The Passionate Friends Page #4

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We've had a very long lunch.

You'll see the streetlights coming on

across the park soon.

I ought to be going.

When I came in the other night,

it looked wonderful from here.

There was some coloured floodlighting on the

building - made quite a glow in the sky.

I stood and watched it for a time and began to

think of all sorts of things I've forgotten.

What things?

Things about you.

Until the other night,

I thought I'd forgotten everything.

Now I remember everything.

So do I.

Mary.

MARY:
You see what it was.

We knew each other so well

that suddenly it seemed as if

the intervening years hadn't existed.

When he could get away,

we met for lunch in the week.

But Saturday and Sunday were all ours.

Those were wonderful days.

We'd done this before, years ago,

but as the days went by,

new things began to happen.

Little things.

I'd never really known the pleasure of

walking arm-in-arm with a man before.

Everybody does it.

To me, it was new.

It all seemed so perfectly natural

that I suppose it was easy

not to think of the consequences.

We were happy and...

that seemed to make it all right.

At least, for a time.

I've been thinking.

Yes, I know.

We have to, don't we?

Not just yet.

(Aeroplane engines drone)

The Bank of Rome.

Reichsbank.

Notes on my discussions with Pirana.

Very important, that.

Here are my comments on his real status.

Here's some stuff about our own

Berlin office. I haven't read that.

All right, Miss Layton, that's the lot.

Get it straightened out, please.

- My report is due at the Treasury tomorrow.

- Yes, Mr Justin.

Well, darling, what have you been doing?

Did you go to the country?

No, I thought I'd go down this week

if you still weren't back.

It didn't look as if I

would get away yesterday.

Made any definite plans?

Only for tonight. I'm going to the

theatre with Steven Stratton.

Oh... Have you been seeing anything of him?

No.

More tea?

I haven't finished this yet.

What's the show?

Well, that musical comedy at the Royalty.

First Love, I think it's called.

I would like some more now.

You don't mind me going, do you, Howard?

Of course not.

I have to do that report, anyway.

What a bore for you.

Yes.

- Who else have you been seeing?

- Oh, just the usual people.

Sounds like a bore for you.

Oh, no.

(Jaunty dance music)

After all, it is my responsibility, too.

No. No, Steven, it's...

...it's wrong somehow.

I've got to do this myself.

MAN:
Shall we dance?

- It doesn't seem fair.

WOMAN:
Yes.

- It's fairer to him.

MAN:
Excuse me. I'm so sorry.

It would be terribly humiliating for him

if you were there.

Yes. Yes, I see that.

I'll be all right. Really, I will.

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