"Dreams" "Susanne Frank Fashion Photographer" " Stockholm" "ls she angry about something?" "Haven't you heard?" "She was having a hot affair with a businessman in Gothenburg." "lt lasted a whole year." "Really?" "But then it ended, just like that." "He was married, see." "Susanne went mad." "She still loves him." "She visits Gothenburg a lot." "They say she spies on his house." "She's really nuts, huh?" "The lipstick you put on your budding bust soils the dresses." "Oh, shut up, you little creep!" "I learnt that at Dior." "We'll shoot the rest of this job in Gothenburg." "Can you go?" "l suppose so." "Good." "That's all for today." "Bye." "That's annoying." "lt'll be fun to go to Gothenburg." "Palle took his exam today." "We were going to celebrate." "Are you still dating that little pipsqueak?" "Yes, she is." "I have to go make a phone call." "Hello, everybody." "Some goodies for our celebration." "Oh, was that today?" ""Was that today?" Here, Mosel wine." "Very pricey." "Shrimps." "Salmon." "Your favourite gateau." "How about a kiss?" "Mind my makeup." "Forget the party." "What, no party?" "We have a job in Gothenburg." "Damn it." "Wait, you're sick." "You can't go!" "Not on your life." "Forget about your job for once." "They'd find someone else." "They can put those rags on anyone." "Don't talk about my job like that!" "The only person you ever think about is yourself." "Look who's talking." "All this food..." "l'm not your little wife." "Thank God!" "Look, a flying saucer." "I'm sick of you trying to control me." "I'm not going to be Palle Palt's slave." "I want to live my own life!" "Don't let me stand in the way of your career." "I give up, and I wish you happiness, my dear Doris." "Stop play-acting." "You're lousy at it." "Leave me alone." "Let's be nice to each other." "l've been nice all along." "Forgive my temper." "Do you forgive me, too?" "You're forgiven." "Don't let yourself get complacent." "Boy, what a row!" "lt's a good thing we don't bear grudges." "Not with our tempers." "Hurry up, let's go home and make that telephone call." "To tell them you're not going." "Of course I'm going." "Boy, you know how to get on my nerves." "Stop your nagging!" "I'll count to three." "If you haven't called by then, it's all over." "Seriously?" "Seriously." "Well, start counting." "One, two..." "Three." "Get lost and leave me alone." "You know what your problem is?" "It's time someone told you about your..." "My personality!" "You're obsessed with clothes, your career, luxury!" "The only thing you care about is your reflection." "You're mean, selfish and..." "Crazy about men." "Quit provoking me!" "And you're infantile." "That's right, infantile." "l don't know what that means!" "It means you're childish, naive and a bit stupid." "I was supposed to marry him?" "Susanne?" "warning" "Closed" "Open" "Dear God, let me see him." "Just see him." "Just for one moment." "I just want to touch him." "I won't say anything." "I won't cry." "Dear God, I must see him." "I must." "I must." "I must." "Aren't you coming to bed?" "Good night." "Good night." "Be outside the museum at 1 :00 sharp." "Don't be late." "He only has an hour." "Bye now." "Have fun." "I'm going to take a nap." "Good-bye." "It would be madness." "Now I'm talking to myself." "I must be in bad shape." "May I use the phone?" "Excuse me, may I use your phone?" "Hello?" "May I speak to Mr Lobelius?" "Just a moment." "Who's calling, please?" "Susanne Frank." "He's not available." "He's in a meeting." "When can I reach him?" "It may last all afternoon." "Can't I speak to him now?" "It's important. I think he wants to talk to me." "Sorry, we're not to disturb him." "I'm telling you, he asked me to call." "One moment, please." "Hello?" "Hello, is that you?" "Sorry to disturb you, but I have to talk to you." "I'm at the usual place." "I can't come and I don't want to." "I don't want to." "I can't talk now." "Henrik, don't hang up." "Henrik, listen to me." "I won't cry or make a scene." "I just want to see you, talk to you." "No, not talk." "You can't deny me that." "It was nice of you to call, but I can't." "I don't want to." "Susanne, are you there?" "Yes." "Okay, I'll be there." "I'll see you at 6:00." "You owe me 25 öre for the call." "Don't you have any change, madam?" "No, I don't." "l could buy a pack of cigarettes." "Then you have to eat something." "Gold" "Excuse me." "I saw you admiring that gown." "l can tell you really like it." "Oh?" "Don't get me wrong." "I enjoyed picturing you in the gown." "In my imagination, that is." "Do you think that's improper of me?" "What do you mean?" "I didn't mean anything." "You're a pretty young girl, vivacious." "You make me feel happy." "That gown costs a fortune, and I'm not rich." "You made me happy." "Will you allow me to give you the gown?" "You must be crazy." "Yes, it's improper. I'm a stranger." "l have to get going." "Let's buy it right now, then." "l can't, thank you." "Why not?" "Maybe I've rigged a trapdoor?" "Am I a bloodsucking vampire?" "Or do I have henchmen waiting inside, ready to attack you?" "No, but..." ""l don't accept gifts from older men."" "But let's be the first to break that silly convention." "All right, if you insist." "Thus speaks a brave woman." "After you, madam." "Mrs Arén, this is my niece, Miss Sönderby, who's keeping me company today." "We need a lovely gown for the child to wear at tonight's gala concert." "Certainly. I have just the right gown." "What do you think of the white one?" "She's already seen it and loves it." "This way, miss." "We'll try it on at once." "l'll sit and wait." "Take your time." "I'm at my niece's disposal all day." "How do you do, my dear Maria?" "Good afternoon." "My niece is here." "Kerstin Sönderby." "She's trying on a gown." "Have you ever met her?" "No, I don't think so." "She's very pretty, you'll see." "Kerstin, I'd like you to meet Mrs Berggren." "Yes, you are pretty!" "It's a perfect fit." "Miss Sönderby has a model's figure." "Matching hand-sewn pumps?" "Yes, splendid!" "Have a seat and try them on." "And how's your daughter?" "l really can't say." "ls she living at home?" "No. I don't know where she is at the moment." "Last week the police drove her home, too drunk to stand up." "Not so loud." "is there anything else you'd like, Kerstin, dear?" "It sounds more like she's your girlfriend than your niece." "Well, aren't you indiscreet , Maria?" "Actually, she is my mistress, but I call her my niece." "Shall we send it to your house?" "Yes, please." "I must be going now." "Good-bye, Miss Sönderby." "My regards to your father. I danced with him at an officers' ball in 191 2." "You're like him." "But in a different way." "We're off." "Thank you, ladies." "We'll have the gown by 3:00?" "I guarantee it." "Thank you." "Good-bye, ladies." "What am I thinking of?" "You need a lovely necklace to go with your gown." "l don't know..." "Still suspicious?" "Were there any predators in there?" "Yes, maybe." "The gown's going to your place." "l didn't know your address." "l won't fall for your little plan!" "Don't be angry. I don't have a plan." "Your company just makes me happy, like sunshine." "Let's make the old jeweller happy, too." "l don't want to." "Yes, you do." "Deep down inside, you don't mind gifts from an old fool." "It wouldn't be a problem if I were young and handsome, but I'm old and ugly." "Your little mind asks," ""ls he a sex killer, a dirty old man or just an idiot?"" "No, you're wrong." "Well, then, let's look at a necklace of Canadian river pearls." "How do you do, Mr Barse?" "Good morning, Consul." "What can I do for you?" "Your daughter just left." "Some weeks ago, I admired a necklace of Canadian pearls." "Has it been sold?" "No, although there have been a few interested buyers." "May we see it?" "Of course, with pleasure." "I've played chess with Mr Barse every Thursday for years." "Look at it, young lady!" "Just look at it." "Each one of them has its own individual character, yet they form a unity of enormous power." "An entire little orchestra of perfect virtuosi." "How often do we encounter such perfection, Consul?" "Look!" "This is absolute perfection." "Shall I clasp it on, miss?" "Today is your day for wishing." "You can wish for anything." "It needn't be within the bounds of reason." "I'd love some hot chocolate with whipped cream and a fancy pastry." "We must interrupt our little visit." "The young lady longs for hot cocoa." "I'll settle this tomorrow." "Oh, my God!" "My photo session!" "She ran off." "Yes, and you won't catch up to her." "It would look odd, an elderly man chasing after a young girl." "Here she comes." "I'm so sorry!" "Oh, you've been waiting a whole hour." "I'm so sorry." "Forgive me, Susanne." "Everyone." "What's your excuse?" "l forgot." "Oh, you forgot, did you?" "Do you realise what this will cost us?" "Sundström has another job and can't wait any longer." "We'll have to stay in town till tomorrow!" "l'll do it for free." "No, you're going home tonight." "I won't be using you again." "Ever." "Save the tears for your boyfriends." "I'm not moved." "I know your type." "Let's pack it up." "There, there." "Don't cry, girlie." "It isn't the end of the world." "I won't charge for sitting here sunbathing for an hour." "Good-bye now, and calm down." "Hurry up, Sundström!" "That girl's always annoyed me with her laziness." "I know her kind." "Men, clothes and sex." "No sense of honesty." "No ambition to learn." "They just want the high life." "Oh, God, why am I so angry?" "She's not worth it." "Was I too harsh with her?" "No answer." "You're on her side, of course." "Men!" "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "She's just a kid." "Why did I get so angry?" "We weren't any wiser at 20, were we?" "Hardly." "l'll walk. lt'll calm my nerves." "Good idea." "See you later." "Bye." "How about that hot chocolate and pastry?" "You keep staring at me all the time." "l find you pretty." "It's all a bit unusual, isn't it?" "Yes, a bit unusual." "That's true." "I don't care any more about Susanne firing me." "l've broken up with Palle, too." "ls he your fiancé?" "Fiancé?" "Palle?" "Oh, I see." "Like I said, it's all a bit unusual." "You know what I'd like most of all?" "What?" "I'd like to ride on a roller coaster, right now!" "That can be arranged." "Can you arrange anything?" "Oh, yes." "I'm a great magician." "Haven't you noticed?" "We have an even better ride." "We have to try it!" "It's called The Whirlwind." "The cars spin round and round and round and round, and it goes up and down and up and down." "Do you understand?" "Sounds interesting." "Let's try it." "Let's conclude our tour with The Horror Express." "Yeah!" "lt's a hair-raiser." "COME FOR A ride" "I must have slipped on something." "It was very unpleasant." "Please forgive me." "How ridiculous." "I'll get up in a minute." "Shall I help you?" "No, thank you. I'm perfectly capable." "I must have tripped, or slipped on something." "I don't know what happened." "Mrs Helsing." "Mrs Helsing?" "Oh, yes, the good Mrs Helsing has finished for the day." "Could you help clean my hand?" "I'm afraid there's dirt in the graze." "The first-aid kit is in the kitchen." "Oh, dear." "My name is Doris." "Can't you call me Doris?" ""Young lady" and "little miss" sound so silly." "My name is Erik Otto Adalbert Karl Henrik Kristoffer." "Take your pick." "Uncle." "No, not that." "Otto." "Fine." "The only person who's ever called me that was my French governess." "Otto was the only name she could pronounce." "What a fine bandage." "I feel like a hero come home from the war." "It's 3:00." "The gown is here." "Just a moment." "Here you are, Doris." "Your gown." "Thank you." "l have to go now." "Yes, you do." "Good-bye, and thank you so much." "Good-bye, Doris, dear." "We could meet again." "A concert." "I don't like concerts much." "The cinema, then. I haven't been since 1918." "Yes, maybe we could." "Shall I call for a taxi?" "No, I'll walk. lt's not far." "It's sad having to part so soon." "Don't you agree, Uncle Otto?" "Yes, Uncle Otto agrees." "We talk like we're the same age." "You think so, do you?" "Perhaps you think I'm an idiot." "A glass of champagne?" "In the middle of the day?" "When I was young, I had it for breakfast." "Okay, but I'm wearing my lovely gown." "A splendid idea." "You can change in there." "Who's the beautiful girl?" "My wife." "is she dead?" "She's been in a mental hospital for 23 years, ever since she gave birth." "She thought her baby girl had a wolf's head." "That daughter is your only child?" "Yes, my only child." "Does she live here?" "Very seldom." "Do I ask too many questions?" "I'm answering, aren't I?" "Sarabande." "Bach." "What's wrong?" "Are you sad?" "Don't be!" "Look at me. I'm happy." "Do you think I'm beautiful?" "Sometimes I think I'm quite pretty, but I have a crooked tooth." "Look." "There." "That one's crooked, too." "Look closely." "This one doesn't really matter, but I have to have that one capped." "But it's so expensive." "Would you pay for it?" "Do I talk too much?" "It's your fault for giving me champagne." "But I feel wonderful!" "I feel fine, too. I'm not sad." "Hey, I know what we'll do." "We'll make a film!" "You'll pay for it and I'll star in it." "Why not?" "You have more money than you know what to do with, right?" "You can buy me a car, a streamlined little sports car that goes really fast!" "And I'd love a house in the country." "A bungalow." "Can't you buy one?" "How about some music?" "You do understand I'm only joking, don't you, Otto, dear?" "Tell me you understand that." "I don't want anything from you." "I think you're very sweet." "I mean, you're quite ugly, but so ugly that you're sweet." "You shouldn't be giving me things, 'cause we'll never meet again and you'll only regret it tomorrow." "Are these your glasses?" "Wow, they're strong!" "Look." "Do you think I'm drunk, Otto?" "What if I am?" "I don't feel drunk." "I can walk along the edge of the carpet." "Watch me!" "I'm not drunk, the carpet's crooked." "That's confusing, let me tell you." "Join me on the bearskin here." "Come on, I want you to." "Don't be afraid of being silly." "Come on!" "It's been a hard afternoon for an old man." "I don't feel very well." "Wait. I'll give you a hand." "No, I don't need a nursemaid yet." "I went to see Mother." "Oh?" "We talked for five minutes, then she started screaming." "It's strange, having someone think you have wolf fangs." "Don't you think so?" "Dr Bomark sends his regards." "Thank you." "He asked why you never visit her any more." "She feels neglected." "l don't have the time." "Of course, you're so busy." "Are you well?" "What do you want?" "Are you worried?" "Do you want money?" "What else?" "You have your allowance." "Yes, but it's not enough." "No money." "l can't touch my own money." "Thank God for that." "So you control my property?" "Yes." "You leave me only one alternative." "Go to court?" "You wouldn't dare!" "No lawyer would take on such a shameful case." "I've already started proceedings." "Why do you hate me, Marianne?" "Tell me." "Our house has always been filled with rows over money." "It's your special perversion." "You're so tight with money, it's sick." "I don't hate you." "You disgust me." "I find you ridiculous and repulsive." "Maybe your mother's hallucinations aren't so preposterous after all." "A wolf lurks behind your beauty." "Inherited, I expect." "But not from Mother." "Quite right." "You and I are alike." "Stop beating around the bush." "How much will you give me?" "l told you, nothing!" "l'll pawn that gold box in there." "You can't." "Don't go in there." "It's mine!" "Grandmother gave it to me, as you always try to forget." "I'll write you a cheque if you'll just calm down." "Why do you look so scared?" "You've gone quite white." "Not having a stroke, I hope?" "No, you're out of luck." "Here. I hope I don't see you again for a long time." "Thank you, Father, dear." "I'll take that gold box anyway." "So Father has a little hobby." "A little whore." "She's in a gown from Arén's." "Price: 1,000 kronor." "And hand-sewn shoes." "Price: 300 kronor." "A pearl necklace." "Let's say 18,000 kronor." "Grandmother's, Mother's and my bracelet, priceless, but valued at 1 2,000 kronor." "How do you do, miss?" "My name's Marianne." "May I have my bracelet back?" "Give it back, or I'll call the police." "Do as she says." "Couldn't you find someone cheaper, in every sense of the word?" "I'm thinking of the cost." "But lust overcame tightness this time." "I'm amazed." "You want a punch in the face?" "I know how to handle the likes of you." "Good-bye. I'm leaving." "Thanks for a nice afternoon." "You've been very kind to me." "Get out." "Leave!" "Go, I said." "The gown and necklace are in there." "The shoes, too." "Come in, Henrik." "Hello." "Thank you." "Hello, Henrik." "Hi, Susanne." "It's good to see you again." "I hope you're well." "l'm fine, thanks." "And you?" "l'm all right, thank you." "You look tired." "It's just that damn meeting I had all day." "That's all, really." "Otherwise, I'm fine." "Yeah." "Would you like some tea?" "A sandwich?" "No, thank you." "Won't you sit down?" "Sure." "Will here be all right?" "Or is that your favourite chair?" "Okay, I'll sit here and you there." "is this all right?" "lt's been a long time." "Yes, quite long." "Seven months." "That's right." "You got to Hamburg just as I left." "Do you travel much these days?" "No, not much." "Would you like a cigarette?" "No, thanks." "I feel tired and haunted." "I'll probably be bankrupt within six months." "Poor Henrik." "Money never meant much to me." "But I'm too old, too tired to start all over again." "All I really want is a little peace and quiet." "l understand." "lt's a rat race." "It's all so meaningless." "If you want to go, don't let me stop you." "I shouldn't have made you come." "My dear Susanne." "Yes, it was foolish of me." "I'm not the same Henrik you used to love, as you can probably tell." "I'm not the same, either." "No, you're even more beautiful." "lt's sweet of you to say so." "l mean it." "If only I could take you in my hands and carry you around in my pocket." "Yes, if only you could." "Has it been difficult for you?" "Yes, it's been hell." "I've tried to forget you, to hate you." "I've tried everything to get you out of my system, with no success." "I'm completely helpless." "Us meeting won't improve things." "No." "Are you leaving now?" "Yes, I'm leaving." "Good-bye, Henrik." "We shouldn't see each other again." "It gets too complicated." "We couldn't cope with it." "We mustn't lose face." "You're right." "Keeping face is important." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "At times, when I fell asleep, you were so near that I could reach out and touch you." "I could almost feel your breath on my cheek." "When I woke up and you weren't there, I could have searched all over for you." "I didn't think I could live a minute longer without having you near me." "But you go on living, hour by hour, day by day." "You can even laugh." "Sometimes I even forget you." "That's the saddest part, those moments when you don't exist." "If only we had a child together." "You know what I want?" "No, I don't." "Well, yes, I do." "To say to your wife," ""Can't I just borrow him for a few weeks a year?" ""l'll make do with that." ""You'll get him back unharmed."" "You should, you know." "It's awful how humble I've become." "I'm almost on my knees begging." "Begging." "But you're mine anyway." "l'm nothing, Susanne." "I'm a worn-out article of consumption." "Nonetheless, you're mine." "A child needs his worn-out old teddy to go to sleep." "His love for it defies explanation." "I'm your old teddy bear, aren't I?" "Couldn't we have a child?" "lt would be dreadful." "And senseless." "Not for me." "I already have children." "I want to live with them and watch them grow up." "I don't want some poor little kid I can't even reach." "Your hand's so warm and dry." "I've longed for your hand." "Will you regret this afternoon?" "Be honest." "Yes, but I'll cherish it." "I don't want you to regret it." "I sometimes wish I were a witch and could do magic." "That's a funny wish." "It's not funny." "I wish your wife were dead." "Your wife and your children." "I want it so badly it scares me." "Do you hate me for that?" "l don't understand you." "I'm almost sick with hatred." "Let's kiss instead of talking about such horrid things." "I'm going to Oslo on the 20th." "Can you come?" "I'll be there for five days." "I can't, but I'll be there anyway." "I'm so happy!" "Oh, I'll look forward to it so much." "Do you really want to see me?" "l wouldn't have suggested it otherwise." "God, I'm so happy I could cry!" "Forgive me." "We'll have every afternoon and night together." "Swimming, concerts, the cinema..." "We'll have so much time together." "Just imagine, Susanne, five days." "Yes." "It's like a fortune." "l'll book us some nice weather." "lt can rain for all I care." "Your lip's bleeding." "You did that." "Your cheeks are downy." "Oh, you broke your fingernail." "The finger of a child on a man's hand!" "Sorry, there's no answer." "Let it ring." "l don't think anyone is there." "The key is gone." "Hello?" "There's a lady here to see you." "How do you do?" "I'm Marta Lobelius." "I'd like to talk to you." "Both of you." "Fine." "Tell me, what's the time?" "7:42." "Thank you." "Where is Room 18?" "Third door on the left." "Thank you." "Hello." "Hello." "l thought we should talk." "How did you know?" "I saw you this morning outside the house." "I couldn't talk then. I had the kids with me." "But I know you always stay here." "Was it you who called earlier?" "Yes." "I wanted to make sure you were in." "So, are you going to Oslo together?" "Are we going to Oslo?" "Yes, we plan to." "Henrik asked me, and we were discussing it when you called." "And you think he's happy about it?" "Yes." "He's not, I assure you." "He's in torment." "Tomorrow he'll feel even worse." "What makes you so sure?" "l know him." "And I don't?" "l don't think so." "But I love him." "I don't doubt that at all." "You had a wonderful year together." "You've given him a lot." "Stop it." "This makes me feel ridiculous." "Does it?" "As you intended, Marta." "The tortured becomes the torturer." "Tell me something." "Have you considered the future?" "lt's all gone to hell anyway." "One must always keep a cool head." "That's your strength, Marta." "lt's our mutual strength, Henrik." "Don't look at me like that." "If he'd really loved you, he'd have left everything we had." "Don't you think so?" "l was the one who broke it off." "Of course." "You said, "All or nothing." "No compromises for me."" "So what?" "You're prepared to compromise now." "You miscalculated that time." "You thought he'd leave me for you." "But he stayed with me, not because he loves me, but because he's tired." "He can't start over." "He's too tied to everything we have together." "Don't you see that?" "Being with you means life, strong emotions and all kinds of demands." "And remorse." "He can't help being filled with remorse, poor Henrik." "Life with me means peace, serenity and good sleep." "And life with the children." "You know children are the strongest factor." "That's why you want a child by Henrik, to have a hold on him or as a memento from a lost love." "Do you think I'm cruel?" "lt's not true!" "We women romanticise our motives." "You're no exception." "Will you leave now?" "Of course." "But there's one more thing." "Henrik is bankrupt, yes, but I have independent means." "We'll go on living as we have." "In the same comfort." "No worries." "Material well-being isn't that important to women, as we both know, but it's vital to a man." "I understand." "I feel so sorry for you." "Don't you believe me?" "Well, you don't have to." "lt's all over." "What do you mean by that?" "For me, everything is over, even the jealousy." "Isn't it strange?" "Before you and Henrik met, I was terribly jealous." "I made Henrik suffer a lot for it." "I was so afraid of losing him." "Then I lost him." "That burnt out my jealousy." "It's as simple as that." "I'm leaving now." "But why should you hate me so?" "Don't." "I've only told you things you already know." "You just didn't want to face them." "You need to go now, Henrik." "l'm so terribly ashamed." "But why?" "I feel naked." "Why do people lie so much?" "Can you tell me that?" "You need to go now, Henrik." "We won't see each other again." "No." "I've been so stupid." "So incredibly, disgustingly, terribly stupid." "Henrik!" "Henrik!" "Henrik." "Come in." "Come in." "Oh, my love, you came back!" "I forgot my briefcase." "Forgive me." "It's a lovely evening." "It's a splendid evening." "May I come in?" "Not now, Doris." "Just for a minute." "I broke it off with Palle." "It's been such an awful day." "Quite out of the ordinary." "It was like a nightmare." "People are so horribly cruel to one another." "I said I was coming here with you." "Palle didn't want me to." "We quarrelled and then he left." "And then you fired me." "I've got nothing to live for!" "I might as well die!" "Listen, little one, sit up and we'll talk." "Blow your nose and dry your eyes." "Here's a hankie." "There." "Being a working woman isn't easy, balancing a private life and a job." "It's a real problem." "Have you ever noticed?" "No, I don't think so." "Palle is so sweet!" "Listen, Doris." "We'll return to Stockholm tonight and go on as if nothing happened." "But what about Palle?" "I'll handle Palle." "Let's have a drink and a bite to eat." "We could do with that, two working women like us." "Yeah." "l hope your trip was productive." "lt was." "Did you get fresh ideas and great pictures?" "lt rained, so we had to cancel." "Oh, I see." "I hope the trip itself was nice, a break from the daily grind." "Moisten your lips, Doris." "And try not to look so stupid." "Letter for Susanne, and a visitor for Doris." "May I?" "Two minutes?" "Be quick, then." "Hi." "Hi." "l have a hangover." "So I see." "You wanted to see me." "According to Susanne, anyway." "That was a misunderstanding." "How are you?" "Hung over." "So you said." "Well, if that was all, good-bye." "Bye." "Bye." "Bye." "Palle!" "Yes?" "You're wonderful. I love you so much." "Congratulations on your exam." "You're smearing me with lipstick." "l'm so fond of you." "I was so lonely without you." "Let's never fight again." "It was sweet of you to come." "I'll be sweet, too, my darling." "My darling." "Dear Susanne, What a ridiculous evening." "My wife's tactlessness and my inability to do anything about it must have made a horrible impression on you." "But I suggest we still go to Oslo..." "Not someone making demands, I hope." "No, just someone begging me for help." "Well, charity must stop somewhere, especially with today's taxes." "You have to say no at some point." "Exactly!" "Isn't everything just wonderful?" "Hurry up, now."