"24 hours from the life of a woman" "One...two...three...four children!" "Well then, the next!" "Is she still not coming?" "How do you know she's interested in the book in the first place?" "I heard how she asked Dr. Merk about it." "Then just send it to her room, child." "No, I'll give it to her myself." "I understand your enthusiasm." "I only don't want Frau Vanroh to consider us obtrusive." "Can't you introduce me to Frau Vanroh?" "I barely know her myself." "Besides, she doesn't seem to be much interested in company." "Thank you." "Are you playing, too?" "Yes." "Madame, I would like so much..." "What is it?" " May I not... please..." "Oh, how do you know?" "I heard how you asked about it." "That's very kind of you." "I thank you very much, Erika." "I know all that myself." "I can't read your annual balance from your palm, Director General." "What's going on?" "A game of forfeits?" "Do I get a kiss?" "Then I'll join you." "I believe that, I believe that." "So you're also a palmreader, Professor?" "Better keep your hands off that, madame." "But I have nothing to hide, Director General." "6 3/4." " Pardon, 5 3/4." "No, I can't do it anymore now." "We've been waiting for you!" "Where have you been?" "Where I've been?" "At the race track with Nick." "153 for 10 on Rose d'amour." "I'd like to see you do that, mon cher Gaston." "How can I give you tips for the race if you keep me waiting for three hours at the Astoria?" "I've been waiting there since five o'clock, and now it's seven." "What?" "I had an appointment with you?" " Of course." "We'll find out soon." "What day is it?" " Thursday, the 21st." "One moment." "11 a.m. aperitif; 12 a.m. jeweller, 1 p.m. lunch, 2 p.m. Café Paris..." "Who's right again?" "See, it was for tomorrow." "Oh, there you are, dearest!" "Where have you been all the time?" "I was out on the veranda all day, reading." "It was wonderful." "How are you?" "I'm fine, thanks." " You look wonderful indeed!" "Oh, there's Professor Merk." "How can you dare to come near me, you glove reader?" "What is it?" "Did you offend Frau Köhler?" "I'm not aware of it." "Have your palm read by him, madame." "Let's see what he's going to tell you." "No, no, no." "Rather not." "May I?" "It would really interest me very much." "Well, if you insist." "Which one?" "Very interesting." "But very complicated." "Amazing, eh?" "But it's hard for me to concentrate here." "Well, then let it be enough for today." "Another time, yes?" "Goodbye." "Coward!" "Monte Carlo!" "Monte Carlo!" "Monte Carlo!" "Monte Carlo!" "Porter!" "To the luggage deposit!" "Oh, I left my book here earlier." "I think I put it onto the grand piano." "Isn't it that one?" "Yes, I think so." "That's the one I recommended to you." "Oh yes, true." "Dear Erika brought it to me this afternoon." "The girl is too kind, isn't she?" "Did you finish the other book already?" "Oh yes, already." "Listen, what I wanted to say..." "I'd like to... ask you something." "Yes, please." "You became so scared this afternoon when you saw my hand..." "Scared?" "Why?" "Why?" "That's what you have to tell me now." "Come, please do." "You can tell me everything." "I'm not afraid." "I admit, your line of fate surprised me a little at first glance." "But on the contrary, at the beginnung of her marriage Frau Vanroh was a buoyant person." "Will we meet this evening at the bakkarat, beautiful lady?" "To the casino again?" "God save your poor shareholders!" "Sincere thanks for your faith in me." "What an obtrusive fellow." "Those Vanrohs entertained a wonderful lifestyle." "All Hamburg scrambled to keep company with them." "I took part in fantastic parties there." "You know, this is uncanny." "Everything you tell me is true, word by word." "Has her husband always been sickly?" "No, not at all." "A fine specimen of a man." "If he hadn't caught malaria in the tropics..." "My divorced husband, you know, he was consul in Santos then, he always said:" ""That Günther Vanroh - a great career!"" "Your composure is only adopted, on the surface only." "Inside, you are restless." "Since her husband is dead, it must be..." "Hang on, I'm divorced for three years..." "Yes, it must have been four years ago." "Since then she is traveling through the world on her own." "In winter I met her in Egypt, in spring I encountered her in London, and now, she's here again." "Her life simply has no purpose anymore." "And she in particular could mean everything for somebody." "Just imagine, throughout all these years I knew:" "There is no recovery for this man anymore." "But I simply couldn't give up hope." "I always imagined that my love could fight death." "And?" "My husband, you mean?" "But that was the terrifying thing." "He didn't believe in a recovery anymore." "And then these perpetual self-reproaches, saying that he was stealing my best years." "How often did he say to me:" ""You must live your life!"" "And he tormented himself with these thoughts over and over again." "Later on, he didn't say anything anymore." "But... repeatedly he tried... to put an end to his life." "Out of love for me." "Out of love for me." "What things I have told you." "Don't be angry at me if I bored you with my story." "But I'm very grateful to you for... for allowing me to express what's on my mind." "Madame... it's me who has to be grateful, for your trust in me." "And if I may give you an advice:" "Don't stay alone today." "Go out and meet some people." "Yes, you're right." "Good evening, madame." "Excuse me, I'm in a hurry." "Good evening." "Has Frau Köhler already left?" "Madame Köhler?" "A quarter of an hour ago." "Merci, monsieur." "Good luck!" "How are we doing?" "A plus of 14.000." "Well then, another 10.000." "Well, I say!" "It's Sascha Lonay!" "Lonay, Lonay..." "You know, he who gambled away an inheritance." "Ah, that one." "But he worked his way out of it again." "I thought he would go to Africa and buy himself a plantation there." "If he's clever he will stop to gamble, with all that money." "Yes, if he's clever." "How are we doing now?" "24.000." "The bill." "Doesn't your excellency want to exploit today's winning streak?" "Are you playing, or am I playing?" "My coat!" "Hurry please." "Cab!" "Come away from here." " Leave me alone." "But you can't stay here." "Please come." "You must go home now." "Where do you live?" "Don't bother." "I have no money." "It's absolutely no use." "No use." "Hello!" "Driver!" "Driver!" "Driver!" "Stop!" "Come now." "Get in, then." "Where to?" "Anywhere, to a plain hotel." "Stand still!" "Thank you." "Please." "Please get out, then." "Well then, I'll get you a room now." "Save your money!" "I'm beyond help." "Oh, stop that talk." "I'll wait here until you have taken a room." "And you believe that will prevent me?" "At the moment you don't know what you're saying." "So pull yourself together." "What can I do for you?" "A room, please." "If you please." "Louison?" "Yes?" "Excuse me, please." "Good night, madame." "So, Now you'll go to bed, and give yourself a good rest." "And tomorrow we'll see, all right?" "I?" "Not anymore." "Does one always have to make an end straight away?" "Yes." "I have to." "But that's no..." "How come..." "How do you come... to take care of me?" "Because I observed you tonight at the casino." "Because I saw that you are ruined, and that you were about to commit an act of madness." "I only want to help you." "Well, I must say." "Hands off the dice, or you'll have me to reckon with." "Finally." "Louison?" " Yes?" "But what you just told me is no reason for desperation at all." "Well, you don't want to understand me!" "All is gone." "Not just the money for the journey." "Everything I worked hard for in order to start a new life is gone." "But look..." " I don't have any strength left." "I'm just worthless." "And that's that." "No!" "You only have to learn to believe in yourself again." "And I want to help you with this." "And tomorrow we'll do everything necessary." "Yes." "Tomorrow everything will be done." "No, I won't leave with this." "I won't leave before you have sincerely promised..." "I'm not promising anything." "Listen," "I went through something worse than you." "And I didn't throw my life away." "All right." "I give you my promise." "Good night." "Until tomorrow." "No, no." "You mustn't leave now." "No, you mustn't leave me alone now." "I have to go now." " I've always been alone." "You must stay with me now." "I never had anyone." "I can't let you go." "I need you, need you." "Please be sensible..." " No, you have to stay with me now." "Come, you must stay with me, you can't leave..." "Come to your senses!" "At 12 o'clock, then." "Here you are." "For the room." "Thank you, thank you very much." "Golly!" "Good morning, Patrice!" " Bonjour, madame." "Hmm!" "I see." "Oh!" "One moment, please." "I thank you." "Tell me, when does your train depart today?" "At 7." "Oh, then we still have the whole afternoon for us!" "Shall we go for a drive?" " With pleasure." "Have you seen Frau Vanroh today?" "Frau Vanroh has gone out." "She'll hardly be back before evening." "Well, our good Frau Vanroh seems to have given up her restraint a little." "What do you mean?" "I saw her in the casino last night." " Well, so what." "Alone?" "Yes, then she was still alone, but..." " But?" "A short while ago, in the car on the promenade, a young man was sitting beside her." "Madame!" "Herr Gaston has called and asked if he may come for Madame at 4 o'clock." "Yet again..." "At 4 o'clock?" "No way." "Tell him I've already left." "Frau Vanroh?" "With a young man?" "With a young man, yes." " No!" "And he was very handsome, too." "I've just met the two when I stopped on the promenade." "And?" "Is it good?" "Well, I haven't eaten for a while." "Oh, poor fellow." "I quickly want to throw something down for them." "Hello!" "Ah, I'd like nothing better than to stay today." "Sascha, you must go to Marseille." "Your ship departs tomorrow." "The bill, please." "Do you believe this woman could have an adventure?" "Sadly, no." "Why "sadly"?" "For this woman there's only "either-or"..." "Oh, what a beautiful house this is!" "See?" "There I want to live." "But it's for sale!" "Shall we have a look, yes?" "Excuse me, can we have a look at the house?" "Yes, please." "I only have to fetch the key." "Come!" " Yes, with pleasure." "Please!" " Thank you." "Ipse.. tua... stella." "What does that mean?" "You are your own fate." "I thank you." "I thank you." "But for what?" " For what?" "For my life." "You gave it back to me." "I will work from now on." "I'm really looking forward to working now." "And you will always hear from me." "I will get on and pay you back, to the last penny." "And..." "I will never gamble again." "I promise." "Do you believe me?" "Yes, I believe you." "Say..." "Won't you like to come along to Marseille?" "To Marseille?" "No." "If you please." "But, dear miss, you must realize that the director general only wants to give himself airs with this talk." "I'm glad that you take the side of Frau Vanroh, too." "What's the name of your ship?" "Maréchal Murat." "And how long will the journey take?" " Three weeks, I believe." "I see." "I think it's high time for you now." "Chauffeur, stop here." "Do you really not want to come with me to Marseille?" "No, no, no." "That's impossible." "Too bad." "What's the matter with you?" "With me?" "Nothing." "Nothing." "You really have to go now." "You still have to redeem your luggage." " Oh, yes, yes." "I'll see you at the train." " All right." "Well then, goodbye." " Goodbye." "Hello?" " Yes..." "Hello?" "Hello, concierge?" "Please obtain a ticket to Marseille for me at once." "Yes, at once." "Yes, please." "Come, help me please, quick." " Madame is leaving?" "Yes." "My suitcase, quick." "Albert!" "Albert!" "Run fast!" "If you please, Madame." "Tell me, what's keeping the pageboy with the ticket?" "He must be back any minute, Madame." "But it's high time, I can't wait any longer." "Then I have to get the ticket myself." "Please order a car straight away." " A car, Franz, but quick!" "Madame... you're leaving?" "Yes." "Forever?" "Yes." "Madame, I ask you..." "I warn you." "I couldn't tell you everything yesterday." "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." "I thank you." "Perhaps you could have..." "No." "I must leave." "Farewell." "But where do you want to go, you runaway?" "Has something happened?" " No, no, nothing." "Goodbye!" " Goodbye." "Goodbye." "You didn't read that from her palm, did you?" "Perhaps I did." "Porter, quick, to Marseille!" "Madame?" "Bring the luggage to the deposit." "I'll take the next train." " Yes, madame." "Sascha..." "Just look!" "It goes wonderfully, I've been winning the whole evening long." "I beg you, come!" "You promised me..." "Yes, yes, I'm coming." "I'll come at once, I..." "Only this one game, yes?" "I must ask for silence, Madame." "I beg you, come now!" "Leave me alone!" "You're bringing me ill luck." "I am bringing you...?" "Helga!" "Helga!"