Between Two Worlds Page #8

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KINDS OF PEOPLE, KNOW THEM,

MINGLE WITH THEM

EVERY MOMENT OF THE DAY.

THOMPSON,

THOMPSON...

ARE YOU TELLING ME I

HAVEN'T LOST MY JOB?

OF COURSE:

YOU HAVEN'T LOST IT.

YOU HAVEN'T STARTED IT.

SEE THINGS, MEE ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE,

MINGLE WITH THEM.

THANK YOU.

OH, THANK GOD.

A NEW WORK, A NEW

BEGINNING AFTER ALL.

WHATEVER MADE YOU THINK WE'D

WANT TO HURT YOU, BERNIE?

WHAT DID:

YOU EVER DO?

OH, FORGIVE ME,

THOMPSON,

BUT IT MEANS:

SUCH A LOT TO ME.

YOU UNDERSTAND.

PERFECTLY. HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE

I FELT WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME?

YOU'LL FIND YOUR ROOMS

READY FOR YOU.

THEY'RE CLEAN AND CHEERFUL,

IN THE SAME HOUSE AS MINE,

AND THE HOUSEKEEPER'S

QUITE A DECENT SORT.

INFLUENCE.

I'M HAPPY TO SEE HE'S

TAKING CARE OF THE CLERGYMAN,

FOUND HIM A NICE

PLACE TO LIVE.

SIR, MY NAME IS LINGLEY OF LINGLEY LTD.

ALL RIGHT. GO AWAY.

I'VE GIVEN THIS MATTER

A GREAT DEAL OF MY TIME,

AND MY FEELING IS THAT I WOULD BE IN THE GENERAL INTERES

IF I ACTED AS SPOKESMAN FOR US ALL.

GO AWAY.

I THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD

BE A GOOD MOMENT TO APPROACH-

WILL YOU:

GO AWAY, SIR?

CERTAINLY. I DON'T STAY

WHERE I'M NOT WANTED.

IF I FIND I'M GETTING

A PREJUDICED TRIAL,

I WON'T HESITATE A MOMEN TO GO OVER YOUR HEAD!

LOOK OUT, MR. THOMPSON.

HE'LL GET YOU CANNED.

HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE

THIS TRIP, DIDN'T YOU?

YES. A BIT,

BUT WE MANAGED.

GOOD MAN.

WILL YOU COME:

WITH ME NOW, SIR?

GO WITH YOU? WHERE?

TO THE LAUNCH.

OUTSIDE.

DON'T BE A FOOL. WHAT'S

THE MATTER WITH YOU?

I'M WAITING

FOR MY TRIAL.

BUT, SIR, YOUR

TRIAL'S ALL OVER.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

YOU HEARD HIM. IT'S

OVER. NOW GO WITH HIM.

LOOK HERE, WHO DO YOU

THINK YOU'RE DEALING WITH?

I'M NO 30-BOB-

A- WEEK CLERK!

NO, YOU'RE NOT THAT.

I HEARD NO CASE MADE

OUT AGAINST ME OR FOR ME.

I DID,

DISTINCTLY.

WHEN? WHERE?

RIGHT HERE.

WHAT?

WHO SPOKE AGAINST ME?

WHAT WAS I CHARGED WITH?

WITH BEING LINGLEY

OF LINGLEY LTD,

THE VERY FIRST WORDS

OUT OF YOUR MOUTH.

THAT'S VERY CLEVER,

BUT YOU LISTEN TO ME.

I'M NOT ASHAMED OF WHA I MADE OUT OF MYSELF.

I CAME UP FROM NOTHING.

I DIDN'T HAVE

A SINGLE ADVANTAGE.

YES, THAT'S TRUE. YOU

STARTED LIFE IN A SLUM.

A SLUM, A FILTHY,

DISGUSTING LIVERPOOL SLUM!

BUT I PULLED MYSELF OUT OF

IT FAST ENOUGH, DIDN'T I?

I WORKED HARD,

I NEVER STOPPED,

NEVER SPARED MYSELF.

FOR 30 YEARS, I LIVED ONLY FOR MY WORK.

I WAS RESPECTED. PEOPLE LOOKED UP TO ME,

YES, FEARED ME.

THE TROUBLE WITH YOU IS

YOU'RE NOT FIT TO JUDGE ME.

YOU DON' UNDERSTAND BUSINESS.

BUSINESS,

MR. LINGLEY?

ORGANIZED THUGGERY

THE WAY YOU CONDUCTED IT.

WHAT OF IT? I WANTED WHA I WANTED, AND I GOT IT.

DID YOU?

YES. I WAS

NO ORDINARY MAN.

I NEVER FOLLOWED

ORDINARY LAWS.

I MADE GOOD. I HAD

EVERYTHING I WANTED.

WELL, WHERE IS IT?

I HAD IT.

I DON'T CARE.

I HAD I FOR 30 YEARS.

FLICKERING:

OF AN EYELASH.

WHAT HAVE YOU GO WITH YOU NOW?

WHAT'S HERE FOR

YOU TO GO TO? WHO?

WAIT. JUST A MINUTE.

YOU NEVER STOPPED. YOU DIDN' LOOK TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT.

THE BUSINESS:

OF MAKING MONEY:

BECAME YOUR FATHER, YOUR

MOTHER, YOUR SWEETHEART-

WAIT, LET'S TALK THIS

OVER CALMLY, REASONABLY.

YOU NEVER KNEW A WOMAN YOU

LOVED, A WOMAN THAT LOVED YOU,

AND YOU WON'T FIND

ONE HERE.

I WON'T?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

I MIGHT.

YES,

THERE IS SOMEONE.

YES, MAXINE.

MAXINE RUSSELL.

SHE'S A GOOD DEAL

LIKE MYSELF.

NO, YOU WON'T HAVE HER.

WHY NOT?

'CAUSE HERE, MY SON,

YOU CAN'T BUY ANYTHING.

DON'T LOOK SO SHOCKED,

BERNIE. IT MUST BE DONE.

HE'S GOT TO SUFFER AS MUCH

AS HE MADE OTHERS SUFFER.

WELL, COME ALONG. YOU CAN

START YOUR APPRENTICESHIP NOW

AND HELP ME:

WITH THIS BUNCH.

SCRUBBY WILL BE:

SENDING THEM IN.

YOU THERE, GET UP.

YOU'RE COMING WITH US.

JUST YOU, YOUNG MAN.

SHE STAYS HERE OUTSIDE.

NO. I WON'T DO IT.

JUST YOU.

I WON'T GO WITHOUT HER!

YOU CAN'T SEPARATE US!

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT!

COME ALONG, BERNIE.

WE MUST STAY TOGETHER!

COME, HENRY.

GO WITH THEM, DEAR.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.

SIT DOWN, YOUNG MAN.

SIT DOWN THERE.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING,

BERNIE?

I'LL CONFESS TO YOU NOW

I USED TO DIET SECRETLY.

I FOLLOWED A STEADY COURSE

OF EXERCISE FOR YEARS.

NOTHING EVER HELPED.

HA HA.

HELLO.

HOW DO YOU DO? I'M VERY

PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

COME AND SIT DOWN.

I'LL BE BRIEF.

WHAT I WANT IS A VILLA.

YOU WANT A VILLA.

A VERY LARGE ONE WITH

A PINK ROOF IF POSSIBLE.

PINK.

THE TERRACES MUST BE GOOD,

THE SECTION EXCLUSIVE,

AND THE DINING ROOM

MUST BE LARGE ENOUGH

TO SEAT AT LEAS:

I DO A LOT OF ENTERTAINING.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

QUITE, MADAME.

YOU'LL HAVE THE TERRACES,

THE DINING ROOM,

AND AS FOR THE VILLA,

YOU'LL BE SUITED BETTER

THAN YOU THINK.

YOU'LL HAVE A CASTLE.

A CASTLE!

WHY, THAT IS GENEROUS,

LIKE A BARONESS.

WELL, I HARDLY EXPECTED

ANYTHING AS NICE.

THANK YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN MOST KIND.

GOOD-BYE.

AS SOON AS I'M SETTLED, YOU

MUST ALL COME AND DINE WITH ME.

AH, MADAME, THERE

WE RUN INTO SOMETHING.

I'M AFRAID

THAT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE.

OH, WHAT A PITY.

TOO BAD.

WHY IS IT IMPOSSIBLE?

WHY CAN'T YOU COME?

NO ONE CAN EVER:

COME TO SEE YOU.

WHAT?

NONSENSE.

DO YOU ACTUALLY MEAN THAT I'M

TO BE BY MYSELF DAY IN, DAY OUT,

ALL ALONE?

YES, MADAME.

WHAT-WHAT ABOU THE CASTLE?

WHAT'S THE GOOD

OF POSSESSIONS:

IF YOU CAN'T SHOW

THEM TO ANYBODY?

IF NO ONE WILL COME

AND CALL ON YOU?

I DEMAND AN ANSWER!

I INSIST ON KNOWING WHY PEOPLE

ARE FORBIDDEN TO COME AND SEE ME.

WOMEN LIKE YOU:

DON'T HAVE FRIENDS HERE.

WOMEN LIKE...

OH! OH! I SEE

WHAT'S HAPPENED.

YOU'VE CONFUSED ME

WITH ANOTHER PASSENGER,

WITH THAT MAXINE RUSSELL

PERSON.

YES, SHE IS VERY

CHEAP AND COMMON.

MRS. CLIVEDEN-BANKS, I HAVEN' CONFUSED YOU WITH ANYONE.

AS FAR AS MAXINE RUSSELL

IS CONCERNED,

I'M AFRAID YOU'RE MUCH LOWER

THAN SHE EVER WAS.

I BEG YOUR PARDON.

HOW DARE YOU?

THOMPSON, YOU

MUST BE MISTAKEN.

SEEMS QUITE:

THE LADY TO YOU, EH?

SURFACE,

BERNIE, SURFACE.

WITH TIME, WITH EXPERIENCE,

HER SORT WON'T FOOL YOU AT ALL.

YOU SEE, THIS WOMAN

WAS ONCE AN ATTRACTIVE GIRL.

THERE WERE:

MANY OPPORTUNITIES, MANY MEN,

AND THEN SHE MET BENJAMIN-

DECENT, TRUSTING-

AND SHE WANTED HIM-

SECURITY, HIS MONEY,

POSITION-

AND SHE GOT HIM.

SHE KNEW HOW.

IT WAS AS EASY AS THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.

I'M READY TO LEAVE.

I'M GOING TO GE MY HUSBAND.

YOUR HUSBAND?

HE'S COMING WITH ME, AND

I WON'T LET YOU INTERFERE!

DON'T WORRY, MADAME. WE NEVER

INTERFERE, NOT IN THESE MATTERS.

IT'S ODD THA YOU SHOULD WANT HIM,

AFTER ALL THE YEARS OF

DAMAGE YOU'VE DONE HIM...

HUMILIATION.

I DIDN'T HURT HIM.

HE DIDN'T KNOW.

HE WAS ALWAYS OFF

PLAYING GOLF SOMEWHERE

WITH FRIENDS.

YOU REMEMBER HE'D WALK

INTO A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE.

THERE WOULD BE A SUDDEN

HUSH OF PITY FOR HIM.

HE NEVER KNEW,

I TELL YOU!

IT DIDN'T HURT HIM.

HE NEVER KNEW.

I ALWAYS KNEW,

GENEVIEVE.

YOU KNEW?

FROM THE BEGINNING.

HOW DID YOU KNOW,

BENJAMIN?

MY DEAR, YOU WERE A GREA BEAUTY- ACCOMPLISHED, CHARMING-

AND I-DID YOU THINK

I WAS SO VAIN:

AS TO IMAGINE:

I'D WON YOU FOR MYSELF?

AND YET, YOU MARRIED ME.

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