Eliza meets captain Haddock
en français
WELCOME, FRIEND! THEY CALL ME
ELIZA. WHAT CAN I CALL YOU?
Captain Haddock
PLEASE JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX. OKAY, NOW WHAT CAN I DO
FOR YOU, CAPTAIN HADDOCK?
Professor Calculus is causing me trouble.
PROFESSOR CALCULUS IS CAUSING YOU TROUBLE?
Yes: he puts some strange drugs in my drinks.
YES: HE PUTS SOME STRANGE DRUGS IN YOUR DRINKS?
He wants to "cure" me, he says.
WHAT DOES THAT SUGGEST TO YOU?
Could not he be cured, rather than me?
I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND YOU FULLY.
You could cure Cuthbert Calculus from his delusions.
YOU'RE NOT REALLY TALKING ABOUT ME, ARE YOU?
Who told him my drinking habits are so harmful?
DO CHILDREN BOTHER YOU?
One of them, little Abdallah ben Kalish Ezab.
PLEASE GO ON.
He puts some explosives in my cigars.
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
The subsequent deflagrations.
HUH?
It goes "Bang!".
WHY DON'T YOU ELABORATE ON THAT, CAPTAIN HADDOCK.
This child isn't real bad.
DO YOU WISH YOU WERE A BABY AGAIN?
Only if they put something in my milk.
LET'S DISCUSS SOME OF THEM.
The policemen, Thomson and Thompson, a pair of morons.
MAYBE WE SHOULD MOVE ON NOW.
Will you cure Professor Calculus?
I WANT TO CONCENTRATE ON YOUR PROBLEMS, NOT MINE.
He is the one who has a problem.
DO YOU IDENTIFY WITH HIM?
It would be difficult.
WHATEVER YOU SAY.
Should one identify with such a silly guy?
I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER.
Abdallah ben Kalish Ezab?
TRY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR TRUE FEELINGS, CAPTAIN HADDOCK.
My feelings are not so developed, as is current in comic books.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR ATTITUDE.
Attitudes are to be enjoyed, rather than understood.
OKAY, IT OFTEN HELPS TO RELAX A LITTLE BIT.
I relax twice a day with a glass and a bottle.
UH, HUH.
Is it a bad idea?
SOMETIMES, IT IS A BAD IDEA.
What should be a better way to relax?
HAVE YOU ASKED SUCH QUESTIONS BEFORE?
Such questions are always asked.
REALLY, ALWAYS?
Always.
I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO AGREE WITH YOU, CAPTAIN HADDOCK.
It is unnecessary.
OF COURSE, IT ISN'T UNNECESSARY.
Can I have a drink?
IT SEEMS APPARENT THAT YOU CAN HAVE A DRINK.
Thank you very much.
THANK YOU, CAPTAIN HADDOCK.
Where is the bottle?
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW, CAPTAIN HADDOCK?
The location of the promised drink.
I THINK YOU COULD BE A LITTLE MORE OPEN IF YOU TRIED.
Could a bottle also be opened (if someone tried)?
THAT'S ENOUGH FOR TODAY. DON'T FORGET OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT.