" Miss Duncan." " Rest period." "The doctor will see you in a moment." "Thank you." "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Miss Duncan." "Please sit down." "I hope your trip wasn't too difficult." "On the contrary, it was delightful." "I've never been this high before." "Do you feel any effects?" "No, should I?" "Confidentially, yes." "I'm sorry to disappoint you." "I'll wait." "Are my lungs photogenic?" "This is a month-old take." "We better make some new ones." " Might as well get it over with now." " Certainly." "I'll examine Miss Duncan right away." "Would you go with the nurse, please?" " Breathe deeply." "Again please." "More deeply." "Oh, I feel dizzy." "That's the altitude." "See, I wasn't disappointed after all." "Now we'll just take your X-ray." "Right here, Miss Duncan." "When did you first notice that you were ill?" "I really don't remember." "It just kept getting worse." "Professor Linnaker sent me a very nice letter." "He wanted me to take the best care of you." "That was very kind..." "That was very kind of Professor Linnaker." "Hold it." "Up." "Take a deep breath." "Again." "Hold it." " That's all." " May I dress?" " You may." " When will I know the results?" " Tomorrow." "How long will I be here, Doctor?" "You've been doing concert tours for the past two years." "A night here, a night there eating on the run," "Rushing to catch trains, barely time to sleep." "Barely time for anything." "You should be very tired." "Yes." "Yes, I am." "Are you finished with me, Doctor?" "For the time being." "I'm really quite overwhelmed to meet you." "I got a large number of your records." "Also a very vivid memory the last time I heard you broadcast." "The plate is all right, Doctor." "Good." "I won't put you under orders on your first day here," "But I do recommend that you lie down for a while." " Your suite is number..." " Seventeen." "I'm helpless without her." "Seventeen it is." "We shall have to build you up." "How's the appetite?" "We'll soon change that." "By the way, I think on your first night here," "You ought to dine with your doctor." " Shall we meet in the lobby at 7:00?" " Thank you." "Notify the kitchen." "Grade "A" stimulation diet, number 17." "Yes, Doctor." " Miss Duncan, I'm Huberta Junger." " How do you do?" " You shouldn't be doing that." " I don't mind a bit." "I do." "Come lie down." "Really." "It's no trouble." "You've got to rest." "Open your mouth." "I'll finish unpacking." "This is the only way I get to travel." "Paris." "London, New York." "My, you've been around a lot." "But you should have warmer clothes than these." "They should have told you." "You see, 99.8." "That big mountain." "That's the Mount Vierge." "The Mount Vierge." "Virgin Mountain." "That's such a lovely little town at the foot of it, like a toy town." "It's not little when you've lived in it." "And I've lived there all my life." "Who had this suite before me?" "A lady." "She left us yesterday." " Did she go home?" " I guess so." "I didn't ask." "There." "All done." "I'll get a boy to take your luggage down while you're at dinner." "I forgot." "I'm having dinner with Dr. Stanton." "Good evening, Doctor." " It was sweet of you to send me these." " What?" "Oh, the orchids." "I hate to admit it, but someone isn't as slow as I am." "I didn't send them." " You didn't?" " To my shame, no." "Who could it have been?" "Anybody who saw you." "I don't understand it." "Well, look around." "Every man in the room has got his eye on you." "Dr. Stanton, I'm sorry." "Telephone please." " Thank you." "Will you excuse me?" " Certainly." "I'll wait for you in the lobby." " Still intrigued?" " Still intrigued." " No clue as to who sent them?" " No, no clues." "I watched all through dinner." "I didn't see anyone who looked the white orchid type." "I'll be back in a minute." "Scissors should not be under." "They should be over" "So I can put my hands on them." " Good evening, madam." " Good evening." "This corsage was delivered to me without a card." "Can you tell me who sent it?" "No card?" "No card." " If madam would tell me her room number." " Seventeen." "Seventeen." "We have a standing order to send white orchids every night to the lady in 17." " It's in the book." " It was in the book." "It isn't in the book anymore." "Why don't you read the book every day?" "The lady left us last night." "Yes, she left last night." "Oh, I see." "Then I'll return the flowers to the gentleman who sent them." "It is quite impossible." "Very much impossible." "You see, he left months ago." "Yes, months ago." "Six months ago." "What does the number matter?" "I think you'd better stop sending them." "Very well, madam." "What happened?" "Didn't you like your admirer?" " I found out who sent them." " Who?" "A man who died months ago to a woman who died yesterday." " What?" " Who died yesterday in my room." "Now they're both gone." "All that's left of them is a standing order for white orchids." "Now you mustn't jump to conclusions." "The woman was Portuguese and very charming." "Left to join a gentleman." "They were both cured." "Do you always lie so considerately?" "I'm not lying." "No, of course not." "You call it therapy." "Protect the patients from fear." "Keep away all bad associations." "But I'm not fooled, Doctor." "I know death is a guest here." "He sent me his compliments tonight." "No, he didn't." "But somebody else did." "That was Professor Linnaker on the phone." "Professor Linnaker?" "He wanted to make sure that you'd arrived all right." "A lot of people interested in you and your future." "They want you to get well again." "He said that you were to relax, stay quiet," "Take orders and do what people think is best for you." "The best thing for you now is bed." " I couldn't sleep." " You can." "I'll have Huberta give you something." "Am I already under orders?" "As of now." "As you wish, Doctor." " Office." " Hello." "Dr. Stanton, please." "Is the doctor expecting your call?" "Yes, yes, he said I could." "Hello." "Doctor, this is Karen Duncan." "Can you come up to my room quickly please?" "Right away." "What's the matter?" "Did you have a bad dream?" "I don't know." "I can't seem to get enough air." "The mountains are pressing against me." "You're not acclimated yet." "See, people react oddly to sudden changes in altitude, but you mustn't worry." "No, I suppose not," "But I heard such strange noises." " Someone knocking on the balcony and then..." "There it goes." "Is that what you heard?" "Yes." "Here's your mysterious knocker." "No, there was another noise, too." "It sounded like an iron door." "You must have been dreaming." "I was awake." "Hearing it was what made me call you." "There are stages in sleep when one is neither sleeping nor waking." "I had the same thing happen to me at times." "I'll keep this for the Christmas tree." "Shall I still be here at Christmas?" "Don't worry about time and don't worry about noise." "There's nothing mysterious here." "Nothing to harm you." "Just relax." "Go back to sleep." "I'll try." "You must concentrate." "Try counting sheep or composers." "I once tried counting composers starting with the A's." "Did it work?" "I had a nightmare." "Pretend you're on a merry-go-round." "It works with me." "What if I catch the brass ring?" "Give it to me in the morning." " Good night." " Good night." "Mmm." "Smell the pine." "And I'm so hungry." "That's wonderful." " Good morning." " Good morning, Doctor." " Good morning, Doctor." " Did you finally get to sleep?" " Yes, thank you." " Good." "Where's my brass ring?" "I missed it." "I didn't lean over far enough." "You won't be needing that for a while." " No, you can't." " Yes." " But yesterday..." " Yesterday you were smoking." "Today you're not." "Remember, you're under orders." " Did Huberta tell you about your schedule?" " Yes." "No talking after the first gong." "Huberta..." "Rest period, Miss Duncan." "Didn't you eat your breakfast?" "I lost my appetite." "It's always hard the first two or three days." "In a week, you wouldn't change it for anything." "Do you want a book?" "I see you brought some." "No, I'll just sit here and think." "Think about what?" "About what's going to happen." "Nothing's going to happen except that you'll get well." "How do you know?" "You'll get well." "That is if you do as the doctor says." "Some of these people just make trouble for themselves." "There." "Now you're all set for the morning." "I'll be back later." "Don't pay any attention to her." "We don't take ourselves too seriously here, not seriously at all." "I'm Celestine Miller." "I know who you are." " I watched you at dinner last night." " Yes, I know." " I heard you last night, too." " Heard me?" "When Tony came in." "Tony?" "Oh, you mean Dr. Stanton." "Yes, Dr. Stanton." "Don't you call him Tony yet?" "No, not yet." "You're really quite ill, aren't you?" "So they say." "I'm not." "I'm just playing sick." "My husband thinks he's in love with another woman," "And my being here makes him feel guilty." " Would you like a cigarette?" " No, thank you." "Tony has indoctrinated you, hasn't he?" "Yes, I suppose so." " What do you think of him?" "I think he's charming." "First day he's always charming." "Mrs. Miller." "I'll see you after the gong." " This is charming." " It's mine." "Like to see it?" "Yes." "This is pleasant." "Well, it's quiet." "Just like a cool hand on your forehead." "So removed and yet just a few steps from the..." "When you want to get away from there, come over here." "The door's always open." "Careful." "I might take you up on that." "Your piano looks very inviting." "You didn't tell me you played." "I wouldn't dare in front of you." "Looks as though you haven't played for a long time." "No, I haven't, but if you're in the mood for confession." "When I was about seven, I did toy with the idea of becoming a pianist myself." "What made you change your mind?" "When I was eight, I met a small girl who had a doll" "That was always being sick." "No, this is true," "And I used to play the part of the doctor, you see?" "She was a singularly beautiful little girl," "And I decided that a doctor's life must a singularly happy one." " So here I am." " What happened to the little girl?" "I think she married a pianist." "I'm sorry." "Not yet." "Don't tell me this is forbidden, too." " For the time being." " Why?" "It's asked too much of you already." "You need a good rest." "But I must play." "Playing the piano is my life." "It was your life." "It will be again." "But for the moment, you must try and think of yourself" "As being in a deep sleep between today and tomorrow." "Before you know it, the darkness will have gone just the way it went last night." "Is there anything that isn't forbidden around here?" "Lots of things." "Among them, hope." "Hope?" "Yes, you're right." "I'm sorry." "While I was lying down this morning, I realized" "There was no use of my trying to fight you." " I didn't know you were." " It was only fear." "I didn't realize how frightened I was until last night." "Then when you came to see me..." "I'm not frightened anymore." "There's a nice quality about you, Doctor." "You make me forget my sickness." "Now don't use that word." "All you have is a tiny puncture." " Like a tire?" " Like a tire." "How many miles left in me?" "Lots and lots if you don't speed." "I'll try not to." "When may I go to the village?" "Speeding already?" "I'm afraid there will be some delays." "See, starting tomorrow you have to spend a whole month in bed." "If you need anything from the village, we'll send it up for you." " A whole month in bed?" " That'll be a month well spent if you're a good girl." "Is it necessary to refer to me as a child?" "Up here in a way, you are a child." "You have no responsibilities." "You make no decisions." "And who will make my decisions?" "I will." "And the first day you're up," "I'll take you into town myself." " Just put them there, please." " Yes, Miss Duncan." " Thank you." " Karen." "Karen dear, how was your afternoon?" " Wonderful." " I thought it would be." "Tony's a fine doctor." "Yes, I'm sure he is." "Have you fallen in love with him yet?" "Celestine, you're crazy." "Don't deny it." "It's case history." "Every woman here goes through it during the time she's confined in bed." "Later they learn to hate him." " Hate him?" " In an affectionate sort of way of course." "They find out his concern is purely professional," "Part of the treatment." "You know, keep the patient happy, that sort of thing." "Very sound principle, isn't it?" "I'll grant him one thing." "He is fair." "He divides his charm equally." "Ten drops with every meal." "He always isn't so methodical." "Excuse me, darling, I've got lots of packages to open." "They all look alike to me." "They're not, though." "The only thing they have in common is they are all you." " A piece of you anyway." " Not a very flattering one." " How am I getting along?" " I'll tell you tomorrow." "You say that every time you examine me." "Don't you ever think about today?" "Of course." "All the time." "Well, what do you think of me today?" "I think you're a lovely and talented young woman" "Who still has some distance to go." " That's a concession." " What?" "That you think I'm a lovely, talented woman." "I think you're a lovely young woman who's taking up more of my time than she should." "Don't you realize I have a lot of other patients out there?" " Certainly." " Doesn't the fact impress you?" " Not a bit." " Unfortunately, it impresses me." " Out you go." " Tony, don't throw me out." "I feel so good, so at one with everything." "You can feel so at one with everything somewhere else." " Doesn't the fact impress you?" " Of course." "It's the gift of the mountains." "High metabolism." "No, I prefer a musical term." "Harmony." "Strange how the days here melt together," "Like a perfect chord." "That's the charm of living without a calendar and living quietly." "You can't say I'm not living quietly." "See that you stay that way." "Yes, doctor." "Hello." "I was looking for some matches and found your collections." "None of those work." "Here, try this one." "Fair exchange, I have a present for you." "What is it?" " It's a pillbox." " I found it in the village." "It's quite old, I think." "Careful, it's full." "You know when to take them, don't you?" "Yes, Huberta's told me." "Thank you, Tony." "Oh." "I've forgotten how warm flowers can make a house." "I thought it was about time something was in that vase." "You're gonna spoil me." "What am I gonna do when you leave?" "I can't seem to get that little girl out of my mind." "Which little girl?" "The little girl who married the pianist." "Oh, that one." "And I'm sorry, but I didn't bring the flowers to you." " You didn't?" " No, I brought them to the piano." "I don't suppose you'd let me play it, would you?" " I don't suppose I would." " No, I was afraid of that." "All right, then you play it." " Oh, no." " Oh, yes." "This is gonna be horrible." " I don't think I can do it with you standing over me." " I'm sorry." "I played that when I was 16." "I can see myself." "My hair in braids." "I was very serious and very determined." "That's when my music teacher tried to kiss me." "Any other memories like that?" "Yes, a few." "There've been a lot of men in my life." "Bach, Brahms, Beethoven." "They were very possessive." "They demanded all of me." "Did you give them all?" "I thought so then, but I don't think so now." "Paging Miss Duncan, I'm afraid." "Yes, Doctor." "Come on, I'll walk over with you." " Are you all right?" " Yes." "Clumsy, aren't I?" " Are you all right?" " Now I am." "It was my fault entirely." "I didn't realize I was coming into the intersection." " Neither did I." " Mr. Clermont!" " How does it look, Pete?" " Not so good." "You don't know how sorry I am." "It's nothing that can't be fixed." " Are you all right?" " Well, I guess so." "I was terribly frightened." "So was I." "I'll go into town and have 'em send out a tow car." "That is if I can get a ride." " Yes, of course you can." " Do you want me to stay here, Mr. Clermont?" "By the way, my name is Clermont, Paul Clermont." " Cigarette?" " No, thank you." "Not just now." "The air has a bite up here." "Yes, there's a new snow on the mountains." "I should have brought my skis." "Where did you come from?" "Monte Carlo." "I came up for the race." " The race?" " Next Sunday." "Haven't you heard?" "No, I haven't." "How are things in Monte Carlo?" "The way they always are." "The wheels spin," "The pawnbroker retires young," "And Mr. Clermont always loses." "Why don't you come down and bring me some luck?" "I can have you there in 95 minutes." "With a broken neck?" "No, thank you." "I like it too much up here." "So do I." "I've never run into such interesting danger before." "The menace is practically over." "I'll have you in the village in a few minutes." "You shouldn't drive so fast." "Are you warning me not to speed?" "I am." "I want this to last as long as possible." "After all, speed isn't necessarily movement." "It can be a kind of philosophy, too." "A pattern for living." "A pattern for winning races." "Do you want me to drop you at the garage?" "Wither thou goest, so shall I." "That would be hard for both of us." "The garage is around the corner." "Goodbye, Mr. Clermont." "You can't go away." "I haven't had time to thank you" "For such a pleasant accident." "I can do better over a dinner table." "I'm sorry." "I have an engagement." " Lunch tomorrow?" " Engagement." " Dinner?" " Engagement." " Sounds terribly monotonous." " It isn't." "This can't go on forever." "You're going to the race of course." " No." " I'll get a box for you at the race" "And we'll have cocktails and then dinner." "I'm sorry." "I'm not going to the race." "I don't blame you, but I'll meet you just the same." "We'll start at 6:00." "And then perhaps I can convince you that snow is for the cold in heart." "A warm heart would live by the sea." "I prefer the snow." "Then I'll let you convince me." "The garage is around the corner." "Goodbye." "Don't forget. 6:00." " Karen." " Hello, Celestine." "Who was that?" "I like his proportions." " Quite a measuring eye." " I measure men quite accurately from a distance." "I only start making mistakes when they get close." "Who was he?" "He almost ran into me at the intersection and cracked up his car." "What were you talking about out there?" "He wanted me to have dinner with him." " Are you?" " No, of course not." " I would." " Then you go in my place." "It might be very instructive." "He also teaches philosophy." " Where are you going now?" " I want to leave this film to be developed" " and get some records." "You wanna come with me?" " No, darling," "I've got something much more important to do here." "I'll meet you later, though." "All right, meet me here in a half-hour." "Fine." "You are quiet." "Am I?" "I hadn't noticed." "Are you running away from that man?" "Well, if you want to call it that." "Karen, don't be silly." "If you must run away from him, at least do it slowly." "Give him a chance to catch up with you." " Celestine, have you been drinking?" " Mm-hmm." "You shouldn't." "If Tony ever finds out..." "Tony has nothing to do with it anymore." " What do you mean?" " I wanted to tell you back at the hotel," "But I was much too fascinated by your passenger." "I'm leaving in a few days." "Karen, I'm well." "Tony said this morning I could go." "Oh, I'm so happy for you." "I'm so happy for myself." " How soon?" " Monday morning." "Will your husband come to meet you?" "No." "No, I'll surprise him." "Did you do that?" "Well, I'm afraid so." "Let's stop and see." "No, no, we've got to get back." "Remember, 6:00." "I'll tell you a secret." "In 30 years, Frau Linnaker's never learned how to make good coffee." "That's one reason I would like to come up here more often." "Another less important one is to see you." " Come in." "Professor Linnaker, your car is here." "Thank you." "Thank you for coming up." "When I sent Karen to you, I had one regret." "The world was losing a great artist" "And we have far too few that we can afford to be reckless with them." "But now this is hard, Tony." "I wish I could be more of a help to you," "But all I can say you already found out for yourself." "She has a chance." "Slim, but a chance." "It'll take everything we've learned plus something." "I don't need to tell you that." "You know it." "Yes, I know." "How is she bearing up?" "She's being wonderful." " Does she know how ill she is?" " No, she doesn't." "Professor Linnaker." "What a wonderful surprise." "What a delight to see you." "Careful, Karen." "I'm not that old." "How are you, dear?" "How's your rheumatism?" " Still faithful to me." " And your liver?" "We're not on speaking terms." "Have you cut out those big black cigars?" "Young lady, I am the doctor, and I ask the questions." "However, thank you for the idea." "No, I have not cut them out." " Isn't he a darling?" "How long are you staying?" " I'm leaving right now." "Oh, and I thought you'd come up here to take care of me." " Let Tony take care of you." " Tony's a jailer." " Good." " He doesn't know what the word leniency means." "And I feel so strong now, so ready for anything." "You do what Tony tells you." "He knows how strong you are." "Well, I must be off." "I have a long ride before dark." " Goodbye, Tony." " Goodbye." " Goodbye, Karen." " Bye." "What a sweet man." "Why didn't you tell me who was coming?" "I didn't know myself." "I've had a glorious afternoon." "So I see." "Come into my office, will you?" "What happened this afternoon?" "Oh, nothing spectacular." "And yet in a way, something miraculous." "I was doing some shopping in the village, just a few little things," "When suddenly I had the feeling that everything bad was over." "I could pick up the threads of my life again." "I could start to weave them into something." "I was no longer different." "No longer sick." "I was as I had been." "A man tried to pick me up today." "A very attractive man." "I can hardly blame him for that." "It was so good for my morale." "To have a man show an interest," "It was..." "it was so normal." "After the full impact had struck me, I knew I was well again." "You will be, but you must go slowly." "I'm beginning to hate that word." "The most hateful word in the world." "I'm going to have to ask you not to go to the village for a while." "Why not?" "Because I think it's best." "That's not the reason." "Now don't be too much of a woman." "You know it's not." "Let's not argue about it." "How can you always be so professional?" "Why must you deny any joy that I have?" "I go to the village." "Someone talks to me." "I come back here singing inside" "And you put on a long face and say stay here" "And take my pulse and act like a pompous..." "Leave my hand alone." "Too much excitement for one day." "Here, drink this." " Did that help?" " Yes, it did." "Karen, darling, aren't you coming to the races?" " No." " Golly, why not?" "Doctor's orders." "Tony said so?" "Because of what happened the other day?" "Your guess is as good as mine." "It's probably better." "Darling, he wouldn't know if you did go." "Possibly not, but I'm staying here just the same." "Well, if you wanna be difficult." "Any message for what's his name?" "I'd love to give it to him." "No, nothing." "Run along and have a good time." "I'll see if I can bring you back his gold cup." "Today I feel as though I could do anything." " Bye." " Goodbye." "Miss Duncan, it's time to take your pill." "Oh." " Good afternoon." " Good afternoon, miss." " Is Dr. Stanton in?" " No, Dr. Stanton isn't here today." "I just finished cleaning." "He went down to the village and he won't be back until tonight." " Anything I can do for you, miss?" " No, thank you." "Goodbye." " So you came after all." " No, I didn't see the race." " I just got here." " He lost." "You know, it's your fault he lost." " What do you mean?" " His car broke down less than a mile" "From the finish line." "His car, Karen." " Was he hurt?" " There was no accident." "He just had to fall out of the race, that's all." "That's better." "Come on, let's go in here." "You know, Karen, I like you." "And I've got something for you." "I'm going to make you my heir." " Do you feel all right?" " I feel wonderful." "I'm delirious." "Wouldn't you be if you were going home." "Yes, I guess you're right." "I know how you feel." "This is for you." "Comes in very handy." "What is it for?" "It's a passkey to the sanitarium." "I got it from the night watchman." "Cost a lot, but it was worth it." "Anytime you come in after-hours, you just use the servants' entry." "That's sweet of you, but I don't think I'll be out after-hours." "Keep it." "And promise me no matter how late you come in," "You'll knock on my door." "I'm going back in a little while." "I've got to pack three big trunks." "Besides, I wanna know how everything came out." "There's your man." "You better hurry." "Goodbye, darling." "Have yourself a time." "Thank you." "Thank you." " Hello." " Hello." "I'd just about given you up." "I understand your losing the race was my fault." " You saw it then." " No, I didn't see it." "You're leaving?" "I was leaving." "Pete, phone Monte Carlo, will you?" "I won't keep that date tonight." "Sure thing." "These are not mine." "You know, the management" "Leaves them there for people to trip over." "Aren't you being a bit previous breaking an engagement?" "He'll be there tomorrow, too." " He?" " Yes, the croupier." "You mean you're giving him up for me?" "That's the ultimate sacrifice." "See how serious it is?" "I'm even neglecting my vices." "Besides, the croupier has become routine." "I like to keep away from routine." "Would you like dinner?" "What about the management's luggage?" "That's the management's problem." "George, have you seen Miss Duncan?" "No, sir." "Not since this afternoon." "Thank you." " Good evening, Doctor." " Good evening." "Did Miss Duncan have an early dinner?" " No, Doctor, she hasn't come down yet." " Thank you." "* I suppose it's love *" "* For I know if you give me the chance *" "* I'll find romance *" "* Now and forever *" "* With you *" " Cigarette?" " No, thank you." " You haven't touched your glass." " I don't need it tonight." "This is exhilaration enough." "They're like shooting stars." "I wonder how fast they go." "It's easy enough to find out." "From the ski hut to the trees is a quarter of a mile." "See that man out there?" " He's just started." "Now if he doesn't fall." " He made it." "23 and 3/10s of a second." "That would make about..." "Why split seconds?" "It's the fraction that makes the difference between winning and losing." "It's in the split second that we really live." "That makes for a short life." "It's the best way to measure time." " Look at this watch." " I love you." "Those three words took exactly 9/10s of a second." "Yet, there are years in them." "Very remarkable watch." "Where would you like to go?" "You mean there are other places?" "Hundreds." "Didn't you know?" "No one ever told me." "Then I'll tell you." "There's a city called Paris." "It's a very beautiful city." "And there's another city called Rome, and that's also a very beautiful city." "And there are cities called London, Cairo, Athens, Budapest," "And they're all beautiful cities." "There's not one of them that wouldn't be graced by your being there." "There was a man who told me all that once." " Who?" " A clerk at Thomas Cook's." "I'm not the clerk at Thomas Cook's." "My tour will be more encompassing." "It's time to start." "You mean you wanna take me right now?" "Sure, did you think I was joking?" " Just as I am?" " I wouldn't change a thing." "You can't mean it." "I never meant anything so much in my life." "This is insanity." "I can't go like this." "Why not?" "Well, I've so much to do." "You just can't revise your whole life in a split second." "Of course you can." "You shouldn't be frightened of the speed." "When you're going real fast, you don't dare look back." "What about my luggage?" "Luggage is for tourists." "Well, if that's the way it is, that's the way it is," "But I can't face an unknown future" "With an unpowdered nose." "I'll wait for you here." "Celestine." "Miss Duncan, you shouldn't be here." "What happened?" "Where is she?" "Mrs. Miller has left." "Miss Duncan." "When did it happen?" "An hour or two ago." "Come on." "I'll take you to your room." "Miss Duncan, wait." "Well, Karen, you're getting in rather late, aren't you?" " I just came back from town." " I hope it was worth it." "Tony, Celestine is dead." "Poor Karen, I'm truly sorry." " How did it happen?" " Sudden hemorrhage." "But how could it?" "You said she was cured." " I never told her that." " But she said you did." "I told Celestine the truth or most of the truth." "I told her we'd done all we could for her here." "When my time comes, how much of the truth will you tell me?" "But you're different." "You're somebody else." "Your time isn't going to come." "Different in what way?" "You lied to me in the same way you lied to Celestine." "You lied to me the first night about the iron door, and tonight I saw it." " If you'd obeyed orders, you would never have seen..." " You lied to me." "Karen, please, I'll take you to your room." "You must rest." " No." " If you don't, you may be very ill." "You mean I'm not ill now?" "Yes, yes, you are." " How ill am I?" " You have every chance." " You've said that all along." " I shall continue to say it," "But you must help yourself." "Why was Linnaker up here?" " Linnaker?" " Yes, why?" "All right, I'll tell you." "I was afraid for you." "And you still are." "How much time have I got?" "A year, a month, three months?" "You have your whole life," "But it's got to be a careful life." "A long time you've got to rest." "You got to sleep." "You got to become an automaton." "Not acting on impulse, but always under control." "You haven't got a free will anymore." "You don't treat people like human beings." "You treat them like machines." "You try to keep them running and when one of them stops," "You go on to the next one." "I'm tired of rest." "I'm tired of sleep and moving slowly" "And lying in the sun." "Don't you see what I am, what I want to be?" "Don't you realize I've never really lived?" "Neither did I till you came up here." " What do you mean?" " I mean that I love you." "I don't believe it." "What will you believe?" "Nothing." "Nothing anymore." "I feel well now." "I've felt well for a long time." " It's a deception." " If it is, we're even." "All right, I can't keep you." "You know that," "But your music belongs to the whole world." "Now forget me, forget everything, but for that," "You've got to get well." "For that, you've got to stay here." "Which treatment is this, Doctor?" "Love didn't work." "Now you tried music." "The music that brought me here." "No, no, that won't work, either." "Faith in your ability was the most you ever gave me and now even" "That's been taken away." "No, I won't stay here any longer." "Good night, Doctor." " I'll take you to your room." " No, no, thank you." "I know my way." "I'm sorry I kept you waiting." "What did you have to do, pin a note to the pillow?" "Yes, yes, I had to pin a note to the pillow." "Are you ready now?" "I'd like a drink first." " What'll it be?" "I'm having brandy." " I'll have the same." "A brandy, please." "May I have a cigarette?" "I'm ready now." "Where's Pete?" "He's gone." "I sent him away." "You seem terribly certain." " Good night, sir." " Good night." "Why don't you sleep?" "I'll wake you up when we get to Monte Carlo." "I think I will." "By the way, there's something you should know." " My name is Karen Duncan." " Not the Karen Duncan." "Yes, "the."" "If Chopin could see me now." " Good morning, Huberta." " Good afternoon." "My name is Margo, madam." "Margo." "Oh." "Oh." "Oh, yes." "What time is it?" " 2:00." " So late?" "Madam must have traveled far to be so tired." "Yes." "Yes, it was far." "Not a very good day." " Madam has a headache?" "Hello." "Hello, Paul." "What?" "Oh, that." "I thought it was breakfast." "I hadn't noticed." "I am." "Now?" "In the rain?" "Oh." "I didn't know you were so close." "I arranged it." "How did you sleep in those?" " Fine." " What are you gonna be doing in 15 minutes?" "Something very important." "More important than me?" "Much." " What time?" " About 7:00?" "You know how many hours there are till 7:00?" "I'll try and make the waiting worthwhile." " Karen, look..." " I have to go now." "I'll see you at 7:00." "All right, at 7:00." "Margo, I've got a million things to do." "Would you draw my bath for me, please?" " I'm very hot." " Yes, madam." "Come in." " Hello." " I'll be right there." "I seem to remember you faintly." "Hello, Paul." "A shock like this can kill a man." "But not you." "What a wonderful way to die." "And here's the finishing touch." " No." " What's the matter?" "No, not white orchids." "Why not?" "Nothing." "Nothing that really matters." "I once had a bad dream about them." "This is no place for bad dreams." "Close your eyes." "What do you see?" "Nothing." "All the dreams gone?" "Mm-hmm." "This will take their place." "Keep her straight now." "Keep her straight." "I can't." "You take over." "You take over!" " You missed that one, too." " Yes." "The hundreds of places you take me to, Paul, are wonderful." "What number is this?" "I've lost count." "I don't know. 47, 62." "Who cares?" "Every one is a new and lovely surprise." " Do you like surprises?" " Some." "Close your eyes." "No, no, not here." "Maybe you'll like this one." "Oh, Paul, it's beautiful." " It's huge!" " It certainly is." "It looks like an ice cube." " Should I put it in my drink?" " No, no." "I think this is the best place for it." "Yes, yes, that's the best place for it." "I can barely lift my arm." "Don't worry." "I'll be doing it for you." " What shall I do this time?" " Bet 'em all." " What number?" " Any one you want." " I know... 23." " Why 23?" "That was the day we met." "This is fun." "Rouge." "Is your luck holding up, Paul?" "Hello, Yvonne." "Miss Duncan, I present Miss Dupree." " How do you do?" " Where have you been for the past week?" "Visiting hundreds of places." "How dare you lose your race." "Don't you know I had money bet on you?" "Darling, you weren't there to give me strength." "How do you happen to forget our date that night?" "I forgot." "I didn't know what I was doing, did I?" "I thought so." "So did I." "I'm trapped." "What can I say?" "Nothing, darling." "Get back to your game." " So nice to have met you, Miss Duncan." " Thank you." "Darling, you need some chips." "I'll spread them around this time." " Thank you." " For what?" "For understanding." "I mean it." "Some women would be very jealous." " Some women wouldn't." " Yvonne's an old friend." "I'd like to go." "All right, where?" "I don't know." "Let's just go." "I want you to play." "For whom are you playing?" "I was thinking." "From the mountains, the sea appeared so near." "And now from the sea, the mountains seem so far away." "I want them to seem that way." "So do I." "I want every place except where we are to be unbelievably distant." "I want the mountains to be on the moon" "And the sea to be on the sun." "I want everything except this place, this moment to vanish in a mist." "Nothing else exists." "Nothing." " Paul." " Who are you?" "What are you?" "I don't know." "You appeared suddenly." "For all I know, you may disappear again." " No." " I feel I've gotta hold you." "And if I don't, you'll vanish." "Karen, love is the easiest" "Or the hardest word to say." "This time it's hard because my whole heart's behind it." " You don't have to say..." " Don't talk." "Can I do something for you?" " A glass of water, please." " Yes." "Oh, please, God, no." "No, not now." "Not now." "Thank you." "Thank you." " Card?" " No." " Seven." " Seven." "I feel lucky tonight." "I'm going to the main room." "All right, darling, I'll see you later." "I'd forgotten about this." "How were you able to find me?" "I was able to find you because I wanted to find you." "Took you quite a while." "I can't come and go as I please." "I can." "Yes, I know." "If you've come to give me medical advice, Dr. Stanton," "You're wasting your time." "I have no need of physicians now." "I'm my own doctor." "I make my own diagnosis." "It's very simple." "I'm feverish." "I have morning temperatures and evening chills." "I'm losing weight, but I don't care." "Why must it be like this?" "Because I want it." "I'm trying to smash the face of the clock and I will." " One of these days..." " All right, all right." "What do you want?" "Do you want me to go back to the mountains?" "To be a patient filled with pity" "And false hopes for tomorrow?" "Lying there was like lying in a deep pit." "Here I feel as though I was" "On the highest mountaintop in the world," "With nothing between the sun and me but air." "Life down here is lived on the mountaintop," "But you wouldn't understand that." "I won't go back." " I haven't asked you to." " You would if I give you the chance." "When I left, I made a deal with myself." "I made it even if I had to pay with days of time" "For every second of happiness." "Are you happy?" "Happier than I've ever been before." "I don't believe you." "I didn't ask you to come here." "I want you to leave me alone." "Go away, please." " I want a bottle of champagne." " How many glasses?" " One." " One?" " One." " Three." " Very well." "We've been looking for you everywhere, darling." "Don't tell me you're drinking alone." " Looks that way." " Why?" "Because I want to drink alone." "What a silly idea." "I'm beginning to know the baccarat and Chemin de Fer." "Richard's in there losing my shirt." "Dr. Stanton?" " Yes." " You want to see me about Miss Duncan." "You're a difficult man to reach." "I prefer to be." "What about Miss Duncan?" "Have you known her long?" "Why?" "You met her while you were racing up in the mountains." "Am I right?" "What if you are?" "Did she tell you what she was doing up there?" "I didn't ask her." "That was her business." "Now I'm not so sure it's yours." "Well, it is." "I don't know what you're up to, and I'm sure I don't like it." "I'm sorry." "I think you'll like it even less after I've finished." "Do you mind coming to the point whatever it is?" "All right." "As she hasn't seen fit to tell you what's the matter," "I can see that it's up to me to do so." "She's very ill." "I don't believe you." "She's the picture of health." "One of the tricks of her illness." "She's an undischarged patient from the Mount Vierge Sanitarium." " How would you know?" " I was her doctor." " At the sanitarium?" " Yes." "She never said a word." "Why didn't she tell me?" "I don't know." "I can think of several reasons." "While she was up there, she suffered a severe shock," "And I think it was that more than anything else that drove her down here." "She's trying to turn her back on the past." "You've gone to a lot of trouble to tell me this." "I'd like to get one thing clear." "As far as Karen is concerned, am I talking to the doctor or the past?" "To the doctor." "Why didn't you leave the choice up to her?" " I did tonight." " You've seen her?" " You've asked her to go back to the mountains?" " Yes." " Did she refuse to go?" " Yes." "So you're my last court of appeal, Clermont." "The choice is up to you." "And a very small choice it is." "I'm not asking you to force her back to Mount Vierge." "Take her to any mountains." "Take her to the desert, Egypt, Arizona." "Anywhere where the climate will help her." " If you don't, you'll kill her." " Kill her?" "Up until this evening, she was committing suicide." "But that you know, if you don't stop her," "In a way, you'll be committing murder." "So... now if you'll excuse me, Doctor." "Good night." "The next one's on me." "Oh, you're getting a cold." "Fill her glass up again." "The best thing I know for a cold." " Let's go out and catch cold." " Yeah!" "Hello, Paul." "Come and join us." "Come along, Paul." "We're having a contest" " to see who drops first." " Yes." "Karen has just dropped out of the race completely." "We're leaving." " I can't." "I'm winning." " I wanna talk to you." "All right, Paul." "Is Richard losing again?" " Probably." " It doesn't matter." "We're sailing tomorrow anyway." "Big party on the Atlantis, Paul." "It's good, hm?" "Good night, Karen." "Why?" "I thought you wanted to talk to me." "I thought I did to, but not tonight." "Tomorrow will be better." "Oh." "Good night." "That was wonderful." "I thought you hated exercise." "Dancing with you isn't exercise." " It's a delight." " Oh!" " Dance with me, Paul." " I feel mental tonight." " What's that got to do with it?" " Dancing with you is mental." "Oh, come on." " The next one's on me, darling." " Who could argue that?" "What?" "Why did you drag me away?" "I've got something to show you." "What's this?" " It's yours." " What do you mean it's mine?" "Don't you like it?" "Oh, I forgot to tell you." "The Atlantis is leaving early in the morning," "And we're going to be on it." "No, Paul, I can't." "I'm having your luggage sent up from the hotel tonight." " We're going to Egypt." " Egypt?" "I've taken a six month's lease on a pyramid." "And I've hired the sphinx for a watchdog to keep an eye on you." "Do you think I'll need a watchdog that large?" "I think the climate will be good for you, too." "The climate?" "I saw Dr. Stanton." "He told me to take you to Egypt." "It's true, isn't it?" "Yes." "Karen, last night when he told me, I was bitter." "I hated you." "And then when I saw you in the bar throwing yourself away," "I suddenly was full of pity." "I feel differently now." "I want to take care of you, to be with you always." " Pity." " Now I know I'm in love with you." "That puts things in their true light." "For both of us." "Remember once I told you I was afraid you'd disappear?" "I don't want that to happen." "Go to sleep now, darling." "Tomorrow morning we'll be well out to sea." "And when we're out of sight of land, we'll be out of sight" "Of the past, too." "I have some things I wanna discuss with Richard." "I'll look in on you later." "Taxi." "Taxi!" "I have missed you at the casino, madam." "Madam seems to be in distress." "Perhaps a little too much wine." "Could I be of any help?" "A taxi." "Please get me a taxi." "Why, certainly, madam." "I shall be very happy" "To help you find a taxi." "I think there's one just around the corner." "Perhaps madam would like to rest for a little while first." "No." "I know just where you can rest for a little while." "No, no, let me alone." "Oh!" "No!" "I have watched you a long time." "I have waited, waited." "So long I've waited." "No!" "No!" "No." "Don't!" "Don't touch me." "Can't you see I'm ill?" "I'm very ill." "Help me." "Please, please help me." "I'll pay..." "I'll pay you." "I'll pay you well." "Here." "Very well, madam." "Where do you wish to go?" "To the Mount Vierge..." "Sanitarium." "Quickly, please." " Dr. Stanton." " What is it, Huberta?" "Shall I take over now?" "That's all right." "I'll be here." "You better get some sleep." " How is she?" " Pulse is stronger." " What do you think?" " I don't know." "Don't ask me now." "You need some sleep yourself, Doctor." "I'll get it eventually." "You run along." " Tony." " It's better if you don't talk." " There's no need." " Why did you let me hurt you?" "Anything that's happened is all over now." "The world's the right way up again." "You're back where you belong." "He wanted to take me to Egypt." "But every mile of water would have meant that I..." "I couldn't have gone that far away from you." "I hurt him, too." "You never hurt anybody." "Yourself a little bit maybe." "I couldn't lie to myself any longer." "You've never lied to yourself." "Now just be quiet, rest." "Got a great many things to do." "I want to get on with them." "Mr. Clermont, the doctor will see you in a moment." "Thank you." "Mr. Clermont, what can I do for you?" " Karen's here, isn't she?" " Yes, she's here." "I want to see her." " I don't think you should." " Why not?" " She's very ill." " I don't believe you." "You know her condition." "She was in a bad way when she came here last night." "I don't like your type of humor, Stanton." "As a matter of fact, I don't like yours." "The last time I saw Karen she was in very good spirits." " When was that?" " Last night." "We were aboard a yacht." "I left her in the stateroom." "When I came back to look in on her, she was gone." "And now I want to see her." "I want to find out what happened from her," "Not from you." "You have every right in the world to see her." "Very well." "Come along." " I'm sorry." " That's all right." "It's really bad?" "Yes, it's really bad." "When she felt it coming on, she reached out for the only straw she could grasp." "She would never have lived to see Egypt." "There's more to it than that, isn't there?" "There's more to it than just her coming back here for treatment." "Yes." "When I asked you if you were the doctor or the past," "You said you were the doctor." "I think it's time I said I was the past." "Goodbye, Doctor." "Tell her I came to wish her luck." "Tell her I had to leave without seeing her" "Because I've gone down to sublet a pyramid." "She'll understand." "I found this after she left." "She won't need it anymore, will she?" "No, she won't need that anymore." "Thanks." "Hello, Tony." " How do you feel?" " Warm and rested." " How were the X-rays?" " Don't worry about them." " Were they worse?" " Better than I'd hoped." "I'm glad." "Tony, I've been thinking about why I ran away." "I think it's because I was suddenly afraid," "Afraid of time passing me and leaving me." "I wanted to live." "I thought that down there, there was life." "I was wrong." "It's up here with you." "Don't talk so much, darling." "I can't help it." "There's so much I want to tell you." "Don't tell me all at once because there's something I want to tell you." "I think I know." "Marry me." "Now, the way I am?" "Now, today, this afternoon." " Tony." " Say yes." "Is it fair to you?" "Suppose I left you again for good?" "Darling, I need you." "I want you near me in my house" "So that I can be close to you." "And if we have that, you'll never leave me." "You belong there, you know?" "Yes." "Yes, I belong there, darling." "I belong wherever you are." "I'm not asleep." "Hello, Mrs. Stanton." "You've been gone a long time." " Only two hours." " Two hours is a very long time." "It is away from you." "Oh, Tony, it's snowing." "It started while you were asleep." "And the lights are beginning to go on in the village." "How warm they look." "Would you like a light on in here?" "No." "The world seems so safe now." "The lights and the snow and the little houses." "Tony," "The first day you brought me here, this..." "This is the only house I've lived in since," "Many years ago." "I think it's always been waiting for you." "When I'm well again, we can..." "We can do such wonderful things in this house." "What would you like to do first?" "First?" "First, I think I'd like to be able to meet you at the door." "You will, my darling, very soon." "And then as I begin to get better," "We can start taking walks." "Short ones at first and then longer and longer." "Then perhaps..." "Perhaps someday we can..." "we can walk right" "To the top of Mount Vierge." "Darling, you don't just stroll to the top of a mountain." " Oh, we will." " If you say it like that, I guess we will." " I've thought so much of what we'll do." " So have I." " Darling." " Hmm?" "Do you ski?" "Yes, a little." "Would you..." "would you teach me?" "I'd love to." "I have a price as an instructor." " What's that?" " You gotta help me improve my piano technique." "It may take 50 years." "You played very well yesterday." "I saw your expression." "You had divorce written right across your face." "You were just thinking wait till I get out of here" "And off to the lawyers." "No, you only hit six wrong notes." "Three." "Well, then you'd better play for me again" "And I'll check you more carefully this time." " Now?" " Now." "So the Anthony Stanton Chamber Music Society" "Is about to go into action." "After the professor has favored us with a selection," "We shall hear the report of the" "Society for the Prevention of Anthony Stanton" "Ever Making Chamber Music Again."