Notorious Gentleman (1945) - full transcript

The Rake's Progress

Subtitles by Seglora

Hello 1 able,"we are approaching a fork.."

1 able "if you fit them with jets
I might stand a chance" over

One able "remarkable lack
of opposition Foggy"

"Jerry seems to pulling out faster then we
are following up,keep your eyes skin",over

That was right

What's the matter,Foggy

They got my tower,in the rear
by the sound of it

You'd better turn back at base,take the
by road there probably lead you back

What about you?



-OK I carry on to the river
-Alone?

Well,so far

The water pump starter

-Is that all
-Thank you,Sir

No I'll stay along behind

You know what it is said,Sgt?

Yes,Sir

Tell Carver he was butler
wherever he was going

Right

Up the navy

One bridge,unbombed,unblemished and unblown

But it is unmined?

That's what we are going to find out,Bryson

Keep going Jackson



Halt

Flag day in Aberdeen

I wonder

So do I

The orders were directly
as far as the river,Sir

Precious little report back unless
we can tell them it is not mined

It is less as it is

How about a bit of luck,Sir

We may need it

OK Jackson over we go

My landlady said that she
actually got some fish yesterday

but having the queue for it

She must know where the bargains stay

Well,I've tried everything,
I leered my fishmonger

I wag on my hip side??

I actually flew myself at him,and all
I got was a bit of Icelandic cod

What's up?

Would you mind if I look at
your paper for a minute

What? Oh,sure

Hurry up,Elsie,we'll never get a
seat,okey dokey,keep it if you like

Hurry up,Jean,before you miss your bus

Vivian,I can't believe it

He'll turn up again just
as he always used to

When you least expected it

Like a buried penny

Not that he was really bad

Only,how I am making excuses for him

At least certainly never
bothered to himself

Truth is people are what they are,
there is nothing very much to go about it

And made mostly with what we inherit

Under circumstances around
us from the cradle onwards

That's how it was with Vivian

Here you are Sonny Boy,take it
easy from ladies and gents

Really?

He was seen at site

Found him walking about
in the crowds in Picadilly

Like this?

Told me he sneaked out
of bed,joining the fun

Why not?

What is he doing here,he is under age

Oh get along with it

What would you say tonight
you pop the ginger for me?

I say yes please

Ginger pop for the boy(?)
pint of squash for me

You'll have the coppers after us

They probably have something
better to do tonight

You are a card,you are

What's your name?

Vivian Kenway

Does your Dad know you're out?

That'll be 10 please

All right

-Here you are Sonny Jim
-Thank you

Well,it's back to see these good old days

Cheerio

I'd expect you'd
still be at school?

Of course I am at Eaton

Eaton? Oh I say

Eaton is no joking matter Cock

Half the War Cabinet came from there

Well,they won the war for us you know

I'll tell you someday for you,if you like

Me and him

The common fighting man

The most long suffering blooming
animal in the human creation

Forgotten in peace time

A human target in wartime

And the (?) bewildered it all the time

Here we are,here to the
common British fighting man,me

Hear,hear

You know I'm not a sentimental bloke

But it does my (?) to see you
sitting up there all (?)

Now it's all over before it
will get to you,right mate?

Right

When I look at him,what do I see?

I see a young man in the future

a future all bright and shining
with peace and plenty

And a place for one and all

Here's a souvenir for you,boy

When you are up at Oxford or somewhere

studying hard to be PM

remember us blokes with our little plots
of land and a cottage and a cow

And all Lloyd George has promised us

Thank you very much

Here's to the young hopeful

Young hopeful

Hear,hear

Up the navy

Fantastic effort Viv, (?)

I only know I get it

Foggy always pays old boy,eventually

Good Afternoon Mr Kenway

You'll be good enough to attend
the Senior Proctor's Office

at 10 tomorrow morning,
that is all for the moment

I mean however one looks at it

nobody can deny that since the national
government balance the budget

things are much more settled

Yes they are,aren't they?

Father says if they return
with a decent majority

It will be a tonic for business

And of course the sitting
room will be delighted

But I'm boring you talking politics?

Oh no you're not,not a bit,really

Only I mean one can't make plans for
the future when things are so uncertain

What sort of plans,Sandy?

Well I

Oh all sorts of plans,you know

Yes?

I wish you could have managed this evening

So do I

Auntie would chose today
to drop on mother

it's too bad,can't you
go with someone else?

You know I wouldn't like that,Jill

Look,why don't you take your
aunt along with yourself?

Oh,no really,it wouldn't be the same

Please I got the tickets here somewhere

It's for the play of the Arts,
Anthony and Cleopatra it is

Duncan,I say Duncan

Here you'd better take them anyway

It's Kenway again,he's been caught by
the Dean climbing on the Memorial

What? The ass, he'll get sent
down for certain this time

It shouldn't even be a doubt,
I thought you'd like to know

But surely they can't send him down
for that,it's practical a local sport

He's had two final warnings already

I suppose I'll get along and see the idiot

See you tomorrow,Jill

Hello Sandy

Give yourself a drink

Well,you've done it this time

What? Oh that

You were absolutely certain to be caught
why the blazes did you have to do it?

Bet with old Fogroy

That's no reason,he won't even pay up

Sorry I'm told the climb hadn't
been done in daylight before

I thought I got quite a kick out of that

I don't understand you at all

I never feel the slightest urge to
climb up every building I see

Dear old Sandy,both feet
planted firmly on the ground

It seems to me the natural place for feet

In that case then you
should you lend me a quid

I really don't see the connection

Better make it two then

That makes 4 £ 17sh and 6p this week

Right

I say Vivian you're not going out?

Yes,I'm 10 minutes late already why?

I wanted to talk to you

I'm sorry I thought you had a date anyhow

I was going to the Arts,Jill couldn't
manage it,her aunt turned up or something

Jill?

The girl in the teashop?

Yes,I didn't feel like going alone

so I gave her the tickets
for Anthony and Cleopatra

Sandy you are not smitten,are you?

Are you having fond for (?)

No,of course not,what makes you think that?

Nothing,I just wondered,see you later

The barge she sat in,
like a burnished throne

Burned on the water. The poop was
beaten gold,Purple the sails,

and so perfumed that the
winds were lovesick with them.

The oars were silver,Which to
the tune of flutes kept stroke

and made The water which
they beat to follow faster,

As amorous of their strokes

I do wish you didn't have to go away

Who told you I have to?

Oh,Gherlaine,you know

she was telling me all about it
in the tea shop this evening

Oh,I see

We are just ships that pass
in the night,aren't we,Vivian?

Parking in the backwater

I don't believe you care at all

I'm broken hearted

I shall miss you anyway

Oh you still got Oxford

What do you mean?

You know

Oh,hello Sandy

Is there anything?

I waited up because I
wanted a word with you

-What about?
-Don't pretend you don't know

Surely you realize that you are
certain to be sent down tomorrow

Oh that

-Who says so
-It's obvious

-Is it?
-Of course

Have a drink

Have you any plans?

No

I was wondering if my father
could find you anything

What's he in?Soap isn't it?

Amongst other things

Sound commodity and steady demand

And washing is always a universal habit

Say when?

Are you interested?

Not in (?)

Of course if it amuses you

Yes,Sandy,I haven't slightest
intention of getting sent down

Talked myself out of it before I
shall talk myself out of it again

Not this time

I shall apologize with cheerful humility

Same time reminding me
of distinguished figures

lost to Oxford too hasty
action in the past

Shelley,Byron for instance

Shelley never climbed a building in his
life and Byron went to Cambridge

Did he?

You are worrying unnecessary,Sandy,take
it from me I shall have a personal triumph

After tomorrow they'll be
begging me to stay

I'll get someone to give you
the hand with the trunk

Hyde

Hyde

Your suitcase Sir (?)

-All right,thanks
-Thank you,Sir

Dad

Good Evening

-Is nobody at home?
-No,Mr Kenway

Everyone is down at the County with your
father for the declaration of the polls

We haven't met before,have we?

No there is a photo of you in Colonel
Kenway's study,I'm his secretary

-Really? I'm surprised
-Why?

You ought to have seen your predecessor

This is a very happy development there

-Calthorp,Jennifer Calthorp
-How do you do

Calthorp?

Now wait a minute

Of course you paid my bill

"Kenway Conservative Majority 10786"

You are snake in the grass,Calthorp

Your father was re-elected didn't you hear?

Yes,yes safest Tory seat
since Queen Anne died

You paid my bill

Time somebody did

But you docked my allowance to do it

With your father's approval

We never thought it was single handed

I expect that's why he needed a secretary

Is he coming back tonight?

Oh yes

He didn't say he was expecting you

No,he wouldn't be

I suppose you've been sent down

How did you hear?

I didn't but it was obviously
only a question of time

Well,me and the Dean,we didn't see
eye to eye on the fundamental issue

You mean he didn't consider
you an asset to Oxford

Yes most unfortunate

Quite after all you've only
neglected your service

accumulated debts,climbed
all the principal buildings

and been progged in all the usual pubs

Your career has been
almost tediously conventional

I can see that we are
going to be great friends

It must be Dad

You'll break the news gently,won't you?

What do you take me for,Miss Calthorp

Very satisfactory day,very satisfactory
indeed,I hope George got it (?)

It would be a national disaster if it is

I know that voice

You know that you are not
remotely interested in politics,Hubert

You are only interested in
guzzling Robert's whisky

Equally interested in both
my dear if I may say so

Why not? I'll bring you something Hubert

-Good Gracious
-Vivian!

Hello Dad

This is a pleasant surprise,
my boy,how are you

What are you doing in town,eh?

Owing to this celebrations,
dad,congratulations

Have you heard? Isn't it splendid?

Yes,you deserve stronger opposition

Hello young fellow,my lad,how is Oxford?

Trying,if uncle will hear it

Grand,grand

How dear Auntie

Look younger and more
blooming every day

-Then how do you do it?
-Simple

I put it on the morning and
remove it at night

I suppose you've taken French leave

What if he has? Can't you show an
interest in his father's career?

Yes,quite quite

"And while we are
waiting for further result

here are the figures showing the
present state of the parties

Conservative 305 Labour 49 Liberal 56
National Labour 8 Other parties 7"

Complete landslide

Magnificent will lift the country

Oh Hyde

I want a word with the governor,discreet

Very good,Sir

As Mr Baldwin said,
the nation sound at heart

You of course had your
finger on the national pulse

(?)ignorant action,my dear

Then why come to the gate

Don't think they left

I honestly think today has saved
the country from disaster

Now it is up to us to set the
nation on its feet again

In my opinion

Mr Vivian,Sir

As I say it is undoubtedly up to us to

forgive me a moment,will you,I want
a word with Miss Calthorp

-You want me Vivian
-Yes,Dad

Well,what

-I'm finished now,Good Night
-Good Night,Jennifer

Daughter of a colleague of mine,a nice girl

Yes

Well

You are not going to like this,dad

What's wrong?

I've left Oxford

You've left?

I've got the sack

-Sent down
-Vivian

What's happened? My boy I do hope

Oh,fooling about,climbing and so
forth pretty hackneyed I'm afraid

Nothing else?

Nothing worse if that's what you mean

I see

A bit of a shock to me,Vivian

I'd look forward to you doing well there

I'm sorry,Sir

-You miss your blue next season
-I know

I was looking forward to that match

Very well

What are you going to do?

Get a job,I suppose

Not exactly good beginning
is it,being sent down

No naturally it's that

Mind you there was my Uncle
George,he was sent down

That's why he went to
South Africa,wasn't it?

Yes,came back with a fortune

Didn't seem to do him any harm

Greta character,Uncle George,I often
thought he must have been very like you

Hear them scare them
but the right stuff in him

BTW there is one thing,Vivian

Aunt Angela?

-Yes,she won't like it
-She'll blow up sky high

Do we have to tell her?

She's bound to find out sooner or later

I assume it would be later

"And altogether this overwhelming victory

must be regarded as a personal triumph
for Mr Ramsay McDonald and Mr Baldwin"

-If she asks you don't admit anything
-No

I mean don't say a word

Moreover why did she grace came here

We'd never get to bed

And in the morning you
step down to the farm

-Just the two of us
-Yes

Then we have the future fixed
before the old bird finds out

Before the old bird can
find out what,may I ask?

What have you got down so far,Hubert?

The Church,the Army,the Navy the Law,
medicine,politics then the commerce

The churches are half empty,
the services been axed

barrister are ten a penny,
he'll never make a doctor

and one politician in the
family is more than enough

Can't we go into it all
again sometime tomorrow?

I've had a tiring day

Hear,hear

Unfortunately the only career for which
Vivian seems qualified is steeplejacks

May sound a bit extravagant
what about gold mining?

When we only just come
off the gold standard?

I think that's the point now

where obviously the price of
gold going up like mad

-Why?
-Why? Ha Ha

I have no idea

I am a miner fortyniner

-Shall I put down gold mining?
-No-No-No-No

I knocked a miner a fortyniner

Uncle George managed to do
pretty well in Africa

Africa in those days was
littered with diamonds

any fool could pick them
up,even Uncle George

Well,South America still prospects there

never forgot my stay with Jack
Brockley when I was Vivian's age

-Brockley?
-Coffee

Managing greater of a company in Porto Bana

Fine plantation,lovely
climate,wonderful club

Polo,cricket,swimming,
carpentering

Yes we are looking for a job,not a rescuer,
besides we want to keep an eye on him

Well then he could start at
home on the farm

learn to man the estate,what's left of it

Farming is gone to pot

Well,another newcomer
will seem bound to set it up

Whereupon an anguish howl
will go out from Birmingham

and it will be knocked flat again

-You could speak to Old Mc Kettney,Hubert
-Which McKettney

Stuart McKettney

-Whiskey chap?
-Yes

That's was an idea,whisky,
I'll put that down

Hello,can I speak to Sir John Brockley?

-Brockley?
-Vivian

Then put it through his room

Colonel Kenway wants to
speak to him urgently

Sir John?

Just hang on,Sir,hang on dad

He sound a bit tetchy I think
I must have woke him up

Anytime tomorrow will suit me,dad

Hello,is that Jack? Bob
Kenway here,how are you?

I'm sorry to wake you up at this hour
but I thought perhaps you could help me

It's about Vivian,my boy,you know

No whisky

Follow me,please,Mr Kenway

I will gladly

Do sit down,Mr Kenway,and be comfortable

And how are things at home?

Might be worse,Sir

Thank you

I haven't taken leave for
dickens of the time

Beastly thing this depression

-Twelve months forever is one thing
-Let's hope not,Sir-Thank you

I put you up for the club,of course

-You play bridge
-A little,Sir-Good

We know all about your cricket,of course

Sir John was most enthusiastic
about it in his letter

-I think you'll like it here,Kenway
-I'm sure I will,Sir

Don't be afraid of making any suggestions,
we'll always be willing to listen

Thank you

You see we've no one in your
class in either bat or ball

Yes,Sir

Come in Edwards

This is Mr Kenway he's come
out from home to join us

-How do you do
-Please to meet you

Edwards is on our administration staff

Mr Kenway will start with you

take him out right away with you and
show him around the place

Very good,Sir

Good Bye Kenway come and
see me when you settled down

-Thanks,Sir I will
-Ready?

Excuse me

Dozed am I?

Oh fair enough

I was at college of science

Constipated as ever

Well,haven't had a cigarette on you

I seemed to have left mine
on the breakfast table

-Yes,rather
-Just showing him around

Before he starts work

I'll take two or three

Well,Kendall this hovel is the
hub of the whole plantation

in my opinion but absolutely no one else's

-You see Kendall
-Kenway,Sir

Right so

Amongst other things our job is to
make four coffee beans grow

where only three grew before

-Do you care to have a look?
-Thanks so much

From the nearest touch
you adjust the focus

-My matches?
-I gave them back to you

You have a pathetical small mind,Edwards

-All right
-Yes

No need to tell you what that is

-Oh
-Kenway is a beginner

-Oh I see,well,it's an insect of course
-I gathered that

New arrivals thrives on coffee leaves

the same amount as last year

and ate its way through nearly
a fifth of the entire crop

Well,that little chap

Yeah,despite of my
somewhat limited resources

we are focusing within a variety
of ways which I must summarise

as well as on the one hand the
invitation of the parasite on the other

Sorry old man I got to show
Kenway round the plantation

-Must you?
-Burgess's orders

Typical,absolutely typical

but look in again Kennedy and
I'll explain my work to you

Very kindly thank you very much

Thanks for getting me out in
time,what a funny old coot

From (??) he's the best brain out here

Nothing like the best paid,of course

so naturally you wouldn't
have much time for him

Maybe an underpaid old coot,
maybe an overpaid old coot

-I said whilst he was old coot
-Mean he doesn't wear the right tie

-I don't have a fig for his tie
-He doesn't think with the right people

so of course he is a social outcast

Must I suppose his liver is not quite
the same after a few years in this climate

I beg you pardon

-I've nothing against you personally,Kenway
-Decent of you to say so

Just that you're the last straw that's all

I'm sick and tired of teaching their jobs

to gilded youths backed by
influence and class privilege

and then watching the men dock with
better positions than my own

It's always the cheering prospect

that this gilded youth turn
out to be a complete flop

Keep your eye on the ball,never revoke
at bridge,believe me you won't flop here

I know it's a daring thought from
anyone with my background

but I might actually work

Coffee a drink made from seeds
which shrubs in the ground

Used in Abyssinia for centuries

But have a bit in Koran
as intoxicating beverage

There is a lot great use of learn and it's
far more interesting than I thought

especially your end of it

I wished the company could say that

Hang it all,that's what we grow that counts

I could double our yield
and save them thousands

if they build my an updated
experimental station

I suppose they say they can't afford it

They save it them three
times over in 10 years

Seems to let my cigarettes in my own suit

Have you ever given them the figures?

I am not an accountant my boy

How much would it cost?

Goodness know

What if you give us some rough details

I suppose so.Why?

Well,I was thinking,couldn't we make out
a case and propel things for Burgess?

-Burgess
-He's bound to see it

-It's very kind of you my..
-Kind? Nothing it's purely self advancement

You know I always find the whisky and
soda concentrate the mind wonderfully

So do I

Let's slip out and have
a quick one,shall we?

Yes take the case,Sir

Must have been burning
the midnight oil,Kenway

A bit,do you like the idea,Sir?

Yes I was very impressed most
workman like,congratulations

No,you are not pretending it won't
be expensive in the first place but

Yes,yes,quite

BTW we haven't seen you
at the club much,have we?

No,Sir

Mustn't overdo things

One needs plenty of
healthy exercise out her

I know that Sir John was looking to
you as a?? from the cricket field

Yes,but aren't you going
ahead with the scheme,Sir?

I'm afraid it's out of the question

That proved it would pay for itself

On the basis of the last years prices

Last year leaf bug ruined
one fifth of the crop

That send the price up
to a point where it paid

Come here a moment

But surely the disease
can't really be profitable

Do you see that smoke coming
up from the valley?

-Yes
-Do you know what that is?

-No
-10000 bags this year's coffee burning

It's a new order from the government here

We're getting a subsidy of so much
ton on the quote we have to destroy

That's fantastic

Live in difficult times,the price
must be kept at an economic level

And the leaf bug may
have obliged every year

Exactly you see how it is

Yes I see

I am going to England this
week for consultations

Sir John will come back with me
and see things for himself

Confidentially it's bound to
be a big economy wave

Don't worry it won't affect you

-Thank you,Sir
-Not at all,very good

Don't you want these?

Yes,I suppose I might as well

Remember what I said,all work
and no play,you know?

I'll remember

Oh you must polish those late
cuts of yours for Sir John

Yes

Yes

Now try that Pedro

Boss,that's terrific

The apple jack does the trick
don't forget the nutmeg

Mr Kenway I don't how you think them up

Hello

What are you doing in this
den of vice,somebody's birthday?

-No,large scotch Pedro
-Make it two-Three

What's all the jollity?

They terminated his contract,that's all

What?

In view of depression much regret

unable to prolong engagement,best wishes
for the future,forever my main faithfully

I now propose to get supernatural cock eyes

Such to get for getting four beans
where only three grow before

The first fruits of the visit of
our illustrious managing director

I'm sorry Brom really

Well,I am too if the truth be
known,thank you Vivian

Once a world of plenty when
scarcity pays better

It makes me sick

Coming Kenway it's time we left you
know,we are leaving Sir John at four

-I know
-Like a lift?

No,I got my own car,thanks,shan't be long

It won't do to be late old
boy,see you there

Hi Pedro let's have the same again

Difficult times

One idea,of course fills our working hours
to the exclusion of almost everything else

coffee

China or Indian Sir John?

China,thank you

But before I go into that

I want to thank you all for the very warm
welcome that you've had extended to me

I thought perhaps you would like to come
here like this for a little teatime chat

After all an enterprise like ours

there is in the natural course of things

bound to be far too little contact between
the managing director and the staff

For myself I just want to throw out a
few thoughts that might occurred to me

A thought here,a thought there

Some perhaps a trifle of visionary

But nevertheless

Thoughts

Unfortunately we are in the
throes of the depression

I'm afraid I'm late

Sorry

Mr Kenway,Sir John

Oh the cricketer

How are you,Mr Kenway

Not out,Sir

Where was I?

In the throes of depression,Sir

Right,to say thank you

We have been forced unfortunately
to make certain cuts,I've taken one myself

However,I feel quite sure

that the economy have been effected
without seriously impairing our efficiency

And indeed,what about Bromhead?

-What
-The scientist you remember,Sir

Yes,yes I remember quite

As I am saying principal decision had to
be made and we did what seemed to be best

What I personally I'm
quite certain was best

Hear,hear

To resume

We find ourselves just now
face to face with the problem

for which in my opinion,
there is only one solution

Sack Bromhead

I'm not interested in discussing Bromhead
any further in any shape or form

do I make myself clear?

Yes

Kindly refrain from
interrupting Sir John,Kenway?

Yeah

The,the unfortunate,the
unfortunate truth is

today we grow more coffee
than people will drink

How are we to remedy that?

May I make a suggestion?

-No
-Oh

By salesmanship,marketing but if we look
at our fellow countrymen what do we find?

Their staple beverage is what?

-Coffee? No
-Beer?

That is the matters,gentlemen,tea

the average Englishman has
increased his consumption to no less

than six cups of tea per day

What conclusion we draw from that?

We're in the wrong business

Out

Excuse me

Just a second man I'm just getting
one to help you with the luggage

Hello,Hyde,nice to see you again

Nice to see you again,Sir

Would you go to the man and
hand him with the bags?

Certainly,Sir

-Hello,there
-Hello

-How is Calthorp?
-All right,thanks

Obviously your mission in life to greet
me on the morrow of disaster

And yours (?) is disaster

Yes,we'll skip that

Is the governor all right?

He's upset,naturally

-Is he here?
-In the lounge with your Aunt

I wonder what they are cooking

Not that it is cast,I'm afraid

What have we got down so far,Hubert?

Steel,banking or the civil service

Steels in the dot

we are disarming like mad,Vivian will
break any bank and as for the civil service

-No?
-No

After having been kicked out of
Oxford as an utterly hopeless case

You proceed to reward your father
old friend,the very man who got you the job

by blackguarding him like a (?)
in a bout of mordant drunkenness

After which I sang the International
in an abandoned manner

and was sick on the carpet

Twice

What are you sniggering at,Hubert?

-Emilia,I didn't make a murmur
-Huber,you are a liar

It saves awful lot of trouble sometimes

Vivian is obviously not
fit for Civilised Society

Can't you get him into the City,Robert?

Somehow I can't see him as stockbroker

True he'd be running a bucket shop
before you could say (?)

I don't think you are fair,Angela,
I'm sure the Lad is sound at heart

I've been factiously indulgent and
you've been a perfect fool

This time he really must
settle down to earn a living

I'm aware of that,but,well,there is
a question what Vivian wants to do

I'm sure aunt Angela can set us
at that as wildly irrelevant

I should be surprised if he has the
slightest notion of what he wants to do

other than nothing

What do you want,Vivian?

-I don't know
-There you are,you see

Because I don't know

I'm not going to pitch forth into any job

chosen by a sticking a pin in a commercial
directory with your eyes shut

This time you'll do it,as you are
instructed or lose your allowance

With things as they are,your father can't
possibly afford to keep you in idleness

Blackmail aren't it?Tut-tut haven't
you forgotten something?

What?

Uncle George

He's been 20 years in his grave

And yet his cash goes marching on

You can't touch that money for another year

I could borrow it tomorrow

Don't be so ridiculous,Vivian

Kindly be sensible and we resume
our discussion as to your future

I'm surprised at you,aunt Angela

Millions of unemployed,and your only get
some poor bloke sacked to make room for me

Will you ask Vivian to be sensible,Robert?

Dad and I have a five o'clock talk later

You'd think you could
get rid of me as easily as that?

I know it's always hard work

Robert

This is too much

-Hubert
-Yes,dear

We are going

-What now
-Yes before I have apoplexy

We are wasting our time here

Pity,never seen so much obstacles
like that on my own board

I feel deeply sorry for you,Robert

waning and misguided moments
when you spoiled that

that millstone around your neck

you weren't to knew what a rod your
were pickling for your own back

Seems we are travelling

Toodle-oo!

Before embarking on a
strenuous business career

it seemed to Vivian only sensible to
explore the ground thoroughly first

And of course to do that you
had to have the right equipment

(?)at Wimbledon

(?) at Monte Cap

January St Moritz

(?)

Kenway broke

You found me a much misunderstood
man,Kenway in jail

The Police Sgt must not prepare to swear
that Kenway was definitely drunk?

A tribute to both his fair-mindness and
the alcoholic capacity of the defendant

Woodbrey I should fine 25£n
with costs to one month

and your licence will be
suspended for two years

Fogroy would pay 3 guineas cost and
Kenway I should fine you 10 £ in costs

which will include the price of one
regulation Metropolitan police helmet

Yes,Sir

Pay your fines in the jailer's office

Cheap at the price if you ask me

William Hazleby

Will you fix my account?

Not you,Willie,pay the last or in you go

I can't rake up more than 8 quid

If I were you I should do the month

They say is an experience
everyone ought to have

Vivian I could go to (?)

Send you a roped ladder
and a bottle of scotch

I know the governor won't cough up

he's raving mad already
about what happened to his car

Pay month will you?

Gosh,I couldn't possibly

But I am hanged so I know it is paid back

-Mere detail,go on
-Thanks a lot

That was the last of the
Mohicans on it,Vivian

Sandy,what on earth are you doing here

Are you..?

Good Heavens no ,I read about
your (?) in the papers

I happened to be around this way,
well I thought I'll drop in

Where have you been all those years?

London,I rang you when you first came
home but you never called me back

-I've been pretty busy
-Apparently

Well,let's have a drink

-It isn't opening time yet
-Practically

Look,Vivian,why don't you come
home and have dinner with me

Unless,of course, you are
doing anything else

-Invitation is accepted
-Good

Let's get way from all these police

What are your plans,Vivian?

Nothing else for me other to work

I thought I might fix up something
for you in my business

If you are interested

You know how I feel about soap

Soap? That's only a sideline

Dad bought a chemical factory
before he died

I am on the board

Big start,how do I come in?

I have to consider that

You might travel for us eventually

What do you mean? Good Morning Madam
can I interest you in our chemical buckets?

We don't make them anymore

-Good Evening Sir
-Good Evening Mrs Stephen

-Did you give Mrs Duncan my message
-Yes,Sir

-Blackshore is still here?
-He is in the garage

Go out Mr Kenway's luggage will you
he will be staying here tonight

Come on Vivian I expect it's
still time for the cocktail

Hello dear everything under control?

Hello,Sandy

Alice this is Vivian Kenway
a very old friend of mine

-How do you do
-How do you do

Give Vivian a drink will you

I'm just going to have word
with Blackshore about the car

Shan't be more than a minute,old man,right

-What would you like,Mr Kenway?
-Gin and French

Gin and French

Very attractive here,I like it

I'm so glad,yes,it is a nice house

Exactly what I imagined,everything

Congratulations,you are
very lucky,Mrs Duncan

What? Oh I see

What?

It's Sandy's fault for not introducing
us properly,I'm afraid I'm only his sister

Alice,was that Sandy?

-Yes,dear
-I thought I heard the car

Yes,that's right

What a coincidence

I remember,you are Vivian,aren't you?

Well,you know each other

Yes,we met at Oxford

Long time ago

Just fancy that

Sorry about that

Hello darling sorry about being late

??? what you are

Sandy,why didn't you tell me that it was
Mr Kenway you were bringing home to dinner

Oh,didn't I ?Sorry darling

-But of course you remember old Vivian
-Yes,of course

Very flattering to be remembered
of all those faces

I think we'd better go into dinner

-Yes,we are a bit late,come along Vivian
-Right

What a small world it is?

Yes,indeed

He got to the top of the memorial,all right

but that turned out to be
his parting gesture

That's fancy

I talked to him like a
Dutch Uncle,didn't I,old man?

You did

You know I remember you being asking me
that evening if I was smitten over you

-I told him no
-Did you?

I shall be daft about that I suppose

It took me years to pin her down,Vivian

Darling I'm sure Vivian isn't
interested in our courtship

But I am

Very

She didn't pull me out my misery

until I went back for Memorial week
just after dad died that was

I see

Of course then she had
to go to the other extreme

no long engagements,everything
in a rush,special licence

women are a romantic creature sometimes

Either romantic or very practical

I mean if it's not the
one thing it's the other

Exactly

More fruit Vivian?
Thanks

-Cigarette?
-No thanks

The possessive of it has no apostrophe
I had mentioned it before,Miss Parker

-I T S no apostrophe
-I'm sorry Mr Duncan

Yes

Mr Duncan,Mrs Duncan
telephoned to remind you

that her day is going to Oxford and she
will be staying the night with her mother

Oh,thank you

I really think you had
better type it again

Very well

You were beastly to me last night

I hated you

I wasn't and you didn't

-I did
-Bosh

How do you know?

You always liked me

You think a lot of yourself,don't you?

Sometimes like most people I vary

I think you stink

Well,have it your own way

You know why?

Yeah

Oh what

Because you know that I know you
hooked old Sandy,good and proper

How dare you say that?

(?) has a simple truth throws people into
convulsions therefore the novelty

He was crazy about me

I'm very fond of him

You fetched him up for his bank balance

You put on a sweet little girl
act and he fell for it

The rest of Oxford knew but not Sandy

I'll sock you in a minute

? covered a
bit threadbare,hasn't it?

If you want to know I get bored

I get so bored I could scream my head off

When you are bored you

Break out

You mind your own business

I know what you think I am

No in that case I can live(?)

Do you like me?

In a way

Do you think I'm a traitor?

At times

Extremely

I adore you

You don't but let it pass

I do in a way

That's the car

The Law has tracked us down

A lawyer would

Vivian Kenway

-12 Grosvenor,I know that name
-Do you?

Playboy number 1 you knocked a policeman's
helmet off the night after the Derby

I said I was sorry and bought
him a nice new one

Do you know anything about the
Power handicap tomorrow afternoon?

Well,Swing Lewis has a very good
chance,so his trainer says

Swing Lewis

-Well,that's all,Sir
-Thanks

Is it absolutely necessary to
proceed with the charge,Sgt?

Shall we ask ourselves that question
tomorrow afternoon,Sir

Good Day

Oh,dear,wait a moment

I got your call but I'm afraid
Mr Kenway isn't there

Hello,Mr Duncan speaking

You probably know the name,
a Mr Kenway has been staying with me

I'm sorry,Mr Duncan,he hasn't been
here since the Colonel Kenway went abroad

Oh,I see

Yes it is rather,I've some
good news for him

However it can't be heard,thank you

Oh,BTW you couldn't possibly give me
any idea where he might be staying?

That's a tall order

I should try anywhere West End hotel which
has a dance band and an American bar

failing that any roadhouse near
London with a licence

Yes I will

Thank you Good Bye

-Miss Parker
-Yes,Mr Duncan

I have a shipping order for you

I want you to call up the
principal West End hotels

and find out if Mr Kenway
is staying at anyone

Very good

I should be dining at the club
shan't be home till late

If you have any luck ring me
the first thing in the morning

-Yes I will,Good Night Mr Duncan
-Good Night

Eleven

Hello

Good Morning,Miss Parker

You have? Splendid,where?

Hotel St George's where is that?

Oh yes I know

All right I drop in and see Mr
Kenway on my way to the office

I maybe a few minutes late

That's right,thank you Miss Parker

-Mr Kenway is the first one on the left,Sir
-Thanks

Hello Vivian

Is that you Vivian?

I'm simply starving

Drop me at Haymarket,please

May I borrow a lift?

On your way

Am I?

-Beautiful day
-Yes

Of course I should remember I am a
notorious character in the picture papers

I'm sure you you don't
want to talk about it

I think I'm here better than talking
round it, don't you agree?

I'm sure it's nothing to do with me,it's
not for me to pass the judgement

No one ever said that who
hadn't already past it

Your father has been very good to me
I don't like him to see him hurt

I don't exactly revel in it myself

Then why

There is no point in discussing it

Between you and me I never really
intended to get found out

Have you seen Duncans since

No,he referred me to his solicitor

Poor old Sandy

How can you say a thing like that when
you smashed everything for him?

-Have I?
-Of course you have

I'm afraid you had a very sheltered life

I'm sorry for anyone who's
foolish enough to be fond of you

when I look at you I can see pain
and unhappiness (?)

That's about all

I'm sure I shall think of a brilliant
answer to that the moment I left you

-Good Morning Mr Kenway
-Good Morning

-Wine?
-No,flowers

Yes,Sir

Yes

-I want them sent right away
-Certainly

Cash Mr Kenway?

Actually

Kenway

Hello Sandy

I want to talk to you

All right

What's happened to Jill?

I don't know

You must know

I haven't seen her lately Sandy

Mr Kenway

You put Miss Jennifer Calthorp
but not the address

I'm sorry 117 Curzon Street

Are you going to marry Jill
it's all I want to know

-No Sandy
-Why not?

Look,couldn't we talk somewhere else

I've a right to know

Well you have the honest of
thought me to going to pay ahead

I'm sure it never entered Jill's

I'm saving that up for you

Mr Cutter

Two men fighting in my lift

What?

Get a policeman

Back all of you

Time you come to my office at once and make
good enough not to make anymore bother

Take him along,this way please

Let's leave

Look out

All right,clear

Good Day gentlemen

Large scotch

OK and what have you two been up to?

My friend was struck by a runaway horse

-I suppose you who was riding it
-That's right

3 sh please

-Splash?
-Right

Dutch treat,eh?

There is some blood on your chin

Is there? Thanks

-Your collar is stalled
-Is it? Oh thanks

Thanks

Sorry Sandy

I had to hit you out,what
you said couldn't help it

That's the usual thing I believe

One has to put out a shovel

I like to take it all back
but to be honest I can't

You mean about Jill?I know

I suppose I knew a long time
ago never faced out with it

When I ask questions she'd
look me straight in the eye

I couldn't believe she was lying

I knew at Oxford

If only I had known you were serious

Probably wouldn't have done anything

You ever read that book of

what's his name,Somerset Maugham,
Of human bondage

No I don't think so

A Barney fellow falls in love with
a girl who is utterly worthless

He knows she is unfaithful and a liar
but it just can't get out of his mind

Funny she came from a tea shop too

What will you do Sandy?

Probably be fool enough to
take her back like he did

What about you?

Well I'm thinking of settling down

What at?

Going into motor racing

You call that settling down?

Why not? You remember old Fogroj

Complete mad hat

He's going well into that line

he thinks if I can win a few decent races
he can get me a contact with his team

So I bought an old grand
Sport Car from him

On credit

Why on earth do you have to
pick on a crazy career like that?

Where else will I get a kick out of it?

I remember you using those very words
years ago about climbing the old Memorial

That's progress for you

-You like the same again?
-Thanks

What's the joke?

That phrase just about sums us up
doesn't it? Same again

-Miss same again
-Same again Miss

First of all Kenway 5 for 2

How do you make out Foggy?

There are nasty (?)
for the lower bridge

If you miss it it will make
your turn very (?)

Watch out for the Alpha
boys,they are hard

OK Viv carry on

Up the navy

What did he say?

He meant it was for Mr Kenway

Was he moving out with you?

No,not till late he's
giving a farewell party

For the party

When I just I came in to give
a woman his (??) to the wine

permanent (?)

he spent all his advance on Grand Prix

Now there ain't going to be no Grand Prix

Good,to remember him at least,he will
just there to be back in time

At least he is (?) himself

Get a (?) like this

Come on Peter what about those drinks

Vivian

You want any more?

You pay your bills first

Good Morning,Sir

Come in

You are leaving today Mr Kenway

That's right

Could you be so kind
and settle my account

You don't have to worry,Sir

I told you I was expecting some money
wired through my bank here

Thus I am confident is a
telegram of confirmation

Yes?

Your account

All right

Perfect,yes,I'll give you
a cheque right away

-Pen please?
-Thank you

Mr Kenway I cannot apologize too
much for what happened last night

I must admit of you be high handed

I'm deeply sorry

Nevertheless I appreciate that you must
protect yourself from unscrupulous persons

Who unfortunately there are
too many nowadays

-What hour does my train go?
-11 o'clock

Get my bags down right away will you

Certainly

Many thanks Mr Kenway
and thousand apologies

Not at all you make mistakes like all

You're really too kind

My fountain pen?

I beg you pardon

Not at all

Hello,Managers Office please

In tell you what Sir? What are you
doing you have locked my door

A slight formality,Mr Kenway,the porter has
gone to your bank with your cheque

He will be back in plenty of time
for you to catch the train

The lunch Mr Kenway

Your dinner Mr Kenway

-Good Evening
-Good Evening

I hope you will net let your
dinner get cold,Mr Kenway

You know me?

-Oh yes
-Do..I know you?

No

Won't you sit down?

Thanks very much

Do start I've eaten

You have?

Yes

Fine

-Looks good
-Taste good,I ordered it

You?

Where have we met before?

We've never met before

I see

Are you a charitable organisation?

No

Who are you?

I'm Rikki Krausner

Are you responsible for all this?

-Yes
-May I ask why?

Because I'm very much in love with you

Now let me get this straight,you
know me,but I don't know you

and you are in very much in love
with me but we haven't met before

Yes

Would you like me to explain?

Might be a contribution

But first I insist that you eat because
I know you are very hungry

Thanks so much

Now it isn't easy to know where to start

I think it was about two or three years ago

when I was,at what you call,
a finishing school in Switzerland

And then one night

two of the other girls and myself we went
to Cinema to see Charles Boyer

And there was news picture
of an auto race in Ireland

The After TT

Yes,you were in it,you
spoke for the microphone

That was the first time I saw
you and heard your voice

And I soon forgot about Charles Boyer

Gratified

Highly gratified

And in our next year I could
make a vacation in England

and I went to see you at Brookward

Brooklands I hope,Brookward is a cemetery

Brooklands and there I saw you quite
close,as close as I am to you now

And then I knew

Knew what?

That I could never love anyone else

Please go on

Next,next year when I could do as I please
I went to Nice just to see you again

And did you?

Often I found out where you were staying
and the times you went in and out

The places you used to go to,I watched you
many times and you didn't know

Sitting outside the cafés

Look the Café on the corner of Rue Sacouf,
every morning at eleven

-Yes
-Yes

Fondly gave me a whisky soda

I can see you there now

And the I heard you came to
Vienna for the Grand Prix

I was so happy I can't tell you,because
you see,I don't live so far away

And the next day already I
was here waiting for you

Why didn't you speak to me?

That wouldn't have been proper

I beg you pardon,I should
have known of that yes

And then somebody told me that
your party was already leaving

So I went,you know,I went here all the way

And when the manager told
me that you had not gone

and he thought he had to put you in jail

I was so happy ,I nearly cried

Thank you very much

Because you see this is my chance
to meet you and to help you

Do you think you could love
me just a little,Mr Kenway

While here and now?

I wouldn't expect it at first

but lets talk about it when we are
married for just for a little while

I gather you take me (?) as tried

Look,I'm 21 and not ugly

And had no lovers and a good education I'm
a very fine cook and my father is well off

And you love him?

Oh,I do

I do

Now supposing we skip the
fairy tales and come to the point

What?

To begin with there is no
Rue Sacouf in Nice

and therefore no café and no whisky soda

You deceive me,you won't telling the truth

I know the genius of your sex for (?)
more situations as of the injured party

May I remind you

you just unloaded the biggest pack
of lies I ever heard in my life

Oh Lord

Look,can I get you anything?

Handkerchief

Better now

Now what is all this about

I can tell you in two sentences

The Nazis are in Vienna,I'm half Jewish

I am sorry

My father so it coming long ago
and begged me to leave him

Now it's too late

Unless

Never mind now

Unless you can acquire British nationality

Yes,my father had the
idea, he found out

that you were left stranded here he
said it was a chance from heaven and

He implored me

Oh yes I see

I am sorry

Well you couldn't have known

I said to myself the English
are not like us

When they make a marriage for money

they must persuade themselves
that is a great romance

there is a word for that in English

-Humbug
-That's it

That's the word

But I didn't deceive you

-So we say good bye
-Wait a minute

You know a less romantic approach
might have proved more fruitful

Please

Well no one responds quicker to
a sound business proposition

than we British humbugs

The point is,is it sound?

Let's go into it,have some more wine

You mean you are willing

Wait a minute we must have some plan,what?

We pay what you owe here
and all your debts in Vienna

And of course all the travel expenses

Naturally

Sounds quite promising

-Yes but unfortunately
-What?

Unfortunately while I am
anxious to get back to England

My creditors there are even
more anxious to see me

You mean you have debts there too?

One in particular an unreasonable type

You owe him much money?

Oh two three thousands

My father will pay it I know he will

You wouldn't be able to take
the money out of the country

Oh yes he has funds in Paris and
London,his agents will see to it

-Sure?
-Yes

Splendid

Yes but honestly you do not how
to scared I've been in the least tied down

Once we get to London we
need never meet again

Good,yes

Suppose you fell in love with me?

That's ridiculous

Reassuring if not flattering

Well?

No I couldn't

OK it's a deal

I promise I'll be no trouble

You are a fine little thing

I think you said this was a business
proposition,Mr Kenway?

No,merely going for the stamp
on the marriage contract,however

However it has to be a
gentleman's agreement

Now here's to the firm of Kenway and

What did you say your name was?

You think you'd be comfortable here?

Thank you it's a lovely suite

Must be very expensive

I thought you liked something in
the style you were used to you know

Can I get you anything?

Why I don't think so

I'd better be pushing off

Good Bye nice to have known you I'll be
in touch with you about the divorce

Mr Shivers has been instructed to pay
what you owe to the person you named

Yes,so you said,thanks very
much,very satisfactory

Good Luck

I suppose you had a dinner appointment

Nothing in particular,why?

I don't know

I was just thinking it's rather
silly to go so quickly when

well it's half past seven
and nearly time for dinner

I was merely observing my
side of the agreement

Of course I would be very
angry if you weren't

I just wanted to ask you what kind
of work I could find in London?

That's different of course

-Oh yes
-Oh yes

I'm sure

the discussion over dinner table was
quite the meaning of the contract

Certainly

In that case with your permission
I'll have the dinner

-Do
-Room service

Mr Kenway I put your bags in
the bedroom as you asked

Good Night Sir

Room Service

Will you send a waiter up to 52

-Good Morning,Sir
-Good Morning

-Good Morning,Sir
-Good Morning

Mayfair 5504 please

-Anything else,sir?
-No,that's all,thank you

It's that you Fogroy,yes it's me I'm back

Stay at the Grand

No,cash

Now listen,old boy,take a
firm hold of something

Well,hold that

You are going to get money I owed you

In fact you can get three times as much

Of course I'm not tight

3000 £

No,not interest your full tour is mine

It'll come by cheque from Shiver's Bank

Hang on for bounce and ring it round
on Friday it should be through by then

Foggy ring before you come

What?

Well,as a matter

As a matter of fact on second thought
I don't think I'll have the roses

Well hold them too

And a Hello

I'll come round and chose the orchid myself

Orchids you shouldn't

You weren't supposed to hear that

Vivian how long are we
going to stay in this hotel?

A week or two,I suppose,why?

We are spending so much money

This is our honeymoon

It's true you don't owe anything
but you haven't got any money

I get that fixed up without you

What's the matter?

I can't help feeling worried

All right,darling,we'll go carefully

Come on and put your hat on
and we'll go and celebrate

Celebrate? What?

Our decision to go carefully,come on

Come in Foggy

Oh hello

I thought it was a friend of mine

You see your mistake

I do indeed

Could I see you a moment?

Yes,of course,come in

Quite a time since we met

-You look just the same
-So do you

I expect you guessed why I called

Show me once more the error of my ways

Not likely to do that again

Splendid,have a drink?

I haven't time

Why haven't you been home?

Well,I haven't noticed any desire as
far as the family for a get together

A more sensitive man might have found

a response to it let out
describing in the extreme

He seemed to have improved since then

Considerably

How's dad? Is he well?

He knows you are back and he is
worried about not hearing from you

You might have called

Yes but it was not very convenient

He knew there must be some powerful reason

Don't you allow me in a rather
delicate situation just now

Oh I'm so sorry

Hello darling

Come in

I didn't know you had a visitor

-Where are you off to?
-To the hairdresser

This is Miss Calthorp my
father's secretary

Mrs Kenway

How do you

Will you be long?

-Not very,good bye Miss Calthorp
-Good Bye

Perhaps I should explain

In hardly think it's necessary in spite
of my having led so sheltered life

-I'm sorry I intruded
-Not in the least

I only thought you ought to know

your father is leaving this
afternoon for Cornwall

Not Angela?

-Yes
-Dear Auntie

You're going to?

Excuse me

-Hello
-Hello Vivian

Hello Foggy

-Just hold the line a minute
-It's all right,I'll have to go now anyway

Give Dad my love and
tell him I'll try to get down

I will,good bye

Oh Jenny

BTW she really is Mrs Kenway

What?

The marriage licence is nicely
printed in two languages

Congratulations

Thanks

-Vivian are you still there?
-I'm sorry where the devil are you?

-Downstairs
-Come up you fool

Come in old boy

Come in Foggy

-A pretty dame been here?
-Yes

Pretty

Get that cheque from
Shivers bank all right?

Yes everything was all right
thank you very much

I can do with mine

Worried about about
collecting cash isn't it?

But effective

Oh yes,yes,plenty surprise
for me I must say

Things are looking up,right?

Where we are now

-Up the navy
-Shiver's Bank

I suppose you couldn't let me
have a couple of thousands?

-What for?
-Shark and the city

Buy Manganese red hot tip

I bought something in shilling
margin the other day

-My fellow they are bound to go up
-Have they?

-No in the middle it dropped a bud
-You lost your money you twerp

It was a temporary set
back,they'll rather go

Thank goodness you covered it

That's precisely why I
am up to those 2000 £

-So certain this time,Vivian
-Can't be done,absolutely (?)

-I should keep it if I could
-Keep it?

Yes

I think there is some
misunderstanding,old boy

-I was after another 2000£
-Another what?

I've just explained, we lost the third

-We?
-I thought I made that quite clear

You used my money

I put up a third you know

You crook

I must say I thought you'd take
it in a more sporting spirit

Sporting spirit? It's all I depend
on,when can you pay it back?

-Within six months I should think
-Six months,what's the good of that

I like to remind you,you owed me
a 1000 for nearly a couple of years

I've only owed you 2000£ for 24 hours

I borrowed it,not embezzled it

Oh you're putting a great
strain on my forbearance

2000 £ down the drain

Worth ?? and you're letting me down

I might as well as never invented the debt

What am I going to do know,heavens knows

That's certainly taught me a lesson

I should never extend a
helping hand to friend again

Rikki

The fellow is an eccentric

-Rikki
-Don't come near me

-Now listen
-You never owed that money

I owed part of it

I heard what you said
it was a trick to get more

Be reasonable was there anything
to stop me asking you a sum down

quite openly in the first place

What's the difference?

Only one of good faith for
you it's not important

Can't you see I'm the victim of
circumstances just as much as you are

That's was my father's money,
it was almost all he had in the world

What?

When you told me your price

I was afraid at first it was
more than he could pay

It was just enough

I see you lied

Well I thought if I told you the truth
in Vienna,you'd send me away

I thought you hadn't got any money either

Let alone(?)

Not a cent between us,I'm back as I was in
Vienna,now there are two of us locked up

This is what comes being
over scrupulous,it's the last straw

Porter will you send somebody
up for the luggage please

And give me a taxi

I might point out how lucky to
be able to leave the hotel

with your bags until some arrangements
have been made about the bill

I've paid it

-When?
-This morning

-How?
-I sold my ring

Thank you porter

-Rikki
-Yes

You make me feel ashamed

Do I?

Yes,you're quite right to
go I asked for it,I'm sorry

Oh Viv

Rikki

Don't don't don't don't

I do things without
thinking I'm a selfish hog

Only sometimes

You're a funny little thing

Did I ever tell you that?

Funny peculiar?

Or funny ha-ha?

Bit of each

Now what are we going to do?

I can't think

-We can't stay here
-How right you are

-Cornwall?
-Please

Father has just gone down there,
we're going to stay with him for a bit

I've always wanted to meet him

-We've forgotten something
-What?

How are we going to pay
our fares to Cornwall?

-That's a point
-Oh dear

I know

What

We'll hire a car from Godfrey Davis

On credit

Rather a cramped for space I'm afraid
but I hope you find it comfortable

I suspect Mrs Kenway would
like to see her room

Oh yes it's a good idea
you take her up,my dear

Thank you

-Tea will be ready in a few minutes
-Thank you

What did you say the name was?

-Rikki
-Rikki?

Short for something?

No I don't think so dad

-Foreign I gather
-Austria

I took it for granted you'd
marry a British girl somehow

Those ideas are pretty
old fashioned today,dad

Is it old fashioned to expect to meet
the lady before one's son gets married?

-Well,it all happened a bit suddenly
-You didn't..

Have to marry her?

Oh no sorry my dear

I suppose one must be
grateful for small mercies

How did you meet her?

-Vienna you know
-I see

Are you in love with her?

Why do one usually marry?

I don't know I only married once
I never looked at anyone else

But they have different
ideas on the Continent

A marriage is for love is not entirely
unknown outside the British Isles

Possibly

We don't know each other
very well,do we my boy?

No I suppose not

Awfully nice to see you again,Dad

Well,now you are here I'll
hope you stay for a while

-I'd like to
-Good

And let's hope

Oh,Vivian this is such
a pretty little house

I'm glad you liked it

I think in England you have the most
wonderful houses in the world

That's very nice of you to say so

I suppose it's very old

Not enormously 1660 or thereabouts

Would you like me to show you around?

I should love it to

We've just time before tea

Come along

Rikki

Coming Vivian?

Sure

-She's very sweet,Vivian
-Isn't she?

She deserves a better fate

I've no intention of being her fate,
more consideration for the girl

You are married aren't you?

-Yes
-Why speak

I really can't quite have this
conversation indefinitely

Vivian,what's behind all this exactly?

Mind you own confounded business

You are your own worst enemy,aren't you?

If you don't give yourself a chance

Why did you say that?

I hadn't any idea

Shortly

I suppose I was as much to blame for it,
for what happened afterwards

Looking back I don't know how
I could have been so blinded

Rikki neither of us thought of her

Neither of us put ourselves in her place

Romantic,sensitive,pushed more
and more into the background

And loving Vivian with all her heart

Jenny

Dear

No Vivian

Don't be long,my dear,it's near tea time

How this happened

Just happened that's all

It's got to stop

Listen Jenny

There is no future in it,
Vivian,certainly not for me

I know that because I know you

You must leave here at once
and take Rikki with you

Terribly unfair to her

She mustn't ever hear of it

Vivian,quickly,Vivian

Vivian

Vivian

What is it? What's the matter?

It's Rikki help her with the boat
she's swimming out to sea

-What happened?
-I shouted to her

She just kept on swimming

Must be a long way out now

There she is,look

Get Rikki

Rikki

Let me go

Rikki

Let's get back

Rikki

Get some brandy and blankets quick

Why did you come after me?

I didn't want it

Vivian how is she?

Rikki

Now please Rikki

Don't touch me,I couldn't
bear you to touch me

You are quite safe now my dear

Rikki

I was thinking

What I said in Vienna

I said to fall in love with you the
idea was ridiculous and the now

I actually

We'd better take her upstairs
and get her things off

You Jennifer

Do you know what kind of a
man it is you are in love with?

-Please
-And you what a son you have

He married me to get away
from Vienna when the Nazis came

I know I was responsible I begged him

He gave me his name and
my father paid his debts

If only it could had stopped at that

But I never knew that he would live
with me because it amuse him

I told myself it was something more

But it started one way
would end in another

But all the time he was cheating

And spend things

Spending until I had to sell my
ring to pay what we owed

But still

I was happy when we came down here

You were so sweet to me

So was Vivian to begin with

Then I saw that he was
bored when I was with him

And then when he was without me,
he never thought of me at all

But I said to myself,perhaps he'll change

And then today I found out that all
the time it was you he loved

And I thought I get out of it all

I will die

You seem to be determined to ruin your life

Well,that's your business

But I don't care what circumstances
you married her in

you got obligations to Rikki
not as much as me

Yes dad

Not much I can do myself,it'll
have to be a family matter

You and I will drive up with
Rikki in the morning

-Is that understood?
-Anything you say dad

Very well

Jennifer will stay down here

That's enough

What the devil do you
think you're doing

You've been drinking all morning
and you have to drive to London

You missed your vocation,Jenny

You should be giving readings in(?)

little by little to the
ladies of the parish

Are you ready Vivian?

All right

Hello

Yes,that's right it's his house

sorry I run out of breath,but Kenway
is not here at the moment

Yes this is Miss Calthorp speaking

What?

Hospital?

Are they badly hurt?

Yes I can come,how do I get there?

Yes

Just a moment I'll write it down

Jennifer,Jennifer

The doctor has seen your wife,Mr Kenway

You'll be glad to know it is nothing
serious,she is in no danger

My father?

May I see him please?

Dad

Hello Vivian

I'm sorry

You've

Hurt your hand

I knew I was taking risks,
I shouldn't have taken it

Your wife is asking to see you,Mr Kenway

Mr Kenway

His father's estate was disposed of,
and later Rikki obtained her divorce

I never saw her again

As for Vivian,he simply disappeared

It was as if he had walked from
that hospital straight out of all our lives

Not bad job,three cylinders,
brand new front tires

Well,that's a bit worn

29 £

-You like a drive?
-No thanks

Good Morning,Madam,can I interest you
in our universal chemical cleaner

perhaps you like a demonstration,won't take
more than a minute of your time

Not today

Time

That's the fourth time

Fifth

Smell of beer too

Whisky

Next time I chose a sober partner

And get Percy to dance with me

OK by me suits me perfect

What can you expect for a bob

Fred Astaire?

May I have this dance please

What are you doing here?

I wanted to see you

Then I can't pretend a compromise

I've paid my ticket do you want me
to complain to the management?

Light conversation is usual during
the dance I make no extra charge

Floor is good and the band might be worse

Better to imagine that it might

I've been trying to find you for months

Jenny,get out of here leave me alone

I'm no good to you and anyone
else including myself

That sounds dangerously
like self pity,Vivian

He left me to take him away without a word

Didn't ask or laughed at me
as he would have done once

I think that frightened me
more than anything else

I had the sentimental idea

that away in the country
he would recover himself

For longer than I care to
think we were strangers

He led a mental life of his own,
which I could never enter

Life which revolved monotonously

Bare one moment in a hospital ward

Must they play that thing all the
time why can't they switch it off

I despaired of everything able to
help him though I never showed it

Then one morning quite early

Vivian

Vivian

Vivian where are you?

See what you done to me
a domesticated character

Just a household drudge

It's a tragedy

-Jenny
-Yes?

Thank you,for everything,
you've been wonderful

Have I?

I always remember

That sounds almost a farewell speech

It is

-You are going?
-Yes

-When?
-Tomorrow

I see

You've put me on my feet again
and helped me see things straight

Looking at it quite unemotionally
the truth is

My type is becoming obsolete

Can't compete with the
international situation

Not even new anymore

?? produced us and champagne gone flat
and may going out with the thirties

Nothing to show for except

Cirrhosis of the liver and
lot of wasted time

-What about us?
-Us?

You and me

No future in that you said so yourself

After all it was over almost
before it was started

I suppose so

What I mean as long as

look at things calmly and
dispassionately it's the only way

Of course

What's the matter?

You are going on drying the same plate

You were washing it

Yes we don't seem to have
got very far,do we?

One plate

Jenny don't

I always making an awful fool of myself

No you're not

Jenny

I can't let you go

I never asked you to

I'll make you a rotten husband

I know

Will you marry me Jenny?

-Yes
-Saturday?

-Oh,no
-Why not?

I've nothing to wear

-Is that important?
-It's vital

We'll go out and get something

When?

-First train tomorrow
-All right

You do love me,don't you,Vivian?

Yes, Jenny

Calmly and dispassionately?

No,nothing like that

Shattered

Go off now

Bye Vivian see you tomorrow

Good Bye Jenny darling I
follow you down the road

I can still see his car winding away
from me down that country lane

Things smaller and smaller

I don't know quite what happened to
Vivian as he drove away from me

I don't know what thoughts must
have passed through his mind

I know he loved me

And believed for a little while we
could made each other happy

And then perhaps quite suddenly
he found himself again

Knew he hadn't changed

And so for once he made a choice
against his own wish for my sake

I say perhaps

I'll never really know

Because all his letters said was

Sorry Darling I can't

That is his car

Yes,Sir,what's left

-Where is he?
-They carried him over Company HQ

This way,Sir

I knew Kenway's father well

MP in my constituency,good party man

That was his son

His tank encountered two Nazi groups

Apparently they've been holding
this bridge approaches

the best part of four hours

-Is that right Cpl?
-Quite right,Sgt

Well done Cpl

When did he die?

Just after the first light,Sir,
when we moved over

-You were with him during the time Cpl
-Yes Sir

Nothing you could have done I suppose

Afraid not,Sir

Was he conscious?

Oh yes Sir

Did he say anything?

Something about beginning with Vivier

I didn't catch the rest

It's men like him that made it possible

I think he was referring
to the champagne,Sir

He had a bottle in his hand at the time

Old Viv died as he lives drinking
champagne and never paid for

That's a remark in a very bad taste,Sgt

Come along Cpl

He would have appreciated it

Wouldn't you old lad?

Up the navy Viv

Yes that was Vivian

Peace a misfit

a man who wanted to live dangerously
in a world that wanted to play safe

In war a(?)soldier,perhaps
that was his destiny?

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