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A detail...

is so important

The sensation of adventure is

as important as...

As what?

As the color.

the perfume of her sweet hair,

over the pillow.

Have you ever realized that my love?

No, Franz. Not until now.

Oh! I always forget...

What?

I always forget...

that for Countess Serpieri,

there's no past.

It's just the present

or the future.

Just the present, Franz.

Just the present?

Not tomorrow?

Can you give me that comb?

Yes.

Franz, if someone told me

that there's only present,

that there won't be a tomorrow...

that it will never be a tomorrow

after this moment

I would feel...

as if a Doctor

had told me...

"You are about to die...

you only have a few minutes of life left".

And I know it is true

There's only the present.

The present, Franz.

Without a future

Everytime you left, you said:

"Goodbye, Franz.

We won't see each other again".

But I keep on waiting for you

faithfully.

You might think you

won't see me,

but I will be always here

waiting for you.

Maybe you will.

But you had lived so many

adventures

in those rooms, where you had heard

the buzz of a fly hitting the window, the sound of a courtain

Those sounds that you remember afterwards

Then you had waken up

and liberated that trapped insect,

with the same elegance

you liberate yourself from the heart of a woman.

But don't worry.

in this adventure...

you don't have to bother at all.

I will do it for you, Franz.

I will wake up from the bed,

open the window,

and liberate your heart

as a butterfly

Would you please pass me

those hairpins?

I'm sorry, Madam. But you musn't forget

that I am not at your service.

You'll have to pick up the hairpins

yourself

Franz,

take this as a present to remember me by.

What a beatiful medallion!

Here, on your heart.

Now, I'm leaving

I'm leaving

Goodbye

Goodbye

Franz...

-Franz, are you letting me leave this way?

-No, my love,..

I knew you wouldn't leave like that

One afternoon

I spent waiting for him,

in that room,

I realized, frightend,

for the first time,

that I didn't control my feelings,

as I have always believed

I have to leave from a moment,

and there's no one home.

What shall I do? Shall I leave

the door open or you'd open?

Are you sure that

that the Lieutenant

didn't let me a message?

-A letter?

-I'm sure, Madam

Perhaps you went out

and there's no one at home.

What do you want me to tell you?

He must have left.

A Captain

that came often

was suddenly trasnsfered

to some other place

By the way, Madam

Do you know someone who can help me?

Do you know what they want to do?

They want to confiscate my house,

because I lodge officers.

Can you believe it? As if this

were a headquarter!

Madam, I hope you can help me.

I also mean this for you, you know?

I know you can do it all, Countess

I know you pretty well

I have a sister

that have worked for years...

What? Are you leaving?

What if the sir returns?

Listen, Countess...

What if the Lieutenat

had really left?

Who is going to pay me?

I've never said anything,

because I know you well, but...

you must understand all the hard work,

my lady

Thank you very much, madam.

That's much better.

Excuse me...

Is Lieutenant Mahler

at home?

Is he in Venice?

Yes, he is in Venice

Do you know if he's going to come back?

I don't know that, madam.

-I'll wait.

-Please.

Sit down, miss.

Do you like our place?

She doesn't say she likes it...

but she comes anyway.

The trousers...

the shirts...

two shirts...

and two bed sheets.

Here it is!

My Lord will go tomorrow

to pay the bills

Listen Lieutenant,

-Didn't he tell you where he was going?

-How could I possibly know,

...since he hasn't came last night?

Has he been out

-All night?

-Not all night

But, didn't he return in the morning?

Didn't you see him?

I didn't. Maybe he went to Katia's...

or Nena's.

Why are you laughing?

Well, if you want to wait,

stay.

But, are you sure he's not near?

-Perhaps in the headquarters

-I'm sure he's not anywhere near.

I guarantee it.

And that's the only thing

I can guarantee.

But, if you are patient...

and since you are a friend of Franz,

I'm sure you are.

Ludwig says he left

Franz an hour ago

They were playing bililards.

But we don't know where

he might have gone

Why don't you just shut your mouth?

Don't listen to him.

He doesn't know what he is saying

Why don't you just sit down?

Franz will be back soon.

Though we don't know

what he does or where he goes

He's always around...

without a direction.

What can we do?

That's the way he is!

We used to live togheter...

for three months,

in the same apartment.

In Innsbruck.

I spent the days, attending

girls that visited him.

And, even when he was home

he didn't want to see him.

- Countess!

-What do you want?

-We are leaving!

-Who has ordered that?

The Count has ordered

to prepare the luggage.

You must have misunderstood him

What is going on?

You could have told me!

Or I'm not important here?

Prussians have occupied

the Austrian Holstein.

That means that

the war has begun.

I think we better leave

That's impossible!

In that way, so soon?

-What do you want?

-Receive orders from the Countess.

There's time, Laura.

There's time.

My husband's decision scared me...

but I convinced him...

to delay our trip,

at least for 24 hours.

Lieutenant Mahler, please,

Eighth Battalion.

They are not here anymore, madam.

They are at the Misericordia headquarters.

Oh, Countess! I was going to

bring you the umbrella.

The Count sent me.

But I didn't know where to go. My lady didn't

tell me where she was going.

I'll be at the house of Countess Marcello,

or at the Marquese...

You are so wet!

What a weather!

It doesn't look like Summer

Even the wind is insane.

It's because of the war

I remember vividly

that in 59...

The Count was worried

He must have been busy,

you know, with the travel.

A men came to see you.

Someone I never met before.

No, I didn't tell anything to the Count.

He told me is urgent,

He said you have to see him right away.

You must go to 349 Plaza San Jeremas

and call at the door three times...

-When did he come? Who was him?

-I don't know him

The Countess had just left,

as I said before

He wanted to look for you

I'll be right back. Give me the umbrella

What should I tell the Count?

Whatever you want!

I don't care!

I don't care at all, you know

Tell him everything

Tell him!

It's not necessary to follow me and to spy me.

I would tell you myself.

I don't want to keep on lying.

It's true. I have a lover

And I love him, and I want to

live with him. Do you understand?

Livia! Finally!

We were waiting for you. Come in!

Livia!

Livia! I'm so glad!

Finally!

Ah, it's you! I didn't know

you came back.

You could have told us

Livia, we crossed the borders

this night.

I need to contact my friends

in Venice

There's no time to loose

Besides, considering how things are...

Why haven't you trust me?

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