Geneviève EmeryAbsence is a funny thing. I feel like Guy left years ago. I look at this photo, and I forget what he really looks like. When I think of him, it's this photo that I see.
Geneviève EmeryOh, Guy, I love you. A customer - I must run. I'll see you in front of the theater at eight.
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Guy FoucherI got drafted this morning, and I'll be away for two years. We'll talk about marriage later. With the war in Algeria, it will be a long time before I can come back.
Geneviève EmeryBut I would never be able to live without you!
Madame EmeryNo, you're not ugly. You're not the fairest of them all, but you're neither ugly nor stupid. You have plenty of time. You think you're in love, but love is something different. You do not just fall in love with a face in the street.
Geneviève EmeryHe's a young man whom I've met several times, and he loves me. We want to get married.
Madame EmerySo you lied to me! And you admit it without shame!
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Roland CassardWe'll raise this child together. He'll be ours. Please accept, Genevieve. I don't want to upset you. I love you, Genevieve.
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MadeleinePoor Elise. There will be nothing left of her.
Guy FoucherIt's the opposite. She will be part of everything we do.
MadeleineAre you happy?
Guy FoucherVery happy, and it's all thanks to you, Madeleine.
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Geneviève EmeryRoland Cassart will not want to marry me when he sees I've been knocked-up.
Madame EmeryWatch your language!
Geneviève EmerySince neither you nor I had the courage to tell him the truth, now at least it will show. Do you believe he'll take me like this? If he refuses me as I am, it shows that he never had deep feelings for me.
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Garage AttendantI don't like operas. Movies are better.
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Madame EmeryRoland Cassart asked for your hand in marriage.
Madame EmeryThere's no reason for sulking. You're tired, but you're not dying.
Geneviève EmeryIt's not my weariness that saddens me. It's his silence. Guy left just two months ago. He only wrote me once.
Madame EmeryDon't start that again.
Geneviève EmeryIf I knew where he was, I could write to him. I'm sure they've sent him someplace dangerous where he's risking his life.
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Guy FoucherWhy didn't you tell me?
Aunt ÉliseI didn't want to say anything. I thought you knew. You didn't suspect.
Guy FoucherOf course, over the last few months. Her letters were not the same. She didn't answer my questions. She was writing without conviction. But marrying another man! I thought she was mad at me.
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Guy FoucherYou have no family. Don't you want to stay here?
MadeleineWhat will I do?
Guy FoucherYou'll help me. I'll be lonely.
MadeleineYou don't need anyone.
Guy FoucherI need you, Madeleine.
MadeleineWhy don't you just say you don't like being alone? I don't see what I could do. I have no influence over you.
Guy FoucherThat's not true.
MadeleineI don't like what you've become. You hang around with nothing to do. You're sad and bitter.
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Geneviève EmeryWe'll sell umbrellas. No, not umbrellas. We'll sell the shop.
Roland CassardI've just seen Miss Genevieve. I would have liked...
Madame EmeryShe's gone out. The life we lead here is so sad for a young girl. This dreary shop. She's bored, and I fear she'll become depressed. Would you like some tea?
Roland CassardWith pleasure.
Madame EmeryWe've just had a terrible fight about you.
Roland CassardAbout me?
Madame EmeryShe wanted to go out, but I didn't want her to. We had a row. We've been so lonely since my husband died.
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Guy FoucherWhat's wrong? Are you crying?
Aunt ÉliseDon't be silly.
Guy FoucherYes, you are. Is it because you're all alone?
Aunt ÉliseI'm not alone. I have my books. Madeline's coming to give me a shot. She'll keep me company.
Guy FoucherWhat is it, then?
Aunt ÉliseMaybe happiness makes me sad.
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Garage AttendantAll that singing gives me a pain. I like movies better.
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Madame EmeryI'm ashamed, yet delighted at the same time.