The Ogre

Come on.

Let's show 'em

how it's done.

Unh.

Aah!

- Come on!

- Hey, come on!

Damn!

- I got you!

- Aah!

Where are my glasses?

Clean my wound!

There's no water.

Well, use your tongue, then, you idiot!

Aah!

Thank you.

Abel!

What are you doing?

Abel!

AD Califum!

AD Califum is Latin.

I still don't know

the meaning of that phrase.

All those years at St. Christopher's

I lived like a zombie,

like a sleepwalker,

Forever dreaming

of an awakening,

waiting for an unpredictable event

that would set me free

and let me be myself at last.

I remember climbing up

several flights of stairs

to a room where I would

eventually be greeted

by the headmaster

of St. Christopher's School for Boys.

Oh, yes. My name is Abel.

Unh! Unh! Uhh!

Unh!

My only friend was Nestor.

Nestor protected me

whenever he could.

His father being the school janitor,

Nestor enjoyed incredible privileges,

such as having a bicycle.

Nestor had keys

to all the rooms in our school,

and at night,

he took me to a whole other world.

Start reading when they get to Canada.

"Slowly, they passed

the great lakes

"called Reindeer,

Slave, and Bear.

"The big caribou

entered the clearing

"as the Indian had predicted.

"The wind had not carried

the two men's scent to him.

Very slowly, the Dutchman

raised his Winchester while"...

He's not going to kill the caribou, is he?

He has to. They have to eat.

Go on.

"Very slowly, the Dutchman

raised his Winchester,

while the Indians seemed

to stop breathing. "

In Canada, we'll catch foxes, seals,

Maybe even bears in huge snares.

Within 3 years,

you can make a fortune out there.

If you're well organized.

Can you give me a hand?

Sure. Lean over.

Amen.

Amen.

You need to fill it up.

Abel! AD Califum!

AD Califum maximum!

I wish you could make

this school burn down.

I wish it would catch fire

And burn down

to the ground. Please.

OK, let's give it a try.

Get the fire hose!

Aah!

Aah!

That day... I understood

that fate was real, that she was cruel,

and that she was on my side.

I would be protected, saved,

and guided,

While others would be harshly, savagely,

tossed into the void.

Today, I live simply, quietly,

like an ordinary man.

A small business, an apartment,

a mistress.

I confide my secrets to no one.

How come my car isn't ready?

You promised.

In fact, I hardly speak to people.

I'm running some tests.

Mm-hmm.

It's an accident!

Can't you see?

Did you get badly hurt?

I don't think so.

Did you... did you fall?

Yes.

Where are you taking her?

Martine!

I fell down.

You've got dirt all over her.

Look at your dress.

Come.

All I'd wanted to do was to help,

but somehow I always

inspire fear in people.

Very good. Now, 1... 2... 3.

Hey, you'll ruin my picture.

Martine, isn't

your mother coming today?

Not today.

Now look up here.

Ok, now stand very straight.

What about me?

Will you take my picture?

Sure. One second.

Very good. Thank you.

Yes.

Now... now sit down,

sit on the bumper. Yes.

Now sit back a bit.

A little more to the right. Yes.

Ok, now cross your legs,

like a real lady.

Good.

All right. Good.

Now close your eyes.

Good.

Shall I take you home?

Is this yours?

Sure. I have a dozen.

You'll have to tell me where to go.

What's your name?

Abel.

That's a funny name.

It comes from the Bible.

Abel was a shepherd, a nomad.

Do you have any children?

No, no family.

No parents?

No. I was found in the street.

And the moment I was born,

I was already grown up!

When I was your age,

I had a friend.

But... he died in a fire.

A fire?

In school.

I was about to be punished,

and I didn't want to be punished.

So I made a wish,

and the wish came true.

So you killed your friend?

No. He was the only

one who liked me.

You must be sad about it.

Maybe. Sometimes I'm sad,

and sometimes I'm happy.

I can't say why.

Maybe it's because

half of my body

is made of stone.

Really?

You're kidding.

No, I'm not.

That's why I can be very nice,

But very cold, too.

People don't know that.

It's a secret.

But someday, they will know.

Hey.

Abel.

It's the 30th.

It is?

Rachel is not my wife.

But she is the feminine element

in my life.

Once a month

She comes into my particular universe,

to keep my books in order.

Which one are you?

I wouldn't have recognized you.

Oh, you were so thin then.

You've certainly made up for it, hmm?

Were you good in class?

I bet you weren't.

I was always top of the class.

Do you want to take my picture?

No, no!

No!

Rachel is the one

who first called me an ogre.

"You're not a lover," she said.

"You're an ogre. "

No, no!

No!

Look at...

I can't stand this.

You're a monster.

You can't do this to me.

I'm more delicate than that.

Sorry.

Careful.

Abel?

Are you going to

drive me home again?

Oh, am I your chauffeur?

Grahh!

You might enjoy this.

What is it?

Look at it.

Start reading when they get to Canada.

"If one puts a canoe

"in the lower A-A-A... "

Athabasca.

"If one puts a canoe

in the lower Athabasca

"and travels northward

to Great Slave,

And thence up the Mackenzie... "

Sorry. I don't like it.

Can I borrow your camera

for a minute?

No! No, no.

Why not?

Because I said so.

Why not?

Frankly, I'm afraid you'll break it.

I won't break it!

And I'd like to have my pictures...

Martine! Careful!

We could have an accident!

Stop it. Don't do that.

I don't want you

to use my camera.

Don't touch me.

And I don't like to have my picture taken.

- Let me out!

- Stop it!

I don't want your stupid camera!

Let me out!

No. I'm your chauffeur.

I promised I would

take you home and I will.

Come on. Don't be silly.

Read me some more.

You read very well.

Please? It's my favorite book.

Please?

Don't forget my book.

"Slowly, they passed

"great lakes called Reindeer,

Slave, and Bear.

"A big caribou entered the clearing,

as the Indian had predicted. "

"The wind had not carried

"The two men's scent.

"Very slowly, the Dutchman

raised his Winchester,

while the Indian

seemed to stop breathing. "

Help!

"... Across the level plain.

"It was the call

of the leader to the pack,

the animal man to his... "

Help!

Martine?

Help!

Help!

Help!

- Martine...

- Help!

Ow!

What happened?

He hurt me. He hurt me!

- He hurt me.

- Martine...

- He hurt me!

- What happened?

He hurt me.

Don't cry.

Tell me what happened.

- He hurt me.

- Tell me...

You there!

Officers, did you see

a man go past here?

He did it. He hurt me!

Come along! Come here!

No!

I make a wish on you!

I make a wish on you!

I make a wish on you!

So, you're a photographer.

Yes.

Why do you photograph children?

I like children.

You like children.

I like to protect them.

From what?

From grownups.

But you're a grownup yourself,

Aren't you?

You know perfectly well

what you did to her.

I didn't do it.

We caught you right there.

There was a man who ran away.

There's no need

to be frightened, dear.

You're quite safe with us now.

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