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call the party off.

I'll make our excuses.

I'll say-

No.

We'll not

call off the party,

And you're not going

to tell him anything.

We'll spend the evening

just as we had planned...

as if nothing

had happened.

Anna, dear, don't you

think it'd be much bet-

As if nothing

had happened.

That's what we

are going to do.

Oh, delicious steak.

Never tasted better.

How's yours?

Mmm. It's very good.

Good.

Margaret,

you're not eating.

I can't swallow.

Why not?

I'm just

not hungry.

Oh, that's a pity.

Nice to be in this

place again, isn't it?

This is where we spent

our first evening together.

Yes, dear.

Let's hope it won't

be the last.

Ladies and gentlemen,

take your places

For an eightsome reel.

Oh, we ought

to learn that.

Come on, darling,

let's learn it.

It's a party.

Let's celebrate.

Whoops.

Ah. Oh.

Wonderful.

Oh, I like that.

That's nice.

Hee!

Oh.

What about that?

Pretty good, huh?

Hoo! Uh-Oh,

look out.

Whoo! Oh.

Ooh. Slippery.

Ooh, sorry.

Slippery.

Swing it.

That's it.

Look out.

Over and change.

Hi. Hey,

where you going?

Hey,

wait a minute, fellows.

Hey, fellows,

Hey, fellows, hey.

Oh, well.

Like that?

What a performance.

Too bad the critics

can't see it.

You know, Im too old

for this sort of evening.

I always was.

Margaret, how about

the next dance with me?

Feeling better, Alfred?

Yes, fine.

Good.

Your stomach any better?

No.

This drink I invented-

Bourbon and Bicetol-

It'll never catch on.

What impressed me

was the way

That you could swallow

anything at dinner.

That was acting.

I couldn't

eat a thing.

Now, he ate

for everybody.

Look at him.

He's certainly

in good spirits,

Dancing every dance,

singing.

You'd think that it

was his wedding night.

Oh, excuse me.

Anna, I should like to

say how much I admire

The way you're carrying

the whole thing off.

You're sweet,

charming, smiling...

just right.

When he's

in America,

You'll write him

a little note

Explaining that you can't

possibly leave your play,

And the whole relationship

will peter out naturally.

No scene, no fuss.

A gentleman asked me

to lay this on your table.

Thank you.

A red rose-

Who sent it?

David sent it.

He's here.

David? Your David?

Your old David?

My old David.

Where is he?

I didn't see him.

He was on

the dance floor.

Say, I liked David.

I even fancied him for a

moment as a brother-In-Law.

I always meant to ask

you what happened to him.

What's the matter?

Anna, what is it?

I'm sorry that was

such a short whirl.

You owe me another.

How's everything at this

table, may I inquire?

Everything is fine.

Just fine.

Uh, let's all go home now, shall we?

Well, if we must.

No difference to me.

Yes. It's getting late.

Call me at home

later.

Well...

I will now draw

the first clear breath

That I have drawn

all evening.

Did you see all that

signaling in the elevator?

Wigwagging

over our heads,

Asking to come up here

after we've gone.

Well, we'll just

stay the night here.

That's all there is

to it.

Well, I guess that's best.

That'll do it to him.

Anna, call downstairs,

Say we're

in the guest room,

And you couldn't

get rid of us.

Saying good night in

the elevator, smirking.

Really, he's not

very subtle.

He manages

to fool people,

People who think

they're rather bright.

You have nothing

to blame yourself for.

You're a woman,

and you were deceived.

It happens every day,

oftener.

Not to me.

Even our

staying here tonight

Doesn't settle

the whole problem.

He means to surprise you

at midnight tomorrow

Whilst you're supposedly

drinking toasts to each other

In honor

of your birthday.

I'd forgotten that. He's going

to be here for three days.

I can't stay

for three days.

I can. I shall have

some things sent down.

We'll make it a visit,

have a lovely time.

I don't remember

inviting you.

What are you saying?

You will please leave

and now.

Leave?

Leave?

Leave.

Do you mean to let him

come up here?

I mean to let him

come up here.

But why?

Well, I mean,

what for?

I mean,

how could you?

Now, what have you

got in mind?

None of your business.

Anna, I want

to talk to you.

I've known you ever

since you were born,

And there's one thing about

your character I don't admire:

You go to extremes.

What do you mean to do?

Look, you're

a prominent person.

You have to think

of scandal.

Oh, you haven't got a gun,

have you?

Shooting is too good

for him.

That's how I like

to hear you talk-

No violence.

What do you intend

to do?

Just give us an idea.

We're family.

What is it?

A rose?

Yes, a rose,

a red rose.

David sent it

to our table.

I didn't see him.

Why didn't you

tell me?

Philip. He wants

to know if we're out

And if the coast

is clear.

Well, we're not, and it isn't,

and it's not going to be.

It's not Philip.

It is David.

I asked him to call.

Hello?

Hello, David.

Certainly Im alone.

There is no sincerity

like a woman telling a lie.

It was nice

seeing you again.

Tomorrow night

would be fine.

Anywhere you say.

As a matter of fact, Im

not very keen on going out.

This was a big evening,

and when Im working,

I don't feel like

two in a row.

Why don't you join me for

supper here after the play?

For heaven's sakes.

Well, let's

make it 11:
30.

Well,

that's 11:
30.

You've got that

right now?

All right,

David.

Bye-Bye.

Won't it be

a little crowded?

You haven't forgotten you've

another suitor coming at 12:00?

I haven't forgotten.

That's all

Ive been thinking of,

His walking through

that door at midnight

And surprising me

with another man!

That's how I was able to

keep on smiling at him,

To keep from smashing him

over the head with a lamp.

Anna, what's

gotten into you?

Tomorrow night, I can see

the expression on his face-

The shock...

the unbelief...

the horror.

He catches me

with another man.

Him-So charming,

so handsome,

So generous,

And still

she took another.

How could she?

It'll be a nightmare

That he'll remember

the rest of his life.

He'll go over it and

over it a thousand times,

And each time, it will

burn deeper and deeper

Until he won't have

to recall it at all.

It will just be there.

How am I going to exist

until tomorrow night?

And to think how carefully

you were brought up.

Well, Im against it.

It's my considered

opinion, Anna,

That you're

playing with fire.

Alfred's right.

You're overdoing it.

Let's all keep calm.

Let's sleep on it.

Tomorrow,

when we're cooler,

We'll discuss it

rationally.

After all, we're grown men and women.

Very well put, dear.

We're all overwrought now.

We're not thinking

clearly.

Well, Im

thinking clearly.

No, you're not.

You have the feeling

that you're a wronged woman.

I am a wronged woman!

You know

what I mean.

You know what I mean.

I'm the wrongedest

woman you ever saw,

And Im going to pay

him back with interest,

of interest.

Well, there he is now,

sooner than usual.

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