"Good day, sir." "In his office there, miss." "Uh, Baines, is, uh - is the ambassadors car at the door?" " Its waiting, sir." " His Excellency has been delayed." "He´lll drive straight to the airport." "Of course." "Oh, uh, Baines, flowers for her room." "You know the sort my wife likes." "After eight months in a hospital the place must look like home." "Shell find everything just as she left it, sir." "The doctors dont yet know if they´lll permit her to fly." " The journey will be a strain." " Master Phillipe, sir." "He should have his hair cut." "He looks as if weve neglected him." " Any message for your mother, Phillipe?" " Tell her Ive got something to show her." "That will bring her home." "Look after the embassy while Im away." "Be back on Monday morning with my wife, I hope." "I hope so too, Your Excellency." "Its been a long time." "Papa." "Papa." "Au revoir, Papa." "Hello, Macgregor." "Aw." "Hello, Macgregor." "Hello." "Come on." "Come on." "Hmm." "Come on." "Oh." "Look." "London." "Good day, sir." "Baines." "Baines!" " One of her moods again." " Always some grouse." "Not healthy to be as clean as all that." "You be careful, sonny." "Mrs. Baines is on the warpath again." "Anyway, these foreigners like a bit of dirt." "Poor kid." "Be a good thing for him when his mother gets back." "Master Phillipe,just because your fathers away for a couple of days... you mustnt think you can run wild all over the house." " No, Mrs. Baines." " Ive got plenty to do without clearing up after you." "Whats that you´vve got in your hand?" "Show me." "What is it?" "Piece of chalk." "Youve been making marks all over the floor again?" " Well?" "Have you?" " Just little marks." "Give me the chalk." "Come on." "Give it to me." "Have you done what I told you to do, Master Phillipe?" "Done what?" " Got rid of it." " Yes." "You know what happens to little boys who tell lies?" "I wont have any vermin in any house I run." "Did you put it where I told you to?" "Down the lavatory?" " Did you?" "Answer me." "Did you?" " Yes." "What are you hiding in your pockets?" "Bring your hand out." "Show me." "Come along." "Only toffees." "I wont have you eating between meals, Master Phillipe." "Give them to me." "You need a mothers care." "I´vve tried to do it for months." "Is that all youve got?" "Run along, and try and not get into mischief." "Its difficult enough with half the staff away." " See you on Monday, Mr. Baines." " Have a good weekend, Harry." "Get out of it." "Cant you see I´mm busy?" "Cant you pick on someone else?" "Well, since you are here, you might as well do a job of work." " Get on with that." " Look." "Macgregor." "Oh." "Hmm." "Looking well this morning, isnt he?" " Have you got a little box for him?" " Little box?" " Hmm." "Might find something." " Will you take me for a walk this afternoon, Baines?" "Well, I might, if you work hard enough." "I might." "Well see." "Quite a lot to be done." "This is exciting - your mother coming back- isnt it?" "Yes, but, you know, I dont remember her very well." "Have a glass of pop, Phile." "Spot of drink will do us good." "Give us an appetite for dinner." " I am having my meals down here, arent I?" " Of course." " What have you got for chop?" " Chop?" "You said that was what food was called in Africa." " Oh, yes, of course." "Chop." " Tell me more about Africa." " Another time." " Was is it hot there?" "You never felt such heat." "Not" " Not even where you come from." "Not a nice heat, mind you, like you get in the park on a day like this." "The white mans grave, they call it." "Wet." "Smelling of rot." " What does rot smell of?" " Eh?" "Oh, the opposite to this." "I smell that carbolic stuff." "When theres nothing but carbolic round you hanker after rot." "Mmm." "I understand." " Hmm." " It reeks of chains." "Yes." "Hmm." " Its a man´ss life out there, Phile." " But why did you leave Africa?" "Why?" "Oh, um, get married, you know." "Wasnt there anybody to marry out there in Africa?" "Oh, yes." "Plenty." "But they werent white." " Must they be white?" " Um" " Hmm." "Ah, Mrs. Patterson." "What are you doing with those?" " Mrs. Baines told us to fill em." " Where´ss Dolly and the others?" "The weekend off." "The place is empty except for Mrs. Baines, Phile and me." "We carry on." " Phile, drink up the pop and lend a hand with this." " Dont overwork him, Mr. Baines." "Got to make a living like everybody else." " Does everybody make a living?" " Everybody." " Even Papa?" " Just a slave really." " Not an easy life like us." " Can you make a living in Africa?" "Make a living?" "You can make a fortune." "Make anything you like." "Make elephants and kings and castles." "Yes." "And shoot em too." " If they dont get you." " Can I show her the gun?" "Dont you dare." "Leave it where it is." "Its not loaded, and Baines keeps the safety catch on." "Leave it be, Phile." " Its got bullets too!" " Phile " "Phile." "So there you are." "Holding up the work again?" " Theres still plenty to do." " We´lll get it finished." " By sitting around here all day long?" " Good morning, Mr. Baines." "Till Monday." " Ta, ta." " No business to keep that gun in the house." "Come along, Master Phillipe." "Sit down there." "Get on to that salad." "Baines is going to take me for a walk this afternoon." "No, he isnt." "Not with all this work to do." " Therell be time enough for both." " Oh, please." "Work first, and pleasure afterwards." "Easy to see youve been eating between meals, Master Phillipe." " Im sick to death of your ways, spoiling the boy." " He didn´tt." "I took it." " Lying again, Master Phillipe?" " Theres lies and lies." " What do you mean by that?" " Some lies are just kindness." "Kindness?" "Temper, temper." "I wont have you swearing in front of the boy." " Do go on, Master Phillipe." "What are you waiting for?" " I dont want any." "Master Phillipe, do as youre told and eat it up." "Go along." "Why dont you let Baines take me for a walk?" "Because I say so." "I hate you." "Master Phillipe, youll say you´rre sorry for that." "Im not sorry." "Very well." "Go straight upstairs to the nursery, and youll stay there for the whole afternoon." "Do you hear me?" "Go along." "Up, up, up!" "Get along with you." "Go along." "I dont care." "Hello, Macgregor." "Look." "Youre very pretty, you know." "Baines.!" "Baines!" "Quick." "Come on, Macgregor." "I got you." "Ah!" " Baines!" " Mustnt come in here, sonny." " Isnt Mr. Baines here?" " No." "Hasn´tt been in here yet." "Baines!" "Phile." " What are you doing here?" " I saw you through the window." "Are you by yourself?" "Yes." "You gave me a start." " I thought it would be funny." " Yes." "Its funny." "Of course it´ss funny." " Phile, this is Julie." " How do you do?" "Have a bun." "He spells his name queer." "P" " H-I-L-E." "Phile." "Oh, she - she hasnt got an appetite, isn´tt eating." "You can have both of them." "You dont need to take any notice of us." " Got a glass of milk?" " I think Ive got a drop." "Well, go and get it, Phile." "I wish I were dead." "It wouldnt work." "There are things have got to be said." "If youd like another cake, you can go to the counter and change it, Phile." "No." "This is how I see it,Julie." "This, uh, girl youre talking about." "This, uh " "This friend of yours." "She-She..." "likes the fellow, doesnt she?" "Its real, I mean?" "L amour?" "L amour éternel." "The things you say,Julie." "The way you put things." "What I mean is you... cant break a thing like that." "Not just by going away, leaving no trace, going home." "She wouldnt be going home." " Home is here." " Her own country I mean." "Wouldnt work,Julie." "Thered be her, as it were you, and... him, as it were me... and all that distance between them." "Like this table." "It wouldnt work." "Hed go crazy,Julie... hoping every time the post came." "Not being able to write." "Oh, hed - he´dd forget." "There wouldnt be much to remember." "For seven months, ever since she came to the embassy, seeing her every day" "Not speaking because of people looking on." "Like this." "Give it" " Give it time,Julie." " But its torture." " What´ss torture?" " Whats he say?" " He says he´ss had pain too." "It soon goes." "But this... girlfriend of yours,Julie." "She doesnt have to go away." " While theres life there´ss hope." " There´ss always hope." "Things happen." "Things change." "People dont change." "He´ss tied." "She wouldnt like him so much if he didn´tt feel tied." "I cant believe it." " I cant believe we´lll go out of here and say good-bye and never" " Careful." "Have you got a handkerchief?" "No." "No." "Have you got one, Phile?" "Shes got something in her eye." " Mines clean." " Well, let her have it, Phile." "Pull the top bit over the other one." "Thats what I always do." "There" "Theres nothing fixed yet, is there?" "The" "The boat I mean." " The day after tomorrow." " Monday?" "Can I have this one too if you dont want it?" "They couldnt stand it forever, meeting in tea shops and cinemas." "All the difficulties and lies." " Hes not that kind of man." " What kind of man is he?" "Good and kind." " Cant hurt anyone." " What a fool the man is." "Thats what I think too." " Heres your handkerchief, Phillipe." " I´vve got to see you tomorrow,Julie." "Its no good." "You´vve got to take him home now." "Listen." "Ill ring you somehow." "There´ss so much I have to say." "Its all been said over and over again." " Good-bye." " I dont know what to do." "You dont need to do anything." "Nothing." "She does make a fuss about her friend, doesnt she?" "Can I have some tea in my milk?" "Its sad about her friend, isn´tt it?" "Is Julie your niece or something?" " How much is that, please?" " One and eight pence." "The cup that cheers." "Come on, Phile." "Im sorry I gave you a start." "Thats all right, Phile." " Is that car a Ford?" " I didnt see." "Oh, look." "Theres your niece again." "Look." "Ill speak to her tonight." "Ill say to her, "What´ss the use?" "You and I don´tt get on anymore. "´" "And then Ill tell her everything." "Perhaps she´lll see it." "Shell never let you go." "She might." "Anyway, weve one last day." "I must see you tomorrow." "Just the last time." "Ill telephone you." " Promise?" " Baines, it is a Ford." "I promise." "Oh, look." "Theres Mrs. Baines on the balcony." "Need we go in yet?" "Listen, Phile." "I " "I dont want you " "I dont ask you to say what isn´tt true, but... theres no need to mention to Mrs. Baines that you metJulie." " Is it a secret?" " Thats right, Phile." "Our secret." "You see, Mrs. Baines - She" " She doesnt likeJulie." "It was stupid of me to meet her so near home, but Id got to see she was all right." "Of course you had." "You can trust me, Baines." "Mrs. Bainesll get it out of you if she can." "Oh, Ill never let you down, Baines." "Funny, isnt it?" "Julie working for the embassy and all this time she was your niece." "Yes." "Its a scream." "Need we go in yet?" " Come on, Phile." " Take me for a walk in the park." "Here." "Phile." "Give me your handkerchief." "Its things like that give secrets away." "Isnt it exciting, Baines?" "Good night, Macgregor." "Bonsoir." "Oh." "What are you doing?" "Just looking." " What at?" " Nothing." "I suppose you were doing nothing this afternoon -you and Mr. Baines." " Well?" " No." "Well see about that later." "Come along now." "Off you go." "Ive got work to do." "Come on." "Now what are you waiting for?" "You can see Im busy, can´tt you?" "Get along with you." "Downstairs." "Hurry up." "Come down from there!" "Get down at once!" "No." "No, dont." "No." "You wait." "Wait, wait, wait." "Master Phillipe, come away from there at once." "Do I have to come and drag you away?" "Right." "Come here." "Do you hear me?" "Give me your hands." "Oh, now look what youve done." "And all over my shoes." "Dirt." "Nothing but dirt." "No." "No." "No, you dont." "It stays there." "Stay there for your mother to see." "Show her the sort of tricks you get up to." " Get along." "Dont ever let me find you on there again." " I´mm sorry." "Just for that, you shall have your supper in the nursery." "Your trays downstairs." "Go fetch it." " Im sorry." " And no more chatting with Baines." "Take your tray and go straight upstairs." "Ill fetch it later." "She knows we were out, but I havent told her a thing." "Just slip along upstairs now, Phile." "She told me to fetch my tray." "Ive got to have it upstairs." "There it is." "I put Macgregor to bed." "She nearly caught me." "Phile, Id say I´mm sorry about it." " You know." "Lunchtime." " Hmm." "If my mother does come back on Monday, it wont make any difference to us, will it?" "Not a bit." "Im sorry I said I hated you." "Its all right." "I said you werent to take him out." "I didnt take him out." "I brought him home." "You went out by the back door... he by the fire escape, and you two met outside." "Philes been out on his own." "So have I." "I told him he wasnt to go out, and you take him." "Oh, dont let´ss talk about him." " Theres something more important." " What could that be?" "You and I." "Go on." "Well, Ive tried to make a go of it." "And so have you." "But we only make each other miserable." "Its years now since there´ss been a day without some blessed row." " We cant go on like this." " You want your freedom?" "You dont want me around anymore." "This is something new, this kind of talk." "Ive thought about it long enough." " And now its time tell you." "Because " " You go off, and see what happens to me." " Oh, dont talk like that." " You do as you say." "You and your freedom." "Youll feel fine when you read it in the Sunday newspapers." "Youll be able to say, "That´ss me." "I did that. ´" That´lll make you feel happy." "Oh, dont talk so foolish." "Oh, go and give the boy his supper." "Well talk about it later." "You know your father doesnt like you going out alone." " Funny you should meet Baines, wasnt it?" " Yes." "He likes wandering about on his own too." " Not much appetite, have you, Master Phillipe?" " No, Mrs. Baines." "Why dont you try eating some of that nice pudding?" "You don´tt eat enough." "Dont eat enough to keep a fly alive." "No lunch and - and now no supper, Master Phillipe." "So thats why you´vve lost your appetite, Master Phillipe." "Been eating between meals." "Buying cream buns again." " Thats not what your pocket money is for." " I didn´tt." "Dont lie to me, Master Phillipe." "You´rre going to be a fine worry to your mother when I tell her." "I will not put up with any more lies." "Youre becoming a regular little liar!" " I wont put up with any more lies from you!" " They gave it to me!" " They?" " Baines I mean." ""They. ´" "Oh." "So thats it." "Yes." "You mustnt mind Mrs. Baines, Master Phillipe." "She, um-She lets her tongue run away with her." "We have a secret now... you and I... that I know all about them." "Can you keep a secret?" " Yes." " Good." "I suppose she was having tea with him." "Just tea." "No cakes." "Is she young?" "Of course." "Shes his niece." "So thats what he said." "The old scoundrel." "Its all right." "She´ss not seeing him anymore." "Tomorrow she´ss going away." "Is she?" "Tomorrow." "You can keep our secret now?" "Hmm?" "Yes?" "Yes." "You do, and Ill get you that 2A Meccano set." "Do you want the light up there?" "He hasnt eaten his supper." "Think he´dd be hungry after his long walk." "Wait till I put on the light." "I dont think I want to go on with our talk tonight, if you don´tt mind." "You know when you two were out this afternoon?" " What?" "Me and Phile?" " Yes." "I thought to myself, "Perhaps I stay indoors too much." "I ought to get out more, take some time off. ´" " Ive been telling you that for weeks." " Yes." "So you have." "I think it might be a very good idea." "You asleep, Phile?" "Come on, Phile." "Time to wake up." "Come on, Phile." "Up you get." "Wheres Mrs. Baines?" " Shes gone to see her Aunt Hilda." " No." "Why?" "Said she needed an outing, Phile." "Like you and me." " When will she come back?" " Not until tomorrow morning." " Are we really alone?" " Of course we are." "Were going to spend the day together." " Will we be alone all day, Baines?" " Well be together, Phile." "Its misty still." "The cats been out all night." "There she is, sniffing round the railings." "Theres Doris shaking the mats out." "Its a great life if you don´tt weaken." " Its early, isn´tt it?" " It´ss going to be a long day, Phile." "Now, you get dressed, and Ill be cooking the sausages." "Yes." "To see her aunt." "Im quite alone,you understand?" "No." "Not about that." "No." "Ill explain it all." "Oh, you must come." "You promised you would." "Well have the whole day together." "Oh, it makes no difference about the boy." "Yes." "Uh, back here to supper,Julie." "Ah, of course its safe." "I" "Well, I´mm so looking forward to seeing you,Julie." "I must talk to you." "Ill" " I´lll wait for you." "Of course I´lll wait for you." "Itll amuse the boy, and we´lll be able to talk." "No." "Of course he doesnt understand." "3:00, and well be able to talk quietly." "Id rather see the snakes, Baines." "I was sure youd like the lions." "My old legs are getting tired." " Youre not so old, Baines." " I´mm not so young as I used to be." "Ill tell you what." "Let´ss sit down over there." "Ill tell you things." "Then we´lll go to the reptile house." "Did you shoot lions in Africa?" "Oh,just a few." "I mostly let them live." " You shot a man though, Baines." " Who told you that?" "You did." "You murdered him, you said." "Murdered?" "I never murdered anyone." "You said you killed someone, once in Africa with that gun." "Oh, yes, yes." "Oh, well, that wasnt murder, Phile." "That was self-defense." "You see, one day the blackies planned what they call a rising." "I was the only white man for miles around." "Well, this chap - He called himself a king." "He got the blackies properly worked up, speechifying." "They" "Yes?" "Go on." "Go on." "Uh, th-they all came up to my hut." "Hundreds of them." "Knives, spears, clubs." " Well, all I had was that - that gun I showed you." " Go on." ""Clear off,´ I said to that king of theirs." ""Hop it,"´ I said." "But he was after my blood." "Well, if theyd got me, it wouldn´tt have ended there." "Theyd have tasted blood." " Like those lions there." " Th-Then what happened?" "Oh, I plugged him." "Then I threw the gun away and went in with my fists." "But you found the gun again." "Oh, yeah." "Yes." "So I did." "Ill tell you about that one day." "I wish I could go away with you to Africa." "Oh, look." "Theres your niece." "Oh, yes." "So it is." "Now can we go and see the reptile house?" " Look." "Would you like an ice cream, Phile?" " I wouldnt say no, Baines." "Well, heres a bob." "Get one forJulie too." "There you are." "Over there." "What did she " " Did you tell her?" " No." "I couldnt get around to it somehow." "And then she went away." " Two wafers, please." " Two wafers." " Here you are." " Thank you." " Then everythings just the same." " Give me time." "I´lll manage it somehow." " Theres your ice cream." " Thank you, Phillipe." "Ive been telling Julie she´ss gotta have supper with us." "But you asked on the telephone, and she said she would." " The things you know." " It would only be worse afterwards." "She doesnt trust my cooking, Phile." " Oh, cant we see the snakes, Baines?" " Of course we´rre going to see the snakes." "Hello, polly." "Id like to find a snake like Macgregor." " Whos Macgregor?" " It´ss a secret." "We dont need to have secrets from Julie." "Are you scared to come back home?" " Scared of what?" " Mrs. Baines." "Look, Phile." "There - Theres the reptile house." "Over there." "Ah." "You are pretty." " What times the boat train?" " 9:00." "Can you get food on the train?" "Im taking sandwiches." "Newhaven" " Dieppe?" "Dover" " Calais." "Have you packed?" "Of course I have." "Oh, stop looking after me." "Oh, dear." "Baines." " Do come and have a look at the snake." " Is it as nice as Macgregor?" " Oh, youve told her." " I said we don´tt have secrets from Julie." " I do." " Macgregor wouldnt be frightened of me, would he?" "Theres only one person in the whole world he´ss frightened of." " And whos that?" " Mrs. Baines." "Baines!" "Baines!" "Oh, look, Baines." "Come and look at this." "Baines.!" "What are they doing?" "Here." "Wheres Phile?" " Oh." "There he is." " Phile.!" "Time to be off." "Shes coming back, Phile." "Well all three have supper together." "Wouldnt Mrs. Baines be angry if she knew!" " Suppose she came back after all?" " She wont do that." "Not when her mind´ss made up." "She" " She doesnt know about yesterday, does she?" "No." "Philes a wonder for secrets." " Is it very important to keep secrets?" " It certainly is." " Even if you dont like the person?" " That makes no difference." "Even Mrs. Bainess secrets?" "Yes, Phillipe." "Even Mrs. Bainess secrets." "Ill just go and open up." "This is a "mans hole. "´ You can get right down to the sewers through here." " Youre very fond of Baines, aren´tt you, Phillipe?" " Of course." "But you dont like girls." "Baines doesnt either." "Not really." "Come in, you two." "Telegram!" "Telegram!" "Can I open it?" "If you like." "This is our kitchenette." "Handy for getting a cup of tea." "Its from Mrs. Baines." "Her aunts not well." "She wont be back for a day or two." "Do you think its true?" "True?" "Why, yes." "Of course its true." "She wouldn´tt say it if it wasn´tt." "Would she?" "Does Mrs. Baines keep secrets?" "We dont want to waste good time cooking." "Got plenty of tins." "What we wants a good spread... and every man his own drink." "How long does a telegram take to get to a place?" "Depends where it comes from." "Im going to make a dart of this one." "Move along now, Phile." "Move along." " Do telegrams cost much?" " Oh, dont natter." "Couldnt we eat out here?" "We could easily make a..." "table out of some of the cases." " Dont you think?" " Yes." "Of course." " It would be a picnic." " Oh, must we have a picnic?" " Well, youd like that, wouldn´tt you?" " Can I feed Macgregor first?" "Of course you can, while Im taking out the things." " Can I come too, Phillipe?" " Show her Macgregor." "Mmm." "But wont you need me here?" "Oh, I think I can manage." "Mrs. Baines doesnt like Macgregor." " She doesnt, huh?" " She doesn´tt like you either." "What do you mean?" "Phile." "What do you mean she doesnt like me?" "She doesnt like anybody really." "But Baines doesn´tt like her." " How do you know?" " She wont give him his... freedom." " Did he ask her?" " Oh, yes." "I heard him." "But I didnt mean to listen." "No, no." "Im" " I´mm sure you didn´tt." " When was this?" " Yesterday after Baines and I came back." " What did he say, Phile?" " "I want my freedom. ´JJust like that." "And she went on." "Natter, natter." "Always nattering." "Poor Baines." "He did want it so badly." "When she comes back Ill ask her for my freedom too." "That was a good dart." "Why did you throw it away?" "Oh, I can make lots more like that." " What room is this?" " The guest room." "For very important people." " Oh." "Its very pretty." " Macgregor lives here." "Supper." " Whats the matter?" " He´ss gone." "How could he have got out?" "She must have killed him." "Its just a bit of bad luck you´vve got to take." "She never really liked him." " She said he was vermin." " Well, tomorrow well - well put up a little stone in the garden... and well write his name on it." ""Macgregor, killed by Mrs. Baines. ´" " And the date." " No, no." "No." "Not that." "Something like..." ""My Macgregor." "Very lovely he was in his life. ´" "And then the date." "No." "We" "Well just have "Macgregor. "´" "Thatll be plenty." "We´lll remember." "How about a bite of supper?" "Then well play a game." "Come on." "Well, sit down,Julie." "Lets" " Let´ss have a drink to happier days." "Let me." " Hey!" " Hey!" "There he is." "What is it?" "Ive caught a fish?" "Is it a rabbit or a roly-poly pudding?" "Where is he?" "Where is he?" "Where is he?" "Well catch him this time." "We´lll catch him and kill him." "Puss, puss, puss, puss, puss, puss, puss, puss." "Thunder and lightning!" "Lightning and thunder!" "Terrible storm in the jungle now." "I catch" " I catch" " I catch you." "Oh, what a run." "Where is he?" "Phile?" "Bedtime." " Come along." " Phillipe." "Think he went along here." "Come on." "Come on." "Where are you?" " Phillipe." " No?" "Im only going because - because its not possible to stay." "All day long Ive wanted to talk to you,Julie." "Nows my last chance." "Now we´rre alone, I just want " "I just want you around always." " Baines." " What is it?" " Whats the matter?" " I saw " "What frightened you?" "Im" " I thought I saw a ghost." "Aw." "The games gone on too long." "Come on." "Upstairs." "Where are they?" "Where are they?" "Dont lie to me." "I know theyre here." "I have been here all the time." "Thats not nice, Master Phillipe." "All I want to know is where they are." "I want " "I want to talk to them." "Help me." "Help Mrs. Baines." "Master Phillipe, we -weve always been friends, haven´tt we?" "No." "We were friends, last night." "Do you remember that secret we had?" "About them?" "We didnt have a secret." "Oh, you know all about them." "Youre not such a child as you pretend to be." "Youve got a nasty, wicked mind, and it ought to be beaten out of you." "Phile?" "Phile?" "Is that you?" "Baines!" "Look.!" "Help.!" "Help.!" "Shes in there!" "You´vve got that girl in there!" " Now, wait a moment." "Listen to me." " I dont want to hear any excuses." "I know all about it." "Let me get at her." "Ill tell her a thing or two.!" "We can say what weve got to say to each other downstairs." "Don´tt make a scene." "Get out of my way!" "Dont you tell me what to do!" "Youre a fine one to dictate to me!" "How dare you!" "Let me go!" "Ill put you and her in the gutter before I´mm finished with you!" "Ill give you something you´lll remember for the rest of your life!" "Will you let me go!" "Thought you had me safely out of the way, didnt you?" "Hypocrite.!" "And you.!" "You neednt go on hiding in that room.!" "I recognized you.!" "You neednt think you can come back here on Monday to your safe littlejob.!" " Ill get you deported out of the country.!" " Quiet.!" "For heavens sake, don´tt go on like this.!" "If youve no thought of yourself or of me, at least think of the boy." " Him?" "When Im finished with her, I´lll give him what he deserves!" " Be quiet!" "Hell think twice before he starts on his sneaking ways, the lying, beastly little brat.!" "Stop, or Ill lose my temper!" "Now, you go downstairs." "Ill join you, and we´lll " "He pushed her." "Hello, sonny." "What are you up to?" "Out a bit late, arent you, sonny?" "Whats your name, sonny?" "Come here." "Here." "Cold, sonny?" "Come here." "Put this on." "How about a nice, warm cup of tea?" "Yes?" "You would?" "Good." "Come on." "Yes?" "Well, Im going to have one anyway." " Yes?" " And so I arrested her." "Well, Rose, what have you got to say this time?" "Nothing, except its not my turn yet." "Same address?" "There we are." " Now, round here." "Come on." " Come here." "Bring him here." "Who is he?" "Whats all this about?" "I found him wandering about." " Pickin up kids now, are ya?" " Quiet, Rose." "Where do you live, sonny?" " He wont speak." " Quite right." "Come on, sonny." "You come over here." "So, what have you been up to, eh?" "Playing about, have you?" "Come and sit over here." "There you are." "Now, then, what were you doing?" " Walking in your sleep, were you?" " Thats all I was doing." "Remember where you live, sonny?" "Eh?" "Come on." "Try to think." "Come on, sonny." "Theres nothing to be frightened of here." "Nothin at all." "Shh." "Shh." "We just want to help you, see." "You tell us where you live, and well take you home." "Come on, sonny." "Tell us where you live." "See what you can do, Rose." " Hello, deary." "Where do you live?" " Rose, Rose." " Not like that." " Not like what?" " Well " " Here!" "Not like what?" "You know." "Just find out where he lives and tell him well take him there." " Shall I take you home?" " Rose!" "Cant you do it without - without the smile?" "Just ask him naturally." "Naturally?" "Come along, deary." "Now, you would like to come home with me now, deary, wouldnt you?" "That was all right, wasnt it?" "Well, I cant say it any other way.!" " Now, you would, wouldnt you?" " Yes, please." "There you are." "You see?" "Station officer, Chelsea Police." "Yes, Doctor?" "Serious?" "Fatal." "Come and sit over here." "Come on." "Tell me your name." "What time was that?" " Now then, come on." "Tell me your name." " Yes, Doctor." "Of course." "Whats the matter?" "Come on." "Phillipe." "Phillipe?" "Phillipe what?" " Yes." " Thats all." "Come on." "Its a bit long, isn´tt it?" "You want a haircut." "Ill have one sent over." "Anything else I can do?" "Phillipe?" "Phillipe what, eh?" "Where do you live?" "Come on, chum." "You pop your feet into these." "Oh!" "Arent you a lucky boy!" "Oh, look." "Theyd last forever." " Id like a pair of those." " Good night, Doctor." "Jones." "Theres been an accident - 48 Cheston Square." "You know, that embassy." "Woman killed herself." "Fell down a flight of stairs." "Get an ambulance sent over." "Ask for Mr. Baines." "Is it too hot?" "Is it?" "Here, try it now." "Go on." " Now, Rose, have you got the address?" " Give me time." " Did you say the name was Baines?" " Uh, yes, Baines. 48 Cheston Square." "Baines." "Whats the matter?" "Do you know him?" "I live there." "What made you run away, sonny?" "Nothing." "You werent frightened or anything?" "No." "Then everything was all right at home?" "Yes." "Does your father work at the embassy?" "No." "Hes ambassador." "Oh!" "I know your daddy!" "Oh, there you are, Phile." "We picked him up in Hilton Street." "Theres been an accident?" "Yes." " Over there?" " The doctors with her now." "Now... just - just -just sit down there... for a moment, Phile." " How did it happen?" " Wed had a few words up there." "She was angry with the boy for some reason." "The next thing I knew... shed slipped going down the stairs." " Can I help at all, sir?" " No." "Just an accident." "Ill be off." "There´ss nothing more that I can do." "You better tell the ambassador at once." "Hes away." "I´vve phoned the first secretary." "Dont worry, man." "More than you can help." "You did all that you could." "These things happen, you know." " I cant believe that she´ss " " I know." "The ambulance will be coming." "Ill sign the certificate first thing in the morning." " Let me see." "Where did I leave my coat?" " Its here, I think." "Dont think me heartless." "In my position one must try to be hard." "Death is like a business." "It has to be attended to." "Why, its Phillipe, isn´tt it?" "What are you doing here?" "You ought to be in bed." "We found him wandering around." "We were going to send him home when we heard about the accident." "He said he was sleepwalking." "Why, I know Phillipe." "He doesnt walk in his sleep." "Do you, Phillipe?" "Whats the boy been doing?" "Now, listen, Phillipe, did anything happen to frighten you?" "We went to the zoo, thats all." "The boy´ss tired out." "Ill take him upstairs to bed." "Wait a moment." "Come here, Phillipe." " Did he see it?" " I dont think so." "Well, youre a fine sort of chap, aren´tt you, wandering about at night in your pajamas." "Who do you think you are- Nick Carter?" "Whered you get this outfit?" "We had to find him those at the station." "Why did you run away, Phillipe?" "Ive told you - she went for the boy." "Tell me everything you know, Phillipe." "Then you wont be frightened anymore." "Its long past bedtime." "We´lll go upstairs." " He needs sleep." " Im a doctor, Baines." "Why was she angry with you, Phillipe?" "Because of secrets." "Secrets?" "Do you know what he means?" "Youve no business pestering the boy." "He´ss half asleep." "What were those secrets, Phillipe?" "Come on." "You can tell me." "Was she angry at the zoo?" " No." " Was everything all right at the zoo?" " Yes." " Do you know what made her angry?" "No." "Youre not angry with Baines, are you?" "No." "Of course not." "Youre not going to send him to prison." "Doctors dont do that." "I dont mind going to bed now." "Youd better take him up there, Baines." "Give him one of these tablets." "Was it self-defense, like in Africa?" "Dr., um" " Dr. Whats-his-name is the police doctor, isn´tt he?" "Dr. Wilson?" "Good evening, Dr. Fenton." "This is a terrible business." "Is Baines about?" "Hes upstairs putting the child to bed." "He was found in the street, scared." "What about?" "I should like the police doctor called in, if you dont mind." "Police doctor?" "Whats he got to do with it?" "I should like Dr. Wilson called." " Surely there is nothing to worry you, is there?" " Possibly not." "I dont like it." "I don´tt like it at all." "The ambassadors a great stickler." "He wont like the police within the embassy." "You do realize that this is officially foreign territory." " Police are not allowed in here without permission." " The womans dead." "Yes, but an accident, surely." " Probably." " Well, wasnt it?" "Perhaps." "But Im not prepared to sign the death certificate." "Very well." "Ill have to phone the foreign office in Scotland Yard." "Goodness only knows whether therell be anybody there this hour." "The Yard doesnt close, sir." "I meant the foreign office." "Itll make you sleep." "Youve got to try and put it right out of your head, Phile... everything youve seen and heard tonight." "I understand." "Well, go to sleep... and forget it." "Im going to give you two night-lights tonight." "Itll be daylight before you can sayJack Robinson." "Baines, are you going?" "Listen, Phile, you - you remember that telegram Mrs. Baines sent me?" "You had it." "You" "You made a dart of it." " What did you do with it?" " I threw it away." "Where?" "I" " I dont remember." "Why?" "Well, I wouldnt - I wouldn´tt like anyone else to find it." "You see, th-they think Mrs. Baines was with us at the zoo." "Itd look funny, that telegram coming." "And I" " I dont want them to know Julie was with us tonight." "She wouldnt like it." "Theres no need to tell the police more than they know." "Yes, I understand." "Are you scared?" "Scared?" "No." "Only weve -we´vve got to be careful what we say to policemen." "Oh, well, no good putting it off, I suppose." "Better go down and talk to them." "Good night, Phile." "Baines, you could run away." "I remember." "I remember where I threw it." "Well, then I heard the boy say, "Was it in self-defense?" "´" "He admits there was a quarrel at the head of the stairs." " Is that the staircase?" " Yes." "Are the injuries consistent with a slip" "Evening, Fenton." "Its an awful hour to be called out." " Im used to it." "It´ss the hour for babies." " Is it?" "Well, what´ss the trouble?" "This is Inspector Hart, sir, of the special branch." "Hell help with any interpreting." "I wouldnt mind so much if the ambassador was here." " You were here at the time?" " No." "I was having dinner with some friends in a restaurant." "All right, all right." "Where is this fellow Baines?" "In the basement, I think." "No, he went upstairs putting the child to bed." "Thered be no objection, I suppose, to our seeing over the servants´ quarters?" "No, none at all." "Through the door there." "You would trouble me much less if youd speak English." "Of course, the story of her slipping may be true... but the type of injuries suggest something more violent." "What if thered been a push?" " Why do you say that?" " We know that they quarreled." " Up there?" " Mmm." " Is he a big chap?" " You saw him come down just now." "Oh, he." " Mr. Baines?" " Yes." "Weve permission to ask you a few questions." "This has been a terrible night for you and we dont propose to keep you long." "Ill tell you anything I know." "There was nobody else in the house, was there, when it happened?" "No." "You had supper out in the yard." "The boy wanted a picnic." "Just the three of you." "Just the boy and I." "But there were three places laid." "Oh, yes, of course." "I forgot." "Mrs. Baines was with us." "Try to remember things like that." "It helps us, you know, to get the details right." "Im sorry." "Can we have a word with you?" "Good heavens." "Whats he doing there?" "Now what, boy?" " Come along, Phile." " Its all right, Baines." "I´lll take him up." "Hello." "Whats this you´vve got hold of?" "Hmm?" "You dont want that now." "I´lll take it." "Now watch." "See?" "Hes in the same room?" "Baines." "Is he in the same room?" "Uh, y-yes." "Well, what was he up to?" "Oh, n-nothing, sir." "Mr. Baines, I understand there was some sort of scene... between your wife and the boy tonight." "Do you know what it was about?" "Well, she - sh-sh-she used to get in a fuss about... trying to keep the house tidy." "Do you know what hed been up to?" "Or was there nothing unusual to make her angry tonight?" "No." "You said just now that Mrs. Baines had had supper with you downstairs." "You did say that, didnt you?" "Yes." "Well, then " "I" " I... forgot." "She wasnt with us." "But there were three places laid." "Who else was there?" "Nobody." "I" " I-I must have laid it from h-habit." "But the third place was used." "How do you account for that?" "Well, I think well leave all the questions to Chief Inspector Crowe in the morning... after hes read the doctor´ss report." "Doctors report?" "Its only that your story of the slip doesn´tt quite fit in with what they say." "Julie!" " Why not tell them everything?" " No, no." "Leave it to me." "Theres no need for you to be brought into this." "You go to the office." " Good morning, Baines." " Good morning, sir." " Are they here yet?" " Not yet, sir." "Who is this lady?" "She" " She works here, sir, in the typing room." " A bit early, arent you?" " Yes, sir." "I had something to do that I didnt finish on Saturday." "Oh, I see." "Do you do shorthand?" " Yes, sir." " Good." "Dont go for a moment." "Chief Inspector Crowe, sir." "Im the first secretary." "I´mm in charge here until the ambassador returns." "Yes, I know." "We shall try to cause you as little trouble as possible." "I see." "This is Mr. Baines." "Oh." "My sympathy, Mr. Baines." " My ambassador will expect a full report." " Yes, naturally." "Have you any objection to one of our typists taking down whats said?" "No, none whatever." "Actually, Ive no right to object." "We´rre on foreign territory here." "Oh, could I see the little boy, Phillipe." " If you think its necessary" " Yes." "Thank you." "Oh, Baines, uh, would you?" "Better fetch him." " Have you got a notebook?" " Ill get one, sir." "There." "What shall I say, Baines?" "Tell them anything they want to know, except for you-know-who." "Was it like this that time in Africa?" " What time?" " The time you killed a man." "Not a bit like this." "Dont worry, Baines." "I won´tt tell them anything." "Would you mind, Baines, putting a notice on the front door... telling the clerks to use the empty office next to the visa section next door." " Hello, sonny." "Dont run away." " I wasn´tt running away." "No, I mean, I just wanted to say, "How do you do?" "´" " Your name is Phillipe, isnt it?" " Yes." "Ive heard quite a lot about you." " Youre the little boy who ran away." " I didn´tt run away." "Ive said that again, have I?" "I meant, youre the one who took a walk." "And a rather late walk, wasnt it?" "After supper, hmm?" "Oh, quite a party you had last night, didnt you?" "A picnic party." "No." " Didnt you have it downstairs with " " No!" "Do you want me to take all this down?" "No, no, no." "This is just friendly conversation." "We are friends, arent we?" " Hmm?" " No." "Well, anyway, you didnt have a picnic downstairs last night with anybody." "No!" "Ive put up the notice." "No!" "Id like to have a word with Mr. Baines." " Where could we be quiet?" " Uh, here in the ambassadors room." "Id like you and your secretary to be present." "I just want to get Mr. Bainess story quite straight." " My storys straight enough." " Yes, yes, of course." "I just want to iron out one or two inconsistencies." "Oh, would you wait outside for a few moments, sonny?" "I just want to have a little talk with Mr. Baines." " Have you got a ball to play with?" " No." "Well" " Oh." "Mm-hmm." "Uh, Ames, let him borrow your chiming watch." "Its like this, see." "Do be careful with it now." "Tsk." "Poor Mrs. Baines." "Down these very stairs." "I can almost see her." "Cant you?" "Yes." "I expect her neck was snapped like a matchstick." " Mmm." " Do you see any blood?" "There wouldnt be any blood if her neck was broken, would there?" "Might be a little if the bone came through." "Treacherous stuff, this marble." "I wouldnt have it in my house at any price." "You listen to the watch, sonny." "I wonder if you could find something to do somewhere else, hmm?" "Crowe says, will you photograph the position of the body from the top of the stairs." "Right." "No, not that way, sonny." "Like this." "See?" " What are you doing?" " Hmm?" "Oh, yes." "See this powder?" "Well, thats solved more crimes than the whole police force put together." "Here, put your thumb just down there." "Just press it down quite like that." "Thats it." "Now put some powder on." "Now you blow and watch." "See?" "Theres only one person in the world that has a thumb like that." "And thats how we find things out." "Yes, they, uh - they want to have a word with you, Phile." "Oh, well, we shant need you for a few moments, Baines." "Well, Ill be downstairs." "Well, Phillipe, I dont suppose you ever met a detective before." "Except in books." "Did the watch work?" "Not taken out the works yet?" "You know, Phillipe, Ive got a boy at home very like you." "Hes a bit older, that´ss all." "Oh, he likes marbles." "Do you like marbles?" "Look here." "What do you think of that one?" "I think thats a champion." "Don´tt you?" "I always win with it anyway." "I dont suppose Mrs. Baines would have liked marbles, would she?" "But I expect Baines could throw a marble with the best of us." "I like Baines." "Dont you?" "Yes." "But not Mrs. Baines?" "She killed Macgregor." "Killed Macgregor?" "Who was he?" " My snake." " Oh." "You can keep that marble if youd like." "Baines had a quarrel with Mrs. Baines about you last night, didnt he?" "No!" "Didnt you hear them quarreling?" "No!" " Phillipe, why did you run away?" " I took a walk." "Oh, a bit late, wasnt it, for a walk?" "In your pajamas?" "Now, wasnt it because Mrs. Baines frightened you?" "No." "But she did hit you, didnt she?" "No." " She came to your room last night." " No." "Phillipe, tell me, what did you see that made you run away?" "I didnt run away." "Mrs. Baines was away all day yesterday, wasnt she?" " What did you do?" " I went to the zoo with Baines and " ""And´?" "Phillipe." "And?" "And then we went to the reptile house, and then we came home." " And then?" " We had supper." " "We´?" " Baines." " I, Baines and " " Yes?" "And?" "And then we - And then we played games." " What sort of games, Phillipe?" " Hide-and-seek in the dark." "I always get a bit frightened when I play that." "Who hid?" "I hid, and they couldnt find me." " "They´?" " Baines, I mean!" "Baines, I mean!" ""They,´ Phillipe?" "Now, who was with Baines?" " Nobody!" "Nobody!" " Phillipe." " Who did you play hide-and-seek with?" " Baines!" "Just Baines!" "You must tell the truth." "What is this?" "What are they saying?" " Its a bit fast, sir." "I can´tt quite follow." " Will you speak English, please." "Dont badger them.!" "Im here, aren´tt I, if you want to ask any questions." "Now, Phillipe, tell me... who was with Baines?" "His niece." " Was she your niece, Mr. Baines?" " I told him so." "Your girl?" "Yes." "It was me." " You were here?" " Yes." "He wanted to keep me out of it." "He d" " He di - didnt mean any harm." "And this telegram?" "She tried to catch us out, I suppose." "Youd better go upstairs, Phillipe." "You can keep the marble if you like." " Baines." " No, no." "Mr. Baines is staying here." "Now were getting somewhere." "Your quarrel with Mrs. Baines last night was over this young lady." "It was what I said." "She went for the boy." "She was hitting him." "Thats not what the boy says." "Cant you see that child is lying?" "Im afraid there have been a lot of lies in this business." " There was no need for them." " I sincerely hope there wasnt." "Now, will you come upstairs and tell me exactly what happened." "I was in this room... with Julie." "Mm-hmm?" "Yes?" "I thought I heard the boy calling." "I came out here... and then I saw her hit him, as I told you." " Go on." " She came running down these stairs." "She wanted to get into that room, toJulie." "I caught hold of her." "She pushed me back." "She was hysterical." "She used to get into these rages and do anything." "Ive known her to put her hand through a window she couldn´tt open." "I wasnt going to let her get in there." "Yes?" "And then?" "And then I pushed her back... over there." "She was shouting all the time." "I dont remember exactly what." "And we -we were struggling... here." "Yes." ""Stop it,´ I said. "Stop it." "Go downstairs, and presently Ill come down and talk to you. "´" "Then she seemed calmer and started down the stairs." "I went back to this room." " What is it, Harry?" " Theyre on the telephone from Selfridges." "They want to know if itd be all right if they deliver the 40 gilt chairs tomorrow afternoon... instead of today... as the reception is not till Wednesday night." "Yes, yes, tomorrow will be all right." "Then I - I went back to this door." "No, Harry" " Harry, tell them they must deliver the chairs today because we " "Just tell them they must deliver the chairs as arranged." "Then I - I went back to the door." "When I got there, I heard the scream... as I told you." "I came out... and when I got here..." "I saw her hit the last step." "Weve examined this staircase very carefully, Mr. Baines... and theres no evidence of her having slipped." "When people slip, they try to recover." "They leave some sign - a scratch on the banister, anything." "Its just like a car skidding." " What, and theres nothing?" " Nothing." "And the injuries would indicate something more than a slip." "Youre quite sure you didn´tt, uh, push her?" "You were both, I take it, very angry." "Id done enough to her without that." "You see, if shed slipped from here... or even a few steps down... she couldnt possibly have landed where she did - because weve tested that - unless she was pushed." "Youre a very strong man, Mr. Baines." "You probably don´tt know your own strength." "I didnt push her." "Why did the boy ask you, "Was it self-defense... as in Africa?"" "Ive never been out of the country." " Never?" " Well, except once, to Ostend." "Very well, Mr. Baines." "Would you come into the other room?" "And you too, miss." " And whose room is this?" " A guest room." "Where were you when it happened, when the scream came, hmm?" "Yes?" "There." "Although there had been a struggle outside and angry words, according to Mr. Baines?" "I couldnt do anything else." "I should have thought youd have got up and tried to hide." "I couldnt." "Im sorry to have to ask you all these questions." " You then dressed in a great hurry, I suppose." " Of course." "That would be after the scream." "Yes." "How long was that after the child called out?" "I dont know." "Two, three minutes." "I dont know." " The child said he never called out." " He must be lying." "Its obvious somebody must be lying." "When you dressed, what did you do?" "He showed me out." "Wouldnt it have been wiser, and more honest, to have stayed?" "He wanted to keep me out of it." "I was frightened because of our lies." "I dont understand you." "Then I" " I cant explain to you." "How long had you known Mr. Baines?" "Ever since I started to work at the embassy- seven months." " Without Mrs. Bainess knowledge?" " Yes." "And all that time you were carrying on an affair with each other." " We are very busy here." " Wont be a moment." "Look, cant you come back later?" "The first Monday of every month... this clock has to be done." "They behave much better if theyre, uh - if they´rre looked after." "Oh, be as quick as you can." "You dont want to do itjerkily... and not too fast." "You must take your time." "Thank you." "Did you ever discuss marriage?" "No." "But your relations with this man were intimate." " We love each other." " And intimacy took place during that period?" "We dont talk the same language." "I don´tt know what you mean." " I mean, in plain language " " Oh, leave her alone, cant you?" "Dont worry." "It´ss his duty to ask questions." "Last night was the first time we were ever alone like this." "Now, you take your photographs and fingerprints and everything." "Its love you´lll photograph, not "intimacy. "´" "What do you want, sonny?" "Youve got to leave Baines alone." "He didn´tt do it." " Didnt do what?" " He didn´tt murder her!" "Why did you say "murder,´ Phillipe?" "No one has mentioned murder." "Thank heaven someone has then." "Why did you say "murder,´ Phillipe?" "He didnt do it." "Well, if he didnt do it... who did?" "Hmm?" "I did." "My thumbmarks downstairs on the banister." "Will somebody take this child away?" "Come on." " Ill take him upstairs." " No, Mr. Baines, it might be better if you kept away from the boy." "What, are you charging me?" "I would advise you to reconsider your story." "Youve already admitted that you were both quarreling at the top of the stairs." "Perhaps there was a push that you didnt intend." "Only please dont ask us to believe too much." " I tell you, I dont know how she fell!" " He´ss quite right, Baines." " Think carefully." " I dont have to think!" "It´ss the truth!" "Run along, sonny." " Ill take him up." " I don´tt think you´dd better, miss." "Theres questions to be asked, and the less either of you see the boy the better." " Are you forbidding me?" " No, Im advising you." "That´ss all." " In your interest and Mr. Bainess." " Well, I know his interests better than you do." "As you please, miss." " Would you care to sit down, Mr. Baines?" " Im all right." "Listen, youve got to stop telling these lies." "It´ss only silly." "It makes things much worse." "It doesnt." "We´vve got to think of lies and tell them all the time." "Then they wont find out the truth." "But Baines didnt do it, Phillipe!" "She hit me." "Baines doesnt let people hit me." "Of course he doesnt." "But he´dd never kill anyone." "You must know that." " Why, he did in Africa." " Oh, thats one of his stories." "He´ss never been to Africa." "Baines doesnt tell me lies." "Hes got a gun too." "You cant have understood, Phillipe." "The truth cant harm Baines." "Don´tt you realize he´ss innocent?" " Oh, if there could only have been a witness." " Whats a witness?" "Someone who saw." "Couldnt I say that I saw somebody?" "Phillipe, now what have I just told you?" "Now listen, you promise that from now on youll speak only the truth." " Must I?" " Yes, you must." "Now, you promise?" " If you like." " All right." "Now you go and tell them that you told a lot of lies." "Mr. Baines, it would be much more satisfactory... if youd consent to come along with us just to make a formal statement." "And more convenient for the embassy too, I should think." "Do I have to?" "Youve got to decide it yourself, Baines." "They cant force you to leave here." "They cant arrest you so long as you are an embassy employee." "Of course, we could appeal to the ambassador." " Yes, yes?" "What is it, Phillipe?" " Ive told you lies." "Yes, yes, I know all that." "Id strongly advise you, Mr. Baines " " Mrs. Baines did hit me." " Yes, yes." "You shouldnt tell lies." "I only wanted to help Baines." "Please." "Id strongly advise you, Mr. Baines, to come with us, or else we shall have to appeal to the ambassador." "I dont want His Excellency troubled." "Ill get my hat." "Thats all right, Mr. Baines." "Perhaps Mr. Hart would get it for you." "Im not under arrest yet, am I?" "Im going down to my own basement... and I havent invited the police there." "Baines!" "Oh, Baines!" "Now, now, you, uh - you mustnt come with me, Phile." "They-They dont want me to talk to you." "I havent done harm, have I?" "Trouble is, we - weve told a lot of lies." "About Africa - you didnt make it up, did you?" "They werent lies." "Why, that was just a game, Phile." "I didnt really do those things." "No?" "But you did kill Mrs. Baines, didnt you?" "Yes?" " Didnt you?" " No." "Oh." "But you did want to be free, didnt you?" "There are faults on both sides, Phile." "We dont have any call to judge." "Perhaps she was what she was because..." "I am what I am." "We ought to be very careful, Phile... cause we make one another." "I thought God made us." "Trouble is, we take a hand in the game." "I hope your mother comes back soon." "Good-bye, Phile." "Oh, Baines, we must never tell any more lies." " Mr. Crowe, sir." " Yes?" " Will you come over here a minute?" " What is it?" "Somebodys been up here." "Oh, sir, that was me." "Sir!" "Sir!" "Please." "I want to tell you something." "I want to tell you something." "Its very important." "Yes, its a woman´ss heel mark, all right." " Please, sir." "Please." " Run along." " You can see how it happened." " Oh, please." "Itll only take a minute." " She wanted to see into the bedroom..." " Please, sir." "Please." " maybe force her way in." " Will you listen to me, please?" "She came along here and upset the flowerpot." "Please, sir.!" "Its about the flowerpot." " Could she have got into the bedroom from there?" " Ah, yes, sir, easily." " I must tell you." "Will you listen to me?" " Come along." "We dont want another accident." "You must listen to me." "How much easier it would be if everybody told the police the truth in the first place." "Its very important!" "Please!" " Would you call Mr. Baines." " Ill get him." " The flowerpot,Julie, was there when " " Its all right." "They know what happened." " She upset it before she fell." " But it was me." "I upset it." "Now, will somebody please listen to me!" "You dont need your hat." "They know what happened." "Its all right." "Come on upstairs." "You must listen." "It will make everything all right." " Now, sonny" " Its the truth." " Id like to call your ambassador on his return just to explain our action." " Oh, please." "Oh, please." "Oh, Mr. Baines, we shant require you after all." "We found some evidence up there which makes sense of your story." "Yes, she-shes told me." "Now we know how it happened, what youve said is quite clear." " Please, Ive got to tell you something." " Will you send this young shaver about his business?" " Come along, Phile." " Ive got to tell him." "Sit down over there, Phile." "Well attend to you presently." "Come on." "Come on." "Over there." " Sir, please!" "Im telling the truth!" " Sit down." " Your father always goes away at the worst possible moment." " Its the truth this time." " Where did we leave the hats?" " Ill go and get them, sir." "Your evidence will be needed at the inquest, Mr. Baines." "Of course, we must keep the boy out of it." "Oui." "Im afraid, sir, we´vve caused you some trouble." "Thats all right." "If only" "Oh, well." "That doesnt matter." "Oh, please." "Please." "Its the truth." "Please." "Oh, please, do listen to me." "Please." "Its very important what I want to tell you." "Well, what is it?" " Julie said only the truth would help Baines." " What do you want to say?" "It wasnt Mrs. Baines that upset the flowerpot." "It was me." "You see?" "Its my fault." "I did it." " Ive told fibs in my time too." " Cross my heart!" "Shall I tell you a secret?" "No!" "Nice weekend, Mr. Baines?" "Phillipe.!" "Phillipe, your mother!"