Monsieur Verdoux Page #3

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It's in your eyes.

Deep pools of desire that can never

be fulfilled or understood.

- Very interesting.

- You are very interesting.

I'm also Aries. I know all about us.

We are old souls.

Strange you should come on this day.

I feel it's destiny.

- Indeed.

- If I knew you better, I'd explain.

Please do.

- However, you never married again?

- No.

Singular.

A woman of your temperament.

Why?

Because companionship

is so essential to Aries.

Oh, it's too late for that now.

Nonsense. You're on life's threshold.

One never begins to live

until one is past...

What difference does age make?

A great deal to a woman.

I venture that you were never

as attractive as now.

- You're very kind.

- No, I'm frank.

No doubt, you were extremely

beautiful as a young girl,

but your youth

could not compete with your age.

Your ripeness, your luxuriousness.

Besides, you have more character now,

more experience, more...

More everything.

- You flatter me.

- Why not?

Why shouldn't I respond to beauty

as you did to the flowers?

"What lovely roses," and impulsively

drew them near to your lips.

Lucky roses.

I wish I had the courage

to act upon my impulses.

However, life is that way. We can't.

You are divine. You are lovely.

Words are so futile.

I feel I've known you all my life.

- You must -

- This is ridiculous.

No, it's inevitable.

We can't help ourselves.

Your loveliness inspired it.

Blame your loveliness for it.

- Don't be silly.

- Try to understand.

Don't embarrass me.

Silly conventions.

This is more than a convention.

I hate to be obvious, really.

Oh, yes, there it goes. It's a bee!

Hold still, I'll get it!

Isn't that silly?

Are you hurt?

- I must have slipped.

- No doubt.

- I think we'd better go.

- I think we had.

- Will you see the other rooms?

- No, thank you. We've seen enough.

That is, unless Madame

would like to see more.

- No, thank you.

- Very well.

When Mme Grosnay decides,

we'll be in touch.

Yes, I'd like to send you a book

on astrology, if you're interested.

Don't bother.

No bother

if I know how to get in touch.

- Through our office.

- As you wish.

Ah, your roses!

Don't forget your roses.

Thank you. I'd rather not.

Madame, I shall be deeply grieved

if you don't accept them.

Thank you.

- Au revoir, Madame.

- Oh. Au revoir.

- 'Voir.

- 'Voir.

Flowers? Boutonnires?

Mme Yvonne. So nice to see you.

- Flower, Monsieur?

- Give me that one.

- Well, well, M. Verdoux!

- How do you do, sir?

It's been ages. What do you know?

- I don't even suspect anything.

- Merci.

- You are finished?

- Sit down.

Merci. M. Lavine, M. Verdoux -

an old friend of mine.

- How do you do?

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