Wetherby Page #4

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No paper, I'm afraid.

I think there's a strike.

All right?

Well, I'm not

in the pink.

Oh, I

shouldn't wonder.

Did you sleep?

I had dreams.

Does anyone know

why he did it?

And why on earth should he come

and choose to do it to you?

It was me who

met him first.

I don't know why I didn't

think of it at the dinner.

I'd met him already.

He could have done it to me.

I think the lonely

recognize the lonely.

Well, you're not lonely.

I only want coffee.

Stan, do you mind? Would you

go and do something useful?

Do you know how

to do it with a filter?

Well, have you searched

back over all your behavior?

Did you offend him in any way?

That's what I've been thinking.

Or perhaps we upset him.

Perhaps you looked like his mother. Huh!

No, it is possible.

I read in a book.

No, I think it was

more what we shared.

What's that?

I told you.

A feeling for solitude.

Well, you may have thought that,

but to shoot your head off...

Oh, please.

Marcia, the bacon's too much.

Oh, god. Oh, it

hadn't occurred to me.

I'm sorry, Jean. I...

I just didn't think.

I'll take it out.

Oh Jean, I'm sorry.

It's out.

It's almost out.

If you're frightened of

loneliness, never get married.

I'm not frightened.

I'm hardened by now.

Come in, come in.

Nice to meet you.

This is Jean.

Mrs. Mortimer.

And this is Jims father. Hello.

Please,

sit down, sit down.

I've baked you some scones,

and there's battenburg cake.

You're looking

very thin, lad.

Nay, I've-I've been fine.

And so you'd be

giving up college, then?

No, I don't think so,

Mr. Mortimer.

Ah.

Jim thought as he'd be away

for so long and so often,

It's better if I occupy myself.

I think I have a place

at the university of hull.

Are you sure?

You don't think a woman

who's going to get married

Should be thinking of

going off away from her home.

But Jim won't be there.

He'll be in Malaya.

He'll want to know

you're where you belong.

What difference would it make

if he'd not be with me?

He'll want to know

you're at home.

I can't honestly see

it'd make any difference.

Any home life we have is bound

to be interrupted at the start.

We'll see each other

so little for a bit.

Seven years?

Is that right?

Well,

not necessarily.

Doesn't Jim speak?

The air force will

give me a house later,

When I'm back

from active service.

For now it's nice if

Jean goes on with her books.

More battenburg?

Did you

bake it yourself?

Don't be daft.

You shouldn't worry.

They made me feel stupid.

Why?

Perhaps it is silly.

Impractical.

Well, we're always

so happy together.

It never occurs to us there's

a world of people out there.

We can't spend our life with

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