The Other Love Page #2

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A lot of people interested

in you and your future.

They want you

to get well again.

He said that you

were to relax,

stay quiet,

Take orders and do

what people think

is best for you.

The best thing

for you now is bed.

- I couldn't sleep.

- You can.

I'll have Huberta

give you something.

Am I already under orders?

As of now.

As you wish, Doctor.

- Office.

- Hello.

Dr. Stanton, please.

Is the doctor

expecting your call?

Yes, yes, he said I could.

Hello.

Doctor,

this is Karen Duncan.

Can you come up

to my room quickly please?

Right away.

What's the matter?

Did you have a bad dream?

I don't know. I can't

seem to get enough air.

The mountains are pressing

against me.

You're not acclimated yet.

See, people react oddly

to sudden changes in altitude,

but you mustn't worry.

No, I suppose not,

But I heard such

strange noises.

- Someone knocking on

the balcony and then...

There it goes.

Is that what you heard?

Yes.

Here's your mysterious

knocker.

No, there was another

noise, too.

It sounded like

an iron door.

You must have been dreaming.

I was awake.

Hearing it was what

made me call you.

There are stages

in sleep when one is

neither sleeping nor waking.

I had the same thing

happen to me at times.

I'll keep this

for the Christmas tree.

Shall I still be here

at Christmas?

Don't worry about time

and don't worry about noise.

There's nothing mysterious here.

Nothing to harm you.

Just relax.

Go back to sleep.

I'll try.

You must concentrate.

Try counting sheep

or composers.

I once tried counting

composers starting

with the A's.

Did it work?

I had a nightmare.

Pretend you're

on a merry-go-round.

It works with me.

What if I catch

the brass ring?

Give it to me

in the morning.

- Good night.

- Good night.

Mmm. Smell the pine.

And I'm so hungry.

That's wonderful.

- Good morning.

- Good morning, Doctor.

- Good morning, Doctor.

- Did you finally get to sleep?

- Yes, thank you.

- Good. Where's my brass ring?

I missed it.

I didn't lean over far enough.

You won't be needing

that for a while.

- No, you can't.

- Yes.

- But yesterday...

- Yesterday you were smoking.

Today you're not.

Remember, you're under orders.

- Did Huberta tell you

about your schedule?

- Yes.

No talking

after the first gong.

Huberta...

Rest period, Miss Duncan.

Didn't you eat

your breakfast?

I lost my appetite.

It's always hard the first

two or three days.

In a week, you wouldn't

change it for anything.

Do you want a book?

I see you brought some.

No, I'll just sit here

and think.

Think about what?

About what's going to happen.

Nothing's going to happen

except that you'll get well.

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