East Side, West Side Page #3

didn't the rose kind of fade?

Practically out of the picture.

That's why I reformed.

Hello, Brandon.

I'm very glad to see you.

Rosa, this is Isabel Lorrison,

an old friend of mine.

- Rosa Senta.

- How are you?

I think I'd better be

getting back to my friends.

- Yes, why don't you?

- Isabel...

And thank you

for keeping Mr. Bourne amused.

You're good for a few laughs yourself.

So long.

You've answered all my questions.

A year of travel

hasn't improved your manners, Isabel.

Was it my manners that interested you?

What interests me now is what you want.

Nothing that should frighten you.

If you have something to say,

say it at once.

- I haven't much time.

- Oh, not here.

Why not? Is your Mr. Dawning jealous?

Naturally. I may be a year older, Bran,

but I haven't lost my touch.

Let's go for a little walk,

for old time's sake,

or even just to prove

that you're not afraid of the dark.

You see, Bran, it's not so very dark.

On the contrary,

it's the blaze of noon, Isabel,

revealing everything.

Funny.

Right here, at the Del Rio,

$50 is a cheap evening.

And over here, it's a lot of laundry.

I never get used to New York.

I don't know why not, it got used to you.

Darling, since you're the one

who did the walking out,

why should you be so unfriendly?

- I don't like revivals.

- And what makes you think this is one?

We knew each other very well,

for a very long time.

I've been away, and now I'm back.

Is it so odd

that I should want to know how you are,

and what you're doing?

- And that's all?

- And that's all.

Fine.

I've been working hard, doing nicely,

and I'm happy in my marriage.

- She forgave you?

- She forgave me.

And you've been on the wagon since I left.

If you mean have I been faithful

to my wife, yes, I have.

And I don't find it very difficult.

I've always loved my wife.

That shouldn't be news to you.

Of course,

you met me after you were married.

But then, maybe that wasn't love.

Whatever it was, it's over.

Maybe it wasn't love.

Maybe it was only chemistry,

or the right combination, or a miracle.

But most people drag through

their whole lives without finding it.

We both know that, don't we, Bran?

You'd better get back

to your Mr. Dawning.

Alec Dawning has other things to offer.

All that nice, new, shiny money, huh?

What ever happened to that Amazon

he used to go around with?

That Felice... Felice something?

She was mad about him.

He wants to marry me.

It would even things up, wouldn't it?

We'd both be married.

It would make things so much fairer

from now on.

- From now on?

- When we run into each other.

We won't.

We know the same people,

we go to the same places.

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