The Woman on the Beach Page #5

And here we are. You and I.

He's blind and I...

And now you know why I don't want to see you here.

Tod's lying when he says he likes fishing or anything else.

There's only one thing in the world that interests him and that's me.

Of course it was an accident, I...

...I didn't mean to.

Perhaps it wasn't really my fault.

When you do something like that you have to pay for it.

Do you love him?

Love him? I...

...hate him.

Oh, let's not talk about that.

You're wrong Scott, and tomorrow you'll have forgotten all about me.

You're nice.

It's been good to know you.

Miss Geddes to see you, sir.

Have her come in.

Thank you, Jimmy.

- Okay.

Hello.

Hello.

When you didn't show up last night...

...I thought you might not mind helping me with some of these things that look important.

How are you?

I'm all right.

Now, first...

Oh, yes! Here it is.

Do I have to pay this invoice to get the 10-day discount or...

...or do I wait for the statement at the end of the month?

Well, you wouldn't expect a beach cowboy like me to know much about invoices, would you?

I'm sorry, that...

...that isn't much help, is it?

You needn't be sorry.

I deserve it for lying to you.

I didn't really want help with these.

When you didn't come by last night...

I got to thinking and decided I'd been wrong.

If you want to get married...

...I've got on a dress.

By...what line of reasoning did you arrive at that decision?

Well, Mary Wernecke said...

I just did, that's all.

Mary Wernecke! I thought so.

You know, you people are all trying to take care of me.

But nobody tries to understand what...

Well, you think I'm sick. That's it, isn't it?

Why yes, I guess it is.

Are you really sick?

- I'm all right. It...it's just that...

Well I thought if we got married...

It doesn't matter what I thought. It was a silly idea anyway.

- Maybe it wasn't.

- Oh yes it was. You don't know.

As a matter of fact it's...

...silly for me to even think of getting married.

Well...in that case, I certainly don't know what I'm doing here.

What are you doing here?

Nothing.

It's quite a hideout.

That's what I thought. It was a secret of mine.

I come here to be alone.

To get away from that house. Now it isn't a secret anymore.

Are you sorry?

No...

No, I'm not sorry.

You said we're something alike.

I think you deserve to share this old wreck. How do you like it?

Well, it's not very shipshape.

It's cosy.

I should think there might be a few rats around here...

- I never thought of that!

Scott...I've been thinking...

You mustn't see me anymore.

I'm no good for you...

I can't go on inflicting my unhappiness on you.

Thanks heavens he missed it.

- He saw it, all right.

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