:23:03
That monocle
makes you look aristocratic.
:23:06
All you need is a title.
:23:10
Viscount, for example.
:23:18
You look like Bellini's portrait
of Muhammad II. Ever been told that?
:23:23
You agree, Charles?
:23:25
Muhammad II fell madly in love
with one of his wives,
:23:28
so he stabbed her to death.
:23:32
- Why?
- To regain his free will.
:23:46
How's your essay on Vermeer going?
Can I see it?
:23:49
I haven't written much.
I was with the Guermantes.
:23:53
You're wasting your time.
I'd love to get you to work.
:23:56
If only you'd let me.
:23:59
See you tonight?
:24:01
The Verdurins
have invited me to a party.
:24:04
I'll go too.
:24:05
Charles, don't get involved
with that trash.
:24:10
You're wrong, Meme.
:24:12
The Verdurins are charming
:24:14
and very cultivated.
:24:16
Come on, Charles.
:24:17
When it comes to art,
they're like fish out of water.
:24:21
They're very rich,
but unbearably stupid.
:24:25
Come now, Meme.
:24:27
They know what counts in life.
:24:29
They're more intelligent
than our friends.
:24:33
Madame Verdurin
does overdo it at times,
:24:37
but she has a genuine love of painting.
:24:41
Music, too.
:24:42
She helps a lot of artists.
:24:45
She discovered Vinteuil
:24:48
and Elstir, and many others.
:24:51
I plan to see more of her.