The Other Love Page #4

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I didn't realize how

frightened I was until

last night.

Then when you came

to see me...

I'm not frightened

anymore.

There's a nice quality

about you, Doctor.

You make me forget

my sickness.

Now don't use that word.

All you have is a tiny

puncture.

- Like a tire?

- Like a tire.

How many miles

left in me?

Lots and lots

if you don't speed.

I'll try not to.

When may I go

to the village?

Speeding already?

I'm afraid there will

be some delays.

See, starting tomorrow

you have to spend

a whole month in bed.

If you need anything

from the village,

we'll send it up for you.

- A whole month in bed?

- That'll be a month well spent

if you're a good girl.

Is it necessary

to refer to me

as a child?

Up here in a way,

you are a child.

You have no responsibilities.

You make no decisions.

And who will make

my decisions?

I will.

And the first day you're up,

I'll take you

into town myself.

- Just put them there, please.

- Yes, Miss Duncan.

- Thank you.

- Karen.

Karen dear,

how was your afternoon?

- Wonderful.

- I thought it would be.

Tony's a fine doctor.

Yes, I'm sure he is.

Have you fallen in love

with him yet?

Celestine, you're crazy.

Don't deny it.

It's case history.

Every woman here

goes through it during

the time she's confined in bed.

Later they learn

to hate him.

- Hate him?

- In an affectionate

sort of way of course.

They find out his concern

is purely professional,

Part of the treatment.

You know, keep the patient

happy, that sort of thing.

Very sound principle,

isn't it?

I'll grant him one thing.

He is fair.

He divides his charm

equally.

Ten drops with every meal.

He always isn't

so methodical.

Excuse me, darling,

I've got lots of

packages to open.

They all look alike to me.

They're not, though.

The only thing they have

in common is they are all you.

- A piece of you anyway.

- Not a very flattering one.

- How am I getting along?

- I'll tell you tomorrow.

You say that every time

you examine me.

Don't you ever think

about today?

Of course.

All the time.

Well, what do you

think of me today?

I think you're a lovely

and talented young woman

Who still has some

distance to go.

- That's a concession.

- What?

That you think I'm a

lovely, talented woman.

I think you're a lovely

young woman who's taking up

more of my time than she should.

Don't you realize I have

a lot of other patients

out there?

- Certainly.

- Doesn't the fact

impress you?

- Not a bit.

- Unfortunately,

it impresses me.

- Out you go.

- Tony, don't throw me out.

I feel so good,

so at one with everything.

You can feel so at one

with everything somewhere else.

- Doesn't the fact impress you?

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