1. Due to circumstances beyond his control,
Jean Renoir was unable to finish this film.
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2. As he is currently in America,
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3. we chose to present it without modification,
to respect his work and style.
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4. Two title cards were added
to aid comprehension.
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5. One summer Sunday in 1860, Mr. Dufour,
owner of a Parisian hardware store,
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6. borrowed a milk cart
and set off to commune with nature,
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7. accompanied by his wife,
mother-in-law and daughter,
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8. as well as his shop boy Anatole,
his future son-in-law and successor.
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9. - They're biting!
- Lots of fish?
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10. Some say there aren't many,
but not if you know how to catch them.
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11. - Mr. Dufour!
- This looks like the perfect spot.
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12. There's even a restaurant.
Let's have lunch.
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13. - Do you agree, Mrs. Dufour?
- Absolutely.
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14. The road passes under the bridge.
We'll have to go around.
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15. Giddyap!
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16. - It's so shady and cool.
- They have swings. How fun!
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17. We'll catch loads of fish!
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18. We're in for a real feast,
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19. you can bet on it.
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20. "Restaurant Poulain.
Fish specialties.
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21. Reception rooms, swings.
2 francs 50."
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22. Affordable too.
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23. Thanks.
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24. Now you stop that, Mr. Dufour!
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25. - Hello!
- Have any fishing rods?
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26. No, we don't.
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27. - Don't people fish?
- They bring their own gear.
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28. They don't rent fishing poles!
Let's go somewhere else.
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29. I'm staying right here.
It's too hot on the road.
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30. Quite right, my dear.
We'll eat here.
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31. - Send out the chef.
- Right away, sir.
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32. Are you happy we've arrived,
Grandma?
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33. We'll get some fresh air
and have a nice lunch!
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34. No, no! I'm hungry.
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35. I'll park the cart in the shade.
She can get off there.
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36. Let's go, horses.
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37. - They're from a dairy.
- What do I care?
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38. - Yes, they're in a milk cart.
- What kind?
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39. - A family.
- Just my rotten luck!
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40. - Might as well go home.
- Then why don't you?
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41. - If at least there were women -
- There are three women.
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42. - Three?
- Here's the boss.
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43. - They want lunch, Mr. Poulain.
- Let's get to work.
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44. Cold water for your absinthe, Mr. Henri.
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45. Thanks, Mr. Poulain.
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46. Shall I fry up the fish
you caught this morning?
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47. No way, I'm sick of fish!
How about you?
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48. Since the factory opened,
the fish taste like motor oil.
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49. - Feed them to the cats?
- Feed them to the Parisians. They'll love it.
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50. Good idea!
Thanks, Mr. Henri.
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51. - The customers are waiting.
- Fine. Here I go.
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52. They'll want a picnic.
Parisians always do.
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53. If this keeps up, we'll have to go
even further to get some peace.
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54. Pity, we have a fine time here.
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55. Nice people, close to Paris,
we do as we please.
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56. Poulain wouldn't even mind
if we swam in our underwear.
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57. - What about the local gendarme?
- A pal. We had drinks two nights ago.
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58. - Don't trust him.
- Parisians are like germs.
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59. Let one in, and a week later
the place is crawling with them.
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60. What shall we do today?
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61. Escape. Row up the river.
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62. By the time we get back,
they'll be gone.
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63. It's too hot to row.
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64. Stop, you fool!
You never could mix absinthe!
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65. Let's check out the dairymaids.
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66. What a lovely spot!
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67. - Could we have fried fish?
- Nothing could be easier.
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68. How lucky we are!
Fried fish.
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69. - You a re on the banks of a river.
- I'd rather catch my own.
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70. We'll have fish, rabbit fricassee,
salad and dessert.
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71. Give me a big push.
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72. Bring us two liters of white wine
and some red from Bordeaux.
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73. Can we have lunch on the grass?
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74. We didn't come to the country
to eat inside!
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75. Hold tight!
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76. Stop, I'm begging you!
That's too high.
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77. Are we eating here, son-in-law?
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78. - It's ordered already.
- We're leaving already?
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79. We'll write it down for you.
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80. - Can we go down to the river?
- Right away.
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81. I'll unbutton my waistcoat.
Let's go, buddy.
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82. Headcheese and white wine -
how's that sound?
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83. Don't disturb us.
We're very busy.
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84. He's in an important meeting.
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85. I hope you chilled the wine.
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86. - Look at the mist on the bottle.
- Good girl!
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87. Wonderful invention, the swing.
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88. It promises a lot,
but you can't see a thing.
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89. Only because she's standing.
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90. If she'd sit, the view
would be much more interesting.
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91. I think I'll go talk to them.
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92. I'm sure they'd love to meet us.
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93. Dumb move. You'll scare them,
they'll hide behind their men,
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94. and you'll end up
playing hopscotch with the milkman.
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95. - Is that so?
- I have your best interests at heart.
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96. Personally, such affairs don't appeal to me.
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97. Yes, we know.
You're looking for eternal love.
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98. - What do you mean?
- You stayed with Hortense for 15 months.
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99. She was very beautiful.
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100. But dumb!
I'd have dumped her after a week.
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101. She didn't need to be intelligent.
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102. And you'd still be with Lea
if she hadn't married poor Gustave.
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103. I can't help it.
At heart, I'm a family man.
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104. Whores bore me,
society girls are even worse,
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105. and the others are too dangerous.
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106. You're afraid of the pox.
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107. No, of responsibilities.
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108. Imagine that girl on the swing
was interested in you,
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109. what would you do?
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110. I'd invite her for a boat ride.
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111. We'd land on the island,
or by the dam,
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112. and once safely alone,
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113. time for some hanky-panky!
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114. What if she gets pregnant?
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115. If babies were born
every time you fool around...
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116. the world would be overpopulated.
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117. What if she fell in love with you?
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118. - It'd prove she has excellent taste.
- Stop kidding around.
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119. I can't picture you in a dairy.
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120. You'd never see her again,
and it might ruin her life.
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121. What a shame.
It's not worth it, buddy.
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122. Get off the swing.
We'll find your father.
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123. She seems like such a nice girl.
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124. I think she's fantastic.
Properly dressed, she'd be incredible.
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125. I've made you an omelet with tarragon.
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126. Not eating your headcheese?
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127. No, chubby.
Give me some omelet.
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128. Seen the Parisians?
The wife's really something!
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129. - You mean the daughter.
- No, she's too skinny for me.
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130. You're interested in the mother?
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131. You bet!
That's what I call a woman.
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132. Lots to keep you busy!
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133. A classy dresser and fine manners too.
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134. - You're making my mouth water.
- I'm too busy.
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135. But in your shoes,
I know what I'd do.
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136. He's worse than a kid.
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137. The mother is starting to interest me.
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138. Everything is working out perfectly.
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139. I'm not afraid of responsibilities,
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140. so I'll take the girl, with all the risks:
kids, ruined lives.
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141. You take the mother.
Your scruples don't apply.
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142. We'll have a fine afternoon!
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143. Shall we approach them separately
or together?
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144. Women are like minnows.
They move in groups.
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145. Easy on the salt.
You'll be thirsty later.
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146. Kitty!
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147. Could we have our lunch here?
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148. Under the tree will be perfect.
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149. I hope there are no ants.
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150. No ants, but lots of cherries.
Could we eat some?
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151. We ought to ask permission.
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152. Are you nuts?
You'll scare away all the fish.
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153. Where are your brains?
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154. - See that stump?
- What stump?
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155. The one I'm pointing at.
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156. - Underneath it, in the shade.
- Yes?
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157. A perfect hideout for predatory fish.
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158. I'll bet there's a fat pike under there,
waiting to pounce on its prey.
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159. - A pike?
- They eat their own weight in fish every day.
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160. That's why they're called
"freshwater sharks,"
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161. and because they're difficult to catch.
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162. With one bite,
they snap the thickest line.
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163. - Could they bite off a finger?
- Not off, but down to the bone.
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164. Their mouths are studded with teeth.
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165. - Rivers are filled with strange things.
- That's for sure.
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166. Nature has not yet revealed
all her secrets.
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167. - Look!
- A pike?
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168. - No, a chub.
- A shrub?
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169. Not a shrub, you fool!
A chub!
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170. - You catch them with cherries.
- It's tiny.
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171. It's not that small.
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172. If only we had fishing rods.
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173. Look at this lovely golden caterpillar.
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174. Don't touch it. You'll get a rash.
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175. It's not dirty.
All it eats is grass.
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176. How amazing the country is,
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177. dozens of tiny things under each blade
of grass, living and moving.
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178. - That's nature.
- We risk crushing them with each step.
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179. Think like that, you'll never do anything.
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180. I wonder if those little creatures
feel joy and sorrow like us.
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181. Of course not.
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182. They're not people.
Besides, they're too small.
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183. Still, they are born and die like us.
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184. - I wonder how caterpillars have babies.
- They don't.
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185. That one, so fat and golden,
will surely become a lovely butterfly.
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186. What strange, funny things.
Just like us!
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187. When you were young -
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188. I mean,
when you were my age,
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189. did you often visit the country?
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190. No, not very often. Like you.
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191. Did it make you feel all funny,
like I feel today?
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192. Funny?
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193. Yes.
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194. Did you feel
an immense tenderness for it all -
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195. for the grass, the water, the trees?
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196. A vague sort of yearning.
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197. It starts here, then it rises.
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198. It almost makes me want to cry.
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199. Tell me, Mother,
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200. did you feel like that
when you were young?
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201. Dear child, I still feel like that
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202. but I'm more reasonable now.
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203. Come and see!
There are some fantastic boats.
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204. - Such funny boats!
- Boats! Come on, Mother!
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205. - Henriette, your hat!
- Leave it. We'll picnic there.
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206. Oh, my skirt!
There's so much dirt in the country!
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207. They're skiffs, Anatole.
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208. I know all about them.
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209. Since you agree to go "fishing,"
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210. let's discuss our methods.
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211. Casting would be the most sporting.
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212. With live bait, dead bait,
or a lure?
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213. Ladies require a lure, obviously.
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214. - Shall we fish from the shore or a boat?
- A boat is more elegant.
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215. Come on, buddy.
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216. For the mother, it's best
to swoop down like an eagle.
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217. First, we need a lure.
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218. You're not very alluring.
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219. - Here's the bait.
- Let me see that.
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220. I can imagine her
pinning on these flowers this morning.
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221. Give it to me.
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222. - Why?
- You'll see.
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223. If you say so.
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224. She loves me, she loves me not,
she loves me, she loves me not.
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225. Must we do this?
It's so nice to lie in the grass and smoke.
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226. For 15 minutes,
then it gets boring.
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227. The wind's veered to the west.
The clouds are chasing each other.
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228. - Drat all these flies!
- It means we're in for a storm.
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229. Good. It'll calm us down.
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230. Is that a skiff? It's so pointy.
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231. - It's built for speed.
- Could we go for a ride?
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232. I'm too scared.
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233. No need to be scared.
Their speed makes them very stable.
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234. - I wouldn't get in if you paid me.
- I'm not afraid.
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235. - You must learn to swim first.
- Can you swim, Mr. Dufour?
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236. Of course!
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237. I used to, but I've forgotten.
I'm too busy now.
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238. - What's this for?
- It's called an oarlock.
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239. Some people call them "dames."
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240. Rowers never set out
without their dames!
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241. It's simple.
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242. With a boat like that,
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243. I bet I could hit 15 miles an hour
without breaking a sweat.
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244. I'd love to go for a ride.
Couldn't we rent one?
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245. No, dear. Such fine skiffs
must belong to the customers.
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246. Besides, it's getting cloudy.
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247. I shouldn't be surprised
if we had a squall.
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248. - A squall?
- Don't you know anything?
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249. A squall is a nautical term
for a storm, you ignoramus.
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250. Lunch is ready.
Shall I serve it?
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251. If it's going to rain, let's eat inside.
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252. I want to picnic under the cherry tree.
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253. - Well, Mr. Dufour?
- Your daughter is right.
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254. We came to get some fresh air.
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255. As I was telling Anatole,
we don't have enough oxygen in Paris.
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256. That's the truth.
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257. - Outside or inside?
- Outside, under the cherry tree.
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258. - As you wish.
- May we eat the cherries?
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259. Of course.
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260. Anatole!
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261. Tell Grandmother that lunch is ready.
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262. Bring our parasols in case it rains.
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263. - They stole our spot.
- They probably own those boats.
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264. They're free to sit where they choose.
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265. - We'll find another spot.
- Yes, but where?
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266. - By the jetty.
- Too many nettles.
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267. - Anywhere. On the grass.
- By the bridge?
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268. - Yes, sir! By the bridge.
- I preferred the cherry tree.
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269. Go get your hat.
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270. - Did you lose your hat, miss?
- Thank you.
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271. Thank you, sir.
You're too kind.
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272. - Did you wish to picnic?
- Yes.
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273. I bet you wanted that spot for the cherries.
I'm warning you, they're not very good.
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274. It's all yours.
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275. - We're not disturbing you?
- On the contrary.
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276. - You're too kind.
- Don't mention it.
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277. On behalf of the ladies,
I accept with gratitude. Thank you.
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278. Thank you so much!
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279. Thank you.
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280. What a fine spot!
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281. Well, Henriette,
you got your cherry tree.
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282. Such polite young men.
Obviously from good families.
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283. They're certainly not tradesmen.
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284. Have a seat, Grandma.
Right here.
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285. They've taken the bait,
but it's too early to reel them in.
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286. - They'll swallow it hook, line and sinker.
- What?
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287. Hook, line and sinker, idiot!
Don't you know anything?
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288. Technical terms bore me.
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289. Wait till they're hooked.
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290. For a shopkeeper's daughter,
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291. that girl has style.
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292. I was surprised
by how confidently she talked to you.
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293. - Are those the Prevert brothers?
- No, they're boaters.
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294. Yes, I knew the Preverts
when they were babies.
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295. I thought the oldest entered a seminary.
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296. Sure! We'll write it down for you.
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297. - Some white wine?
- Yes, I'm thirsty.
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298. This is good stuff.
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299. Thanks, my dear.
How lovely.
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300. The Parisians are going to get soaked.
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301. Mr. Dufour!
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302. - Can I get you anything else?
- No, thanks.
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303. Mr. Dufour...
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304. how about a little stroll
in the woods?
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305. I'm uncomfortable here.
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306. Cyprien!
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307. Remember last year
at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine,
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308. when we got lost in the forest?
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309. I'm sure there are ants here.
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310. No, Mother, you're imagining things.
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311. There's one in my bodice.
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312. Loosen the laces.
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313. He's driving me nuts!
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314. Anatole! Quit hiccuping!
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315. Make him stop.
My nerves can't stand it!
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316. Calm down.
We'll give him some water.
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317. Water?
All we have is wine.
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318. If you were a man,
you'd find some water!
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319. Anatole, don't be ridiculous.
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320. That came from the stomach.
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321. To the kitchen. I'll handle this.
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322. Where are you going?
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323. To drown yourself in the river?
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324. That's all we need!
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325. - Scratch my back.
- Like this?
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326. Not there, more to the right.
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327. That's the spot.
What a relief!
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328. Kitty!
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329. - It's time to reel them in.
- If you like.
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330. - Lace me up.
- I can't. They're looking.
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331. - What lovely weather.
- A bit muggy, isn't it?
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332. True.
Such heat isn't normal.
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333. - We're in for a storm.
- May we join you?
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334. Certainly.
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335. - Mind if I smoke?
- I'm used to it.
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336. My husband smokes like a chimney.
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337. - You did well in coming here.
- Yes, the fish was delicious.
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338. I meant it was well for us.
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339. Poulain's restaurant
lacks good company,
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340. as we noticed over our drinks.
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341. Imagine our delight to hear
some pretty Parisians had arrived.
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342. Such flattery!
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343. Not at all, madam.
I'm being quite sincere.
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344. - Men are all the same!
- And you, miss, on the swing,
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345. such grace and charm.
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346. Absolutely delightful.
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347. Wild horses couldn't have
dragged me away.
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348. - Do those pretty boats belong to you?
- Yes, miss. To both of us.
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349. How about a boat ride?
Just the four of us, on the river.
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350. - How about it?
- Oh, yes!
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351. We could row you over to the dam.
It's a beautiful spot.
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352. Oh, yes!
Please say we can, Mother.
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353. I don't know if it's proper.
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354. We might get caught in the rain,
and we need Mr. Dufour's permission.
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355. - The sun's out again.
- Yes, it is.
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356. - Shall I ask Father?
- Yes.
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357. Take the gentlemen with you to explain.
It's more proper.
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358. - Yes, Mother.
- Henriette!
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359. Just a moment, please.
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360. Lace me up.
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361. What fine young men.
And such manners.
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362. - You seem to be poaching in my waters.
- What if I am?
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363. Fine. Go with her to find Daddy.
I'll get the fishing rods.
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364. - You're smarter than you look.
- I'm smarter than you think.
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365. We'll see.
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366. - Do you often visit the country?
- Once a year. And you?
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367. - Every evening.
- You're lucky.
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368. - Come more often if you enjoy it.
- It's impossible.
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369. - Why?
- We have no time for trips.
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370. - My parents have a business to run.
- Not so scared of responsibility now?
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371. - I'm getting used to it.
- Responsibilities? You have a business?
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372. Yes, my friend and I are partners.
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373. We don't always agree
and sometimes trip each other up,
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374. but it all works out.
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375. That's how it is with partners.
Father prefers to work alone.
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376. It made my hiccups stop.
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377. What did I tell you?
Water never fails.
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378. May Mother and I go boating
with these two gentlemen?
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379. - On the river?
- Yes. In skiffs.
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380. - Skiffs?
- If you like fishing, try these.
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381. Fishing rods!
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382. - You'll lend them to us?
- Certainly.
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383. Here's some worms
and some rotten cheese.
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384. Chub adore it.
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385. What do pike prefer:
cherries or rotten cheese?
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386. You're hopeless, Anatole.
Chub eat everything.
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387. This is our lucky day,
isn't it, Mr. Dufour?
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388. I told you we'd return to Paris
with fish to fry.
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389. I don't know how to thank you.
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390. Such kindness and generosity
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391. are the mark of true gentlemen.
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392. - Well, Father?
- What?
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393. Can we go out on the skiffs?
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394. With these gentlemen?
Certainly.
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395. Coming, Anatole?
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397. Where is the best fishing?
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398. Follow the riverbank
to the stunted willow.
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399. Poulain throws his scraps there.
It's like a chub party.
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400. We'll join their party.
Thanks again.
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401. - It's only natural.
- So kind of you.
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402. - Coming, Anatole?
- And that's that.
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403. - I'm caught on the hook!
- Look at that idiot.
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404. You'll put my eye out
with that fishing rod!
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405. - Let's enjoy your freedom.
- Hurry, it's getting late.
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406. Mother, Father agreed!
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407. You'll make me fall!
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408. You must be more careful with ladies.
They're delicate.
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409. That's why we love them.
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410. Excuse me.
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411. - How shall we arrange it?
- It's arranged itself.
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412. - I'm a good sport. I'll take the mother.
- Thanks.
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413. You first, madam.
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414. I'm so frightened.
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415. It's not dangerous, is it?
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416. I put myself in your hands,
trusting as a child.
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417. Have no fear.
I'll protect you like my own daughter.
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418. - It's a pity the boat is so narrow.
- Why?
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419. You could've sat next to me
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420. - and we'd row together like lovebirds.
- Oh, stop it!
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421. I wouldn't dare.
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422. In just your undershirt,
you look almost naked.
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423. - Where is your family's business?
- Rue des Martyrs.
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424. - Nice area. Not too crowded.
- I prefer here.
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425. If your parents are too busy,
come on your own.
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426. Your mother can put you on the train
and I'll pick you up here.
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427. - Father would never allow it.
- That's a shame.
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428. Mr. Dufour!
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429. We're rowing to the dam!
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430. Wherever you like...
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431. just keep quiet!
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432. - Anatole, give me your fishing rod.
- No.
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433. - Give me your fishing rod.
- Please, Mr. Dufour.
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434. - You're hopeless, Anatole!
- Please, Mr. Dufour.
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435. I was dying to ride in your boats.
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436. - Not disappointed?
- On the contrary.
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437. Maybe it's the way you row,
but we glide along so beautifully.
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438. It's so quiet here
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439. that it seems wrong
to make any noise,
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440. to break the silence.
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441. Silence?
With the birds chattering away?
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442. Their song is part of the silence.
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443. - Do you like the river?
- Oh, yes.
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444. So do I.
I come here often.
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445. Wouldn't you like to go ashore?
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446. Just to stretch our legs.
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447. Mr. Henri...
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448. I'd rather not.
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449. - Why not?
- It's getting late. Mother will be worried.
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450. She's scared of the water.
She'll surely be on her way back.
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451. You really want to go back?
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452. Yes.
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453. Very well.
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454. As you wish.
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455. It's best if we went back.
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456. Henriette!
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457. I'm not afraid at all now.
Mr. Rodolphe is very skilled.
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458. We'll row all the way to the end!
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459. Listen to that bird.
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460. It's a nightingale. He sings all day
when the female is nesting.
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461. - A nightingale?
- Be very quiet. We'll go sit by him.
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462. Duck your head.
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463. It's beautiful.
I've never seen anything so beautiful.
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464. All enclosed, like a house.
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465. I come here often.
I call it my private office.
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466. He's in that tree.
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467. And what is your name, madam?
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468. How bold of you! Why do you ask?
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469. So I may court you.
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470. Well... try to guess.
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471. I give up.
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472. - Juliette.
- Then I'm Romeo.
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473. - No. Your name is Rodolphe.
- I'd rather be Romeo right now.
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474. He's so funny!
Wherever do you get such ideas?
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475. Henriette!
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476. Henriette!
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477. Henriette!
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478. Years passed,
with Sundays as bleak as Mondays.
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479. Anatole married Henriette,
and one particular Sunday...
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480. I often come here.
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481. My happiest memories are here.
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482. I think of it every night.
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483. Henriette!
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484. Time for us to go, dear.
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485. Yes, it is.
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486. Well?
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