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Happens I'm a man of devils means.

Always made my way, beware, no passing me by.

Measuring my dreams by the time they're taking.

Measuring the time by dreaming.

Pick my loving up here and there.

Here and there I had a friend to depend on for last. Oh, the dollar to spend.

Thank you.

Can't take that turning around.

And the time being free.

I guess it's over for me.

Ask me about a man of devious means now.

Not a trace of doubt.

Transportation out of danger.

Take a second for here and there.

No, no, hold it.

Your hand should be there.

Like that.

Head up.

Move a little.

Here I'm there.

Here I'm there. I plan more than I plan that I can for a devious man.

More than I plan that I can just a devious man.

Hello. That'll do, girls. That's enough for today.

Well, what can I do for you?

Like a shower.

I can tell from here that you need one.

You disappear for three months.

Then suddenly you turn up again. And what for?

To have a shower.

It doesn't seem normal.

To me it does.

You haven't changed, have you?

You might at least have left a note or sent a postcard. Or you could have

phoned. Just to be polite. Polite? What's that mean?

You've never heard of good manners, have you?

I've never worried about them.

What is this?

Just a student at art school.

She's not your type.

If you say so, I won't argue.

Bet she screws like all the others now, doesn't she? I wouldn't know.

It seems to me you haven't lost your vulgarity.

But it's my vulgarity you go for.

It gives you a thrill.

You prefer men with guts.

Who aren't afraid to talk straight. Who don't give a damn about society.

Who won't do anything they don't feel like.

The dropouts.

The refuse.

You yourself chose the life you lead.

Mm -mm.

You just happen to tumble into it.

And it was people like you, among others, who wanted me to remain like

People who knew me and felt it was their duty to save me.

Moralists.

Honest, sincere liberals who say this sort of thing is all the fault of

because underneath this rough exterior I'm very good and could be saved with a

little effort. And while they're saying it, they're taking my pants off and

dragging me off to bed.

And once they're in the sack, they shut up, I take over, and it's my show then.

And you've become good enough to make a whole career out of it.

However, if you want a serious job, we should have a talk.

As a model, you weren't at all bad.

I already have a job. It'll hold me for the moment.

I see. All right. Anyway, if you need me, you know where to find me.

Yeah?

Yes, of course.

I'll be right back.

Is he the one?

Yes.

Congratulations.

I must say, you put on a very entertaining show. You're wonderful.

Yeah, I guess I am.

That stupid cow tonight, she really hit me.

Well, nobody could say you were too easy on her.

It's our public who wants it that way.

Sex and violence.

The drama of the century.

And now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get ready for my next number.

I'm glad you're such a dedicated artiste, because I have some work for

not interested.

You're throwing a good fee away.

Five hundred dollars, huh?

Then it isn't just photography Good afternoon, sir. Come right in. I'll tell

madam you're here

Hi,

well, how do you like the house?

Not bad.

My husband's extremely wealthy.

If the old bugger's so wealthy, why do you have to go on working?

Try to be a little more respectful.

I'm afraid that's not very easy, considering what you've asked me to do.

Look, you're not being paid to make judgments.

Paul is a wonderful man. He picked me up out of the gutter I was living in and

restored my faith and dignity. All right, that's enough. You want to make

cry? Will you please introduce me to the gentleman, Veronique?

Oh, this is a nice surprise, Miss Charlotte.

Hello, Edward.

My, you're looking well. I was just passing this way and... Oh.

Hello. Hello.

Charlotte, dear. How nice to see you. Hello, Veronique. I just popped in to

hello. Is that home? He's in his study.

Your pictures will be ready tomorrow.

That'll be fine, thanks.

He's a model, you know, he works for me sometimes I'm going to see dad So

you weren't telling the truth about what you said that girl in the photos was

just a student, but she's your daughter No, she's Paul's daughter Her mother

died when she was very young.

She's devoted to her father When Paul and I decided to get married Charlotte

moved out and took a place of her own We get along very well as you saw

But she's a very independent girl.

Why are you so interested?

Who says I'm interested?

What does she do?

She's studying.

Last year of art school. She's paying her own way.

Since she won't take any money from her father, she does modeling for

photographers and painters.

I've used her, as you know.

She has a room downtown. I don't know exactly where.

Is that enough for you?

I was just curious to know why you were so offhand about her. In any case, you

keep away from her. It was mere curiosity, I told you. It seems a little

than mere curiosity to me. And I don't know why I'm bothering to tell you all

these things anyway.

Let's change the subject.

Whatever you say.

Is she a virgin? Will you forget her?

Are you worrying about her or about me?

Well, whichever way, you don't have to worry. Well -bred young girls are not my

type. Have you got a show tonight?

No.

Well, if you're not doing anything, why not have dinner with me?

It's my day off, beautiful, and I don't feel like working overtime.

And in any particular object, we can distinguish qualities such as color,

dimensions, and be aware of its concrete reality and allow it a formal

existence. So that an object is defined as soft insofar as in some way it yields

to the touch.

So the object doesn't possess its being, it merely is.

Well, come on, let's go.

Hello. Hello.

Do you come here often? No, only at mealtime.

Hello. I finally went ahead and had my dinner.

I'm sorry.

You shouldn't be.

We didn't have an appointment.

Did you know I'd come? Were you waiting for me? No.

Yes. What's your name? Carla.

Mine's... Charlotte. I know everything about you, almost.

Who told you?

Veronique, I bet.

That's right.

I model for her sometimes.

Yes, I know. She told me that day I saw you.

Well, what do we do?

Have you an idea?

I've only got one. I don't feel like sleeping.

Look, aren't they cute?

And look at that one.

So pretty.

They're really funny.

Look at that one with the nose.

Hey,

this

place is all closed up.

No, it isn't.

Look at everybody all around us. They're all having such a lot of fun, aren't

they?

Listen.

It's like this. I love it. I remember when I was small wanting to come to the

amusement park.

My father told me it was closed, but I decided to come by myself anyway.

Since I was all alone, I had to imagine what's filled with life and crowds and

music and children playing.

Understand?

And ever since then, I only come here when it's closed.

Come. I want to show you the doll's house.

Why did you blow up this one?

Which one?

The squatting one.

Why, don't you like it?

No, I look like a demon.

Darling, you are a demon.

That's not true.

You think you know me pretty well, don't you?

I don't know, but it's not important.

That's how I saw you.

Why the unexpected visit?

I'm short of cash.

I could model for you again, if you like.

Why? They haven't fired you, have they?

Did you go soft on stage?

That never happens. On stage, you're off.

The trouble is, I just don't pay enough, so I want to earn more.

I need the money.

You're getting very bourgeois, Carlo, to speak of need.

That's something you once wouldn't have thought of.

For a very long time, you never needed anything.

And when I tried to lend you any money, you'd leave it. It didn't mean anything.

And now, apparently, you think differently.

I want to rent an apartment.

Something that's comfortable.

And buy...

Furniture, whatever it needs.

But you've always lived in a rooming house.

It's time to change.

Is she much younger than me?

You're fabulous.

I love that perfume.

It's the same one I always use.

Does this mean you're in love?

What's that?

Of course it is. Stupid thing to ask, I know, but I couldn't think of anything

else to say.

And you?

Do you feel that way about me?

Do you?

No.

All right, forget all about that.

Tell me about her. I asked you if she was younger than me.

She's young enough to be your daughter.

My compliments.

What's her name?

Charlotte. You bastard, you! You louse!

You leave that girl alone.

I already warned you two. Charlotte isn't for you. Understand?

I hope she is.

Because it's the first time I've loved anybody.

Please don't try that line.

It's only her father's money that you're in love with.

You hope it'll make you respectable. That's all you're interested in. After

spending your life crawling through the sewers.

That's enough of that.

Does she know what you really are? Did you explain to her how you earn your

living? Did you tell her you're just a cheap hustler? Shut up!

All right.

Hey, can I borrow your bicycle?

Sure. Oh, you mean it? Why not?

She's not mine. I met her downtown and we came out here together.

Oh, then I can take it. Hold it.

First I got to ask her. She says yes?

Okay.

Thanks. By the way, what's your name?

Tandem, naturally.

Oh, thanks.

So long.

Come on, Charlotte.

Pedal faster, lazy bone.

I thought the man was supposed to do all the work.

These are the days of women's live, my dear.

But not for me.

That's what I like to hear.

Anyway, I'll help, but on one condition. If you tell me all about yourself, I

want to know you better. Who you really are. Everything.

In that case, forget it. I'll do all the pedaling myself.

Why don't you want to talk about yourself?

There's nothing much to say, really.

Before I met you, I just lived from day to day, taking things as they came and

hoping for sunshine instead of rain.

That's really a sad way to live, just marking time until you die.

Things are different now.

Are you sure things are different?

I know they are.

I have no doubts at all.

And how can you be so sure?

Don't you miss your old friends at all?

Why should I? I'm so happy with you. Well, they're different from me. They

a whole lot of things.

I've never studied much.

You know, you have a very important quality, but you shouldn't

You're never boring.

You mean you like me just for that?

No, but perhaps it has a lot to do with it.

I also like you because you're unusual.

You have a quality that makes me feel protective towards you.

It's nice to feel warm about someone.

And then there are a lot of things about you that still need to be explained.

But it's up to you to make the first move.

How would you like to go to a cabaret tonight?

Is it a comedy?

Yeah, sort of a nightclub.

It would help you to understand more about me.

Oh, then I'd love to go.

Thank you.

Now you know who I am.

The alternative to what I do in there would have been to take whatever work I

could find. Something dull with no future.

A hell of a dreary life with no money to spend.

At least in there, I enjoy myself.

You enjoy yourself in there. You can't.

No? Well, I've got news for you.

I do.

I really enjoy looking at those hypocrites.

Those stupid jerks.

who sit there watching me nearly foaming at the mouth. Stop it! I enjoy myself

because those people who watch me are so respectable in the daytime with their

honest jobs in church on Sunday and all that crap that at night after dark they

sneak into the club to watch me do something they've forgotten how to do

they're all impotent, a bunch of stupid... Stop it! I won't listen!

Wait, where are you going?

Charlotte! Charlotte!

It's the only thing I know how to do. I never even tried anything else. And I'm

good at it. I must be good. I know from the way they applaud.

I'm like a star.

Let's start.

I love you. I can't help it.

I love you, too.

Come on.

I'll walk you home.

She knows the whole story.

Of all the people I've known in my life, you were the vilest.

Insults leave me indifferent, so I suggest you save them.

I've already heard the worst there are.

Just let me have a few words with her, and we'll see what her opinion of you is

then.

What could you tell her?

That after modeling for you, I also humped you?

Or about her dear old dad paying me to fuck you?

Monster, monster!

Monsters, Veronique. Both of us.

Don't leave me all by myself now.

We're willing to pay you to stop seeing her.

With money you can buy anything, right? How much do you want?

I want Charlotte.

I want her because of all the putrid muck I've had to take.

For all the smelly mattresses and filthy sheets I've had to lie on.

I want her youthfulness.

Her gentleness.

The purity in the way she looks.

Her tenderness.

I want these because I have the right.

As for money, I've already got enough of it.

Nothing to spend it for.

You ready, Carlo?

Oh, I didn't know you had a visitor. Excuse me.

You'd better hurry. It's almost time.

If you ever harm her... Oh, skip it, Veronique.

The part of the outraged mother doesn't suit you.

You bastard.

Now that I've stopped working at the nightclub, I'll have to find a job and

apartment. That's a great idea. You should get a garret in the old part of

With windows looking out over the rooftops.

Yes, that's just what we need.

Why?

So we can have a place to call our own. You know, I'm always afraid I'm never

going to see you again every time you take me home.

You're right.

We have to live together.

Get married, maybe, if you'd like to.

You want to marry me?

Naturally. I mean, now that we've decided we want to live together,

nothing so freaky about wanting to get married, is there?

Is marriage important for you?

You're the most wonderful thing that's ever happened to me.

That's why I want to marry you, because I'm afraid of losing you.

Yes, I know.

But if we did get married, then I could never lose you.

It would be a contract, a promise.

But then you'd have me for your whole life.

Wouldn't you want to be with me for your whole life?

There's nothing I want more than to be with you.

I believe you said you were Spanish, didn't you? No, Italian.

I come

from the north of Italy, actually.

Rovigo. Ah, Rovigo.

Beautiful city, Rovigo.

Jewel of the Veneto, I think it's called. Quite delightful. If you say so.

least I think it's Rovigo.

Who are these jerks? This is Paul's sister. She was a great singer.

I see.

That's Paul's brother and his wife, Mildred.

I'm puzzled to know what brought you here.

It was Charlotte's idea.

She insisted that I meet her family.

I forgot that you're engaged.

Bitch. How have you been making out at school, Charlotte?

Splendidly, but I'll be interrupting my studies sometime this month.

What do you mean?

Carla and I are preparing to go traveling for a couple of weeks. That

interesting. It's not just traveling. You see, we're going to be married. It's

honeymoon, actually.

Oh, how wonderful. Well, now, isn't that wonderful news?

I'm so happy for the both of you.

My,

how very wonderful to hear this. Lots of good luck to you and good wishes.

He's just made my evening.

I didn't realize

that you'd got to this point.

Are you sure of what you're doing?

I thought carefully before I made up my mind.

I don't doubt that.

I have complete confidence in my daughter.

I know you have, Paul, and I admire you. I've always felt you have a splendid

attitude towards Charlotte.

No doubt you have a job, haven't you?

At present, I don't have one.

My previous job, I've given up.

It was very demanding.

Did they fire you then?

Not at all.

They even offered me a much bigger salary.

But I preferred to leave.

Well, they liked my method of working.

Everyone did.

I just want you to understand how much I really care about my daughter,

Charlotte. I care at least as much about her.

Three tears.

No, it's no use.

It's no use.

Is something the matter?

Are you all right?

I don't know what it means.

It's never happened to me before.

They're looking at us. So what? Let them look.

No.

No. Let's get away from here.

What's your hurry?

Where are you off to? I don't know. If you come home with me, I'll give you a

sleep job. Hey, what do you say about that?

Some other time. I'll be waiting.

So long.

I hope you haven't had breakfast already.

No.

Come on, then. How about going downstairs to eat?

I don't feel like it.

Can I order something for you?

Not for me.

Breakfast is really important.

Listen, do you remember you promised to take me to the Vatican Art Gallery?

I remember, but I don't feel up to it.

Would you like me to call you a doctor?

The only thing I'd like you to do is leave me alone.

All right, Carla.

Charlotte.

Charlotte.

Yes, Carla.

Darling, please, don't ever talk to me like that. You know what you mean to me.

Don't say anything, please. Whatever it is that's troubling you, you're my

husband. And I think this thing's just psychological. It'll pass. I know it

will.

I have an idea. Why don't we take the next train home? How would you like

That's not going to be very easy. We don't have a home yet.

What happened? What's going on? There was a man there, wasn't there?

There was nobody. I remember.

Welcome back, Miss Charlotte. Thanks, Edward. Is Dad in? Yes, he's in the

room. Father?

Father!

Here I am, Charlotte.

Darling. Hi.

When did you get in? Early this morning.

Did you enjoy Rome?

It's a fabulous city.

Absolutely marvelous.

All those fountains and churches. You know, I bet if we'd stayed there much

longer, we'd never have come back.

And your husband, where is he?

He went to look for an apartment.

Ah.

He said he thinks maybe he's found the kind of place I've always wanted.

Great.

Here's the bathroom.

This is the bedroom.

And here's the living room.

We could put a little bookcase over here, huh?

Yeah, sure.

This is your studio.

It's got plenty of light, huh?

You can put your drawing table there and a set of shelves.

You can hang your pictures on that wall.

That's about it, unless you can think of something else, huh?

Perhaps we should get a television set. At least it would help us pass the

evening.

Pretty witty remark.

It wasn't meant as a witty remark in that sense.

But since you brought up the subject, we'd better talk about it.

No, no.

I don't want to talk about it now.

If we don't talk about it sometime, we're going to make it seem more

than it really is.

You mean it's not important?

In my opinion, we should go see a doctor.

I can imagine the kind of treatment I'd get.

He'd put it in a cast.

Oh, Carlo.

Carlo, listen a minute, will you?

You know I don't really want a television set. I was joking.

I don't know where we're going, but is there a prize for getting there first?

No one's forcing you to follow me. I'm doing my own thing, understand?

But don't you see I have to follow you? The priest said a wife should follow her

husband, you remember?

He didn't mean it that way.

Yes, he did, and that's not all. I have to use love and patience, even in the

face of bad manners and vulgarity.

Look out!

Careful!

What's the big idea, huh? For a minute I thought they were going to put me in a

cast.

Did you hurt yourself? No, but listen, I've been going over our bills and we're

practically broke. Tomorrow we stop eating. That's great. It's time I went

diet.

No, I'm serious. I'm going back to modeling. I'll go back to my show.

Oh, never. I won't let you. But Veronika's getting an exhibition ready

can model for her, huh?

Would you kneel down first?

Now kiss

Charlotte! I'm sorry, but I don't see how I can help you.

I just wanted to talk to somebody about it.

Charlotte, as you well know, from the very beginning, I didn't feel very

enthusiastic about that young man.

And I assure you I expected you to run into trouble sooner or later.

The problem is I don't know how to advise you.

Sex has never been very important for me.

I don't suppose he's ever had these kind of problems.

No, nobody who's normal has them.

But Carlo's not sick.

Isn't he?

Then you think it's healthy for a person to exhibit his sexual potency to the

world on the stage of a squalid theater as a way of making an income?

You mean you knew about it?

Yes.

But I preferred not to refer to the matter.

You knew most of it anyway.

And I must confess that moralizing isn't my style.

Besides, would advice have been any use to you?

You've been going your own way a long time now.

Yes, but Carlo's not really a... Carlo's a heap of moral rubbish.

And you're a woman who's entitled to a perfectly normal rapport he can't

provide. But it's really a mental block he has. You can read the whole story in

any first -year psychology book.

The church is much more accurate in these cases.

It's considered divine castigation.

Don't be ridiculous.

Sorry, I didn't mean it.

But I'm really amazed to hear you say that sort of thing when you never

in God at all.

You're right, Charlotte.

The only faith I have is in man and woman.

And also in the beast that lives within us all.

In the fierce struggle in which man is engaged, he is completely alone.

And in this solitude, he is somewhat similar to God.

I feel that Carlo... I'm sure it's temporary.

How about the new Garrett?

I'm thrilled about it.

I wanted to help you out a little, especially with furnishing it.

Thanks all the same, but it's better for us to manage on our own. Carlos Proud,

you know, in spite of what you think of him.

Yeah. Well, what do you think? Do you like him? Did you ask me here just to

at pictures?

I wanted to have your opinion.

Then what?

Maybe a drink.

We could chat about the past, that's all.

Okay. But let's keep it short, huh?

Marriage hasn't made any great difference in you.

You're just as loutish as ever. Even Charlotte hasn't helped you.

What's she got to do with it?

I don't know. She always manages to look so fresh and rested when she has to

satisfy a stud like you.

That's our business.

But I'm one of the family.

Is she better than I was? Would it turn you on if I tell you about her?

Why do you despise me so much, Carlo?

Because you're a sow, Angel.

But you used to find me attractive once. Not exactly. I found your money

attractive. That's what matters. I can always give you money, more than before,

if you want.

To get into the sack with you and my father -in -law?

Maybe he hasn't actually asked, but he's hinted at it.

He just doesn't have the courage to suggest something so vile. But you do

the courage, don't you?

I'm not afraid of what I do.

Find someone else. And Charlotte will have to look for someone else, too.

She visited me the very day you returned and told me the whole story.

Sobbing and tearful. She was nearly desperate that she didn't excite you,

I know is not true.

I believe you do love her.

That you'd give anything to be able to make love to her.

But the first time in your life that you've tried giving, you aren't capable.

What a bull.

You're not fooling anybody.

You're not capable of having a normal relationship now.

You can't do it.

Somebody has to stand there and excite you like that fisherman or the man who

watched you on the train. That's not true. You need somebody to watch you.

want an audience.

And Charlotte has realized this. She's ingenuous, but not stupid.

I said it's not true. It's very true. When I was taking your photographs, you

got excited because I was there watching.

Quit it. You'll never succeed in making love to her because she'll never

participate in certain acts. She'd feel disgusted and revolted.

There's only one way you can make it. We'll arrange another photography

I'll pretend to go out of the room and leave you alone.

You're revolting. It's your only hope, Carla.

She'd never even know it happened.

It's the only way you'll make it. Because you're just a male prostitute.

What are you doing out at this hour?

Looking for a husband. Why? Don't you like the one you've got?

No, because he's not a little boy anymore, but he acts like one. When I

and there was no sign of you, I wondered if anything had happened.

I was scared.

Well, I took your advice.

I went to see a doctor.

Apparently, it's normal for this sort of thing to happen.

It's some kind of nervous depression.

But I'll get better soon.

That's just what I told you.

Let's go. Come on.

No, not tonight. I don't feel like sleeping. Listen.

I want to spend the whole night at the amusement park and watch the sunrise

you like the first time.

Shaz.

You win.

I'm at your disposal.

Good. When?

The time's up to you.

Today, if you like.

Hi, everyone. Hi, Charlotte.

Hi, there.

What's going on?

We're striking a date, didn't they tell you, over that new list of regulations?

Oh, it's the same old story. Give me a drag on that cigarette. Yeah, go on.

You going to stay with us?

No, there are two things I've got to get done. So long.

Bye. Bye.

Bye.

Hello? How are you feeling?

I'm fine.

I'm sorry about what happened.

I found out that Paul planned the whole thing. For Charlotte's sake.

He wanted to get her away from you, even if he sacrificed himself.

I swear I knew nothing about it, Carlo.

He never told me a thing.

I love you, Carlo.

Why can't we go back to the way we were?

Or do you think she'll come back?

If she did, it would mean she was accepting the whole squalid mess.

Frankly, I hope she never returns. Perhaps it's better this way.

What are you gonna do now?

I bet you'll never guess.

What's going on?

Needed.

Happens I'm a man of devious means.

Always made my way, beware, no passing me by.

Measuring my dreams by the time they're taking.

Measuring the time by dreaming.

Pick my loving up here and there.

Here and there I had a friend to depend on for life.

Working for myself to win whatever I drive.

Push and shove my way inside of a situation.

Walking crooked, straight and narrow.

Pick my platter up here and there.

Here and there I can find and abide what I lost or I'm leaving behind.

Echoes often appear.

Can't take that turning around And the time,

clean and free I guess it's over for me

Ask me about a man of devious means, now

Not a trace of doubt or fear That person is me

I can find my

Transportation out of danger.

Take a second thought here and there.

Here and there I try more than I planned, but I can't.