FLORENCE AND ANATOLY

ANATOLY
But why is he really here?
A whole year of silence
Then suddenly here he is -

FLORENCE
He's working for the TV company, for a lot of money

ANATOLY
So that's all it is then?
He has no desire to see you anymore?

FLORENCE
Who cares what he's up to?
You're not playing him

ANATOLY
Oh no? I've the feeling I am
Why is he here?

FLORENCE
Don't talk yourself out of form
Viigand's the one
You have to beat

ANATOLY
And he's a fine player

FLORENCE
Predictable - he's a machine!

ANATOLY
A very fine machine!

FLORENCE (light-heartedly, affectionately)
So are you - so are we!
But there is one other thing

ANATOLY
What?

FLORENCE
I gather Svetlana is hoping to come out here

ANATOLY
My wife? In Bangkok? No!

FLORENCE
You must know about it
It's been in the paper
They may let her out -

ANATOLY
This has to be Molokov - right up his street!

FLORENCE
So now you've got one more opponent to beat
Surely you knew -

ANATOLY (angry)
I did not!

FLORENCE
Well this is a problem we knew we'd be facing soon

ANATOLY
But not now. But not now

YOU AND I

FLORENCE
This is an all too familiar scene

ANATOLY
Life imperceptibly coming between

BOTH
Those whose love is as strong as it could or should be

ANATOLY
Nothing has altered -

FLORENCE
- yet everything's changed

ANATOLY
No one stands still -

BOTH
Still I love you completely and hope I always will
Each day we get through means one less mistake left for the making

ANATOLY
And there's no return
As we slowly learn
Of the chance we're taking

FLORENCE
I'd give the world to stay just as we are
It's better by far
Not to be too wise

BOTH
Not to realise
Where there's truth there will be lies

FLORENCE
You and I
We've seen it all
Been down this road before
Yet we go on believing -

BOTH
You and I
We've seen it all
Chasing our hearts desire
Yet I'm even more certain
This time it will be
My happy ending.

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