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- You've changed, Pierre-Francois.
- Have I?
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Yes. You used to speak of yourself,
rarely of others.
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But what's become of you?
:49:10
I've become famous.
:49:12
Yes, a few sensational crimes.
:49:14
The name Lacenaire has been
in the crime columns.
:49:18
Hunted by police in the provinces,
:49:20
while he is here in Paris
with his guardian angel.
:49:25
- You're a celebrity.
- I'm becoming one.
:49:29
But upon reflection,
I'd have preferred literary success.
:49:33
Never satisfied, Pierre-Francois.
:49:35
They say the count
is a generous patron of the arts.
:49:40
I'd enjoy meeting him.
:49:43
- Do you really need to?
- Don't worry.
:49:46
It's just to meet the man
who laid the icy hand of wealth
:49:49
on the pale shoulder of my angel.
:49:54
There were no strings attached.
:49:57
I'm still free.
:49:59
Perhaps.
That's what bothers me.
:50:05
It's so painful to see you again,
:50:08
and find you unchanged.
:50:10
I'd prefer to find you
ravaged, submissive,
:50:14
rendered stupid by wealth.
:50:16
Then I could have lived
with an easy conscience,
:50:20
and my fine idea of mankind.
:50:23
My poor Pierre-Francois!
:50:25
You think I'm a monster,
don't you?
:50:29
Possibly,
but you're not the only one.
:50:32
Alas.