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Good evening, fellow railroaders.

I became bored with model railroading.

I like...

No

point in using two tracks when one will do.

Now for something else that can't be stopped, that is inevitable,

unceasing.

Very good night to you, Miss Smith.

Good night, Mr. Barry.

Mr. Blake, can I talk to you a minute?

Gibson, please.

Yes, sir.

Sorry.

I'm going to miss my express.

That clock's right on the dot, sir.

Okay, so I miss it. I'll take that 548.

There's always another train, sir.

Heard that before.

Thanks, sir.

Fix you another, sir? No, no thanks.

Hello, Watkins.

Evening. Oh, Mr.

Watkins.

Mrs. Compton, how are you? Sit here, won't you?

Oh, thank you very much. I'll put my coat up here.

There you go. I'm glad you came along.

I'd certainly rather talk to you than to him all the way out to Shady Hill. Who,

Blake? Yes.

I'm very fond of his wife, you know, but somehow I never seem to find anything

to say to him.

Nice woman, Louise Blake.

He's pretty successful, I guess. I don't know him very well.

Neither do I, actually.

Mr.

Blake?

Oh,

Miss Dent.

Do you mind if I sit here?

Are you living out in this direction now, Miss Dent?

No.

I've been very sick.

This is the first time I've been out of bed in two weeks.

Well, I'm very sorry to hear that.

Where are you working now?

What?

Well, I say, where are you working now?

I don't understand you.

You poisoned their minds.

Where are you going?

I'm going up to the car ahead.

No. No, no.

Don't do that.

Don't. Don't try to escape me.

Or I'll kill you.

And I don't want to.

All I want to do is talk to you.

And there is.

We'll just sit quietly here for a little while.

I get so excited.

I get all confused.

I need to think out what I should do about you.

I don't understand it.

I was so grateful for my job.

I thought it was so kind of you to help me out with my breakdown and all.

I never minded working overtime, Mr. Blake. I never complained.

Hey,

look at the time. I missed my train.

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm afraid you have.

Well, it doesn't matter.

At least I know we've cleared everything up as far as I can see.

How much you got there, Miss Dent?

Hey, that's quite a lot.

Oh, I don't mind, Mr. Blake.

It's too late for me to have supper at home. How about you?

Would you like to have a bite to eat with me?

I'd love to. Well, fine. Fine.

Hello. Yes,

I have an apartment on the first floor.

You see, I haven't anyone in New York.

No family, I mean.

Well, I guess that's why I don't mind working late.

Thank you for a lovely dinner.

Well, it wasn't bad.

Thank you for seeing me home. Not at all.

Bye.

Oh, would you care to come in for a drink, perhaps?

It's 45 minutes to my next train.

That's a wonderful idea.

Convenient to the office.

Must be so nice living way up where you do.

There's some scotch, I think.

Yes. Here, help yourself.

It's my brand, that's fine, thanks.

There's some glasses there.

I hope there's some ice.

Sometimes this icebox acts up.

May I help?

Oh, I don't keep much food around.

It's kind of lonely eating here by myself. I usually go out. I like to

people.

How is it you're here in New York alone like this?

Well, I... Do you mind?

No, that's fine.

You're not going to let me drink by myself.

I know.

Are these your folks?

Yes.

I took that about five years ago.

It's not very good of them, really.

You know, photography is kind of a hobby of mine. I bought myself one of those

new 35mm cameras just the other day.

Well, what do you do to amuse yourself when you're not taking photos?

Oh, I read a lot.

I'm used to being alone.

Would you like to sit down?

Thank you.

Don't tell me you don't have some boyfriends come take you out

No, I don't know anyone in New York, really.

Well, but sometimes I go to the movies.

with one of the other girls at the office, but most evenings I stay home

watch television, play my records.

You got Liszt, Brahms, Beethoven.

You like classical music, I take it.

Yes.

I used to play the violin in the orchestra in Allentown School.

Miss Trent, our music teacher, she didn't encourage jazz.

Well, this is a compromise. It's a waltz. Even Miss Trent couldn't object

that.

You see, I came to New York from Allentown, and I had a very good job at

but then I got sick, and now that I'm out of the hospital and all, I just

know anybody back there, and I don't know what I'd do back home anyway.

And if I have one for the road?

Oh, I'll fix it. How about you?

I'd love it.

Here. Thank you. Well, here's to... something, rather.

I suppose you mustn't miss your train.

There's always another train.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Mr. Johnson's in your office. He said you wanted to see him.

Thank you.

Miss Dent?

Yes, Mr. Johnson.

I'm afraid we won't be requiring you after today.

I beg your pardon?

I'm afraid we're going to have to let you go. Of course, you'll get two weeks'

severance pay.

I don't understand. Let me go.

I'm sorry. Your work... You haven't been satisfactory, so if you'll just bring

your things and step into my office, I'll have your check ready.

Now?

I don't understand. Well, these things happen in business. I'm sure you'll get

another job.

I have to talk to him. No, please. Mr. Blake is very busy. He asked me to

explain to you.

Please. I don't understand. I have to talk to him.

I've never been able to talk to you since that day.

What were you afraid of?

I wouldn't have told your wife.

I would have understood.

I would have understood then.

What do you want?

I told you.

I wanted to talk to you.

Could you come to my office?

I went there every day for two weeks. They wouldn't let me in.

Did you tell them not to let me in?

No, I...

an appointment.

No.

I wrote a letter.

I like trains.

I like to travel.

It's good for someone who's been in bed a long time.

I know what you're thinking.

You're thinking I'm crazy.

And it's true.

I have been very, but I'm going to be better.

is going to make me much better to talk to you.

I was in the hospital eight months before I came to work for you and I

was all right since you fired me.

I don't know.

I've gotten all confused.

But I'm not afraid to kill you because I don't care.

I haven't spoken to anyone but the janitor.

Read the letter.

Read it to me.

you every night.

I always had a gift for dreams.

I'm clairvoyant.

I can tell when the telephone is going to ring.

I've never had a true friend in my whole life.

It's true.

It's true.

Shady Alex!

I know what you're thinking.

I can tell.

You're thinking you can get away from me, J .D. Hill, aren't you?

But I've been planning this for weeks. It's all I've had to think about.

I've been thinking if there are people in this world who represent evil, isn't

it our duty to terminate them?

I sometimes think I ought to kill you.

I sometimes think if I do that, you may be the only obstacle between me and my

happiness.

I wanted in my life was a little love.

You died.

I'm sorry, darling. All of our clocks seem to be slow.

I've never been here before, Shady Hill.

This is where you live.

I thought it would look different somehow.

Let's get out of the light.

Go on.

Over there.

Go on.

Your face.

But you don't know what I've been through.

I'm afraid to go out in the daylight.

I only feel like myself when it begins to get dark.

Still in all, I'm better than you.

I still have good dreams sometimes.

I dream about picnics and heaven and...

Castles in the moonlight and a river with willow trees all along the edge of

After all, I know more about love than you do.

Turn around.

Turn around!

Nail down.

But do what I say, I won't harm you because I really don't want to harm you.

I want to help you.

But sometimes I think I can't.

Sometimes I think if I were good and loving, oh, much better than

I am.

Have I tried to show you the right way?

For all my life.

I can wash my hands of you.

Now I can wash my hands of all this because you see, there is some kindness,

some saneness in me that...

Currently there are more hazards to commuting than I knew.

I'm afraid you seem to be approaching one of those dismal tunnels again.

Just sit quietly and beware the strange person sitting next to you.

I shall be here when the smoke clears.

We have arrived at our destination.

We've made the trip in just 30 minutes.

Next week we shall make another sojourn on the great railroad of life.

Join us then.

Good night.

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