On A Clear Day You Can See Forever Page #5

- What was it she found?

- A gold locket.

I see.

- It was the one my husband gave me.

- Oh, really.

And how old was your little husband?

Three and a half? Four?

No. He was...

Let's see, 59. Yeah, that's right.

Because he was exactly

- What?

- Than me?

Thirty-five years older?

Well, I know it's a lot, but he was rich

and he had a title, so, what the hell.

That would make you 24.

How did you get to be 24?

Well, after 23.

But that makes you two years older

than when you sat down.

Miss Gamble, how can you go back

to a time before you were 5

and say you are 24?

Explain that to me further.

Miss Gamble.

Yes?

What year are you remembering?

Now, listen carefully. You're saying

that you were alive in 1814.

Very well. I want you to tell me

everything you can about yourself,

beginning with your name.

You do remember your name?

My name?

Gee, I don't know if I can do that.

I mean, boy, that's tough.

- I'm Daisy Gamble.

- Take your time.

Maybe I was called

something else once...

...but the only name I...

I mean, my name has always...

My name is...

My name is Melinda.

Melinda Winifred Waine Tentrees.

And I am appalled and stunned

at this outrageous inquisition.

- Inquisition, Lady Tentrees?

- From the day this trial began,

you have been coiled

like a cobra ready to strike.

Trying to make me crawl

and cower and cringe

and admit to your monstrous lies.

But you shall not succeed.

I shall speak only the truth.

I hope so.

Now you say your name

is Melinda Tentrees?

Would you tell the court

what knowledge you have

of the tragic voyage

of the frigate Westerly.

I know nothing about that unfortunate

vessel except that it sailed.

Yet you advised your husband

not to insure the Westerly.

How did you know

it would never return?

You have asked me that question

again and again.

I have answered it again and again.

The Caroline sailed

two days after the Westerly,

also never to return,

insurance also rejected by

Pelham of London, upon your advice.

How did you know

it would never return?

I do not know.

I do not know.

You don't know if your name is

Melinda Tentrees?

Of course I know my name is

Melinda Tentrees, dunce.

And I also know my husband's name

and how old we are and where we live,

the street,

the number and the city.

- I have a breathtaking grasp of things.

- How long have you been married?

Robert and I have been married

for three

tumultuous, passionate,

Scheherazadian years.

Your husband must be

remarkable for his age.

He's remarkable for any age.

- But still, at 59.

- Fifty-nine? Ass!

That was my first husband.

Robert is 31.

What was your

first husband's name?

Lord Percy Moorepark.

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