The Story of Sin Page #3

l can prove it

Tonight I arrive in Vienna by train

The sooner the better

You didn't kiss me

when I got on the train. You wept

I miss you so terribly

Your letter...I know it by heart,

like a wonderful poem

It's not a letter, but a kiss

Remember in the park last year?

I loved you so then.

And I love you now

Tomorrow I leave Vienna

I'm no nearer to Rome,

just further away from you

I stayed one night

in my beloved Florence

In the Hotel Porto Rosso

I can see the Duomo

Water...

If I were this card

I would be in your room soon

With my head

resting between your breasts

Ah! Your breasts so soft and white

There I dreamed life's golden dream

Now I have lost all hope...

...that I'll ever put my lips

to that divine line...

...which both separates

and unites them

Rome. A date palm under my window

Unripe fruits lie among the leaves

far away I see camellia shrubs,

likee lilac or hazel groves

today is May 25th

I had an audience

They're dealing with my case

O, priests, now I'm in your hands

She'll be all right

Silly girls!

Have you no sense?

This is no sickness, you'll see

There's another little Lady

on the way

Wait here

Mrs Rosa!

Mrs Niepolomska, why so sad?

Why are you crying?

Such beauty shouldn't cry

Open the door.

Come on

l can't. l'm ill

Sick with longing, eh?

Why are you always alone?

You never go out

Where is Mr Niepolomski?

He'll be back soon

Good morning, sir

Can l help?

l'm looking for Mrs Eva Pob...

...Niepolomski

l believe she's staying here

lf you mean Mrs Rosa Niepolomska...

Yes, Rosa. Can l see her?

Knock on her door. She may be in

l wouldn't know

Thank you

Excuse me

is Mrs Eva Pobratyns! ka here?

She is

ls that you?

Yes

l came on behalf of

Mr Lukash Niepolomski

Where is he?

Niepolomski is in Rome

ln Rome? Please sit down

Mr Niepolomski is in jail

ln jail?

Allow me to introduce myself

My name is Szczerbic

Count Szczerbic?

The man who shot Lukash?

Yes. It was a matter of honour

l wounded him in a duel

So, it was you

He asked me to visit you

He wrote to you?

No, to one of my friends in Rome

He passed it on

What did he do?

l'm not sure.

My friend's rather vague

Niepolomski worked

for the Austrian Embassy

Making copies

of important documents

He took the most valuable ones...

...and sold them

to an American antiquary

He was sent to prison in May

ln May?

Please take this

l'm only doing what he asked me

He'll pay me back

when he's released

Whenever that might be

Anyway, here's fifty roubles

lf you need anything more...

...please write to me

Zygmunt Szczerbic...Zglishche Estate

That'll find me

Jesus Mary! Mother of God!

Stop screaming

Miss Eva! Where've you been so long?

ls mother in?

No...l mean, yes...Of course

- And Dad?

- The master's out

-Where is he?

- l don't know

Tell me

ln the pub, of course

Get out, you slut! Out!

l'm not a slut yet. l may become one

Don't you speak to me so!

You whore!

Then stop calling me names

Shut up you whore!

Shut up!

l came to see father

Please wait, miss!

Don't go to the pub

Can't she see her own father?

What a mother!

Get out both of you

Don't you dare take her back

Don't you dare!

l won't have it, do you hear?

Shut up!

Shut up!

Shut up or l'll kill you!

l mean it

l'll beat the life out of you!

Good morning...Good morning

Poland's always bred prigs.

We call them cloth heads

Plica Polonica

Woe to he who cuts off

Poland's plica

The peasants'll get them.

So much for theory...

Now, let's examine some examples

l don't know if you remember me?

Can we talk? It's important

May l ask when you're free?

- Evenings

- Tonight?

Yes, tonight

l would hate you

to get the wrong idea...

...but l do need to talk with you

l'm only free on Sundays

Sunday, then

Allow me to leave a little tip, miss

His case has been heard

He's serving his sentence

Tell me the truth, please

l give you my word it's true!

The prison story's not just made up?

- By whom?

- By me!

l see...poor girl

l'm not poor, l'm just suspicious

They are asking after you

at your former lodgings

You've been there?

Don't worry. l paid the landlord off

He knows l'd kill him

if he utters a word

What about?

Why...

...the money you stole from him,

l suppose

Why do you meddle in all this?

My dear Eva...

l know this is very painful for you

But l had to at least...

...let you know

l realise that, from a stranger...

Stop! For God's sake

No-one'll ever mention it again

l promise

Why are you working in that place?

We'll go together...

...as far as Rome

l'll go on to the Riviera...

...and you'll wait in Italy

for his release

l'll cover all expenses

l owe it to Lukash, and...

...and l give you my word of honour,

there's no trick

Sorry

lt's nothing

Pay me back when you can

We'll travel

in separate coaches

l'll get your father a job...

...at the store l own

l'd better go

Somebody might see us

- We'll meet at the station

- Good bye

l'm worth more than a dozen Counts

You're here?

Though l'm only a course bourgeois

A liaison here?

Rather shocking!

None of your business

So... What are you up to

with this Szczerbic?

How dare you? Let go!

Listen, l want to save you from ruin

l know about life

and l know what's right

l too know life

and l know what l'm doing

Signorina Eva Po...

Pobratynska

To see Lukash Niepolomski

What?

He was released a week ago

Where is he now?

He was deported to the French border

Don't be upset.

l'm sure he's gone to Monte Carlo...

...to win some money

You'd better go via Nice

l'll look for him elsewhere in France

What luck to find you here!

Have you any news?

Nothing. Although l wrote to Paris

- Are you here alone?

- Yes. l am

- Playing?

- l've bad luck

Let's go. It's stuffy here

- Don't you want to try?

- l've bad luck

You never can tell

Do you play?

l had good luck and won a lot!

But l gamble carefully

So now l'll stop

Really?

Going home?

Yes

You're staying here?

Well...

what do you think is the best plan?

He might be looking for you in Poland

But do you think he is?

l'm not suggesting anything nasty...

...but you don't seem sure of him

any more

To tell the truth, l no longer know

You poor girl!

Stop that!

l meant nothing

Then why say it?

l'll try to find him

He may have returned to my place

Yes, yes...

- Or your parents

- Please don't go there

All right, l won't

So what should l do now?

Enough!

l'll risk all l have!

B*tch!

Wait, Peter Ivanovitch!

Count? There's a lady to see you

What lady?

She gave no name

l'll be right down

Count!

You did win!

Yes

- Here's 1 O,OOO francs...

- But...!

lf l don't owe that much...

...give the rest to Niepolomski

l've a suite in this hotel.

Stay here with me!

So this is why you helped me?

Yes! What did you think?

Count Sczerbic!

She's from Berlin

Vienna, l'd say

Be quiet. Her knight will come

and give you a kick!

- l bet she's a virgin

- The Maid of Orleans...

... Joan of Arc

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