Bitter Moon Page #4

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♪ I see you across

the street ♪

♪ And I can't help

but wonder ♪

♪ If she knows

what's going on ♪

♪ Oh, you talk of love

♪ But you don't know

how it feels ♪

♪ When you realize

♪ That you're

not the only one... ♪

- 'Night.

- What's the matter?

♪ Oh, you'd better stop...

Oscar:

I'd always found infidelity

the most titillating aspect

of any relationship.

That scene

should have turned me on.

So why didn't it?

Why did I feel so hurt?

Pas de cigarette,

s'il vous plait.

( TV playing in French )

Hi.

Oscar?

Why did you do it?

Why don't you

say something?

What do you want me to say?

Why did you

walk out on me like that?

You don't know?

You started it,

flirting with my old roommate.

You were all over her.

***. We were

having a couple laughs.

And we were just

having a dance.

Some dance.

Decent of you

not to *** him on the floor.

Oh!

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I did it

because I was jealous.

Please, please,

forgive me.

You're my tiger.

I don't want

anyone but you!

Not ever!

( sobbing )

I love you.

I love you.

Oscar:

I loved her too.

But our credit

was running out.

We were headed

for *** bankruptcy.

( rooster crowing )

( farm animals making noise )

( sniffing )

Mmm, I smell pig.

( laughing )

- Oscar:
Don't laugh.

- Don't talk.

Come, piggy!

Where is he?

Come, piggy wiggy.

Where are you?

Where are you?

( laughs )

- Get off! Get off!

- ( grunting )

How dare you try

to *** me, you filthy beast?

- Take that.

- ( grunting )

- Oscar:
Harder.

- Shut up.

- Harder.

- Shut up!

Aw, you spoiled it.

Pigs don't talk.

How can I believe

in a pig that talks?

( rooster crows )

You know something?

I don't believe

in it either.

Not anymore.

That was it.

The spell was broken at last.

Nigel:

Ah, jolly good thing too,

if you ask me.

Hate to think

what you'd be up to next.

Don't worry, Nigel.

There's plenty more to tell.

What makes you think

I want to hear it?

I still don't know

what gives you the idea

that I enjoy being used

as a rubbish dump

for your unsavory

reminiscences.

Don't you?

Don't you really, Nigel?

( laughs )

He's still here?

Yeah, I'm afraid I am,

yes.

But I'm just off now.

You know, Nigel has been

extremely patient with me.

We don't see eye to eye

on everything,

but we share

at least one interest in common.

You, baby.

I suppose that's why he keeps

coming back for more.

( laughs )

Anyway, as I say,

I'm just off.

So thanks very much

for the tea.

Toodle-oo.

Bye.

( Mimi laughing )

( Oscar laughing )

- Oh! Sorry.

- You were gone long enough.

I am really sorry, darling.

I was going

to go to dinner without you.

It's just incredibly hard

to get away.

You saw what he's like.

- She there too?

- Who?

Wrong answer, Nigel.

Yes or no would have been fine.

But "who"?

You know perfectly well

who I mean.

Oh, right, Mimi.

Yeah, she rolled up

just as I was leaving.

Odd creature.

So you said--

odd, but not bad-looking.

Most men

would find her stunning.

Most women too,

for that matter.

Well, look,

I am not most men.

I'm your husband, right?

There we go.

Here they are,

all locked up.

- Oh, hello.

- I say, is this

your little girl?

It is indeed.

Amrita, say hello

to the lady and gentleman.

- Hello.

- Hello, Amrita.

That's a very pretty name.

It's almost as pretty

as you are.

Quite enchanting.

Where have you been hiding her?

I have a nanny

that looks after her.

- And your wife?

- I'm a widower, dear lady.

- Oh, I'm so sorry.

- That's all right.

Anyway, it's lovely

to have a child on board.

Yeah, it makes a change

from all the wrinklies.

And you?

Have you provided

for your posterity?

Sorry?

I mean, you have a wife

that loves children so much.

I was just wondering

if you yourself have a family.

Uh, no, no,

we haven't, actually, no.

No, Nigel thinks the world

is overpopulated enough as it is

without us adding

to the problem.

Well, an admirable sentiment

in India, perhaps,

but surely the green fields

of England can afford

to have a few more mouths

to feed.

What?

Oh, I say, look at that. Look.

Oh, look, Amrita, look.

See?

- Isn't that beautiful?

- Nigel:
You cold, darling?

Gosh, I should have

brought my coat.

Oh, please,

allow me.

- Oh, that's very kind.

- Here we are.

Thank you,

thank you.

I'll just go and--

I'll fetch you something

from the cabin.

- See you in a sec.

- Okay.

Believe me, dear lady,

children are a better form

of marital therapy

- than any trip to India.

- ( Fiona laughs )

You mustn't believe

all he says.

He's a sick man.

He imagines things.

Please, don't think

badly of me.

I mean, what are you

playing at this time?

It matters to me

what you think.

Does it?

Does it really?

I have to talk with you,

Nigel.

I have to explain.

All right.

Go ahead.

No, not here.

My cabin.

We won't be disturbed there.

Please.

Um, I can't-- I'm afraid--

afraid I can't, not now.

No, later.

5:
00, cabin DS1.

Yes?

( Fiona talking )

A newspaper!

( laughs )

- Brought your coat.

- Ah. Thanks, Mr. Singh.

Very well.

What a lovely story.

Say thank you, Amrita.

So if your daddy will let me,

I'll come tell you

some other stories sometime.

Would you like that?

( laughs )

Two hearts.

Pass.

Four hearts.

Ich pass.

No bid.

Pass.

Uh, you won't believe this,

but I've got to go and see

that chap again.

I thought you'd had enough

of all that.

I know, it's just he won't

take no for an answer.

Uh, I'm so sorry,

but I've simply got to go.

I wonder, would you like

to take my place?

- I should be delighted.

- Great.

Bridge just keeps on going.

I once played 48 hours

nonstop.

You leave your partner

in safe hands.

Excellent.

I do apologize.

Please excuse me.

Entschuldigung and all that.

( knocking )

Mimi ( whispering ):

Close the door.

April fool!

( laughing )

You pathetic, sick--

Do you want her?

Yes or no.

I don't want anything more

to do with either of you, ever.

Let go.

Let me go or I'll--

"Let me go

or I'll call my mommy!"

Go on, get out.

Crawl back

to your matrimonial tomb.

You know what?

I pity you.

I genuinely pity you both

if this is the way

you have to get your kicks.

I get no kicks out of this,

believe me.

Yes, and what was this--

what was this little farce,

then?

How else

could we get you here?

And why is that suddenly

of such incredible importance?

Mimi wants you to hear

the rest of our story.

She thinks it'll help

her chances with you.

( laughs )

What are you, her ***?

I don't begrudge Mimi

the right to look elsewhere

for what I can

no longer supply.

I merely supervise her affairs

instead of submitting

to them.

You can have her, Nigel,

with my blessings,

on one condition.

You hear me out.

You make me sick.

Why are you

still standing here?

( laughs )

Come on, Nigel.

It was a joke.

Have a sense of humor,

for Christ's sake.

Come on, sit down.

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