The White Cliffs of Dover Page #4

thought until this moment.

Nancy.

I promised to take care of her.

Bertie will never forgive me.

Oh, dear. What can we do?

Nothing. She can hardly be sitting

waiting for me in the Adam room

At 3:
00 in the morning.

No.

It's all my fault.

I'm awfully sorry.

Yes, so am I.

No, Im not.

You know, I feel an awful cad,

But if it hadn't happened,

I should never have met you.

How still it is.

I never knew London could be so still.

When Wordsworth stood here, he could

see green fields in the distance

And tall oak trees.

Don't go back to America.

I must.

There's so much to see.

Let me show you England.

We'll drive down roman roads

where Caesars legions marched

And follow Chaucers

steps to Canterbury.

I'll show you the isle of

Avalon where king Arthur died

And the holy grail is buried.

Beautiful places. Old places.

Little villages that were

standing in the wars of the roses.

And jolly places. You know, there's

a moat at wales where the swans swim

And ring a bell for their

dinner when they're hungry.

I say, you're crying.

No. No, Im not.

I... he's...

oh, how stupid you are.

I don't want to go back,

and you're making it worse.

I'm a hopeless idiot.

I ought to be kicked.

I ought to go and hang myself.

Oh, no. No, don't do that.

It was just that last bit

about the swans that got me.

Do they really do that?

Oh, yes. They do. I've seen them.

There's a little house, and they all-

Don't.

Don't tell me any

more. Not another word.

I have to go back to America...

and back to the boardinghouse now.

Listen.

There's big ben.

I wish I thought you

minded as much as I do.

Oh, I do mind.

I dropped tears all over my packing.

Now I mind even-

I mean, it's been a wonderful night.

When I think of England, I

shall always think of you.

A bit set in her ways,

a bit sure of herself,

But nice. Very, very nice.

And will you think often of England?

I'm afraid I shall.

Miss Dunn-

Please don't say it.

I must go now. I see the milkman.

Good-Bye.

Good-Bye.

Good-Bye...

England.

Mr. Dunn?

Mr. Dunn? Yes, sir.

That is, he's leaving in a minute, sir.

Yes, I know. I wonder if he

could spare me one moment?

Tell him sir John Ashwood, please.

Sir John...

Ashwood.

Oh, yes, sir!

Step in, sir.

A gentleman to see you, sir.

Good morning, miss Dunn.

Good morning, sir.

I know this is an inopportune moment.

I hope you'll forgive me.

Father, this is sir John Ashwood,

who brought me home last night.

Oh. Well, Im glad to meet you.

I'm sorry we haven't much time.

Fact is, we're a bit rushed.

Our train leaves at 10:00.

I've come in the hope that I

can persuade you to miss it.

What was that?

Uh, I hope your lumbago's better, sir.

Yes. Well, it will be when I

get away from this eternal rain.

It's pretty bad, isn't it?

But we seem to be in for

a spell of fine weather.

Oh, are we? Well, it's about time.

Right you are, sir.

Mr. Dunn, uh... my

mother lives in Devon,

And at any moment, she

may call you on the phone.

My mother would be delighted

if you and miss Dunn

Could spend a week or two with us

And see some typical

English country life.

Oh, hold on, hold on there.

Well, that's out of the question.

Good heavens, man. We're

practically on the train.

Besides, we don't know your

mother, and she doesn't know us.

What is it, Gwennie?

Please, sir, can the

man take the trunk down?

Oh, yes. Come in.

You see, sir, I run a newspaper,

and I have to get back to it.

Oh, yes, of course.

I suppose it wouldn't be possible

For miss Dunn to remain behind alone?

What? What's that?

Oh, my mother would take the

greatest care of her, sir.

The cab's here, sir.

Oh. Tell him we'll be right down.

Can I take the suitcase, sir?

Yes. You can take this one.

Now you see, we're going

now. Come on, Susie.

Allow me, sir.

Oh, thank you.

About miss Dunn, sir, Im sure you'd

like her to have a little pleasure.

Oh, yes. Well...

Ill put her on a later boat myself.

Miss Dunn has such a fine

historical sense, sir.

It seems a pity that she should

be denied the advantage of travel.

Susan, have you a half crown?

This infernal money.

Every civilized nation in the

world has a decimal system,

But England has to still

cling to an antiquated-

Right you are, sir, but that makes for

A certain amount of

interest, doesn't it?

Are you still here?

I mean the little differences, you know.

What do you want? Good heavens, man!

I can't leave my daughter

behind in a strange country.

Come on, Susan. We'll miss our train.

It's for you, Mr. Dunn.

What is it?

Lady jean Ashwood.

Oh. Well, tell her we've gone.

My mother, sir.

It's a trunk call!

But I haven't time to talk to her,

And it wouldn't do any good, anyhow.

Well, Susan, don't stand

there like a wooden Indian.

Say something.

Tell this obstinate young

man that you can't stay,

That you don't want to stay.

But I do, father. What?

I want to very much.

You see, sir?

You keep out of this. You mean

you'd have me go home alone?

Would you mind very much?

I'm holding the line, Mr. Dunn.

Well, of all the unfeeling-

Just a week.

Just a week, darling.

I'll take the next boat.

We'll take good care of her, sir.

The cab, sir.

The telephone, Mr. Dunn.

Oh! Holy mackerel!

The cab, the phone, my

daughter, my lumbago!

Hello? Hello?

Dunn speaking. Hiram p. Dunn.

I expect you'd like to go

to your room, miss Dunn.

You must be tired after your long drive.

Thank you, but honestly,

Im too excited to be tired.

Really? That's charming of you.

Then perhaps you'd like

to see the gardens first?

They look lovely at this hour.

Yes, I would, lady jean.

Suppose you take miss Dunn

for a little stroll, John?

Yes, that's a splendid idea.

It's so nice to have you here.

Thank you.

Come on, Susan.

I'll let you know when tea's ready.

We're rather proud of our lawn.

It's very old, you know.

Not bad, eh, the girl?

Very attractive.

Worried, old lady?

I'm rather bewildered.

Well, it looks serious.

An old stick-In-The-Mud

like John

Meets a girl for the

first time last night

And brings her home to the family.

I thought there was some

sort of an understanding

Between John and the Hampton girl.

Oh, Helen? She's mad about

old John. Always has been.

I'm worried about Helen.

Not that John is in any way committed,

But Im afraid Helens taking

things too much for granted.

You're fond of Helen, aren't you?

She's a sweet girl, and

she's right for John.

Oh, by the by, Im going

over to the Hamptons.

I'll tell Helen that John's

coming home and ask her to dinner.

It might be amusing.

You know, it's odd.

John's like you. He's straight and good.

My precious husband is

an out-And-Out rotter.

Thank you.

He's unscrupulous, and he's crude.

But you love him best, don't you?

I have no favorites.

Reggie's like his father.

I adored his father.

Oh, miller, will you tell sir John

and miss Dunn that tea is ready?

Yes, my lady.

I spent days in that

manor house in Devon.

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