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of an age to love and suffer...
...and face difficult problems.
So it will not hurt you to learn...
...that life is not always the pretty picture
we might wish it to be.
If there are any of you
who do not wish to hear my story...
...you have my permission to leave now.
Very well, then.
All I ask is that you give me
your whole attention.
For most of our story we will be in Paris,
in a large and beautiful house...
...which is the residence
of the Duc and the Duchesse de Praslin.
It is of the governess in this household
which I will tell you.
On a February morning some years ago,
she had not yet arrived in Paris...
...whence she had been summoned
for an interview.
It was a passenger on a
steamer which was making its way...
... across the foggy English Channel
from Southampton toward Le Havre.
In the bag she carried was a letter
of recommendation from her last employer.
She could not know into what unexpected
adventure the letter would carry her.
And even more, how another letter would
one day bring her world down in ruins.
She only knew that one cycle of her
life was past and another beginning.
And she looked forward toward the distant,
invisible shores of her native country...
... with mingled feelings of hope
and apprehension.
She was traveling alone.
She had learned long since
to look after herself...
... and if she was lonely, she hoped
that nothing in her manner gave it away.
I beg your pardon.
Do you mind if I talk to you?
Since we seem to be the only ones
hardy enough to brave the deck.
Please, believe me, I've never gone up
to speak to a stranger before.
If I've offended you,
if you want me to go away, I will.
I saw you first on the dock
at Southampton.
when they said goodbye to you.
After five years, it is difficult to part
from those you love.
I was sad for them, I don't know why.
That little girl, how bitterly she wept.
That was Nina. I was her governess.
And when the gentleman took your hand
and wished you happiness...
...the oddest feeling came over me.
You were a perfect stranger to me,
and yet l...
I found myself wishing with all my heart
that you would be happy.
I suppose you think that's ridiculous.
Naturally.
And yet it's true
that you're not happy now.
It's in your face and in your manner.
You're unhappy and resigned to it.
Well, a person in my position
must be content...
...with picking up a few crumbs
of happiness from others' tables.
- Now I'm sure you'll excuse me.
- Oh, please don't go.
I know I've been impertinent and rude...
...but I promise I won't probe
any further.
I will talk about
the most innocent generalities.
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