Between Two Worlds Page #9

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BECAUSE I LOVED YOU.

BECAUSE I THOUGH - I HOPED ONE DAY YOU MIGHT CHANGE,

FEEL DIFFERENT.

YOU DIDN'T.

BUT I NEVER BLAMED YOU,

GENEVIEVE. I STILL CAN'T.

YOU KNEW.

YOU FORGAVE ME.

OH, BENJAMIN,

YOU'RE SO GOOD.

WELL, THEN IT'S ALL

RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,

AND HERE I WAS JUST A

FEW MOMENTS AGO WORRYING,

AFRAID OF BEING ALL ALONE,

AFRAID OF A HUNDRED THINGS.

HA HA. I WAS SILLY.

COME. THEY'VE

GIVEN US A CASTLE.

IT'S WAITING FOR US.

NO, GENEVIEVE.

WHY?

WHAT...

YOU SAID YOU:

WOULDN'T INTERFERE!

I'M NOT.

IT'S HIS CHOICE ENTIRELY.

BENJAMIN...

WHY? WHY WON' YOU COME WITH ME?

MY DEAR, I'VE

THOUGHT AND THOUGHT,

AND I BELIEVE IT ALL STARTED WITH

THAT MUSIC WE HEARD IN THE LOUNGE-

YOUR MUSIC.

YES, IT TOOK ME

BACK 20 YEARS.

NO, MY DEAR,

IT WOULDN'T DO.

YOU SEE, THAT LOVE

I HAD IS GONE, VANISHED.

YOU MUST UNDERSTAND.

OF COURSE:

I UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T MIND

IN THE LEAST.

WHY, I'M JUS AS PLEASED.

OF COURSE.

YOU SAY IT'S A CASTLE,

A REAL CASTLE.

YOU GUARANTEE THAT?

YES, MADAME.

OH, IT'S WONDERFUL.

I'M SO DELIGHTED.

I JUST CAN'T WAI UNTIL I SEE IT.

ALONE OR NOT, I KNOW I SHALL

BE COMPLETELY HAPPY THERE.

GOOD-BYE, BENJAMIN.

GOOD-BYE, MY DEAR.

GOOD-BYE.

GOOD-BYE, EVERYBODY.

GOOD-BYE.

YOU SWINE!

WELL, LET'S GET ALONG.

YOU HAVE FRIENDS WAITING

FOR YOU ONSHORE, YOU KNOW.

WHAT'S THAT,

SIR?

ARCHER, HAMMOND, SAMPSON,

THE LOT OF THEM.

SAMPSON...ARCHER...

ALL MY CHUMS.

WHY, IT'S THE OLD CLUB

AGAIN BACK AT CAPE TOWN.

AND THE GOLF,

BENJAMIN.

AH, YOU'VE NEVER

SEEN SUCH GREENS.

OLD FRIENDS, GOOD COMPANIONS, LOVE.

SHE WAS SO PRETTY...

SO VERY PRETTY.

OH, THOMPSON, IT HAD TO BE DONE, I KNOW,

BUT I AM:

SO SORRY FOR HIM.

THAT MAN LOVED HER.

YES, BERNIE,

BUT YOU SEE-

HEY, WHAT ABOUT ME?

I'M READY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, BOY?

I'VE WAITED

LONG ENOUGH.

LET'S GET THIS

OVER WITH.

THEN COME IN.

COME IN.

I'LL DEAL

WITH YOU NOW.

NO. WAIT.

SO, MY CHILD,

YOU'RE HERE

AFTER ALL.

YES.

I RAISED A RUMPUS,

HAD A TIME.

DIDN'T HELP.

I'M TIRED.

I WANT TO GO.

MAXI.

I SAT THERE IN MY CABIN

THINKING, REMEMBERING...

ALL THE THINGS:

THAT WERE,

ALL THE THINGS THA COULD HAVE BEEN.

I WANTED TO CRY.

YOU DID CRY.

STAND UP:

TO HIM, MAXI.

YOU NEVER CRIED. YOU ALWAYS TOOK IT.

LITTLE GIRLS IN THEIR

NICE, WHITE MIDDY BLOUSES,

FACES CLEAN:

AND SHINING.

I REMEMBER WE USED

TO JUMP ROPE.

I WAS THE BES IN THE SCHOOLYARD.

DID 150 TIMES ONCE.

STAND UP:

TO HIM, MAXI.

DON'T LET HIM WALK

ALL OVER YOU. NOT YOU.

OH, TOMMY.

TOMMY.

GOOD-BYE, TOMMY.

WHAT DID YOU:

DO THAT FOR?

WHY?

SHE'S AFRAID

FOR YOU.

NOBODY HAS TO:

BE AFRAID FOR ME.

I'LL TAKE IT-ANYTHING

THAT'S COMING TO ME.

COME ON. I'LL SHOW YOU.

I'LL TAKE IT.

YOU MURDERED YOURSELF,

MY CHILD.

EVERYTHING:

I'VE BEEN THROUGH,

EVERYTHING I'VE SEEN

AND DONE...

THERE'S HOPE HERE.

YES.

HOPE.

OH, IF I COULD ONLY

GET BACK TO THAT GIRL

IN THE MIDDY BLOUSE.

IF I COULD ONLY STAR ALL OVER AGAIN.

COME.

YES.

DOUBLE:

OR NOTHING.

WHAT DO:

YOU SAY?

WHAT'S THAT,

BOY?

HIGHEST CARD. THREE TIMES OUT OF FIVE.

WILL YOU GAMBLE:

WITH ME?

WHAT FOR?

DOUBLE OR NOTHING.

THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

IF I LOSE,

I'LL DO IT-

ANYTHING YOU SAY.

NO SQUAWKS. NO BEEF.

AND IF YOU WIN?

THEN I WANT DEATH-

A REAL DEATH-ZERO.

DEATH AS YOU:

IMAGINE IT.

DEATH AS:

I WANTED IT-

BLANK, FINISHED,

NOTHING.

WILL YOU DO IT?

THOMPSON!

WE'LL PLAY.

HE'S A SPECIALIS AT IT, THOMPSON.

HE CAN DO:

ALL SORTS OF TRICKS.

I'VE SEEN HIM.

WE'LL PLAY.

TAKE A CARD.

WAIT A MINUTE.

MISTAKE.

WE'LL TRY IT AGAIN.

TAKE A CARD.

BUT I FIXED THEM.

I- I PALMED THEM.

WAIT.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU WIN.

PICK UP THE MARBLES.

DIDN'T YOU KNOW YOU CAN' GET BY WITH TRICKS HERE?

WITH FAKERY?

NO SERMONS.

NO LECTURES.

WHAT'S COMING TO ME?

I'LL TAKE IT.

HELL AND BRIMSTONE.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

NOTHING HAPPENS.

YOU JUST GO ON,

THAT'S ALL.

WHERE'S THE CATCH?

NO CATCH.

ON THE LEVEL?

FINE.

SAY, YOU'RE O.K.

AT THAT.

YOU THROUGH:

WITH ME NOW?

YES. YES.

THERE'S ONLY

ONE THING.

AHA, IT COMES.

ONE THING.

IT'S JUST THA YOU CAN'T FAKE HERE.

ALL RIGHT. I HEARD YOU

THE FIRST TIME.

WHAT'S THE TRAGEDY?

SO I'LL LAY OFF THE CARDS.

IT HAS NOTHING:

TO DO WITH CARDS.

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO

FAKE ANY LONGER.

NO EXCUSES,

NO DODGES,

NO LIQUOR:

OR FANCY TALK:

TO HELP YOU HIDE THE

TRUTH FROM YOURSELF.

STOP. STOP.

YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART.

I'LL CRY MY EYES OUT.

YOU'LL SEE YOURSELF FOR

WHAT YOU ACTUALLY WERE-

A WASTER, AN IDLER.

BUNK.

GET OFF ME.

YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM

YOURSELF HERE, MY SON.

NOW AND FOR:

THE REST OF TIME,

YOU'LL FACE

THE TRUTH.

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT OR WHO:

CAN HELP YOU.

ALL RIGHT. FINE.

SO WHAT?

SO NOBODY:

CAN HELP ME.

PERHAPS I COULD,

SIR.

YOU AGAIN. ANOTHER COUNTY HEARD FROM.

WHAT ARE YOU:

DOING HERE?

EXCUSE ME FOR:

COMING IN, SIR,

BUT I-I HEARD

VOICES RAISED.

I GREW WORRIED.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WHY ARE YOU:

ALWAYS FOLLOWING ME?

I WANT TO HELP YOU.

I KNOW JUS WHAT YOU NEED NOW.

WHAT? A HO PLATE OF SOUP?

NO.

SOMEONE:

TO LOOK AFTER YOU-

A HOUSEKEEPER, SORT OF.

IT'S A SMALL THING,

I KNOW,

BUT IF SHE WAS RELIABLE,

IF SHE-IF SHE

LIKED YOU, SIR,

WHY, IT WOULD GIVE YOU

A NEW OUTLOOK-

MAKE AN ALTOGETHER NEW

PERSON OUT OF YOU, BELIEVE ME.

MRS. MIDGET, ARE YOU

SUGGESTING YOURSELF?

WELL, I WAS

THINKING OF IT.

VERY FINE.

VERY FINE OF YOU.

THERE'S A LITTLE COTTAGE

WAITING FOR YOU:

WITH A GARDEN:

BY THE SEA.

A GARDEN?

A REGULAR GARDEN

WITH GERANIUMS:

AND ROSES?

YES, ALL KINDS

OF FLOWERS.

THERE WE ARE, THEN.

THE VERY SPOT FOR US.

YOU DON' UNDERSTAND.

MR. PRIOR COULDN'T GO TO LIVE THERE.

HE HAS ANOTHER ROAD TO FOLLOW-

A HARD ROAD.

THEN I'LL GO WITH HIM

WHERE HE GOES.

IT'S VERY SIMPLE,

ISN'T IT?

YOU'D GIVE THAT COTTAGE

UP FOR ME?

IT'S NOTHING, SIR.

NOTHING.

THEN IT'S

UP TO YOU:

SINCE SHE'S

WILLING.

WHAT'S THE ANGLE?

WHAT DID YOU DO,

PULL THIS SOB SISTER STUFF

TO SHOW ME UP?

I'M NO SUCKER.

NOBODY CONS ME.

I'M HIP!

OH, PRIOR.

PRIOR.

ARE YOU SO WARPED,

SO BLIND:

THAT YOU CAN' RECOGNIZE A DECENT THING

WHEN IT HAPPENS:

TO YOU?

I JUST WANT TO:

BE WITH YOU.

THAT'S ALL.

TRULY.

NO.

NO.

I'LL GO BY MYSELF.

BUT WHY?

BECAUSE I'M NO WORTH IT, THAT'S WHY.

BECAUSE EVERYTHING HE SAID

ABOUT ME WAS THE TRUTH.

YEAH, I STARTED OU ALL RIGHT.

THOSE FAMOUS SISTERS,

TRUTH AND JUSTICE,

I WALKED WITH THEM

ARM IN ARM,

BUT SOMEWHERE:

ALONG THE ROAD,

I- I LOST THEM,

OR THEY LOST ME.

I DON' EXACTLY REMEMBER.

TELL ME, SOMEBODY.

WHAT WENT WRONG?

I STARTED OUT TO BE

A RIGHT GUY,

TO HELP THE OTHER FELLOW,

TO MAKE MY LIFE:

MEAN SOMETHING.

I HAD THE RIGHT IDEA,

SO WHY DID I:

MAKE A MESS OF MY LIFE-

A MESS I'M SICK

AND TIRED OF?

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT HAPPENED.

I JUST DON'T KNOW.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND

LIKE YOU AT ALL.

I THINK SHE MUS BE RIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU:

TALKING ABOUT?

A NEW OUTLOOK.

PRIOR, YOU NEVER

CAN TELL.

IN TIME,

SHE MIGHT REALLY

MAKE A NEW PERSON OUT OF YOU-

A PERSON YOU:

WOULDN'T MIND

LIVING WITH:

AT ALL.

DO LET'S MAKE

A TRY TOGETHER.

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