The Painted Veil Page #4

for what's happened as I?

All right.

Here's what I'll do.

Gentlemen, we all have assets

to protect here.

Unfortunately, Mr. Nagata's actions

have created a rather urgent situation.

It was an unfortunate

but unavoidable incident.

- Your foreman shot a worker.

- He was an agitator.

He was a Chinese.

You may have suppressed

a very small strike...

...but in doing so, you have started

a very large demonstration.

I need to use your pen, please.

- Here you are, miss.

- Thank you.

What about support from Chiang Kai-shek?

Where does he stand?

He's a nationalist.

He will stand on the side of the Chinese.

That's why they

call themselves nationalists.

Excuse me.

Mr. Townsend.

I think you underestimated the situation.

I have three of my mills shut down

because of walkouts.

- There is talk about boycotts.

- What do you propose?

A handful of municipal soldiers is

hardly a show of force.

If you'll excuse me.

Mrs. Fane. What a pleasant surprise.

You've rescued me

from a pack of wild bores.

I wouldn't have come

if it wasn't necessary.

Are you all right?

I needed to see you. I'm sorry.

Kitty, this is not the most

opportune time for me to--

Charlie. He knows.

Right.

After you, Mrs. Fane.

- Hello, Charlie.

- Hello, George.

- Hello, Townsend.

- Pardon.

He wants a divorce.

You didn't commit yourself, did you?

- Acknowledge anything?

- No.

- Are you sure?

- Quite sure.

Well, this is a bloody scrape we're in.

He says he has proof.

We deny it. He can't prove anything.

Besides, it wouldn't do him any good

to create a scandal.

But there isn't going to be a scandal.

Walter's agreed to

let me divorce him quietly.

That's not so terrible, is it?

- Will you hold me?

- Of course I will.

Oh, God.

Charlie?

His offer comes with a condition.

- I'm not a rich man.

- He doesn't want your money.

He's agreed to let me divorce him

if Dorothy will agree to divorce you.

And if... .

What?

If you'll promise to marry me.

You know, darling, whatever happens,

we must try to keep Dorothy out of it.

What do you mean?

We can't only think of ourselves.

I know Dorothy. Nothing in the world

will induce her to divorce me.

You don't want to divorce her.

- It's not a question of my marriage.

- Then what is it?

Do you have any idea of the importance

of my station here? If I were--

Why are you laughing?

I don't think Walter intended

for one minute to divorce me.

He knew you'd let me down.

- Try to understand.

- I understand, all right.

Kitty. Kitty, please.

We'll work this out, I promise.

- I'm coming with you.

- Good. I thought you might.

I suppose I needn't take more than

a few summer things? And a shroud?

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