The Other Love Page #6

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You appeared suddenly.

For all I know,

you may disappear again.

- No.

- I feel I've gotta hold you.

And if I don't,

you'll vanish.

Karen,

love is the easiest

Or the hardest

word to say.

This time it's hard

because my whole heart's

behind it.

- You don't have to say...

- Don't talk.

Can I do something

for you?

- A glass of water, please.

- Yes.

Oh, please, God, no.

No, not now.

Not now.

Thank you.

Thank you.

- Card?

- No.

- Seven.

- Seven.

I feel lucky tonight.

I'm going to the main room.

All right, darling,

I'll see you later.

I'd forgotten about this.

How were you able

to find me?

I was able to find you

because I wanted to find you.

Took you quite a while.

I can't come and go

as I please.

I can.

Yes, I know.

If you've come to give me

medical advice, Dr. Stanton,

You're wasting your time.

I have no need

of physicians now.

I'm my own doctor.

I make my own diagnosis.

It's very simple.

I'm feverish.

I have morning temperatures

and evening chills.

I'm losing weight,

but I don't care.

Why must it be like this?

Because I want it.

I'm trying to smash the face

of the clock and I will.

- One of these days...

- All right, all right.

What do you want?

Do you want me to go back

to the mountains?

To be a patient

filled with pity

And false hopes

for tomorrow?

Lying there was like

lying in a deep pit.

Here I feel

as though I was

On the highest mountaintop

in the world,

With nothing between

the sun and me but air.

Life down here is lived

on the mountaintop,

But you wouldn't

understand that.

I won't go back.

- I haven't asked you to.

- You would if I give you

the chance.

When I left, I made

a deal with myself.

I made it even if I had

to pay with days of time

For every second

of happiness.

Are you happy?

Happier than I've

ever been before.

I don't believe you.

I didn't ask you

to come here.

I want you to leave me alone.

Go away, please.

- I want a bottle of champagne.

- How many glasses?

- One.

- One?

- One.

- Three.

- Very well.

We've been looking

for you everywhere, darling.

Don't tell me

you're drinking alone.

- Looks that way.

- Why?

Because I want

to drink alone.

What a silly idea.

I'm beginning to know the

baccarat and Chemin de Fer.

Richard's in there

losing my shirt.

Dr. Stanton?

- Yes.

- You want to see me

about Miss Duncan.

You're a difficult man

to reach.

I prefer to be.

What about Miss Duncan?

Have you known her long?

Why?

You met her while you

were racing up in the

mountains. Am I right?

What if you are?

Did she tell you what

she was doing up there?

I didn't ask her.

That was her business.

Now I'm not so sure

it's yours.

Well, it is.

I don't know what you're up to,

and I'm sure I don't like it.

I'm sorry. I think you'll

like it even less after

I've finished.

Do you mind coming

to the point whatever

it is?

All right.

As she hasn't seen fit

to tell you what's the matter,

I can see that it's up

to me to do so.

She's very ill.

I don't believe you.

She's the picture of health.

One of the tricks

of her illness.

She's an undischarged

patient from the Mount

Vierge Sanitarium.

- How would you know?

- I was her doctor.

- At the sanitarium?

- Yes.

She never said a word.

Why didn't she tell me?

I don't know. I can think

of several reasons.

While she was up there,

she suffered a severe shock,

And I think it was that

more than anything else

that drove her down here.

She's trying to turn

her back on the past.

You've gone to a lot

of trouble to tell me this.

I'd like to get

one thing clear.

As far as Karen is concerned,

am I talking to the doctor

or the past?

To the doctor.

Why didn't you leave

the choice up to her?

- I did tonight.

- You've seen her?

- You've asked her to go

back to the mountains?

- Yes.

- Did she refuse to go?

- Yes.

So you're my last

court of appeal, Clermont.

The choice is up to you.

And a very small

choice it is.

I'm not asking you

to force her back

to Mount Vierge.

Take her to any mountains.

Take her to the desert,

Egypt, Arizona.

Anywhere where the climate

will help her.

- If you don't,

you'll kill her.

- Kill her?

Up until this evening,

she was committing suicide.

But that you know,

if you don't stop her,

In a way, you'll be

committing murder.

So... now if you'll

excuse me, Doctor.

Good night.

The next one's on me.

Oh, you're getting a cold.

Fill her glass up again.

The best thing I know

for a cold.

- Let's go out and catch cold.

- Yeah!

Hello, Paul.

Come and join us.

Come along, Paul.

We're having a contest

- to see who drops first.

- Yes.

Karen has just dropped out

of the race completely.

We're leaving.

- I can't. I'm winning.

- I wanna talk to you.

All right, Paul.

Is Richard losing again?

- Probably.

- It doesn't matter.

We're sailing tomorrow anyway.

Big party on the Atlantis,

Paul.

It's good, hm?

Good night, Karen.

Why?

I thought you wanted

to talk to me.

I thought I did to,

but not tonight.

Tomorrow will be better.

Oh. Good night.

That was wonderful.

I thought you hated exercise.

Dancing with

you isn't exercise.

- It's a delight.

- Oh!

- Dance with me, Paul.

- I feel mental tonight.

- What's that got

to do with it?

- Dancing with you is mental.

Oh, come on.

- The next one's

on me, darling.

- Who could argue that?

What? Why did you

drag me away?

I've got something

to show you.

What's this?

- It's yours.

- What do you mean it's mine?

Don't you like it?

Oh, I forgot to tell you.

The Atlantis is leaving

early in the morning,

And we're going

to be on it.

No, Paul, I can't.

I'm having your luggage

sent up from the hotel

tonight.

- We're going to Egypt.

- Egypt?

I've taken a six month's lease

on a pyramid.

And I've hired the sphinx

for a watchdog to keep

an eye on you.

Do you think I'll need

a watchdog that large?

I think the climate will

be good for you, too.

The climate?

I saw Dr. Stanton.

He told me to take you

to Egypt.

It's true, isn't it?

Yes.

Karen, last night when

he told me, I was bitter.

I hated you.

And then when I saw you

in the bar throwing

yourself away,

I suddenly was full of pity.

I feel differently now.

I want to take care of you,

to be with you always.

- Pity.

- Now I know I'm

in love with you.

That puts things

in their true light.

For both of us.

Remember once I told you

I was afraid you'd disappear?

I don't want that

to happen.

Go to sleep now, darling.

Tomorrow morning we'll

be well out to sea.

And when we're out

of sight of land,

we'll be out of sight

Of the past, too.

I have some things

I wanna discuss with Richard.

I'll look in

on you later.

Taxi. Taxi!

I have missed you

at the casino, madam.

Madam seems to be

in distress.

Perhaps a little

too much wine.

Could I be of any help?

A taxi.

Please get me a taxi.

Why, certainly, madam.

I shall be very happy

To help you find a taxi.

I think there's one

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