The Man from Elysian Fields Page #4

-She doesn't like people very much.

I've known her for 6 years.

And the only things

I'm sure she likes...

are romance novels and raisinettes.

-Not much of an office, is it?

-Not much an office, it's a place...

to pick up your messages.

Right. Just I was thinking...

the other day you mentioned you might

have something for me, so I came by.

-Come over and we'll talk about it.

-Sure.

You know, the only other job

I've ever had is with an ad agency.

They wouldn't let me back in. I've

been to many employment agencies...

and they just keep telling me "I'm

not equipped to do anything else".

So, what is it? What kind of

business is it that you're in?

Elysian Fields is an escort service.

An escort service.

Escort service.

So what you're

saying is you sort of...

you know, stand on a street corner

and put on a cowboy hat?

No. We're not hustlers.

We tend to the wounds

of lonely women...

in need of emotional

as well as spiritual solace.

-Women.

-0ften is only friendship.

-0nly women?

-Call me old-fashioned.

And this is the job that you

thought I would be right for?

Well, you're handsome,

well-educated, and compassionate.

-How do you know I'm compassionate?

-I'm the one who read your novel.

-Compassion was its best strength.

-Thank you.

Even if the premise was sh*t.

If you would've read the fly leaf,

you'd have noticed I'm married...

...and have a kid.

-All the better.

-How is that better?

-Well, we're professionals.

A family at home prevents any

unnecessary entanglements...

...with the clientele.

-You have a family at home?

I'm not that fortunate, but many

of our employees do.

Look, I'm not trying to sit on top

of any moral high ground...

but this business you're in, doesn't

it make you a little bit ashamed?

No. Poverty does that.

What I'm suggesting here, it can be

as short term as you want it to be...

just to get you out of this

little dry patch in your life.

Temporary.

Hello.

How are you?

I was passing by.

I wanted to thank you for the...

You thanked me last night.

-Well, I don't remember.

-I do.

It's not easy to be polite when

you're suicidal. I was impressed.

I've just gotta get that...

-Again...

-No, come on in. Come in.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah, absolutely.

I didn't know you were already

back in the country, Mrs. Hardwick.

My book says that you're gonna be

in India for another month.

Well, I know curry can do that.

But you always look

wonderful, my dear.

Naturally.

I'm not sure if I can do something

on such short notice.

How much body hair do you have?

-What?

-How much body hair do you have?

Body hair? Why?

The amount they pay,

they can afford to be particular.

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