Letter from an Unknown Woman Page #5

Did you hear? I just said it.

Yes, darling.

Tell me about the opera...

was it exciting?

How's that?

You're wonderful.

You're wonderful.

You've always been

a wonderful boy.

You know how much that

it's meant to me?

Be so proud of you, always.

I know it.

Don't worry, mother.

Two weeks will go like

an express train.

You sure you're coming?

Of course. I promise.

You can even get my room

in the village for me.

I'll get you the same one

you're there last time.

The one with the balcony.

Didn't I tell you that

compartment was quarantined?

I'm sorry, Madam.

This compartment had

to be closed up.

I'll take you to the

next cart forwards.

That's good. I'll be

near the locomotive.

I'll take the box.

Do we have two locomotives

on our train?

We usually get along with one.

But I will talk to the engineer.

How about that one over there?

You can have two seats in there.

He's travelling alone.

Don't worry about it, Madam.

I'll take good care of him.

We leave in about a minute.

Better hurry and get your seat.

You'll see better if

you sit over here.

And if you get chilly, you

can put up the window.

Yes, mother.

Stefan. You know how I've

longed for you to being home.

And now I can't even explain.

I hope some day, very soon... I'll

be able to give you a reason.

But now, you just have to believe

that it's for your own good.

I don't mind going back so much.

Especially when you're

coming so soon.

It'd be like two vocations.

Alright, darling.

I'll show you the new walk we found

since you're there last time.

Better get out, lady.

You'll write me

often, won't you?

Yes mother. But I can't write very often.

We've only two weeks.

Good-bye, mother. Two weeks.

Make way, please.

Make way, please.

What happened?

Someone hurt?

No reason to get alarmed.

They said that it's typhus.

Typhus?

Yes. Typhus on the train.

Yes. Madam.

Yes. Is Mr. Brand here?

Stefan Brand.

Brand? One moment, please.

Fritz!

Um?

Could you tell me has Mr. Brand

been here this evening?

Oh, Mr. Brand is no longer

a customer of ours.

Not for sometime.

Mr. Brand these days is more

likely to be found at the Ritz.

Thank you.

Good evening, Madam.

I still have nice flowers left.

I'm closing up.

And I've saved you a nice bouquet.

Very cheap.

I'll take those, the white ones.

Don't bother wrapping them up.

Doesn't matter.

Now, drive. Drive on!

Stefan Brand. Is he in?

Thank you.

This is a surprise.

But I assure you're

a very happy one.

John didn't prepare me for

such pleasant occasion.

I thought last night...

The darkness might've

played tricks with my eyes.

You're even more beautiful

than I imagined.

Very kind of you.

This is just the hour

for a bit late supper.

Or is it too late?

Oh, it makes no difference.

You're here.

As far as I'm concerned, all the

clocks in the world have stopped.

Excuse me a moment.

John!

John, I'm sorry to

send you out so late.

Would you go out to the

corner, and get a few things.

We're going to have supper.

The usual things.

John makes life possible for

a hopelessly single man.

She fascinates you, too!

Do you remember...

The Greeks built a statue

to a God they didn't know.

But hoped someday

would come to them.

But mine happened

to be a Goddess.

And you've never found her?

For years, I never

woke in the morning,

but I said to myself,

"Perhaps today she will come.

My life will really begin."

Sometimes it seemed very near.

But now I'm older,

and I know better.

Even for yourself, you

don't play anymore?

Oh, I remember last night, you're

kind enough to be interested...

I forgot John locked

it when I went away.

Nowadays, I'm away

quite a lot of time.

I'll ask him for the key

when he comes back.

You are very lovely.

It's a beautiful dress.

Thank you.

How could you do that?

Give it up altogether.

Well, if you're so

curious, I'll tell you.

One night I came

back to this room.

I had given a concert

like all the others.

Not bad, and not worse.

Afterwards, they said

all the usual things.

The things you say when you

are not really convinced.

So, I happened to

look into the mirror.

This one here.

The young prot was

no longer young.

Certainly wasn't perpetual.

Since then, I found

other things to do.

More amusing things.

I knew last night. Didn't you?

I haven't even offered

to fix you a drink.

Stefan?

Yes.

I came here... I have

something to tell you.

If it has something to do with

you, l'm very interested.

It has to do with us.

We can't possible be serious

this early in the morning.

At least not without a

glass of champagne.

Won't take a minute.

Champagne tastes much better

after midnight, don't you think?

Much better.

I've just came

back from America.

It's a fascinating country.

The men are fond of money.

And their wives... are

fond of Europeans.

Must have been a wonderful trip?

Have you travelled a great deal?

I couldn't get you out

of my mind all day.

No, I don't believe you.

If I only knew you're coming...

To tell you the truth,

I never dared to hope that you

could arranged it so soon.

But you're so clever, you

managed so beautifully.

You know, you're a

very strange woman.

Am I?

Something you've said last night,

it keeps running through my mind.

What was that?

I'll tell you in just a moment

as soon as I get the ice.

Are you getting

lonely out there?

Very lonely.

"I come to tell you about us."

"To offer you my whole life."

"But you didn't

even remember me."

Can I take you

somewhere, young lady?

Anywhere at all?

It makes no difference.

"I don't remember where I went."

"Time will pass me."

"Not in days, or in hours."

"But in the distance

that put between us."

"Now I think again.

I went to my son."

"But it was too late."

"He died last night of typhus."

"Without even knowing

I was there."

"Now I'm all alone."

"My head throbs, and my

temples are burning."

"Perhaps God has been kind. and

I too have caught the fever."

"If this letter reaches

you, believe this..."

"That I love you now as

I've always loved you."

"My life can be measured...

"By the moments that I've had

with you and our child."

"If only you could've

shared those moments."

"If only you could've recognized

what was always yours."

"Could've found what

was never lost."

"If only..."

You remembered her?

Lisa...

Lisa...

Bring my things.

Ready, gentleman?

"If only you could've recognized

what was always yours."

"Could've found what

was never lost..."

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