The Devil Is A Woman Transcript 1935, Paramount Pictures, Directed by Josef von Sternberg, Screenplay by John Dos Passos CAPTION READS The action of the story takes place during a carnival week in the south of Spain, at the beginning of the century. GOVERNOR Gentlemen, I'm going to be brief. Tomorrow the carnival begins. Unfortunately every crook within a thousand miles, every political offender in exile will try to take advantage of the masquerade. If you catch a man stealing, shoot him, less trouble afterwards. But I want no useless arrests. Last year the jail and the hospital were a disgraceful sight. I definitely do not want any interference with the people's pleasures. And if you must make one or two useless arrests because you will not listen to me, then make them. But no more. Dismissed. (00:04:28) ANTONIO Say, where are all the pretty girls today? MAN Girls? Watch this. ANTONIO Watch this. ANTONIO Would you please give my card to the lady of the house. BUTLER Which lady, sir? ANTONIO The lady who lives here. BUTLER What is her name, sir? ANTONIO Look here, your mistress expects me. BUTLER Sorry, sir. I'm not so ... Note reads It is my custom to go driving - each evening - in the Avenue of the Sycamores. Concha Perez PASQUAL Antonio ANTONIO Pasqual. What luck. How wonderful to see you again. PASQUAL You young idiot. What if you're recognized? Turn around. Sit down. Turn your back. What on earth ever tempted you to leave Paris? ANTONIO I'm on my way back there now. I came to see my parents. PASQUAL But there's a price on your head. Don't you know we have a new governor who eats Republicans for breakfast? ANTONIO I'll risk it until the carnival is over. But how are you Pasqual, let me look at you. You changed. Have you been ill? PASQUAL My health has been excellent. ANTONIO I hardly knew you without a uniform. I suppose it's another one of you adventures. Captain Pasqual Castelada in search of another beauty. PASQUAL I've left the army. Resigned my commission. As for the ladies my friend, for three years I haven't even looked at a woman. But enough of my affairs? What of yours? Why don't you leave while you can to safety. ANTONIO Leave? I have an appointment this evening with the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. (00:10:00) PASQUAL Advice may sound strange coming from me. I can't ask you to ignore the gentler sex. Were I to live my life over again I'd probably do the same foolish things once more. But be careful Antonio. ANTONIO The boys in the club would laugh their heads off if they heard you were offering moral advice to the young. But while you're on the subject of advice. Do you happen to know a goddess in town by the name of Concha Perez? PASQUAL The name is not unfamiliar to me. She lives at the end of the Plaze del Traempo, doesn't she? ANTONIO Yes, anything wrong with that? PASQUAL You mean to tell me you don't know who Concha is? Concha the singer, the toast of Spain? ANTONIO Is she the toast of Spain? Well then, I'm in luck. For the last five years I've known nothing but jail, exile and manifestos. Apparently you don't like her, do you? PASQUAL She's the most dangerous woman you'll ever meet. ANTONIO You must be mad to talk like that. What's she done to you? PASQUAL There's no pleasure for me to talk about the past. But, I was returning from a holiday in France about five years ago. Our train ran into an avalanche. We were snowbound for about three days. PASSENGERS (Spanish) PASQUAL Portor! CONCHA I don't want a portor. PASQUAL How about an address, Concha, where I can write you. Perhaps I can find time to visit you someday. CONCHA What do you take me for? PASQUAL Come on now, stop this nonsense. Where can I get in touch with you? CONCHA Mother says no flies enter a closed mouth. PASQUAL As the devil would have it, I was in town one day with nothing to do. And joined some fool committee or other that was investigating labor conditions in a cigarette factory. I'd heard there was a pretty girl there. (00:15:14) MANAGER Now, gentlemen, you've heard a lot of stories about our cigarette factory. They are not true. Our girls are all well behaved.They earn a great deal of money. And they wouldn't exchange the position for any other on earth. INSPECTOR Is something in your eye? MANAGER Not at all. Now follow me and I'll show you where we make our shipping cases. INSPECTOR Do the girls make the shipping cases, too? MANAGER Yes. INSPECTOR Oooh. CONCHA The Captain has an eye for the ladies, hasn't he? PASQUAL Well, of all people. How did you get here, Concha? CONCHA Lord knows. I don't remember. PASQUAL I never expected to find you in a place like this. I suppose you must make a lot of money here. CONCHA If I work all week I make enough money to bring some flowers to my mother on Sunday. PASQUAL Living with your mother? CONCHA Who did you think I was living with? PASQUAL You know what that is, Concha? CONCHA Oh, yes. It's gold. It's more than I make in a whole year. PASQUAL It's yours if you'll sell me one of those cigarettes you roll with your pretty hands. CONCHA You better take two in case you become impatient. PASQUAL Impatient? Why should I become impatient? CONCHA Because I want you to wait for me outside. CONCHA So you did wait, didn't you. PASQUAL Yes, I waited. CONCHA I didn't think you would. I know that you're an important person. Your friends might not like to see you in such company. PASQUAL Are you glad that I waited, Concha? CONCHA Come and take me home. CONCHA Here we are. PASQUAL Quite a climb. How does your mother get up here? CONCHA Oh, mother can climb anything. Look, mama. I've got a fish. MAMA How you going to feed it? CONCHA Don't worry about that mother. Make this gentleman welcome, he's my friend. PASQUAL Captain Costela, charmed beyond words Senora. MAMA Excellency. Make this humble house your own. PASQUAL What is the exact relationship of this gentleman. MAMA Your excellency, a cousin. MAMA Oh. Plenty of garlic. Is is paid for? CONCHA And sausage, mother. Try it. And look mama, gold. MAMA How did you earn all that, Concha? CONCHA I earn anything? Don't be foolish mother. MAMA Your excellency, if my husband were alive, he has been in the endurement of God for the last 15 years, he'd have beaten her black and blue. But don't be deceived by her language. My daughter is a good girl. Oh, we could be rich, my daughter and I. We could could have mules and necklaces and live in the country. But wickedness has never spent a night here. How I worry when I see my daughter leave in the morning. CONCHA How can you say that mother, when you sleep all day? MAMA There, you see what bad examples these factory girls are? All the ugly words she must hear. If my daughter had listened to them she would have gone wrong long ago. What makes young girls go wrong, your excellency is the advice of women not the eyes of men. PASQUAL Here's a cure for oil, Senora. MAMA Your highness, how can I thank you? CONCHA I'll take care of that, mama. I'll thank him. You don't need to bother. MAMA I see. This will be enough for the rent, and this for the water and this for the... CONCHA ...baker. MAMA ...the baker, the doctor but I'm afraid there'll be hardly enough to keep Concha out of the factory. PASQUAL I understand. MAMA Here, here, here. And the landlord thought that he was going to throw us out. PASQUAL It's easy to see who runs this shop. When the time comes for a sweetheart to offer himself he'll have to talk to you and not to your mother. CONCHA You don't happen to know of anyone? PASQUAL Let me see now. No, I don't think so. CONCHA Oh, you think too much. You know of nobody at all. Tsk. Tsk. Let me go. Don't you touch me. Or I call for help. PASQUAL Are you mad, Concha? I came here as a friend. Suddenly you throw yourself into my arms and now you accuse me. CONCHA I kissed you because I loved you for a minute. But I won't let you kiss me without loving me. PASQUAL So you don't think I love you, my child? CONCHA No. I please you. I amuse you. But I'm not the only one, am I? Answer me, Pasqualito. I want to know, am I or am I not? MAMA What happened my child? CONCHA Give the man a finger and he bites off the whole hand. MAMA Well, I'll go get dinner ready. PASQUAL I don't think I wanted to see her again. but I went there. Not once. Thirty times. She was never home. Her mother told me she was either out with her cousin or was going to her dancing lessons. Finally, after three months of this. I told her mother that I loved Concha. That although there were certain ties I couldn't perform I wished to provide for her daughter. Take charge of her education. In otherwords make myself her protecter. I assured her that she and Concha would never want for anything. To prove my sincerity, well the old lady got quite a sum out of me that time. CONCHA I'm deeply offended. WRITER I'm deeply offended. CONCHA What did I write last? WRITER You are deeply offended. CONCHA I never want to see you again. WRITER I never want to see you again. CONCHA And my mother doesn't want to see you again. WRITER And my mother doesn't want to see you again. CONCHA As I write this... WRITER As I write this... CONCHA ...my heart is bleeding. WRITER ...my heart is bleeding. CONCHA And my eyes are filled with tears. PASQUAL When I received her letter I rushed to her home, but they had disappeared. Mother and daughter, bag and baggage, without a trace. Then about three months later, after I'd given up hope of ever seeing her again she suddenly appeared. PASQUAL You, Concha. CONCHA Were you expecting someone else? PASQUAL Come in. (00:24:58) CONCHA I thought I'd stop by to see if you were in. Since you didn't care to look for me it's I who looked for you. PASQUAL I haven't slept a wink since you left me. Why did you run away like that? Where the devil did you go to? Why did you send me that stupid letter? CONCHA I was angry because you had given us too much money. PASQUAL I only wanted to help you. CONCHA I thought it would spoil our friendship. PASQUAL Friendship. CONCHA But now that the money is gone and nothing is left but my affections for you. I can no longer live without seeing you. PASQUAL Oh, Concha. Why did you stay away so long? CONCHA What if someone saw me come in? My name would be ruined. It was foolish of me to come here. PASQUAL No, it wasn't. It was wonderful, Concha. I've been thinking things over for some time now. and I would be happy to make you my wife and noone could ever speak ill of you. CONCHA But no one speaks ill of me now. PASQUAL Did you hear what I said, Concha? I just offered to marry you. To give you the honor and protection that go with my name. CONCHA Ha. That's exactly what I told mother. The moment I came here you'd become serious. I didn't want to come here only she needs money so badly. PASQUAL Well, at least you're honest Concha, even if you don't love me. CONCHA But I do love you. Don't leave now and I told mother I wouldn't accept any money from you. PASQUAL How much does she want? CONCHA She had many debts. She needs a lot. PASQUAL Well, money means little to me, Concha. Of course I'll help you. CONCHA You're not helping me. If you want to help my mother that's your affair. She's waiting outside. You can discuss money with her just as you did before. Mother! MAMA Your excellency. PASQUAL Senora, make this humble house your own. MAMA Oh, your excellency. How well you look. Oh, how good it is to see you again. My daughter talks of you all the time. She loves you more than anything. Your excellency, I have missed you so much. PASQUAL Well, sir. they vanished again. It was months before I saw her again. I don't believe that destiny is controlled by a throw of dice, but it couldn't have been merely a succession of accidents. I'd been sent down to the coast to inspect some defenses and while there it was my bad luck to run into her once more. CONCHA (sings)I'm romantic. So romantic that I often wish I had a modest heart. But believe me. Please believe me when I tell you that I haven't got a sweetheart. SINGERS (sing)Do you mean to say that you have none? CONCHA Did you hear me say that I had none? No I only said I haven't one. Three sweethearts have I. Three handsome sweethearts. And one is a son of a... SINGERS One is a son of a... CONCHA One is a son of a... SINGERS One is a son of--whoo! CONCHA ..a gardener. SINGERS A gardener? A gardener. CONCHA He gives me daisies and roses and orchids regardless of the price and other things that are so nice. Three handsome sweethearts. And one is the son of a... SINGERS One is a son of a... CONCHA One is a son of a... SINGERS One is a son of a--whoo! CONCHA ...a farmer. SINGERS A farmer? A farmer. CONCHA He gives me butter and carrots and onions no other farmer would. And other things that are so good. (00:30:02) Three handsome sweethearts. And one is a son of a... SINGERS One is a son of a... CONCHA One is a son of a... SINGERS One is son of a--whoo! CONCHA ...a baker. SINGERS A baker? A baker. CONCHA He gives me biscuits and cookies and pastries a queen could even eat. And other things that are so sweet. SINGERS Sweethearts, all three CONCHA To all three I'm true. SINGERS Sweethearts all three. CONCHA And I could be as true to you. AUDIENCE Bravo! CONCHA Arturo, a cup of coffee. PASQUAL My emotions seem to make little impression on you. Aren't you afraid of anything, Concha? Have you no fear of death? CONCHA No, not today. I feel too lucky. Why do you ask. Are you going to kill me? PASQUAL You play with me as if I were a fool. What I gave gladly, you took like a thief. CONCHA I thought you would be glad to see me. I'm sorry I sat down. PASQUAL Don't go. Please don't go. I've looked for you so long. I've missed you. I don't want to offend you. Perhaps I'm a bit nervous. Don't go, please. CONCHA Coffee? Did I order coffee Pasqualito? PASQUAL The lady said champagne. PASQUAL All that night I walked the streets with a fever. I cursed myself. I called myself coward. I burned with shame this despicable role I played. I told myself there were only two ways out. Either to leave her or to kill her. I chose a third. CONCHA Pasqualito. this is La Touresta, the one-eyed. This is Captain Castelad. TOURESTA Welcome to your own house, your excellency. CONCHA She really has one eye. TOURESTA ...such a gentleman. CONCHA And with that one eye she can only see money. TOURESTA Some day you'll have a theater of you own. When I was your age... CONCHA Yes, I known. All the men were crazy about you. Come one Pasqualito. TOURESTA She packs them in like sardines, Captain. Like sardines. CONCHA And some day you'll offer me more money TOURESTA Who knows. CONCHA Yes, who knows? (00:35:28) PASQUAL I should have changed to civilian clothes. CONCHA But I like your uniform Pasqualito. Oh, I forgot to thank you for the flowers. PASQUAL I love you, Concha. Life without you means nothing. CONCHA One moment and I'll give you a kiss. CONCHA Morinito! Where have you been for two days, you bad boy. Pasqual, this is Morinito, the bull fighter. PASQUAL It's an extraordinary pleasure. CONCHA Have you ever seen him fight? PASQUAL No, but I've read the reviews. CONCHA Oh, critics don't value genius. He such a baby. Some day all Spain will know his name. Won't it, Morinito. Have you had anything to eat today? MORINITO What time is it? CONCHA What time is it Pasqual? PASQUAL About nine o'clock. CONCHA Nine o'clock and no food. It's easy to see why bullfighters don't live long. PASQUAL Perhaps there are other reasons for their untimely deaths. CONCHA Oh, no. A jealous man is no more dangerous than a blind bull. Here darling, buy youself something to eat. PASQUAL This Morinito, this genius of yours, What exactly does he mean to you? CONCHA He's so young and so poor. I hardly know him. PASQUAL I gathered as much. CONCHA Oh, you're so sweet Pasqualito. PASQUAL How much do you want to release Concha from her contract? TOURESTA What? PASQUAL I said how much do you want to release Concha from her contract? TOURESTA Before she came here, my house was emptier than a bull ring when it rains. She is having a great career here. PASQUAL I'm not interested. How much? TOURESTA What will she say when she hears aobut this? She has a temper. As you probably know. PASQUAL I'll take care of her. Think it over. CONCHA I'm exhausted. I'm going upstairs to lie down for awhile. Why don't you go back to the hotel. PASQUAL No, I prefer to wait here. CONCHA Then why don't you go out and get some fresh air. PASQUAL It's raining. I'd rather stay in. CONCHA Do as you like. PASQUAL Is Concha still asleep? WOMAN Asleep. How should I know? (00:40:33) PASQUAL Come on. You're going with me. I'm not going to hurt you but come on. CONCHA I'm not going to leave here and you're not going to touch me. Don't you dare advance another step! PASQUAL Well, what have you to say? Invent something! Defend yourself. Lie some more! You lie so well. CONCHA First I want to know what you mean by breaking in here like an assassin! And causing this utterly ridiculous scene! PASQUAL You've gone too far. You're not going to play with me anymore. CONCHA Ha! This is superb. He threatens me. What right have you to tell me what to do? Are you my father? No! Are you my husband? No! Are you my lover. Well I must say you're content with very little. PASQUAL Am I? PASQUAL I wanted to leave the country. Leave everything. Try and forget her and myself. But you don't know this woman. She wasn't through with me yet. CONCHA Good morning. Good morning! Good morning! Good morning! I came to see if you were dead. If you had loved me enough you would have killed yourself last night. Bad. Not made properly. I can make much better chocolate. PASQUAL You want another beating? Haven't you had enough? I'm through with you. Why did you come here? CONCHA Poor Pasqual. You haven't much faith in me, have you? PASQUAL I haven't much faith in anything. CONCHA But I love you Pasqual. Look at me. Look Pasqulito, I'm black and blue. I know I've been cruel. But I'll make up for it. Tell me what you want me to do. PASQUAL Oh, Concha. Let's leave this miserable place. CONCHA But I can't. My contract. PASQUAL What about your contract. It doesn't end until the season is over. CONCHA It doesn't end until the season is over. PASQUAL We'll see about that. TOURESTA I'll have to close up. And poor little Concha, such a success. PASQUAL Stop your cackling. How much do you want? TOURESTA I don't want to be in your way, Captain. PASQUAL I realize that but I haven't much time. TOURESTA What? PASQUAL I said I realize that but I haven't much time! TOURESTA And Concha, does she agree? PASQUAL Yes. Yes, I tell you. How much? CONCHA Pasqual, angel. You did buy off my contract. PASQUAL Did the old hag tell you? I was going to tell you myself. Will you be content now, Concha? CONCHA Of course Pasqualito. Come, give me a kiss. Be careful you'll mess up my hair. You know sweetheart, I need a rest after all this excitement. I think I take a little ride. PASQUAL But I plan to leave town with you in an hour. CONCHA But didn't you hear what I said? I want to take a little ride. PASQUAL Alright. I'll be ready in a minute. CONCHA No, you're not going with me. (00:45:02) PASQUAL Why not? CONCHA Because I don't want you to. But I tell you what you can do-You can throw me a kiss from the balcony. Bye bye! Goodbye Pasqualito. If I'm not back in a week don't wait for me! PASQUAL I was laughed at of course. There was rather a big scandal. There were questions in parliament. And investigations. I resigned my commission. That made it easier for everyone. I've told you all that's necessary, Antonio. That woman has ice where others have a heart. Not only did she wreck my life. There were others as well. The man she ran off with killed himself. Saved the trouble for the bulls. Antonio, forget about her. ANTONIO What a devil of a woman. Did you ever see her again? PASQUAL No. I hardly wanted to after that. ANTONIO What if you ran into her now with both of you in the same town? PASQUAL Impossible. But for your own sake, don't you go near her. ANTONIO I wouldn't go near her for anything in the world. I'm leaving for France tonight. PASQUAL Swear it. ANTONIO I give you my word. PASQUAL Well, I better be going. Goodbye Antonio. Think of me once in awhile. ANTONIO Goodbye, Captain. CONCHA Good evening, stranger. You're late. ANTONIO So that's what you're like. I wanted to a good look at the woman who broke the heart of my best friend. CONCHA I've broken so many hearts. Who is this friend of yours? ANTONIO Don Pasqual. CONCHA Oh, Pasqualito. Did I break his heart? ANTONIO I could kill you in cold blood for what you've done to him. CONCHA I should like some coffee before I die and your soothing company if possible. ANTONIO I regret to inform you that my time is limited. I'm leaving tonight. CONCHA Come, I'll take you to the train, after the coffee. CONCHA Bring me some cards, Pablo. PABLO Cards, Senorita? CONCHA Bring me some cards. Why don't you take off your mask? Dodging the police or are you ashamed of being seen with me? ANTONIO I have nothing to be ashamed of. (00:50:01) CONCHA You're very fortunate, I have. ANTONIO You're a very beautiful woman. It's easy to see why men should lose their heads over you. CONCHA Is it easy? MAN Good evening. Good evening. CONCHA Good evening. ANTONIO Nice of you to honor us with you company. MAN The honor is all mine. PABLO Your party's next door, sir. CONCHA Come on now, take off your mask. I've waited long enough. When did you say you were leaving for France? ANTONIO I'm fairly certain I'm leaving in two hours. CONCHA We'll see. Shuffle them. ANTONIO You're not going to play cards with me, are you? CONCHA You see, we had to meet. You're the jack of spades and I'm the queen of hearts. Hold them for me. I don't like those black cards. Two kings, too. Clubs and spades. King of spades, now who can that be? The king of clubs is my old friend Paquito, the governor. He's been a lot in my cards lately, But never quite so close. You are afraid of the police! ANTONIO Well, to tell you the truth I prefer to avoid them just now. CONCHA What did you do? ANTONIO Politics. A little bit revolutionary. CONCHA Is that all? I thought it was something important. Don't shoot. I know that knock. MARIA The letter arrived half an hour ago, Concha. CONCHA There's no answer, Maria. You can go home. ANTONIO Life is difficult, isn't it, with so many admirers? CONCHA Sometimes it is. ANTONIO On the other hand, life is very easy for me. I'm going to leave you now. I must say I'm grateful to Pasqual for his warning. If it hadn't been for him, I'd have fallen madly in love with you. CONCHA If this letter is causing your departure I'll read it to you. Dear Concha, I must see you again. I'm at your feet. I love you more than ever. And do you know who sent this? Your friend, Pasqual. ANTONIO You're a liar. Let me see it! He must be mad. Why he told me that you destroyed his life. PASQUAL If I'd destroyed your life you couldn't have written such a letter, could you? ANTONIO I'd ring your neck. CONCHA Kiss me, Antonio. Pasqual, the king of spades. ANTONIO Did you write this letter. PASQUAL A little earlier in the day you took an oath not to see her... ANTONIO Answer me, Pasqual. Did you write this ridiculous letter. PASQUAL I hope it provided you both with amusement to know that I still love her. Leave town, Antonio before I lose my temper and call the police. ANTONIO I wouldn't put anything beyond you now. All you wanted was to keep me out of your preserves. I'm going stay now inspite of your petty jealousy. PASQUAL Call it what you like, I'm not going to lose her. CONCHA How can you lose what you never possessed. ANTONIO I used to have a lot of respect for you Pasqual but you're behaving like a fool. PASQUAL You young puppy, how dare you talk like that. ANTONIO We were friends Pasqual. I'll forget the blow. PASQUAL Your new victim Concha is a coward. CONCHA I don't think he is. ANTONIO You know better than to think me a coward. And if you can find any friends to act as your seconds I'll be very happy to discuss that point with them at the hotel tomorrow morning. PASQUAL Weapons? ANTONIO Pistols. (00:55:00) PASQUAL Reading the cards is one of her virtues I forgot to tell you about. POLICEMAN Who fired the shot? CONCHA Was there a shot? POLICEMAN This card belongs to your deck, doesn't it? CONCHA It's Concha. ANTONIO Concha, how marvelous of you to come here. I hope no one saw you. CONCHA I was here before, where have you been? ANTONIO I was out arranging the dueler. CONCHA Why don't you leave for Paris tonight. ANTONIO Alone? CONCHA I'll come with you. ANTONIO You can't. The borders will be watching. Besides we need passports. And then there's the trifling affair with Pasqual in the morning. Which I have no wish to dodge. CONCHA Alright, then you will be killed. Pasqual is a dead shot. ANTONIO You mean he used to be. Right through the heart, eh? Nonsense, that shot was an accident. He won't hit me. CONCHA If you die Antonio, I'll kill myself. ANTONIO Let's forget about the duel, Concha. Tonight is the last night of the carnival. Tomorrow will be time enough to think of death. CONCHA You too, were thinking of death. Those letters are farewells. ANTONIO I wrote them anyway. They are not important. CONCHA Who did you write to? ANTONIO Oh, lots of people. CONCHA Any women? ANTONIO Yes. There's a girl. CONCHA Where is she? ANTONIO In Paris. CONCHA Do you love her. ANTONIO Why do you ask? You're not interested, are you Concha? CONCHA No. Of course not. ANTONIO You wouldn't care if I were in love with someone else, would you? CONCHA No. ANTONIO That isn't true, is it Concha? You would care, wouldn't you? GOVERNOR There gentlemen, you've done it. I hope you're pleased. No consideration for me. Close your umbrella. It's not raining anymore. The carnival is over. I told you to be careful with your arrests and what have you done? Turned this peaceful jail into a mad house. There gentlemen, is the direct result of listening to my plea. Stop them. Tear their masks off. Take their tin horns away. Remove every vestige of this nerve shattering carnival. Go! What are you waiting for? I'll teach them to behave. Alphonso! Alphonso! Alphonso! (01:00:05) GOVERNOR Let those balloons go. Order my carriage. I want to go home and get some sleep. Who are you? I've had just about enough of this. Take off your mask. DRIVER ...by this time he might be dead. Perhaps they are both dead. GOVERNOR Who may be dead by this time? Make yourself clear. DRIVER A duel. They wanted me to drive them. I said "no". GOVERNOR Arms! Guns! Horses! Why don't you put up your umbrellas. It's raining! DUELER You will have to hurry, sir. The police may come. If there are no further objections, select your pistol. You'll be placed back to back. March twelve paces, I will count three then you are at liberty to kill each other. I hope your injury will be slight. ANTONIO Well, Concha, I might as well say goodbye. One never knows. Anything I might want to say to you now would sound silly. CONCHA If we had never met this couldn't have happened. Oh, Antonio. You force this on him, Pasqual. This is murder. Listen to me, Pasqualito. You never loved me or you couldn't do this. PASQUAL You know very well that I loved you. CONCHA You've obviously mistaken your vanity for love. Make your final mistake. Go and kill the only man I ever cared for. I won't permit this Antonio. I want you to leave here at once! DUELER Now gentlemen, when I say "go" march twelve paces and turn to face your opponent. At the count of one cock your pistols. At two raise them and at three take aim and fire at your own discretion. Are you ready gentlemen. Go. One. Two. Three. CONCHA Antonio, are you hurt? ANTONIO He didn't even take aim at me. (01:04:51) GOVERNOR Calling gentlemen. A pretty mess. Arrest everybody! Why don't you gentlemen go to Madrid or Barcelona where they have the police to cope with these things? Don Pasqual. Gentlemen, this is a serious matter. I could have h it up if it had been anyone else but Don Pasqual hurt. It'll be the devil of me. Stop them! Arrest them! I thought I made myself clear. I want everyone arrested. Here, where are you going? CONCHA Good morning, Pacolito. GOVERNOR Oh, I should have known. You're the only woman in town worht fighting for. I'm sorry Concha but I'll have to arrest this gallant gentleman. Arrest him I said. Take him away! If only you knew how willingly I 'd change places with him for your smile. CONCHA Do you still like me Pachito? GOVERNOR I haven't slept for 72 hours. This carnival has ben purgatory. I am about to go home to my wife which does not make my condition more pleasant. But if you smile at me once more I shall never the less be in heaven. CONCHA Go home to your wife, Pachito. I too haven't slept. Maybe we can meet tomorow. GOVERNOR I dream of the moment. Every profession has its compensations- even mine. How's the patient, doctor? Not serious, I hope. It is my wish that the whole affair blow over. DOCTOR There are some things beyond even your wish, My patient is seriously hurt. I'm taking him to the hospital and if I get him there alive I will be very pleased. Very pleased. Do you hear me? To the hospital! ANTONIO Concha. How is Pasqual? Is he badly hurt? CONCHA I don't know. I don't think so. I went to the hospital. but they refuse to let me see him. ANTONIO Why didn't he tell me he was going to fire into the air? I did my best to kill him before he'd kill me. CONCHA Only Pasqual can do such things. Now, you're in jail. Why didn't you listen to me when I told you to leave? ANTONIO I wish I had listened to you. Now I've got to get away before they find out who they've arrested or I'll never get out. CONCHA Although you don't deserve it, I'm going to see Paquito. On one condition. ANOTONIO Concha, how can you joke at a time like this? CONCHA Will you take me to France with you? ANOTNIO You know I wouldn't leave without you. CONCHA In that case, I'm going to see the governor. GOVERNOR Gentlemen, I'll attend to you later. Leave me. Concha, most beautiful of women. CONCHA I'm so unhappy, Paco. GOVERNOR I see. Sit down. Draw up a full account of this distasteful affair. Get a statement from everybody you can find . Have it sworn to before a notary. A full account by each witness. the names of the coachmen. And then return it to this office for revision. CONCHA I was just going to talk to you about his matter. GOVERNOR Concha, I implore you. Don't talk to me about his confounded duel. I am a man of lightning decisions. These trouble makers can't fool with me-Don Pasqual may die! CONCHA Don't shout at me Paquito. I'm afraid of you anyway. I thought you were fond of me. GOVERNER It's useless Concha. I know what you want. I cannot release him. CONCHA So you can't release him? Of course you can. You can do anything. Do you want me to lose respect for you? Come on Paquhito. Two little pieces of paper. Two passports. GOVERNER Two passports. who's the other one for? CONCHA There's a girl mixed up in it. A cousin. Manuala. GOVERNER I regret to inform you Concha. I still think it's you. CONCHA I? How silly. I hardly know him. GOVERNER I am happy to hear that you hardly know him. This person has been wanted by the police for five years. He doesn't think that we know, but it's unwise to cross my path. Take a look at this. I found it in my files with the following information. Republican. Revolutionary. One of the leaders. We'll put him up against the wall and shoot him. (01:10:01) CONCHA He's much better looking than his photograph, isn't he? Well, Paco I must go. I don't care about this Republican. But that you Paquito should refuse such a small favor, to a lady, is distressing. Very distressing. GOVERNOR Don't go, Concha. Please. Ask me anything else... anything. But this affair has kicked up too much excitement. CONCHA And all I asked for were two little slips of paper. What a pity. Two little slips of paper from a man I so admired. GOVERNOR Come away from the door, Concha. Come away from the door. CONCHA Farewell, Paquito. I might have loved you. GOVERNOR You can have your two passports. I'll hush up the affair too. You're a magnificent woman, Concha. Let it never be said of Don Paquito that he didn't know how to value...(inaudible) DOCTOR You here again? Haven't you caused trouble enough? CONCHA Oh, doctor please help me to see Don Pasqual. I'm leaving town tonight. DOCTOR I don't know why I should help you. One-sixteenth of an inch more and he would have been dead. I'll give you two minutes-no more. CONCHA Thank you, Doctor. PASQUAL How'd you get in here? I gave orders that no one should be admitted. CONCHA But Pasqualito. I came to find out how you are. Getting yourself shot for me. I didn't think I meant so much to you.You might have been killed. PASQUAL Well, what of it? My life is worthless anyway. CONCHA No, it isn't. You're wonderful. And I came to thank you for sparing Antonio's life. PASQUAL Don't bother. You wanted to know the proof of my love and I gave it to you. That's your thanks. Keep it. CONCHA I suppose I deserve this. I know I 've always done everything wrong. Will you forgive me, Pasqualito? And then I'll go. PASQUAL Will you get out or must I call the attendant? CONCHA No. I'll go. BORDER CONTROL Good morning. CONCHA Good morning. ANTONIO Good morning, sir. BORDER CONTROL Good morning. DRIVER Told you I'd get you here on time. It's still ten minutes. Hurry them through inspector. They want to make connections with the Paris express. ANTONIO Here, here. DRIVER Thank you, sir. I hope yo have a nice trip. BORDER CONTROL There you are, sir. INSPECTOR Anything to declare? ANTONIO No, sir. INSPECTOR Anything to declare? CONCHA No. Thank you. BORDER CONTROL Porter! INSPECTOR 2 Good morning. INSPECTOR 3 Good morning. CONCHA Good morning. INSPECTOR 2 Name. ANTONIO Miguel Rivera. INSPECTOR 3 Your name. CONCHA Manuala Garcia. INSPECTOR 2 Place of birth? ANTONIO Grenada. INSPECTOR 3 Place of birth? CONCHA Sevilla. INSPECTOR 2 Married or single? ANTONIO Single. INSPECTOR 3 Married or single? CONCHA Single. INSPECTOR 2 Destination? ANTONIO Paris. INSPECTOR 3 Your destination? CONCHA Paris. INSPECTOR 2 Reason for journey. ANTONIO Business. I sell wine. INSPECTOR 3 Reason for journey. CONCHA Pleasure trip. INSPECTOR 2 You are free to go. The train only stops thirty seconds. CONCHA Thank you. ANTONIO Have we time enough for wine? We are taking the jfirst train out. WAITER Yes sir. Sit down, sir. ANTONIO Well, Concha. We had an easy time of it thanks to you. CONCHA Yes. We had an easy time of it. ANTONIO Come let's forget everything that belongs to Spain. CONCHA Give me a cigarette. ANTONIO Here's to the future. CONCHA The future-and may you be happy. WAITER Better hurry, sir. The train doesn't stop very long. Pleasant journey to you sir. ANTONIO Come on, Concha. Thank you. CONDUCTOR Better get in. We have to leave. CONCHA I'm not going. The gentleman travels alone. ANTONIO Concha! CONCHA Forgive me Antonio. I'm going back to Pasqual. Don't forget me, Antonio. INSPECTOR I thought you were going to Paris. CONCHA I changed my mind. Would you take me back? DRIVER One minute and I'll take the feed bags off the horses. CONCHA There's no hurry. Have them finish. Have you a cigarette? You know, I used to work in a cigarette factory. The End