La fleur du mal Page #3

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It doesn't matter, dear.

"Her acquittal convinced no one,

"no more than the theory

of political revenge.

"Pierre Charpin's wife died

"of a possible broken heart

a few weeks later.

"The Charpins' annus horribilis.

"Fate has been hard on them

these last 50 years.

"Let's hope that, on election day,

"Madame Anne Charpin-Vasseur,

the queen of flightiness,

"will uphold family tradition

and be soundly beaten."

Right. Who wrote it?

I don't think we'll ever know.

Couldn't we try to find the printer?

A printer would never have touched

such a charming piece.

Spare us the sarcasm.

Forgive me.

I loathe politics.

It isn't politics!

If you'd stayed out of this,

we'd have all been spared

this literary masterpiece.

Shall I make more coffee?

Yes, please, Aunt Line.

How can she just sit and listen?

She's very strong.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to fight, dear.

- What's our schedule?

- Low-rent housing but...

We change nothing.

Don't you agree?

I don't need to agree.

I just follow.

Why don't you use

the dishwasher?

I work faster than it does.

I never asked for it.

Try to move with the times.

Progress isn't all good.

Do you understand?

I have no intention of telling you

what you have to do.

I know, Grard.

But surely you can see as I can

that your stubborn determination

to get involved in...

I don't know what to call it...

The social world?

Social world, then.

It spells only disaster.

And this tripe is the last straw.

What's so funny?

The image...

Tripe turning into a straw.

Why not breaking

the camel's back too.

The reality's less amusing.

Coffee for everybody?

Thank you, Aunt Line.

- I'll pour.

- Thank you, dear.

You see all kinds of stuff

during elections.

Spitting venom

is part of the game.

You don't understand

the situation.

- Every word is true.

- It is biased though.

Yes, it's biased.

But it's true.

Thank you, dear.

Right...

Matthieu, my boy,

let's get going or we'll be late.

Politics, as you call it,

requires punctuality

for the low-rent housing visit.

Whatever I may say,

you'll change nothing.

Coming to Sunday's reception?

Do I have to?

There'll be pretty girls.

I'll be there, then!

- Need a ride to the campus?

- Not this afternoon.

Skipping classes?

We're on strike.

- You're what?

- That's right.

Ridiculous! Why?

No idea.

A day's strike will do us good.

It won't hurt anyone.

Come on, you Bolshevik.

Want to come?

No, dear,

I have the gardening to do.

You don't need me, do you?

I need you on Monday, ma'am,

to sort papers.

What's the "ma'am" for?

To keep it professional.

No one's coming into town?

No one.

Thanks, but I'm going to rest

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