1. THE 400 BLOWSCopy !req
2. Doinel, bring me that.Copy !req
3. Nice. Go stand in the corner.Copy !req
4. You've got one minute left.Copy !req
5. Silence!Copy !req
6. Papers will be collected in 30 seconds.Copy !req
7. Quiet!Copy !req
8. Row leaders, get ready.Copy !req
9. I'll count to three.Copy !req
10. One.Copy !req
11. Two.Copy !req
12. Three. Collect the papers.Copy !req
13. Get the others first.Copy !req
14. - Give it to me.
- Just a second.Copy !req
15. - What's going on?
- He won't turn it in.Copy !req
16. No special treatment!Copy !req
17. Brown nose.Copy !req
18. Do I have everyone's paper?Copy !req
19. You may go.Copy !req
20. Not you, my friend!Copy !req
21. Recess is a reward, not a right.Copy !req
22. Here poor Antoine Doinel was
unfairly punished by SourpussCopy !req
23. for a pinup that fell from the sky.Copy !req
24. It will be an eye for an eye,
a tooth for a tooth.Copy !req
25. Hey, champs, maybe you need
a referee over here.Copy !req
26. No recess for three days.
That'll teach you.Copy !req
27. Look at this!Copy !req
28. What's so interesting there?Copy !req
29. Take your seats!Copy !req
30. We have a young Juvenal in our class,Copy !req
31. though he doesn't know an Alexandrine
from blank verse.Copy !req
32. Doinel, for tomorrow
you will conjugate -Copy !req
33. Take your seat and write this down.Copy !req
34. In all tenses of the indicative,
conditional and subjunctive -Copy !req
35. The rest of you,
get out your notebooks.Copy !req
36. "I deface the classroom walls...Copy !req
37. and abuse French verse."Copy !req
38. "The Hare"!Copy !req
39. Doinel, go get something
to wipe that rubbish off the wall,Copy !req
40. or I'll make you lick it off!Copy !req
41. Richer, who said
you could change seats?Copy !req
42. "In the season when the thicketsCopy !req
43. Glow with crimson flowersCopy !req
44. When the black tipCopy !req
45. Of my long earsCopy !req
46. Could already be seenCopy !req
47. AboveCopy !req
48. The still-green ryeCopy !req
49. From which I nibbledCopy !req
50. The tender stemsCopy !req
51. As I frolicked aboutCopy !req
52. One dayCopy !req
53. FatiguedCopy !req
54. I was fast asleepCopy !req
55. In my hutchCopy !req
56. When little Margot surprised me there"Copy !req
57. - I saw you, Simonot!
- I didn't do anything, sir.Copy !req
58. It's always someone else.Copy !req
59. "She loved me soCopy !req
60. My beautiful little mistressCopy !req
61. What kindness she showed meCopy !req
62. How caring and tenderCopy !req
63. How she hugged me on her little lapCopy !req
64. And kissed me"Copy !req
65. Who's the idiot who whistled?Copy !req
66. I warn you, speak up
or your neighbor will get it.Copy !req
67. - You hear me, Simonot?
- It wasn't me, sir.Copy !req
68. And cowards to boot!Copy !req
69. What a class this year!Copy !req
70. I've known idiots before,
but at least they were polite!Copy !req
71. They kept their heads down
and didn't get caught.Copy !req
72. And you - you call that clean?
You made it filthier!Copy !req
73. Go to your seat and copy this down.
Your parents will pay the price.Copy !req
74. Poor France will be in sorry shape
in ten years!Copy !req
75. - Everyone swipes money from their parents.
- Maybe, but it isn't easy.Copy !req
76. I bet even Mauricet does it.Copy !req
77. Hey, Mauricet,
we want to ask you something.Copy !req
78. - Where'd you get those fancy glasses?
- I bought them.Copy !req
79. Did you pinch the money
from your mom or your dad?Copy !req
80. Don't pretend you don't go
through their pockets.Copy !req
81. You're the louse
who squealed on me today!Copy !req
82. You're a louse, Mauricet!Copy !req
83. Your days are numbered.Copy !req
84. You'll get yours!Copy !req
85. I'll never finish my homework tonight.Copy !req
86. - Sourpuss is a real asshole.
- That's his job.Copy !req
87. Still, I'm gonna smash his face in
before I go to the army!Copy !req
88. See you.Copy !req
89. "I deface the classroom walls."Copy !req
90. - Evening, Mother.
- Evening.Copy !req
91. - Where's the flour?
- What flour?Copy !req
92. Didn't you buy what I told you to?Copy !req
93. - Where's the list I left you?
- I lost it.Copy !req
94. No wonder you get such bad grades.Copy !req
95. Go get my slippers.Copy !req
96. In the bedroom, under the bed.Copy !req
97. I need that flour.
Go get it right away.Copy !req
98. They had to use forceps.Copy !req
99. Seems it runs in the family.
Same thing happened to her mother.Copy !req
100. That means nothing.
With Fanny it was over in ten minutes.Copy !req
101. But if they hadn't done a caesarian
for the last one,Copy !req
102. I wouldn't be talking to you now.Copy !req
103. And my sister, with one every year.
Can you imagine?Copy !req
104. The doctor warned her.Copy !req
105. She had to have surgery.
There was blood everywhere.Copy !req
106. - Always running, eh, son?
- I got bawled out 'cause of this flour.Copy !req
107. - Always running, eh, son?
- I got bawled out 'cause of this flour.Copy !req
108. You mustn't make your mother mad.
You have to handle her gently.Copy !req
109. - What's that?
- A fog light.Copy !req
110. I'm gonna try it out
at the race on Sunday.Copy !req
111. - Look at your little flour boy here.
- That's not funny!Copy !req
112. I thought it was.Copy !req
113. - Where's my change?
- I need it for lunch at school.Copy !req
114. Ask your father.Copy !req
115. Let's have it!Copy !req
116. I sense a storm coming.Copy !req
117. - Dad, I need some money -
- What?Copy !req
118. I just need 1,000 francs.Copy !req
119. Which means you're hoping for 500,
meaning you really need 300,Copy !req
120. so here's a hundred.Copy !req
121. All right, 500.
But your mother should pay for that.Copy !req
122. Where are the scissors?Copy !req
123. Where are the scissorsCopy !req
124. Stop playing the clown.
And what are you laughing about?Copy !req
125. This is no time for homework.
We're about to eat.Copy !req
126. She's right. There's a time
and a place for everything.Copy !req
127. Where'd you get this pen?Copy !req
128. I traded for it.Copy !req
129. You've been doing
a lot of trading lately.Copy !req
130. What's that? Do you smell it?Copy !req
131. - It's fish.
- Smells promising.Copy !req
132. Ask your mother
if the dishtowel's on fire.Copy !req
133. Why?Copy !req
134. For a laugh.Copy !req
135. You can clear the table, son.Copy !req
136. Your cousin called.Copy !req
137. - His wife's expecting again.
- Four kids in three years?Copy !req
138. Like rabbits. It's disgusting.Copy !req
139. Speaking of kids, what'll we do
with this one for the summer?Copy !req
140. - Summer camp ain't for poodles.
- And he'd be with others his age.Copy !req
141. - We don't have to decide yet.
- The sooner, the better.Copy !req
142. Don't pull too hard.Copy !req
143. Nice, huh?
- "Lions Club."Copy !req
144. - What's going on here?
- Hey, careful.Copy !req
145. Where would you like
to drive this Sunday?Copy !req
146. The club asked me to plan the route.Copy !req
147. - I want to rest on Sunday.
- Where?Copy !req
148. - At my girlfriend's.
- What'll the guys think?Copy !req
149. Listen, I've had enough.Copy !req
150. Housework all morning and -
- And the "touch" system all afternoon.Copy !req
151. - What?
- Your typewriter or someone else's.Copy !req
152. Antoine, time for bed now.Copy !req
153. 'Night, Dad. 'Night, Mother.Copy !req
154. You're such an idiot sometimes.Copy !req
155. You've got no sense of humor.Copy !req
156. You're wasting your time on that crap.Copy !req
157. Don't forget the garbage,
and turn your light out.Copy !req
158. I make contacts at the races.
You'll see. I'll be VP one day.Copy !req
159. You'll never be VP. They like you
puttering along where you are.Copy !req
160. Our evening programming has ended.
Good night, ladies and gentlemen.Copy !req
161. Get up, quick.
We didn't hear the alarm.Copy !req
162. "I deface the classroom walls."Copy !req
163. There's no sock left
around all these holes.Copy !req
164. Those have had it.
Buy some new ones.Copy !req
165. All your others are dirty.Copy !req
166. I gave you money to buy sheets
for the boy's bed, remember?Copy !req
167. He prefers his sleeping bag.
Right, son?Copy !req
168. Sure, it keeps me warm.Copy !req
169. You're still here?Copy !req
170. See you.Copy !req
171. - No need to run.
- We're gonna be late.Copy !req
172. We'll have to sneak in
and we'll get in trouble.Copy !req
173. - Take it easy.
- Why?Copy !req
174. Sourpuss said he wouldn't
let you back in.Copy !req
175. - You think he'll do it?
- Yeah. He can't stand you.Copy !req
176. - Got any money?
- Lunch money.Copy !req
177. Then just follow me.Copy !req
178. What are you up to?Copy !req
179. Follow me.Copy !req
180. - Put your bag behind the door.
- Will they be safe there?Copy !req
181. I leave mine here all the time.Copy !req
182. My God, it's Antoine!
I'm sure he saw me.Copy !req
183. Which one is yours?Copy !req
184. The dark-haired one.
What's he doing out of school?Copy !req
185. - You're really gonna get it tonight!
- She wouldn't dare tell my father.Copy !req
186. - Wasn't that him?
- Never saw the guy before.Copy !req
187. Then you're safe.Copy !req
188. I'm going back to school tomorrow,
but I'll need a note.Copy !req
189. - What are you gonna do?
- I have an old one I never used.Copy !req
190. I'll cut off the date.
Here, you can copy it tonight.Copy !req
191. - What about the handwriting?
- Copy your mother's.Copy !req
192. That'll be hard.
She writes really funny.Copy !req
193. Don't worry. It'll be all right.Copy !req
194. I hope so. See you.Copy !req
195. "Dear Sir,Copy !req
196. Please excuseCopy !req
197. my son RenéCopy !req
198. who was sick -"Copy !req
199. My son René!Copy !req
200. Hi, Dad.Copy !req
201. - Something burning in here again?
- It's from downstairs.Copy !req
202. - Set the table for two tonight.
- Has Mother left?Copy !req
203. No, she called to say
she'd be home late.Copy !req
204. Her boss needs her
for year-end inventory.Copy !req
205. You and I will have ourselves
a real bachelors' dinner.Copy !req
206. - She said there are eggs around.
- I know where.Copy !req
207. - Did you work hard today?
- Yes.Copy !req
208. - What did you study?
- "The Hare."Copy !req
209. Ah, "The Tortoise and the Hare."Copy !req
210. No, just "The Hare."Copy !req
211. - Did you do well?
- I wasn't called on.Copy !req
212. You have to raise your hand
and get noticed,Copy !req
213. or you'll never get in the race.Copy !req
214. You have to take initiative in life.Copy !req
215. By the way, have you thought
about your mother's birthday?Copy !req
216. It's the 17th.
I trust you'll get her something.Copy !req
217. Are you listening?Copy !req
218. I know what you're thinking:Copy !req
219. She's been hard on you lately.Copy !req
220. But she's under a lot of pressure.Copy !req
221. Put yourself in her place.Copy !req
222. Keeping house and working part-time,Copy !req
223. and this place as cramped as it is.Copy !req
224. I'm working on finding us
a different place.Copy !req
225. Women are always taken
advantage of at the office,Copy !req
226. and they don't know
what to do about it.Copy !req
227. But she really loves you, you know.
Shit!Copy !req
228. - Where's my Michelin guide?
- I didn't touch it.Copy !req
229. You know I won't tolerate lying!Copy !req
230. It's the truth.Copy !req
231. I know I put it away yesterday.Copy !req
232. It wasn't me.Copy !req
233. Things vanish into thin air
around here!Copy !req
234. It wasn't me.Copy !req
235. All right. I'll ask your mother.Copy !req
236. Time for bed now.Copy !req
237. Don't forget the garbage.Copy !req
238. - My boss drove me home.
- Your boss!Copy !req
239. - I couldn't very well refuse, could I?
- I hope you get overtime for that!Copy !req
240. I will, at the end of the month.Copy !req
241. Those services are usually paid in cash!Copy !req
242. Oh, knock it off!Copy !req
243. No wonder madame needs
to rest on Sunday.Copy !req
244. - By the way, where's my Michelin guide?
- How should I know? Ask the boy.Copy !req
245. - He said he didn't touch it.
- He lies through his teeth.Copy !req
246. - Like someone else I know.
- If you raised him better -Copy !req
247. I gave him my name, damn it!
I put food on the table!Copy !req
248. I've had enough of your criticism!Copy !req
249. Fine! We'll send him to the Jesuits
or the army orphans.Copy !req
250. At least I'd have some peace and quiet!Copy !req
251. You two better eat out
till the end of the month.Copy !req
252. For that I need a clean shirt!Copy !req
253. If you can't wash the shirt,
at least wash the collar!Copy !req
254. You shouldn't have bought
that fog light.Copy !req
255. I bought it second-hand.Copy !req
256. Go ahead. Open it.Copy !req
257. What if it's the gas man?Copy !req
258. They give you advance notice.Copy !req
259. Morning, sir. I came to see
if Antoine's better today.Copy !req
260. - Better? Why?
- He missed school yesterday.Copy !req
261. You hear that?Copy !req
262. - Thanks, kid.
- Good-bye, sir.Copy !req
263. You don't seem surprised.Copy !req
264. Should I be?Copy !req
265. Nothing that boy does surprises me.Copy !req
266. - I've gotta come up with an excuse.
- The bigger, the better.Copy !req
267. When my mom broke her leg,
I told them the whole story,Copy !req
268. except that she was drunk.
I didn't need a note.Copy !req
269. Well, I can't use the same story.Copy !req
270. And we can't show up together.Copy !req
271. Right. You go first.Copy !req
272. There you are.Copy !req
273. A little extra homework
and you get sick, eh?Copy !req
274. And your parents fall for it.Copy !req
275. Can't wait to see what excuse
you wrangled out of them this time.Copy !req
276. Let me see your note.Copy !req
277. - I don't have one.
- Don't have one?Copy !req
278. You think that's how it works?
It's not that easy, my friend!Copy !req
279. - It was... my mother...
- What about her?Copy !req
280. She's dead!Copy !req
281. Oh, my gosh.Copy !req
282. Sorry, son. I didn't know.Copy !req
283. - Was she ill?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
284. You should've told me.
You should always confide in your teachers.Copy !req
285. Go on now. Get in line.Copy !req
286. - What excuse did you give him?
- Leave me alone!Copy !req
287. - "Better thorns in the woods than..."
- Than up your -Copy !req
288. If you'd wash your ears out, you'd hear
what your classmate is whispering.Copy !req
289. Than up your ass.Copy !req
290. - He's just trying to confuse me.
- All right, go on.Copy !req
291. Now I've lost my place.Copy !req
292. "Than flowers in the manger."Copy !req
293. "Than flowers in the manger.
Better to have freedom..."Copy !req
294. "And constant threat..."Copy !req
295. "Than slavery..."Copy !req
296. "In eternal April." And you're
an eternal loafer! You get an F.Copy !req
297. I knew it at home.Copy !req
298. Doinel?Copy !req
299. Never mind, son.Copy !req
300. Simonot.Copy !req
301. "The Hare,"Copy !req
302. by Jean Richepin.Copy !req
303. Sit down, boys.Copy !req
304. I suggest the punishment
should be in proportion -Copy !req
305. He's exceeded
all proportion this time.Copy !req
306. Only his parents can
be severe enough now.Copy !req
307. We'll discuss this tonight!Copy !req
308. What are you gonna do?Copy !req
309. I can't live with my parents now
after what's happened.Copy !req
310. I have to disappear.Copy !req
311. Oh, I've done worse than this.Copy !req
312. But I'm fed up.
I have to get out on my own.Copy !req
313. I'll write them a letter.Copy !req
314. - Just like that?
- Yes, it's for the best.Copy !req
315. - Where will you sleep tonight?
- I don't know. I don't really care.Copy !req
316. I've got an idea.Copy !req
317. - Meet me in an hour at Place Pigalle.
- Okay.Copy !req
318. It's my uncle's old printing plant.Copy !req
319. The machines were so heavy,
the floor caved in.Copy !req
320. Think it might cave in some more?Copy !req
321. No, it already hit bottom.
You'll be warm here.Copy !req
322. Here's your mattress,
and this'll be your pillow.Copy !req
323. Damn, it's heavy!Copy !req
324. You can just walk around
until midnight.Copy !req
325. Keep my briefcase for me.
Give it back to me tomorrow.Copy !req
326. Sure.Copy !req
327. "Dear Mother and Dad, I understand -"
Misspelled, of course.Copy !req
328. "How wrong it was to lie -"Copy !req
329. I'll bet he does.
And why kill me off instead of you?Copy !req
330. Personal preference, obviously.Copy !req
331. "We can't go on living together.Copy !req
332. Therefore I'll try my luck alone
in Paris or elsewhere.Copy !req
333. I'll prove I can become a man.Copy !req
334. One day I'll come back
and we'll discuss all that's happened.Copy !req
335. Love, Antoine."Copy !req
336. So you think it's normal
for him to hate me?Copy !req
337. - You've been so hard on him.
- He gets on my nerves.Copy !req
338. - Can you help me catch him?
- Of course, ma'am.Copy !req
339. - Is that your sister?
- Never seen her before.Copy !req
340. - Is the dog hers?
- I don't know.Copy !req
341. - May I help?
- Certainly. The more, the better.Copy !req
342. - What's his name?
- I have no idea.Copy !req
343. - Beat it, kid.
- She asked me first!Copy !req
344. You heard me!Copy !req
345. Doinel, I bet you got it last night.Copy !req
346. Not at all. Everything was fine.Copy !req
347. Go on now.Copy !req
348. Parents spoil these kids rotten.Copy !req
349. Need some help over there?Copy !req
350. The last question,Copy !req
351. even easier this time.Copy !req
352. Tip of the tongue between your teeth,
as if you had a lisp.Copy !req
353. I can't do it, sir. Not everyone
can make their tongue do that.Copy !req
354. Silence!Copy !req
355. Go sit down.Copy !req
356. Insolent!Copy !req
357. Abbou.Copy !req
358. Answer this question.Copy !req
359. Be seated.Copy !req
360. Frochot, you're in charge till I return.Copy !req
361. We don't know
what to do with him anymore.Copy !req
362. My dear lady, you deserve better.Copy !req
363. My poor darling! Are you all right?Copy !req
364. - Where did you spend the night?
- In a printing plant.Copy !req
365. I don't care if he's last in his class.
I just want him to behave.Copy !req
366. Then we're agreed.Copy !req
367. Maybe it's something in his glands.Copy !req
368. You mustn't catch cold.Copy !req
369. There! Now off to bed.Copy !req
370. I'm not tired, Mother.Copy !req
371. You'll be more comfortable in our bed.Copy !req
372. I was your age once too, you know.
You kids always forget that.Copy !req
373. I was stubborn too and didn't want
to confide in my parents.Copy !req
374. I preferred writing in my diary.Copy !req
375. No one's ever read it.
I'll show it to you one day.Copy !req
376. Once when I was your age,
we were on vacation,Copy !req
377. and I ran away
with a young farm boy.Copy !req
378. Puppy love.
They caught us right away.Copy !req
379. Mother made me promise
never to see him again.Copy !req
380. She never told my father.Copy !req
381. I cried and cried, but I obeyed her,Copy !req
382. because you should always obey
your mother.Copy !req
383. You and I can share
some little secrets.Copy !req
384. Tell me, what did you mean
in your letter when you said:Copy !req
385. "We'll discuss all that's happened"?Copy !req
386. My misbehaving, and my bad grades.Copy !req
387. So talk to me now.Copy !req
388. I just can't concentrate.Copy !req
389. I want to quit school
and earn a living.Copy !req
390. That's nonsense!
Don't you understand?Copy !req
391. If you knew how sorry I am
I stopped after high school!Copy !req
392. And your father never even finished!Copy !req
393. It's hurting his career now.Copy !req
394. I know they teach you
a lot of useless stuff in school.Copy !req
395. Algebra... science.Copy !req
396. Nobody uses that stuff in real life.Copy !req
397. But what about French?Copy !req
398. One always has letters to write.Copy !req
399. Here's another secret
you and I can share.Copy !req
400. If your next French essayCopy !req
401. is in the top five,
I'll give you 1,000 francs!Copy !req
402. But you mustn't tell your father.Copy !req
403. "The dying man pulled himself upCopy !req
404. and gave his children
a piercing look.Copy !req
405. The hair bristled
on the nape of his neck.Copy !req
406. His eyes lit up.Copy !req
407. A breath caressed his face
and made it sublime.Copy !req
408. He raised his hand in angerCopy !req
409. and shouted Archimedes'
famous last words:Copy !req
410. Eureka! I have found it.Copy !req
411. Describe a serious event you witnessed
that involved you personally.Copy !req
412. Eureka! I have found it.Copy !req
413. "My Grandfather's Death."Copy !req
414. The boss is sleeping
with the new secretary.Copy !req
415. She's well-armed, that girl,Copy !req
416. and she used it to get promoted
to executive secretary.Copy !req
417. She has all the necessary talents
for the position.Copy !req
418. Now I'll have to watch out for her.
Pillow talk and all that.Copy !req
419. I showed her how to fudge a bit
on travel expense reports.Copy !req
420. She'd only stay in three-star hotels.Copy !req
421. By the way, I still haven't found
my Michelin guide.Copy !req
422. One of you must have it.Copy !req
423. - Don't start with your Michelin guide!
- I don't like mysteries!Copy !req
424. - You left something on the stove again.
- No, I didn't.Copy !req
425. What's got into him?Copy !req
426. This is the last straw!Copy !req
427. Stop shouting and get some water!Copy !req
428. I've had it, you little idiot!Copy !req
429. What got into you,
lighting a candle in there?Copy !req
430. It was for Balzac.Copy !req
431. - What do you take me for?
- It was for my French essay.Copy !req
432. Leave him alone.
He promised me something.Copy !req
433. What? To collect
on our fire insurance?Copy !req
434. One candle won't do the job.
Here, try this!Copy !req
435. As long as you're living under this roof,
you'll do as you're told.Copy !req
436. Otherwise we've no other choice
but the military academy.Copy !req
437. Know what that is?
They'll keep you in line, all right.Copy !req
438. Know what we'll do
to lighten things up?Copy !req
439. We'll all go to the movies.Copy !req
440. Terrific.
Great way to teach him a lesson.Copy !req
441. - Did you write a good essay?
- Not bad.Copy !req
442. Julien.Copy !req
443. You have to trust us.
You'll be pleasantly surprised.Copy !req
444. - No more surprises!
- So are you taking us to the movies?Copy !req
445. - What's showing?
- Paris Belongs to Us.Copy !req
446. - If this is a plot...
- Unless you'd rather stay home.Copy !req
447. Me? I've worked hard.
I deserve to go out.Copy !req
448. But they're not fond
of arsonists at the theater.Copy !req
449. I never had strawberry
ice cream before!Copy !req
450. Must have been out of season.Copy !req
451. She sure had... you know...
she had quite a...Copy !req
452. That's all you noticed, eh?Copy !req
453. A lot of class!Copy !req
454. Having a good time back there?Copy !req
455. I really liked the movie.Copy !req
456. It wasn't funny.Copy !req
457. But it had depth.Copy !req
458. - What?
- It had depth.Copy !req
459. The movie.Copy !req
460. Here we are.Copy !req
461. General Daredevil and his army!Copy !req
462. You're gonna wake the whole building.Copy !req
463. Look what pretty legs
your mother has.Copy !req
464. Home sweet home.
A bit smoky, eh?Copy !req
465. Sweetie, get the garbage.
Be a good boy.Copy !req
466. See? I've won him over.
I hope I won't regret it.Copy !req
467. Doinel, your paper is first todayCopy !req
468. only because I decided to return them
in order beginning with the worst.Copy !req
469. Your search for perfection
led you straight to an F, my friend.Copy !req
470. To those less familiar with Balzac,
what we have here is A Sinister Affair.Copy !req
471. That Doinel chose to write about
his grandfather's death was his right.Copy !req
472. We know he doesn't hesitate
to sacrifice his relatives, if necessary.Copy !req
473. It's not true, sir. I didn't cheat.Copy !req
474. Judge for yourselves.Copy !req
475. The dying man pulled himself upCopy !req
476. and gave his children
a piercing look.Copy !req
477. The hair bristled
on the nape of his neck.Copy !req
478. His eyes lit up. A breath caressed
his face and made it sublime.Copy !req
479. He raised his hand in anger and
shouted Archimedes' famous last words:Copy !req
480. Eureka! I have found it!Copy !req
481. Well, I've found it, too, Doinel.Copy !req
482. - You're a miserable plagiarist!
- It's not true, sir.Copy !req
483. Go to the principal's office
this instant.Copy !req
484. Take this and go with him.Copy !req
485. I don't want to see you
back here this term!Copy !req
486. What are you doing?Copy !req
487. I sit next to him.
I would have seen it if he had copied.Copy !req
488. - You want to be suspended as well?
- I wouldn't mind.Copy !req
489. More insolence!Copy !req
490. - Get out!
- I don't want to. It's cold outside.Copy !req
491. - Get out of here!
- This is illegal.Copy !req
492. I'll show you who makes the law here!Copy !req
493. Illegal, huh?Copy !req
494. - Did you take him to the principal?
- No, he ran away.Copy !req
495. I socked him in the jaw and took off.Copy !req
496. What about you?Copy !req
497. Sourpuss was furious.
I'm suspended till after Christmas.Copy !req
498. Poor guy. I'm sorry.Copy !req
499. I can't go home now.
That's for sure.Copy !req
500. My father said he'd send me
to the academy.Copy !req
501. - What academy?
- Something to do with the military.Copy !req
502. You'll have a uniform.
Besides, there's a future in the army.Copy !req
503. Maybe, but not for me.
If only it were the navy!Copy !req
504. I've never seen the ocean.Copy !req
505. I've seen the English Channel,
the Atlantic,Copy !req
506. and the Mediterranean,
but not the North Sea.Copy !req
507. Come on, stay at my place.
We'll manage.Copy !req
508. Holy cow, a horse!Copy !req
509. One of my father's souvenirs.Copy !req
510. This place is huge.Copy !req
511. You can sleep here.
No one will know.Copy !req
512. What about your parents?Copy !req
513. They never come in here.Copy !req
514. My mother drinks, and my father
spends all day at the races.Copy !req
515. First off, we've got to think of a way
to make some money.Copy !req
516. Right, that's the first thing to do.Copy !req
517. Right. Meanwhile, I'll take
an advance on my inheritance.Copy !req
518. Don't make any noise.
My mother's out there somewhere.Copy !req
519. Anyone there?Copy !req
520. Good day, ma'am!Copy !req
521. Little wretch!Copy !req
522. - Have you seen your mother lately?
- Yes, when I came home from school.Copy !req
523. She makes sure
she's never home when I am.Copy !req
524. She must be up to something.Copy !req
525. Where's the fruit?Copy !req
526. Take this.Copy !req
527. Heavens, 9:30!
I'll be late to the club.Copy !req
528. Hurry up, or we'll miss the newsreel.Copy !req
529. Boy, I'm thirsty!Copy !req
530. Damn! It's empty.Copy !req
531. Your turn. Hurry up.Copy !req
532. What did you get? Twelve?Copy !req
533. My old man!Copy !req
534. Help me shake the blankets
to get rid of the smoke.Copy !req
535. That's enough.Copy !req
536. What's this?
It's a smokehouse in here!Copy !req
537. It's like a gambling joint!Copy !req
538. I'm taking the cost of three cigars
out of your allowance.Copy !req
539. What's this?
Bucephalus is not a coat rack.Copy !req
540. He's worth a million at least.
A real work of art.Copy !req
541. I'll only get rid of him
if I'm forced to.Copy !req
542. Now put the lights out
and go to sleep.Copy !req
543. Good night, Dad.Copy !req
544. Not bad.Copy !req
545. Oh, my gosh!Copy !req
546. - Let me see your Michelin guide.
- A million would really do it.Copy !req
547. It's my dad's horse.
He'd kill me for sure.Copy !req
548. Don't be a wimp.
We could head for the beach,Copy !req
549. set up a boat business,
and get everyone off our backs.Copy !req
550. - We've got to decide.
- There's one in my dad's office.Copy !req
551. Then let's get it.Copy !req
552. We can't sell it.
They're all numbered.Copy !req
553. But we can hock it.
My mom has hocked everything we own.Copy !req
554. - How much?
- Ten percent.Copy !req
555. - Okay.
- A thousand in advance.Copy !req
556. - No, when you've got the money.
- Trusting guys, aren't you?Copy !req
557. Give us back our machine!
Where do you think you're going?Copy !req
558. - I thought you were down there.
- Sure you did.Copy !req
559. Anyway, it's no go.
They want to see a receipt.Copy !req
560. Then give it back.Copy !req
561. - Fine, but I want 500 for my trouble.
- We don't have it.Copy !req
562. You must have something.
Three hundred and we're even.Copy !req
563. - We're broke.
- I don't work for nothing.Copy !req
564. - I'll keep it as a deposit.
- The hell you will! It's ours!Copy !req
565. - Give it back or I'll slug you.
- Hands off!Copy !req
566. It's no more yours than mine.Copy !req
567. There's a cop. Let's ask him.Copy !req
568. Fine, keep the damned thing,
you little shits.Copy !req
569. - I'm tired of carrying this!
- I had my turn.Copy !req
570. - My dad's gonna know it was me.
- It was your idea.Copy !req
571. - It was yours, asshole!
- Come on!Copy !req
572. - I don't care. I'm leaving it here.
- Are you nuts?Copy !req
573. I've got to take it back
to the office at least.Copy !req
574. But I'm gonna wear a hat in case
the night watchman sees me.Copy !req
575. Come on, take it back for me.Copy !req
576. No, it wasn't my idea.Copy !req
577. You're a real asshole.
At least hold it while I put on my hat.Copy !req
578. And wait for me outside.Copy !req
579. Well, if it isn't Doinel's son.
I must be seeing things!Copy !req
580. Put that down.
Boy, is your daddy gonna love this!Copy !req
581. I'll show them I know my job.Copy !req
582. I'm warning you, don't try anything.Copy !req
583. I don't like little punks like you.Copy !req
584. Mr. Doinel, forgive me
for bothering you.Copy !req
585. You better come here, sir.Copy !req
586. Let's say it's a surprise...
but not a pleasant one.Copy !req
587. Don't touch that hat!Copy !req
588. It's no party I'm taking you to
this time.Copy !req
589. The games are over. Your mother
and I will finally have some peace.Copy !req
590. Take a good look at your pal,Copy !req
591. 'cause you won't be
seeing him again for a while.Copy !req
592. Maybe this'll straighten you out.
This had to end sooner or later.Copy !req
593. If I had done this at your age,
my father would have killed me!Copy !req
594. May we see the chief?Copy !req
595. We've tried everything:
Kindness, persuasion, punishment.Copy !req
596. But we never beat him, mind you.Copy !req
597. - Sometimes the good old ways -
- Of course.Copy !req
598. But his mother and I aren't like that.Copy !req
599. - We gave him a lot of freedom.
- Too much, perhaps.Copy !req
600. And with both of us working -
You know how it is.Copy !req
601. Yes, I'm a father too.Copy !req
602. I must admit it's not always easy.Copy !req
603. If only he'd talk to us.Copy !req
604. But when we talk to him,
he's a thousand miles away.Copy !req
605. You think he's listening now?Copy !req
606. Here's how I found him
with the typewriter.Copy !req
607. Who knows what goes on
in that head of his!Copy !req
608. Take this boy's statement.Copy !req
609. Vagrancy and theft.Copy !req
610. Come with me.Copy !req
611. What have you decided?Copy !req
612. We can't take him back home now.
He'll just run away again.Copy !req
613. Perhaps you could place him somewhere,
like a camp in the country?Copy !req
614. And put him to work,
'cause he won't study anymore.Copy !req
615. We can try the Observation Center.Copy !req
616. It's well organized,
and he'll learn a skill.Copy !req
617. - It'll do him good.
- Assuming there's room, of course.Copy !req
618. And you'd have to transfer
your parental rights.Copy !req
619. Yes, to the juvenile justice system.Copy !req
620. He'll appear in juvenile court tomorrow.Copy !req
621. You or your wife must be present.Copy !req
622. Did anyone see you enter the building?Copy !req
623. "I hereby declare that,
having entered the premises..."Copy !req
624. "... a typewriter."Copy !req
625. Sign here.Copy !req
626. Charles, he's all yours.Copy !req
627. This way.Copy !req
628. You take him from here.
I'm going home.Copy !req
629. What did you do?Copy !req
630. I ran away from home.Copy !req
631. What about you?Copy !req
632. Oh, you know...Copy !req
633. Here come the girls.Copy !req
634. I saw a police station in a movie once.
It was a lot cleaner.Copy !req
635. - I saw one that was a lot dirtier.
- I've seen more cheerful ones.Copy !req
636. The coach is here.Copy !req
637. Put on your jacket.Copy !req
638. Tie, belt and shoelaces.
Empty your pockets.Copy !req
639. Sign here.Copy !req
640. Sign here.Copy !req
641. We could try taking him back
if we had to,Copy !req
642. We could try taking him back
if we had to,Copy !req
643. but he'd have to change
his ways entirely.Copy !req
644. If only you could scare some sense
into him, Your Honor.Copy !req
645. - That's not my role.
- We can't control him.Copy !req
646. Perhaps you exercise control
too inconsistently.Copy !req
647. Is it true he was left home alone
for an entire weekend?Copy !req
648. My husband belongs to a racing club.Copy !req
649. We might have left him home alone.Copy !req
650. Besides, he hates sports.Copy !req
651. He prefers to hole up in a theater
for hours, ruining his eyes.Copy !req
652. What does your husband think?
It's his son, after all.Copy !req
653. Well, no, he isn't.Copy !req
654. He married me when the boy was small.Copy !req
655. He deserves credit for that.Copy !req
656. - I shouldn't have told you that.
- On the contrary.Copy !req
657. I think we'd best put the boy
in an observation center.Copy !req
658. Could it be near the seashore,
Your Honor?Copy !req
659. It's not a vacation resort, ma'am.Copy !req
660. I'll do my best,
depending on what's available.Copy !req
661. He'll stay there a few months
while I study his case.Copy !req
662. Then we'll make a decision.Copy !req
663. Believe me, this change
can only do him good.Copy !req
664. Good-bye, Your Honor.Copy !req
665. - Why are you in here?
- Oh, you know. What about you?Copy !req
666. - I messed up.
- I stole a typewriter.Copy !req
667. A typewriter?
That wasn't too smart.Copy !req
668. No wonder you got caught.
They all have serial numbers.Copy !req
669. See that big guy over there?
He stole tires off cars.Copy !req
670. Whenever I'd cry,Copy !req
671. my father would imitate me
on his violin, just to bug me.Copy !req
672. But one day I snapped
and just knocked him out cold.Copy !req
673. Good for you. If my old man
did that to me, I'd kill him.Copy !req
674. - Look!
- Who's that guy?Copy !req
675. He escaped a week ago,
but they got him.Copy !req
676. Around here, to escape is bad enough,
but to get caught is worse.Copy !req
677. What are you doing there?
Two lines, on the double!Copy !req
678. What are you up to there?
Now march!Copy !req
679. Show me your bread.Copy !req
680. Good.Copy !req
681. I see you started already.Copy !req
682. Bring your bread and plate over here.Copy !req
683. Put them down.Copy !req
684. Right hand or left?Copy !req
685. Left, sir.Copy !req
686. No talking!Copy !req
687. This is for you.Copy !req
688. I bet they'd catch you, and I won.Copy !req
689. So what? I lived it up for five days,Copy !req
690. and I'm ready to try it again
first chance I get.Copy !req
691. What are you doing there?Copy !req
692. Kanayan, your turn
to see the psychologist.Copy !req
693. If she drops her pen, pick it up,Copy !req
694. but don't look at her legs,
or else it goes in your file.Copy !req
695. What file?Copy !req
696. You know, what everyone thinks of you:
The judge, the doctor,Copy !req
697. even your neighbors back home.Copy !req
698. I know mine by heart.Copy !req
699. It says I'm unstable,
with perverted tendencies.Copy !req
700. What if I talk nonsense
just to confuse them?Copy !req
701. Then it's the funny farm
or boot camp.Copy !req
702. Why did you return the typewriter?Copy !req
703. Well, since I couldn't sell it
or anything, I got scared.Copy !req
704. I don't know why I returned it.
Just 'cause.Copy !req
705. It seems you stole 10,000 francs
from your grandmother.Copy !req
706. She had invited me for her birthday.Copy !req
707. I thought since she's old and doesn't
eat much, she doesn't need the money.Copy !req
708. She was going to die soon.Copy !req
709. So, since I knew where she kept
her dough, I swiped some.Copy !req
710. I knew she wouldn't notice,
and she didn't.Copy !req
711. She gave me a nice book that day.Copy !req
712. But my mother,
she used to go through my pockets.Copy !req
713. I left my pants on the bed that night,Copy !req
714. and she must have found the money in
my pocket, 'cause next day it was gone.Copy !req
715. Later, she mentioned it and
I had to confess where I got it.Copy !req
716. And then she took the nice book away
my grandmother gave me.Copy !req
717. One day I asked for it back,Copy !req
718. and I found out she'd sold it.Copy !req
719. Your parents say you're always lying.Copy !req
720. Oh, I lie now and then, I suppose.Copy !req
721. Sometimes I'd tell them the truth
and they still wouldn't believe me,Copy !req
722. so I prefer to lie.Copy !req
723. Why don't you like your mother?Copy !req
724. Well, first she sent me
to live with a wet nurse.Copy !req
725. Then, when they had no more money,
they sent me to my grandmother.Copy !req
726. But she got old and
couldn't take care of me anymore,Copy !req
727. so, when I was eight,
I went back to live with my parents.Copy !req
728. I could tell Mother didn't like me.Copy !req
729. She was always yelling at me
for no reason.Copy !req
730. There were fights at home,Copy !req
731. and I overheardCopy !req
732. that my mother had me
before she was married.Copy !req
733. And she had a fight
with my grandmother once.Copy !req
734. That's when I found out that
she had wanted to have an abortion.Copy !req
735. It's thanks to my grandmother
that I was born.Copy !req
736. Have you ever slept with a girl?Copy !req
737. No, but some friends of mine have.Copy !req
738. They told me where
the hookers hang out.Copy !req
739. So I went and tried
to pick up some girls,Copy !req
740. but they all yelled at me
so I got scared and I left.Copy !req
741. I went back a couple times.Copy !req
742. Once a man saw me and asked me
what I was doing there.Copy !req
743. He was North African.
So I told him.Copy !req
744. I guess he knew a lot of women,
and he said he knew oneCopy !req
745. who liked guys my age.Copy !req
746. So he took me to her hotel,Copy !req
747. only she wasn't there that day.Copy !req
748. We waited an hour or two,
but she didn't show up, so I left.Copy !req
749. René!Copy !req
750. Don't look for your father.
I came alone.Copy !req
751. Is it that way?Copy !req
752. Your letter to your father
hurt him very much.Copy !req
753. You were naive to think
he wouldn't show it to me.Copy !req
754. In spite of appearances,
we're a devoted couple,Copy !req
755. and it wasn't smart to remind him
of some unhappy days I went through.Copy !req
756. Thanks to him, you have a name.Copy !req
757. We were ready to take you back,Copy !req
758. but the neighbors' gossip
put an end to that.Copy !req
759. You must have told
everyone in the neighborhood!Copy !req
760. I never said a word, Mother.Copy !req
761. But I'm used to it. I've been
criticized by imbeciles all my life.Copy !req
762. Anyway, that's all I had to tell you.Copy !req
763. And don't go crying to your father.Copy !req
764. He said to let you know he's washed
his hands of you completely.Copy !req
765. All you're good for now is
reform school or a labor center.Copy !req
766. You wanted to earn your living?Copy !req
767. Now we'll see how you like it.Copy !req
768. THE ENDCopy !req