Possessed Page #2
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- 1947
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But in mathematics, two and two are
always four. And that's wonderful.
Let me show you this.
You see?
It's just a curve.
Well, yes, it's a parabola.
That's something that a mathematician
could fall in love with.
I've been working on
that for over four years.
I started when I was in the army, in Africa.
It's a girder, a molded girder.
The army couldn't use it...
but a construction engineer would
give his right arm for that.
Why don't you love me like that?
I'm much nicer than a girder
and a lot more interesting.
I have no pride,
you didn't know that, did you?
David...
I've never had anything in the whole world
I ever wanted, except you.
I used to be cold, shut in,
I didn't mind because...
nothing hurt me very much then, but...
I just can't go back being on the
outside of people's lives, looking in.
Louise, we're all on the outside
of other people's lives looking in.
You wouldn't like being
on the inside of my life, anyway.
There's nothing there
but a few mathematical equations...
and a lot of question marks.
Darling, I honestly think we'd better
not see each other for a while.
Why?
- Why, David, what have I done?
- Nothing.
Knowing you has been wonderful,
but you hang on to me too hard.
Sometimes I get the feeling
that you're choking me to death.
Everyone wants to be loved,
but no one wants to be smothered.
This whole thing, it's getting too involved.
It was never meant to go this far,
you know that.
- We agreed to that a long time ago.
- I know, but...
it's the sort of thing that people say
before they fall in love.
Louise, I hadn't wanted to tell you
this for a while...
but I think, now, maybe I should.
- I've had...
- David, please take me home.
- Waiting won't make it easier.
- Take me home, David.
David, I can't run away from it any longer.
What were you going to tell me?
I don't know what I want just now,
but I have to keep moving until I get it.
Blame it on the army, blame it on the war,
blame it on anything you like, but...
- that's the way it is.
- All right, go.
Go wherever you like.
But let me wait for you.
At least let me do that.
No. I won't be back this way.
Louise, you have got to let go.
I can't love you the way you love me.
I never could.
Believe me, someday you're gonna
be glad you're rid of me.
Won't you try to understand?
- Nobody caring what happens to me.
- When you're calm, I'll talk to you.
All right, run away.
- Miss Howell.
- Good evening, Mr. Graham.
I understood you were employed
to take care of my wife.
- Yes.
- Why don't you?
This is my day off, Mr. Graham.
- I see. Well, go and look after her.
- Yes, sir.
You'll find her rather upset, I'm afraid.
Who is that? Is that you, Dean?
- I told you...
- It's Louise, I'll be with you in a minute.
I don't want you to do anything for me.
I won't have you touch me.
Not after what's been going on
between you and my husband.
Nothing's been going on,
Mrs. Graham, you know that.
Don't try to fool me.
I can tell you're up to something
just by looking at you.
Where have you been all day?
Who were you with?
No one you'd be interested in.
Why don't you try and get some rest?
How can I rest? Lying here all alone,
no one to look after me...
nobody to care.
That's not true, you know he's very upset
when you're unhappy.
He should be upset, it's his fault
I'm like this. All his fault.
- Is that you, Miss Howell?
- Yes, Mr. Graham.
- Have you a moment?
- Certainly.
I wanted to apologize for being so abrupt
when you came in this evening.
I'd just gone through a rather
unpleasant half-hour.
I understood that, Mr. Graham.
I imagine you were subjected to much
the same sort of thing, just now.
- I hope it wasn't too difficult for you.
- I'm used to difficult patients.
You have a magnificent detachment,
Miss Howell.
I wish I might achieve it.
I'm glad you weren't upset
by my wife's rather vivid imagination.
No, I wasn't upset, but I wondered...
Under the circumstances,
This has happened before,
Miss Howell, many times before.
There's every reason
to believe it will happen again.
My wife is fully convinced
that I spend all my free time...
making advances to her nurses...
or any other female who enters this house.
Your leaving wouldn't change that.
It would, however, deprive me
of your very capable presence.
If you can bring yourself to ignore
these fancies of Mrs. Graham...
I'd like very much to have you stay.
- All right, I'll stay.
- Good, it's settled.
I won't bother you any further
with my troubles.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
Leave the rest to me, Mr. Graham
will want his breakfast.
- Any luck?
- Caught two trout.
I thought I'd save some money and
catch my own breakfast. Good idea.
- How long were you out?
- About three hours.
Figuring what your time's worth
those fish cost you $1,000 apiece.
I got cheated on Junior.
He's only worth about $500.
How's Mrs. Graham this morning?
Feeling well enough to come
down here for breakfast.
Good.
That's David Sutton.
Hi, Dean.
- Catch anything?
- Enough for breakfast.
- Can I see you a minute?
- Sure.
You're going to talk business,
I'd better go.
Sutton won't mind. I'd like you to meet him.
Some other time, perhaps.
I have things to do.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- You know each other?
- Yes, sure.
I saw you out fishing. I thought
I'd drop over and say hello.
- How are Pauline and the kids?
- They're fine. What's on your mind?
Saturday at the club?
- Vaguely.
Operator, I'm waiting
for that call to Montreal.
All right, I'll hold on.
- Some coffee?
- No, thanks. I've had breakfast.
- Don't let me interrupt yours, now.
- I won't.
Now, what about this Canadian deal?
Well, I know your company is surveying
a new field up there.
I know you're within six months
of production.
All right, I'll hold on.
How do you know all this?
Subterranean rumbles from the underground.
It's true, isn't it?
It might be. Why?
What particular rumble interests you?
That cracking plant
that you're going to build.
You'll need a structural engineer,
a good one.
Me.
Someday we must have a long chat
about your sources of information.
Maybe we will. Meanwhile,
I'm looking for a job. That one.
No, seriously, Dean. You know my record.
You know I'm as good a man as you could get.
Hello, Charlie. Hold on a minute.
When could you leave for Canada?
Tonight, tomorrow, anytime.
Charlie, do you know anything
about an engineer named Sutton?
David Sutton.
Do you think he'd be a good man
for the Lac du Pont project?
Start packing.
Louise.
Where are you, Louise?
I'm ready to go down.
Hello.
Hello, Louise.
David, I want to talk to you.
- All right. But does it have to be here?
- Here, now.
- What is it?
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