:09:00
Would you be so kind
as to excuse your character?
:09:03
- The ministry needs him.
- Unfortunately it does.
:09:07
- So tell me.
- What?
:09:09
- His secrets.
- Henry's a good man.
:09:11
- Good men have no secrets.
- I was afraid you'd say that.
:09:14
You see, goodness
has so little fictional value.
:09:17
What does have fictional value?
:09:18
- A minister of Home Security.
- Are you saying my husband is fiction?
:09:22
I'm saying he could be,
in the right hands.
:09:25
Oh, dear. This is alarming.
Can we get away from the service?
:09:27
- You mean change the subject?
- I meant fresh air actually.
:09:31
Of course.
:09:34
- So how long have you been married?
- Is your character married?
:09:37
Yes, he's been married happily
for ten years.
:09:40
Henry's the perfect model then.
We've been married ten years.
:09:43
You know that...
:09:44
happiness is even harder to write
than goodness.
:09:47
Henry prefers habit to happiness.
:09:53
- I'll give them to you to sign.
- We were discussing the house, darling.
:09:58
Let me fill that for you.
:10:01
- It's a lovely house.
- My wife found it.
:10:03
And your wife is charming.
:10:05
- She's a great help to me.
- Yes, I'm sure.
:10:08
They've made a picture
of one of your books, haven't they?
:10:10
Yes, it's playing at the Rialto.
:10:14
- I'll take you both.
- Far too busy for pictures, I'm afraid.
:10:17
Should I make a note of that?
:10:19
Make sure your character
never gets home before 1 0:00.
:10:21
- Come out, Henry, for once?
- You know I can't, darling.
:10:24
But you go.
Take her, Bendrix.
:10:27
- Sarah, one has to insist.
- Henry.
:10:29
- Where are you going?
- To see wonder.
:10:32
- But you promised.
- Murderer's promises keep.
:10:40
- It's not what I wrote, you know.
- You can't keep saying that.
:10:44
- It's true.
- I know.
:10:57
There was one scene you did write.
:10:59
Describe it.