:19:02
At the mug
:19:03
Of that poor fellow
:19:05
Who just popped in
to say hello
:19:10
Why all the song and dance?
:19:12
Do you suppose that one day,
l, in a bed with your wife--
:19:16
lt's what you desire,
but it will never happen.
:19:19
l'll leave you...
:19:21
No, please, stay, l insist.
:19:23
Faradel, you're
courting my wife.
:19:27
-l protest!
-Don't get carried away.
:19:29
You court her
and yet l'm not jealous.
:19:32
Do you know why, Faradel?
:19:33
How can l possibly answer
such an absurd question?
:19:35
Because you trust Gilberte.
:19:37
True.
:19:39
But because that trust
is based on scientific facts.
:19:41
Scientific fidelity?
What do you mean by that?
:19:44
l could never marry
a widow or a divorcée
:19:48
even if l adored her.
:19:50
l know, that's one
of your fixations.
:19:51
No, not a fixation, merely
the application of a theory,
:19:56
the practical implementation
of a system.
:19:58
l work in metals and l truly
believe that marriage,
:20:02
or rather the first
conjugal act,
:20:05
is like everything else here
in this world of ours,
:20:08
a matter of chemistry.
:20:11
What is he going on about?
:20:12
This is already way beyond you.
l'm speaking to Arlette.
:20:15
The union of two beings is
like the fusion of two metals.
:20:18
There are all kinds
of precautions and rules.
:20:20
lf not, you end up
with flaws or bubbles.
:20:23
And adultery is the logical
result of a primeval bubble.
:20:28
lt depends on how the crucible
is heated on the wedding night.
:20:31
lf the imprint is made
on pure flesh,
:20:34
with all the right
technical precautions,
:20:36
well then,
:20:38
the imprint is indelible
and the woman is marked for life
:20:40
by the seal of the male
who first possesses her.
:20:43
She will never be
unfaithful to him.
:20:46
l can tell you, Faradel,
:20:48
''Court my wife as much
as you like.
:20:50
lt entertains her
and amuses me.''
:20:52
What a fellow...
:20:53
and to think l was going
to take this seriously.
:20:58
-But you've gone and given me--
-What's wrong?