Memories of a Marriage Page #4

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We don't know these people well

enough to have a garden party.

You know the Jensens

in the brown cottage.

And the ones in the funny little

green cottage. You do know them.

Look, you put that over there.

Good, you brought the parrot.

And over here... Oh, hello.

Hold this, will you?

Hello, dear.

- You have a wonderful wife.

- Yes.

- I didn't know you knew her.

- Everybody knows Regitze.

I'm Jonas by the way. I live in

the yellow cottage. I'm "The Poet".

I'll drop by again soon. Regitze has

invited me over for a drink.

- My wife's good at making friends.

- Isn't it wonderful?

Sure.

- That's enough! For God's sake.

- Don't.

- She can't!

- It seems she can.

She could get hurt on a broken

bottle. Where do I get a doctor?

No, Regitze doesn't get hurt. And

she doesn't make a fool of herself.

- It's turned into a lovely place.

- How long have they had it?

Since the early sixties.

Karl Aage hammered away

every summer and every weekend.

That's almost 30 years ago.

Has it taken me

- You had your books to write.

- Did you buy it 30 years ago?

You're turning into a real grump.

I can't stand being here any more.

Bugger, my Dad's unemployed.

Don't ever do that again!

Nobody slaps my boy!

- Tell us why you bought it.

- It was coz he'd found work again.

- He hated being unemployed.

- Go on, you tell it so well.

- Go on, old boy.

- No, not tonight.

- Lay off.

- Look, are you getting divorced?

- Shut up!

- No more now.

I didn't mean to hit him.

I don't want to be like this.

But I can't stand it!

Can't you see it my way, Regitze?

You get sick and tired

of queuing up and waiting.

Only to be told

that there's no work.

Aren't my hands as good

as everybody eases?

Do you think I like being

a worthless piece of garbage?

Stop it!

Is this the man I married?

I thought I'd married a real man

but what did I end up with?

A whimpering, blubbering fool!

I won't accept that. You're out

of work right now, but so what?

You're not the only one.

Lots of others are far worse off

coz you'll get a job again.

Maybe not tomorrow or next week

but some day you will.

But in the meantime

you'll have to find something to do!

Get yourself that garden

or something. Just do something!

And stop wearing yourself

and the rest of us out. Stop it!

You can live there all year round

if you had the time and it was legal.

It's a great cottage, he said.

Living room, kitchen, bathroom...

And running water.

And one day we'll get electricity.

Hello.

- It's wonderful.

- Yes, it is.

Look, I want one like that.

Very nice.

Hello.

It's really nice here.

And we can grow greens,

potatoes and flowers.

- He said it was a great cottage.

- Have you seen it?

You haven't...

- A field of weeds with a loo.

- Just wait till we've fixed it up.

Right! It'll be great.

It'll be just perfect.

Imagine buying a junkheap like

that without seeing it first.

- Our weekends are booked up now.

- Yes, the next five years!

- Men!

- And especially Karl Aage.

Let's go see the inside of the loo.

We're the guests

that never go home.

Yes, we've always been the last.

Sometimes...

in the old days

you stayed all night.

We've stuck together

for as long as I can remember.

Yes, it's good to stick together.

We're counting on you, Karl Aage.

We've got nowhere else to put him.

Pretend you're playing.

It's our leader, Leif to you,

he's one of our best men.

He's been betrayed

and we can't get him out tonight.

Only I know your address.

It's our only chance. Okay?

Sure, but...

I don't want Regitze mixed up in it.

She knows perfectly well

what's going on. Bad excuse.

She's no problem.

I'll send him over tonight

and if Regitze really is so naive...

- you'll think of a story.

Don't try to fool me, Karl Aage.

I know what's going on.

Be careful.

I don't want to lose you.

He's dead.

We got him as far as the boat house...

- and the fishing boat was

on its way in.

The beach was quiet and he was

talking to the other fugitives.

Our contact was on his way back.

Everything went as planned.

But suddenly the Germans appeared

with searchlights and machine guns.

They shot him.

- It wasn't all fun and games.

- No... but still.

Just imagine if he'd had

to shoot someone.

He'd never hit them.

Neither would Karl Aage.

I think... I think our time

for the most part has been good.

We'll be here for some time yet.

- How long?

- One or two months.

Six months at the most.

I'm sorry.

- Do you smoke?

- But she was cured.

- That's why they sent her home.

- No, she can't be cured.

- I thought you ought to know.

- But can't you do something?

You're a doctor. Someone must

be able to do something.

It's not true.

ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS BLUE

STRAWBERRIES SWEET, SO ARE YOU

I don't want any blubbering.

I want nothing to change.

I want to have a summer party

in the garden as before.

- Regitze.

- A nice and happy party.

- Do you hear me?

- Yes, I hear you.

Don't look like that.

I want nothing to change.

Otherwise I'll go to pieces

Tomorrow... I think

it'll be a nice day tomorrow.

I'm going to lie in the garden

with a book and be waited upon.

And when John comes you can help

him with the records and stuff.

And afterward...

you'll sit next to me

and drink a beer.

But that's today, Regitze.

It's already today.

There'll be many more nice days.

The good weather will last

at least a month, or so they say.

We can stay here. And if it rains

we'll go to town or to the cinema.

Or out to dinner. Or to one

of the exhibitions you like.

- We'll have plenty to do.

- Yes, we still have plenty to do.

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