:25:02
"In three words.
He asked Jocelyne to wait. "
:25:05
- I'll skip a bit...
- No. Read on.
:25:09
"Witnesses to her humiliation. The girls
displayed neither irony nor spite.
:25:13
Neither pity nor compassion. "
:25:16
"Jocelyne wandered aimlessly
for a while. "
:25:19
"Then. In a fit of faintness.
She lent against a wall. "
:25:23
"She didn't even want to cry.
Or to hide. "
:25:27
"Her eyes betrayed a serene despair
which invited tenderness.
:25:31
For a man who was passing
stopped before her. "
:25:34
"He looked into her eyes
for a long time. "
:25:37
"She tried to move away
but he'd taken her arm.
:25:40
Rather bossily.
And was leading her away. "
:25:44
Go on...
:25:47
"He took her through a dark doorway,
up a narrow staircase."
:25:51
"She was in a hotel room."
:25:53
"She saw neither walls. Nor
shabby wallpaper nor furniture. "
:25:58
"She sat on the bed and
bent her head towards the carpet. "
:26:02
"He took a chair. Sat down.
:26:05
And said she was not like the others
but. In her way. More lovely. "
:26:09
"Her eyes became so large.
He wanted to smile. "
:26:12
"As it was rather warm.
He took off his jacket. "
:26:16
"He suggested
she take off her raincoat. "
:26:19
"She hesitated. But did so.
:26:21
And placed it carefully
over the back of a chair. "
:26:24
I'll summarise the rest. I'm in a hurry.
:26:26
- To see me.
- OK.
:26:29
"She was trembling."
:26:31
"He took her in his arms
and removed her sweater."
:26:34
"He undid her skirt,
which fell to her feet."
:26:37
"With one foot.
She pushed the skirt away. "
:26:40
"She looked at it on the floor
like an unknown object. "
:26:45
"She lay on the bed,
her eyes covered by her arm."
:26:47
"He took off her stockings. Panties..."
:26:50
- I'll summarise...
- No. Please.
:26:52
"Caresses. Kisses... And her?"
:26:55
"Shame bound her to the bed.
Leaving her wholly abandoned. "
:26:59
"The man also undressed."