The Lady Eve Page #4

- I think he's going to ask me

to marry him.

- No!

- No!

- Yes.

- That's wonderful, Jean.

No wonder you're blushing.

And that fortunate young man.

- Fortunate, indeed.

- Can't you hear his pulses pounding?

His ears must be ringing

like telephone bells.

His hands are clammy

with excitement.

He won't know an ace

from a deuce.

- You weren't thinking of taking him?

- What were you thinking of?

I don't think you understand,

either of you.

This is on the up-and-up.

I- I think I'm in love

with the poor fish, snakes and all.

He's... Oh, I don't know.

He's kind of touched

something in my heart.

And I'd give a lot to be...

Well, I mean, I'm going

to be exactly the way he thinks I am.

- The way he'd like me to be.

- I'm sure that's very noble, Jean.

And I wish you all

the happiness in the world,

- All the boys and girls you want.

- You'll go straight too?

- Straight to where?

- You know what I mean.

You can come and live with us. You too,

Gerald. Well, part of the time anyway.

We'll probably have a beautiful place.

And think how peaceful you can be.

Playing cribbage with Gerald. I can see

myself roaming around your estate...

with a weedsticker, 50 cents a week and

a pair of new slippers for Christmas.

The trouble with people who reform

is they want to rain

on everybody else's parade.

- Tend to knitting. I'll play cards.

- Not with him.

- Remember that sucker has $500 of ours?

- Six hundred.

I suppose you could take that back.

- You bet I could,

and a little dividend along with it.

- Oh, no.

- Oh, yes.

- You'll find I can play a cards myself.

- You think so?

- I'm not your daughter for free.

Give me a pack of those.

You'll find out.

Children don't respect

their parents anymore.

I haven't been quite as lucky tonight

as usual, have I?

You don't know how lucky. The colonel

has been drawing wonderful cards.

- I believe it's my deal.

- I haven't got my mind on the game.

I noticed that.

How much are you behind?

Oh, about $3,000.

Well, well, well.

You've given me a good hand at last.

I'm glad you like it.

You'll have to be pretty good

to beat me. I'll open for 100.

Nevertheless,

I'll raise you 100.

Too good for me.

I'm afraid I'll have

to raise you 100.

Well, you must have

something pretty good.

Still...

Excuse me.

Still...

I'll raise you 100.

Sorry to see you lose your money, but I

can't let that challenge go unanswered.

And 100.

Well, you're making me very nervous.

But I must raise you 200.

A Pike doesn't know

the meaning of the word "fear. "

And 100.

A Harrington doesn't know

the meaning of the word "defeat. "

And 200.

What are you doing?

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I thought I'd given you six cards.

Far from it, my little minx.

Far from it.

- And 100.

- I wonder if I have enough money.

Oh, yes, plenty, plenty.

I'll raise you 1,000.

I don't want to win so much from you,

but I'll call you just

to show you how hopeless it is.

Cards?

Not unless you have

another queen, which I doubt.

Well, I'll see what I can do.

What do you know about that?

I thought at least

one of you had four aces.

I'll check my four queens.

What have you?

I regret to say

that I was bluffing.

Spare me the shame

of showing you on what.

Oh, say, I'm embarrassed.

- Maybe I should have laid my cards down.

- You don't think he minds?

Father loves to lose.

How do you stand now?

Oh, just about $1,000 behind.

You're going to stop right there.

I'll meet you on a-deck in five minutes.

But I want your word of honor

that you won't play even one more hand.

You have it.

Know any more games, Harry?

Wonderful girl.

Yes, isn't she?

I, uh...

I don't know whether

you noticed, but, uh...

If you have no objections,

it was...

It was my intention to,

uh, ask Miss Harrington...

I mean, your daughter... to, uh,

be mine.

Why, my dear boy!

You see me astonished!

Why, that was the last thing

that entered my mind.

Bless my soul. We must have a drink

on that. Steward, two drinks.

- Well, I'm all emotional.

- Thank you, sir.

To say that I am thunderstruck

is an understatement.

She'll probably turn you down,

but anyway...

- I intend to make her as happy as I can.

- She asks very little.

- I suppose you know I'm very rich.

- Aren't we all?

I'm sorry in a way because

it would be so pleasant...

to buy lovely "nonsensities"

for somebody who'd never had them.

Wouldn't it? That's the tragedy

of the rich. They don't need anything.

As a matter of fact, Charles, I don't

even like winning $1,000 from you...

Oh, my dear sir,

it isn't a drop in the ocean.

Why, every time the clock ticks,

14 people swig a bottle of Pike.

I don't know why,

but there you are.

It's the principle

of the thing that bothers me.

A father who wins from his own

son-in-law, how does that look?

Here, let's wipe out that 1,000.

Double or nothing.

Well, I promised Jean

I wouldn't play anymore.

This isn't playing.

This is undoing an absurdity.

Here, $1,000.

High card takes it. Go ahead.

Why... Well...

Darn it all.

Now we'll have to try again.

- That's 2,000 I owe you.

- For the moment.

I wish you wouldn't do that.

I'm sure if you tried once more...

No, thanks. I'd rather pay 32,000

than lose a really large amount.

This is very embarrassing.

Just make it out to cash.

It could be even

more embarrassing.

Thirty-two thousand...

dollars...

and no cents.

Uh, don't mention the middle name.

I wouldn't wantJean to know it.

As a matter of fact,

I'd prefer if you wouldn't tell Jean

anything about the whole transaction.

- You may depend upon it.

- You certainly may!

- You promised you wouldn't play anymore.

- We didn't play anymore, Jean.

- We... We were just wiping out my loss.

- You need a keeper!

Now that you've taught Charles

not to play "double or nothing,"

- what are you Gonna do with that check?

- Just this, my pretty child.

You mean it was just a joke?

Why, of course.

You don't actually think I'd bleed

my own daughter's friend, do you?

Perish the thought!

Come on!

Good night.

Your check, sir.

That was a terrible lesson

the colonel almost taught me.

- Yeah, he's a great joker.

- He certainly had me fooled.

- Gee, you look lovely.

- Thank you.

I, uh... I spoke to your father

about something.

Did you?

Yes.

Would you like to go up in the bow

of the boat and stand in the wind?

I'd love to.

The air is good, isn't it? It makes

you feel all clean inside and nice.

- Don't move.

- What?

I've just understood something.

Every time I've looked at you here on

the boat, it wasn't only here I saw you.

You seemed to go way back.

I know that isn't clear,

but I saw you here, and at the same time

further away, then still further away;

and then very small,

like converging perspective lines.

That isn't it. It's like... like people

following each other in a forest glade.

Only way back there you're a little girl

with a short dress and your hair...

falling to your shoulders, and a little

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