:27:02
"He opened her thighs
and penetrated her. "
:27:04
"She felt a pain almost as sharp
as on her bridal night.
:27:07
But followed moments later.
As he moved in her.
:27:11
By an illumination of her body such
as she had never believed possible. "
:27:16
"He orders tea. Brought by a maid.
She gets dressed. "
:27:20
"The street. The girls. Are still there.
She sees her husband in a café. "
:27:24
"She hesitates. Joins him."
:27:26
"He begs forgiveness.
Can't understand it..."
:27:29
"She says nothing."
:27:31
"He insults himself, then says:
:27:33
"I came back after 10 minutes.
I've been wandering around..."
:27:37
"He adds, softly: What did you do?"
:27:41
"I wandered around, too, she said."
:27:45
"He took her hand,
and she did not pull away."
:27:47
"He says:
Jocelyne, we'll forget all this."
:27:50
"We'll stay at home
on Sunday, watch TV."
:27:54
"He asks if she wants a drink. Silence."
:27:57
"He suggests tea.
Strange, he knows she never drinks it."
:28:02
"She replies: I've already had one."
:28:05
"With a gesture which he meant
to be affectionate, he touched her knee
:28:09
and stroked the fabric of her skirt.
The End."
:28:19
- A cat? Absolutely not.
- Why?
:28:22
You may be allergic to cats' hair.
:28:25
Whence comes, sir, this love for cats?
:28:28
From Baudelaire, madame.
:28:30
"Fervent lovers and austere scholars
Both love cats."
:28:34
And you, madame,
do you like this poem?
:28:37
"Friends of science and of delight"
:28:40
"They seek the silence
and horror of darkness"
:28:42
Did you get that from the library?
Show me.
:28:53
It's poetry. And yet...
:28:56
"Yet peacefully,
Charlemagne and his knights
:28:58
"Left the mountain, forgetting fights"