"Tremayne." "Congratulations." "I can't tell you how pleased I am for you." "All four cases resolved, at last." "Yes... and completely to my satisfaction." "Well, this is quite an occasion." "Yes, indeed." "And you're confident... that the investigators will accept your findings?" "Oh, yes." "Yes, I should think so." "After all, I can offer them proof positive in every case." "Then this means a totally new breakthrough." "Oh, yes, totally." "And I think perhaps... a celebration drink would not be out of place." "That's splendid." "And again... my congratulations." "Let's take a look at these rather special visitors of yours." "is it feeding time already?" "The name's Paul." "Hello, Paul." "Have you got any bones?" "I need lots." "This case encouraged me tremendously to go on with my theory." "Being a child, his mind was totally clear of confusions and doubts." "Oh, yes." "Paul's case was very simple." "Fay, why will you provoke these rows?" "The same old ground, over and over!" "In front of your crawling company cronies, you ignored any conversation of mine that might have been of benefit to your aspirations." "You should see yourself when you fancy you're in command." "Setting your husband up with your seemingly helpful concern, then castrating him with your ignorant superiority." "It's something I won't tolerate." "How dare you talk to me like that!" "I'm going to bed." "Don't stand up for an argument you know you're going to lose." "Go to sleep and pretend that I've shut up!" "I wish you would do that!" "Bloody well shut up!" "They're being hateful again." "I wish they could be nice." "I'm sorry about them, but I know you understand." "Let's try and go to sleep." "Night-night." "Pleasant dreams." "Morning, Philip." "Good morning, Mrs. Patterson." "Hasn't Paulie been in for his lessons yet?" "No." "I thought he was having breakfast with you and Mr. Patterson." "No." "He had breakfast with Mrs. Mathews this morning." "We had a late night." "I needed the rest." "When he comes in, give him my love." "Tell him I had to go back to bed." "Yes, Mrs. Patterson." "Will you be having lunch with him?" "Yes, I may join you both." "We would like that." "No!" "Go back!" "Stay in my room for a while!" "I do wish you could stop all this nonsense." "A lot of only children feel the need to invent an imaginary friend." "It's perfectly healthy." "Take care now!" "Bye!" "There you are." "How's my big boy?" "I'm very well." "You don't look well." "I've got a headache." "Did you eat your breakfast?" "Yes, but Mrs. Matty wouldn't give me what I asked for for my friend." "He's very hungry, Mummy." "Well, we'll soon take care of that." "I'll tell her to give you cornflakes." "He doesn't like flakes or porridge or eggs." "Why can't he eat what other little boys eat?" "He isn't another little boy." "He likes meat and bones." "He's very big." "My goodness!" "What is he?" "An Alsatian?" "Oh, no." "It's a tiger." "What are you doing out there?" "Don't be long, will you?" "We can have a game before we go to sleep." "Don't do that." "He won't be able to come in again." "Who?" "Mr. Tiger." "Mummy doesn't mind you playing games and pretending you've got this friend Mr. Tiger, but you mustn't use him as an excuse to be naughty." "But he isn't pretend." "He likes to be here with me at night." "He can see you tomorrow." "But he's always here at night." "He tells me stories when I can't go to sleep." "Stop being silly, and jump into bed." "Come on." "What..." "What on earth is this?" "Did Mrs. Mathews give this to you?" "Yes, but he doesn't like things like that," "I told you." "Oh, what is this?" "Oh, please leave that, Mummy." "It's a surprise for his supper." "Mrs. Mathews saved it for me." "He'll love those." "I give in." "You can give them to him tonight, but I'm having them cleared out in the morning." "He'll have eaten them in the morning." "All right." "You can take the bread and stuff." "Oh, thanks very much." "Mummy, please leave the window open." "No." "If Mr. Tiger wants to come in, he can use the front door." "If I see him, I'll send him up." "He doesn't want you to see him." "That's something you'll have to work out between you." "Sam?" "Sam, is that you?" "Just getting some things out of the car." "You didn't have to leave the door open, did you?" "Hello!" "You haven't been long." "I was worried, though, because the window." "Did you come in from downstairs?" "I hope nobody saw you." "I've got some supper for you." "Bones, like you wanted." "Here you are." "Is it all right?" "Good." "I thought you'd enjoy that." "Good night, Sam." "Bye-bye." "Take care." "Bye." "Lovely to see you." "Sam." "Sam, I must talk to you." "I'm out of my mind with worry." "I was telling Philip about you today." "He said it was very tragedic how people haven't been looking after tigers." "He said you were very, um... rare." "I think it means sad." "A lot of people must be rare." "I'm glad you don't mind Philip." "I know what you mean about Mummy and Daddy, though." "You deal with him yourself!" "Do tigers like music?" "If you took more interest in him," "I wouldn't have to worry so much." "You don't worry about him." "You use him like a weapon!" "You'd better not listen to them." "It would make you cross." "Is it any wonder the child behaves strangely?" "You pamper him like a hothouse flower!" "He's a boy, Fay, not a lap dog!" "He is delicate, and you know it!" "Delicate, my eye!" "You use that word like it was a religion!" "He is not delicate!" "Send him to school." "Rough him up a bit." "I'd bless the day he came home with a bloody nose!" "You've tried everything to keep him to yourself, but you still haven't made it." "You're threatened by a tiger... a bloody nonexistent tiger!" "I think that's enough for today, Paul." "Hmm?" "Hey, it's time for tea." "I asked Mr. Tiger to have tea with us today." "Good." "Is he coming?" "Well, no." "He said he'd like to see you, but he can't." "Why do you think that is?" "Well, he's pleased about you, but he's not pleased about Mummy and Daddy." "He's not pleased?" "Oh, no." "He hates them!" "Hello!" "Are you still hungry?" "Good." "I knew chocolate cake wouldn't be any good, so I got this." "I took it from the fridge." "They might not notice." "Let's have it in our room." "Thought you were coming home early." "The meeting took longer than I expected." "Anything's more important than your home." "Come upstairs with me." "Give me a chance to get in!" "What's the matter now?" "A lot." "I want you to sort it out!" "Could I remove my overcoat before we start this evening's performance?" "What the hell is going on?" "Paulie has become unmanageable!" "And I'm expected to cope with it by myself!" "You're exaggerating this out of proportion!" "I don't believe it." "How could he?" "What the hell is..." "That's it." "That does it!" "God knows that child has everything a child could want!" "Calm down and explain." "You have got to do something!" ""Tiger, tiger, burning bright in the forests of the night."" "I love that one." "What does "fearful sym-met-ry" mean?" "You're afraid, and you have always been afraid to face him!" "So what the hell do you want me to do?" "I want you to speak to him now!" "Speak to him!" "Come on." "You're his mother!" "Have you tackled him with it?" "No." "You're his father." "You should do it." "I can't cope with him on my own anymore!" "Not only does he think he's got some tiger that's his best friend, but he leaves the window open so it can walk!" "He's been ripping blankets, hacking at doors." "This house stinks of meat and old bones!" "Now he's stolen a joint of meat from the refrigerator!" "All right!" "Let's get it over with!" "Paulie, I want you to listen to what Daddy has to say." "We're very worried about you being so naughty." "Darling, you must stop all this nonsense." "All right, Fay!" "You wanted me to speak to Paul, so let me handle it." "Now, Paul... first of all, I want to know what this is all about." "It may have started off as a game, but now you're simply telling lies." "It isn't possible that you could keep a tiger in the house." "It just isn't possi..." "Aaah!" "Aaah!" "Aaah!" "Aaah!" "Aah!" "Aaah!" "I told you he hated them." "And then he went away." "It was harder in this next case to discover the patient's reasoning." "When I'd worked it out, it added a whole new dimension to my theory." "This is Timothy." "Hello, Timothy." "I killed Uncle Albert, but he made me do it." "It wasn't Uncle Albert that anybody questioned him about." "Amazing, isn't it, the things some people hang on to?" "It must have been in that attic for years." "There's room in that alcove over there." "Wouldn't fancy me chances on one of these things." "Is that everything?" "Yes, Mr. Patrick." "You'll have a nice job sorting this lot out." "Do you think anyone will buy this?" "You never know." "Wouldn't get very far." "The wheels don't turn." "It's very old." "Thank you very much." "That's all right, sir." "Thank you." "What's this?" ""Uncle Albert."" "Hello, Uncle Albert." "Ha ha!" "Bye, then." "Thank you." "Well, that didn't... take so long, did it?" "Timmy." "Ta-da!" "Presenting Uncle Albert." "One of these days, I'll brain you." "Who's Uncle Albert, anyway?" "I don't know." "One of Aunt Kate's various relatives." "I only met her half a dozen times." "She had masses of furniture." ""Leave it all to me in your will," I said," "Never dreaming that she would." "She certainly doubled the stock of Timothy A. Patrick antiques." "We better start sorting this out." "Don't forget you're taking me to the theater tomorrow night." "Give me a hand, and I'll give you a lift home." "You want to keep anything as a memento?" "I hadn't thought of it." "Some nice pieces." "Nothing here has anything to do with my life." "Want some coffee?" "Yes." "That's it." "Oh." "I'd forgotten about you two." "Who did you belong to, I wonder?" "So, that's, um... penny farthing." "Victorian." "Uhh!" "Uhh!" "Uhh!" "Aah!" "Beatrice." "Albert." "Good afternoon." "Come." "Let's walk a little." "Sometimes I think this is all we'll ever have..." "Afternoons in the park every week, every month, even into years, until we're old and gray." "What will you think of me then?" "You would have stopped caring for me by then." "I'll never stop caring for you." "Nor I for you, but I have nothing to give you but my love." "Your love is everything to me." "Oh, dear." "Timmy." "Timmy, are you awake?" "I'll be right down." "Darling, do you know you left all the lights on last night?" "I'm sorry." "I should have cleared that up." "Are you all right?" "Yes, yes." "Fine." "You look very tired to me." "Yes." "I didn't sleep, actually." "At least, I don't think I did." "I'm not sure." "What's wrong?" "I wasn't going to tell you." "It's so ridiculous, but, um... something very strange happened last night." "Or I think it did." "What do you mean?" "Well..." "I was working." "It was quite late." "And I was playing around with the bicycle, with the penny farthing, and, uh..." "I got on it." "Well?" "It took me somewhere." "What do you mean it took you somewhere?" "Away." "Out of here... into another time and place, an earlier time." "Come on." "Darling, you're imagining things." "I don't know." "Of course it was your imagination." "You were tired." "We'd been talking about your aunt's old things, you were half asleep, and your mind played tricks with you." "Yes." "You're right, of course." "Darling, you're just working too hard, that's all." "You need a good sleep." "Go back to bed." "I'll clear up and wake you later." "All right." "Sure you can manage?" "Yes, of course." "I'll leave the "closed" sign up." "I haven't forgotten we're going to the theater." "You need a good holiday." "Oh!" "Beatrice?" "Albert." "Beatrice." "Oh, my love." "What is it?" "Someone might see us." "Let's move away." "Beatrice, whatever is wrong?" "Please tell me." "I can't bear to see you so dreadfully unhappy." "It's nothing really." "I'm being foolish." "What has happened?" "You'll think me such a silly if I tell you." "I won't." "Well... it's just that I had a dream." "It was so real, and yet I couldn't understand it." "I dreamt you did something to destroy our happiness." "Never." "And that we never saw each other again." "Timmy." "I'm back." "Timmy, darling, are you ready?" "Timmy?" "Timmy!" "Ann!" "Ann!" "Timmy?" "Ann!" "Darling." "Oh, darling, what's the matter?" "The penny farthing." "It happened." "It did happen." "It took me." "It wasn't there a minute ago when I looked." "It wasn't there!" "It took me away again to the other time." "I didn't imagine it." "It did happen." "And the picture..." "The picture of Uncle Albert..." "It has to do with Uncle Albert." "The penny farthing was his." "When I'm there, I become Albert." "She calls me by his name." "I must meet her again." "The penny farthing will force me to go there." "Darling, destroy it!" "No, I can't." "Darling, you're here and now." "It's only a stupid penny farthing." "Two days ago, you didn't know it existed." "You've got to destroy it." "I'll destroy it, before it destroys you." "I can destroy it." "I will destroy it." "And you." "Oh!" "No." "Uhh." "Timmy!" "No!" "I'll finish you!" "Timmy!" "Oh!" "Timmy!" "It's holding me back!" "Timmy!" "It's him!" "It's Uncle Albert!" "Timmy!" "Aah!" "Timmy!" "Timmy!" "Hold on!" "Aah!" "Timmy!" "Aah!" "Timmy!" "Timmy!" "Aah!" "Timmy!" "Keep away from the bike!" "Timmy!" "Timmy!" "Aah!" "Timmy!" "Aah!" "Timmy!" "Timmy!" "Please don't go!" "Don't leave me!" "Timmy!" "Aah!" "Oh!" "Timmy!" "Aah!" "Albert!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh, help him!" "Albert!" "Aah!" "He must have been struck by lightning." "No!" "No!" "Yeah." "He's been struck by lightning." "No!" "It wasn't lightning!" "It wasn't lightning!" "I killed him!" "I killed Uncle Albert!" "Aah!" "I killed him!" "It wasn't lightning!" "I killed him!" "I killed Uncle Albert!" "No!" "No!" "I killed Uncle Albert!" "I killed him!" "I killed Uncle Albert, and I know Beatrice is waiting for me!" "But tell me, Tremayne." "Surely you don't consider those..." "I promise, everything will be explained in good time." "But these are incidents that your patients could not have been aware of." "But you forget," "I've been playing the detective to a remarkable extent." "Only I am aware of each case in its entirety." "No more questions now." "Does anybody in here love me?" "His name is Brian." "Good evening, Brian." "I said, does anybody in here love me?" "Brian's case was the first one that gave me an inkling into what might be achieved." "Oh, no." "Brian." "Are you back yet, Brian?" "Oh, no." "Brian." "What do you think?" "Found it in the woods." "I thought we could do something with it." "It's filthy." "I'll clean it." "Absolutely filthy." "Well?" "It's enormous." "So's the house." "The house is full of things waiting to be done something with... rocks, stones, shells." "Heaven knows what." "Brian?" "What are you doing, Brian?" "I thought it would look interesting in here." "Hmm... as what?" "As nothing." "Just interesting." "You'll see." "Your artistic sympathies will leap to the fore, and you'll be mad about it." "Any coffee?" "I made you some juice." "There's the papers and cigarettes, and I bought you some chocolates." "Oh, you know I'm on a diet." "Oh, Brian!" "That's all I need, a dirty great tree in my living room." "You make some coffee, and I'll clean it all up." "Great." "Just great." "Here's your coffee, dar..." "Brian!" "What?" "It's making such a mess!" "I'll Hoover it up soon." "It's going to be marvelous." "You're not keeping it, are you?" "Yes." "In the house?" "Yes." "What do you make of this?" "7, backwards e, w." "M frontwards, e, I... "Mel."" ""Mel," of course." "His name is Mel." "Whose?" "The tree's." "What makes you think it's male?" "Looks definitely feminine to me." "Could be." "Could be." "Whatever her name, you must admit, there's something about her." "Hmm." "There's something about her, all right." "I don't think I like it." "Character, that's what she has." "When I'm finished, she'll look a lot happier... and quite, quite beautiful." "Do you mind if I go down to the pub?" "Well, do you?" "Do I what?" "Do you mind?" "I said I'm going up to the pub for half an hour." "Do you want to come with me?" "No." "I'd better get some lunch together." "I want to see Mike." "He said he'd be there." "I shan't be long, ok?" "What will you do about that mess?" "I'll clear it when I return." "Just leave it." "I really won't be long." "Let's have a lazy afternoon, shall we?" "Mmm." "Lovely." "Bye." "Bye." "Well, Mel, if you think you're going to be moving in here for any length of time," "I'm afraid you're going to be wildly disappointed." "I've never liked sharing with other women." "In the meantime, however..." "Oh." "Why, you..." "Who moved you?" "It's about as attractive as a petrified forest." "How can I move it to clean?" "It must weigh a ton." "It does, so don't move it again on your own." "I haven't touched the bloody thing." "For God's sake, stop playing games." "What's the matter?" "I don't know." "I'm a bit jumpy." "I'll make some coffee." "Want one?" "Sure." "We might as well both get smashed if you're really looking for trouble." "Look, I don't want to have a row." "I really don't." "But I do not like that thing, and I do not like your attitude in completely ignoring that fact." "How can you get so neurotic over a delightful little tree?" "It isn't a tree." "A piece of a tree, a perfectly natural piece of a tree." "It isn't natural." "What do you mean?" "It's unnatural." "It's sawn off and upside-down and ugly." "It's vile." "Don't say we've got to keep it." "You're being ridiculous." "You'll be telling me it's you or her next." "You've been spoiling for a fight for weeks, but I didn't think you were this anxious." "You bastard!" "Here we go." "Brian?" "I'm going to get into bed and watch a movie." "You do that." "It's a Western." "All right." "I'll come in a little while." "You get some rest, darling." "Yes." "Yes, indeed." "Great." "Now, clean up the mess, into the bedroom, and see if we can sway her majesty's displeasure." "Hey, Brian." "Somebody up here loves you." "Someone in here love me?" "Language of love." "I don't know what a chrysanthemum means." "Come to bed." "It's sawn off and upside-down and ugly." "It's vile." "Don't say we've got to keep it." "You're being ridiculous." "Aah!" "Bella!" "What the hell do you want to go and do that for?" "All right, all right." "Let's get it cleared up and out of here." "There we are, then." "You poor little thing." "I never dreamed she'd get so angry." "Ah, well." "Good-bye, my lovely." "Sorry." "Hello?" "Does anybody in here love me?" "I'm back." "It's all done." "Does anybody in here love me?" "Darling, the weather's cleared up." "It's a beautiful night now." "Hey." "You might have waited up for me." "Nobody will ever hurt you again, Mel." "Language of love." "I don't know what a chrysanthemum means, but I mean I adore you." "Tremayne, how do you think you will present your findings to the investigators?" "They're bound to discredit you." "This last case was a battle for me." "So much research." "I had to prove it because it seemed impossible." "When I had completed it, I knew..." "I knew what could be achieved." "Her name is Auriol." "It was difficult, you see, because auriol herself didn't know the truth." "She was utterly confused." "I'm giving the most divine party." "You just simply must come." "Won't you?" "I had to find out what happened for her and fit the pieces together." "At my death, which is fast approaching, the evil god Mamalu demands a final, most terrible obedience from you, my son." "I have ever known this, but never what I must do, or why." "Tell me, have you lived your life faithfully by the instruction of Mamalu?" "I have lived in a state of celibacy as I was taught as a child." "I have touched no woman, taken no alcohol, and smoked neither tobacco nor drugs." "Be sure of it." "Then I must tell you now." "Take the godstick in your hands." "If you succeed, you will receive upon this Earth an inheritance of supernatural power, and my soul will ascend to Kekolana and rest in peace." "And if I fail?" "Then we are doomed, you and I both." "Our two souls will be cast from the leaping place to suffer eternal torment in the underworld." "Kimo!" "Kimo!" "Don't be afraid, Mother." "I'll do whatever must be done." "What shall I tell them?" "Tell them to go to hell, Vera." "I'll call you back." "You'll be sorry." "I told you, no calls from the office today." "You will be sorry!" "I will?" "Your star client and his secretary are arriving three days early." "Kimo?" "When?" "Would you believe this afternoon?" "Oh, good!" "Oh, God!" "Food's ordered, the flowers arranged, and I've booked their hotel." "I'm wild about this party idea." "I think Kimo will really adore it." "I want it to be gorgeous." "It must be a complete surprise." "Where's Ginny?" "Sunbathing." "Ginny?" "Ginny!" "Ginny!" "Ginny." "Up you get." "Mother needs some help." "What do you want, Mummy?" "I want to talk about tonight." "What about tonight?" "We're taking Kimo out to the theater and supper." "What about my holiday?" "Don't go on about that." "I don't like you trailing out with a bunch of God-knows-what." "They're not a load of God-knows-what." "They're my friends!" "Nevertheless, as you don't even have the courtesy to tell me where you're going, just forget it, darling." "Please let me go." "It's all arranged for tomorrow night." "They're expecting me." "They'll survive without you." "I'm sorry." "Now, about tonight..." "Do I have to come?" "Darling, you'd be doing me a great favor." "I want to entertain Kimo and his secretary." "They'll think you're gorgeous." "What's so special about Kimo?" "I told you weeks ago." "I fixed a marvelous deal for the screen rights of his new book." "He's coming to London, and I have a divine idea for a party." "It's going to be a Hawaiian feast, a luau, with flowers and music and food baked in the ground." "I need you here to help me." "And you'll come to supper tonight." "Kimo, I forgot you don't." "Ginny?" "Hmm." "Perhaps you shouldn't." "Special occasion." "Well, a little, but no more." "I could be jailed for bringing you here." "I didn't realize Ginny was quite so..." "She isn't." "She's still in school." "Come the holidays, out they blossom." "Mother!" "I'm sorry." "We don't talk about our ages." "Either of us." "Ha ha!" "Kimo, I'm so glad you're here." "I've got to work contractual miracles to get you this side of the water." "Have you read Kimo's new book?" "No, but I shall now." "I'm flattered." "I might even ask you to autograph a copy." "For you, I'd be honored." ""To Virginia with much love."" "Wow!" "Why don't you order coffee for us?" "You can manage that, can't you?" "While Kimo dances with me." "With pleasure." "She's become quite a beauty." "Thank you." "I think you're supposed to add, "like her mother."" "I'm so glad I came out tonight." "It makes up for not going away with my friends." "Well, dear." "I decided you can." "Really?" "Yes." "You can go tomorrow." "Oh, Mummy!" "That's marvelous!" "What's this?" "Are we losing the lovely Virginia?" "Afraid so." "Where you going?" "That, it appears, has to be a secret." "Kimo, you must be very tired." "We'll get right back to the hotel." "How is it?" "Well, it's..." "Oh, it's fine." "I think you both should stay at the house." "Yes, of course!" "Move in tomorrow morning." "We wouldn't dream of intruding." "Good morning!" "Oh, this is marvelous." "I'm so glad you decided to come." "I'll show you to your rooms." "Keoki, I'm depending on you to see that Kimo gets a complete rest." "In fact, the both of you do just whatever you want." "There's a pool in the garden, and both of you can just feel free." "Good morning." "Ahh... the recuperative powers of youth." "As fresh as the morning dew and quite delectable." "Thank you, kind sir." "I'll show you to your rooms." "Would you like to go swimming?" "Won't you be getting ready for your holiday?" "I've done that." "My time is yours." "I'd never have believed it." "I thought Ginny would be in bed until midday." "Not only is she up, but she's packed, cheerful, and positively good-humored." "He's not exactly the ugliest man in the world, would you say?" "Me?" "Why, darling." "He's a client." "Hmm." "How will we keep this luau a surprise with both of them in the house?" "Do you have many boyfriends?" "Oh, yes, but they're just boys." "Friends." "I wouldn't want to marry any of them." "No lovers?" "Lovers?" "Oh, you mean..." "Well, not exactly." "It pleases me to hear it." "Why?" "Do you care?" "I care very much." "Is there any work you'd like to go through?" "No." "None at all." "I've been promised a leisurely day, and I'm taking it." "Virginia and I are going for a drive." "If you'll work on the preparations, we'll discuss them later." "Of course." "I think I know what's required." "The preliminaries should be quite simple." "I don't think we'll have any difficulty in carrying out our program." "I'll tell Mummy we're going out." "You won't be long?" "I'll be right down." "Will she be the one?" "Yes." "I'll make the arrangements." "So, who are you going away with tonight?" "Promise not to tell." "I'll never breathe a word." "I'm flying to the south of France with... no one." "I'm going by myself." "Some friends have a villa in Juan-Les-Pins." "It belongs to someone's parents." "They won't be there." "But your friends will be." "Right." "They're not actually expecting me." "I shall just arrive, alone." "What kind of a butcher is he if he can't..." "He told you yesterday it might be too short notice." "But it has to be a pig, darling!" "Hasn't it?" "It was your idea to have this Polynesian party." "He says there's no pig, and there's nothing he can do about it." "Hmm." "He says if you want a large amount of anything else, could you order it now?" "Uh!" "Am I disturbing you?" "Not at all." "We're sorting out a small problem, nothing hysterical." "what about the, uh..." "butcher?" "Oh, you have a troublesome butcher?" "Ha ha!" "Oh, not really, poor soul." "It's just that he..." "Keoki." "Dear, dear Keoki." "I'll take you into my confidence, but not a word to Kimo." "I could go to France later on." "I'd hate being away when you're here." "I won't go tonight." "You must go." "Why?" "Because you are very lovely." "You're far too young for me to fall in love with." "No, I'm not!" "Ginny, you were right when you said" "I'd never found the right woman." "It may sound ridiculous, but already, I feel very deeply for you." "I don't think it's ridiculous." "Even last night, I felt there was something." "But why do you want me to go away?" "If you go tonight as your mother expects..." "I have only a few more days here." "I'll join you, and we'll go somewhere." "That is, if you'd want to." "Do you really mean that?" "Yes." "But it doesn't have to be a pig at all." "Red meat is just as good." "When it arrives," "I shall prepare it for you myself." "I have a very special way of doing it." "Keoki, you are heaven-sent." "Do you want to make love to me?" "Of course I do." "Kiss me, then." "We ought to get back to the house." "They'll be wondering where we are." "Will I be able to see you alone again?" "Yes." "Now listen carefully." "Don't order a cab for the time when you're leaving, but say that you have." "Keoki, what would we have done without you?" "Only too glad to be of help." "Now, this afternoon, we'll find a good place in the garden to dig the earth up and then prepare it." "Marvelous." "How long will all that take to cook?" "Leave that to me." "Everything will be ready at exactly the right time." "I'll leave it all in your hands." "Vera, let's finish off the list." "Mamalu." "Ku au I mua ou!" "Lalama au I na aumakua!" "Are you certain, Keoki, that Kimo went out again?" "If he sees you digging, he'll guess right away." "It's all right." "He felt like a long walk." "I suggested he went to the center to buy things I need from the wine store." "Won't he wonder why you need them?" "I said I was making a Hawaiian punch." "Mummy, my taxi hasn't turned up yet." "Hasn't it, dear?" "Well, it should've been here by now." "I'd be delighted to take Ginny to the airport if I may borrow a car." "That would be great." "You promise not to ask where I'm going?" "Your destination will remain a secret with me always." "Keoki went away." "He said he'd pick me up in half an hour." "Have some wine." "Oh, thank you." "Thank you." "You're nervous." "Don't be." "Oh, not really." "Well, I suppose I am just a little." "It's just I can't really believe all this is happening." "I understand." "It's all right, though." "I feel better already." "Will you miss me in the next few days?" "We won't really be parted." "After tonight, we'll be together in our destiny." "Our destiny?" "You make me sound very important." "Only you can make my life worth living." "Kimo!" "Kimo!" "Kimo!" "Don't be afraid, Mother." "I will do what has to be done." "Kimo, you must carry out a human sacrifice, and no blame or suspicion must be laid upon you." "You must slay with the sacrificial knife a maiden of whose virginity there is no doubt." "You are sure, Kimo, really sure?" "Of course." "It's just that you seem different in some way." "I am no different." "I am as I must be... as Mamalu would have me." "Kimo, I..." "Stand up, Ginny." "Come closer to me." "Take off your dress." "Take off your dress, Ginny." "You must show yourself to Mamalu." "Mamalu?" "He's waiting for you, Ginny." "He must see your face, body, and soul." "His eyes cannot see." "Open his eyes." "Show him your body." "His eyes cannot see." "Because you do not show him your soul." "Can you hear and understand me, Ginny?" "Yes." "Then be still." "You can make no sound or make any move of your own will." "We will offer your soul to Mamalu." "Uhh!" "Mamalu." "There you are, darling." "Come in." "Have a drink." "But of course, you don't." "No." "Thank you." "I had another swim in your pool." "I hope you don't mind." "I told you to do whatever you like." "Come in, darling." "I ought to go change." "Don't be silly." "Come in and sit down." "We haven't had one good conversation since you got here." "Actually, everything you have to do is well set up..." "The TV shows, the luncheon." "I don't think you have a thing to worry about." "What would I do without you?" "Well, I, uh... shouldn't confess it, but... your career is hardly difficult to manage." "In fact... you're a... model client." "So much so that one wonders what you do with the rest of your life." "Well, you make me sound very boring, though you're perfectly correct." "But I'm beginning to realize there's more to life than just work and certain responsibilities." "In fact, I think quite soon" "I may surprise you." "Is it done?" "Yes, and well-hidden." "And the remainder?" "Tomorrow, I have simply to dispose of the original ingredient and substitute the sacrifice, which is identically prepared." "Tomorrow is the night of Malia's new moon." "If all goes well, she will rest in peace." "It seems to be going nicely, don't you think?" "I do hope Kimo likes it." "He's delighted." "You've been a great help, Keoki." "Your Hawaiian punch is delicious." "As soon as Kimo gets here, we are going to begin." "Ginny's going to be so sorry that she's missed this, not that she's even bothered to phone." "I am sorry, but will you excuse me?" "I have a little officiating to do." "Come along, everybody!" "Time to eat!" "Come along!" "Enjoy!" "Uhh!" "Uhh!" "Mamalu!" "Ku au I mua ou!" "Ua hai ka mohai!" "Ho 'oko au I ke kauoha hope loa!" "After the killing, at the night of the following new moon, you must dress in the ceremonial robes." "O ke kaikamahine!" "You must burn some hair from the maiden's head." "Oh!" "Au I na." "All this you must carry out in the sight and company of at least seven people." "E 'ike maka!" "E 'ike maka!" "E 'ike maka!" "E 'ike maka!" "E 'ike maka!" "E 'ike maka!" "To the mother of the dead maiden must be given a token, a doll, to compensate her." "E lawe I keia pana'I mea e uku ai." "It is a gift for the lady of the house." "You must say, "I accept the token."" "I accept the token." "Mamalu." "Mana maluna o 'u!" "Lastly in the ceremony, you must eat of the maiden's flesh." "Mamalu." "Mamalu!" "Marvelous, darling." "Marvelous!" "By the way... has Ginny phoned yet?" "Oh, I do hope she does." "I'd hate to have her miss the party." "That night," "Auriol couldn't be separated from the doll." "It became a constant obsession." "Investigating authorities sent her to a nursing home for treatment." "They took the doll away from her." "She became as you see her now." "This is the most preposterous thing I've ever heard!" "You don't seriously expect me to believe that that is what happened?" "I think you'll understand... in a moment." "You present these stories as the cause and effect of the patient's state of mind, but surely they are fantasy." "I'm sorry." "They are preposterous." "I've told you..." "I have proof positive in every case." "Then, for God's sake, explain!" "Each story is simply true." "Then prove it... and not only to me, but to the investigators." "I can do so... of course, but..." "Why hesitate?" "Up until now, apart from the patients," "I'm the only person to have seen the truth." "I was prepared for it." "Of course, I wanted to see it." "I don't know how such a revelation would affect the mind of another human being." "Then show me." "Your findings must be seen to be believed." "It..." "It was simply a question of truth." "Take truth, for a moment, to be an entity." "If it is seen to have substance, we believe it." "But... watch." "To some people, truth manifests itself as belief, devoid of normal reasoning." "We accept this and qualify it in analysis, even though the matter remains unseen." "Now do you believe it?" "Thank God you've seen it." "It has to be seen to be believed." "Tremayne, there is nothing there." "Nothing has happened." "Don't be ridiculous." "Look, man." "You can see..." "See for yourself." "I'm sorry." "I'm so frightfully sorry, old friend." "You don't understand." "I've proved my theory!" "We all hoped that we were wrong." "Come on, come on!" "Hurry up!" "Aah!"