Captain Slipper (Capitaine Pantoufle)

CAPTAIN SLIPPER

Are you leaving already? What time is it?

Quarter to nine. I'm not too early.

It is 8.15 You still have all the time..

- Oh yes? - You only have to go to the Rue des Javanais?

Me? Oh, no, no.

But I must make my coffee. The maid is downstairs.

That's true we have a maid. I will call her.

Well, and?

I pressed the button... But nobody answers.

Ah, do you perhaps want to bet that it doesn't work?

It works perfectly.

Yesterday the maid came, and this morning the bell is broken!

That is also normal! Those old installations too...

- Not... - And you? You say nothing?

Don't worry, I'll get coffee downstairs.

Goodbye, darling!

- Emmanuel! - Yes?

Don't take coffee in the kitchen, now that we have a maid,

you must manage in the dining room.

Certainly, Claire.

Coffee, please!

Here you are, sir.

Very good!

- Has sir taken his coffee? - Yes, with beans.

- Day captain! - Ha, sailor!

- We have a small breeze this morning. - And a lot of fog!

- Poor visibility. - I'll solve that for you.

Cruise to sunny islands.

You prefer to sail with warships?

I was often in the Rue Royale, in Paris.

- Rue Royale? - At the Ministry of the Navy.

You see. You go on, you will certainly become captain!

- You should go back into service. - I sometimes think about it...

If you sail again, will you take me with you?

- Agreed. - Oh, there is Bosco!

I must go up again, clean windows.

- Until tomorrow! - Undoubtedly!

- Well, what do you think of it? - Oh, it's okay.

You mean that he drives fast! Beautiful, fast, intelligent...

He just cannot speak. Shall we finish it now?

- Well... Sir! - I will fetch the papers.

- Has he touched nothing? - No, what do you wish to see?

No, do not worry about him! He just stares for hours at a car...

without having a cent to buy it.

Isn't Bonnavent here?

No, the deputy chief is not yet in.

What time is it?

9.25. He is late.

Is he perhaps ill?

Certainly not, director.

- How do you know that? - On the way here, I met him.

Aha, when he comes in send him to me,

Good director. Director...

Well, Bonnavent?

I have brought the corrections to be made...

I preferred to finish them this morning, before coming here.

I was busy with it until 9.15..

At 8.45 you were in front of garage Du Centre.

- Leave us for a moment, Lesurpied. - Good.

Lesurpied, I have noted several errors in your calculations.

Be so kind as to redo this work for me within 1 hour.

- Be so kind! - Good deputy chief.

Dear friend..

Your father-in-law is kind, your family is charming,

but I do not want to face difficulties with you.

If this work bores you, look for something else.

On the contrary! I even work on it at home.

You drum in the evening what you did not do during the day.

Dachote is ill, and you come in here at 9.30!

- Is Dachote not well? - No!

Sort this out for me and then we will talk further.

Good, director.

Mr Bonnavent, someone wants to speak to you.

Hello Henri. What are you doing here?

- I must speak to you about a matter... - Come over there.

Look! That will give you posture.

I go at 2 to Paris. Appointment with a fellow.

If I agree with him, the future is secured.

Lend me some money to be able to make my move.

The profit we share together. Is that good?

I advise you 10 bonds of 10,000 each,

we can arrange that immediately for you.

- You are crazy! - The account statements.

Thank you very much.

It concerns bond issuance with municipal credit, very interesting.

Perhaps something for sir.

I will put him under...

- Do you need much? - No, 500 bucks.

- You must give it back to me. - Tonight!

- Are you coming home? - No..

- Why? - I prefer to see you alone.

Shall we meet at Goéland? The first waits for the other?

Yes, always at your service. Until tonight then.

- Charnudet! - Yes?

Would you be so kind as to go downstairs to the safe?

- Good director. - And take care of 2 collections...

at Fragonard and Bigassot...

Take the bills of exchange from Dachota’s office.

- Will the work take long? - It is almost finished.

Put it on my desk, I will get to work on it when I return.

- Yes, director. - Here are the bills of exchange.

1 of 140,000 at Fragonard for today,

1 of 700,000 at Bigassot for tomorrow.

I count on you They are slow to understand.

- See you later. - See you later, director.

Well, are you working overtime?

I must finish this before I go to lunch.

- Charnudet! - Yes?

- Help me for a moment. - Of course.

- Oh... - There we go.

- Enjoy your meal! - Thank you very much.

No.

No.

- There. Can you remember that? - Yes, madam.

We shall see. Once more!

I’ll go. Try it, don’t go away!

- Papa, what a surprise! - Good morning.

- Isn’t mother here? - Today is her day of reflection.

- Will you offer me lunch? - With pleasure, how is it you are here suddenly?

I must speak with your husband.

What has happened? Zite, would you leave us alone for a moment?

I have received a message from the bank director.

- Nothing serious, I hope? - He wants to dismiss Emmanuel.

- Impossible! - You know Rachoux.

He dramatizes everything. Luckily I am still here.

I will give your husband a good talking-to.

He only arrived at the office at 9:30.

He left at 8:30.

You must never allow a man to hang around!

He should be here now. What time is it?

12:30.

- A sandwich for the gentleman. - Thank you miss.

- May I call here? - Right behind you.

Hello? Hello?

Would you connect me to number 218 please.

Thank you very much.

Hello? Mrs. Bonnavent?

This is Mr. Lesurpied.

Yes, I am Mr. Lesurpied.

I must excuse him on behalf of your husband. He must finish an urgent matter.

He cannot come to lunch.

Certainly, I am very sorry.. Goodbye, madam.

Emmanuel is not coming home.

He apparently has too much work.

That could be, after all.

His director says he has accumulated a huge backlog.

I will go to the bank to set everything right.

- Shall we go eat? - Yes.

- Sit in Emmanuel’s chair. - Yes.

- What are we having to eat? - What do you mean?

I have seen another place setting like that. Fortunately we can adapt it.

This is the first time Emmanuel does not come home to eat, is that not suspicious?

Your husband should have thought it was high time...

to commit himself to being able to get back to work.

We cannot rely on him,

but nowadays he also begins to treat customers roughly.

A nice gift there that little bird!

I have brought you important matters.

That is true,

But what your son-in-law costs me goes too far to compensate.

But he kept working instead of going to lunch.

"Kept working..."

Charnudet!

- Sir? - What time did you leave?

At 12:10.

- Was Mr. Bonnavent still there? - He had already left 5 minutes earlier.

- Where is he now then? - He has not come back.

- Very good, thank you! - I will stop by Fragonard.

Very good. Go ahead.

Well, what do you say now?

- What is he doing now? - I ask you.

Here is his work from this morning.

He should have taken one hour, he took the whole morning.

If you like this, leaf through it with me!

Look, look, here then...

Look now, what he spends his time on!

- It is strange... - It is even surprising.

But the effect is very beautiful.

In our barbaric time...

everyone must be able to dream a little...

and bring some romance into daily life.

But do you think that...

You resemble the Duke of Guise!

"The Duke of Guise"? Yes, but disguised...

Oh, do not think that!

I cannot yet decide.

Do not let yourself be influenced by the price!

We give you a discount..

No, I still have to pay a great deal.

I had the impression it could be useful to me on many occasions...

Now I would not dare go out with it.

You see it wrongly. Would you like to try again?

- I will lend you another hat. - No, that is not necessary.

I will come back tomorrow. I will think about it.

I will set it aside for you!

- Zite, answer for a moment please. - What madam?

The telephone. Have you ever telephoned?

No, madam.

Then you can learn it now. Go quickly!