:56:00
ShaII I go?
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The friendship of a great man
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is a godsend. There's no need
:56:11
to introduce Pierre Lachenay.
:56:14
But I'd Iike to thank him
for coming here tonight.
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Ladies and gentIemen,
I've Iearned
:56:32
that men's unhappiness arises
from the inabiIity
:56:36
to stay quietIy in their own room.
:56:39
Had I recaIIed this
:56:41
a few hours ago,
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I wouIdn't be here now.
FrankIy,
:56:46
I'm rather nervous.
:56:48
I'm not a cinema expert,
:56:51
... but I had the great pIeasure
to meet Andre' Gide twice.
:56:56
One ticket pIease.
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No more seats.
:57:00
- The baIcony?
- We're aII soId out.
:57:03
Can I stand inside if I pay?
:57:06
That's impossibIe, MademoiseIIe.
:57:08
- ReaIIy?
- AbsoIuteIy. I'm sorry.
:57:13
This Iady insists on going in.
:57:16
AII seats were soId out in advance.
:57:21
You can cIose up now.
:57:23
Everybody has read or heId
:57:26
a book from the famous
''PIe'iade'' coIIection
:57:29
which pubIishes the entire work
of an author in one tome.
:57:33
Gide got the idea
for this coIIection
:57:37
by reading the BibIe.
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He said:
''My dear Lachenay,
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''our taIk today wiII heIp you
read my books.
:57:47
''Am I the man required?''
I reassured Andre' Gide.
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But time fIies...
In concIusion,
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I shouId Iike to read
a few of Gide's finaI words: