The Hours Page #4

Well, then, is something

detaining you, Nelly?

I can't think of anything

more exhilarating

than a trip to London.

- Good morning, Mrs. Woolf.

- Good morning.

We shall publish

no more new authors.

I have to tell you,

I've discovered ten errors

in the first proof.

Lucky to have found them then.

"Passiondale was a...

"charnel house

from which no min returned."

Do you think it's possible that

bad writing actually

attracts a higher

incidence of error?

If it's all right, I thought

I might take a short walk.

Not far?

No. Just for air.

Go then.

If I could walk midmorning,

I'd be a happy man.

She'll die.

She's going to die.

That's what's going to happen.

Huh.

That's it.

She'll kill herself.

She'll kill herself

over something

which doesn't seem to matter.

Let's think.

You grease the pan, Mommy.

I know you grease the pan,

sweet one.

Even Mommy knows that.

This is what we're going to do.

Flour...

bowl...

sifter.

Can I do it, Mommy?

Can you sift the flour?

Yes, you can sift the flour,

baby,

if that's what makes you happy.

Yeah.

Isn't it beautiful?

Don't you think

it looks like snow?

Hmm?

Okay.

Now, the next thing...

The next thing I'm going

to show you... uh, is...

we measure out the cups.

Mommy, it isn't that difficult.

Now, I know.

I know it isn't difficult.

It's just that I...

I just want to do this

for Daddy.

Because it's his birthday?

That's right.

We're baking the cake

to show him

that we love him.

Otherwise he won't know

we love him?

That's right.

I got all the stuff.

I'm going right out again.

My God, what a zoo!

Why do people have to talk

about dry cleaning?

I mean, what is there

to talk about?

I bought you some flowers.

Where are you?

In here.

I got someone at work

to cover me.

I'll be with you all night.

Are you all right?

Sure.

I guess you saw Richard.

That's right.

Well, of course.

I bet he said,

"Oh, by the way,

honey, do you mind?

Can I skip the party?"

Don't worry.

He always shows up.

Oh, sure.

In the end.

What, Richard miss an award?

A chance to talk about his work.

I don't think so.

He'll show up.

You did the seating.

I did.

I don't believe it...

Louis Waters.

Is Louis coming?

Richard's Louis?

He is.

You put him next to me.

Why do I always have

to sit next to the exes?

Is this some kind of a hint,

sweetheart?

And, anyway, shouldn't

the exes have a table

of their own,

where they can all ex together

in ex-quisite agony?

I'm off.

Try not to pass out

from excitement.

Clarissa...

it's going to be beautiful.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Why is everything wrong?

It didn't work.

Damn it!

It didn't work.

Hey, Scott.

Hi, Mrs. Barlowe.

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