:54:03
I once knew everybody at no. 2.
:54:10
Who's your landlord?
:54:15
Happolati.
:54:17
Happolati?
A sailor, isn't he?
:54:21
No, you must be thinking of the
brother. This is J. A. Happolati.
:54:28
Very clever fellow, isn't he?
:54:31
Yes, fantastic. Ever heard of
the electric hymnbook he invented?
:54:40
The letters are electric and shine
so that you can sing in the dark.
:54:45
Yes, big concern, worth millions.
Big jute mills, printing-shops...
:54:52
- I think he employs 700 people.
- 700?
:55:00
You should see his daughter, Ylajali.
:55:04
A fairy, a princess!
:55:07
She lies on a couch of yellow roses.
Three hundred slaves!
:55:12
I swear I've never seen a more
beautiful person in my life!
:55:17
She's lovely, wickedly lovely!
:55:20
When she looks at me,
it's like a stream of wine -
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- that penetrates straight
into the phosphorus of my soul.
:55:28
Every glance is like a kiss. Why
the devil shouldn't she be beautiful?
:55:32
Do you think she's somebody
in the Fire Brigade?
:55:35
Or a female debt collector?
:55:37
No, she's one of the glories
of the heavens. A saga!
:55:41
He owns a lot of property, eh?
:55:44
I don't know anything about that.
:55:49
Kindly remember that his name is
Johan Ahrend Happolati -
:55:54
- judging by the initials.
:55:56
Johan Ahrend Happolati?
:55:59
You should see his wife! Fattest
woman in the world, so help me God.