The City of Your Final Destination Page #2

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Then he shall have come

very far for nothing.

Yes, but he can still

write the biography

without authorization.

That is,

without our help and consent.

That would give him

quite a free hand, wouldn't it?

To make up things,

to make up stories,

twist the facts.

You know, once these people,

these biographers

turn against you,

they can become quite vicious.

Oh, he didn't look

as if he could ever be that.

How do you know?

You only saw him

for five minutes

before at once

inviting him to stay.

He looked so tired

and helpless somehow.

And young and handsome.

Oh, really?

That has nothing

to do with it.

Anyway, Jules said he didn't

want a biography of himself.

He said it was like having

one's corpse publicly exhumed.

Oh, when did he say that?

In a letter to me years ago.

[gasps]

My god.

Well, if we were

held accountable

for the things we wrote in

letters millions of years ago,

my dear,

where would any of us be?

But he must have told you

other things.

Um, for instance,

that he would be married

and faithful to you

forever and ever.

He was.

He stayed married to me.

Oh.

And Arden didn't count,

or Portia?

Caroline didn't say that.

The days pass,

and we live together,

Caroline and I,

and we manage it.

Quite well, I think.

And now this.

[sighs]

Adam's so moody nowadays.

It's because of you.

He's afraid you'll leave him.

I used to live like that,

always afraid

that Jules would leave me.

He'd get into those black moods,

not speak to me for days on end,

not to anyone,

not to Caroline.

And I thought

that she'd turn against me

and get him to send me away.

Where would I go?

Where would I go?

That's all in the past.

Yes, it's strange.

Everything's easier.

But now

when some stranger arrives...

Is he young and handsome?

It depends

what you mean by that.

Can you find any more teaspoons?

How can we just send him away?

Tell him,

"Good-bye; go home"?

We're not.

We're even letting him stay

in the house.

We're being very friendly.

But then he might start to

think we've changed our minds.

That's his problem.

I can be friendly

without changing my mind.

Well, he must have come here

with such hope.

Let's think about this.

A biography would stimulate

interest in Jules' work,

and that is something that we,

as his executors,

should encourage.

Anyway, let's not make

any hasty decisions, shall we?

My decision's made,

and it's not hasty.

And Arden, for her own reasons,

is on my side.

You are, aren't you?

Yes, you are.

So that's two

against one, Adam.

Well, I refuse

to be guided by anything

as stupid as democracy.

[crickets and frogs chirping]

[clicking and rustling]

[whispering]

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