House of the Long Shadows

287 00:35:42,276 --> 00:35:44,526 Oh, no no. Not necessarily. 288 00:35:44,799 --> 00:35:47,925 Now I spent the past 40 years of my life in Africa, 289 00:35:47,950 --> 00:35:51,007 so you see, I'm really not terribly well informed 290 00:35:51,008 --> 00:35:53,133 of what is happening in the rest of the world, 291 00:35:53,168 --> 00:35:58,061 which is possibly not a bad thing, don't you think? 292 00:35:58,430 --> 00:36:02,172 Personally, I'd like to know what's going on. Like tonight, for example. 293 00:36:02,207 --> 00:36:06,051 And the charming young lady at your side. Is she your wife, by any chance? 294 00:36:06,349 --> 00:36:10,820 No. This is Miss Norton, my publisher's secretary. 295 00:36:10,822 --> 00:36:13,978 I'm delighted to make your acquaintance Miss Norton. 296 00:36:17,171 --> 00:36:18,421 Okay. 297 00:36:19,062 --> 00:36:22,116 Okay. Let's cut out all the bullshit. 298 00:36:22,217 --> 00:36:25,965 I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you ... offend you. 299 00:36:26,374 --> 00:36:29,700 It's just, I'd like a few straight answers to a few straight questions 300 00:36:29,710 --> 00:36:31,485 and then I can go back to work, okay. 301 00:36:31,677 --> 00:36:34,680 First of, if you just happen to chance by, 302 00:36:34,681 --> 00:36:37,022 how come you have the key to this place? 303 00:36:38,864 --> 00:36:43,193 Out there! Outside! I saw someone at the window! 304 00:36:43,268 --> 00:36:45,013 He looked straight at me. 305 00:36:46,566 --> 00:36:48,518 Wait here. 306 00:37:28,701 --> 00:37:30,953 There was nothing. I didn't see anything. 307 00:37:31,078 --> 00:37:35,452 But I did see someone. His face was pressed against the glass. 308 00:37:39,748 --> 00:37:41,915 Look! 309 00:37:53,361 --> 00:37:55,947 I have returned. 310 00:38:01,205 --> 00:38:02,823 Lord. 311 00:38:15,253 --> 00:38:18,771 - Who might you be? - I was about to ask the same of you. 312 00:38:20,056 --> 00:38:25,553 Decay! Now there's nothing but the stench of decay. 313 00:38:26,233 --> 00:38:30,904 Time has such little respect for man's vanity, 314 00:38:30,928 --> 00:38:34,736 - such little regard for his possessions. - Listen I ... 315 00:38:34,862 --> 00:38:38,789 Please don't interrupt me whilst I'm soliloquizing. 316 00:38:38,923 --> 00:38:44,133 Where is the music now? The sound of laughter. 317 00:38:45,549 --> 00:38:47,486 There was never laughter. 318 00:38:52,345 --> 00:38:54,665 I don't believe this. 319 00:39:04,124 --> 00:39:08,596 I am Lionel Grisbane, eldest son of Lord Grisbane. 320 00:39:08,731 --> 00:39:13,413 This was my home, until the dust claimed it. 321 00:39:13,448 --> 00:39:17,264 This room once a sparkled with light and laughter, 322 00:39:17,389 --> 00:39:20,272 but it's so empty now, so desolate. 323 00:39:30,194 --> 00:39:32,004 Oh boy! 324 00:39:32,465 --> 00:39:35,623 I think a little hospitality might be in order. 325 00:39:36,431 --> 00:39:41,443 - I can offer you some hot punch. - Punch? 326 00:39:42,350 --> 00:39:46,953 Oh yes, of course. Punch. 327 00:39:53,112 --> 00:39:57,260 - Kenneth, let's go! - No. I want to know what's going on here. 328 00:39:57,295 --> 00:40:01,147 - And what about your book? - How come the sudden switch of loyalties? 329 00:40:01,189 --> 00:40:04,722 Oh, don't make me feel more guilty than I do already. 330 00:40:04,792 --> 00:40:06,433 I guess you're right. 331 00:40:06,534 --> 00:40:09,971 But I'll be damned if I'm going be driven out by this bunch of weirdos. 332 00:40:21,049 --> 00:40:26,155 You really must sample my punch before you go. It's my own recipe. 333 00:40:26,190 --> 00:40:32,864 What do you mean "before we go?" Listen, I'm not going anywhere. 334 00:40:33,699 --> 00:40:37,648 I have a novel to write. It's a quarter after eight. 335 00:40:38,474 --> 00:40:39,981 I came here for isolation, 336 00:40:39,982 --> 00:40:43,180 instead it's like I've gatecrashed the social event of the year. 337 00:40:44,125 --> 00:40:48,168 - So your car broke down? - Automobile, yes. 338 00:40:48,503 --> 00:40:54,553 I take it you wish to include me within the auspices of this interrogation? 339 00:40:54,728 --> 00:40:58,770 In which case, I should explain that my presence here this evening 340 00:40:58,795 --> 00:41:03,267 could either be termed as circumstantial or the force of destiny. 341 00:41:04,164 --> 00:41:07,547 It's always been my intention to come back here one day. 342 00:41:07,790 --> 00:41:12,680 I've been living in America since the war. And I was over here on business, 343 00:41:12,683 --> 00:41:16,901 which gave me the perfect opportunity to fulfill that intention. 344 00:41:17,213 --> 00:41:20,760 But you must remember that this is my ancestral home. 345 00:41:20,848 --> 00:41:24,441 My heritage. What I am lies within t