Next Time We Love Page #6

to get out of the business.

It's his life, Mr. Carteret.

You really want your husband

to be a newspaperman?

So long as

that's what he wants.

What's his number?

Chelsea 7883.

Get me Chelsea 7883.

How about Russia?

Russia?

Yes. Russia, Siberia,

the Far East.

If he sticks at it this time, he'll

get everything he ever hoped for.

There'll be months when he's off in the

interior. You won't even hear from him.

Want me to forget it?

No.

And he will stick at it. I won't do

anything to bring him back this time.

Well, you asked for it.

Hello.

Tyler? Frank Carteret.

How's your Russian? You'll

have time enough to learn it.

We've lost Delaney in Moscow.

I have to have someone

to take his place right away.

Just a moment.

He says he'll have to

talk it over with his wife.

Tell him to talk it over

with his wife.

Well, do that.

Only you'll have to

let me know by tomorrow.

Come down any time

after 6:
00.

We'll take care of

the passport. Bye.

Thank you, Mr. Carteret.

Goodbye.

Just a moment.

Wait a minute. I have a

fitting at Madame Bonnet's,

and I promised an interview

with The Stage magazine.

And I simply must finish packing

and moving into my new apartment.

You know, it wouldn't hurt me to

rush around a little less, only...

Only, you like

to be busy.

Yes.

Michael darling, come on now,

do me a favor.

Have your secretary

call off that interview.

All right.

Thank you.

See you at 21.

At 5:
30.

"My dear Cicely, I couldn't

wait. I had an... " Let's see.

How many "P's" in "appointment"? Two.

Sorry, Tommy,

I couldn't get away.

Yeah, looks as if you

didn't need my help anyway.

No, thank you.

I'm practically packed.

By the way, Madame Donato

just brought up some mail.

Yes?

It's on the mantle.

Oh.

It's a letter from Chris.

Does he know

you're finally moving?

No.

Why are you, anyway? What's the

matter with the house in Connecticut?

It's all right for

weekends and for Kit.

But when I'm in town,

it's just so inconvenient.

There's no place

to entertain.

It took you long enough to

discover that. Yes, I know.

I think I kept hoping I'd hear Chris

come running up the stairs again.

Now I want a place of my own

with my own things.

Any particular news

from Chris?

Yes. He's coming home

in a few weeks.

To stay?

No. He'll only have a few

months till he has to go back.

I wonder if he's changed

as much as you have.

I wonder, too.

Well, I'll be going along.

So long.

Goodbye, Tommy.

Cicely.

Something is wrong?

Madame Donato,

what's happened to me?

I should be happy,

and instead I'm frightened.

But why, Cicely?

Chris must have learned

to live alone, too.

Living alone

or living together.

That's not important

for you and Christopher.

I don't feel married

to him anymore.

But that shouldn't make

any difference to you, either.

There have been whole days lately

when I haven't thought of Chris once.

That's a strange

kind of love.

I'll go.

Oh, come in. Everything

is ready. Yes, ma'am.

Pick up that trunk

over there.

And the people live

farther up the river.

Have you a home there, too?

Well, I did have.

Did have?

Has it been destroyed?

No. My wife gave up

our apartment.

Your wife gave up

your home?

Well, she wanted another

place. Something bigger.

Well, Chien,

I must go finish packing.

My grateful thanks for your

kindness during the voyage.

Thank you. I hope you get along

all right at Columbia. Goodbye.

Hello? Hello, Michael.

Yes, I've read it.

Well, it's not quite the great

American play, but I like it.

But, Michael, you already

have one play for me.

Michael,

I can't talk to you now.

Hello, Chris.

Hello, Cicely.

Go ahead.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Michael, listen, I can't talk

to you now. There's someone here.

No. It's my husband.

Please excuse me,

it was my manager.

You are looking very well.

You are, too.

Better than

I've ever seen you.

Oh, well, how's Kit?

He's fine.

He's much bigger than you'd

imagine. He's in the country now.

Yes. Tommy told me you'd taken

a house in Connecticut, too.

Yes. Just for the summer for

Kit. It's very pleasant there.

We're next to

a friend of mine.

Won't you sit down here? It's

the most comfortable place.

Madame Donato always

settles herself there.

Oh, Madame Donato. How

is she? I must call her.

About the same. Maybe

a little fatter. Is she?

Tommy met me at the boat. Yes. He

told me he was going to meet you.

Yes. He told me that

he told you he would.

I have some cocktails ready. Do

you think it's too early for them?

No. I think that would be

a great help to both of us.

May I help?

Yes. You can get the ice.

Wow, this is the first one of those

things I've seen outside of a magazine.

The ice is in those trays.

Now what do I do?

Pour hot water over it.

Look what you've done!

I used to do all right

with an ice pick.

Cicely.

Oh, Christopher, you've

been gone such a long time.

Hand me the shaker, please.

Cicely, I'm sorry I upset

you. Oh, I'm all right now.

Come on. Let's have

our drinks in here.

Beautiful place. Thank

you. I've just moved in.

You know, I'm surprised you didn't

leave Madame Donato's long ago.

I couldn't quite

get up the courage.

Besides, every time I even mentioned

it, Madame Donato practically had a fit.

Sounds like her.

Here you are.

Thank you.

Chris, how would you like

to drive down and see Kit?

I certainly would. It isn't far

and I think you'd love the place.

Kit could show you his pony.

What? Kit on a pony?

Yes. He goes riding every

morning. You could stay and...

Of course, if you have any

other plans, it might interfere.

Well, I had planned to see

Carteret in the morning.

Perhaps there is a train

I can get back tonight.

Yes. There's one that

gets you in at 11:00.

That'll be fine.

Cicely, I have been away

a long time.

But there's one thing that may make our

meeting again a little less difficult.

I want you to know that...

Naturally, I realized that

you've been living your own life,

and, well, I want you to

know that I realize that.

But what I'm trying

to say is that

I don't want you to feel

that I expect anything of you.

That's very fair of you.

I don't want you to feel that I

expect anything of you, either.

I'll get my coat.

Good brandy.

You know,

from that last story of yours,

I thought the war

had already started.

Oh, no. There won't be any

real fighting till winter.

You see, the Japanese have to

wait until the roads freeze over.

But, Cicely,

what about you?

Me? Oh, I've had

a very good winter.

Very busy.

My show just closed last week.

No. I mean you.

I've had Kit.

Is that enough?

Well, it was something

to live for.

If it hadn't been for Kit,

I don't know that I would have been

altogether faithful to your memory.

You know, I'd made up my mind

I wasn't going to ask you that.

I was never so glad

to hear anything in my life.

Was that what you were

thinking of all afternoon

when we were being so very

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