him get away with it

He's not heard the last of it

How can they argue over nothing?

You call that nothing?

At your age, you should be in bed,

not criticizing respectable people

- He's only young

- So I'm wrong?

I didn't say that, but he's young

Boredom brought out

the worst in them

For a Saturday...

...it's quite a day

Gradually calm returned

to the troubled town

Only one man still roamed

in hope of God knows what

The house was closed

for a First Communion

Madame's brother was a carpenter

in the country

He knew his sister was doing well...

...and thought of a family reunion

for his daughter's Confirmation

So on Saturday morning, Madame

and her friends took the express

Have a nice holiday, ladies

- What's this, Flora?

- I'm hot. I never wear so much

Where do you think you are?

- I thought I was in your house

- Don't be so insolent

"A diplomatic conflict between

Bolivia and Chile"

It's so far away

"There are fears of war

in the Pacific"

What does "Pacific" mean?

It means peace

- Tickets, please

- They've been checked

I'm checking again

At Beuzeville a couple got on

The man was an old farmer

wearing a blue smock...

...and an ancient top hat

His wife...

...wore a rustic outfit and

looked like a hen

- Mind the calf

- Yes, yes

That's what you said last time,

and it fell off

No longer alone, the ladies became

serious to make a good impression

Madame Rosa

It's a fashionable tune

The Viscount taught it to me.

Do you understand?

Your husband? How is he?

Not bad, my dear

He's away...

...in Paris

What husband?

Her husband, Pet

You don't know him

He's incredibly thoughtful

He sends me...

...dresses and jewelry every day

Even flowers

We drink champagne

with every meal

He kisses my hands

He tells me...

...wonderful things

Sadly I've forgotten them

As the train was leaving Bolbec,

in jumped...

...a bearded man carrying a stick

and wearing gold jewelry

He was weighed down

with luggage

Julien Ledentu, traveler

Madame Tellier and...

So you're off to a new garrison?

Don't be so rude

I meant to say a new monastery

You've left your pond?

You'll soon meet the spit

They won't come out. They

must have lost their knickers

Maybe they need braces

Here are some braces

They don't want them,

but these ladies might

Whatever for?

To give to your lovers, of course

I mean one lover per lady, obviously.

The one dearest to your hearts

- The heart doesn't need braces

- How lovely. You deserve a reward

"The heart doesn't need braces"

Look at these

Ready? Here are the goods

Look at these garters

They're silk and I have them

in all colors

I'd like the blue ones

Here they are

- Pink ones for me

- Here

- The red ones

- There you are

- Lilac ones to match my eyes

- To match your eyes, there you are

These are bigger, more imposing

For our boss

For the boss, there

At Motteville the farmers got off

with their ducks and umbrellas

The woman was unhappy

Damned hussies - just like in Paris

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