Two for the Road Page #7

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and everything.

When I called Yvonne and found out

you built their new home.

You can imagine!

Isn't that the wildest

coincidence imaginable?

Yes, isn't it?

I think you've done

fantastic things.

You must be a very happy man.

Yeah, I guess so.

And your wife is such a darling.

I've heard so much about her.

You've got a wonderful

little boy, haven't you?

No, we've got a wonderful

little girl.

That's right.

A wonderful little girl.

I'm happy to see a bright

and talented man like you

break right through to the top.

I only wish Howard and Cathy

were here

because they believed in you

right from the start.

- Lf not before.

- Come along.

Mr. Wallace?

Telephone for you.

Follow me, sir.

I plug you in.

Follow me.

He plugs me in.

They call you from America.

They call me from America.

They call me from here, there,

every bloody where.

Hello.

Hello, Hal.

How are you?

It's Hal Van Benius.

What's the story?

It's fixed?

That's wonderful.

When do we start?

Yesterday I can't do.

I have things to do.

Rome?

Rome, friday? Yeah.

Yeah, I've got it.

I'll see you then.

Great. Bye.

Rome, friday.

So you're very much

a success.

Incredibly.

Come on.

Shall we dance?

I think it's too early

in the evening for that.

Is it ever too early?

Mark. You're here.

No one tells me a thing.

I'm repairing the electrics

which you should've checked again

and no one tells me

you're arriving.

There's a great many things

I want to discuss with you.

You haven't met

my fianc.

How do you do? Let's go

somewhere quiet and we'll talk.

I thought this was going to be

a party.

Please,

I have problems.

What's the name

of your fianc again?

I don't know I haven't asked.

What's your name, darling?

Sylvia.

She's very pretty.

You have divorced Joanna?

I don't understand.

The main question is,

when are you free?

Joanna, I want you to meet

my fianc, Sylvia Alpino.

- Joanna Wallace.

- David has been telling me about you.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

I had a phone call

from Hal Van Benius.

And?

I got the job.

Good.

Good?

You're going to the States?

Only for two years.

Then you must spare me ten minutes.

I need your advice.

He's going to see me in Rome

on his way through.

Ten minutes?

I've heard the news about you

and this wonderful girl here.

I hope you two can be as happy

as that couple over there

and have a marriage like theirs

you haven't got a thing

to worry about.

Mark, my problem is very simple,

but very complicated.

You must spare me ten minutes.

Ten minutes, please.

You're the obvious man since

it was your original conception

and I think it only fair

you should see what you can do...

Everybody jump, please.

Thank you. Thank you.

I think you should supervise...

I hate those occasions.

I hate those occasions.

You love those occasions.

I love you.

And I love you.

How long is this

going to go on?

How long what?

The pretence that we're happy.

You've never pretended.

Who's pretending?

You are, we're happily married

and you want to stay with me.

Those are two entirely

different things.

You don't have to tell me.

If you had someone else to go to,

you don't have to tell me.

Why are you still here?

Because I'm not you.

How long are you going to go on

resenting the past?

Who's talking?

Just who's talking?

I'm talking. What would

you do if we got a divorce?

Cry.

For how long?

I don't know.

Why would we get a divorce?

What if I died

or didn't exist?

If I hadn't had chickenpox,

I don't know.

I love you.

Well then, well then.

What would you do

if I didn't exist?

Probably marry David.

But you do exist.

You knew the answer.

So why ask the question?

Because I knew the answer.

There'll never be anyone else

like you in my life.

You promise?

I hope.

It's you who can't accept it.

What can't I accept?

Why do you stop the car

every time I say something?

What can't I accept?

That we're a fixture.

That we're married.

You go on about my leaving you

when I'm always still here.

You sure you don't want me

to leave you?

Positive.

Why do you think I'm here?

I don't know.

That's the thing.

That's the thing,

you never stop to think.

I've stopped to think.

Stop thinking.

Now?

Here?

I love happy endings.

You're just plain immoral.

How can it be immoral

if we're married?

We're going to have to

get a divorce.

- Come on, Howie.

- Okay. Okay.

You have to admit it.

We've changed.

I admit we've changed.

It's sad, but there it is.

Life.

At least you're not a bad tempered,

disorganised failure any more.

You're a bad tempered

disorganised success.

"Passeport, s'il vous plait. "

Wait a minute.

"Sans passeport vous ne pourrez pas

passer le frontire. "

My passports must be in here

somewhere.

I've got a very important

meeting in Rome.

I've got to get through.

B*tch.

Bastard.

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