James Bond 007: Yesterday and Today Page #3

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You may be able to con the old man,

but I know better. I could...

So do I, Miss Moneypenny.

And I'll thank you not to refer to me

as the old man.

I think I had a hat when I came in.

How else will you recognize her?

Couldn't miss.

She has two moles on the left thigh.

- Thank you, Mr...

- James Bond.

I arrived soon after you went down.

- I've been admiring your form.

- Have you?

Your name's James Bond

and you've been admiring my form.

Most girls just paddle around.

- You swim like a man.

- So do you.

I've had quite a bit of practice.

- Do you come here often?

- Whenever I'm bored.

Practically every day.

What else do you do, and where?

- You don't waste time, do you?

- No.

- For effort.

- Thank you.

I'll wear it so you know me next time.

I was right. Couldn't miss.

- I'm not with you.

- You soon will be.

Paula!

- Give me a hand, will you?

- Get in.

Tell London I've made contact

with the girl.

Well, it's not what I'd call contact.

I'll pass it through

you've seen the girl.

- Keep trying.

- It won't start!

Ahoy there! Our motor's conked out.

You wouldn't be going anywhere

near Coral Harbor, would you?

I wasn't, but I could.

I have a very important appointment.

I'd appreciate a lift.

Come aboard then!

You don't mind taking

the service boat, do you?

Not at all.

Hurry up!

- Perhaps lunch by the pool.

- How about your urgent appointment?

How long have you been out here?

About three weeks.

Don't you ever stop asking questions?

All right. Change of tack.

Have some of my conch chowder.

You've been reading

the wrong books, Mr. Bond.

- About conch chowder?

- Being an aphrodisiac.

It just so happens that

I like conch chowder.

Friend of yours?

- Works for my guardian.

- Your guardian has you watched?

- He likes to know where I am.

- I don't blame him.

- Will you excuse me?

- You're not going so soon?

I'm afraid so.

My guardian's yacht.

Oh, really?

- He'll be expecting me.

- May I come with you?

- I'd love to meet your guardian.

- Oh, no.

- Will I see you again?

- It's a small island.

- Perhaps we can have dinner together.

- No.

- My dear, uncooperative Domino.

- How do you know that?

How do you know

my friends call me Domino?

It's on the bracelet on your ankle.

What sharp little eyes you've got.

Wait till you get to my teeth.

Bye then.

See you tomorrow on the beach.

- 500 pounds, please.

- Certainly, monsieur.

Thanks.

Sorry.

- There.

- Thank you.

Two hundred.

Eight.

Someone has to lose.

Yes, I thought I saw

a spectre at your shoulder.

What do you mean?

The spectre of defeat.

Your luck was due to change.

We'll soon find out.

Any objection to raise the limit?

- Too big for me.

- Count me out too.

Perhaps you would like

to take the shoe.

My friend won't mind, Mr...

- Bond.

- Oh, yes. Mr. Bond.

- One of my associates spoke about you.

- Nothing bad, I hope.

It's your spectre against mine.

You wish to put the evil eye on me?

We have a way to deal with that

where I come from.

You may hex me.

Let's see what it does for the cards.

- No.

- Seven.

Six.

Eight.

Nine.

You seem to be unbeatable, Mr. Bond.

For the moment.

This sort of thing can't last.

Emilio, you promised

to buy me a drink.

Soon, my dear.

I want to get my money back first.

May I be allowed

to buy the lady a drink?

- I would appreciate that.

- Then I must pass the shoe.

He's going to be impossible

if his luck doesn't change.

Somehow, I don't think it will tonight.

Beluga caviar, Dom Perignon, '55.

- Monsieur.

- Thank you.

I understand you're Mr. Largo's niece.

Sounds better than... What would you say?

Mistress? Kept woman?

I wouldn't say that.

Where did you meet him?

In Capri. I was there

with my brother, Francois.

Strange. I found Emilio attractive...

then.

- Does he live aboard the yacht?

- No. He has a house on the island.

Must we talk about him?

I'd much rather dance.

So would I.

- Where is your brother now?

- In England.

He's a Commandant

with the NATO forces there.

He's a wonderful person.

The trouble is

I never meet anyone like him.

- Only men like Largo and myself.

- You are not like Largo.

No?

Why do you say that?

The way you hold me.

There.

- How long are you staying in Nassau?

- We're going the day after tomorrow.

As I said,

we haven't got much time.

Emilio wants to leave.

Are you sleeping aboard tonight?

I hoped you'd not be so obvious.

Well, when one has so little time,

one sort of has to be obvious.

- You know where you can find me.

- Mr. Bond.

Your niece is an excellent dancer.

Let me prove I'm as good a loser

as you are a winner.

Come to lunch on Sunday.

The Palmyra. It's my house.

Sunday at noon, then.

My dear.

- Good night.

- Good night.

You must tell me what Mr. Bond

had to say, word for word.

He talked about you a little.

What was he saying just then?

I didn't quite hear.

He asked were we

sleeping aboard tonight.

Interesting.

- My key. It's 304, please.

- Thank you. 304.

- I'm sorry, no mail.

- Thank you.

Well, hello, 00...

That's a fine way

to treat the C.I.A.

Sorry about that, Felix,

but you were about to say 007.

Here.

Have you killed him?

You know me better than that.

Here you go, Smiler.

Have you seen everything

you came to see?

Go back to your friends and report.

Tell them, the little fish I throw back

into the sea. Give it to him.

You're going to shoot me in the back.

The gun, I mean.

Get out!

- Who was he?

- Like I said, a small fish...

working for a Mr. Largo.

He's got a yacht

we should take a look at later.

- Quist to see Mr. Largo.

- Open up.

Yes? It's Quist.

Gently, my friend.

- What did you find?

- Nothing.

- You saw Bond?

- Yes, I saw him.

What happened?

You let him get the better of you.

Hey, there,

did you finally make contact?

You're late. Felix Leiter,

this is Pinder, our man here.

- How do you do?

- This way, gentlemen.

- Who's the girl?

- Paula Kaplan, my assistant here.

He has no plans

to visit the United States.

Now here's a special announcement...

from the Overseas Service

of the B.B.C.

Big Ben actually did strike

seven times at 6:00 this evening.

This was caused

by a mechanical failure...

which last occurred during

a violent electrical storm in 1898.

And here once again

are the headlines.

Obviously stalling for time.

- Oh, no!

- Ah, 007.

- What a wonderful surprise.

- For me too.

I must say, I find this business

of equipping you in the field...

on the run, as it were...

highly irregular.

Here we have a Geiger counter.

Useful and unobtrusive.

The sweep hand

takes the radioactivity count.

- It's waterproof, of course.

- But of course.

Now, here's something I want you

to use with special care.

- With special care.

- Everything you give me...

Is treated with equal contempt.

Yes, I know.

But that's an underwater camera.

It takes eight pictures...

in rapid succession

by pressing that button there.

- Is that clever?

- If you can take pictures...

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