Eyes in the Night Page #2

How's married life?

Boring, I trust?

I'm very happy, Paul.

Splendid.

Did you come for Barbara?

She left some time ago.

No, I didn't come for Barbara.

I came to see you, Paul.

So? How very nice.

You know, Norma, you're

still very attractive.

You age more cheerfully than I.

I'm getting frightfully

worried about my looks.

Cigarette?

You spoke just now of age.

Barbara's only 17.

Surely you can see that you

could never make her happy.

Don't hurt her, Paul.

I have no intention of hurting her.

Why should I hurt her?

Because you're a

vicious, self-Centered man

Who's incapable of a decent,

clean emotion because -

I'm sorry I said that, Paul.

Forgive me.

Oh, you're not sorry, darling.

You meant every word.

I love Barbara utterly and devotedly.

If she'll have me, I'll marry her.

All my life I've waited

for someone like her -

Beautiful and talented,

alive as a breath of spring.

Now that I've found her...

I'll never let her go.

Bravo.

You ham.

Thank you, Hansen.

Where's Mr. Lawry?

I think you'll find him

in the laboratory, madam.

Oh?

Oh, Stephen, I thought you promised me

You'd be out of this old

lab before I got home.

Darling, you're not gonna

work all night again, are you?

No more night work.

In fact, no more work.

I've finished.

Oh, Stephen, you haven't!

Oh, yes. It's all over now.

That is, all except one thing.

What's that?

I don't know if it'll work.

A mere nothing.

Trifle.

When will you find out?

Right away.

How would you like to come

on a little airplane trip?

I'd love it! Where to?

Can't tell. Big mystery.

We fly south by private plane,

Then, early in the morning,

I'll leave you at the

hotel for a few hours,

And when I come back,

I'll either be immortal

Or else just another crackpot

Who should have stopped at teaching.

And we won't care which, will we?

Darling, you've been an

angel these past few months.

Never once have you

asked me what I was doing.

Never even complained,

No matter how badly I neglected you.

I can't tell you now what I'm doing.

I don't want you to carry

the responsibility of knowing.

But I can tell you this

- If it works,

It'll be an important

contribution to the war.

So, you see, it's beyond

my personal satisfaction.

It'll work. I know it will.

I wish you gave out Nobel prizes.

We leave tonight at 7:30.

So just pack an overnight bag.

Oh, uh, Barbara won't

be able to see us off.

She has a date in town

with some girlfriends.

Hello, Barbara.

Hello.

My, your roses are lovely.

Yes, Paul sent them to me.

Going out tonight?

I am.

Would you mind too much

telling me with whom?

I wouldn't mind telling

you at all, dear,

Except that you know perfectly well.

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