Manhattan Page #5

I think I should, uh...

No, I'll call him.

Mm...

Hello, Yale? Um, I'm sorry for calling.

Well, no, no, nothing's wrong. I...

Well, I just thought

that it's Sunday out...

...and maybe if you could get away,

we could go for a walk or... Mm.

Mm-hm. Mm-hm.

Oh, that's right. You mentioned that.

Well, OK, it was just a shot.

Yeah. Yeah.

Well, I won't keep you. OK. Bye-bye.

Hello?

Oh, hi! Hi, how you doin'?

No, not at all.

I was just sitting around

looking through the magazine section.

Uh, no, no, I didn't read the piece

on China's faceless masses.

I was checking out the lingerie ads.

Yeah, I can never get past them.

They're really erotic.

You wanna go for a walk?

I don't know, I've gotta get out.

I'm going stir-crazy

and Yale's with Emily's parents.

It's such a beautiful Sunday.

It's an electrical storm.

You wanna wind up in an ashtray?

- It was such a beautiful day out.

- Yeah, wonderful.

I think the Chrysler Building blew up.

- Oh, no! Thunder scares me.

- It's not my favorite sound either.

D'you know every year

one or two people get killed

during a storm in Central Park?

Why don't I run up ahead

and we'll talk later?

Jesus Christ, I'm soaking wet.

This is awful!

You look ridiculous! You know that?

Next time you want someone

to walk with you, get somebody else.

I've never seen anybody react

so strongly to a little bit of water.

It wasn't the water.

It was the electricity.

I'll turn into a guy that sells

comics outside Bloomingdale's.

What do you think? You think

I look terrible? How do I look?

- I can't see.

- You should see your face!

You look kinda nice, actually.

You're sort of pretty.

- I'm really annoyed with Yale.

- Why?

He was supposed to see me today

and then he couldn't.

And I had tickets

to this Vivaldi concert.

He had to cancel on me, of course.

- That's what happens when...

- I know. You're having an affair.

- What a terrible way to put it.

- Hey, I didn't put it that way.

My husband, well, my ex-husband,

had an affair when we were married.

- Really?

- Yeah. At least one that I know of.

And I never mentioned anything because

I felt that I was deficient in some way.

That I was bad in bed, not bright

enough, or physically unattractive.

- But in the end he was just a louse.

- Yeah, I know. An intellectual louse.

Oh, God, was he brilliant.

I was so crazy about him.

Really opened me up sexually.

Taught me everything.

Women found him devastating.

Oh, look. There's Saturn.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.

How many of the satellites

of Saturn can you name?

There's Mimas, Titan, Dione.

Hyperion, of course. Uh...

I can't name any of 'em and fortunately

they never come up in conversation.

Facts.

I got a million facts at my fingertips.

They mean nothing 'cause nothing worth

knowing is understood with the mind.

Everything valuable enters

through a different opening...

...if you'll forgive

the disgusting imagery.

I don't agree at all. Where would

we be without rational thought?

You... you...

you rely too much on your brain.

The brain is the most overrated organ.

I know. You probably think

I'm too cerebral.

Well, you are, you know,

kind of on the brainy side.

What's the difference what I think about

you? God knows what you think of me.

You're tine. Are you kidding?

You do have a tendency to get a little

hostile, but I find that attractive.

Oh, yeah?

Well, I'm glad you do.

So, you think I have no feelings?

Is that it?

Hey, wha... You're so sensitive, Jesus!

I never said that.

I think you're...

I think you're terrific.

Really, you know. I... I...

You're very insecure.

I think you're wonderful, really.

What do you think?

It's probably stopped raining out.

You wanna grab a bite

or something like that?

I gotta

see somebody this evening.

I don't know if it's a great idea.

Right. Well...

So what about sometime next week?

I might give you a call,

if you have any free time?

Uh...

I'm not gonna have any free time

'cause... I don't think

it's such a great idea.

I'm working on this book and it,

you know, takes a lot of my energy up.

OK. OK.

Your parents were in a good mood.

I almost had a good time.

- Who did you call after dinner?

- Oh, uh, David Cohen.

He wants me to review the new book

on Virginia Woolf.

Written another one,

if you can believe it.

- Are you OK?

- Yeah, I'm fine. What do you mean?

- You seem sort of nervous.

- No, I'm not. I feel good.

- I was gonna ask you how you felt.

- No. I'm OK.

- You seemed strange at dinner.

- Ah, just more thoughts about kids.

Oh, come on.

Listen, I told Cohen I'd stop by and

pick up the book. Is that OK with you?

Yeah.

It's not too crowded.

No, not bad for Sunday.

I thought it'd be jammed.

Gee, I'm glad you could get out tonight

'cause...

I really did wanna see you a lot.

I like it when you get

an uncontrollable urge.

Yeah, I know, it's my best feature.

My boyish impetuosity.

It's my... You look adorable.

So I have a chance to go to London...

...study with the Academy

of Music and Dramatic Arts.

Really? When did this happen?

The other day.

Got a letter in the mail.

Well, that's great. That's terrific.

But I don't wanna go without you.

Hey, I can't go to London and study.

Especially Shakespeare.

You know, I don't look good in leotards.

- I'm serious.

- Of course you should go. It's great.

You'll have a great time.

It's a great town

and you're a wonderful actress

and it's a terrific place to study.

You'll be the toast of the town.

You'll have a good time, really.

- You shouldn't pass that...

- So what happens to us?

Well, you know, we'll always have Paris.

I'm kidding.

What kind of question is that?

You can't think of that now.

You won't take me seriously

just because I'm 17.

Yeah, exactly, because you're 17.

I mean, it's ridiculous.

You're 17 now.

When you're 36, I'll be...

- Um...

- 63.

63, right. Thank you.

You know, it's absurd. You'll be

at the height of your sexual powers.

Of course, I will too probably, but...

...you know, I'm a late starter.

- Who ordered the plain pie?

- Me.

So you must be anchovies,

sausage, mushrooms, peppers.

- Mm-hm.

- Forgot the coconut.

So what do you wanna do tonight?

We'll go to the movies,

I'll take you dancing...

- Anything?

- Absolutely anything.

OK, I know what we can do.

Well, get the filthy look

off your face.

Shut up. It's not filthy.

This is so corny. I can't believe

this. Is this what you wanted to do?

I don't think it's corny.

I think it's fun!

It is fun, but I did this

when I was a kid, you know.

Well, I've never done it.

I think it's great.

On my prom night I went

around this park five times, six times.

If I had been with a girl, this would

have been an incredible experience.

Quit fighting it.

You know you're crazy about me.

I am. You're...

You're God's answer to Job.

You would have ended

all argument between them.

He'd have said

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