yes.
oh.  i'm sorry. was i singing again?
well, you have to simply tell me, that's all.
do you have to let me get halfway through the movement first? this is tiring me.
oh, for pity's sake.
i don't want to take a break.
tea.
oh my goodness.  bobby.
robert eroica.
no, i'm not.  i'm not.
i just can't look at you.
you always do this to me.
thank you.  oh no, don't put it on there.
this is a very special, very old cb
you know who it once belonged to?
waldnit von schnechter. prewar.
it has absolutely no objectionable idiosyncrasies.
robert.
i have to talk seriously with you.
well, herbert's mostly on the mainland because of the orchestra, so at the moment, there's just daddy, carl and myself.  and van oost.
catherine -- she's a pianist. she's working with carl.
well, 11 months ago he was on his bicycle, on his way to the post office in la roche.  and he ran into a jeep and sprained his neck.
it's not funny. he permanently sprained his neck, and since then it's been extremely difficult for him to tuck the violin.
robert, i have to tell you something.
daddy's very ill.
he's had two strokes.
he's not.  they feel he.  maybe he might not recover, and that he'll either.
but don't you think it's right, though, that you should see him, at least once.
just a minute, please! robert, don't you think it's right that you should see him?
i'm going back up tonight. will you go with me?
i know.
wait.
i'll walk out with you.
i'll be back in two minutes!
they hate me, i feel.
no, i need to talk to you, about so many things.
oh god, i'm so glad, robert, that you're coming.
it'll be so good for you, and for daddy, because you know, you've never really.
all right.
okay.
grooming the hair of an elderly man seated in a wheelchair with his back to bobby.
remember, bobby, what mother used to say when.
no, it's all right, you go ahead.
oh no, it's been much more than that.
i don't think that's true.
besides being very rude.
oh, my, "a summit conference." i wonder where i was, polishing silver behind the coal bin.
i hope i didn't hear that.
i don't think you should infer daddy was wrong in front of him.
don't force him like that, spicer.
a couple of months.
he has ways of communicating, robert. i can tell when he's expressing approval or disapproval, just from his eyes.
it's not that bad.
a week or two isn't going to ruin your life, for godsakes.
i mean, you think i'm that happy?
we can't all get up and leave, can we? i mean, there are certain needs you have to respond to.
and anyway, i want you to stay, so i can spend some time with you, and ask you some questions.
well, do you -- i mean, have you enjoyed all these.  strange things you've been doing?
no, no, i don't think that, i'm just curious about it.  do you think i'm a freak?
oh no.  why? what is it? the way i look?
i probably am, but i don't care. i mean, i wasn't that blessed to begin with, and when would i have had time to make any improvements.
constantly. night and day. and unless i get up before the birds, i can't get in any practice time for myself.
actually, it's very admirable, the way she works. she'll probably be enormously successful, because she's attractive as well, not that that's so important in music, but.
like what?
oh, let's not talk about my hair, it does what it wants to, and anyway, who cares, i want to talk about you.
well, you're not going to run out on me right away, are you?
oh god, don't sneak up on me like that!
don't laugh.
what's wrong, carl, you hardly ate anything.
he looks tired to me, spicer. i think you should put him to bed.
do you want some gingerbread?
with applesauce?
why are you being so mean?
i don't think i'd notice. i'm so used to carl.
bobby? do you think spicer is attractive?
you know, he was formerly a sailor.
sailors are sadistic, i feel.
can i play now?
my turn.
he's not hard of hearing.
it's none of your business!
i don't know where she is!
can't i have anything to myself, dammit?!
stop it! bobby, will just you stop! i mean it!
carl! somebody get carl!
stop it! right now! just stop it!! carl!!
oh god, bobby, look what you've done.
bobby!
you're leaving?
you were going without saying goodbye?
but what about me?
just once in a while, call and tell me where you are, please.
bye, robert.
thank you, that's very nice.