Riptide Page #8

Will you read it to me ?

Yes, I have paper and pencil here.

Yes.

To Lady Rexford...

Essencial we should talk.

Can you come here to me at once ?

Don't fail. Waiting.

All love. Philip.

Yes, I've written it all down.

That's all right.

Where is it from ?

St. Moritz.

Oh, yes. Thank you.

It's as if he's on her trail.

A bit late.

Why not ?

Mary, can I speak to you ?

There's a telegram for you.

I copied it out. It's private.

I'm a fraid it's not private any longer, darling.

What does she mean ?

Well ?

Go on. Your move.

No, it's your move.

What are you gonna do ?

Well... oh yes.

I'm going.

Pretty cold in St. Moritz right now.

Perhaps.

Seriously, Mary, you can't go.

Why not ?

Mary, darling, you can't go now.

Why not ?

You're gonna tell him the truth ?

Are you afraid ?

No.

No, I'll go with you.

We'll tell him together.

No.

You couldn't.

No ?

I'm going.

We have the epidestra.

The convolvuli and a

very large type of rhododendrum.

Flowers.

Blooms, blossoms.

Oh, I see.

Personally I prefer the carnation to any other flower.

Oh.

Carnation, you know. Carnation ?

It's hardly the same thing, do you think ?

That's why I prefer them.

Oh, so infinitely more.

He whistles for you and you go scampering.

He wants to see me.

And you want to see him,

but I'm not gonna let you go alone.

No man is gonna let me

or not let me do anything ever again.

Celeste, pack. We're leaving for London imediately.

We can pack there again,

catch the Golden Arrow to Paris at 11 o'clock.

We'll take a night train

out from Paris to Switzerland...

... St. Moritz, warm clothes and no nonsense.

Gotta make those connections.

You'll have to step on it.

I'm gonna step on it,

how I'm gonna step on it.

I never packed so much in my whole...

Oh, stop mumbling to yourself.

Mary, I thought he'd called it a day.

He did.

And now something that was

apparently dead has started up again.

I'm gonna stop it at once for his sake.

It was dead and it's gonna stay dead.

You still care for him, don't you ?

As a friend only.

No more, no less than anyone.

Tommie, go on.

Will you go now ? I have to dress.

You're unfair, inconsiderate,

you're behaving like a hysterical ...

Oh, Tommie...

I've heard all that too.

Yes, I know. I'm sorry.

Will you go now ?

When will I see you again ?

When I get back.

When will that be ?

The instant I've told him the truth

and closed that chapter.

Take care of yourself.

Hm-hm.

For me.

Mary, I love you.

Oh, Mary, my Mary.

Hello, Philip.

Sweet of you to come so quickly.

I came at once because I had something

to tell you that I couldn't write.

That I ...

There's lots of time...

So much that could be said, but...

Well, whatever it is,

we can discuss it quietly as friends,

can't we ?

Friends...

Are those waiters

going to stand there forever ?

I'll throw them out.

Would you two gentlemen mind

holding your meeting outside ?

Philip. Listen to me.

No, Mary. Hear me first.

A criminal is entitled to a hearing.

I never said...

Mary.

People, just people can get married,

actually married, in a few minutes.

But sometimes it takes years

to marry their natures...

... to come to a perfect understanding, each for each.

... to give and take,

to find that divine adjustment when

you can look at each other and say...

This can go on forever.

If you'd only held me for a moment.

One look, one word.

Love's a cruel thing.

You can get angry in love.

You want to drive it out

because it becomes agonizing in anger.

And then at the moment it's leaving you...

you die inside you.

With such pain, and such a longing

to undo things we may have said.

I died, Mary, inside me.

I can't go on without you.

Oh, I do trust you.

Please, please forgive me.

Philip !

You're making it so

difficult for me to tell you what I must.

No, not another word.

You do.

Please, Philip.

I don't want to hear anything.

Tell me you forgive me.

There's somebody in the other room.

You have, Mary.

Would you go and see who it is.

It's you, Celeste. What is it ?

I wouldn't bother you, I...

I was just borrowing one of

your sleeping powders...

I can't sleep. It's the altitude.

I've got an attack of nerves.

I tried to get everything right.

I forgot half the things

I should have brought.

Let me get you some brandy.

No, it'd make me sick.

I'll be all right.

I know I rushed you off, you poor girl...

What is the matter, Celeste ?

You mustn't get so upset.

Get to that telephone.

It's London. Lady Riversleigh.

Why didn't he put it through ?

She said I was to get you alone.

It's urgent.

Hello.

Hello ?

Yes, I'm in London now.

Yes, my dear.

Tommie Trent has just left.

He's as drunk as a fool.

He's insane. He says he's going to

take an airplane and come

to St. Moritz at once.

Well, stop him, can't you ?

Have you said anything to Philip ?

No, no, I don't know.

I can't explain.

Stop him if you can. Yes.

All right. Goodbye.

Thanks.

Mary. You've been hours.

I've been trying to gather my courage.

So have I. I was thinking...

Philip, will you hear me ?

Yes, dear.

You know, the last time we saw each other...

in that little room in the club, remember ?

Yes...

You said that I'd failed you...

I hadn't then...

I never really believed in my heart...

Mary I couldn't have believed

that you were untrue to me.

If I had believed it

I would have killed you and myself too.

If I could only tell you in words...

Last night...

I wrote to you

things I haven't been able to say.

Do read it, Mary.

I thought I'd lost you forever.

Tell me one thing.

You do love me, don't you ?

Do you love me ?

Before God I do.

Philip, wait a minute.

Once you told me

you couldn't put your arms around me.

And I understood you then.

Now...

... please just don't hold me, will you ?

Let's go.

All right.

Good night, Mary.

Good night.

Yes.

I have Mr. Trent here on the line.

Will the lady speak now ?

No.

Hey, Tommie. Get this.

Lord and Lady Rexford return

from St. Moritz to their London residence.

You'd better check out that romance, my boy,

or the shooting season'll star early this year.

Is she there ?

Ask her if she could say er...

Good morning, Tommie.

Aw, come on, just one little word.

Wait a minute. I'll ask her.

It's Tommie.

He wants to talk to you. Just a word.

Sylvia, no, I can't.

Well, you're out of luck.

She won't speak.

He wants to come around. Is that all right ?

No, of course not. Sylvia, please tell him.

What ?

What's the matter ?

Where ?

In the lobby ?

Hold on.

Who ?

Are you kidding ?

Please don't joke.

Who ?

He isn't kidding.

Philip's over there at the Ritz right now.

Hello.

Hello.

What ?

Oh, no, please don't see him.

Don't see him, will you ?

All right.

Listen, Mary. I've gotta see you.

Hetty tells me

you're gonna have lunch with her.

I'll see you there at lunch time.

I've gotta see you.

All right, I'll see you there.

Now, you won't see him, will you ?

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