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Play line 1: Le siège d’Armand est vide. Armand's seat is empty. 0:01 ⟲ Repeat line 1
Play line 2: Son manteau vert est encore là. His green coat is still there. 0:08 ⟲ Repeat line 2
Play line 3: Camille se lève très vite. Camille gets up very fast. 0:16 ⟲ Repeat line 3
Play line 4: « Monsieur Valois ? Vous êtes là ? » "Mr Valois? Are you there?" 0:23 ⟲ Repeat line 4
Play line 5: Personne ne répond. Nobody answers. 0:31 ⟲ Repeat line 5
Play line 6: Elle serre son sac en cuir. She clutches her leather bag. 0:37 ⟲ Repeat line 6
Play line 7: Dedans, il y a le manuscrit. Inside is the manuscript. 0:45 ⟲ Repeat line 7
Play line 8: Un peu plus tard, elle s’assoit. A little later, she sits down. 0:57 ⟲ Repeat line 8
Play line 9: « Je vérifie », dit-elle doucement. "I'm checking," she says softly. 1:05 ⟲ Repeat line 9
Play line 10: Elle ouvre l’enveloppe fermée. She opens the sealed envelope. 1:16 ⟲ Repeat line 10
Play line 11: Les pages sont toutes là. The pages are all there. 1:24 ⟲ Repeat line 11
Play line 12: Elle respire enfin un peu mieux. She finally breathes a little better. 1:30 ⟲ Repeat line 12
Play line 13: La pluie frappe contre la vitre. Rain hits the window. 1:38 ⟲ Repeat line 13
Play line 14: Elle lit la première page. She reads the first page. 1:47 ⟲ Repeat line 14
Play line 15: Un peu plus tard, elle tourne les pages. A little later, she turns the pages. 1:55 ⟲ Repeat line 15
Play line 16: Au milieu, une page est différente. In the middle, one page is different. 2:03 ⟲ Repeat line 16
Play line 17: C’est son écriture, exactement. It is her handwriting, exactly. 2:12 ⟲ Repeat line 17
Play line 18: « Je n’ai jamais écrit ça ! » "I never wrote this!" 2:19 ⟲ Repeat line 18
Play line 19: Ses mains tremblent un peu. Her hands shake a little. 2:25 ⟲ Repeat line 19
Play line 20: Elle touche le petit stylo argenté. She touches the small silver pen. 2:31 ⟲ Repeat line 20
Play line 21: Qui a copié son écriture ? Who copied her handwriting? 2:40 ⟲ Repeat line 21
Play line 22: Ensuite, dans le couloir, elle voit le contrôleur. Then, in the corridor, she sees the inspector. 2:49 ⟲ Repeat line 22
Play line 23: Il clique son stylo deux fois. He clicks his pen twice. 3:01 ⟲ Repeat line 23
Play line 24: « Où est monsieur Valois ? » "Where is Mr Valois?" 3:09 ⟲ Repeat line 24
Play line 25: « Je ne sais pas, madame. » "I don't know, madam." 3:16 ⟲ Repeat line 25
Play line 26: « Personne n’est descendu du train. » "Nobody got off the train." 3:22 ⟲ Repeat line 26
Play line 27: Sa voix est sèche et calme. His voice is dry and calm. 3:30 ⟲ Repeat line 27
Play line 28: Camille le regarde sans le croire. Camille looks at him, not believing him. 3:41 ⟲ Repeat line 28
Play line 29: Deux minutes après, dans le train, Camille retourne à sa place. Two minutes later, Camille goes back to her seat. 3:52 ⟲ Repeat line 29
Play line 30: Elle prend le manteau d’Armand. She takes Armand's coat. 4:07 ⟲ Repeat line 30
Play line 31: Dans la poche, il y a un billet. In the pocket there is a ticket. 4:15 ⟲ Repeat line 31
Play line 32: Ce n’est pas un billet pour Marseille. It is not a ticket for Marseille. 4:24 ⟲ Repeat line 32
Play line 33: Il va à Saint-Aubin. It goes to Saint-Aubin. 4:31 ⟲ Repeat line 33
Play line 34: « Il va descendre avant Marseille ? » "Is he going to get off before Marseille?" 4:37 ⟲ Repeat line 34
Play line 35: Elle cache le billet dans sa main. She hides the ticket in her hand. 4:44 ⟲ Repeat line 35
Play line 36: Dix minutes plus tard, elle retrouve le contrôleur Gaspard. Ten minutes later, she finds the inspector Gaspard. 4:53 ⟲ Repeat line 36
Play line 37: « Vous avez menti, monsieur. » "You lied, sir." 5:06 ⟲ Repeat line 37
Play line 38: Elle montre le billet. She shows the ticket. 5:12 ⟲ Repeat line 38
Play line 39: Il clique son stylo encore deux fois. He clicks his pen twice again. 5:17 ⟲ Repeat line 39
Play line 40: « Ce billet ne prouve rien. » "This ticket proves nothing." 5:27 ⟲ Repeat line 40
Play line 41: Mais ses yeux regardent la porte. But his eyes look at the door. 5:34 ⟲ Repeat line 41
Play line 42: Il cache quelque chose, c’est sûr. He is hiding something, that's certain. 5:41 ⟲ Repeat line 42
Play line 43: Peu après, dans son compartiment, le train ralentit. Soon after, in her compartment, the train slows down. 5:50 ⟲ Repeat line 43
Play line 44: Par la vitre, elle voit une petite gare. Through the window, she sees a small station. 6:00 ⟲ Repeat line 44
Play line 45: Il y a un homme sur le quai. There is a man on the platform. 6:10 ⟲ Repeat line 45
Play line 46: Il regarde le train, puis son sac. He looks at the train, then at her bag. 6:18 ⟲ Repeat line 46
Play line 47: Il connaît peut-être son nom. Maybe he knows her name. 6:30 ⟲ Repeat line 47
Play line 48: Camille ferme vite les rideaux. Camille quickly closes the curtains. 6:36 ⟲ Repeat line 48
Play line 49: Elle a peur, mais elle reste calme. She is afraid, but stays calm. 6:44 ⟲ Repeat line 49
Play line 50: Un peu plus tard, dans le noir, elle est seule. A little later, in the dark, she is alone. 6:57 ⟲ Repeat line 50
Play line 51: Elle sort encore la page étrange. She takes out the strange page again. 7:06 ⟲ Repeat line 51
Play line 52: « Je vérifie », répète-t-elle tout bas. "I'm checking," she repeats very quietly. 7:15 ⟲ Repeat line 52
Play line 53: Elle lit chaque mot lentement. She reads each word slowly. 7:23 ⟲ Repeat line 53
Play line 54: Au bas de la page, il y a une ligne. At the bottom of the page there is a line. 7:32 ⟲ Repeat line 54
Play line 55: Le papier sent l’encre fraîche. The paper smells of fresh ink. 7:42 ⟲ Repeat line 55
Play line 56: Elle lit la ligne : « Camille, ne fais pas confiance au contrôleur. » She reads the line: "Camille, do not trust the inspector." 7:51 ⟲ Repeat line 56
About this lesson Camille wakes on the night train to find the author's seat empty and his coat left behind. In the sealed manuscript she finds a page in her own handwriting that she never wrote.
How to practise Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story. Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause. At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time. Key words French English Level le siège the seat le manteau the coat le billet the ticket le contrôleur the inspector
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