The eyes in the second panel are wide with surprise and/or apprehension. The leg lift in the third panel provides the kicker (so to speak).
This whole flashback sequence has been about Mona’s ambivalence (not indifference; she feels pulled strongly in opposite directions). Despite how jerky Raoul has been all evening, Mona REALLY wants that kiss…
“Je t’aime… je vais et je,,, viens;/ entre tes…rheins….
(Hmm, Serge Gainsborough. Epitome of the dried-up, seedy, soap-shy, looking, Gauloise hanigng out of the corner of the mouth, yet inexplicably attractive to women, French bloke.
He could voice M. Smokey in any sound adaptation of this cartoon…)
ladywolf17 over 14 years ago
First kiss! :-)
Sisyphos over 14 years ago
Mona is trying hard to convince herself. But Raoul isn’t worth the effort!
hawgowar over 14 years ago
The leg lift says it all.
The missing M. Smokey over 14 years ago
Wrong. The open eyes say it all.
lewisbower over 14 years ago
At first a tender love song goes through my mind
Young love, First love, filled with deep emotion
Then reality hits me as Mona thinks
WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING?fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
The eyes in the second panel are wide with surprise and/or apprehension. The leg lift in the third panel provides the kicker (so to speak).
This whole flashback sequence has been about Mona’s ambivalence (not indifference; she feels pulled strongly in opposite directions). Despite how jerky Raoul has been all evening, Mona REALLY wants that kiss…
Jaedabee Premium Member over 14 years ago
The “lift” is in French, too? :D ( *<< Lift! >> * )
Kisses seem to make any day better.
AgProv over 14 years ago
Not so much ManTran as Gainsbourgh and Birkin…
“Je t’aime… je vais et je,,, viens;/ entre tes…rheins….
(Hmm, Serge Gainsborough. Epitome of the dried-up, seedy, soap-shy, looking, Gauloise hanigng out of the corner of the mouth, yet inexplicably attractive to women, French bloke.
He could voice M. Smokey in any sound adaptation of this cartoon…)
Tantor over 14 years ago
Hou la la…
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 14 years ago
Most women lift their foot like that just before kicking a guy in the b@lls…