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How long has she had the room? |
Oh, it must be two weeks. Yes, the rent's due tomorrow. |
Does she sleep here? Ever? |
No... she only comes to sit. Two or three times a week. And I never ask questions, you know. As long as they're well behaved. I must say that I've wondered |
When she comes down, don't say that I've been here. |
Oh, but she hasn't been here today. Scottie whirls back on her. |
I saw her come in five minutes. ago. |
Oh, no! She hasn't been here at all! I would have seen her, you know. I've been right here all the time, putting olive oil on my rubber plant leaves! |
And there! There you see? Her key is on the rack! |
Would you please go and look? |
In her room? Well, yes, of course if you ask. But it does seem silly... |
Her car is gone. |
What car? |
Why am I here? What happened? |
You... ...fell into the Bay. |
You don't remember. |
No... |
Do you remember where you were? |
Oh, of course I remember that! But then I must have had a dizzy spell, and fainted! |
Where were you? |
At... |
...Old Port Point! Out at the Presidio! Of course I remember! I often go there! |
Why? |
Because I love it so. It's beautiful there. Especially at sunset. Ah... thank you for the fire. |
Where had you been before? |
When? |
This afternoon. |
Oh... wandering about. |
Before? Where? Where had you been? |
Please drink your coffee. |
I will. You're terribly direct in your questions. |
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be rude. |
You're not. Merely direct. What were you doing there? At Old Fort Point? |
Wandering about. |
You like it, too. |
The Palace of the Legion of honor. The Art Gallery. |
Oh, that's a lovely spot, isn't it? I've never been inside. But it looks so lovely, driving past. |
Lucky for me you were wandering about. Thank you again. I've been terrible bother to you. |
No. |
When you... There were pins in my hair... |
Oh! Yes! Here! |
You shouldn't have brought me here, you know. |
I... didn't know where you lived. |
You could have looked in my car. Oh, but you didn't know my car, did you? |
Yes, I knew which one it was. It's out there, now. But I didn't think you'd want to be brought home that way. |
No, you are right, I'm glad you didn't take me home... I wouldn't have known you, to thank you... Oh, but I don't know you! And you don't know me! My name is Madeleine Elster. |
My name is John Ferguson. |
That's a good, strong name. Do your friends call you John? Or Jack. |
John. Old friends. Acquaintances call me Scottie. |
I shall call you Mr. Ferguson. |
No, I wouldn't like that. And after what happened today I should think you could call me Scottie. Or even John. |
I prefer John. There, that's done. And what do you do, John? |
Wander about. |
That's a good occupation. And live here... alone? |
One shouldn't live alone. |
Some people prefer it. |
No... it's wrong. |
Will you tell me something? Has this ever happened to you before? |
What? |
...Falling... into San Francisco Bay? |
No, never before. I've fallen into lakes, out of rowboats, when I was a little girl. And I fell into a river, once, trying to leap from one stone to another. But I've never fallen into San Francisco Bay. Have you? Ever before? |
No... this is the first time for me, too. |
Oh! Yes. Hello. |
Good morning. I worried about you, last night. You shouldn't have run like that. |
I... suddenly felt such a fool. |
I wanted to drive you home. Are you all right? |
Oh, yes. Fine. No after effects. But as I remember now, that water was cold, wasn't it? What a terrible thing to do... and you were so kind... It's a formal thankyou letter. And a great big apology. |
You've nothing to apologize for. |
Oh, yes! The whole thing must have been so embarrassing for you! |
Not at all, I enjoyed |
talking to you... |
I enjoyed talking to you. |
Would you like some coffee? |
No! No, thank you! |
I couldn't mail it; I didn't know your address. But I had a landmark. I remembered Coit Tower and it led me straight to you. |
The first time I've been grateful for Coit Tower. |
I hope we will, too. |
What? |
Meet again, sometime. |
We have. |
Goodbye. |
Goodbye. |
I don't know. |
Shopping? |
No. |
Well... anywhere in particular? |
No, I Just thought I'd wander. |
Ah. That's what I was going to do. |
Oh, yes, I forgot: It's your occupation, isn't it? |
Don't you think it's sort of a waste for the two of us to... |
Wander separately? Ah, but only one is a wanderer. Two, together, are always going somewhere. |
No... no, I don't think that's necessarily true. |
Do you know where you're going? |
Of course not! I'm a wanderer! I'd like to go somewhere I've never been! |
How can you be sure? |
If I've been there? That's silly! Either you've been to a place or you haven't. |
How old? |
Oh... some, two thousand years, or more. |
The oldest living things? |
What are you thinking? |
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