Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Page #5

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I'm so glad.

I, I'd be safe and warm

If I was, if I was in LA

Mmm, yeah

California dreamin'

Dream on

Oye, mira, yo quiero gozar en California

Porque yo me siento tan bien

Y por eso yo te quiero porque tu me tratas...

I'm so excited for you to meet my mum and sister later.

Come on in.

- Wow!

- The east wing.

The west wing.

- This is great!

- The north, the south.

That pretty much covers it.

I'll get some wine.

It's great, isn't it? I love it.

- Oh, cheers, cheers.

- Cheers.

Come on, I'll show you out back.

You are joking!

Yeah. Amazing, huh?

- Yeah.

- This is incredible.

Right?

Wow.

I lived in a mansion once, right next door to Bogie and Betty.

- Did you?

- Yeah.

- Next door?

- Yeah. He was so good to me.

He gave me the best acting advice once.

He said, "Just keep it in the shadows, Gloria.

"Let the camera come to you."

Isn't that great?

You don't miss it, though?

- That life, the mansions, all that?

- No. Who needs 12 bathrooms?

Plus, I'm not good with a vacuum cleaner anyway.

Here it's just, you know, I grow my own tomatoes.

I look out at the ocean.

- And you're here.

- I know.

- I missed you.

- I missed you so much.

- I've got another view to show you.

- Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

I hope you'll find it just as desirable.

Now, this view is my favourite.

- Yeah, me, too.

- Yeah.

Oh!

That's funny.

Peter, you do know Gloria's descended from British royalty?

No!

Like "God save the Queen" royalty?

- Really?

- Oh!

Yes, her father's line descends from John of Gaunt,

the Duke of Lancaster.

The Shakespearean one.

"This royal throne of kings,

"this sceptred isle, this earth of majesty,

"this seat of Mars,

"this...

"This...

"This other..."

Eden.

Yes.

Well done, dear.

"...this other Eden,

"this

"demi-paradise..."

"...this blessed plot, this earth, this England."

Oh, bravo!

Bravo!

Oh, the Bard's always been close to my heart,

from the first time I played Ophelia.

Ooh!

Among many other roles, I should add, of course.

Yep, the Bard's the nuts, Mom.

Gloria should have played more Shakespeare, in my opinion.

- I agree.

- Lady Macbeth springs to mind.

I can't believe she's never played Juliet.

I mean, look at her.

Doesn't she just ooze tragic romance?

Hmm?

God, you must be so proud of your daughter.

Oh, it was always obvious she would be successful.

I just wish she'd tried a little bit harder.

I'm right here, by the way, Mom.

Yes, she was just as good as the, um,

well, the other blonde.

Oh... Um...

You know, the nice girl who had an affair with the President.

- Thanks, Ma.

- How old are you, by the way, Peter?

If you don't mind me asking.

- I'm 28. Yep.

- Oh.

Not that much younger than Tim, then.

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