Strangers in Love Page #3

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Berkshires, it always rains.

Rain, rain, rain.

I didn't mind.

- No.

Shall we begin where we left off?

Where we left off?

Oh yes, where we ..

Yes, I think that's best.

Don't you?

It's customary.

Just ..

Where did we ..

Leave off?

A copy of the decree in Demotic and in

Coptic set up in each of the temples.

In this work, he was aided by one of the

ablest archaeologists of the 19th ..

Century.

A copy of the decree.

Demotic in the temple.

Hmm.

In the temple.

Suppose we take this up later?

Oh but we can't, Mr Drake.

You only have three days left to

finish the book and go over the copy.

O yes, of course. The book.

Now now, let's see.

Demotic.

I suppose you think I'm

pretty dumb this morning?

I'm not paid to think about that.

You ..

You ever give the subject

any thought in your own time?

You know ..

You're unusually human this morning.

Am I?

Oh I .. I might be mistaken.

No, you're not. Really you're not.

You know ..

I've been thinking.

- Yes?

Honest .. I've been thinking.

I've decided that I'm attacking the

subject from the wrong angle.

Now why wouldn't an imaginative work ..

Based on the lives, loves and hates of

common folk of the era be more readable?

You think The Society would be

interested in anything of that sort?

I think I'm not much interested in what

The Society thinks as I thought I was.

Miracles do happen.

Of course they do.

They happen all the time.

As a matter of fact they are so common,

we don't recognise them as miracles.

Each morning the sun rises.

Do we explain with amazement the miracle

of light returning to dispel darkness?

We do not.

We peep at the clock out of one eye

and say "golly, look what time it is".

"I'll be late again."

Don't we?

- But you're never late.

Aren't I?

You are the most irritatingly punctual

person I've ever known in my life.

I'm going to be late.

- For what?

Anything, everything.

For now on I'm going to be

known as the late mister Drake.

Well, I ..

I don't know what's happened to you.

But it's certainly for the best.

The ..

Shock of my brother's death.

He meant much to me.

Your medicine, Mr Blake.

My ..?

Oh, yes, yes. The medicine.

One.

Two.

Three.

Beastly stuff.

Now look.

Suppose .. instead of

taking down what I say ..

You just listen while I ramble a while.

I have been.

Are you listening?

While you ramble.

Well, let's ramble some more.

Now.

I'll just sort of give you a rough

outline of my new idea for the book.

And you tell me what you think of it.

You mean, what I really think of it?

- Yes.

Go on.

Well now, let's see.

Oh you can skip that part.

I know it by heart.

I don't seem to be able to start

with that as a preface, do I.

You don't seem to.

Well now, let's see.

You're hopeless.

- Oh no I'm not.

I was, but I'm not now.

I'm just full of hope.

Well now ..

- Let's see.

Thank you, thank you.

It will tell the story about an Egyptian

girl who worked for Cleopatra.

She was one of her maids.

Then there was the young fellow who

lived just across the street from her ..

So, after Mark Anthony

went back to Rome.

Cleopatra went ..

Uh ..

Wherever she went after

the asp did his stuff.

The boy discovered that

his royal employer ..

Made a Will and left him the barge.

So what did he do?

- I can't imagine.

He married the girl.

The maid?

Ah ..

You went and guessed it after all.

Oh, I just took a chance?

You and me both.

The car is waiting, sir.

Car?

Well, let it wait.

- No, we can't.

I had no idea it was so late.

We've got to go.

I didn't quite get what you said.

I said I think we ought to be starting.

Oh yes, I think so.

It was what you wanted, wasn't it?

- Oh yes, of course.

Everything is ready I suppose, Bronson?

- Oh yes, sir.

The boat has been

waiting since 2 o'clock.

The .. boat ..?

You know.

There is something

that's always worried me.

Yes, what?

Just ..

Just how do you spell your last name?

With two "R"s.

Isn't that a grand old skyline?

I thought you never noticed it.

Why not?

You are generally reading

on the way to Elm View.

Elm View? We are going to Elm View?

Why of course. Where did

you think we were going?

Hey, I'm so happy, I don't

really care where we go.

Are you getting out down

here too, Miss Merrow?

Yes, thank you.

I was always crazy about your old place.

Need you rub it in?

What?

Isn't it bad enough us having lost our

home without you're reminding me of it?

I beg your pardon, Miss Merrow. I ..

I didn't say that to hurt you.

Really, I didn't.

That's alright.

You needn't be so formal

even if you are apologizing.

Sorry.

Diane.

See that landing over there?

Remember the time you stole my ..

My brother's Shetland pony?

He caught you with it down

near the Kerrycoat road.

How did you know that?

I ..

My brother must have told me about it.

But Buddy promised

he'd never tell anybody.

No, no, no. I know what it was.

Yes.

I was across the road gathering walnuts.

And .. I saw my brother

when he caught you.

I didn't think Buddy would

tell if he promised not to.

He couldn't have been ..

All bad.

Bad?

There wasn't a drop of

bad blood in his veins.

You know .. that's just

what I've always thought.

Shall I come tomorrow at nine?

Aren't you ..?

Father is waiting for me at the hotel.

Bring your father over.

Both of you stay here.

Why not? Plenty of room.

Thank you, but I think not.

Why? I'd love to see your father.

- Why pretend with me?

I'll see you at nine.

Good evening, mister ..

- Snowball.

Why are you standing there?

What is it you want?

You just called me "Snowball", sir?

Did I?

Didn't you, sir?

Yes.

That's what I always call you isn't it?

No, sir.

Only mister Buddy calls me that.

Mister Buddy?

Snowball.

It can't be. It ain't.

You is supposed to be dead.

No Snowball. Wait now Snowball. Wait.

If you is come back from the

other world, mister Buddy ..

I was your Mammy and I love you.

Snowball you old darling.

I didn't die. It wasn't true.

Am I alive?

Mister Buddy. Where, where you been?

Never mind that, Snowball. I'm back.

And I'm mister Arthur from now on.

Oh.

Snowball, I need your help.

I have to be Arthur until ..

Snowball, will you help me?

Only you and I know that I'm mister

Buddy. Nobody else must ever know.

There is nothing wrong, Snowball.

Believe me.

Mr Buddy couldn't do nothing wrong.

Oh, you're swell.

Are you happy to see me?

I couldn't cry if I wasn't.

Tell me, Snowball.

Were you there when my father died?

Yes, mister Buddy.

Did he ..

Talk about me?

About nothing else but you.

Tell me.

He lay there and said over and over.

Why don't that boy come?

Don't he know that I'm proud of him.

He sure thought you were wonderful.

Once he said ..

Snowball, he said, I love ..

Yes sir, I'll look into that.

Yes, sir. Right away, sir.

My father said that ..?

- Darling.

What?

Why, Arthur.

What's the matter?

Nothing is the matter. I'm ..

Surprised to see me?

Oh, am I.

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