She Loves Me Not Page #5

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THANKS FOR THE TIP.

OKAY.

IT'S A LONG DRIVE

OUT HERE.

BYE, LADY.

( doorbell rings )

( rings )

WHO ARE YOU?

HELLO, I'M MARCY MARTIN.

I'M HERE FOR A MR. OLINSON.

WAIT THERE.

MR. OLINSON.

MARCY MARTIN.

NICE TO FINALLY:

MEET YOU.

OH, RIGHT, RIGHT.

WELCOME.

WOW. THIS...

IS SOME HOUSE.

THANK YOU.

WERE YOU:

EXPECTING ME?

PATTY SAID:

YOU WERE COMING.

I HAVE YOUR INFO

IN AN E-MAIL SOMEWHERE.

I CAN GE A ROOM IN TOWN

IF IT'S NOT CONVENIEN FOR ME TO STAY HERE.

WHAT'S THE POIN OF HAVING 14 BEDROOMS

IF I CAN'T PUT MY

NEW PUBLICIST UP

WHEN SHE COMES TO TOWN

TO STRAIGHTEN ME OUT?

OKAY.

CAN I FIX YOU A DRINK,

OR DO YOU WANT TO GO

STRAIGHT TO YOUR ROOM?

UH, IT'S A LITTLE EARLY.

NONSENSE.

DO YOU WAN ONE OR NOT?

I GUESS:

I'LL HAVE A DRINK.

SORRY IT TOOK ME A WHILE

TO GET TO THE FRONT DOOR.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'M SURE IT WAS A LONG WAY

FROM WHEREVER YOU WERE.

EXACTLY.

MARTINI?

WHATEVER YOU'RE

HAVING IS FINE.

MARTINI IT IS.

CHEERS.

CHEERS.

TO IMPENDING:

SUCCESS.

SURE.

NO WORKMEN TODAY?

I RAN OUT OF MONEY.

IS THA THE MISSISSIPPI?

IT IS.

IT'S NOT HOW

I IMAGINED IT.

OH?

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?

TO SEE HUCK AND JIM

DOWN THERE?

MAYBE.

OR A RIVERBOAT.

I GUESS THOSE ARE

DOWN BY NEW ORLEANS.

THAT'S FAR SOUTH

OF HERE.

HUCK AND JIM:

STARTED OU IN TWAIN'S HOMETOWN

OF HANNIBAL,

WHICH IS A FEW HOURS

NORTH OF HERE.

I THOUGHT MARK TWAIN

WAS FROM CONNECTICUT.

MOST EAST-COASTERS DO.

PLEASE,

HAVE A SEAT.

( coughing )

ARE YOU OKAY?

FINE.

LISTEN,

THE NEW BOOK:

IS GREAT.

THANK YOU.

IT'S NOT GONNA

SELL ITSELF.

WE'RE GONNA NEED

TO PEDDLE IT.

UH-HUH.

WE HAVE TO:

CLEAN UP OUR IMAGE.

IF I'D KNOWN YOU WERE

THIS GOOD LOOKING,

I WOULD'VE

SHOWERED AND SHAVED.

I HAVE NO DOUB THAT YOU CAN LOOK

HANDSOME AND PRESENTABLE.

I HAVE NO DOUBT EITHER.

IT'S BARELY 5:
00,

AND YOU'VE ALREADY

BEEN DRINKING.

YOU CAN'T DO THA WHEN WE'RE ON

YOUR BOOK TOUR.

F*** THAT.

WE'RE REBUILDING

YOUR BRAND.

PEOPLE DON'T LIKE

ALCOHOLICS.

WHAT ABOU F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

OR WILLIAM FAULKNER

OR JOHN CHEEVER?

NEED I GO ON?

IF ANY OF THOSE GUYS

WERE SELLING A BOOK TODAY,

IT WOULD HAVE TO

BE A BOOK ABOU THEIR RECOVERY.

WHAT ABOUT CARRIE

WHAT'S-HER-NAME?

PRINCESS LEIA?

ALL HER STUFF IS

ABOUT HER ADDICTIONS.

YEAH,

UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF RECOVERY.

THEY'RE ALL ABOU HOW SHE STRUGGLES

TO GET BETTER.

EDGAR ALLAN POE:

WAS LOADED FROM:

SUNUP TO SUNDOWN.

AND YOU'VE WRITTEN

A COMING-OF-AGE STORY

ABOUT A YOUNG GIRL.

DOROTHY PARKER SPEN MOST OF HER TIME

UNDER THE ROUND TABLE.

WAIT, I SHOULDN' HAVE WRITTEN THAT.

NO. IT'S BRILLIANT.

OH.

80% OF THE FICTION

MARKET IS WOMEN,

AND IT'S

A FATHER-DAUGHTER

STORY.

THE FATHER RESISTING

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