The Man Who Copied Page #5

to pay him back.

He lent me one bill of 10,

a blue one!

I won't give him back

What do they teach you in maths?

I don't want to go to school!

I'll explain it to Mrs. Bristly.

No! Not Mrs. Bristly!

I don't want to go to school.

My mother took me to school.

She gave Mairoldi the 2 bills.

The money he owed you.

OK.

Didn't I tell you?

Mairoldi is an idiot.

Will you pay this for me tomorrow,

before coming to the shop?

Sure.

And let's go,

it's already 5 past 6.

- Mr. Gomide?

- Yes.

If you don't mind me closing,

I could stay later.

To learn to use the machine,

read the manual.

Come in early tomorrow.

But I have to go pay your bill.

What's this?

It's an angel.

For my mother.

Birthday?

No. But I thought she'd like it.

It's a guardian angel.

This is the angel Gabriel.

Look at the sword.

- Is it? She'll like it anyway.

- Sure she will.

You can close the shop.

Just don't stay too late.

Last week our neighbors were

robbed. Be careful.

Sure, don't worry.

I looked for paper

that looked like banknote paper.

The biggest difficulty is that

you have to print on both sides.

And it's hard to make it right,

one note on top of the other.

It took me about

I managed to make a bill that

looked very similar to real money.

But if you looked carefully,

you'd soon notice it was a copy.

I can't pay Silvia with a fake.

She can get into trouble.

Or I could be arrested in her

shop, and then it's all over.

I have to change the money.

The problem is where to change it.

Boy?

Your receipt.

I think it was the angel

who made me give the real note.

A bank is the worst place in the

world to try to change this money.

I could try this bar.

I won't screw the guy,

he's as broke as me.

And they don't like to break a 50.

What if he decides to check it?

LOTTERIES:

Here the money goes to one register.

It all gets mixed quickly.

Everyone's in a hurry.

And there's no proof

that I gave them that bill.

I can make a $ 9 bet and

take $ 41 change, real money.

I must ask her something,

to distract her attention.

I've done that with a doorman.

"What's the date today?

Do you know what the prize is?"

"How much is a bet

on 6 numbers?"

"$9? Wasn't it $8?

It's gone up?"

- Are you into angels?

- Sorry?

I bought this

for my mother's birthday.

It's meant to be

a guardian angel.

But my boss said

it's St. Gabriel.

I don't know much about angels.

I think it's an archangel.

It's St. Michael.

- What's the difference?

- The armor! It's St. Michael.

- Oh, I see.

- Your mother will like it.

Thank you.

"Guardian angel, meek and mild,

look on me, your little child."

"Bless me now, the day is done."

"Amen."

Hi.

Hi.

I'm here to buy the robe.

The robe.

Oh, for your mother!

I have it in two colors.

I'll show you.

We have new nightgowns in,

a little more expensive.

- Would you like to see?

- I think I prefer the robe.

It was this one you saw, right?

It comes in two colors: Blue

and violet, which do you prefer?

Which do you think is prettier?

I think I prefer the violet one.

OK, I'll get that one then.

Are you sure you don't want

to look at anything else?

No, thanks,

I think that's it for today.

- Will you pay cash?

- How much is it?

It's $ 38.

I think I'll pay cash.

You can pay at the cash desk,

I'll wrap it for you.

OK, thanks.

It's pretty.

If you want to exchange it,

just bring the receipt.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome. Thank you.

You're welcome. Thank you.

You're welcome. Thank you.

That one was completely different.

She said "thank you"

looking into my eyes.

She looked at me and said you.

- But the best was 'you're welcome".

- You're welcome.

Welcome to a lot of money.

Welcome to a lot of things

you could buy with that money.

Welcome to how you'll be treated

after buying lots of things.

And now welcome to a sucker

welcoming a lot of things.

Could you pass me the salt?

- Hi!

- Hi.

Thanks.

Do you always

have lunch here?

Often.

- It's good. Cheap.

- It's clean.

I used to eat in a place

near here that was dirty.

The weigh and pay?

It's disgusting!

And expensive.

Once I was helping myself

to bean stew.

And I saw a wasp floating in it.

- A wasp?

- A wasp, a bug, you know?

I complained

and the guy said...

"It fell in,

what do you want me to do?"

I said:
"To replace

the bean stew."

He took the ladle,

fished the wasp from the stew...

threw it in the sink

and put the ladle back.

He didn't even wash it!

You could see that dust they leave

floating by the sausage.

I see.

Imagine if I ate it?

It could be poisonous.

I don't think they are,

not these city bugs.

Yeah, but...

Christ, in the beans!

Right, in the beans is too much.

Can you imagine

that gunge in your mouth?

Do you work near here?

Kind of.

What do you do?

I... I do illustrations. I draw.

That's cool.

- Well...

- Yeah. I've finished too.

I have to go back.

- Are you going that way?

- No, that way. Would you like one?

No, thanks.

I'm not too crazy about figs.

- Bye.

- Bye.

She wears no perfume,

she's not crazy about figs...

she hates wasps in beans.

And her eyes twinkle

when she smiles.

You can't see any of that

through binoculars.

Go on, ask her to come out

with us?

I'm broke.

Just to the movies! Then we

go to my place, order a pizza...

No, I can't.

I have no money.

Just the movies and a pizza.

It's less than $15.

I can't, Cardoso.

Man, you really are poor,

Jesus Christ!

Have you only just realized?

What's that in your ear?

Oh, it's a seed. Like, it squeezes

a spot in the earlobe, you know?

A seed of what?

It doesn't matter. It's to quit

smoking. It's apucuncture.

- No, "acupuncture"!

- Yeah...

Apucuncture.

-It`s name is a-CU-puncture!

Acu-puncture.

-Yeah.

How many days has it been

since you stopped?

- What?

- Smoking?!

Four! But I already feel

like a different person.

I used to get breathless

going up the stairs.

I had no stamina. The

difference is amazing, 4 days...

Also...

The taste of things...

much more.

I know.

But I can't really say

I don't miss it.

After eating, I have a coffee,

that cigarette...

- I know.

- The hell you do!

I know, I quit smoking.

You never smoked!

Sh*t, why did I quit smoking?

Women are bad news, man!

She isn't even that hot.

Her tits are too big.

Did she say the guy had

to be rich and a non-smoker?

Yes.

Then why don't you wait

till you get rich to stop smoking?

When she said

she was a virgin...

she also said that

she had done everything.

Everything!

So, when things are getting hot,

you just go:
Shlurp!

Go on, bring your friend along!

With a girlfriend,

women get saucy.

They want to show off,

then we... Shlurp!

Do you know what bristly is?

- Bristly? With t-l-y?

- Yes.

- What was the sentence?

- "The white and bristly beard".

"White and bristly?" We should

look it up in a dictionary.

But there are comics for adults.

- For adults?

- For adults. The stories.

Do you know this one?

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