The Bishop's Wife Page #19

- How did you ever find him, Henry?

- It was an accident.

- It was a miracle.

Indeed it was. Talking with this

wonderful understanding man has...

Henry, I've changed my

mind about the cathedral.

I'm going to give my

money to those who need it.

To the poor and the homeless and

the unappreciated people in the city

and all over the world.

And I want you to direct

the spending of the money.

- You see what Dudley has done?

- Yes, I see.

- Now you understand...

- Thank you, Mrs Hamilton.

I'll be home later for dinner or

something. I don't know what time...

Goodbye.

- Hello, Professor.

- Henry.

Come in, my dear fellow, come in.

- Sit down. Let me take your coat.

- No, thanks.

Not there. Here. This is

the only reliable chair.

Well, this is a surprise. And an

honour. We must have a glass of sherry.

- No, thanks.

- I insist. I want to show you something.

You see this bottle? You note

that it is full? Now watch.

It's something that

even you can't explain

with all your vast

ecclesiastical knowledge.

You will observe that it is still

full. How do you account for that?

And the sherry itself

- it stimulates, it warms, it inspires,

but no matter how much you

drink, it never inebriates.

I think I can account for

it. Dudley's been here.

Yes. And that bottle isn't all.

He told me things about

history that opened my eyes.

Today I went up to

the university library

and looked into some ancient texts which

no scholar has been able to decipher.

Suddenly, I found that

I could understand them.

And look. This is what

I've done thanks to Dudley.

My history. I'm actually writing it.

Let's face it, Henry. This Dudley

is no mortal man like the rest of us.

- Is he?

- How did you know?

Well, I can't tell.

Who is he? What is he?

- He says he's an angel.

- An angel?

Nothing stopped me from saying it.

- From heaven?

- That I'm not sure about.

An angel.

Too bad. He's such a nice fellow.

I should have known it. Nothing less

than an angel could have put me to work.

I'm glad he's done some good. He's

brought nothing but disaster for me.

That's absurd. He and Julia

were in here the other day

and she seemed happier

than she's been in years.

Quite like her old delightful self.

She's a different person

when she's with him.

He's made her despise me.

Are you sure he has done that?

- You think it's my own fault?

- I didn't say that.

This is a mystery beyond

my powers of comprehension.

I suppose I am to blame for everything.

I asked for this in more ways than one.

I suppose that Dudley

came to me to confirm

that I'd already lost the

love of Julia and Debby.

I've got a confession

to make, old friend.

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