Barbie as Rapunzel Page #3

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These are slightly later,

Edwardian, turn-of-the-century,

and these are $

Which would my wife prefer?

What's she like?

-Remote.

-Remote?

She loves diamonds, but, you know,

these pearls are so sexy.

And so much less expensive.

-Would you like to try them on?

-They're not for me.

I understand, but perhaps it might help,

if the gentleman could see how they looked.

-Shall I?

-If you don't mind.

All right.

-Let's see.

-Let's see.

-Very nice.

-Yeah.

Yep, yep, yep.

Wow. Wow!

Let me see.

-They really frame your face beautifully.

-They do, sir.

Well, I do have a good shape

for long earrings.

You do.

Well, you love these more than the pearls,

don't you?

-I do. I'm afraid so.

-Okay, God.

I hope, for this kind of money,

she looks as good in them as you do.

Yep.

-Do I have to take them off?

-That's life, I'm afraid.

-Sorry.

-Oh, well.

They were good for a minute.

Oh, I'm dying to see just what

my father thinks is so perfect for him.

-Can you tell I'm a little skeptical?

-Yeah. Why?

I mean, who is she?

How long has he known her to marry her?

And why is some young actress

rushing off to marry him?

An actress. Actress in what?

-What's her name?

-Charmaine.

I keep wanting to say "chow mein."

Why do you keep looking out the window?

I don't.

You're so nervous. You seem edgy.

What's up?

Well, if I can hear something

about my book...

-Oh, Christ, who's that?

-One guess!

You look very lovely, darling.

Forgive me for barging in.

I've just come from Cristal's.

She had some things to say

about your father's upcoming wedding.

-Is there something I could sip on?

-Helena, you've sipped us dry.

Unless you're willing to try cooking sherry.

I'm just joking.

By the way, she said you would hear

about your book any day now,

but not to be upset

if the verdict was negative.

I hope Cristal put your mind at ease

about Dad's remarrying.

Cristal said...

She said he would never be as enchanted

with this other woman as he was with me.

Well, I'm sure she's right.

-Have you met her?

-Actually, we're going to meet her tonight.

Dad's taking us to the park

for drinks and a concert.

Cristal and I were talking about

a new love that I will soon be meeting.

Wow. That's exciting news. Isn't it, Roy?

Yeah, you will meet a tall, dark stranger.

I will not be alone. I will find love.

I can rest assured.

What does she charge you

for this message of hope?

It's not hope, it's a certainty.

Cristal predicts it.

-He doesn't believe, Sally.

-No, I believe, unfortunately,

that you will meet the same tall, dark stranger

that we all eventually meet.

And look where that cynicism has got you

over the years.

Cristal knows things

she couldn't possibly know

if she wasn't blessed with a gift.

Look, did it ever occur to you

that she might be getting her information

from your masseuse?

I mean, not to mention

what you give away without realizing it...

-Roy!

-What?

She tells her what she wants to hear

and takes her money.

Well, you take my money

and certainly don't tell me

what I want to hear.

Why can you two not be together

without tension?

I'm just trying to prepare

your husband for a blow

should his work be rejected.

Well, my work will not be rejected.

And if it is, this hustler you see

made a

You see how that works?

Mum?

Please, just give him a break.

He's vulnerable right now.

Hasn't a spiritual bone in his body.

How can he write books?

So, Cristal said you're gonna meet someone.

Isn't that good news?

She also said that

you're perfectly able to conceive.

Well, of course I am, and you know that, too.

Well, I couldn't after your brother died.

I mean, the doctor said

it was psychological, but...

I couldn't give Alfie another child,

and he longed for a son.

Please, let's not relive everything constantly.

Anyway, look, we must go.

There they are.

Hello.

-This is Sally and this is Roy.

-Hello. All right?

-Hey, how are you?

-Charmaine Foxx.

-From America.

-Yeah.

You didn't tell me. Never tells me nothing.

Hello.

Don't want to flash everyone now. No.

-Well.

-So...

Dad said you were an actress.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

I tried it in Hollywood for a while,

but if you don't know people, it...

It's like a vicious circle, you know?

Yeah.

So, what are your plans?

I think...

Well, her plans are, you know,

to be my wife, Mrs. Alfie Shepridge.

She's going to be the mother of my son.

The boy...

One day I'll teach him football,

or something like that. Isn't that right?

Anyway, she... You were in...

-She was in a few movies, films, on TV.

-Stop it.

-But you were.

-Just small parts.

-What were the films?

-Science fiction.

I was the leader's daughter,

but from another galaxy.

That's right up your street, Roy.

Roy is a doctor.

Well, actually, he wrote a novel

about a physicist,

-based on Werner Heisenberg, isn't it?

-Yeah.

Who?

So, how long have you known each other?

-Three months. No...

-No.

-Two months.

-Two months. Yeah.

So, you've actually just met.

Well, we've spent every day together

since we did meet.

-And can you blame me?

-We have. Yeah.

I mean, I was besotted with

charming Charmaine from the very first day

and it just, you know...

So that's...

So, how did you meet?

A mutual acquaintance introduced us.

That's how we met.

Yeah.

Here, Alfie was not being truthful.

Technically, maybe,

but that wasn't the whole story.

-Hello.

-Come in.

So, you're Charmiane.

-Charmaine.

-Charmiane.

Sorry. Come in.

Yeah, he said you were very pretty.

-My body's how I make my living, isn't it?

-Yes.

-I'm always working out.

-Good. Well, me, too.

Look, feel this.

-Not bad.

-You're buff, ain't you?

Yeah.

-Would you like a drink?

-Yeah. All right.

Good. Okay.

Geoffrey Sweeney gave me your number.

-Geoffrey?

-Yeah.

-Geoffrey...

-Yes.

-God, I know millions of Geoffreys.

-Oh, yeah? Well, doesn't matter.

You have to forgive me

if I seem a little awkward,

-but I don't usually do this sort of thing.

-Right.

I assume it's hygienic and all,

you know what I mean?

-Hygienic?

-Yeah.

-Are you having a laugh?

-No, I'm just checking.

I won't give you AIDS,

if that's what you mean.

No, I wasn't thinking about AIDS. God, no.

There's a man in my firm who's got herpes.

-No, relax, don't have to worry.

-All right. Yeah.

Basically, I'm an actress.

I'm just doing this part-time.

Good. You look pretty. Okay.

-Shall we settle the business?

-Oh, yeah. Okay.

-They told you it was

-Yeah, okay.

Here's

All right?

Oh, thank you.

I mean, you know,

I wasn't thinking about AIDS.

Oi.

-Shall we get on with it?

-What?

-Do you want to get on with it?

-Yeah.

Okay.

-Forty years is a long time to be married.

-Yeah, it's almost half a century.

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