A Quiet Place in the Country Page #4

but there is a negative side to that, too.

I suppose you are the normal one.

What do you do with yourself here all day,

since you're obviously

not doing much work?

Who are you betraying me with?

- May I know about her?

- I like it here.

I've even stopped wanting to paint.

Let others paint. Children, old people,

all of them. Give them what they need.

Paints and canvas, free of charge,

an hour a day.

Who are you betraying me with?

Everything I do and am

annoys you, doesn't it?

Do you want me to go away?

I'll do whatever you want.

I could drop everything. Sell everything.

The gallery and all that.

I could come here and live with you.

I may be a practical woman, but I love you.

We have guests tonight.

- Who?

- People from the town.

They're all quite mad.

We'll eat first to get acquainted, and then...

What then?

It's a surprise. You'll see. We'll have fun.

I'm cold.

I'll run a bath for you.

Flavia.

- It's all right. It's all right.

- What happened, sir? What happened?

It's nothing.

Why do these things keep happening?

It's as though someone in the house

doesn't want me here.

It's your imagination, flavia.

There's no one else in this house

but me end egle.

The house is old and falling apart, that's all.

Do we have to have

those people here tonight?

Now lie down.

I promise you'll enjoy the evening.

Wanda, please don't hurt her.

Your work is really the utter quintessence.

- You think so?

- To me, they express a deeply human crisis.

A crisis that only

an artist knows, naturally.

- The crisis of horse turd, actually.

- Mr. ferri.

You're going to call her spirit?

- No, it doesn't seem right.

- Yes, yes, yes.

- Mr. ferri, don't let her leave.

- I'm going to bed, I've had it.

Please stay. You mustn't leave now.

At least stay for the sance.

- Look at the medium. Isn't he strange?

- What's he got that instrument for?

Sometimes the spirit shows

its presence by playing on it.

Well, he looks as if he'd stepped

out of the grave. Maybe it'll be fun.

Well, shall we begin?

If you will each bring a chair

and sit around this table please.

- I see you decided to stay.

- He persuaded me.

- What's this for?

- It's modeling Clay,

in case the spirit wishes

to leave an imprint.

Has that ever happened?

During a sance, anything can happen.

Now, I want you all

to put your hands on the table.

Let your fingers touch, forming a chain.

- Better turn out the light, please.

- Oh, my god, the ghost!

- It's only a draft, my dear.

- It's a very prompt ghost.

- That's the high point of the night.

- What nonsense.

There's something very unusual

in the air tonight.

I feel certain we're going to be successful.

Excuse me.

Before we make contact,

one word of warning.

Do not ask personal questions

or mention the subject death.

Why, what could happen?

We might find out the truth.

Why ask questions at all?

From now on, nobody breaks the circle.

Wanda,

many of us knew you in life

and still remember.

We are gathered here together

to enter into contact with your spirit.

Give us a sign of your presence.

Wanda. Give us a sign.

Someone has broken the chain.

Be quiet.

Spirit, give us a sign.

Wanda, if it is you, knock twice.

Who is Wanda?

- She is with us.

- But is that Wanda?

- Shut up, you.

- Wanda.

Wanda, is there something

you want to say to us?

How did you die? Who killed you?

Turn on the light quickly.

Something's fallen on the table.

Break the chain. Turn on the light, please.

Look, there's a pair of scissors.

- What does that mean?

- I don't know.

It's an omen of some kind.

- They're pointing toward attilio.

- Don't be stupid.

Quiet everyone.

We are beginning to get results.

Form the chain again.

Turn out the light, please.

Wanda, is there anything

you wish to tell us?

Or do you want us to stop?

Wanda, is there someone here

you don't like?

She said, "yes."

It's doimo, I think.

Don't be an ass. Why should it be me?

Why don't we just ask Wanda?

- Yes, ask her.

- Wanda, if you can,

will you please communicate

to us, through the table,

who it is you dislike?

One knock.

B, c, d] El f! G!

H, I, j, k] L] Mi ni

o, p, q, ri s] Ti:-

she said, "a-t."

- Attilio!

- Stop it!

Stop it, all of you!

I know what you're doing.

You planned this whole thing,

the pack of you!

Do you think I'm so stupid I'd believe this?

You've been jealous of me for years,

because of Wanda.

The whole pack of you!

Enough!

Quickly. Move the table back.

Put the table in the center. Hurry.

The spirit wants to leave.

Leonardo, don't get so excited.

It's all a trick.

Hurry, take your seats

and form the circle again.

Hands together, fingers touching.

Quickly, quickly, please.

We must reestablish contact.

Turn out the light. Now, concentrate.

Concentrate, please.

Wanda, give us another sign, please.

Wanda...

Someone's unzipped my dress!

Mine, too! Oh, my god!

Silence.

Wanda, are you still there?

- Who is that? My chair's shaking.

- Wanda,

if you are departing, give us one last sign.

Turn on the light! Turn on the light!

- She's fallen down.

- Somebody help her.

Wanda.

Get out!

Someone tried to strangle me!

Get out of here!

Get out! Get out! Get out of here!

Leonardo, get them out of here! Out!

Leonardo, please,

please get them out of here!

Go home! Everyone, go home!

Get out!

Easy, easy, all right.

Show me.

She doesn't want you here!

She doesn't want you!

- Where?

- Over there.

Go on.

After we buried him,

we started to go back to the house.

She was in front. She stopped

near the wall and combed her hair.

She didn't care that

i had killed a man because of her.

That's when I heard the plane.

She wasn't hit though.

And I was glad that she wasn't.

Because then I would be able

to kill her myself.

Flavia's not with me.

Why are you looking for her here?

Come. Come with me.

- There is nothing in there. Nothing.

- Yes, yes. I know.

Flavia is in Milan.

The poor man.

Leonardo!

- Did he hurt you?

- I'm all right.

Leonardo,

have you been working hard?

What did you bring me?

No. Sit down.

1 brought your playboy and playman.

- Nothing else?

- Oh, yes.

There's super sexy, sexy boy, bang!,

gong and Isabella, and peanut brittle,

and those chocolates you like.

All right, go ahead.

Don't be so greedy.

Not that one.

This.

Remember, you promised me 50 more

by the end of the month.

Meanwhile, I'll take these.

Goodbye, Leonardo.

That's a good boy. Good dog.

Snoopy -

he's never worked so well before, has he?

That's what I think.

Come on, snoopy. Get in.

Good dog.

It's lovely out here. I almost envy him.

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