French–English parallel text
Le secret de Sophie
Sophie’s Secret
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Vendredi
Friday
Vendredi. Le jour de la vente.
Friday. The day of the sale.
À neuf heures, Sophie est prête. Un blazer blanc, un rouge à lèvres rouge, et le dossier bleu sous le bras. Elle se regarde dans le vieux miroir de Nonna Rosa, dans le hall.
At nine o’clock, Sophie is ready. White blazer, red lipstick, the blue folder under her arm. She looks at herself in Nonna’s old mirror in the hall.
Sophie : Le notaire attend à onze heures. Marco vient aussi. Ne sois pas en retard, mon chéri.
Sophie: The notary is waiting at eleven. Marco is coming too. Don’t be late, darling.
« Cinq lettres, Sophie. Il y a encore cinq lettres. Nonna a écrit : “Ne vends pas avant la dernière.” »
“Five letters, Sophie. There are still five letters. Nonna wrote: don’t sell before the last one.”
Sophie : Tom. Ce sont les lettres d’une vieille femme. Ici, c’est deux millions et demi d’euros.
Sophie: Tom. They are letters from an old woman. This is two and a half million euros.
Elle referme son rouge à lèvres avec un petit bruit sec.
She closes her lipstick with a little click.
Je prépare deux cafés et je cherche Elena. Elle est assise par terre dans le petit bureau de Nonna Rosa, entre des cartons.
I make two coffees and look for Elena. She is in Nonna’s little office, on the floor, between cardboard boxes.
Elena : Je range le bureau. Pour les gens de Marco. Les derniers clients partent dimanche.
Elena: I’m packing the office. For Marco’s people. The last guests leave on Sunday.
« Elena, je n’ai pas encore signé. »
“Elena, I haven’t signed yet.”
Elena : Mais tu vas signer. À onze heures.
Elena: But you will. At eleven.
Elle prend le café. Elle ne me regarde pas. Sur le carton du dessus, il y a une vieille photo du lac de Garde, posée à l’envers.
She takes the coffee. She doesn’t look at me. On the top box lies an old photo of the lake, face down.
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