What's New Pussycat Page #3

want to know when we're getting married.

My mother writes every week and asks.

Hemingway began as a journalist

and he broke away.

- I want to get serious, plan a real future.

- I hoped this job would be temporary.

My friends are married.

They seem happy.

- I know there's a novel in me.

- No one's sure. It's time to decide.

Even if it's a bad novel.

I've got to make a start.

If you're not sure now, you'll never be.

The worst curse in the worid

is to be mediocre.

- You're not listening to me!

- I am listening indeed!

Now, listen to me, pussycat.

Times are hard... and I'm in a hurry.

- You...!

- I have an appointment.

If you can't be more definite,

then we should stop seeing each other.

- I'm not ready for marriage.

- But how can you say you love me?

Because I do.

It wouldn't be fair to marry you now,

do you see?

I've got a lot of wildness and fun

to get out of my system.

You know, when we marry,

we give up fun.

- You always have an excuse.

- Ah, pussycat.

We're children, you and I.

Now's the time to live and experiment.

Marriage is for life.

It's like cement.

But at that rate it would drift on forever.

We had this conversation six months ago

and I don't see anything changed.

When are you old enough to assume

the responsibility of marriage? At 25?

26? 28? 32?

- 65? 89? 90? 97? 103?

- You're hysterical!

- Every time I don't agree I'm hysterical.

- Pull yourself together.

No.

- Give me the keys. Give me the keys.

- No, take a cab.

I don't wish to take a key.

I want my car cabs.

I need the keys... uh, the car.

- You've made up your horrid mind?

- Yes.

I shall walk!

It's better for the heart anyway. Taxi!

All right. But don't...

Don't say I didn't warn you.

Scotch.

Oh, excuse me.

Haven't you seen me somewhere before?

I know the name

but I can't remember the face.

- Oh, California sometime.

-

- Give my regards to whatshername.

- Yeah.

Pussycat?

Mr James!

What are you, uh, doing here?

- I'm paid to come here.

- You're paid to come here?

- Yes, m-m-my magazine, you see.

- Yes, yes.

- And what are you doing here?

- What... am... I... doing... here?

Um...

I am here as, uh...

I'm here as a scientist, you know?

- Aha.

- I'm here as a scientist.

Plumbing the depths of the soul.

Doing a bit of plumbing?

Yes, yes. I, uh...

Oh!

- Ah!

- Oh!

I was so interested,

you know, in your case.

Intrigued me immensely, those things

that you told me about, what happens.

I, uh...

Well, I freely admit it,

I, uh, decided to follow you here.

If you followed me here, how did you

contrive to be here before me?

I followed you... very fast.

Ah.

Look, a point I've noticed, scientifically,

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