29-10-2010, 05:39 PM
Quote:153 INT. ROOMING HOUSE HALL AND STAIRS - NIGHT - BEN AND
MR. McCLEERY
From the bottom of the stairway, shooting up. MR. McCLEERY is the landlord of the rooming house. They are climbing a flight of stairs, Mr. McCleery first, then Ben, carrying his suitcase.
MR. McCLEERY
You a student?
BEN
Not exactly.
Mr. McCleery stops and turns. Ben almost runs into him.
MR. McCLEERY
What's that?
BEN
I said - not exactly - no.
MR. McCLEERY
What are you then?
BEN
Well - I'm just sort of traveling through.
Mr. McCleery takes a couple of steps up, Ben following and stops again.
MR. McCLEERY
I like to know who's living in my house. I like to know what
my boys are up to.
BEN
Ahhh.
Mr. McCleery just looks up at him.
BEN
I'm not up too much, actually, I'm just visiting. I mean -
I've always wanted to see Berkeley.
Mr. McCleery takes a couple more steps and stops again.
MR. McCLEERY
You're not one of those agitators?
BEN
What?
MR. McCLEERY
One of those outside agitators.
BEN
Oh - no sir.
MR. McCLEERY
I hate that. I won't stand for it.
Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
Going to the candidates debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Ev'ry way you look at it, you lose
"Where is the intersection between the world's deep hunger and your deep gladness?"