A Place in the Sun Page #4

Don't. I've known them intimately

for years, and they're quite nice.

Perhaps they are a little unused

to you, but that'll come in time.

Suppose it doesn't?

- I'd go anywhere with you.

- You mean that? You'd marry me?

Haven't I told you? I intend to.

...I've had a millstone named

Eastman round my neck.

I know just how you feel.

- What's golf got that a hike hasn't?

- A spirit of competition.

I've hardly exchanged five words

with your elusive nephew.

Pity, I'm told he's charming. I've

put him here so he won't run away.

I'm proud of the way

you've been getting on.

I've wanted to justify

your confidence in me.

A man who can meet people:

that's an asset we can use.

I've been thinking about a place

in administration perhaps,

where I can keep an eye on you.

We ought to take George

with us tomorrow.

- People at the club...

- No.

There's the Ski Race tomorrow

and George is my pilot.

- Which Mr Eastman?

- Mr George Eastman.

Call for you, George. You'd better

bend an ear, Angela, it's a woman.

Hello?

- Yes.

- I'm here at the bus station.

You lied to me for the last time.

Now I want you to come and get me.

- It's not too easy right now.

- Now!

- It's not too easy right now.

- Now!

- I'll do it tomorrow morning?

- I said now!

If you're not here in half an hour,

I'll come and tell them everything!

Yes, I'll leave right away.

Let's not go to Florida this winter.

Let's stay here.

It was a friend of my mother's.

She's not well.

- I hope it's not serious.

- I don't know.

I ought to get home.

I ought to get a plane tonight.

- If it's not serious, do come back.

- I will, thank you.

- If you'll excuse me, I'll go pack.

- Certainly. Goodbye, George.

Goodbye, George.

George, how long will you be gone?

I don't know, darling.

I just don't know.

You will come back

as soon as you can?

- As soon as I can.

- You promise?

I promise.

Are you crazy, coming up here?

Phoning me like that

with my whole family listening in?

You weren't staying with your family.

You were staying with Angela Vickers.

I'm through waiting for you.

You're gonna marry me tomorrow,

or I'll tell the newspapers

everything, then I'll kill myself!

- Don't talk like that.

- You make me talk like that.

We'll go to Warsaw in the morning

and get married.

Let's get out of here.

I won't get out of here until

you say that you're gonna do it!

All right. Come on.

It's a holiday.

Look, Al.

Look, it's not my fault!

Besides, one day more is

not gonna make any difference.

There's a wonderful lake

near here, Loon Lake,

just the place you've always

wanted to go for a honeymoon.

We could go there.

There's a lodge on it, too.

If you like, we could spend

the day there,

and tomorrow

we can come back here.

- Al, are you listening?

- Yeah, I'm listening.

Tell you what, let's make a holiday

of it. Everybody else is.

Why don't we get some sandwiches

and have a picnic on the lake?

- How's that?

- That sounds pretty good.

Look, Al, let's not quarrel any more.

Let's try and make the best of it.

All right, let's make the best of it.

I should have stopped at that

last station. Yep, bone dry!

- Stupid!

- Is the lodge far from here?

No, it's only just around the bend.

Tell you what, why don't we take

our lunch and go down to the landing?

We can rent a boat

and have our picnic now.

I can pick up the gas later

and come back for the car.

- How does it sound?

- It sounds wonderful!

- It is beautiful!

- Yeah.

- How much to rent a boat?

- 25 cents an hour. $2 all day.

Are there many people

out on the lake today?

You've got it all to yourself.

- Are you people at the lodge?

- Yeah. That is, we will be tonight.

- Spend a couple of days there.

- You'll have to sign for it.

Sure.

Thanks a lot.

- That's funny.

- What?

I know another guy named Gilbert

Edwards. Lives over at Westbrook.

Pretty common name.

Only two times I ever heard.

- It doesn't leak, does it?

- I don't rent leaky boats!

Don't worry, my husband's

a very good swimmer.

It's so lonely here.

It's like we were the only

two people left in the world.

Maybe we are.

Maybe when we get back to shore,

everybody will have disappeared.

I'd like that, wouldn't you?

Then we could go anywhere.

We could live

in the biggest house in the world.

I'd like to live in a little house,

just big enough for the two of us.

Only there's gonna be

more than two of us.

What's the matter? You look sick.

Nothing! I'm out of breath.

I'm not used to rowing.

Rest for a while, dear.

We can just drift.

After all, we're not going anywhere.

Look behind you.

"Star light, star bright,"

"wish me luck, wish me light,

make my wish come true tonight."

Did you make a wish?

What did you wish?

Nothing.

Afraid it won't come true

if you tell?

I'm sorry that I've been

so nasty to you.

I didn't mean it.

It's just things happen,

and you just don't stay the same.

I will make it up to you.

I'll stick by you.

I do love you, George.

- We ought to get back. It's dark.

- That old man'll think we drowned!

Let's drift for a while. I'm not

afraid of the dark. It's so nice.

I'll tell you what I wished.

I wished that you loved me again.

You'll see, we'll make a go of it

if we give ourselves the chance.

We'll go where nobody knows us.

We'll get jobs, maybe together.

We'll do things together and go out

together, like any married couple.

After a while, you'll settle down

and be content with what you've got,

instead of working yourself up

over things.

It's the little things in life

that count.

We'll have to scrimp and save,

but we'll have each other.

- I'm not afraid of being poor.

- Stop it, Al!

- Why? What's the matter?

- Just stop it!

George?

What did you think of

when you saw the star?

You wished that you weren't here

with me, didn't you?

You wished I was where

you'd never have to see me again.

Maybe you wished that I was dead.

Do you wish that I was dead?

No, I didn't! Just leave me alone.

Poor George. I know it isn't easy

for you. I shouldn't have said that.

Stay where you are.

Who's there?

I'm trying to find the road.

I got lost.

You know where the road is?

It's down the trail

about a quarter of a mile.

Quiet, boy, quiet. Now stay there.

- Good morning, Mr Marlowe.

- Good morning, Mack.

It's for you. The coroner.

Yes, Doctor?

Oh? Just wait a minute, will you?

Bob, get these facts.

All right now.

Yes. Young couple drowned.

Give me all the facts.

- Is Miss Vickers around?

- No, she's playing tennis.

Everybody's gone somewhere.

Thank you.

Mr Eastman?

- Do you feel well?

- Yeah, fine.

Hello, George. It's been centuries!

- She said you were playing tennis.

- I was watching them.

I haven't eaten anything since you've

been away. Well, hardly anything.

Don't go away again, George.

Here, come and sit with me.

How is your mother?

She's much better. It wasn't

as serious as they thought.

I'm glad of that.

You look very tired.

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