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Dining Room Tape Emma: You know I think there are laws against this.
Simon: All you are doing is recording their reconciliation - for posterity. Emma: For the divorce proceeding, you mean. Simon: Emma, trust me, after a month with him I really want Phil to go back to Caroline. He's lost without her, he doesn't know what to do with himself. He’s driving me nuts. Emma: Well he seems to be happy enough in the grounds watching Evelyn dig. Simon: Well, let's just keep that one to ourselves, shall we? Now set up the tape and run along. Emma: Oh, it's running. I'm not getting in trouble with the police over illegal taping! You and Ann should get back together, you both live in your own little worlds. [long pause] Simon: The quiche is good. Phil: Oh, very good. [pause] Phil: These potatoes are excellent. Simon: Martin grows them, you know. [pause] Simon: More wine, Caroline? Caroline: No thank you. Simon: Phil? Phil: Yes please, since I’m not driving. Caroline: Well that’s obvious, since it seems you’ve made your home here! Simon: Well that’s what we want to talk about, isn’t it Phil? Coming home? Caroline: Well Phil, have you anything to say? Simon: Go on Phil, what we talked about? Phil: Right. Well, thing is, I mean. Blimey, this would be easier if you didn’t seem quite so hostile. Caroline: I’m sorry. I have to drive across England to have dinner with my husband. My husband who left me with no warning and a note about camels. My husband who now seems to be the ventriloquist doll of his so-called best friend. I think I’ve got some anger, and I think I’ll keep it. What do you have to say to that? Phil: I don’t know. Simon: Perhaps I can speak. Caroline: Oh yes, you can speak again. We were happy until you came back. But after ignoring us for years, all of a sudden you needed someone to show off your money to. We didn’t win the lottery, Simon. We still have to work for a living, but you don’t care, do you? Dragging Phil away from work, giving him ideas, making him feel unsatisfied with his life, unsatisfied with his wife. We were fine. We were fine, weren’t we, Phil? Phil: Yes, we were. Caroline, it wasn’t you. But suddenly it seemed there was a whole world out there that we weren’t seeing. Caroline: I thought Simon was the one seeing the world. Tell me Simon, did you leave America because of the money, or had you just run out of people to sleep with? Simon: I met Ann. Caroline: Oh yes, and we know what a great job you made of that relationship! Look I’m going. Phil, call me when you get a voice of your own. [Door slams] Simon: Well it was a first meeting. It’ll be easier next time. I think she still loves you. More wine? |