The Passionate Friends Page #2

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- Mm-hm. I think so.

I'd like these affairs better

if I didn't have to dress up for them.

Or work the following day.

- Are you warm enough, my darling?

- Yes, thank you, Howard.

Will you always love me, Mary?

Always.

(Brakes screech)

STEVEN:
Upon the forehead of humanity.

All its more ponderous and bulky worth.

Is friendship...

But at the tip top, there hangs by

unseen film an orbed drop of light.

And that is love.

Wake up, darling. We're here.

I wasn't really asleep.

- Happy New Year, Bates.

- Thank you, ma'am.

- Good night, Bates. Happy New Year.

- Same to you, sir.

(Yawns)

Good night, my dear.

Good night, Howard.

Oh, Happy New Year.

Happy New Year.

(Ticking clock)

Slow waltz

I shall never love anyone

as much as I love you.

Then why won't you marry me?

Oh, Steven.

I don't quite know.

Even if I did, I don't think

you could possibly understand.

If two people really love each other,

and want to be together,

they want to belong to each other.

Steven, I want to belong to myself.

Then your life will be a failure.

Dearest Steven, don't be angry with me.

(Thunder rumbles)

I can't help myself.

(Sobs)

Why can't there be love

without this clutching and this gripping?

This...

(Clock ticks)

(Recalls) Then your life will be a failure.

(Church clock chimes)

Attention, please.

Will passengers for Berlin please report to

Customs and lmmigration immediately.

- I'll be back Thursday. I'll cable you.

- Yes, do.

Your luggage has gone through, Mr Justin.

- I've brought this scarf in case it was cold.

- Thank you, Miss Layton.

Will you go to the country or stay in town?

Stay in town, I think. I'm not sure.

Goodbye.

- Enjoy yourself.

- Goodbye, Howard. Have a good trip.

Thank you. Goodbye, Miss Layton.

The stain is decolourised

with five per cent sulphuric acid

and washed with potash, alum

and methylin blue.

You can see the bacilli and terminal spores

quite clearly. Have a look.

I think I might get away to the country,

Joe, for a few days, after all.

I don't know.

(Laughter) Goodnight, Mary.

Thank you so much.

Goodnight, Bill.

(Rings)

(Rings)

Hello?

Yes.

Who is it, please?

Just a moment.

- Mrs Justin?

- Yes.

- You're wanted on the telephone.

- Who is it?

A Mr Stratton.

Thank you, Joan.

Hello, Steven.

What a surprise.

How are you?

Yes, I'm fine.

It was such a funny thing. I just happened

to see your number in the phone book.

Yes. Yes, wasn't it?

I expect you're terribly

busy, but I wondered if...

When?

Well, yes, I think I am. I'm not sure.

I'm just going to look in my diary.

Yes, that will be fine.

Oh... just a moment.

Saturday...

Yes, that will be wonderful.

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