"THE BED" "Come here." "I want to ask you something." "What'd Bruno say?" "You've got goose flesh!" "Coming back tonight?" " Sure!" "Without you I'm scared." "So is Martin." "I think so..." "He mustn't suffer." "Give him a shot every 4 hours." "You know how?" "You should phone Caroline." "Don't stay alone." "What'd Bruno say?" "You'll have some rough days." "But we mustn't worry." "I don't want to die now." "I'm happy with you." "Darling, that's not the question!" "You always said..." "When we hit rock-bottom... the only way is up." "Rock-bottom..." "You're not lying?" "If you were..." "I'd know by the sound of your voice." "Shall I call Caroline?" "Want me to?" "My two women at my bedside..." "Rest now..." "Bruno's coming tonight?" "Yes." "That's good." "I like him to be here." "OK?" "Yes..." "I'm scared he'll wake up when I'm away... not near him..." "Don't worry." "We can hear him." "Hang on to me!" "Careful!" "There..." "That did me good." "It barely hurts now." "All this is quite normal." "The surgeon told me so... 3 months after the operation, one has some rough days." "The body has to get itself back to normal again." "I'm going out for some air." "Sleep, Martin..." "Was I gone long?" "Did he need me?" " No, he's asleep." "You were only gone 10 minutes." "I feel good today." "I'm even hungry." "I want to brush my teeth." "Hello!" "Hello, Bruno." " Here!" "That's sweet!" "Feel OK?" "Yes..." "See how they spoil me?" "Can you give me a hand?" "Ever watch someone die?" "My mother." "She'd hold my hand... and say: "Don't let me go!" "Don't leave me!"" "And finally... she heaved a little sigh." "It scared you?" "It wasn't awful." "It wasn't ugly." "It was peaceful... very gentle." "I wish he'd never wake up." "Martin's last drawing..." "He did it 2 weeks ago." "Can I have my sketch pad?" "Thanks." "Give me a mirror." "I'll do my portrait." "Shit!" "I can't do it." "You're not easy to capture." "It's good being with you." "Hungry?" "A little." "An omelette?" "OK." "I'll see if he's covered." "When he was in the hospital I was always there upstairs." "I avoided the other areas." "I couldn't bear his studio with him away." "I used to complain that he took up too much space... upset things too much." "Martin's strength... his breadth..." "I loved them because..." "they were Martin." "But now the space is shrinking... and so is Martin himself!" "He's already leaving!" "He's a different man... and I must love him the same." "But everything's changed." "I should think of him and..." "I selfishly think of me in relation to him." "I laugh and deny it all." "I feel guilty... but... only one thing is possible." "To live!" "Later I'll have to learn solitude." "I wish it would be over with fast!" "Yes..." "The weather's nice." "Let's get some air." "Your skin's really lovely." "No, it's too white." "When Martin left you... you just let him go." "Why?" "We were happy... in a calm way." "We suited each other." "Then you came along." "One day Martin said..." "There's nothing to be done." "I knew he was right." "I hated you both... a long time." "Then one day I saw you in a department store." "From the way you... looked at each other, spoke and touched..." "I finally understood." "I was happy for Martin." "I even envied him." "He said I think you're beautiful?" "He won't go back to the hospital." "I know." "Is it serious?" "Yes." "He mustn't know, Bruno." "He mustn't!" "Come on." "Yes!" "Is anything wrong?" " I'm fine." "What is it?" " Nothing!" "I'm fine." " But..." "Well, it's been hurting again... the last few days." "Where?" " My back..." "It's nothing." "I'll call Bruno." " Never mind." "Never mind, Eva!" "Anyway, I refuse to go back to the hospital." "That way... no matter what happens..." "I won't leave you any more." "I'll stay with you... here... in our home." "Alright." "But this'll pass." "I just want to be babied today." "Will you fix me a hot-water bottle?" "It didn't work right." "It has bubbles in it." "True..." "You finally found the road!" "You promised to show me your studio." "I'm glad to see you." " Hello, Bruno." "I think of you often." "Come in, it's open." "Go eat, Tardif, I'll finish up later." "He's better, huh?" "I never thought to see him with a hammer." "And that's not all." "He drinks, smokes, works..." "It's probably bad for him!" "I'm fine, Eva." "That's after we met." "Incredible!" "How'd you guess?" "In the hospital you told me so many of your ideas for afterwards." "I've just begun something gigantic." "It's not a statue." "It's a group." "I'll show you." "A big family whose parts are interchangeable... as in real life." "It's an open-air project." "Each person'll be 10 feet tall." "I'll use various materials." "It'll be beautiful." "We must work faster or the casting'll be a flop." "Have you lost the knack?" "You know all that." "I can't manage alone." "Neither can I, Tardif." "Working?" "It's time I got back into harness." "You're beautiful, Eva." "I'm hungry." "I love you." "I'll do your nails." "Got a file?" " If I can find it!" "Martin uses it on everything!" "It's where it belongs!" "How'd you meet Martin?" "We were very young... 18 or 19." "I was studying engraving at the Academy." "What a horror!" "He was taking sculpture." "An artist with a capital A... and a woman-chaser." "I don't know why he fell for me." "Why didn't you have kids?" "We were so happy together we never felt like it." "To me that possibility was... like a catastrophe." "Martin and me!" "Me and Martin!" "Shit!" "A few months ago I came in late one night." "Martin had cleaned up the studio." "He gave me a letter... asking me not to open it." "When I finally read it..." "I won't be able to answer it." "Finished!" "Like it?" " Yes." "Shall we eat up there with the fancy tablecloth?" "No, I'll come down." "I'm sick of being in bed." "I'm not hungry!" "Try, darling." "I can't!" "To get your strength back... you must!" "I just can't!" "Please..." "Let me alone, sadist!" "I can't eat, understand?" "OK..." "No need to yell." "Forgive me." "I don't know what's wrong." "The damn pills have upset me." "I'll throw them out and get well by myself." "Let's take a nap to calm us down... and then have a drink in the village." "It'll do me good to go out a bit." "When I'm better, we'll go find some sunshine." "I want to make love in warm climate." "How about you?" "Mr Martin!" "Tilly!" " What a nice surprise!" "Hello, Tilly." " How're things?" "Fine!" "What's new?" "Nothing special..." "Just routine..." "Who's he?" "Mr Martin and Madam Eva!" "Remember them?" " No." "She's forgotten you." "Got a kiss for him?" "What'll you have?" "A double Bols." " A small one." "A grenadine soda?" "Yes!" " Yeah?" "I'm happy." "I'm getting my strength back." "In spring I'll take Eva on a trip." "You've never been so lovely." "The first time I saw her, she moved the same way... walked the same..." "I can't." "Leave it..." "Don't force yourself." "I'm going out." "It's stifling here." "I can't bear that noise!" "When I see my old work, it's as if someone else had done them." "I don't recognize them." "They seemed right to me." "But now I want to start all over." "I'm going to do it." "I'll make some drawings... and tell you later." "They'll be quite different." "I'm cold..." "Let's go home." "May I see Mr Martin?" "If you wish..." "It's over..." "No, he's asleep." "I'm a fool." "Instead of helping you I go to pieces." "I can't bear that noise either." "He's asleep..." "Go on up." "Dressed already?" "I'm impatient today." "Careful..." "Come see us very soon!" "I'll show you the studio." "Thanks for everything!" " Bye!" "You OK?" "I'm fine." "I want out of this city." "The last I saw any trees, they had leaves." "Did you hurt yourself?" " It's nothing." "Are you OK?" "Does it hurt?" "I'm fine..." "Really..." "My beauty..." "Beauty..." "Oh, Beauty, if you wish" "We shall sleep together" "We shall sleep together" "In our big square bed" "Till the end of the world" "Till the end of the world" "Our bed..." "Caroline!" "..." "I'm scared." "Sit down." "Drink this." "You must get some rest." "I'll sit with Martin." "Sleep!" "I'll wake you when Bruno comes." "Darling, you take up the whole bed!" "For Mr Martin..." "Don't cry..." "Don't cry..." "Don't cry..."