Episode 46, scene 6. Dr. Rossi is in his beach house as Paul comes to the door. Paul trips over a shovel making a noise heard by Dr. Rossi. Rossi goes to the door and opens it. MR: Yes? PH: Dr. Rossi. If I gave you a scare, I'm sorry. My sister used to live here. I'm Paul Hanley. MR: Oh, Yes, yes. Come in. Come in. PH: I used to go for nautical junk, ship's lanterns and all, when I was a kid. When you grow up you have a change of perspective. You see things differently. PH: Do you like living here? MR: Very much. PH: I'm afraid I wouldn't. I'm afraid it's not for me at all. MR: Well, I can see where it might have some painful associations for you. PH: No. I wasn't thinking of that. It's the clutter. [Rossi responds to an urge to be hospitable.] MR: Well, can I get you a drink? PH: Yes. MR: What would you care for? PH: Cognac, . . . if you have any. MR: Yes I have it. Why? Did you think I wouldn't? PH: Frankly, yes. MR: Then why did you ask for it? [Paul walks over to the fireplace.] PH: Plus qu'il chose change, plus il reste la méme chose. [Rossi walks over to Paul to bring his a glass.] MR: The more it changes, the more it remains the same. PH: You suprise me. MR: Why? [Rossi offers Paul a shot glass.] PH: Thank you. [Paul accepts the glass.] PH: You are a civilized man, Dr. Rossi. Sorry I hesitated so long to impose on your hospitality. MR: Well, you shouldn't have. Well, it's too cold outside to go around looking in people's windows. PH: Oh, I don't make a habit of that. I have seen your lights many times, when I've been walking along the dunes. I walk here often. MR: Well, I like to walk on the beach myself. PH: Do you, doctor? Or is that just the phony sort of re-assurance a doctor hands his patient? [Paul takes a drink.] MR: You're not my patient. And I'm not reassuring you of anything. I'm simply making a statement. That's all. I like to take walks. PH: Are you a pigrim or a wayfarer? PH: A pilgrim. Stands out all over you. MR: What do you mean, a pilgrim? PH: A man with a destination. [Paul takes another drink.] PH: May I [sit and have another] ? MR: Oh, Yes. PH: You're a pilgrim, Dr. Rossi. You know where you're going. [Paul sits and pours himself another drink.] MR: What about you? You don't know? PH: I don't care, where I'm going, not where I've been. I'm a wayfarer, a wanderer. MR: Mr. Hanley, why do you bother going anywhere? PH: I like tooking at the sights. MR: And you like to talk? PH: That too. MR: Mr. Hanley, you fling words around like a man that kicks up a cloud of dust looking for some place to hide [Rossi sits.] PH: Don't psycho-anlayze me, doctor. MR: Then don't come her begging to. PH: I didn't come here to argue with you. PH: This place. This place drew me. [Paul stands.] PH: I was half afraid that if I knocked, it might not be you who answered. It was like being a little boy again, and hurrying home after dark, looking for the lighted window ,the smell of the wood smoke I was afraid, or I hoped, that it would be her. I would knock and she would be standing there, waiting to scold me for coming home so late, to tell me to my wash hands before supper. [Knock at the door three times.] MR: Come in. [Elliot Carson comes in.] EC: Thank you. PH: Enter the second pilgrim. [Raising his glass as though to toast.] EC: Hello, Paul. PH: Elliot. EC: Am I interrupting something? [Paul stands to leave.] PH: No, No. Not at all. I have to leave anyway. You have been more than hospitable, Dr. Rossi. Goodnight. MR: Good night. [End of scene] The last few lines are repeated at the beginning of the next episode, with slight changes. Episode 46, scene 6 HOME