New York, I Love You Page #4

after the beep. [beep]

[David]

There are 1,784 pages,

and it takes me four minutes

to read one page.

four minutes a page

is 7,136 minutes,

which equals 118.9333 hours,

which comes to 4.955 days.

But you can round it off

to five days without sleeping.

It's impossible. I quit.

I quit.

[no audio]

Goodbye, Camille.

[phone rings]

[ring]

Hello?

[coughing]

[ring]

[David on machine] Please

leave a message after the beep.

[beep]

Hey, David. It's Camille.

You know, when Dostoyevsky

was writing The Gambler,

he signed a contract

with his publisher

saying that he would

finish it in 26 days.

And he did it,

but he had the help

of this young stenographer.

This girl.....she stayed with

him, and she helped him.

And afterwards,

they actually got married.

[chuckles]

Isn't that cool?

That's how he met his wife.

Anyway, I found this story

in the preface

for Crime and Punishment.

So I was thinking that--

And this would have to be

between you and me.

But I was thinking that

I could read the books

and tell you

what's going on.

That way, you could just

focus on your music.

But only if you're

comfortable with this.

And if you're not, you know,

we can just forget it,

and you can quit.

But if you are,

then open this door.

Open...this door?

Okay, a deal's a deal.

Does this mean

we're getting married?

I have a lot of reading to do.

Hi. I'm Camille.

Hi. I'm David.

[phone rings]

Hello?

Where?

Thank you.

That was kind of a powerful,

intimate situation.

What was intimate?

Just now. Just-- We...

Sharing the flame.

I mean, that was--

that was intimate.

If you say so.

Oh, come on now.

You know what I'm

talking about.

Our hands almost touched.

I looked at you, and you

lifted your head up slowly,

and our eyes met.

It was-- It was--

It was intense,

and it was intimate.

Wow. Stop it.

I feel naked.

Yeah, well, you know what?

I have that effect on women.

I mean, not all women. No,

not all women. [laughs]

But it has happened before,

so don't be alarmed.

Yeah, I bet. Yeah. Don't

ignore what's happening here.

We're having some kind

of powerful, weird alchemy,

and you have to pay attention

when that happens.

This stuff is not

to be treated lightly.

Listen, I actually

just came out here

to have a cigarette,

okay?

And relax and do my thing.

Okay. No. Sure. Sure. Yeah.

So, uh,

maybe another time.

Yeah. But there may not

be another time. Okay?

I may never get

this chance again.

I mean, we may never,

you know,

be able to return

to this-- this moment.

Well, then, you should know

that I'm married and happy.

Right. Uh-huh.

And where is he?

Huh? Huh?

He leaves you out here alone,

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