:09:01
He's a graduate of
the military academy at Saint-Cyr,
:09:04
and he's very intelligent and very clever.
:09:08
For a man who means nothing to you, he
seems to have made quite an impression.
:09:12
Oh, but I didn't say he meant
nothing to me. What I said was...
:09:15
I know. I know what you mean.
:09:20
You have promise, Mademoiselle DuBois,
but you must choose
:09:24
between an operatic career
and what is usually called "a normal life".
:09:29
Though why it is so-called is beyond me.
:09:32
You can't do justice to both.
:09:35
The artist has a special temperament,
:09:37
and he must live his life exclusively
with those who understand it.
:09:42
I understand, monsieur.
:09:44
You'll find that music has its
compensations, my dear. Good night.
:09:50
Good night, and thank you.
:09:55
Oh, mademoiselle, please tell Mr Claudin
to come in. He's in the anteroom.
:09:59
Certainly. Good night.
:10:11
Good evening. Monsieur Villeneuve
asks that you come in now.
:10:15
Thank you, mademoiselle.
:10:17
Mademoiselle,
may I speak to you for a minute?
:10:19
Certainly.
:10:22
You weren't on the stage tonight
for the third-act curtain calls.
:10:26
Everyone in the theatre seems to have
noticed it. It's really quite flattering.
:10:30
Why weren't you there?
:10:33
Oh, forgive me, but I've
been here so long that you...
:10:37
Everybody, everything connected with
the Opera is so much a part of my life.
:10:42
Of course... But Mr Villeneuve is waiting.
:10:46
Yes.
:10:48
You weren't ill, were you?
You're not in any trouble?
:10:52
It's impertinent of me, I know, but, uh...
:10:58
You're very kind.