Action Man Page #2

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a wrong turn:

theres not future in gooning!

Except in the lyse.

Well, some friends

sent me to Henri.

But I cant possibly

work for him now.

Dont worry, Im not going

to leave you penniless.

After what you just did for me,

I owe you that much.

It was natural.

Say, I hope you can still hold

your own with a fork in your hand,

cause Ill have you sample this.

Did you come back

a long time ago?

In 1954. I felt the wind change,

and thought I better not stick around

So you became a respectable

restaurant owner?

The measure of respectability is the

attitude of your tax inspector,

and I must say mine is not

exactly gentle with me.

You went entirely legitimate?

Entirely...

lets say my business sometimes

sees the light of day.

Thats why I dont want the other

ruffians to deal junk in my place.

Still the same old

fighting spirit, Denis!

Im so glad I found you again!

Same here. Do you know I often

talk about you with my wife?

You? Married?

Yes, son. More than ten years ago.

And with an intellectual!

Not in the same league as

Lulu from Buffalo Park,

do you remember her?

Well, Lulu was alright,

as far as her body was concerned.

Yes, but she had bird food for brains.

And when you start putting on weight,

you cant stand those

kind of girls anymore.

Does your wife know about your past?

Well, she knows she didnt marry

the beadle of the Madeleine church.

Its thanks to her that

I went legitimate though.

Well, legitimate...

you cant change

what you are overnight.

This beats the army preserves.

After that, youll have a local speciality,

but with a red claret.

Oh, you know, mixing drinks...

Dont worry about mixing.

Tonight is a feast of friends:

if you collapse,

Ill be there to pick you up.

Come on:
lets get this inside

before the rain!

Come in.

I wont put the lights on:

she might wake up,

and thats not desirable.

Come, this way.

this is reminiscent of

my humble beginnings,

when I worked with a bloke called

Riton the Eel. Did you know him?

Riton the Eel?

- Yes. He was in the States in 1933.

I was seven.

- Oh, yes, of course.

Youll sleep in the room

at the end of the corridor.

The bed is always made for guests.

Oh? Did we wake you up?

We werent noisy, were we?

What are you doing with that torch?

Im burglarizing my own home.

Here, let me introduce

you to my friend Jim.

I told you about him:

Yankee Jim, who studied medicine.

My wife.

- Charmed, Im sure.

Pleased to meet you, sir.

Where were you?

In "La Chaumire".

He came to vandalize it!

And I wondered what became of him.

Talk about coincidences!

I dont fully get it, but I suppose

your friend comes here to sleep.

Not only to sleep!

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