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Vive la France!

Vive la France!

Bon voyage, lads!

You'll give Jerry hell for sure!

- You're living it up, eh?

Draft dodger!

- Did you hear what they said?

- Take that!

- Don't touch, draft dodger!

- ln 5 minutes l'll see you in the back.

- lf you're lucky, big boy.

- I always am.

Juliette!

- Yes, madame!

- The master's call.

- Juliette!

- Yes, madame.

Oh, finally, would you please

give this to Mr. Legrand?

- Yes, madame. - l hope that we'll

even get paid this time...

And fill out the paper

prescription too.

Don't forget, okay?

- Juliette!

- Yes, madame.

Tell Armand to clean

inside as well.

l'm going upstairs. l'll be back in

a minute. - Very well, Mme. Michoud.

Armand?

- Needs some salt, Carmen.

- Okay.

Justine?

The lights are always on...

Two or more layers of glass cut with the

same implements used for carving gems.

lt makes a...

- Henri?

Forgive me, but dinner's ready in 10.

- Oh, fine. Well, l want... - Justine,

how many times have l told you to turn

out the lights when you leave your room?

Oh, yes, mama. You're right.

l'm terribly sorry. l won't do it again.

- Did you finish your homework?

- Yes, she's finished.

Ah, very well...

Remember, dinner. 10 minutes.

But you know, hardly anyone's

interested in this glass nowadays.

Papa, why are you so

pessimistic about the world?

You see, Justine, when

people lose interest

in beauty, tragedy

inevitably ensues.

And then when destruction has passed,

mankind looks for beauty once again.

That's the never-ending cycle.

Ah, madame.

l was just coming to call you.

Charles is... here.

- Yes, l see he gets here a little

earlier every evening. You'd better

tell him we keep regular hours here.

Did Mr. Legrand come? - Oh, yes,

madame. l gave him the lot. - Good.

Where are you going?

- l, uh...

To turn offthe display lights.

- Don't bother, l'll take care ofit.

Weren't you in a hurry to leave?

- Yes, madame, thank you.

Oh, by the way,

did Mr. Legrand pay?

- No, he said to put it on his bill.

- l might have known.

Nothing else?

No. You may go home.

Good night.

Good night, madame.

l'll see you tomorrow.

- The money you cost me!

- Sure! - lt's always yourfault!

What, yourfucking motorcycle?

You should sell it. Sell it!

And now...

Quiet, quiet!

You want madame to hear, huh?

You want madame to hear?

We've got to be quiet!

Only a minute, Juliette...

We've got to be quiet!

Come on!

Hey, are you crazy?

B*tch!

Ah, into what dark abyss

love hurled my mother!

Ah, Queen, forget,

and for all time to come,

Eternal silence seals this memory.

Oh sister Ariadne, from what love

you died deserted on a barren shore!

Something rather amusing

happened today...

And what mortal agony drives you

to fury against all your race?

Could you come to the other

room with me for a moment, please?

Do you think any of us dares to

interrupt a poet like Racine?

Oh, no.

Go on.

Oh, by the way, darling, what was it

you wanted to tell me this evening?

- Nothing important, darling.

- Oh.

The price is very reasonable.

Of course, l'll have to act fast.

lt's a pity to hurry him. Everybody's

in a rush to get rid of art...

what, with the entire

continent in a mess.

Farewell, my friend.

Sell them off...

and l'll preserve beauty.

Oh, here we go again!

l wonderwhy they botherwith this

alarm every other night or so.

To wake my wife up, so she'll

know that l'm not home yet!

Everything will be

fine, don't worry...

No one from town will be sent to

the front line, l heard at Command.

We're only on alert for now...

don't worry.

Where are you going?

What are you doing with this thing?

Sorry! - Nevermind!

- Stop it, Alain! Stop it. Come on.

Children, they think everything is a

game! - Maybe for us too, madame.

They talk like that because

this is a time of war.

They ought to have done the

other one, the real one!

There he is!

- Good morning, Colonel!

Number one man ofthe Michoud pharmacy.

How are things, my boy?

Just fine, Colonel, thanks. You know,

l'll never be able to thank you

for helping with the army.

- lt was nothing!

l've always said that a man

can serve his country well by

contributing to the sound operation

of our public health services...

and by protecting the splendid specimens

of France's natural resources.

Good luck, my boy!

Good luck!

Good day!

- Colonel.

- Where is she?

- ln the back.

What's with her?

She does a big deal with the Colonel

and he kicks me out ofthe army.

And it's not for a summer holiday!

She wanted me here to clean the floors,

polish the windows,

sterilize the glassware.

Next thing, l'll probably

have to wash her panties!

And today l just come in a couple of

minutes late and l get funny looks.

As ifthat's all there was to it!

Oh, look, you're not mad at me,

are you? For last night?

Oh, yeah. You're not a strange one!

What's got into you?

Everybody's against me.

- Oh, look, Armand... what could l do?

First, Legrand comes in

for his prescription.

And you know Legrand.

lt takes ages to get rid ofhim!

And then Charles turns up

the minute Legrand leaves.

So l just couldn't make it.

l'm sorry, really.

l left you alone in the dark!

You forgive me?

Alone in the dark?

Just a moment. What did you do?

- Look, Armand, l don't understand you.

l told you l was sorry.

And, after all, there's no law

that says l've got to give it to you.

And maybe l didn't

feel like it last night.

So l went home.

ls that okay, dear?

You went home?

You never came in at all?

What is this crap?

Good day.

How much does it cost?

- Can you deliver it later?

- Yes, of course, madame.

This is the cold season.

Now, l want you to be quite sure to

take 2 ofthese every morning,

with coffee, if you like.

Mme. Mamot had the same trouble last

week and she's feeling much better now.

- Madame, have my syringes arrived?

- l'll be right with you.

Can l help you?

So... what's come over you?

Mind your own business.

Armand!

Cut it out!

Yourtiming stinks.

Well, l think it's all yourfault and l

ought to smash your... - Well, stop it!

What's got into you?

What's all my fault?

And this morning, Soviet troops

unexpectedly invaded Finland

on the south and north

sides of Lake Ladoga.

Russian planes have bombed the city

of Helsinki. According to the latest

bulletins from Stockholm, it appears

the Bolshevik advance has met with

unexpected and powerful resistance

from the Finnish army, despite their

overwhelming inadequacy

of men and weapons.

- Here you are.

- Oh, yes, thank you.

... following the partitioning of Poland

only 2 months ago, is the logical

consequence of the long term

plan of criminal complicity

between Hitler and Stalin,

and sanctioned by their pact.

- Excuse me!

- For heaven's sake!

l'm sorry.

l didn't mean to.

- Thank you.

Well, l won't be coming back

down again this evening,

so if you leave first, would you please

tell Armand to turn offthe lights?

Good night, Juliette.

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