The Door Page #6

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The cats are well, except of course for the one

that I buried under the pinetree.

They eat meat

because I haven't got time to cook.

I must go now, Emerenc,

because we haven't had our lunch yet

and I don't want

to get caught in the rain.

Magda dear!

With these clumsy fingers?

All alone?

What are you crying for?

Why are you crying, hm?

Now I'll definitely come home.

I promise.

Take these home for Viola!

He loves chocolate.

Excuse me, please...

Sutu paid me a visit and told me that,

should it so happen,

she would be happy to close her stall

and take over Emerenc's jobs

- What do you say to that?

- What would I say?

Nothing!

It's a disgrace.

So it's a free for-all now?

That's exactly what I thought.

What a nerve!

Tibor! Did you hear that?

Look here,

he'll refuse Sutu's offer now,

but Emerenc has

little strengths left for her job.

Broken pipes,

snow, officials...

Emerenc will have to stay with us

from now on to make a full recovery

or she will lose her flat too.

God almighty,

what will I do with her?

How will I be able to fit

a paralyzed patient into our lives?

When will I have time

to take her the bed pan,

do her washing, cook for her

and protect her from bedsores?

And what will I do

when I have to go away?

And what will you do?

You haven't told her the truth

about her condition.

We haven't either.

Truth is not always a cure. "

But now she's got the strength,

and at some time she must face up

to what's happened.

She can go home in a few days.

Not yet!

Her flat is just as it was

after the fumigation.

You must realize she is under the impression

that I sorted everything out,

she wasn't put to shame, she can happily

come home, the cats are waiting for her.

Now it's time to tell her the truth.

You can always count on me.

After all I too am just

a jumped up peasant girl, like her.

- Have you met the professor?

- Yes.

- Where did we meet?

- You're the chellist.

I live opposite Mr. Brodarics.

- Oh yes.

- You play beautifully.

Thank you! In fact the Doctor says

Emerenc can thank you for her life.

Isn't that right, Doctor?

You won't believe this, but they

didn't let me see Emerenc again.

I don't know what happened.

How many cats are left?

None, Emerenc.

We think we found three of them dead.

The rest are lost.

Go on looking for them. Because

if they're alive they'll be hiding in the garden.

All right.

We'll look.

You lied to me when you said

you cleaned up my place.

There was nothing to clean, Emerenc.

The fumigators did it all.

What sort of people are you?

You and the colonel?

The Master is the only decent one;

at least never lied to me.

If you'd let me die I would have looked after you

even beyond the grave,

but now I can't bear you

near me.

You don't know how to love,

I thought perhaps you do.

But you don't, you just put people in boxes

and you take them out when you need them.

This is my friend, this is my old godmother,

this is... this is my love,

this is a pressed flower

from the Great Plain...

Go away,

just leave me in peace!

You thought you could save me for

what's coming? You are such an idiot!

Emerenc...

you'd be in a good place with us...

In your house?

Go to hell!

The only sane person

in your house is Viola.

Quarter past eight.

Quarter past eight?

Quarter past eight.

The lady was looking for Emerenc.

I thought I'd bring her round to you.

Thank you.

Eva Grossmann

vike.

Excuse me...?

vike Grossmann.

Yes...

that's what I was called

when I was small.

I can't remember her face.

When she returned me to my

parents I was still very young.

I can feel her strong arms,

and the way she hugged me.

I even remember her smell

because I liked that very much.

But...

I've completely forgotten her face.

Haven't you got a photo of her?

There used to be

a photo of you and Emerenc,

but it was burnt

at the time of the fumigation.

Burnt?

How is your life?

Are you happy?

Yes... I am.

You see, you can thank

Emerenc for that.

She saved your life

and you became happy.

I saved her life

and with that I betrayed her.

She loved and saved.

I loved and killed her.

How can one make sense of that?

That's Emerenc's grave.

Emerenc, please,

forgive me!

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