Deception Page #5

I was prepared to excommunicate her.

Anything. That, of course,

was before meeting you.

After all, why shouldn't she have a

husband? You have him, my dear. Hmm.

Have a dozen of them. Sooner or later

you'll come back to your old teacher.

You'll realize that

nothing matters but music.

Everything passes but music. And me.

We are more optimistic, Mr. Hollenius.

We shall see. You play

something for him, my child.

Something he hasn't heard before.

I'm sure you have still much...

...to reveal to him.

Shall I, darling?

Please, Schatzi.

What shall I play?

You know.

of course.

But I haven't played it for such a long time.

Schatzi.

- Tell me, are you a musician?

Cellist,

yes. - Mm-hm.

Extraordinary thing, teaching a person.

Pygmalion and all that.

- Yes, I was surprised to hear you did it.

oh, I found it stimulating.

A labor of love, so to speak.

I told her to take a pupil, she

might learn more than she taught him.

But no, said she'd absolutely vowed

not to. obstinate, you'll find out.

CHRISTINE:
I've been asked

to play. GUESTS:
Wonderful.

[APPLAUSE]

Something tender it

should be, and pathetic.

A little absurd, Chopin perhaps.

Karel has asked me to

play the 'Appassionata.'

[GUESTS CHATTERING, APPLAUDING]

CHRISTINE:
I haven't

tried it for a long time...

...so you'll have to bear with me.

Has everyone a comfortable place to sit?

GUESTS:
Yes.

- Good.

[PLAYING 'APPASSloNATA']...

...[GLASS BREAKS]...

...[GUESTS GASP]

Hollenius, let me see.

Like all women, white as a sheet at

the sight of a couple of scratches.

Calm and smiling like a hospital nurse

in the presence of a mortal wound.

Good night.

You will go on playing, won't you, Chris?

That's sweet of you, Norma, but I

think champagne is more in order.

Pollard, will you see that

everyone has champagne.

It's already late. Again let

me wish you every happiness.

It isn't late.

- Yes, it is.

Thank you and good night.

Good night.

Good night, Norma.

- Good night, dear.

Good night.

- Good night.

Good night.

- Good night.

MAN:
Good night. CHRISTINE: Good night.

MAN:
Nice party.

CHRISTINE:
oh, thank you.

I'm very glad you could come. Good night.

Christine, darling. Thank you.

- Good night.

Good night.

- Good night.

oh. That will be all, Pollard, for tonight.

Just put out the candles in the

dining room, come back in the morning.

very well, madam.

- Thank you.

He gets terribly upset by music sometimes.

KAREL:
And everything

else he said before?

oh, that was just Hollenius.

He was hinting I'd taken you from him.

- Hinting?

Good heavens, he said it

straight out half a dozen times.

I thought it was quite

wonderful of him to admit it.

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