Irma la Douce
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:02:12
Tell me, how'd a nice girl like you
get into a racket like this?

:02:17
I was studying at the Paris Conservatory.
I was going to be a concert pianist.

:02:22
Chopin and Debussy, and like that.
:02:25
And then the night of my first recital,
the piano cover fell on my hand.

:02:29
Three broken fingers and a broken dream.
:02:34
After that I didn't care what happened...
:02:36
...as long as I could feed
myself and my little dog.

:02:44
Thank you.
:03:27
Do you mind if I ask you
a personal question?

:03:30
You mean, why does a girl like me
have to do this for a living?

:03:34
Well, actually, I'm Belgian. My parents
were missionaries in the Congo.

:03:41
I don't wanna talk about that.
:03:43
- I understand.
- So now there's just me and my sister.

:03:47
She's in the hospital.
Needs three transfusions a day.

:03:51
D'you know how much
a pint of blood costs these days?

:03:56
Thank you.

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