Gentleman's Agreement Page #8

You crazy fool!

And it's working?

It works.

It works too well.

I've been having my nose

rubbed in it...

...and I don't like the smell.

Yeah. I can guess.

You're not insulated yet, Phil.

It's new every time...

...so the impact must be

quite a business on you.

You mean you get indifferent

to it in time?

No, but you're concentrating...

...a lifetime thing

into a few weeks.

You're making the thing

happen every day.

The facts are no different,

Phil.

It just telescopes it,

makes it hurt more.

Hello?

No. Sorry.

Wrong number.

You want to talk about it?

No. It's just

one of those things.

I'm probably wiser

staying on my own.

After seven years alone, you

lose the instinct for marriage.

Baloney.

You and Carol ever get off

on tangents much?

Who doesn't?

Go on and call her,

you big dope.

You're right, and she's wrong.

So what?

She has to telephone you first?

Who makes such rules,

the Supreme Court?

Go on and call her

and stop licking your wounds.

Listen.

Meet me at the office

between five-thirty and six.

I'll phone her.

I'll get Anne Dettrey.

We'll have a big celebration.

Can you imagine me

married again...

...you and Carol here,

all of us together?

First I've got to imagine a roof

over Carol's head.

I'm going to start looking

right away.

How long do we have to wait?

I'll seat you

as soon as it's ready.

Other people are getting in.

They had reservations, sir.

Who do you have to know

to get a reservation?

Me, madam.

I'm expecting a call.

Call me when it comes.

-Your name?

-Phil Green.

-Have you ever been to Paris?

-Yes, I have.

Well, there's

a lovely restaurant...

...on the Boulevard Montparnasse...

...and we had delicious

pressed duck.

Anyone we know?

Know what I'm having, gentlemen?

More fun than you can

shake a stick at.

Want me to get a stick

just for a test?

No, thanks.

None of those things work.

Once I let a smile

be my umbrella.

I got awful wet.

Another time, I kept a stiff

upper lip for about a week.

People thought

I was having my face lifted.

Why is every man

who seems attractive...

...either married

or barred on a technicality?

Your timing is rotten, but

your instincts are just great.

Here's to my instinct.

Pardon me.

Oh, pardon me.

You know, I don't like officers.

Well, neither do I.

I don't blame you.

What's your name, bud?

Dave. Dave Goldman.

What's yours?

Never mind what my name is.

I told you

I don't like officers.

I especially don't like them

if they're yids.

Sorry, sir.

He's terrible

when he gets all tanked up.

Sorry.

What's the matter with you,

anyway?

Let's take a walk.

Come on. Sit down.

Take it easy, boy.

I'm terribly sorry

this happened, sir.

He won't bother you again.

There's a call for you.

Telephone, Mr. Green...a lady.

Oh, thanks.

Come on, let's eat, Anne.

You have a call there

for Mr. Green?

Yeah.

Hello, Kathy?

Where are you?

I'm up at Jane's.

I came up

to have it out with her.

I couldn't call you

until I'd fixed everything up.

I was wonderful.

I said all the things

you would have wanted.

You would have been proud.

Why can I make myself clear

toJane and Harry...

...when it's you

I want to be clear with?

Sometimes

I'm such a solemn fool...

...I'm hard to get along with.

The party's tomorrow.

Will you take

the three o'clock train?

And I'll be waiting for you

at the station.

Darling, I can breathe again

now that I've talked with you.

I can scarcely wait

until tomorrow.

Good night, baby.

Oh, uh, Kathy...

...I love you, darling.

And I love you...more than ever.

Good-bye.

Welcome to Darien.

How are you?

Oh, hurry, Harris.

They're parched.

Your mother

must be so proud of you.

Well, yes, I hope so.

You enjoying yourself, Phil?

Oh, having a fine time.

Oh,Jane...

Does your mother

just adore everything you write?

Not everything.

No, not exactly.

Oh, she must.

Some people have all the luck.

Yes, he's kind of nice.

If I thought

there were any more like that...

I'd go into the hills

and catch him.

-Oh, you would?

-Yes, I would.

My dear, he's divine.

How long was he around loose?

Oh, about three days.

Mind if I steal Kathy?

Jane, you look beautiful.

So do you.

It's a wonderful party.

It's going beautifully.

I haven't seen the Bascoms.

Joe called and said he had

that dreadful arthritis...

...and that they were sorry.

And where are the Howards

and the Berlicks?

Are they coming later?

No. They all decided to go to

Hot Springs at the last moment.

I'm in this

just as deeply as Phil.

I feel just as strongly

about it as he does.

-What do you mean?

-You know what I mean.

Just a little careful screening?

Just the safe ones?

You're mad. You're getting

hipped on this series, too.

Mr. Green, tell me...

...do you get your ideas first

and then write...

...or do you write first

and then get your ideas?

I'm afraid I don't quite

understand what you mean.

Excuse me.

I'm going to have

to spirit you away.

Will you excuse us?

Certainly.

You make such a charming couple.

We wish you great happiness.

-Thank you.

-We'll be right back.

Oh, no, no, no!

-Kathy?

-Jane?

Kathy, wait a minute.

Where are you going?

We're going

to disappear for a minute.

I want to show him the house

before it gets dark.

We both need a breather.

Give us all a chance...

...to talk about Phil

without whispering.

But he's won everybody.

Has it been awful?

I'm coming back for more.

Good boy.

Harry says this sort of thing...

...is a kind of

mental bankruptcy...

...but we women love it,

don't we, Kathy?

We certainly do.

Come on, darling.

-See you later.

-Good-bye.

I feel pretty much a fool

over the fuss I kicked up.

Can't imagine whyJane asked

if I'd lay off.

They all asked about the series,

thought it was fine.

Not one lifted eyebrow

in the bunch.

Hey, Miss Lacey,

you're not even listening.

That's right.

I was thinking about you...

...how wonderful you are.

Darling, there it is.

Aren't you supposed to carry me

across the threshold?

That's only

if you refuse to marry me...

...in which case

I take you and throw you in.

Well...

...it's lovely.

It has a...kind of quiet

all its own.

Did you do it all yourself?

Every bit of it.

We can redo the nursery.

That was when Bill and I

hoped we'd have a child.

Could be Tom's room.

Will he like the country, Phil?

Oh, he'll be crazy about it.

You and Bill live here long?

Bill and I

have never lived here.

Never? Why not?

Well, it's hard to explain.

I love this house deeply...

...and I started to build it...

...when things began to go wrong

between Bill and me.

And somehow it became...

...a symbol to me of many things.

Sometimes when

you're troubled and hurt...

...you pour yourself into things

that can't hurt back.

Can you understand that?

Oh, sure.

I've done it myself with work.

I poured all my hopes

into this place...

...and when it was finished...

...I somehow knew

that Bill and I were finished.

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