Le grand Meaulnes Page #6

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A pity. I wish it had been

horribly complicated,

like in the days of chivalry.

Still, it's sweet of you to look for me.

So you work as a printer?

Usually their hands are all black.

I don't work a machine.

I proofread.

I correct mistakes on the proofs.

If I find any.

- As I figured:
You're educated.

- More than the boss.

Look.

How do I look?

Terrific.

Buy me some cotton candy?

I'll have meringues.

Why you were at the manor that day?

I was there for a friend.

He wanted to find

the one who got married.

De Galais's daughter?

I saw her once.

Very beautiful.

So it's sort of because of her

that we met.

Do you believe in chance?

I did once.

Enjoy yourselves, lovers.

I don't like where you work.

At Delphine's?

- It's not respectable.

- What makes you say that?

The men waiting outside every night.

- The workers' husbands.

- In carriages?

Tickets?

Why the silence?

I hate being spied on.

I'm interested in you.

Interested in me...

You don't say!

You may be wrong.

I might not be interesting at all.

Hey, watch out!

You're splashing me!

And if I rock the boat?

Cut it out!

It's dangerous!

Stop, Valentine!

Getting familiar now?

Is this what you want?

- Some nerve!

- Don't like it?

You will join the valiant ranks

of your predecessors,

You will join the valiant ranks

of your predecessors,

soon to be your colleagues,

dispensers of Republican education

in 546 primary schools

throughout the department.

Here are the 14 students who have earned

their teaching certificate,

eight of whom have a father or mother

who belong to the great family

of educators.

Sometimes even both.

First, I would like to congratulate

young Ferdinand Bonpain,

whose father teaches at Blazy,

for his remarkable essay in French.

Congratulations as well

to Laurent Morche,

whose parents teach at La Bruyre.

I also congratulate young Seurel,

son of Emilie and Charles Seurel,

for his excellent exam results,

except his essay

on the Congress of Vienna.

His father teaches Senior Class

at the Sainte- Agathe school,

where his wife also teaches.

Please rise.

Stand up.

To you, my boy.

After these honours, Uncle Florentin

hosted me for a few days.

Please! Franois first.

Try to get appointed near here.

The teacher in Neuville is retiring.

I know the mayor.

What about me?

It's far from home.

Nothing's close to everything at once.

It's time to let go

of your mother's skirts.

Neuville is nice.

I'll take you there.

It's near Quarry House.

The quarry is around here?

But the sand pit was abandoned.

I mean the chteau.

The original one.

The Lebertons go back 100 years.

I know who started operating

the sand pit.

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