"M A S Q U E R A D E" "See that show!" "Make love - not war!" "Fuck it, I'm late." "I must blow." "Bye!" "Luka, Luka!" "Go, Luka!" "Fuck it, I'm pooped." "Not even Brigitte Bardot could make me hard." "We trounced them fine." "Thanks for the passes." "I couldn't, believe me." "He blocked me." "Shut up, will you!" "Why you slow down when you're peeved?" "You score 20, then shoot as you will." "Drop it." "Seen the dame in the first row?" "Almost ate you up with her eyes." "Madam is upset?" "No." "Madam lacks appetite?" "No." "Madam is fed up?" "Sick?" "No." "Who's feeding you such humor?" "The secretary?" "Darling, seven ugly secretaries best one pretty wife." "Fine food." "It's just awful." "I fired the cook." "No, it's delicious." "You're overwrought and whimsical." "You need change." "We'll take a long trip when company business lets me." "Just two of us." "You're slightly forgetful." "You said the same, not a month ago." "You can't do it?" "No." "Good." "I'll get you a tutor." "Now go to bed." "You came regardless of the game?" "My finest game is you." "Am I exciting?" "Highly." "Difficult?" "Your defense is down, attack terrific." "No defense works against you." "Here we are alone." "Watch - the winner!" "There he is!" "Luka!" "Luka was splendid." "A big son of a gun." "You saw that feint?" "Ask Kiki if his balls are in place." "Fuck the balls, the style counts." "Joining us?" "Who are us?" "The old gang." "Old gang, indeed." "Let's go alone." "Where?" "My place." "Some other time." "When?" "Don't know." "Sometime." "Your young lady's waiting for you?" "Know what?" "Better mind your own business, wont' you." "I will." "You fell down?" "Some friends of yours dislike me." "They are women of the future." "Luka." "Dina, don't be a child." "You don't love me." "Ridiculous!" "It's not ridiculous." "See - isn't funny?" "Here scenery moves right to left." "Here again, left to right." "I'll get dizzy." "I'd better hide." "Still remember that dizzying ride?" "Yes." "What else?" "You, You, You!" "Oh, the curve!" "End of the straightaway." "Aren't you ashamed?" "Insatiable you are, and lewd." "Need you madly." "We should meet oftener." "Forever." "Kill your husband, and I'll move in with you." "Be serious." "Got an idea." "I'm listening." "My son's arithmetic limps." "You could help him." "I'll pay a classified ad for a tutor." "You'll win the contest." "By me, you always do." "I can't so." "I can't!" "You lie like a lizard." "Like cold rock." "Like ice." "Matej, let me be alone." "Just for a while." "Isn't it funny?" "Here scenery moves right to left." "Here again, left to right." "Want us to travel?" "Say when we start?" "Answer me." "You are my tutor?" "Any objections?" "Mama!" "Why mama?" "I am here." "Greetings, so you're here." "Good day." "Before you get busy, have a drink." "You'll fix details later with my wife." "Just demonstrating my hunting gear to friends." "Interested in hunting?" "Luka plays basketball." "Hunting's a sport too." "Whiskey?" "Cognac?" "No, thanks." "I don't drink." "Hunting is magically attractive." "Gantar, we are for leaving." "Wait, we'll leave together." "I got an appointment, too." "Listen, son." "You teach a thing to Luka?" "The basics of your theory." "Sure thing." "Good for you!" "Help the boy to squeeze through." "Cheers!" "Good enough?" "Bravo." "That's all about it." "You must work more by yourself." "I'll try, Luka." "Let's go for a swim!" "Can we have a dip in the pool?" "Does it go?" "Oh, yes." "Glad to hear you're getting on fine." "How's my son doing?" "Will he need the tutor any longer?" "For some time." "Dina..." "When do we depart?" "From killing beasts to killing people there's just a step." "Agreed." "Hunting is kind of practice." "A training if you want." "Implying you'd just as well kill a human?" "Is the doe delicious?" "Yes." "It's that sweetly taste." "They say that human meat is quite similar in that respect." "Who say that?" "My friends." "Interesting friends you got." "Can't complain indeed." "Is it not so, Dina?" "True, all be medalled specimens." "How's the geometry?" "Fine." "Complete the grade, and you get a scope -fitted carbine." "Like one you've got?" "Better." "You'll need a better one." "The best." "You'll excuse me now." "Got an important meeting." "It was pleasure..." "See you." "I'll go to bed." "So early?" "It's not like you." "Won't you say good night to Luka?" "Touchy puberty." "We're alone now." "I see." "So what, then?" "Stay here." "You're crazy." "Remain anyway." "What's the use!" "Use?" "You scared me so!" "Are you remorseful for being so late?" "All I want is be close to you again." "You're mine!" "I barely escaped from him." "Was he after you?" "No." "I got nothing with him." "I'm yours." "Knew you'd be here." "Dina, you're terrific fish." "See fish perhaps?" "Silly!" "Fish is a woman who is a reel woman." "Hemingway's Old Man caught fish always." "Now you catch me!" "You've missed the target!" "Let me show you how to do it, young man." "I'm glad he made it under your tutoring." "He lacked the basics, that's all." "Guess he'll do fine from now on." "Luka, this calls for a celebration." "I'll throw a party for you and your young friends." "You take care of the fun," "I'll take care of the rest." "I can bring my tribe." "A tender wild tribe." "The herd." "The herd, Luka." "This tribe is very modern." "And very free." "I don't know if you'd like it..." "You know me poorly." "I'm ready for anything." "Good enough?" "Must go now." "See you tonight." "Oh, I almost forget." "Your girl is invited too." "Suppose you got one in your age." "Yes, I got one." "Like it?" "Not bad?" "Regret for having thrown the party?" "No, that's all right." "No breakage, no incidents." "Go now Luka, your girl is waiting." "You introduces me as your girl and now you won't hug me." "All because of that woman." "Keep still and quiet." "Let's dance, we look like two fools." "See how she ogles you." "Very romantic." "Let's have a drink." "Now I know why you thirst..." "I think you do enjoy yourself." "Lay off!" "Just guess if I love you or not." "I am daisy." "Loves me, loves me not..." "What are you doing tomorrow night?" "Knitting socks." "For whom?" "If you're good, for you." "Should you need yarn, or break the needle, will you call me?" "Yes, as you're the most virile, shocking male in this joint." "Maby so." "Only not most perfect or perverse." "I never said that." "Not yet seen enough of your tutor?" "He's got no time for you, see." "Don't make me mad!" "Want it?" "You'll get it, be good and kind." "Risk a kiss?" "Got the guts?" "Funny question." "But of course!" "Luka's chick is enchanting." "Didn't know Luka was so much in love." "You think so?" "You should know." "You no longer fin among youth." "You saw those young provoking bodies." "Let me go!" "Let me go, you disgust me!" "Does he?" "He's different." "I love him." "I love him so much as I hate you." "You asleep?" "Leave me!" "Beat it!" "What's the idea, boy?" "You don't' think she's only yours?" "Get out!" "Are you mad at me?" "Playing with pebbles?" "Shall we play together?" "Shall I tell you a story?" "Want you sleep?" "Got a hangover?" "A headache?" "Want a little kiss?" "Yes, I want." "You took on roses smell in the park." "You smell like a lilac." "Did you come by a bike?" "Yes." "Want me give you a ride?" "I want." "I want!" "Somewhere far away?" "Yes." "A very fast ride?" "Yes." "Even if we get killed?" "Yes." "Finally we'll fall in love." "Tried to find you but I couldn't." "They say you were still away traveling." "I thought you would drop by on your own." "I felt no urge." "You understand, don't you." "Why mourning?" "Gantar." "What's the pun?" "What about Gantar?" "Got to talk with you." "You killed him." "Bullshit!" "Who do you think I am?" "You grabbed him, pushed strongly, turned and went away." "He fell and... never got up." "I called a doctor who found him dead." "I know what you're driving at." "My God, how many dead!" "Biggest shit I ever heard of." "All made up." "It isn't true." "You lie." "The police found it was an accident." "It just happened." "Got a light?" "What do you want from me?" "The autopsy showed much alcohol in blood, gave credence to a fatal drunken spill." "Nobody doubted." "You murdered him, confess." "I said not a word about you being in the room with us." "I believe you not a word." "I kept you out of it, and took the load." "Why, now, you don't believe I really killed him, do you?" "That blow couldn't kill a child." "He keeled over head-fist." "Quiet down and let's have a drink." "What will you have?" "Something strong." "Let's discuss it quietly." "So you say I'm guilty." "That I did him..." "Let's go and have it out completely." "What's whit you?" "Won't you hug me?" "Everything will be as before." "Even more pleasant." "For you I don't have to act a black widow." "I'm young." "I'm happy." "Help me to remove this mourning garb." "Relax, Luka, and forget." "Nobody will know." "It's up to us." "How can I forget... with you trying to make me murderer saved by you from being grilled?" "You extort gratitude and much more than that." "Did you push him or not?" "Relax." "Only I was there and only I might..." "What?" "Retract your statement to the doctor and police?" "Report me?" "Should you leave me, reject, betray..." "I might act crazily, go crazy." "I'll do anything to keep you." "You're abominable." "I hate you." "You'll remain only mine." "You're not yourself." "You're demented." "Dina, I met another girl." "I know." "I know, but you belong to me." "Now more than ever before." "Who's there?" "Petra?" "!" "Oh, that's you!" "Now that you found me, what say?" "What will you say?" "Luka?" "Yes, Luka's here." "Too bad." "So young and so maternal." "A true instinct." "I'll give you Luka to talk to." "Just a moment, he's having a bath." "Luka." "It's for you." "Yes?" "I can't." "Can't leave here, Petra!" "Are you happy now?" "Let's go to the movies." "No." "For a walk, maybe?" "Fuck the walk!" "Go driving then?" "You scum!" "Get off my..." "Blow, so I don't see you!" "You viper!" "Dinner's served." "Won't you go?" "Would you switch the player off?" "I would not." "My dear son, don't be cross." "I thought you more mature." "You're impossible." "Go to bed, and put out the light." "We'll go wherever you like if this place bothers you." "You know this is not what bothers me." "I only asked you..." "Don't ask me!" "You wouldn't talk like that but for her?" "Exactly!" "Not because of her!" "Because of me." "You can't treat me like that." "I'm not a slut." "I wouldn't be with you but for our love." "You're increasingly mistaking love for property." "Actually, why you like me?" "Why do you love me?" "You do love me, don't you?" "Tell me!" "You're corrupt." "Yes." "You're cynical." "Yes." "A scoundrel." "Yes." "That's me." "You'd like me to scorn you and let you alone." "Are you thick-skinned enough?" "I'll give you some trouble though." "I wouldn't advise it." "Come closer." "Go away!" "You dislike my caresses?" "Move or I'll hit you, you slut!" "Why can't it be like before?" "I won't give you up." "You're mine!" "Mine!" "Why don't you love me anymore?" "What happened, Luka?" "I'm here to pick my gear." "For whom you're playing now?" "Nobody!" "Too bad." "Is it?" "Do as you thing best." "You kidding?" "Would you wait for me if they charged me with murder?" "I don't know." "Now I really love you." "I'd do anything for you now." "That's all." "Have a nice trip." "Dina, I'm fed up." "Let's talk, Luka." "I go, Dina." "We both tried." "We failed, see." "Don't do this to me." "Don't push me." "I have to." "I'm sick and tired of it!" "All right then!" "I'll call the police and tell that you killed my husband." "That you killed Gantar." "Go ahead, call them." "I swear I will." "Just do it!" "I'm not joking, Luka." "I swear, I'm serious." "I'll go all the way." "So will I!" "I'm leaving." "I don't' care." "Andrej!" "Andrej!" "Luka!" "He didn't kill your father." "Did you, mama?" "He didn't kill him." "Father drank much that night." "He got sick, fell down the stairs and died." "I don't care about father or you!" "Have you ever thought that I can suffer, too?" "You've grown old, mama." "I love you." "I love you." "I love you so much." "My love..." "I love you also not."