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Okay. It's a present, from

my deceased husband.

The last thing I have

in memory of him.

Could you take all these,

instead of the locket?

No. They are worthless.

- Please keep it in safe, I'll pay off!

- By all means.

I'll keep it during one month,

starting from today,

After that, you can't claim

any rights on it.

Stay here.

I can't.

I just can't leave here the last

thing that's dear to me.

Take it.

But you do need money,

what are you going to do?

I'll try to pawn any of these...

Noone will take them,

believe me.

I'll try anyway.

Give it here.

Take it, go on.

- How can I thank you?

- Please go.

- Go.

- Thank you so much.

Thank you.

The money, that you spent

so generously, were mine!

Mine, do you understand? Cheap

generosity is always easy.

Is that what you seek?

How about the difficult option?

The inglorious one,

when you're slandered,

when everyone sees

the scoundrel in you,

while you're more honest than

anyone else on earth?

Try that heroic deed

for a change.

No? You won't?

And me, I've been

doing it all my life.

When I invited you into my house,

I hoped you'll understand all that,

and make it a rule to...

So you hoped to buy

my respect, my love?

No, sir. You can't buy that.

From now on you take no part

in my occupation.

Where's she going?

- Is she with you?

- No, she's not here.

That's strange.

- And all these days...

- I haven't seen her for a long time.

I don't get it.

I told her not to leave the

house without me.

It's your own fault.

Serves you right.

I'm asking you...

find out what you can

and tell me.

I'll give it a try, Mister.

I'll be back later.

Is that true you were kicked

out of your regiment?

For cowardice, for declining a duel?

Yes.

- Kicked out as a coward?

- Yes, that's how they named it.

So that's who you are, a coward!

To rise agains their tyranny,

takes much more courage than

fighting on any duel.

So it's true that you wandered around

the city for three years, like a tramp?

Begging for coins, sleeping

under the bridge?

Yes, that's true.

In my life I had a great deal

of shame and hardships

- But that's in the past.

- Yes, now you're a big man.

A financier.

- Is that a hint?

- Whatever you like.

Everyone talks badly

about the pawnbroker.

So what? What of it?

I must have reasons of my own.

And yet you didn't tell me that

before the marriage.

Yes, I didn't tell her. I kept

my mouth shut.

Why was I silent?

I was, like any proud man would be!

She's heard the

disgraceful gossip

and thinks that she knows

all about me.

But the innermost secret

I kept to myself.

You see,

that was an incident

which has been bothering me every

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