The Mirror Has Two Faces Page #3

until I put up the window.

- They're broke, lady.

- My hair!

Don't complain to me.

Complain to the cab company.

- I'm sorry.

- For what? You're exactly on time.

My hair. I must look like

I was attacked by wolves.

I didn't even notice.

Could you excuse me while I go

to the ladies' room for a minute?

Do you enjoy dancing?

I used to love to dance

with my father. You?

I find it embarrassing.

I enjoy watching it.

- Watching?

- Pairs ...

It's interesting how coupling

appears in nature and mathematics.

- You were talking about pairs ...

- Oh, the twin-prime conjecture.

It explores pairs of prime numbers.

Those only divisible by themselves.

Three-five. Five-seven.

Not seven-nine ...

- Nine can be divided by three.

- That's right.

11-13 and 17-19 and so on.

It was discovered that pairs

were often separated by ...

- One number in between.

- Exactly. Did you read my book?

- No, I'm sorry.

- That's okay. This is marvellous.

- A first date like a game show.

- I didn't mean to lecture.

I'm sorry,

I didn't mean to call it a date.

It's just rare that I meet a person

I can discuss these things with.

- Some pepper?

- No, not for me.

Could you bring me a side dish

of extra dressing?

I don't particularly like salad,

I just like the dressing.

Interesting theory. Are there still

pairs like that past a million?

I can't believe you thought of that.

That is what is to be proven.

I have concert tickets next

Saturday. Can we do this again?

- Sure.

- Great. Terrific.

What was it you wanted to discuss

about my teaching?

I have to confess. That was

just an excuse to meet you.

I hope you don't mind.

I found it interesting. I have many

questions, the first of which is:

How do you get them to stay?

Well?

- Nothing.

- What happened to your hair?

Don't ask.

- You won't be seeing him again?

- We're going out next week.

So, he must like you.

Did he kiss you?

No.

That's kind of sweet, actually.

Hi.

This is Cindy.

This is a spectrum analyzer.

It makes graphic representations

of the music. Watch.

- Who's the girl?

- Rose Morgan.

Henry Fine is a professor

in anthropology.

Beautiful music, isn't it?

Beautiful atmosphere.

I enjoyed that.

Thank you so much for inviting me.

Why don't you come up? I'd like

to give you a copy of my book.

I'd love that. Your book, I mean.

Not to come up to your apartment.

But Rose, I'm inviting you.

If you like this kind of music,

I have some wonderful CD's, but ...

... they're also in my apartment.

I have to be honest with you.

I'm a bit out of practice with this.

I want you to feel comfortable.

That's important to me.

I want to tell you upfront.

I'm not interested in sex.

- You're not?

- And it has nothing to do with you.

It has to do with what you were

talking about in your class.

I , too, believe it's illusions about

love and the emphasis on sex -

- that separate people today.

As you said, romance is a myth.

I was referring to academic opinions

that are purely subjective.

You were right! Relationships based

on romantic love are worthless.

Did you stay for my whole class?

I left when you mentioned the music

we hear when lovers kiss in films.

It is manipulative! In real life,

we don't hear music when we kiss.

And the person you're with isn't a

movie star. It's a malicious ...

Fantasy? Is it all right

if I sit down for a minute?

The addiction to beauty and

perfection created by advertising -

- feeds on people's pathetic hopes.

They don't have their own opinions.

The media tells us what's beautiful.

TV shows tell us what a relationship

is supposed to be like. And sex!

I don't even want to tell you

how that's ruined my life ...

Well, I go crazy.

When I want someone sexually,

I go out of my mind.

Do you remember that film

where the woman kills the bunny?

- "Fatal Attraction"?

- Granted, it was a film.

But I understand how she felt.

Not that I would kill an animal, -

- but I know the feeling of wanting

someone so much that it hurts.

This fiction, known as love,

drives people crazy, as you said.

- Then you're either mad, alone ...

- Or dead. But that was fiction.

Right! We're dead!

I do believe two people can

come together, even marry, -

- for reasons

more concrete than sex.

A love that grows out of respect,

love, trust, common interest.

Have you noticed that friendships

last longer than marriages?

The 12th century was on to

something. Would you like coffee?

- Got any scotch?

- Yeah.

Are you busy this week? I was hoping

you could help me with my teaching.

You give yourself too little credit.

Maybe you could sit in

on one of my classes.

If X squared plus Y squared

equals 16, -

- how do we find D YID X

as an implicit function of X and Y?

Well, Y is a function of X ...

You walk across the room like this,

and you're into your own thing.

Your body language is very detached,

very alienating.

I think you have to relate more

to the kids.

You're up there with your back to

the room, solving your own problems.

It's like you're having a math

party, and only invited yourself.

- Relax. Loosen up. Have some fun.

- Relax. Have fun ... What else?

Loosen up. Put the pen down,

I'm not going to test you on this.

Come on. Teach me something.

If a ball is thrown up into the air,

and its height, H , equals 100 T ...

What are you doing?

Turn around. Talk to me.

If T is time in seconds,

at what limit is the speed ...

You lost me.

You have to put it in context.

- Jazz it up, put some humour in it.

- Humour in calculus?

- Well, try telling a story.

- A story?

Once upon a time ...

... there was a ball.

It was thrown into the air.

And its height ...

Maybe I should just write books.

No one understands those, either.

Just kidding.

- Don't give up. Try it again.

- Tell you another story?

Hi, Professor Larkin ... Sorry.

That's all right.

- Do we have an appointment?

- Actually, I wanted to make one.

Could you come back tomorrow?

After class?

- My head is swimming. It's hot.

- Put your head between your legs.

Pretty girl.

With all that make-up?

You don't wear any, do you?

I'd still look like me,

only in colour.

You're too smart for that. You're

a confident, no-nonsense woman.

- I sound like an airline.

- I'm probably saying it wrong.

It's just that

you don't need any of that.

Thanks.

How's your head?

- I think food will help you.

- Pizza, maybe?

Where can we go? Dancing?

Why did I say that?

There's that great dessert place.

All delicious things are fattening.

My mother would kill me.

What is that, Danish?

This is the one.

Trees are fascinating. They don't

have to touch to propagate.

You would find that fascinating ...

- How many do I need?

- One, two, three, four ...

Why didn't I see that?

- Thank you. I owe you one.

- It's right in front of your eyes.

Six and a five.

I got you.

The pretzel! You can have mine.

You sounded excited on the phone.

I'm going to take my theory of love

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