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She's beautiful.

Get out of here!

Love has turned you humorless and harsh.

Honestly, Johnny, don't you think she'll like it?

No. It's perfect. Except for the fact that the girl deserves better.

I'll say.

Mr. Bradly, la correspondencia.

Si, si.

Ah, her first letter. Give it here and I'll read it out loud.

What's the matter?

It seems he's a chump and his name is Bradley.

They're all alike, aren't they?

Yeah. Only some aren't so frank about the class of business they're in.

I'd have never have dreamed it about her.

It's brutal.

And I had thought it was the works.

Furniture, a new addition, a dump cart.

I'm sorry, Mike.

Yeah. Well, what the...

Give me a drink, will ya?

Sure fella.

How do you do, Mrs Field?

How do you do? Will you come in, Roy?

Mrs. Field, you came for the gun?

Yes.

It's ready. It was only a minor repair. A thrust in the...

Sorry, I wouldn't know a thing about it.

Just as long as it pleases Mr. Field.

It must do that.

I wonder if you could tell me where I could find a little thing like a toboggan.

On the mezzanine, Mrs. Field.

Roy, would you wait for the gun.

Yes, mam.

Let me see your other gun there.

Yes, sir.

Mike.

Hello.

Well, hello. Fancy seeing you here in your own hometown.

How are you, Diane. This is a surprise.

Yes.

How long have you been out here?

I don't know, two, three weeks, I guess.

Is Johnny with you?

No, he's recovering from his last trip to New York.

Where are you stopping?

St. Regis.

Shall I put this in the car, mam?

Mrs. Field?

What, Roy? Shall I put this

in the car? Oh, yes, thank you.

Here, sir.

What?

Here's something new, sir.

Ah, yes. I'm thinking of taking back some artillery.

I have my car outside. May I drop you somewhere?

Nice little buckboard. No thanks, I'll walk.

Alright.

Well, have you decided on the gun?

What's the idea?

I thought I'd like to walk too.

No sale today. Maybe tomorrow.

Alright, come on.

Has Johnny been well and happy?

Sure.

You look pretty well.

Yes, I can't complain.

I'm glad, Mike.

So am I.

Where are you heading?

I'm supposed to be at the colony for luncheon.

Oh.

Well, this is my cision going west.

Oh, but...

How much longer will you be in town?

I don't know. Three or four days I guess.

Well, Diana, keep up the good luck and I'll tell Johnny I saw you.

Couldn't we please go someplace where we can talk?

Yes. Providing you can break your luncheon date and have lunch with me.

Anything you like.

And providing you let me pick the place.

Anywhere.

Well I guess that's fair enough, isn't it?

I do so want to talk to you.

Yeah, sure.

Yes, sir.

Well, how's South America?

Still on the map.

Where's Felix?

Oh, he's around.

Felix!

Ah, Mr. Bradley.

Gald to see you. The last time I was here you were a crook.

How does it feel to be honest?

You wish to lunch in the bar, Mr. Bradley?

No, we want to go someplace where we can hear ourselves talk.

Ah, upstairs.

Mademoiselle's coat?

Sure, sure.

How about your hat?

There is a mirror.

Cocktails, first?

Alright, why not?

Lets see, what was that pale, anaemic concoction you used to...

I'll have what you have, Mike.

Alright, two daiquiris.

Two daiquiris.

Subito.

And now for lunch. Soup? Consomme? Some minestrone, perhaps?

No, look Felix, you've always done right by me so bring what you...

I'm sorry, Diane.

Oh, anything Mike. You order.

Alright, Felix. Do your stuff. Be sure it sticks with the ribs.

I'll take good care of you, as always.

Well, does it suit?

Is this where... I mean, do you come here often when you're in New York?

First time, this trip.

Oh, that's right. You never did, did you? Stupid of me.

It's quite a pleasant little place for out-of-towners and some of the citizens too.

Thank you.

Mike...

Come in.

Cocktails, sir.

Alright.

Well, what will we drink to?

To Johnny?

Ah, he's a scoundrel. He isn't worth it.

Who is?

Is anybody?

Oh, I know, of course. To Chilibean.

Alright. To Chilibean.

He must be a big grown up horse by now. How is he?

I don't know. I sold him.

Some more?

Some Bndictine, Miss?

Thank you, no.

No?

Anything else?

Nothing else.

Just ring if you want me.

Well, Mrs. Field,

That's the first time you've ever called me like that.

OK, it's the last.

While we're on it, how's it working out?

Splendidly.

For you and for him both.

Of course.

That's fine.

How's his health?

Why, he...

Do I really deserve that much, Mike?

I'm sorry if you felt that below the belt. I didn't mean it. Skip it.

Skip it.

You're the same healthy girl, aren't you?

Not a doctor's bill, not a dentist appointment, not even a...

Not even a son, huh?

What?

A son. Don't you remember?

We talked about it once when we were going to settle down for life or something.

Mike...

Well, that's out and I don't blame you.

But we'd blame ourselves if we didn't take an hour or two of it now that they've stopped the clock for us, huh?

What's the idea?

Do you like to run away and be caught?

Really, I must go.

I don't know why I came here. I don't know why I even spoke to you.

No, Mike. Not that way.

How else?

Much sweeter.

Dinah.

Dinah. I've waited so long to hear you say that.

Dinah, why did you do it?

What?

Why did you send that letter and let make me spend a year thinking of you... you as just a...

I thought I owed you the truth, Mike.

Like a poor daffy kid I believed you...

But only because I was counting the days, I guess.

It was true then and it's true now.

Only this is true.

You here saying meaningless words

while all the rest of you keeps telling me differently every second.

Mike,

Some men and women... well they are drawn to each other...

sort of a spark that flares up like a skyrocket every now and then...

Are you trying to turn the sun, our sun, into a firecracker?

It can't be done, Dinah.

I guess it can't be done.

So you see, that changes everything.

Nothing's changed. There's Richard. There always shall be.

Why didn't you tell hem...

Oh, darling, he had already given up everything

I couldn't let him down then, Mike.

He has turned his whole world, his whole life over to me in front of everybody.

I can't ask him to take it back now.

It would disappear and he would be alone.

How about you? Me?

What about us?

Grin and bear it?

No, now that I know, do you think that I'll stand by and...

Please, Mike. This can only mean one thing for us.

I thought I'd rather have you hate me than love me.

Now I know why I spoke to you today.

Because I hoped your eyes wouldn't be so hard.

They were and now they're not again.

It's the only way I could think of them and go on, Mike.

Dinah,

Dinah, don't go.

I must.

Then I've got to see you again.

Tomorrow? I'm going away tomorrow, I'm

going to be busy. Where are you going?

Goodbye, Mike. Darling.

Do you realize what you're doing?

Yes.

I'm keeping you locked deep in my heart where nobody else will ever be.

Where only I can talk to you not ever seeing you again.

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