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Alex: How is your hip? Is it ok?
Eugenia: Oh, that old thing. It's much better. Oh, that medication you prescribed for me,
it's a godsend.
Alex: Excellent.
Eugenia: You know, getting old is for the birds.
Alex: Can you give me a cushion?
Gillian: Sure.
Alex: Thank you. Do you want some tea? I can make some tea.
Eugenia: No.
Alex: No tea.
Eugenia: But I would... I'd love a glass of port, if you'd join me.
Alex: Oh, yes, that's a very good idea. I'm going to have to be quick, though, because my
plane for London leaves at 9:00.
Gillian: You're leaving tonight?
Alex: Yes, I am.
Gillian: Oh. I'm really going to miss you, Alex.
Eugenia: Yes, we'll miss you very much. It's been lovely getting to know you all these
months.
Alex: Believe me, the feeling is mutual.
Eugenia: Won't you change your mind? Come back after Dimitri's will has been read?
Alex: No. I don't think so.
Gillian: Oh, I really wish you would. You know, you're the closest thing to a sister I've
ever had.
Alex: Oh, that's so sweet. Before I go, did Edmund tell you that Dimitri had provided for
you both in his will?
Gillian: Yeah, he did. But how do you know if the will hasn't been read yet?
Alex: Dimitri told me. He really wanted to make sure you were taken care of because he
loved you both very much.
Eugenia: Yes, the same way we love you.
Gillian: You know, it just feels like you've been part of our family forever, and now we
have to lose you as well.
Gillian: I'm sorry, you know, it's just all this talking about the will makes it seem so
final, and I just can't really accept the fact that Dimitri's not coming back. I'm just going to
go wash my face.
Eugenia: Oh, my petite just this afternoon she was fantasizing that Dimitri would be
picked up by a passing ship.
Alex: Oh. She's so lovely. I adore her.
Eugenia: She's lost so much in her young life. I mean, first her mother, then Ryan, now
Dimitri. And that reprobate of a father of hers, my son, well, he might as well be dead
for all the attention he pays her.
Alex: I hear he was quite a ladies' man.
Eugenia: Oh, yes. The great womanizer. He couldn't resist the temptation of anything in a
bedroom or in a casino. Do you know that he left Gillian with not one single penny? He's a
deplorable man.
Alex: I'm sure that's why Dimitri wanted to take care of her.
Eugenia: Yes, thank God one man in the family had his head on straight. Not that Dimitri
didn't have his moments. Oh, yes. Of the dead, we speak only good.
Alex: When I'm settled in London, why don't you come and visit me there. And you, too,
Eugenia. And we'll go to Harrods's and go see a play in the west end.
Eugenia: What a lovely idea. Give us something to look forward to.
Gillian: I love London in the fall.
Alex: Good. That's settled, then. I'm going to have to go now. I haven't finished packing
yet.
Eugenia: This is really good-bye, then.
Alex: For now, yes. You look after yourself. And I'll see you in London, okay?
Eugenia: And you look after yourself. Godspeed. Au revoir.
Alex: Au revoir.
Eugenia: Au revoir.
Gillian: I'll walk you to the door.
Alex: No, it's all right.
Gillian: No, I want to. You know, Alex, you're really one of the kindest people I've ever met.
Alex: You are, too. You cheer up. And I'll see you again, I promise. Okay?
Gillian: Okay.
Alex: Bye
(She then stops by Stuart's studio). Alex: Hello?
Stuart: Oh, here I am.
Alex: Hi.
Stuart: Alex. I was just thinking about you.
Alex: Oh, you were?
Stuart: Yeah.
Alex: Oh, wow. This is great. Is this a self portrait?
Stuart: Oh, no. No, no. That's Adam. You can tell because he stands so tall and he's bold
and he's strong and every hair is in place. I mean, look at his eyes. He has a gaze like
an eagle. I'm more like a chicken with his head off.
Alex: My father was a painter.
Stuart: Really?
Alex: Yeah. Yeah. This is great. It's beautiful. You're very talented.
Stuart: Oh, thanks.
Alex: I don't have that much time. I'm just on the way to the airport. I wanted to stop by
to say thank you.
Stuart: For what?
Alex: For your kindness the other day on the beach.
Stuart: Oh.
Alex: I still feel so terrible about what happened to Maximillian.
Stuart: Yeah, I thought... I thought maybe you would. And I have something for you.
Alex: For me?
Stuart: Yeah. Just wait here. I'll get it.
Alex: Oh, Stuart. That's beautiful.
Stuart: I had to do it from memory. Is it okay?
Alex: You have no idea.
Stuart: If... if you don't like anything, I can fix it.
Alex: No, it's perfect. I never got a chance to see Dimitri ride him.
Stuart: Yeah, I thought that was the case. I'm sorry I made you cry.
Alex: No, it's okay.
Stuart: No, I'm sorry to upset you. You don't have to look at it if...
Alex: I love it. I love it. I will treasure it forever. I don't have that many snapshots
of Dimitri.
Stuart: You thought you'd have a lot more time together.
Alex: Yeah. And now I have to leave him behind, Stuart, in that bloody ocean.
Alex: Do you have a tissue at all?
Stuart: Oh, here.
Alex: Thanks. Sorry.
Stuart: No, you're entitled. If you're really sorry about leaving Pine Valley, why don't
you stay?
Alex: Oh, I can't. Edmund doesn't want me here. Besides, I sort of find Wildwind a little
bit creepy, to tell you the truth.
Stuart: Yeah, me, too. All that dark wood and the stone. It's sort of like a haunted
mansion in a scary movie.
Alex: Yeah, it is. Yes, exactly. It's very Goth. Oh, I'm going to have to run, or else
I'll miss my plane.
Stuart: Well, let me drive you to the airport.
Alex: Oh, I'd love that. I have to return my rental car.
Stuart: Oh.
Alex: Sorry. This is such a beautiful drawing. It... I'll never forget you. You're such a
dear man. Thank you.
Stuart: You're a very, very special lady, too. Take care of yourself.
Alex: I'll do my level best, whatever the hell that means. Good-bye.
Stuart: Bye. Oh, here.
Alex: Oh, thank you. Good-bye, Stuart.
Stuart: Good-bye, Alex.
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