chapter one

just another wednesday morning

it was a fine spring morning

william thacker was looking out of his

window thinking about life

notting hill

not a bad place to be

he thought

on weekdays there was the market selling

fruit and vegetables from all over the

world

at the weekend even more people crowded

into portobello road and the streets

around it to buy expensive old furniture

paintings and cheap clothes

then there were the unusual shops

the cafes and restaurants

the streets were always busy always full

of people

but best of all

this was the place where most of his

friends now lived

notting hill was like a small village in

the middle of a big city

and in this london village william

thacker had his home

his wife lived in another part of town

well

she was his wife until two years earlier

then she left him for a man who looked

like harrison ford

so in the house with the blue front door

william

28 years old and single

now lived a strange half-life with his

welsh lodger spike

hey

can you help me with an important

decision

spike walked into the room

he was a tall

thin

pale man with dirty yellow hair and

untidy clothes

i'm going out with the great jeanine

tonight

and i want to wear the right t-shirt

what have you got

asked william trying to show interest

spike pulled on a t-shirt

on the front an alien was swimming in a

sea of blood above the words

i love

blood

well

there's this one

hmm

i'm not sure it's romantic enough

william said thoughtfully

yes

maybe you're right

spike ran up the stairs still talking

i know you'll like this one

he came back wearing a second t-shirt

take me read the words on the front in

big black letters

well

said william slowly will she think

you're looking for true love

i'm not sure that she will

oh

i don't want her to get the wrong idea

okay

just one more

he came down in the last t-shirt

below little red hearts it read

you're the most beautiful woman in the

world

william showed his surprise

yes he said

that's perfect

well done

thanks

great

i'm feeling lucky

spike smiled

he turned and walked proudly upstairs

on the back of the t-shirt william could

now read

let's go to bed

oh spike

he said to himself

it was just another wednesday

another working day

william walked through the market and

opened the door to his shop the travel

book company

it was a small shop that sold

well

travel books

but he never seemed to sell many

inside there were a few small rooms full

of shelves and every shelf was heavy

with books

expensive books

cheap books

large hardbacks

and small paperbacks

william greeted martin his assistant

a small man with a beard and a nervous

smile

martin always tried to see the best in

life

he liked to please people but was not

very good at selling

in fact

people often thought he was a little

strange

williams started looking at some papers

on his desk

great

last week we made nothing

in fact we lost

347 pounds on those guidebooks to turkey

oh dear

never mind

shall i go and get us some coffee

make you feel better

martin asked smiling

as he left for the cafe a woman came

into the shop

william looked up at her

looked down

thought for a minute

then looked up again

she was a beautiful young woman with

long black hair

dressed simply in a black jacket and

trousers

he was sure he knew her

was it possible could it really be her

yes

it was anna scott

the biggest film star in the world

to william

to most men

she was the most beautiful woman on

earth

he tried to stay calm

can i

help you

she looked at him through her dark

glasses

no thanks

i'll just look around

his eyes followed her as she went over

to a shelf

she picked out a large expensive

guidebook full of color photographs

that books really not good uh

if you're thinking of buying it

he said a little nervously

really

yes

but

this one is

very good

he said

picking up one of the smaller books from

his desk

i think the writer really has been to

turkey

thanks

i'll think about it

she smiled

suddenly

william noticed something on the small

screen on his desk

just a minute please

he said

he walked to the back of the shop

towards a customer who was hiding

between two lines of shelves

uh

excuse me sir

he said to the man

yes

bad news

what

we've got a camera in this part of the

shop

so

so

i saw you put that book down your

trousers

william told him

what book

the one down your trousers

i haven't got a book down my trousers

replied the man

okay

listen

we seem to disagree about this

i'll call the police and they can take a

look

if i'm wrong

i'm really sorry

william said patiently

right

uh

and if i do have a book down my trousers

the man asked

well

this is what i suggest

i'll go back to my desk

you take the cadugan guide to barley

from your trousers and put it back on

the shelf

or buy it

william walked back to his desk

on the screen he watched as the book

came out of the man's trousers

then it was back on the shelf

the thief started walking slowly towards

the door

william turned back to anna

sorry about that

she smiled

no

that's fine

i was thinking of stealing one too

but now i've changed my mind

she looked at the copies of the cheaper

guidebook on his desk

signed by the writer

yes william said

we couldn't stop him

if you can find an unsigned copy you can

probably sell it for a lot of money

the thief stopped next to anna looking

at her with interest

can you sign this for me

he asked pulling a dirty piece of paper

from his coat

anna sighed

what's your name

she asked

rufus

she wrote on the piece of paper and gave

it back to him

he tried to read her handwriting

what does it say

he asked

she pointed

well

that's my name

and there it says dear rufus i hope the

police catch you next time nice

he smiled

would you like my phone number

i don't think so

she replied

as the man left the shop she turned to

william

i think i'll try this one

she gave him the large expensive book

and the money for it

oh

right

maybe it isn't as bad as i thought

william said

probably quite good

and i'll give you this one free

he dropped the cheaper guidebook into

the same bag

very useful for lighting fires or for

making paper hats

a sudden warm smile lit up her face

she looked carefully at this amusing

young man with blue eyes and thick brown

hair

thanks

she said

and left

chapter two

first kiss

last kiss

william felt empty

that's it then

she's gone

and i'll probably never see her again

he thought to himself

here's your coffee

martin said brightly as he came back

into the shop

thanks

you won't believe who was in here a

minute ago

who

somebody famous

martin asked excited

but william suddenly changed his mind

oh

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no

nobody

perhaps one day a famous person will

come in

said martin his eyes shining

i saw one of the beatles once

ringo starr

well

i think it was ringo starr

i'm not really sure

he was quite far away

he had long hair and a beard

hmm

so you think you saw ringo but perhaps

you didn't

uh

yes

that's right

maybe it was just a man with long hair

and a beard yes

maybe

not a very good story then is it

suggested william

he shook his head and finished his

coffee

right

another one

yes no

let's go crazy

i'll have an orange juice

five minutes later

william left the cafe and hurried back

to the bookshop with the orange juice

but as he turned the corner he walked

straight into a woman

the orange juice ran down her shirt

i'm so sorry

he looked up at the woman's face

for the second time that day it was anna

scott

oh

really i'm sorry here

what are you doing

anna shouted angrily as william tried to

clean her shirt with a paper towel

william jumped back

nothing

nothing

listen

i live across the street

you can wash at my house

no thank you

i just need to call my driver

she turned away

i also have a phone

in five minutes you can be clean and

back on the street again

she turned and looked at him

okay

what does across the street mean how far

is your house exactly

william pointed

it's just there

that's my house

the one with the blue door

she looked down at her shirt

then she looked back up at him

well

okay

they walked towards william's house

he opened the door

come in

i'll just

the house was in a terrible mess

william ran inside in front of her and

kicked some shoes under the stairs

he threw away an old pizza and tried to

hide some dirty plates

i'm afraid it's a bit untidy

anna looked around

her face showed nothing

taking the bag of books from her william

pointed towards the stairs

the bathrooms up there

and there's a phone on the desk in the

room next to it she took her other bags

and walked upstairs

william ran around the ground floor

clearing the mess

anna scott is in my house

she's in my bathroom

and look at this place

i'll kill spike

he thought

he heard anna's feet on the stairs and

looked up

she was wearing different clothes now

a black top and skirt

without the dark glasses her deep brown

eyes shone

she looked wonderful

william stopped and stared

he tried to think of something to say

tea would you like a cup of tea before

you go

no thanks

coffee

no

something cold orange juice no probably

not

water

really

no something to eat

some fruit

no

do you always say no to everything

anna looked amused no

i must go she said

thanks for your help

you're welcome

he wanted to say more but he couldn't

find the words

and

i'd like to say

he continued finally

you're wonderful

it's my one chance to say it

when you've read that terrible book

you'll never visit my shop again

she looked pleased

thank you

william walked her to the front door

nice to meet you

strange but nice

anna left

and he closed the door behind her

oh no

he thought

strange but nice

what was i thinking

there was a knock on the door

it was anna again

oh

hi

did you forget something

i forgot my books said anna stepping

quickly inside the house oh

right

william ran into the kitchen to get the

bag

here they are

thanks

well

they stood near the door again

this time william felt more comfortable

then anna moved forward and kissed him

he could smell her hair

he could feel the smoothness of her skin

against his

he couldn't believe it

anna scott

the woman of his dreams was here in his

house

kissing him

william thacker

at the worst possible time a key turned

in the lock oh no

it's my lodger spike

i'm sorry there's no excuse for him

spike walked in and straight past them

towards the kitchen

i'm going to get some food

he called over his shoulder then i'm

going to tell you a story that you won't

believe

anna looked at william

you won't tell anyone about this will

you

right

no one

i mean i'll tell myself sometimes but

don't worry

i won't believe it

he opened the door for her a second time

bye

she touched his hand lightly

and then she was gone

william walked slowly back into the

kitchen

shall we watch videos tonight

i've got some really great films spike

said between mouthfuls of food

yes

thought william sadly

i've got nothing better to do with my

life

one of spike's videos was a film

starring anna scott

later that evening as the two men sat in

front of the tv

william remembered the touch of her hand

the smell of her hair

spike shook his head at the screen

it's hard to believe somewhere there's a

man who can kiss anna scott anytime

anywhere

yes

she's quite wonderful

chapter 3

call me

a customer came into the bookshop the

next morning

william knew mr smith well

have you got any books by dickens

mr smith asked

williams side

not again

no

he said slowly and patiently

this

is a travel book shop

we only sell

travel books

oh and that new john grisham book

no

john grisham doesn't write travel books

either

oh

right

have you got a copy of romeo and juliet

william looked at mr smith then shouted

martin

your customer

martin came out from behind some shelves

with a warm smile on his face

can i help you

he asked mr smith

as william stared sadly out of the

window a bus went past the shop

on the side was a large picture of anna

in her new film helix

he couldn't stop thinking about her

a few days later william walked into his

kitchen

hi spike

hi

spike was never britain's best dressed

man but today his clothes were even

stranger than usual

he was wearing williams scuba diving

suit with a pair of goggles on his head

um

spike

why are you wearing my scuba diving suit

no clean clothes

they never will be if you don't wash

them sometimes william suggested

and i was looking around your room and i

found this

great isn't it

i think i look good in it eh

it was a lovely day and they went

outside into the sunshine

spike still in the scuba diving suit

tried unsuccessfully to read his

newspaper through the goggles

there's something wrong with these

william he said pointing to the goggles

that's because they were made specially

for my eyes

so i can see the fish

oh

right

so

any messages for me

william asked

yes

i wrote down two

two

were there only two messages

you want me to write down all of them

william closed his eyes and sighed

the ones you didn't write down

who were they from

hmm

was there one

no it's gone

i just can't remember anything about

them oh no

wait

your mother's leg is hurting her again

and don't forget lunch on saturday

any others

asked william hopefully

nope that's it no others

spike sat back in his chair and closed

his eyes

then he seemed to remember something

but if you want all your messages there

was one from an american girl a few days

ago anna i think she said

william's heart stopped what did she say

well it was a bit strange

she said

hi

it's anna

and then she said call me at the ritz

and then she gave a different name

what was the name

no idea

one name's difficult enough to remember

but two

william ran inside

hello

is that the ritz hotel he said when a

man answered the phone

can i help you sir

uh i hope you can

i'm a friend of anna scott she left me a

message

she's staying with you

she asked me to call her

i'm sorry sir we have nobody here of

that name

no that's right

i know that

she's using another name

she left a message with my lodger a bad

mistake

think of the stupidest person you know

well my lodge is even worse he's so

stupid

try flintstone

william looked up from the phone and

turned towards spike

what

try flintstone

spike repeated

william spoke slowly into the phone

is it possible that

flintstone means anything to you

i'll put you through sir

william could hear another phone ringing

he tried to stay calm

what shall i say

he thought to himself he practiced a few

words

hi

hi

anna

hi

and then he heard her voice

hi

oh

hi it's

william thacker we uh

i

work in a bookshop

you called me well

yes

three days ago

i'm so sorry

you probably think

it was a mistake

my stupid lodger spike took the message

and he didn't give it to me until now

oh

okay

she said slowly

perhaps i could come to the ritz for

tea

or something

yes but

i'm a little busy today

she was silent for a minute

but let's try

four o'clock right

great

william put down the phone

wonderful

chapter four

tee at the ritz

william arrived at the ritz hotel

carrying some roses for anna

as he got into the lift another young

man followed him in

which floor william asked

three the lift stopped at the third

floor and william and the young man got

out

they both looked around for the room

numbers

then they both turned right

anna william knew was in room 38

as he walked the young man followed

closely behind him

william looked over his shoulder

questioningly

he slowed down at room 38

and the other man did too

william pointed at the number are you

sure you

the man smiled

yes

he replied

oh

right

william knocked

a bright-faced american girl open the

door

hello

i'm karen

sorry everything's taking longer than we

thought here's all the information you

need

she gave each of them a press package

with pictures from anna's new film helix

william looked at the woman

then at the man behind him

what was happening

then karen showed them into a large room

william was surprised to see a number of

reporters and photographers all clearly

waiting to talk to anna

what did you think of the film karen

asked

wonderful

the man behind william replied

a bit of close encounters and a lot of

jean florette they both turned to

william for his opinion

i agree

he said quickly

i'm sorry which magazines are you from

karen asked

i'm tarquin from time out great

and you

she asked looking towards william

william didn't know what to say

he looked around for ideas and on a

small table saw a copy of horse and

hound magazine

horse and hound

the name's william thacker

miss scott knows i'm coming okay

take a seat i'll check

the two men sat down as carom went into

the next room you've brought her flowers

said tarquin with interest

william thought quickly no

no

they're

for my grandmother

she's in a hospital near here

i'm going to see her after this

oh

i'm sorry

which hospital

william didn't know any of the hospitals

in the area

uh

i don't like to talk about it

i hope you don't mind

oh

sure

of course

just then karen came back into the room

and called his name

mr thacker

anna will see you now you've got five

minutes

it was a large sitting room filled with

flowers

anna was standing with her back to a

window wearing an expensive suit

her hair was tied back

william thought again how beautiful she

looked

hi

hello

i brought you these he said holding out

the flowers

but

clearly

you've already got some

oh no

these are great

said anna taking them

there was a long silence

william tried to think of something to

say

sorry about not bringing back

the two names idea was difficult for my

stupid lodger to understand

no

i'm sorry

i try to stay private so i always choose

a name from a children's film

last time i came to england i was mrs

bambi

karen's boss came into the room

everything okay

he asked anna

yes thanks jeremy

and you're from horse and hound magazine

he asked william

anna looked at william

really

horsen hound

she smiled

she sat down

the room fell silent

she and jeremy were looking towards

william

waiting

right

he said

taking a seat

i'll just start then

he tried to imagine being a reporter for

horse and hound magazine

what did his readers want to know

right

the film's excellent

but

did you ever think of having more

horses in it

he asked hesitantly

jeremy looked at william inside

well

started anna

trying to be serious

we wanted more horses

but it was difficult

i mean there aren't many horses on mars

yes

mars

of course

very difficult

jeremy stared at william

then he looked at anna

but she seemed happy

he left the room

william put his head in his hands

i'm sorry

i arrived outside and they gave me this

press package

i didn't know what to do

no i'm sorry they gave me a timetable

for this and it ended at four

listen

i just want to say that i'm sorry for

the other day

the kissing thing

i don't know why i did it

i wanted to make sure

you were okay about it

is that all she wants to say

william thought

he felt hurt

but tried to hide it

yes

he said

no problem

of course that's fine

jeremy came back into the room and the

two fell silent

don't forget to ask miss scott about her

next film

jeremy said helpfully oh

yes

excellent uh

any horses in that one

or hounds

anna looked at him amused

it takes place underwater

right

jeremy left the room again

william watched him go then turn back to

anna i'm sorry

things like this only happen in dreams

not in real life

good dreams of course

it's a dream to see you

and what happens next

in the dream

anna asked

well

william started

in the dream

i just become

a different person a better person

because you can do that in dreams

then i walk across the room and kiss the

girl

but in real life you know it'll never

happen the door opened again

that's it jeremy said no more time i'm

afraid

did you get what you wanted

nearly

william replied looking at anna

okay maybe one more question

he left the room

are you busy tonight

william asked anna

yes

jeremy came back in

william and dana stood and shook hands

it was nice to meet you mr thacker she

smiled strange

but nice

thank you

you are horse and hound's favorite

actress

you and black beauty

tarquin was waiting outside

how was she he asked

wonderful

wait a minute

tarquin said in surprise

she took your grandmother's flowers

william thought quickly

yes

that's right

what a pig

he turned towards the lift but karen

called out to him

this way mr thacker you can talk to the

others now

the others

thought william

he found himself in another room with

the male star of helix

pleased to meet you

did you enjoy the film

the star asked oh yes

very much

uh

did you enjoy

making the film

i did

which bits did you most enjoy making

well you tell me which bits you liked

then i'll tell you if i like making them

hmm

said william thoughtfully

i liked the bit on mars very much did

you enjoy that bit

the male star stared at william

he ended the discussion as quickly as he

could

five minutes later william found himself

with an actor who spoke no english

luckily next to him was a woman who did

william felt more comfortable with his

questions now

did you have a deep understanding of the

person you were playing

the woman asked the question in spanish

and waited for the actor's answer

no

no

she said to william

and why not

asked william

the woman put the question in spanish

and waited for the answer

it was quite long

because he played a crazy man-eating

alien

another room a child actress this time

she was 11 years old

is this your first film

no it's my twenty second

of course it is

william said in surprise

uh

any favorites out of the 22

working with leonardo

da vinci

she looked at him strangely

dicaprio

finally the bad dreams seemed to be

ending

william walked towards the lift again

pushing past the cameraman

mr thacker

it was karen

williams sighed deeply

have you got a minute

and then he was back in the room with

anna

that thing i was doing tonight

i've changed my plans

i have to spend the evening with horse

and hound star reporter

anna smiled

william's heart jumped

oh well

great

excellent then he had a sudden thought

oh no

it's my sister's birthday

we're having dinner

okay

fine but no

i won't go

no

i mean if it's fine with you

i'll come too

she said

you'll come with me to my sister's

birthday party

if that's all right

of course it's all right

my friend max is cooking and he's the

worst cook in the world

but you can hide the food in your bag

okay

okay

chapter five

the birthday party

max was busy preparing the meal

he's bringing a girl

he asked his wife bella are you serious

yes

quite a surprise isn't it

does a girl have a name

he didn't say

black smoke was pouring from the oven oh

no

what's happening here

said max running towards it

then the doorbell rang and he ran to the

door

he threw it open come in come in food

problems

and he ran back to the oven

william and anna walked into the large

kitchen

hi

sorry

he's finding the meat a bit difficult

said bella welcoming her guests from her

wheelchair

hi

said anna

bella looked at her carefully

hey

you look like bella

this is anna williams said quickly

right

she replied looking carefully at anna's

face

okay

i've solved the problem said max turning

back from the oven

hello anna

he stopped in surprise as he saw her

face

uh

have some white

thank you

the doorbell rang again and max went to

the front door

happy birthday you look wonderful he

said as honey hurried in

honey a small young woman with a big

smile and large eyes danced around

happily showing her new dress

max followed her to the kitchen

listen he whispered

your brother has brought this girl and

her

they reached the kitchen

hi everyone

honey smiled to the others then she

suddenly saw anna

oh wow

william spoke quickly

honey this is anna anna this is honey

she's my baby sister hi

said anna with a smile oh wow

this

is one of those really important times

in a person's life

i know i should be calm about it but

anna

i love you

i think you're the most beautiful woman

on earth

and i have honestly believed for some

time that we could be best friends

what do you think

anna looks surprised and amused but

pleased

mary will honey continued he's really

nice

and then we can be sisters

i'll think about it anna laughed the

doorbell rang again

that'll be bernie said max going to the

door

a large man with a round pleasant face

walked in

sorry i'm late max

i made a mess at work again i'm afraid

lost millions

bernie come in this is anna hello anna

glad to meet you

he shook her hand then turned to honey

happy birthday honey bunny here you are

he gave her his present it's a hat you

don't have to wear it

max poured bernie a drink

then he and william went to prepare the

table

max took his drink and joined anna so

tell me anna what do you do

i'm an actress

great

i'm a stockbroker but i've done a little

bit of theater in my time

not as a job of course i always thought

it was a difficult life acting i mean

the money's terrible isn't it

anna agreed it can be

bernie continued i know friends from

university clever people and they earn

very little seven eight thousand pounds

a year

what sort of acting do you do

films mainly oh excellent

well done

bernie seemed more interested

how's the pay in films

the last film you made what were you

paid

15 million dollars

bernie's face went bright red

right

right so that's

quite good

very good really

can i get you another drink

i think we're ready called max walking

towards the table

anna looked around then asked bella

could you tell me whether

it's just down there on the right she

said pointing i'll show you offered

honey

quickly quickly talk very quickly

what are you doing here with anna scott

bella said to william after anna and

honey left the room

the others crowded around them

anna scott said bernie turning pale the

film star

yes

oh no

honey returned to the kitchen and said

in a whisper

i don't believe it

i walked into the toilet with her

i was still talking

when she started taking off her jeans

she had to ask me to leave

the meal was very enjoyable

the old friends laughed and joked

together and anna soon felt part of the

group

what do you think of the meat anna asked

bella

anna answered in a whisper so max

couldn't hear

i don't usually eat meat she smiled

bella put her hand to her mouth

oh no

she laughed

they moved into the sitting room for

coffee

anna

you have done so much and we have

clearly failed in life

max said that's not a bad thing

in fact

we should be proud of it

i'm going to give the last piece of cake

to the person who has the saddest life

max looked around

there was a short silence

then william looked at bernie

bernie went first

well it's me isn't it

i do a job that i don't understand

i haven't had a girlfriend since i was

12

and if i get any fatter i probably never

will

i like you

honey told him well i did before you got

so fat

max turned to bernie

you see

and you also earn a lot of money honey

here earns almost nothing for working

long hours in london's worst record shop

that's true

and i've got strange hair and funny

goggly eyes

only seem to go out with men who are

unkind and no one will ever marry me

you see honey is terribly sad

said max

but her best friend is anna scott bella

added

that's true

honey agreed she needs me

what can i say

and her legs work continued bella

while i'm in this wheelchair day and

night

and even worse i've given up smoking my

favorite thing

and the fact is

she said hesitantly

we can't have a baby

the room was completely silent now

bella

said william

no

it's not true

bernie said sadly

that's life

we're lucky in lots of ways

but surely i get the cake

bella asked

max lightened the conversation

well i don't know

look at william

very unsuccessful at work a failed

marriage he was handsome but is now

losing his good looks and it's clear

that he'll never hear from anna again

not when she knows that he was called

floppy at school

they all laughed loudly

ah

so i get the cake suggested william max

answered i think you do yes

william reached for the cake

wait a minute

what about me

it was anna

you

asked max

the others stared at her

well

i'd like to try for the cake

you'll have to prove it william smiled

it's a lovely cake and i'm going to

fight you for it well

i've worried about my weight since i was

19 so i've been hungry for 10 years

i've had a lot of not nice boyfriends

and one of them hit me

and every time my heart's broken the

press write about it oh and it costs me

millions to look like this

really

said honey looking closely at her face

really

and one day

not long from now

the table was silent again

it was clear that anna was speaking from

the heart

my looks will go

they'll realize i can't act

and i'll become a sad middle-aged woman

who was famous for a few years

she continued sadly

they all looked at anna in silence

then

max broke the silence with a shout

nope nice try beautiful but you must

think we're stupid they all laughed

useless

said william to anna you're not getting

the cake

when it was time to leave william and

anna stood up

that was a great evening

anna said to max

thank you so much for coming

he replied warmly

and i have to say that i love your tie

max

it was blue with red telephone boxes on

it

now i know you're lying

anna turned to bella

lovely to meet you

and you

it's a pity you don't eat meat but don't

worry i won't tell max

bella looked at her husband with a smile

what

oh no

good night honey said anna

i'm so sorry about the toilet thing i

meant to leave but i just

listen ring me if you need to go

shopping with someone i know lots of

nice cheap places

of course money isn't really

nice to meet you

honey gave her a kiss

you too

i'll come to you for help with all my

clothes

love your work said bernie smiling

nervously

as the front door closed behind them

william and anna heard the others scream

with excitement

sorry william said they always do that

when i leave the house

floppy

she laughed

he looked at her it's my hair

it was always falling across my face

why is bella in a wheelchair

it was an accident

about 18 months ago

there was pain in william's eyes at the

memory

and the baby thing

is that a result of the accident

i'm not sure

i don't think they've tried for children

before

they walked in silence

a comfortable silence

it was a lovely night

would you like to come

my house is just

william asked hesitantly

she smiled and shook her head

it's too difficult

okay

that's fine

are you busy tomorrow she asked

i thought you were leaving

i was

they were walking along a street with

trees on one side

what's in there

asked anna pointing to the trees

a garden

all these squares have gardens in the

middle for the people around them

they're like little villages

let's go in ah

no

they're private

they're only for the people who live

here

and you always follow the rules

she asked

she seemed very interested in his answer

me

oh no not me

i do what i want

in fact william was the kind of person

who always followed rules

but he started to climb the locked metal

gate

he fell back oh dear

he tried again

and again he fell

it's more difficult than it looks anna

stand back

anna replied starting to climb

she was over the gate in a second

your turn

floppy

at last with great difficulty williams

succeeded in climbing over

he jumped down inside the garden

what's in this garden is so good

then in the silence of the garden

under the trees

she reached out and kissed him

this time it was a real kiss

nice garden

he said in surprise

as they walked around on the grass they

came to a wooden seat

she read the words on it

june love this garden

joseph always sat here with her

the dates below it read

june weatherby

1917

to 1992

you see

some people do spend all their lives

together

anna said quietly

william looked deeply into her eyes

he spoke softly

yes

they do

chapter 6

room service

the following evening william was

getting ready to go out as usual he was

late

spike

have you seen my glasses

no i'm afraid not spike answered his

eyes on the tv

oh no

where are they

this happens every time i go to the

cinema

usually there are glasses everywhere but

when i really need them they disappear

it's one of life's little jokes

william ran upstairs

then came down again

right

i've got to go he called to spike

thanks very much for your help

you're welcome

did you find them

no

as the door closed behind william spike

moved on the sofa

was he sitting on something

he reached down and pulled out

williams glasses

at the cinema william looked a little

strange as he sat next to anna

beautiful anna

in his scuba diving goggles

after the film they decided to go for a

meal in a japanese restaurant

so who left who

anna asked

she

left me

replied william

why

she finally saw what i was really like

oh

that's not good

they could hear loud conversation from a

table just around the corner from theirs

no no no

i'll take anna scott

said a man's voice

william and anna listened carefully a

second man disagreed

i didn't like her last film i fell

asleep 10 minutes after it started

the first man spoke again i don't really

mind what the films are like

i just like watching her

no she's not my type

i prefer the other one the one who gets

excited every time you take her out for

a cup of coffee

anna looked at william

meg ryan

she mouthed silently

you know

said the first voice again

some girls don't let you near them

but anna isn't like that

you know she wants it

she's the same as all actresses

someone you can just

and a smile disappeared right that's

enough william said standing up he

walked over to the men's table there

were four of them

i'm sorry but

can i help you

one of the men said politely

well i was listening to your

conversation i couldn't help it but you

know you're talking about a real person

and you shouldn't talk about her like

that

don't go away

who are you a father

the men laughed loudly

anna came up behind william and pulled

him away

the men at the table didn't see her face

and continued laughing

i'm sorry william said to her it's okay

i love the fact you tried

they started walking towards the door of

the restaurant

then anna stopped

no

give me a minute

and she walked back to the men's table

hi

she smiled sweetly i'm sorry about my

friend

oh

said the man who was doing most of the

talking he knew her face immediately

listen

i'm sorry please

please she said stop there i'm sure it

was all just friendly talk it didn't

mean anything and i'm sure you can't

help being stupid

enjoy your meal the fish is really good

she walked back to william still smiling

the men sat in silence their mouths

hanging open

outside the restaurant anna said

why did i do that

it was wonderful

no

i'm stupid and

what am i doing with you

i don't know i'm afraid he replied

smiling

i don't know either

she said softly

they arrived at the front door of the

ritz

do you want to come up

she asked quietly

there seem to be lots of reasons why i

shouldn't

there are lots of reasons

but do you want to come up

his look said yes

give me five minutes she smiled and

walked towards the left

but william

times seemed to pass very slowly

the hands on his watch refused to move

exactly five minutes later he knocked at

the door of her room she opened it

hi

something seemed to be wrong

hi

said william kissing her

it's wonderful to be able to do that

anna's eyes were wide and there was a

very serious look on her face

you have to go

she whispered

why

my boyfriend

i thought he was in america

but in fact

he's in the next

room your boyfriend

william couldn't believe it

who is it

the man was standing in the doorway

behind anna now

jeff was a famous film star

handsome too

women all over the world dreamt about

him

william thought quickly

room service

how are you doing

i thought you people always wore suits

jeff said in a friendly way

well

yes

but

i've just changed because

i'm going home

this is my last call

oh

great

could i have some really cold water up

here i'll see what i can do

and maybe you could clear these dirty

plates while you're here

william calmly picked up the dirty

plates

really don't do that anna said nervously

i'm sure that's not his job she told

jeff

is there a problem

jeff asked william

no

no

it's fine

what's your name

he asked

it's

uh bernie

well

thank you bernie he said pushing five

pounds into william's hand

jeff turned to anna hey

good surprise or bad surprise

anna looked uncomfortable

nice surprise

jeff kissed her

she's lying he said to william she hates

surprises he turned to anna so

what food are you ordering

i haven't decided we don't order too

much

i don't want people saying there goes

that famous actor with the big fat

girlfriend

jeff laughed leaving the room

william looked at anna

i think i should leave

this is all very strange

i didn't realize i'm so sorry

i don't know what to say

i think

goodbye

is probably the right word

william walked downstairs

and out into the lonely night

his heart ached

chapter 7

alone again

william looked out of the window of his

house

lost in his thoughts

talk to me william

this is me

spikey

tell me what's wrong

william never usually spoke about his

feelings but this time he needed to talk

to someone

even if it had to be spike

well

okay

there's a girl

he began

hesitantly aha

a girl

i thought so

speak friend

she's someone who

can never be mine

i've been close to her

but i can never be as close again

and i really miss her

spike looked thoughtful

yes

that's a problem

i missed a girl at swansea station once

i got the time wrong i left five minutes

before the train arrived

he laughed

thanks

william's side

very helpful

that night william met with his friends

at tony's restaurant

they were the only people there as usual

they often hit there because tony was an

old friend

this was his first restaurant

he was trying hard to make it a success

on the front page of bernie's newspaper

was a picture of anna and jeff at

heathrow airport

you didn't know she had a boyfriend

max found this hard to believe

no

did you

william asked surprised

the looks on their faces showed that

everyone knew

you all knew

my life is destroyed because i don't

read hello magazine

anna's a big star

she's world famous

and you're just an ordinary person

it's unimaginable

but don't worry

i have the answer to your problems

everyone looked at max with interest

her name is tessa

and she works in our office

she's a bit strange but she's very

clever and her kisses are unbelievable

bella put her head on one side and

looked at him well that's what people

tell me

he finished quickly

so a few days later the friends sat

together again at the dinner table in

max and bella's kitchen

william was worried

the doorbell rang as max answered the

door the others could hear the visitors

loud excited voice

i got lost i didn't know where i was

everything around here has the word

kensington in it kensington park road

kensington gardens kensington park

gardens

max introduced the visitor as they came

into the kitchen

tessa this is bella my wife oh you're in

a wheelchair said tessa brightly

that's right

and this is william

max continued hello william max has told

me everything about you she laughed

has he

replied william nervously

some wine tessa max offered oh yes

please

let's get drunk willy

william looked even more worried

a few weeks after tessa's visit

max and bella had another dinner party

this time they invited a woman called

kaziah to meet william

she was pale and thin

and she sat nervously at the table

meet kaziah

max asked reaching for her plate

no thank you

i only eat fruit

max and bella looked at her and then at

william

only fruit

william asked i believe that fruit and

vegetables have feelings

so cooking hurts them

i only eat things that have fallen from

the tree

then they're already dead

because i explained

right

right very interesting so

these potatoes were murdered yes

murdered

poor potatoes

terrible

agreed william

oh when will this evening end he thought

to himself

so tessa and kaziah came and went

neither was a success but max didn't

give up

a month later rosie sat at the table

with william bella and max

rosie seemed very nice she was pretty

and well dressed

and there was nothing unusual about her

she seemed intelligent and friendly

to his surprise

william even liked her

great coffee

she said

thank you

i'm sorry about the meat

max said

don't be sorry

i thought it was really

interesting

interesting means terrible suggested

william

yes you're right

really terrible she replied

they all laughed

maybe we'll meet again sometime

she said to william as she was leaving

yes

that sounds

great

well

ask bella when they're alone

she's perfect

perfect

william replied

but

bella looked at him carefully

william spoke quietly

i think you've forgotten

it's difficult to find someone you love

someone who will also love you

the chances are very small

look at me

except for the american i've only loved

two girls in my life

and both times it ended badly

that's not fair

max said no really

one of them left our marriage more

quickly than you can say indiana jones

the other

he said looking at bella

married my best friend

but she still loves you

bella smiled at him yes

as a sister loves a brother

well i never wanted you in any other way

they all laughed

i mean i loved you you were terribly

funny but when you kissed my ears

william spoke quickly and 30 years from

now i'm still going to be alone

do you want to stay the night

bella asked

why not

at home there's just a crazy welshman

waiting for me

as the evening came to an end max

carried bella upstairs to bed

william sat in a chair

eyes wide open

feeling very lonely

chapter 8 behind the blue door

the following morning william walked

home

he thought about max and bella and how

much in love they were and he thought

about his own life

what was he doing

where was he going

he arrived home and got ready for work

as he was looking in the mirror the

doorbell rang

who's that at this time of day he

thought

probably the postman

he went downstairs to answer it

he opened the door and his heart jumped

it wasn't the postman

it was a beautiful woman in dark glasses

unbelievable

can i come in

anna asked

come in

her hair was a mess and she looked tired

and unhappy

but to william she looked wonderful

he took her into the kitchen and anna

poured out her story

the photos were taken years ago

anna explained

i was poor

it happens a lot

that's not an excuse i know but it's

worse than that

while one man was taking photos another

man was filming me

i didn't know anything about that

now it looks like a dirty sex film and

well

they've sold the pictures and they're

everywhere

anna looked ready to cry

william shook his head

and now i don't know where to go

anna continued

there are crowds of reporters outside

the hotel

i just need to get away from them

this is the place

william said calmly

thank you

she said quietly

i'm only in london for two days

but the british press are so

it's the worst place to be

she was very unhappy

they're terrible pictures

they make me look like

don't think about it

now

would you like tea

a bath

oh yes

a bath

five minutes later spike came in through

the front door looking excitedly at the

pictures of anna in his newspaper

wow

look at that

wonderful

he said to himself as he walked upstairs

he opened the bathroom door still

reading he went over to the toilet

without taking his eyes off the

newspaper

are you spike

a voice said from behind him

spike looked up then turned his head

slowly

he couldn't believe his eyes

there in the bath was anna scott

he quickly left the bathroom calmed

himself down then opened the door again

anna saw his face come slowly round the

door his mouth hanging open

hi

she said smiling

i just wanted to be sure

spike backed out and closed the door

again

oh thank you

thank you

he whispered closing his eyes

after her bath

anna looked calmer

i'm really sorry about last time

she said to william in the sitting room

jeff just flew in

i thought we were finished

no

that's fine

i don't often get the chance to clear

away the dirty plates of a hollywood

star

i enjoyed it very much

how is he

i don't know

one day i couldn't remember any of the

reasons that i loved him

and how are you and love

well there's a question

without an interesting answer

i have thought about you

she said looking into his eyes

oh no no

no

william's heart ached

it was too painful

he didn't want her to continue

but she did

but there's a problem when i try to be

with someone ordinary it never works

of course

i completely understand

thank you for telling me that

william felt uncomfortable and changed

the subject

is that the film you're doing

he asked

pointing to some papers in her hand

yes

we start filming in los angeles on

tuesday

would you like me to help you learn your

lines will you

she looked pleased

it's all talk talk talk

what's the story about

i'm a difficult but clever young officer

who in about twenty minutes will save

the world

well done you

william found the language of the film

almost impossible to understand

but he read the other parts for anna and

she practiced her lines

they had great fun

as the day passed anna seemed to forget

about her problems

so

what do you think of the film

she asked when they stopped

exciting

it's not jane austen or henry james

but it is exciting

you think i should do henry james

i'm sure you'd be great in henry james

but

i mean

this writer's quite good too

yes she said

nobody in the wings of the dove says

tell the pentagon we need black star

cover

and i think that's a pity

anna smiled her widest smile

he really was helping

later that evening they sat down to eat

i can't believe you have that picture on

the wall she said

looking at a cheap copy of a chagall

painting you like chagall he asked i do

that's how love should feel

a big dark blue sky

with a fish falling from it

yes

happiness isn't happiness without a fish

falling from the sky

spike brought pizzas to the table

right

for the queen of notting hill

carnival calypso hot chicken and fruit

and a little more chicken

great

said anna looking at her plate

spike

did i tell you that anna doesn't eat

meat

ah

well

i've got some vegetable soup from last

week

if i take off the skin it'll be perfect

after the meal spike left to meet his

friends in the pub

william and anna were alone at last

you've got big feet

anna said

yes

i've always had them

you know what they say about nem with

big feet

no what's that

big feet

she stopped and looked him in the eye

big shoes

they both laughed comfortably

a little later they discussed anna's

film work

when i make films she told him

i don't take my clothes off well

not all of them

that's the agreement

and they have to discuss it with me if

they want to use another person's body

in my place

another person's body

what do you mean

well

if they want me to show my

bottom

i refuse

another actor has to do it

and do you choose a better bottom than

yours of course that's really important

she laughed

what a job

said william

what do those people put on their

passports

profession mel gibson's bottom

mel uses his own button anna said taking

another mouthful of ice cream

it's great

the ice cream or mel gibson's bottom

both

they had a wonderful evening

but of course it had to end

william walked with anna up to the

bedroom

today

has been a good day

thank you

said anna gratefully

they stopped outside the bedroom door

well

thank you

time for bed

and the sofa bed for me

right

she kissed him sweetly

then she went into the bedroom and

closed the door

william walked slowly downstairs for a

lonely night on the sofa bed

he couldn't sleep

he lay there with his eyes wide open

will she come

he waited and hoped

but nothing happened

then suddenly he heard a sound on the

stairs

william waited nervously

hello

he said into the darkness

a bearded face looked into the room

hello

have you got a minute

spike

listen

anna's not with her boyfriend now is she

spike asked

no i don't think so

and

she's in your house

yes

and

you like her

yes

and she

likes you

yes

well

isn't this your big chance

you should be up there

with her

spike pointed upstairs

no spike

she's in trouble

this is not the time

william said angrily

alright alright

i understand that

spike turned to go

then he spoke again

do you mind if i try

spike

no

you're right

i'll talk to you in the morning

william lay down again

okay

okay

but maybe it'll be too late then

spike went back to bed

william lay in bed thinking

a few minutes later he heard footsteps

on the stairs again oh go away will you

he said angrily

okay

replied anna quietly

william jumped up no

no

wait

i thought you were spike

i'm so happy you're not

they stood face to face in the half

light

he kissed her neck softly

then her shoulder

then he looked at her face

that face

he couldn't believe he was touching anna

scott

wow

what

anna asked

oh

nothing

and he kissed her deeply

the next morning they lay in bed

together

it's wonderful

and strange

that i william thacker

can look at your naked body

you and every other person in this

country she replied

oh yes

sorry

rita hayworth always said they go to bed

with gilda and they wake up with me

do you feel that

she asked

who was gilda

her most famous part

men went to bed with the dream and woke

up with the

reality do you feel that way with me

you're lovelier this morning than you've

ever been

he replied

anna smiled

oh

then she jumped out of bed i'll be back

don't go away

ten minutes later anna returned with

breakfast

breakfast in bed

she smiled warmly

she sat on the bed and asked hesitantly

can i stay a bit longer

william looked at her

stay forever

he said softly

oh i forgot the sugar

just then the doorbell rang you get the

door i'll get the sugar she said leaving

the room

william's side

he pulled on his underpants and went

downstairs

okay i'm coming

he shouted

he opened the door and was suddenly

caught in the light of lots of cameras

the street was full of reporters

shouting

he quickly shut the door again

jesus christ

what is it

anna called

don't ask

replied william his voice shaking

william what is it

anna thought he was joking

she went to the door opened it and

looked outside

oh no

she cried throwing the door shut

she turned to william

and they got a photo of you dressed like

that

undressed like this yes

spike walked into the kitchen naked

except for a pair of dirty grey

underpants

good morning my lovely ones

he greeted them giving william a big

smile

anna was on the phone they're outside

hundreds of them

yes i know

just get me out of here

she put the phone down and walked

angrily upstairs

don't go outside spike said william

really it's not a good idea

why not

just don't william followed anna

upstairs

spike thought for a minute

then he opened the front door

the air was filled with people shouting

cameras and lights

wow

thought spike standing there in his gray

underpants

he liked this

he turned to offer the photographers the

best view of his naked body when he

closed the door he looked at himself in

the mirror

not bad

not at all bad

well chosen underpants

girls love three

william was upstairs

standing in the bedroom doorway

how are you doing he asked how do you

think i'm doing anna shouted

i don't know what happened

well i do

she said throwing her things into a bag

your stupid friend decided to make some

money so he talked to some reporters

spike

no

that's not true

william answered

really

reporters from every british newspaper

are outside your house

they all woke up this morning and

thought

i know where that anna scott is

she's in the house with the blue front

door in notting hill

and then you go out half naked

unbelievable

spike put his head round the door

and i went out in my underpants too

get out spike william said listen anna

i'm so sorry

i came here to you for protection from

these people

and now things are even worse than

before

what will everyone think

i mean

i've got a boyfriend

she shouted

have you

asked william quietly

well everyone thinks i have

and now there'll be pictures of you in

every paper from here to timbuktu

i know i know but

just

let's stay calm

you can stay calm everything's fine for

you everyone will say well done you you

slept with a film star we've seen the

pictures

william looked hurt

that is so unfair he said seriously

you can use it for your business

buy a boring book from the man who slept

with anna scott

she pushed past him and out of the room

stop

please

calm down

have a cup of tea

but she refused to listen i don't want a

stupid cup of tea

i want to go home

she shouted running downstairs

william followed her the doorbell rang

it's a big car

spike called down from the upstairs

window

it looks like your driver anna

anna was a little calmer now but as cold

as ice

tell spike to buy you an expensive meal

or a holiday she said to william

i'm sure he has the money now

that's not true

spike's not like that

um wait a minute

this is all crazy

can't we laugh about it

terrible things happen in the world

compared to them this is nothing

spike came downstairs

he's going to tell you about people

without food in africa he said to anna

well it's true

said william and we don't have to go as

far as that my best friend had an

accident and he's in a wheelchair for

the rest of her life

anna's face softened

okay

you're right of course

but i've had this problem for 10 years

and you've only had it for 10 minutes

you can't imagine what it's like

i mean

tomorrow all this will be yesterday's

news

you don't understand do you

she looked at him they keep these photos

every time someone writes about me these

photos will be in the papers

newspapers last forever

i'll be sorry about this forever

the color left william's face

he realized now that this was the end

right

fine

i won't be sorry if it's all right with

you

i'll always be glad you came

but you're right

you should go

she looked at him sadly

and then the doorbell rang again

keeping her head down anna ran outside

there were shouts from the crowd of

reporters and photographers

and then she was gone

william turned to spike

was it you

he

asked well

spike said slowly

it's possible that i told one or two

people in the pub

williams side

right

chapter nine

new hope

summer ended and autumn leaves began to

fall

william continued with his life

but he couldn't escape a feeling of

emptiness

every day was the same

he lived through that winter in a dream

nothing seemed important

and then it was spring

we've got something for you

said honey coming into the bookshop

spike stood behind her in the doorway

you'll love me for the rest of your life

what is it

asked william interested

the phone number of anna scott's office

in london and the one in new york

you can ring her

you think about her all the time

now you can ring her

william knew honey was trying to help

he tried to look pleased

well thank you

that's great

it is great

she said smiling

see you tonight

honey and spike left

william looked at the piece of paper in

his hand for a minute then

with a sigh

he threw it away

that evening the friends met again at

tony's restaurant

tony's dream was at an end

his restaurant was closing

bella spoke for them all

exactly a year ago

this man here

started the finest restaurant in london

the friends all laughed and shouted

but sadly

no one ever came to eat here

just a very small problem

said tony smiling

bella continued

and so from next week

we have to find somewhere new to eat

it's a sad time

tony smiled again

but the smile couldn't hide his

unhappiness

but i just want to say one more thing

tony

don't think there's something wrong with

you

we can't always understand the reasons

why things happen

some things succeed

and others fail

nobody knows why

some of us get lucky and some of us

lose our jobs

bernie finished

no

said bella in surprise

yes

it's true

bernie replied with a sigh

they're changing everything

and there's no place for me

well you know i was no good

so we go down together

said tony

lifting his glass to bernie to bernie

the worst stockbroker in the world

they all laughed and drank

i've got something to say too

said honey standing up

uh

i've decided to get married

they all look surprised

i found myself a nice

strange looking man

i know he'll make me happy for the rest

of my life

wait a minute

said william

i'm your brother

and

i don't know anything about this

is it someone we know

asked max

bernie looked hopeful

yes i'll tell you when the time is right

she replied

she sat down again and the conversation

turned to other subjects

while the others were talking honey

whispered softly to spike

spike

it's you

me

he looked surprised

yes

what do you think

well yes

great

he smiled

are there any other important things

that anyone wants to say

max asked

yes

williams said seriously

i want to say that i'm sorry

i'm really sorry for the way i've been

for the last six months

i have

as you know

been a little

unhappy a little unhappy there are dead

people that are more fun to be with

laughed max

but i want to make it clear

that i have turned a corner

from today

i have decided to be happy

so

all that business with the american is

in the past now

max asked

i believe it is

william smiled

you don't think about her all the time

no

i don't think i do

so you're not interested that she's back

in london

or that she's filming every day in

hampstead

max showed him a newspaper with a

picture of anna on the front page

williams side

oh no

so you are a little interested then

said max

the following day

william was in hampstead

he found the place where they were

filming

can i help you

ask the guard

uh

i'm looking for anna scott

does she know you're coming

um

no

no she doesn't

i'm afraid i can't let you in

oh

right

i mean

she's a friend

but

you

can't let you in

repeated the guard turning away

behind the guard

william saw anna walking across the

grass

she looked beautiful in a long dress and

with her hair piled on top of her head

there were people all around her ready

to help her

suddenly anna looked up and saw william

her face showed surprise

williams smiled nervously

and then she walked towards him

followed by the crowd of people

this is very year er

she started hesitantly

i only found out you were here yesterday

i wanted to ring but i didn't think you

anna continued

anna we have to go they're ready

it was one of the film people

listen william

it's not going well and it's our last

day

yes

right you're clearly very busy but wait

there are

things to say

okay

william said

you could drink tea

there's lots of tea

she smiled at him as she was taken away

come and watch a woman said to him

do you like henry james

this is a henry james film he asked

remembering his conversation with anna a

year earlier

the woman left william with harry a

sound man

you can listen if you like harry said

pointing to some headphones

william put them on

then he sat in a chair to watch the

action

anna and another actor were making

conversation waiting for the filming

william could hear everything through

the headphones

so i ask you when you're going to tell

everyone

and you say

anna said to the other actor

tomorrow

will be soon enough

and then i who was that man you were

talking to just now

the other man asked

oh

no one

a man from the past

i don't know what he's doing here

it's difficult

william's heart stopped

what was he doing there

he took off the headphones and gave them

back to the sound man

thank you harry

any time

harry smiled william walked away

chapter 10

just a girl and a boy

what's happening

spike asked

i'm throwing out some old videos william

replied

some of them were of course anna's films

you can't do that

these are great films you must do it

i won't let you

right

let's talk about the money for your room

ah

right i'll help you you're right we

don't need all of them

the next day at work william was at his

desk where martin called to him

excuse me william

there's a package

martin said

well you work here don't you he replied

but it's not for the shop it's for you

okay

william's side getting up from his desk

but tell me

what exactly do i pay you for

william walked towards the front of the

shop and stopped suddenly

there

in front of him

was anna

she was dressed very simply but was as

beautiful as always

hi

she smiled

hello

you left

yes

i'm sorry

i had to leave

i was in the way

well

how have you been

she asked

fine

he said

everything is exactly as it was before

when they change the law spike and i

will marry immediately

very different from your film star life

oh no

all that means nothing

i have no idea how meaningless it all

was

but i know now

she looked nervous

yesterday was the last day of filming

i'm leaving soon and i wanted you to

have this

she pointed to a large flat package

covered in brown paper

oh

thank you shall i no

don't open it now

okay

well thank you

i don't know what it's for but thank you

i had it in my flat in new york

and i just thought

but i didn't know how to call you she

began hesitantly

i was so rude to you last time

so it was in the hotel

but then

you came

so i thought

i thought

what did you think

he asked softly

the shop door opened and mr smith walked

in

william looked up don't even think about

it go away

immediately

right

sorry

mr smith said in surprise

closing the door behind him

william turned back to anna

you were saying

i have to go away tomorrow

and i wanted to ask you

do you think

i could see you a little

or a lot maybe

can you ever

like me again

william was surprised at her words

he didn't know how to reply

but

yesterday the other actor asked you

about me

a man from the past you said

i heard it all through the headphones

but i never tell other actors about my

love life

martin was back excuse me

it's your mother on the phone

tell her i'll ring later

i tried that

but you said that 24 hours ago and she's

still waiting her foot was purple then

and now it's turning black

okay

william's side walking to his desk look

after miss scott martin

martin smiled nervously at anna

i loved you in ghost

it was a wonderful film

is that right

she said surprised yes

what's patrick swayze like in real life

i'm afraid i don't know him very well

oh

wasn't he friendly when you were making

the film

well

i'm sure he was friendly to demi moore

she was the other star of ghost

anna smiled

oh

right

sorry

i've never been very clever

william returned

ah

it was lovely to meet you

i love your work

and demis of course

and martin left them

sorry about that william said

that's okay

william thought very carefully and then

spoke slowly and seriously

anna

i'm an ordinary sort of person

i'm not often in and out of love

the words were not coming easily

can i just say

no

to your kind offer

anna continued smiling

but the hurt showed in her eyes

yes

that's fine

of course

i

of course

i'll just go then

nice to see you

anna the fact is

he felt he must try to give words to his

feelings

with you

i'm in real danger

my heart will never get better if it's

broken again

and i know that will happen

there are too many pictures of you

everywhere too many films

you'll continue with your life and i'll

be

finished

i see

anna said softly

that really is a real no

isn't it

i live in notting hill you live in

beverly hills

everyone in the world knows who you are

my mother doesn't always remember my

name

okay

fine

i understand

they seem nothing more to say

but anna tried one last time

it's not real you know

being famous

i'm also just a girl

standing in front of a boy

asking him to love her

william looked deeply into her eyes

was he doing the right thing

then she kissed him lightly

bye

she said

as she left

there were no pictures on the walls of

tony's restaurant

the kitchen equipment was gone

chairs were piled up waiting to go

the friends met there one last time

what do you think

did i do the right thing

william asked them

of course you did

said honey quickly i mean she's nothing

special

that's right agreed bella and everyone

knows that all actresses are crazy

what do you think tony

william asked

never met her and never wanted to

right max

william turned to his oldest friend

i agree with the others and who wants to

go out with someone who doesn't eat meat

great

excellent thanks

william felt happier his decision was

the right one

then spike arrived

i was called and i came what's the

problem he asked

william has just refused anna scott

honey told him

what

are you crazy

spike shouted at william

bella was looking carefully at the

painting next to william's chair

that isn't the real chagall painting is

it she asked him

um

yes i think it is

bella's eyes widened

and she really wanted to go out with you

bernie asked

well yes

that's nice

what

asked william

well

it's nice when someone wants to go out

with you

reply bernie a little sadly

it was quite sweet really

said william remembering

i mean i know as an actress she can say

lines very well

but she said

and these were her words

i'm just a girl

standing in front of a boy

asking him to love her

the room went very quiet

oh no

william said his head in his hands

i've made the wrong decision haven't i

he could see his friend's agreement in

their eyes

max

how fast is your car

william bernie honey and spike jumped

into max's car

where's bella asked max

she's not coming replied honey oh yes

she is she's not missing this

and he found bella picked her up and put

her in the front

the wheelchair went in the back with

spike

the london traffic was heavy as usual

but they got to the ritz at last

william and bernie ran to the front desk

is miss scott staying here

no sir i'm afraid she isn't

it was the man who was at the desk a

year earlier

or uh

miss flintstone

no sir i'm afraid not

uh bambi or i don't know

beavis

or butthead

the man of the desk shook his head

william sighed deeply it was no good

it was too late

but as he turned away the man spoke

there was a miss pocahontas here in room

126

but she left an hour ago

i believe she's giving a press

conference at the savoy hotel before her

flight to america

he smiled

william jumped up and kissed him

thank you

thank you he shouted

bernie in his excitement kissed the man

too

back in the car they drove as fast as

possible to the savoy hotel

but the traffic was moving slowly and at

one crossroads they came to a complete

stop

time passed and they all got more and

more nervous

spike jumped out of the car

i'll get us through

he shouted shutting the door and then he

was in the middle of the road stopping

cars and buses and making a path for

max's car

go go go

he shouted

i love you

laughed honey out of the window as the

car shot off towards the savoy

excuse me

where's the press conference william

asked the man at the desk

can i see your press cart

william quickly showed him a card

that's a video club card sir

yes

i write for the club's magazine

i'm sorry sir

bella arrived at the front desk pushed

by honey he's with me she said

and you are

writing about the best london hotels for

people in wheelchairs

she said smiling

the man looked at her for a minute and

then sighed

it's in the lancaster room i'm afraid

you're very late

run

honey shouted to william

the lancaster room was crowded with

reporters and photographers

at the front sat anna behind a long

table looking a little sad

jeremy from the film company was next to

her

yes

you dominic said jeremy pointing to a

reporter

how much longer are you staying in

britain miss scott

no time at all

i fly out tonight

on sadana

and that's why we have to stop soon

said jeremy

any last questions

a number of hands went up and he pointed

to one

you've decided not to make another film

for a year is this because there's talk

about jeff and another famous actress

no

she replied simply

do you believe the stories

it's really not my business now but i

will say this

stories about jeff and women

are usually true

she smiled

the next question came from a reporter

standing next to william

last time you were here there were

photos of you and a young englishman

so

what was that about

he was just a friend

and i think we're still friends

she said slowly

william's heart was jumping

could he speak

could he say what he wanted to say

and then his hand was up and jeremy was

pointing at him

yes

miss scott

is there any chance of you and this

young man being

more than friends

anna looked up at the questioner

she saw that it was william

i thought so but no

i was told not

she said quietly

and

if this man william started jeremy spoke

no

it's just one question each

no let him anna said

she turned back to william

what were you saying

william continued

if this person

his name was thakur

said one of the reporters helpfully

thank you william smiled

if this mr thakur gets down on his knees

and asks you to think again

what then

max

bella bernie and honey all waited

open-mouthed for her answer

i think

my answer will be

yes

her smile lit up the room

that's excellent news

the readers of horse and hound will be

very happy

anna turned to jeremy and whispered

something

dominic

would you like to ask your question

again

said jeremy

pointing to the reporter

yes

miss scott

how long are you planning to stay in

britain

anna looked at william questioningly

he returned her look

smiled a mouth the word

yes

for a very long time

smiled anna

suddenly the reporters realized what was

happening

they crowded round william asking him

questions

photographers took pictures

max and bella kissed

bernie kissed a woman standing next to

him

everyone was smiling and laughing

spike arrived at last red-faced from

running

what happened

he asked honey she put her arms around

him and held him tightly

it was good spike

it was so good

how did it all end

this love story between the biggest film

star in the world and an ordinary

bookseller from notting hill

well

it is too early to say

but the signs are good

the wedding was a quiet one with family

and close friends

tony made a wonderful cake

max danced wildly around the dance floor

looking like james bond in his white

dinner jacket

honey's legs didn't reach the floor as

she danced in spike's arms

and martin stood at the side smiling

nervously

everyone had a good time

soon after the wedding william went with

anna to the opening night of her henry

james film

as they stepped out of the car in front

of the cinema

people screamed with excitement

photographers pushed forward to get the

best picture for the next day's

newspaper

to william all this was new and strange

but anna held his hand tightly

and guided him through the crowds

we leave the happy lovers on a sunny day

a year later in a garden in notting hill

all around them are signs of life and

love

children are playing watched by their

mothers

one is holding her new baby

an older woman walks past with her

husband they are smiling and talking

softly

on a simple wooden seat

william sits reading

anna is lying next to him looking out

over the gardens

she looks calm and happy

from time to time her hand moves slowly

over the baby growing inside her

you

{{}}

第一章

又是一个星期三的早晨

，春天的早晨，

威廉·萨克尔正望着

窗外，思考着生活

诺丁山

不是一个坏地方，

他认为

平日里有一个市场出售

来自世界各地的水果和蔬菜

周末，更多的人

涌入波多贝罗路及其周围的街道

，购买昂贵的旧家具

画和便宜的衣服，

然后是不寻常的

商店、咖啡馆和

餐馆，街道上总是很忙，总是挤满

了人，

但最棒

的是这里 他的大多数

朋友现在都住在

诺丁山，就像

大城市中心的一个小村庄

，在这个伦敦村庄

威廉萨克尔有他的家，

他的妻子住在城镇的另一个地方，

她是他的妻子，直到

两年前她离开了 他是一个看起来像哈里森福特的男人，

所以在有蓝色前门的房子

里威廉

28 岁，单身，

现在过着奇怪的半生 带着他的

威尔士房客 斯派克

嘿

，你能帮我做一个重要的决定吗

斯派克走进房间

他是一个瘦高的

苍白男人，有着肮脏的黄色头发和

不整洁的衣服

我今晚要和伟大的珍妮一起出去

，我想穿正确的 T 恤

你有什么

被问到什么 威廉试图表现出兴趣

前面的 T 恤上的尖刺 一个外星人在

血海中游泳 上面写着

我爱

血

，

嗯，

我不确定这是否浪漫

威廉若有所思地说，

是的，

也许你是对的

她会认为

你在寻找真爱

吗 我不确定她会不会

'是世界上最美丽的女人

w illiam 表现出他的惊讶

是的 他说

那

太好了

谢谢

太好了

我感觉很幸运

又一个星期三

又一个工作日

威廉穿过市场

打开了他的商店的门 旅游

图书公司

那是一家卖旅游书籍的小商店，

但他似乎从来没有卖过很多

里面有几个小房间里摆满

了书架和 每个书架上都堆满

了

昂贵的书籍

廉价书籍

大精装本

和小平装书

威廉向他的助手马丁

打招呼 一个留着胡须和紧张微笑的小个子

马丁总是试图看到生活中最好的东西，

他喜欢取悦别人，但

并不擅长

事实上，

人们经常认为他

有点奇怪，

威廉姆斯上周开始

在他的办公桌上看一些文件，

很棒，

我们什么也没做

，事实上我们输了

34 火鸡指南上 7 磅

哦，亲爱的，

没关系，我去给我们弄点

咖啡好吗

再次抬起头，

她是一个美丽的年轻女子，

留着黑色的长发，

只穿着一件黑色的夹克和

裤子，

他确信他知道她

是不是有可能真的是她

是的

，对威廉来说，安娜

斯科特是世界上最大的电影明星

大多数男人

她是地球上最美丽的女人

他努力保持冷静

我能帮你 昂贵的大

指南书，里面装满了彩色照片

，书真的不好，

如果你想买的话，

他有点紧张地说，

真的

是，

但是

这本

很好，

他说

从那里拿起一本较小的书

他的办公桌

我想作者真的去过

土耳其

谢谢

我会考虑一下

她

突然

笑了 躲在

两排书架之间

呃，

对不起，先生，

他对那个人说，

是的，

坏消息

，

我们在商店的这一部分有一台相机，

所以

我看到你把那本书放下你的

裤子，

威廉告诉他

放下那本书是什么 你的裤子

我没把书放在我的裤子上

那个人回答

好吧

听着

我们似乎对此意见不一

如果我的裤子里确实有一本书，

那人问得

很好，

这就是我的建议，

我会回到我的办公桌，

你从裤子上拿走大麦的 cadugan 指南，

然后

放回架子上

或者买它

威廉走回去

在他观看的屏幕上他的办公桌上 当那本书

从男人的裤子里拿出来时，

它又放回了书架

上，小偷开始慢慢

走向门口

威廉转身对安娜

感到抱歉，

她笑了，

不

，那很好，

我也想偷一本，

但现在我改变了 我在想，

她看着

他办公桌上

由作家签名的便宜指南的副本

是的，威廉说

如果你能找到一份未签名的副本，我们无法阻止他，你可能可以

卖很多

钱小偷停在安娜旁边

饶有兴趣地看着她，

你能不能帮我签个名？

他问，从外套里拿出一张脏纸

，

安娜叹

了口气，你叫什么名字？

她问

鲁弗斯，

她在纸上写了字，

然后还给了他，

他试着读懂她的

字迹 是不是说

他问

她指

得好

，那是我的名字

，上面写着亲爱的鲁弗斯，我希望

下次警察能抓住你，

他笑了

，你想要我的电话号码

吗？我不这么认为

，当男人离开商店时，她回答说 转向

威廉，

我想我会试试这本，

她给了他一本昂贵的大书

和钱

把便宜的旅游指南丢

在同一个袋子里

对生火或

做纸帽子

非常有用 突然温暖的微笑照亮了她的脸

她仔细地看着这个有趣的

年轻人，蓝眼睛，浓密的棕色

头发，

谢谢

她说完

，留下了

第二章的

初吻

最后一吻

威廉感到

空虚 就这样

她走了

我可能再也见不到她

他心想

这是你的

马丁咖啡 他回到店里时爽朗地说

谢谢

你不会相信一

分钟前

谁在这里 谁

某位著名的

马丁兴奋地问道，

但威廉突然改变了主意

哦

[音乐]

没有

人也许有一天会有名人

进来

说马丁他的眼睛闪闪发光

我曾经看到过披头士乐队的一个成员

ringo starr

well

it 觉得是林戈·斯塔尔

我不太确定

他离得很远

他留着长发和胡须

嗯，

所以你认为你看到林戈了，但也许

你没有，

嗯，

是的

，没错，

也许这只是一个长头发的男人，

而且 胡子 是

可能

不是一个很好的故事 那么这是否

暗示了威廉

他摇了摇头，喝完

了咖啡 拿着橙汁，

但是当他拐弯时，他

径直走进一个

女人，橙汁从她的衬衫上流下来，

我很抱歉

，那天他第二次抬头看着那个女人的脸，那是安娜·

斯科特，

哦，

真的，我是 对不起

，你在做什么，

安娜生气地大喊，威廉试图

用纸巾擦她的衬衫，

威廉跳了回来，

什么都没有，

什么

都听，

我住在街对面，

你可以在我家洗衣服，

不，谢谢，

我只需要打电话给我的司机

她转身离开

我也

五分钟后买个电话 你就可以干净了 又

回到街上

她转身看着他

好的

对面是什么意思

你的房子到底有多远

低头看着她的衬衫，

然后她又抬头看着他，

好吧，

他们朝威廉的房子走去，

他打开门

进来，

我会

只是房子乱七八糟

威廉跑到她面前，

在楼梯下踢了几双鞋

他扔掉了一个旧比萨饼并试图

隐藏一些脏盘子

我担心这有点不整洁

安娜环顾

她的脸没有发现

从她手中接过书包威廉

指着楼梯

那里的浴室在

那里有一部电话

隔壁房间的桌子 她拿着她的其他

包走上楼

威廉跑到一楼

收拾残局

安娜斯科特在我家

她在我的

浴室 看看这个地方

我会杀了斯派克

他想

他听见安娜在楼梯上的脚步声，

抬起头来

她现在穿着不同的衣服

黑色上衣和裙子

没有墨镜她深棕色的

眼睛闪闪发光

她看起来很棒

威廉停下来凝视着

他试图想点什么要说的

茶你好吗 就像你走之前喝杯茶

不，谢谢

咖啡 不喝

冷橙汁 不 可能

不

喝水

真的

不吃水果

不 你总是对一切说不

安娜看起来很开心 不

我必须去 她说

谢谢你的帮助

重新欢迎

他想说更多，但他

找不到话

，

我想说

他最后继续说

你太棒了

这是我的一次机会，

当你读过那本可怕的书时，

你永远不会访问我的 再次购物

她看起来很高兴

谢谢你

威廉陪她走到前门

很高兴见到你

奇怪但很好

安娜离开了

他在她身后关上了门

哦不

他觉得

很奇怪 但很好

我在想

什么 有人敲门 门

又是安娜

哦，

嗨，你是不是忘了什么

我忘了我的书说安娜

快步走进屋子哦，

对了，

威廉跑进厨房拿

包，他们很好，

谢谢

他们这次又站在门附近

威廉感觉更多 舒服

然后安娜走上前亲吻他

他能闻到她的头发

他能感觉到她的皮肤光滑

他简直不敢相信

安娜斯科特

他梦寐以求的女人在他的

房子里

在最糟糕的时候亲吻他威廉撒克 钥匙打开

了锁哦不，

这是我的房客斯派克

我很抱歉他没有任何借口

斯派克走进来，径直从他们身边经过，

走向厨房

告诉你一个你不会相信的故事

安娜看着威廉

你不会告诉任何人这件事 你

对

不对

我的意思是我有时会告诉自己

但别担心

我不会相信

他打开了门 为她一个 第二次

再见，

她轻轻碰了碰他的手

，然后她走了

威廉慢慢地走回

厨房今晚我们看视频好吗

我有一些非常棒的电影斯派克

在满嘴食物之间

说是的，

威廉很遗憾

我没有什么比这更好的了 与我的

生活有关 斯派克的一个视频是那天晚上晚些时候

由安娜·斯科特

主演的电影 两个男人坐在

电视机前

威廉记得她的手触摸

她头发的味道

斯派克对着屏幕摇摇头

难以置信 某个地方有一个

男人可以随时随地亲吻安娜斯科特

是的，

她非常棒

第3章

给我打电话

第二天早上

威廉知道史密斯先生

你有任何狄更斯

先生的书史密斯先生问

威廉姆斯身边

没有

他说没有他说 慢慢耐心地

这

是一家旅游书店，

我们只卖

旅游书

哦，那本新约翰·格里沙姆的书

不，

约翰·格里沙姆也不写旅游书

哦，

对，

有 你有一本罗密欧和朱丽叶

威廉看着史密斯先生然后大喊

马丁

你的顾客

马丁从一些架子后面出来，

脸上带着温暖的微笑

我能帮你吗

他问史密斯

先生威廉悲伤地盯着

窗外一辆公共汽车

路过旁边的商店，是安娜

在她的新电影中的一张大照片 helix

几天后，威廉走进了他的

厨房，

嗨，斯派克，

斯派克从来都不是英国穿得最好的

人，但今天他的衣服是

比平时更奇怪

他穿着威廉姆斯潜水

服，头上戴着一副护目镜，

嗯，

斯派克

你为什么穿着我的潜水服

不干净的衣服

如果你不洗它们就永远不会干净

有时威廉

建议我在寻找 在你的房间周围，我

发现这

很棒，不是吗？

我觉得我穿起来很好看，嗯，

这是美好的一天，他们

仍然穿着水肺潜水服走到外面的阳光下，

试图阅读他的

新闻，但没有成功 透过护目镜的纸

威廉指着护目镜

说，那是因为它们是专门

为我的眼睛制作的，

所以我可以看到鱼

哦，

对了，

所以

任何给我的信息

威廉问

是的，

我写下了两个

两个只有两个

你要我写下的所有信息

威廉闭上眼睛叹

了口气 那些你没写下来的

嗯 有

没有

又伤害了她

，别忘了星期六吃午饭

其他人

问过威廉 希望

不是，

就是这样 几天前的美国女孩，

安娜，我想她说

威廉的心脏停止了跳动，她说的

很好，有点奇怪，

她说

嗨

，我是安娜

，然后她说在丽兹酒店给我打电话

，然后她给了我一个差异 ferent name

什么名字

不知道

一个名字很难记住

但是两个

william跑了进去

你好

，当一个男人接电话时他说的ritz酒店，

我能帮你吗，先生，

呃，我希望你能，

我是anna的朋友 斯科特 她给我

留言

她要和你在一起

她让我给她

打电话 对不起先生 我们这里没有

那个名字的人

不，那是对的

我知道

她在用另一个名字

她给我的房客留言 一个严重的

错误

你认识的最愚蠢的

人 我的小屋更糟糕 他是如此

愚蠢

试试燧石

威廉从电话里抬起头

转向斯派克

什么

尝试 燧石

穗重复

威廉对着电话慢慢

说 燧石有没有可能

对你意味着什么

我会说 你通过

威廉爵士可以听到另一部电话响起

他试图保持冷静

我该说什么

他自言自语他练习了几个词

嗨嗨安娜

嗨

然后他听到她的声音

嗨

哦

嗨这是

威廉 我们，呃，

我

在一家书店工作，

你打电话给我很好，

是的，

三天前

我很抱歉，

你可能认为

这是一个错误，

我愚蠢的房客斯派克收到了信息

，他直到现在才把它给我

哦，

好吧，

她说 慢慢地，

也许我可以来丽兹酒店

喝茶什么的

在丽兹酒店

，他带着一些玫瑰送给安娜，他走进电梯时，另一个

年轻人跟在他身后，

威廉问

三楼电梯停在

三楼，威廉和年轻人下了车，

然后

他们四处寻找房间

号 他们都向右转，

安娜威廉知道他在 38 号房间

，他走的时候那个年轻人

紧跟在他身后

威廉越过他的肩膀

疑惑地看着

他在 38 号房间放慢了速度

，而另一个男人也这样做了

威廉指着麻木 你

确定你

这个男人笑了

是的

他回答

哦

对了

威廉敲开

了一个容光焕发的美国女孩开门

你好 凯伦

抱歉一切比我们想象的要长

这里是你需要的所有信息

她给了他们每个人一个新闻包

带着安娜的新电影中的照片，螺旋

威廉看着那个女人，

然后看着他身后的男人，

然后凯伦把他们带到一个大房间里，

威廉惊讶地看到许多

记者和摄影师都

在等着和安娜说话

你怎么了 想想这部电影，凯伦

问得

很好

威廉背后的男人回答

了一些亲密接触和很多

让弗洛莱特他们都转向

威廉征求他的意见

我同意

他很快就说

对不起你从哪几本杂志凯伦

问

我是 tarquin from time out great

and you

她问着看向

威廉威廉不知道该说什么

他四处寻找想法，在一张

小桌子上看到了马和

猎犬马的副本 gazine

horse and

hound 名字叫 william

thacker 斯科特小姐知道我来了 好吧

坐下 我会

检查一下 两个男人坐下 卡罗姆

走进隔壁房间 你给她带来了鲜花

他们是

给我祖母的，

她在附近的一家医院，

我会在这之后去看她

哦，

对不起

，哪个医院

威廉不知道

该地区的任何一家医院，

呃，

我不想谈论它

我希望你不介意

哦

，当然，

就在这时，凯伦回到房间

，叫了他的名字，

撒克先生

安娜会见你，现在你有五

分钟的时间，

这是一个摆满鲜花的大客厅，

安娜和她站在一起 回到

窗前 穿着昂贵的西装

她的头发被绑在脑后

威廉又想她看起来有多漂亮

你好

我给你带来了这些 他说

拿着鲜花

但

很明显

你已经得到了一些

哦不

这些太好了

安娜带他们去

那里 是一个长的sil ence

william 试图想出一些话来

为没有带回

这两个名字表示抱歉 我

愚蠢的房客很难理解这个想法

不，

我很抱歉

我尽量保持私密，所以我上次来的时候总是

从儿童电影中选择一个名字

到英国时，我是

斑比夫人，

凯伦的老板进了房间，

一切都好，

他问安娜，

是的，谢谢杰里米

，你来自马与猎犬杂志

他问

威廉安娜看着威廉，

真的是

猎马犬，

她笑了，

她

坐下，房间里一片寂静。

杰里米看着威廉

等着，

他

说坐下，

我就开始，然后

他试图想象成为《

马与猎犬》杂志的记者，

他的读者想知道

这部电影的精彩之处，

但你有没有想过拥有更多的

马 在里面

他犹豫地问，

杰里米看着里面的威廉，

开始得很

认真，安娜试图认真起来，

我们想要更多的马，

但这很难，

我的意思是火星上没有很多马

是的，

火星当然

很难，

杰里米盯着威廉，

然后看着安娜，

但她似乎很高兴

他离开了房间

威廉把头埋在手里，

很抱歉

我到了外面，他们给了我这个

新闻包，

我不知道是什么

不，我很抱歉他们给了我一个

时间表，它在四点结束

听

我只想说我很抱歉

前

几天接吻的事情

我不知道我为什么这样做

我想做

你确定你没

问题，她只想说

威廉

认为他受伤了，

但试图掩饰

是的，

他说

没问题

，当然没问题，

杰里米回到房间，

两人沉默了

，别忘了问小姐 斯科特关于她的

下一部电影

杰里米很有帮助地说 哦

是的

非常好 呃

任何一匹马

或猎犬

安娜看着他 觉得很有趣

它发生在水下

杰里米再次离开房间

威廉看着他离开然后转身回到

安娜 对不起

像这样的事情 只发生在梦里，

不在现实中 l 生活

美好的梦想

当然是一个梦想见到你

以及梦中接下来会发生

什么安娜问好

威廉

在梦中开始

我只是成为

一个不同的人一个更好的人

因为你可以在梦中做到这一点

然后我走过房间然后 亲吻那个

女孩，

但在现实生活中你知道这永远不会

发生门再次

打开就是这样杰里米说没有更多时间我

担心你得到你想要的

几乎

威廉回答说看着安娜

好吧也许还有一个问题

他离开了房间

今晚你忙吗

威廉问安娜

是的

杰里米回来了

威廉和达纳站起来握手

很高兴见到你 萨克先生 她

笑得很奇怪

但很好

谢谢

你是马和猎犬最喜欢的

女演员

你和黑人美女

塔昆在外面等

他

问过她

吗

？ 以

这种方式引向他 thacker 先生 你现在可以和其他人交谈了

喜欢

拍我拍的这部电影

你最喜欢拍哪些片段

你告诉我你喜欢哪些片段

然后我会告诉你我是否喜欢拍

嗯

威廉深思熟虑地说

我非常喜欢火星上的片段

你喜欢那个片段吗

男明星盯着威廉

他尽快结束了讨论

五分钟后威廉发现自己

和一个不会说英语的演员在一起

幸运的是他旁边是一个女人

威廉对他的问题感到更自在

现在

你有没有深刻的理解

你扮演的

那个女人用西班牙语问了这个问题，

然后等待演员的回答，

不，

她对威廉说

，为什么不

问

威廉，女人用西班牙语提问，

然后等待 或者答案

很长，

因为他扮演了一个疯狂的吃人的

外星人

另一个房间一个儿童女演员这次

她11

岁这是你的第一部电影

不这是我的

二十秒当然是

威廉惊讶地说

呃

任何最喜欢的

在与达芬奇合作的 22 个人中，

她奇怪地看着他

迪卡普里奥

终于噩梦似乎要

结束了

威廉再次走向电梯，

推开摄影师

萨克尔先生

，是

凯伦威廉姆斯深深地叹了口气，

你有时间

，然后他回来了 和安娜在房间里

我今晚正在做的那件事

我改变了我的计划

我必须和马和猎犬一起度过一个晚上

明星记者

安娜笑了

我们正在吃晚饭，

好吧，

但不，

我不会去，

不，

我的意思是，如果你没事，

我也会来

她说

如果可以的话，你会和我一起参加我姐姐的生日聚会

当然没关系，

我的朋友麦克斯正在做饭，他

是世界上最糟糕的厨师，

但你可以把食物藏在你的包里

好吧

好吧

第五

章生日派对

麦克斯忙着准备饭菜

他带了一个女孩

他问他的妻子贝拉是 你是认真的

是的

很惊讶 不是

吗 一个女孩有名字

他没有说

黑烟从烤箱里倒出来 哦

不

这里发生了什么

说马克斯跑向它

然后门铃响了 他跑向

他扔的门 它打开进来进来食物

问题他跑回烤箱

威廉和安娜走进大

厨房

嗨

对不起

他发现肉有点难

说贝拉从轮椅上欢迎她的客人

嗨

说安娜贝拉

仔细看着她

嘿

你 看起来像贝拉，

这是安娜威廉斯说得很快

就对了，

她回答说，仔细看着安娜的

脸，

好吧，

我已经解决了问题说，麦克斯

从烤箱里转回来，

你好，安娜

，当他看到她时，他惊讶地停了下来

脸

呃

有点白

谢谢

你 门铃又响了 麦克斯

走到前门

生日快乐 你看起来很棒 他

说 亲爱的赶紧进来

她到厨房

听他低声说

你哥哥带来了这个女孩和

她

他们到了厨房

大家好

亲爱的对其他人微笑然后她

突然看到安娜

哦哇

威廉说得很快

亲爱的这是安娜安娜这是亲爱的

她是我的小妹妹嗨

说 安娜微笑着 哦哇，

这

是

一个人一生中最重要的时刻之一

我知道我应该对此保持冷静，但

安娜

我爱你

我认为你是地球上最美丽的女人

，我真诚地相信了一段

时间 我们可以成为最好的朋友

你觉得

安娜看起来很惊讶和逗乐 但

很高兴

玛丽威尔 亲爱的继续说 他真的

很好

然后我们可以成为姐妹

我会考虑的 安娜劳格 听到

门铃又响了

，那就是伯尼说，麦克斯走到

门口

，一个圆脸的大个子

走了进来，

对不起，麦克斯，

我又把工作弄得一团糟，恐怕

损失了几百万

伯尼进来，这是 安娜你好安娜

很高兴见到你

他握了握手然后转向亲爱的

生日快乐亲爱的兔子在这里你是

他给了她他的礼物这是一顶帽子你

不必戴它

最多给伯尼倒了一杯

然后他和威廉去准备 最大的

桌子

喝了他的酒，加入了安娜，所以

告诉我安娜，你是做什么的

我是一名演员，

很棒

我是一名股票经纪人，但我

在我的时间里做过一点戏剧，

而不是作为一份工作当然我一直认为

演戏是一种艰难的生活，我的意思

是钱很糟糕，不是吗，

安娜同意，可以

继续伯尼我认识

大学里聪明人的朋友，他们一年收入

很少，七八千英镑

你主要做什么表演

电影哦

干得好，

伯尼似乎更感兴趣

电影的片酬是多少

你拍的最后一部电影是多少 你

付了

1500 万美元

bernie 的脸红得通红

对

对对

很好 很好 真的

可以给你再喝一杯

我想我们已经准备好了 叫 max

走向桌子

安娜 环顾四周然后问贝拉

你能告诉我

它是否就在右边她

说我会告诉你快速提供

蜂蜜

快速交谈

你在这里做什么和安娜斯科特

贝拉在安娜和蜂蜜离开后对威廉说

房间

里其他人挤在他们周围

安娜斯科特说伯尼脸色苍白

电影明星

是

哦不

亲爱的回到厨房

小声说

我不相信

我和她一起走进厕所

当她开始起飞时我还在说话 她的牛仔裤

她不得不请我离开

这顿饭非常

愉快老朋友们一起开怀大笑和开玩笑

，安娜很快就感觉到了自己的一部分，

你觉得肉怎么样安娜问

贝拉 娜小声回答，所以麦克斯

听

不见我通常不吃肉 她笑了

贝拉把手放在嘴边

哦不

她笑了

他们搬进客厅

喝咖啡

安娜

你做了这么多，我们

显然失败了 in life

max 说这不是一件

坏事 事实上

我们应该为此感到自豪

我要把最后一块蛋糕

给生命中最悲伤的人

max 环顾四周

有短暂的沉默

然后 william 看着 bernie

bernie 第一次

做得很好是我不是

吗我做的工作我不明白

我从 12 岁起就没有女朋友

如果我变得更胖我可能永远

不会喜欢你

亲爱的告诉他我以前做过 你

这么胖

，麦克斯变成了伯尼，

你看

，你也赚了很多钱，亲爱的

，

在伦敦最糟糕的唱片店长时间工作几乎一无所获，

这是真的

，我有一头奇怪的头发和有趣的

瞪大眼睛

似乎只会熄灭

和不友善的男人在一起，没有人会嫁给我

你看蜂蜜非常难过

说麦克斯

但她最好的朋友是安娜斯科特贝拉

补充

说这是真的

蜂蜜同意她需要我

我能说什么

她的腿继续工作贝拉

当我日夜坐在轮椅上时

更糟糕的是我已经 放弃吸烟我

最喜欢的东西

，事实是

她犹豫地说

我们不能生

孩子现在房间完全安静了

贝拉

说威廉

不，

这不是真的

伯尼遗憾地

说这就是生活，

我们在很多方面都很幸运，

但我肯定明白了

贝拉问

麦克斯的蛋糕

很好地减轻了谈话我不知道

看看威廉

在工作中很不成功

婚姻失败他很英俊但现在

失去了他的美貌很

明显他再也不会收到安娜的消息了

当她知道时 他

在学校被称为软盘

他们都笑得很大声

啊

所以我得到了建议的蛋糕威廉·麦克斯

回答我想你做是的

威廉伸手去拿蛋糕

等一下

我

呢是安娜

你

问

麦克斯其他人盯着 她

很好，

我想尝尝蛋糕，

你必须证明它威廉微笑着，

这是一个可爱的蛋糕，我

会为它而战，

我从 19 岁开始就担心自己的体重，

所以我 我已经饿了 10 年了，

我有很多不好的男朋友

，其中一个打了我

，每次我心碎的时候，

媒体都会写这篇文章哦，我花了

几百万才看起来像这样，

真的

说亲爱的仔细看着她 脸

真的

，

不久之后

的一天，桌子又安静了

，很明显，安娜是

发自内心的，

我的表情会消失，

他们会意识到我不能行动

，我会变成一个悲伤的中年女人

， 出名了几年，

她悲伤地继续说，

他们都默默地看着安娜，

然后

麦克斯打破了沉默，大声喊道，

不，不错，尝试美丽，但你一定

认为我们很愚蠢，他们都笑了

没用，

威廉对安娜说，你没有

得到蛋糕

到了离开的时候，威廉和

安娜站了起来

，这是一个美好的夜晚，

安娜 对麦克斯说

非常感谢你的到来

他热情地回答

我不得不说我喜欢你的领带

麦克斯

它是蓝色的，上面有红色的电话亭

现在我知道你在撒谎

安娜转向

贝拉很高兴见到你

和

你 可惜你不吃肉但别

担心我不会告诉

马克斯贝拉微笑着看着她的丈夫

什么

哦不

晚安亲爱的安娜

我很抱歉我打算离开的厕所事

但我

听我说如果你需要

和我认识的人去购物 很多

便宜的好

地方 当然 金钱并不是很

高兴见到你

亲爱的也给了她一个吻

我会来找你帮助我所有的

衣服

爱 你的工作说伯尼

在他们身后关上前门时紧张地笑着

威廉和安娜听到其他人

兴奋地尖叫

对不起威廉说他们总是那样

当我离开家时

她笑了

他看着她是我的头发

它总是从我的 面对

为什么贝拉坐在轮椅上

大约 18 个月前的事故

威廉的眼睛在回忆时感到疼痛

，婴儿的事情

是事故的结果

我不确定

我不认为他们在沉默前为孩子尝试

过 舒适的

沉默 是一个美好的

夜晚你愿意来

我家吗只是

威廉犹豫地问

她微笑着摇摇头

这太难了

没关系你明天忙吗她问

我以为你要走了

我是

他们走在一条有树的街道

上 一边

安娜指着树问那里

有什么 花园

所有这些广场中间都有花园

供周围的人使用

它们就像小村庄

让我们进去吧

不

它们是私人的

它们只适合居住的人

在这里

，你总是遵守她问的规则

她似乎对他的回答很感兴趣

我

哦不不是我

我做我想做

的事实上威廉是那种

总是遵守规则

但他开始爬锁的人 d 金属

门

他摔倒了 哦，天哪，

他一次

又一次地摔倒

这比看起来更难 安娜

退后

安娜回答开始爬

她一秒钟就翻过了大门

你终于变

软

了 威廉斯艰难

地爬了过去

他跳进花园里，

花园里的东西真好，

然后在树下花园的寂静中，

她伸手吻了他

这一次，这是一个真正的吻，

漂亮的花园

，

当他们在草地上走来走去时，他惊讶地说

来到一个木座前，

她读到上面的文字，

六月爱这个花园，

约瑟夫总是和她坐在这里

下面的日期是

六月天气，从

1917 年

到 1992 年，

你看到

有些人确实一起度过了他们的一生

，

安娜平静地说，

威廉深深地注视着她的眼睛

他轻声说

是的

他们

第二天晚上提供第 6 章客房服务 威廉正

准备像往常一样出门 他

迟到了

斯派克

你看到我的眼镜了吗

不 恐怕不是 sp ike

在电视上回答他的眼睛

哦

不他们在哪里

每次我去电影院都会发生这种情况

通常到处都有眼镜但是

当我真的需要它们时它们会消失

这是生活中的一个小笑话

威廉跑上楼

然后又下来

对

我 我得走了 他打电话给斯派克

非常感谢你的帮助

不客气 你有

没有发现他们

没有

因为威廉斯派克身后的门关上了

威廉斯派克在沙发上移动了

他坐在什么东西上

他

在电影院伸手拿出威廉斯眼镜 电影结束后，威廉戴着潜水镜

坐在安娜旁边，看起来有点奇怪。

他们决定去

一家日本餐厅吃饭，

所以谁离开了，

安娜问

她

离开的人

回答威廉

为什么

她终于看到了我 真的很喜欢

哦

，那不好，

他们可以

听到他们房间拐角处的桌子上大声的谈话

不不不，我会带走安娜斯科特

说一个男人的声音

威廉和安娜仔细听了

第二个男人不同意

我不喜欢她的最后一部电影我

在它开始后 10 分钟就睡着

了第一个男人又说话了我真的不

介意电影是什么样的

我只是喜欢看她

不她不是我

喜欢的类型我更喜欢另一个

每次你带她出去喝杯咖啡时都会兴奋的那个人

安娜看着威廉·

梅格·瑞恩

她默默地张嘴

你知道

又说了第一个声音

有些女孩不让你靠近她们

但安娜不像

你知道的 她想要它

她和所有女演员一样

你可以

只是一个微笑消失了

就够了威廉说站起来他

走到男桌

有四个

我很抱歉但

我可以帮助你

其中一个男人说 礼貌

很好 我在听你的

谈话 我忍不住了 但你

知道你在谈论一个真实的

人 你不应该那样谈论她

不要走开

你是谁的

父亲 男人们大声笑

安娜 走到威廉身后，拉着他

我走

了，桌子上的男人没有看到她的

脸继续笑

我很抱歉威廉对她说没关系

我喜欢你尝试过的事实

他们开始走向

餐厅门口

然后安娜停下来

不

给我一

分钟 她走回男士桌

嗨

她甜甜地笑了 我为我的朋友感到抱歉

哦

，说话最多的那个男人

他认得她的脸 马上

听

我很抱歉

请她说停在那里 我确定

只是友好的谈话，没有

任何意义，我敢肯定，你会

忍不住愚蠢，

享受你的饭菜，鱼真的很好吃，

她走回威廉身边，仍然微笑

着男人们静静地坐着，他们的嘴

张开

在餐厅外面 安娜说

我为什么要那样做

这太棒了

不，

我很愚蠢，

我在和你

做什么我不知道我害怕他回答说

微笑

我也不知道

她轻声说

他们到达了前门 丽兹

你要不要上来

她小声问

似乎有很多理由为什么我

不应该

有很多理由

但是你想上来吗

他的表情说是的

给我五分钟她微笑着

向左走

但是威廉

时代似乎过得很慢

整整五分钟后，他的手表不动了，他敲了敲

她房间的门，她打开门，

嗨

，好像有什么不对劲，

嗨，

威廉亲吻她

，能做到这一点真是太好了，

安娜的眼睛睁得大大的，

神情严肃 在她的脸上

你必须走

她低声说

为什么

我的男朋友

我以为他在美国

但实际上

他在

隔壁你的男朋友

威廉不敢相信

那个人是谁站在

安娜身后的门口现在

杰夫是 著名影星

也很帅

全世界的女人都梦到

他

威廉想得很快

客房服务

你好吗

我想你们总是穿着西装

杰夫友好地说 是的

但

我刚刚变了 因为

我要回家了，

这是我最后一次打电话

哦，

太好了

，我能

在这里喝点冷水吗？我看看我能做些什么

，也许你可以

在你在这里的时候清理这些脏盘子

威廉平静地拿起脏

盘子

真的不要那样做，安娜紧张地说，

我确定那不是他的工作她告诉

杰夫有问题

吗杰夫问威廉不不没关系你叫什么名字

他

问是

呃伯尼

很好

谢谢伯尼他说把五

磅推到威廉的 手

jeff 转向 anna 嘿

好惊喜或坏惊喜

anna 看起来不舒服

惊喜

jeff 吻了

她 她在撒谎 他对威廉说 她讨厌

惊喜 他转向 anna 所以

你点什么食物

我还没决定我们不点太多

我不希望人们说

那个著名演员和大胖

女友

杰夫笑着离开了房间

威廉看着安娜

我想我应该离开

这一切都很奇怪

我没有意识到我很抱歉

我没有 知道该怎么做

是的，我认为再见可能是正确的词

威廉走下楼

，走进寂寞的夜晚，

他的心痛

第 7 章

再次独自一人

威廉看着他家的窗外，

沉浸在他的思绪中

和我说话威廉，

这是我，

斯派克

告诉我怎么了

威廉通常从不谈论他的

感受，但这一次他需要和某人交谈

，

即使它必须是好的

离她很近，

但我再也不能离她那么近了

，我真的很想念她的

穗状花序，看起来很周到

是的

，这是一个问题

，一旦我弄错时间，我错过了斯旺西站的一个女孩，

我

在火车到达前五分钟离开了，

他笑了，

非常感谢

威廉的身边

那天晚上，威廉在托尼的餐厅与他的朋友们见面，

他们是那里唯一的人，

他们经常去那里，因为托尼是

老朋友，

这是他的第一个选择 牛头人

他正努力使它

在伯尼报纸的头版上取得成功

是安娜和杰夫在

希思罗机场的照片

你不知道她有男朋友

麦克斯发现这很难相信

没有 你

问威廉 惊讶

的样子 他们脸上的表情表明

每个人都知道

你们都知道

我的生活被毁了因为我不

读你好杂志

安娜是一个大明星

她是世界闻名

的你只是一个普通人

这是不可想象的

但别担心

我有你的答案 问题

每个人都感兴趣地看着 max

她的名字是 tessa

，她在我们的办公室工作

她有点奇怪，但她很

聪明，她的吻令人难以置信

贝拉把头靠在一边，

很好地看着他，这就是人们

告诉我的，

他很快就完成了

所以几天后，朋友们

再次坐在

麦克斯和贝拉厨房的餐桌旁

引用的声音

我迷路了 我不知道我在哪里

周围的一切都有 kensington 这个词

kensington park road

kensington gardens kensington park

gardens

max 介绍了访客，他们

走进厨房

tessa 这是贝拉，我的妻子，哦，你是

坐在轮椅上的泰莎明亮地

说这是对的

，这是威廉·

麦克斯继续你好威廉·麦克斯告诉了

我关于你的一切她笑

了他有没有

回答威廉紧张地回答了

一些泰莎·麦克斯提供的酒哦是的

请

让我们喝醉威利·

威廉

几周后看起来更加担心 在 tessa 来访后，

max 和bella 这次又举行了一次晚宴，

他们邀请了一位名叫

kaziah 的女士来见 william，

她脸色苍白瘦弱

，紧张地坐在桌旁

遇见 kaziah

max 要求伸手去拿她的盘子

不，谢谢，

我只吃水果

max 和 贝拉看着她，然后对着

威廉

只有水果

威廉问我相信水果和

蔬菜有感情

所以烹饪会伤害它们

我只吃东西 那些从树上掉下来

的，

那么他们已经死了，

因为我解释得

对，

很有趣，所以

这些土豆被谋杀了，是的，

被谋杀的

可怜的土豆，

可怕的

同意威廉，

哦，这个晚上什么时候结束，他

心想，

所以泰莎和卡齐亚来来去去，

都没有 成功但麦克斯没有

放弃

一个月

后罗西和威廉·贝拉坐在桌旁，

麦克斯·罗西看起来很漂亮 她很漂亮

，穿着考究

，没有什么不寻常的地方

她看起来很聪明，

对他很友好，

威廉甚至喜欢 她的

好咖啡

她说

谢谢

我对肉

最大的

事感到抱歉 说别抱歉

我认为这真的很

有趣

有趣的意思 可怕的建议

威廉

是的，你说得对，

真的很糟糕 她回答说

他们都笑了

也许我们会再见面 有时

她在离开时对威廉说

是的

，这听起来

不错，

当他们一个人的时候问贝拉

她是

完美的

威廉回答，

但

贝拉 仔细看着他

威廉轻声说

我想你已经忘记

了很难找到一个你爱的

人也会爱

你 机会很小

看看我

除了美国人 我一生只爱过

两个女孩

有时结局很糟糕

，这是不公平的，

麦克斯说，没有

一个人真的离开我们的婚姻

比你可以说的更快。印第安纳

琼斯另一个

他说看着贝拉

嫁给了我最好的朋友，

但她仍然爱你，

贝拉对他微笑，是的，

就像姐姐爱 一个兄弟，

好吧，我从来没有以任何其他方式想要你

他们都笑了

我的意思是我爱你你非常

有趣但是当你亲吻我的耳朵时

威廉说得很快，30年

后我仍然会一个

人你想留下来吗 晚上

贝拉问

为什么不

在家只有一个疯狂的威尔士人

在等

我晚上结束时麦克斯

抱着贝拉上楼睡觉

威廉坐在椅子上

睁大眼睛

感觉很孤独

第8章在BL后面

第二天早上，威廉走到家门口，

他想着麦克斯和贝拉，

他们是多么相爱，他

想着自己的生活

他在做什么

他要去哪里

他到家准备工作，

因为他正在看 镜子

门铃响了 是

谁在这个时候 他想他

可能是邮递员

他下楼去接电话

他打开门，他的心在

跳 不是邮递员

而是一个戴着墨镜的漂亮女人

难以置信

我能进来

吗 安娜 问

她头发乱七八糟，她看起来

又累又不开心，

但对威廉来说，她看起来很棒，

他把她带进厨房，安娜

把她的故事倒了出来

，照片是几年前拍的，

安娜解释说

我很穷，

这经常发生

，这不是 对不起，我知道，但

比那更糟糕的是，

当一个男人在拍照另一个

男人在给

我拍照时，我对此一无所知，

现在它看起来像是一部肮脏的性爱电影，

而且

他们已经卖掉了照片和 你

无处不在

安娜看起来准备哭了

威廉摇摇头

，现在我不知道该去哪里

安娜继续

旅馆外有成群的记者

我只需要远离他们

这是

威廉平静地说

谢谢的地方

她轻声说

我只在伦敦两天，

但英国媒体

是最糟糕的地方

她很不高兴

他们是可怕的照片

他们让我看起来像

现在不要想它

你想喝茶吗？

洗澡

哦 是

的 洗澡

五分钟后，斯派克

从前门进来，兴奋地

看着报纸上的安娜的照片，

哇，

看看

他走上楼时对自己说的真棒

他打开浴室的门还在

看书 他走到了 上厕所

眼睛没离开

报纸

是你吗 斯派克

一个声音从他身后传来

斯派克抬起头 慢慢转过头

他不敢相信他的

眼睛在浴缸里是 安娜斯科特

他很快冷静地离开了浴室

把自己放下来然后再次打开门

安娜看到他的脸慢慢地绕过

门 他的嘴张开

嗨

她说 微笑

我只是想确定

斯派克退后并再次关上门

哦 谢谢谢谢

他闭上眼睛后低声说

她洗澡的

安娜看起来更平静了

我真的很抱歉上次

她在客厅对威廉说

杰夫刚飞进来

我以为我们已经完成了

不

那很好

我不经常有机会

清理好莱坞的脏盘子

明星

我非常喜欢

它 他怎么样

我不知道

有一天我不记得

我爱他的任何原因

以及你好吗 爱得

很好 有一个问题

没有有趣的答案

我想过你

她说 看着他的眼睛

oh no no

no

william 的心

很痛，太痛苦了

他不想让她继续，

但她做到了，

但是当我试图

和一个普通的人在一起时出现了问题，它永远不会

奏效当然

我完全理解

谢谢你 你告诉我

威廉感到不舒服并改变

了话题

是

他

指着她手中的一些文件问你正在

拍的电影是的我们周二开始在洛杉矶拍摄

你想让我帮你学习你的

台词吗

她看起来很高兴

这一切都是谈话谈话谈话

关于

我是一个困难但聪明的年轻军官的故事，

他将在大约二十分钟内拯救

世界干得好你

威廉发现电影的语言

几乎无法理解，

但他阅读了其他部分 对于安娜和

她练习台词，

他们玩得很开心

，一天过去了，安娜似乎忘记

了她的问题，

所以

你觉得

当他们停止激动时她问

的电影怎么样？不是简·奥斯汀或亨利·詹姆斯，

但

你认为我很激动 应该做 henry james

我相信你会很适合 henry james

但

我的意思是

这位作家也很好

是的 她说

没有人在鸽子的翅膀上说

告诉五角大楼我们需要黑星

c 结束了

，我觉得那很可惜，

安娜笑了笑，

他真的在帮助

他们那天晚上晚些时候他们坐下来吃饭

我不敢相信你在墙上有那幅画

她说

看着一幅便宜的夏加尔

画你喜欢夏加尔 他问我这样做

爱应该如何感受

深蓝色的大天空

有一条鱼从天上掉下来

是的

幸福不是没有鱼

从天上掉下来的幸福

还有水果

和一点鸡肉

很棒，

安娜看着她的盘子里的

钉子

说我有没有告诉过你安娜不吃肉

啊

好吧

我有一些上周的蔬菜汤

如果我把皮去掉就完美

了 离开酒吧去见他的

朋友

威廉和安娜终于独自一人了

你有大脚

安娜说

是的

我一直有他们

你知道他们对大脚尼姆的看法

不

她停下来的大脚是什么 我看着他 在大眼睛的

鞋子上，

他们俩都笑

了一会儿，他们在我拍电影时讨论了安娜的

电影工作

，她告诉他

我不会把我的衣服脱掉，

不是所有

的都是协议

，如果他们必须和我讨论

想用另一个人的

身体代替

另一个人的身体

如果他们想让我展示我的

臀部

我拒绝

另一个演员必须

这样做你是否选择比

你更好的臀部当然这真的很重要

她笑

什么 一份工作

说威廉

那些人在护照上放了什么

职业梅尔吉布森的屁股

梅尔使用他自己的按钮 安娜

说再吃一口冰淇淋

很棒 冰淇淋或梅尔吉布森的屁股

他们度过了一个美好的夜晚，

但当然必须 最后

威廉和安娜一起走到

卧室

今天是美好的一天

谢谢安娜感激地说

他们停在卧室门外

很好

谢谢你有

时间睡觉

和沙发床 对我来说，

她甜蜜地吻了他，

然后她走进卧室，

关上了门，

威廉慢慢地走下楼，

在沙发床上度过了一个孤独的夜晚，

他无法入睡

，他睁着眼睛躺在那里，

她会来

吗？他等待并希望

但 什么都没发生

然后突然他听到楼梯上的声音

威廉紧张地等待着

你好

他在黑暗中说

一张留着胡子的脸看着房间

你有没有一分钟的秒

听听

安娜没有和她的男朋友现在是她

秒杀问

不我没有 这么想

，

她在你家

是的

，

你喜欢她

好吧，

我明白，

spike 转身走了，

然后他又说话了

，你介意我试试

吗，spike 不，你是对的，

我早上再和你说话，

william 再次躺下，

好吧

好吧，

但也许会是 o 很晚了，然后

斯派克回到床上

威廉躺在床上

思考 几分钟后他又听到

楼梯上的脚步声 哦，走开，

他生气地说，

好吧

回答 安娜安静地回答

威廉跳起来 不，

不，

等等

我以为你是斯派克，

我是 很高兴你不是

他们面对面站在半

光

他轻吻她的脖子

然后她的肩膀

然后他看着她的脸

那张脸

他不敢相信他在抚摸安娜

斯科特

哇

什么

安娜问

哦

什么都没问

他吻了

第二天早上，她深深地躺在床上

，我威廉萨克尔

可以看到你赤裸的身体，

你和这个国家的每一个人，这真是奇妙而奇怪。

和我在一起

你觉得

她

问谁是吉尔达

她最有名的角色

男人睡在梦中

醒来后是

现实

n

他回答

anna 笑了

哦

然后她从床上跳起来 我会回来

不要走

十分钟后 anna 带着早餐回来了

在床上

她温暖地笑了

她坐在床上犹豫地问

我能不能多呆一会儿

william 看着她

永远呆在

那里他轻声说

哦我忘了糖

就在门铃响了你

开门我去拿糖她说

离开房间

威廉的身边

他拉上内裤下楼

好吧我来了

他大喊

他打开门，突然

被许多摄像头拍到

，街上挤满了记者的

叫喊声他又迅速关上了门，天哪，安娜叫

什么，不要问，

威廉他的声音在颤抖，

威廉，

安娜在想什么 他在开玩笑

她走到门前打开门

看看外面

哦不

厨房里

除了一条肮脏的灰色

内裤

早上好，我可爱的人，

他向他们打招呼，给威廉一个大大的

微笑，

安娜在打电话，他们在

数百人之外

生气地走到楼上

不要出去 斯派克说威廉

真的不是一个好主意

为什么不

跟着安娜

上楼

斯派克想了一分钟

然后他打开

前门 空气里挤满了人在喊

相机和灯光

哇

想 斯派克

穿着

他的灰色内裤站在那里 他喜欢这样

当他关上门时，他转身向摄影师提供他赤裸身体的最佳视角

他看着

镜子里的自己

不错 一点

也不错 内裤选得很好

女孩们都喜欢 三

威廉在楼上

站在卧室门口

你好吗 他问你

觉得我

好吗 你这个愚蠢的朋友决定

赚点钱，所以他和一些记者

交谈 诺丁山的蓝色前门

，然后你半裸着出去，

难以置信的

斯派克把他的头绕在门上

，我穿着内裤出去

了 从

这些人那里

，现在事情比以前更糟了

，

每个人都会认为

我的意思是

我有一个男朋友

她大喊

你有没有

悄悄问过威廉

每个人都认为我有

，现在

从这里到每份报纸上都会有你的照片 廷巴克图

我知道我知道 但

让我们保持冷静

你可以保持冷静 一切都对

你很好 每个人都会说 干得好 你

和一个电影明星睡过 我们看过

照片

威廉看起来 胡 rt

这太不公平了，他认真地说，

你可以用它来做生意，

从和安娜斯科特睡过的男人那里买一本无聊的书，

她推开他走出房间，

请

冷静

下来，喝杯茶，

但她拒绝听 我不想要

一杯愚蠢的茶

我想回家

她大喊着跑下楼

威廉跟着她门铃响了

这是一个大车

钉从楼上的

窗户传

下来看起来你的司机

安娜安娜现在平静了一点，但随着

冷得像冰一样

告诉斯派克给你买一顿昂贵的饭菜

或假期她对威廉说

我相信他现在有钱

那不是真的

斯派克不是那样的

嗯等等

这一切都太疯狂了

我们不能笑

吗可怕 世界上发生的事情

与他们相比，这算不了什么

尖峰从楼下下来

他要告诉你

非洲没有食物的人 他对安娜说

很好 威廉说的是真的

我们不必

像我最好的朋友那样走得太远 一场

意外，他 一辈子都坐在轮椅上

安娜的脸变软了

好吧 你当然是对的

但我这个问题已经有 10 年了

而你只有 10 分钟

你无法想象它是什么样的

我 意思是

明天这一切都将是昨天的

新闻

你不懂吗

她看着他 他们保留这些照片

每次有人写到我这些

照片将出现在

报纸上 报纸永远永远

我会为此永远感到抱歉

剩下的颜色 威廉的脸

他现在意识到这就是结局了

好吧

我不会后悔 如果你没事

我会一直很高兴你来

但你是对的

你应该走

她悲伤地看着他

然后门铃响了

安娜再次低着头跑到外面

，人群中传来

记者和摄影师的

叫喊声，然后她走了，

威廉转向斯派克，

是不是你问得好，

斯派克

慢慢地说，可能我告诉威廉姆斯那边的一两个

人

右

茶 九翼

新的希望

夏天结束了，秋天的叶子开始

落下，

威廉继续他的生活，

但他

每天都无法摆脱空虚的感觉，就像

他在梦中度过那个冬天一样，

一切似乎都不重要

，然后就是春天，

我们 我有东西给你

说亲爱的走进书店

穗站在她身后在门口

你会爱我一辈子

你可以给

她打电话 你一直想着她 现在你可以给她

打电话 威廉知道蜂蜜在努力帮助

他 努力让他看起来很

高兴 谢谢

你 太好

了 太好了

她笑着说

今晚见

亲爱的 斯派克离开了

威廉看着 一张纸在

他手里呆了一分钟然后

叹了口气

把它扔掉

了那天晚上朋友们在

托尼的餐厅再次见面

托尼的梦想结束

了他的餐厅要关门了

贝拉为他们说话 就

在一年前，

这个人在这里

开了伦敦最好的餐厅，

朋友们都笑着喊着，

但遗憾的是

没有人来这里吃饭

只是一个很小的问题

说托尼微笑着

贝拉继续

，所以从下周开始

我们必须找到新的地方

吃饭是个悲伤的时刻

tony 又笑了

但是笑容无法掩饰他的

不开心

但我只想再说一件事

tony

不要认为你有什么问题

我们不能总是理解

事情发生的原因

有些事情 成功

而其他人失败

没有人知道为什么

我们中的一些人会很幸运，而我们中的一些人

会失去工作

伯尼完成

没有

说贝拉惊讶

是的，

这是真的

伯尼叹了口气回答说，

他们正在改变一切

，没有地方适合我，

你知道我曾经 不好

所以我们一起下去

托尼

举起酒杯对伯尼说 伯尼

是世界上最糟糕的股票经纪人

他们都笑着喝酒

我也有

话要说 亲爱的站起来

呃

我已经 决定结婚

他们看起来都很惊讶

我发现自己是一个

长相很奇怪的男人

我知道他会让我的余生快乐

等一下

威廉说

我是你的兄弟

我对此一无所知

我们认识的人

问

马克斯伯尼看起来充满希望

是的我会在适当的时候告诉你

她回答

她再次坐下谈话

转向其他话题

而其他人正在说话亲爱的

轻声耳语以

秒杀是你

我

他看起来很惊讶

是的

你觉得怎么样

正如你所知，

过去六个月我有点

不开心有点不开心有些死去的

人和笑麦克斯在一起更有趣

但我想明确

表示我

从今天开始

转过弯我决定要开心

所以

一个 和美国人的生意

都过去了 现在

问麦克斯

我相信是

威廉笑了

你不会一直想她

不

我不认为我想

所以你对她

回到伦敦

或那个不感兴趣 她每天都在汉普斯特德拍摄，

麦克斯给他看了一份报纸，在威廉斯的头版上有

一张安娜的照片

哦，不，

所以你有点感兴趣然后

说

麦克斯第二天

威廉在汉普斯特德，

他找到了他们拍摄的地方，

我可以吗？ 帮你

问警卫

呃

我在找安娜

斯科特 她知道你要来吗

不

不 她不知道

我怕我不能让你进来

哦

对了

我的意思是

她是朋友

但

你

不能 让你

重复一遍 守卫在守卫身后转过身去

威廉看到安娜穿过

草地

她穿着长裙看起来很漂亮

，头发堆在

头顶 周围有人

准备帮助她

安娜突然抬起头来 看到威廉

她的脸上露出惊讶

威廉姆斯紧张地笑了笑

，然后她

跟着

人群走过去 “准备好了，

这是人们听的电影之一

威廉

它进展不顺利，这是我们的最后

一天，

是的，

你显然很忙，但等等

有

话要说，

好吧

威廉说

你可以

喝茶，

她笑了很多茶 当她被带走时，他

过来看看一个女人对他

说你喜欢亨利·詹姆斯吗

这是一部亨利·詹姆斯的电影他问他

记得一年前他与安娜的谈话

那个女人带着哈利离开了威廉一个

健全的男人

如果你喜欢你可以听 哈利

指着一些耳机说

威廉戴上

然后他坐在椅子上看

动作

安娜和另一个演员正在

交谈等待拍摄

威廉可以通过耳机听到一切

所以我问你什么时候告诉

大家你

说安娜对另一个演员

说明天很快就会到

然后我是谁你刚才在和那个人

说话

另一个人问

哦

没有

人 过去

我不知道他在这里

做什么很难

威廉的心脏停止

了他在那里做什么

他摘下耳机并把它们

还给了声音的人

谢谢你哈利

任何时候

哈利微笑着威廉走开了

第10章

只是一个女孩 一个

男孩 发生什么事了 给你的房间

啊，

对，我会帮你，你是对

的

，第二天上班，我们不需要所有这些东西威廉在他的

办公桌上，马丁打电话给他，

对不起，威廉

有一个包裹，

马丁说

很好，你在这里工作，不要 你不是他回答的，

但这不是为了 shop it's for you

好吧

威廉身边的人从他的办公桌上站起来，

但告诉

我我到底付给你多少

钱 威廉走到商店前面，突然停在他面前

是安娜，

她穿着很简单，但很

漂亮 总是

你好

她微笑

你好

你离开了

是的

对不起

我不得不离开

我的路

很好

你过得怎么样

她问得

很好

他说

一切都和以前一样

当他们改变法律时我

会立即结婚

非常 不同于你的电影明星生活

哦，不，

这一切都意味着什么

我不知道这一切是多么毫无意义，

但我现在知道

她昨天看起来很紧张

，这是拍摄的最后一天

我很快就要离开了，我希望你

有这个

她指出 一个用棕色纸包着的大扁平包装

哦，

谢谢，我

现在不打开它

好吗，

谢谢，

我不知道它是做什么用的，但谢谢你

，我在纽约的公寓里有它

，我只是想，

但我 不知道怎么办 你来了，她

开始犹豫

了，上次我对你太粗鲁了，

所以是在旅馆里，

但后来

你来了，

所以我想

我想

你觉得

他轻声问

了什么，店门打开了，史密斯先生走进

来，

威廉抬起头，不要 想一想

马上就走吧

抱歉

史密斯先生惊讶地说在

他身后关上门

威廉转身对安娜

你说

我明天必须

走我想问你

你觉得

我能看到你一点点吗

很多也许

你能

再次喜欢我吗

威廉对她的话感到惊讶

他不知道如何回答

但

昨天另一个演员问你

关于我

一个过去的男人你说

我是通过耳机听到的

但我从不告诉其他人 关于我的

爱情生活的演员

马丁回来了

对不起是你妈妈在打电话

告诉她我稍后会打电话

我试过了

但你说 24 小时前她

还在等她那时她的脚是紫色

的现在它变黑了

走到他的办公桌前

照顾斯科特·马丁·

马丁小姐紧张地微笑着对安娜

我爱你在幽灵中

这是一部精彩的电影

是的

她说是的很惊讶

帕特里克·斯威兹在现实生活中是什么样子

恐怕我不太了解他

哦

，当你拍电影的时候，他不是很友好吗？

我相信他对黛米摩尔很友好，

她是幽灵的另一个明星

你，

我当然喜欢你的工作

，当然

，马丁让他们

感到抱歉，威廉

说没关系，

威廉考虑得很仔细，然后

慢慢认真地说，

安娜

我是一个普通的人，

我不经常进出

爱 言语来之不易

，我可以

拒绝你的好意

吗 安娜继续微笑，

但她的眼睛里流露出

伤痕

试着说 考虑到他

对你的感觉

我真的很危险

如果我的心再次破碎我将永远不会好

起来我知道那会发生

到处都是你的照片太多电影

你会继续你的生活我会

完了

我看到

安娜轻声说

那真的是真的不

不是

吗我住在诺丁山你住在

贝弗利山

世界上每个人都知道你是谁

我的母亲并不总是记得我的

名字

好吧好吧

我明白

他们看起来 没什么可说的，

但安娜最后一次尝试了

它不是真的你

知道有名

我也只是一个

站在一个男孩面前

要求他爱她的女孩

威廉深深地看着她的眼睛如果

他做的是正确的事

然后她吻了 他轻轻

再见

她

说她离开

时 托尼餐厅的墙上没有照片

厨房设备不见了

椅子堆满了等着

走 朋友们最后一次在那里见面

你认为

我做对了

威廉问他们的事情

当然，你确实

很快说亲爱的，我的意思是她没什么

特别的

，这是对的，贝拉同意，每个人都

知道所有女演员都很疯狂

，你认为托尼威廉

问什么

从未见过她，也从未想过要

正确，

麦克斯威廉转向他的老朋友，

我同意 其他人，想和

不吃肉的人一起出去，

非常好，

非常感谢，

威廉感到更开心他的决定

是正确的，

然后斯派克

来了

斯派克对着威廉·

贝拉

大喊什么？

伯尼问得

很好

是的 很好

威廉问

得

很好 当有人想和你出去的时候

很好 我记得

我的意思是我知道作为一名女演员她可以

很好地说台词

但她

说这是她的话

我只是一个

站在一个男孩面前的女孩

要求他爱

她房间很安静

哦没有

威廉说他的 头在他手里

我做了错误的决定，难道我没有

在他们眼中看到他朋友的同意

吗？麦克斯你的车有多快威廉伯尼蜂蜜和斯派克跳进麦克斯

的车

，贝拉问麦克斯

她不来回答亲爱的哦，是的

她是她并没有错过

这个 他发现贝拉把她抱起来放在

前面 轮椅随着

尖刺进入后面 伦敦的交通像往常一样拥挤，

但他们终于到了丽兹酒店，

威廉和伯尼跑到前台

是斯科特小姐留在这里吗，

不，先生，我担心她不是

一年前在办公桌

前的那个人，

或者呃，

弗林斯通小姐，

不，先生，我恐怕不是，

小鹿斑比，或者我不知道

比维斯

或

笨蛋 办公桌的人摇了摇头，

威廉深深地叹了口气 y 这不好

，太晚了，

但当他转身时，男人说话

了，126 房间里有一位风中奇缘小姐，

但她一个小时前离开了，

我相信

她在飞往美国之前正在萨沃伊酒店举行新闻发布会

威廉跳起来吻了他，

谢谢，

谢谢

他兴奋地大喊伯尼也吻了那个人，

回到车里，他们以最快

的速度开往萨沃伊酒店，

但车流缓慢，在

一个十字路口，他们完全

停了下来

时间过去了，他们都

越来越紧张了

穗子从车里跳了出来，

我会让我们

过去的 他大喊着关上门，然后

他在马路中间停下

汽车和公共汽车，为

马克斯的

车开路 走，

他喊着

我爱你，

亲爱的，当汽车开向 savoy 时，他从窗外大喊大笑，

请问

记者招待会在哪里？

是一张视频俱乐部卡 先生

是的，

我为俱乐部杂志撰稿

对不起，

贝拉爵士在

亲爱的推动下到达前台 他和我在一起 她

说你正在

写关于坐轮椅的人最好的伦敦酒店

她说 微笑着

那个男人 看了她一分钟，

然后叹了口气

，在兰开斯特的房间里，恐怕

你已经很晚了

，

亲爱的，对威廉大喊。

电影公司的杰里米就在

她

旁边

许多人举起手来，他

指着一个

你决定一年不拍另一部

电影是因为有人

谈论杰夫和另一位著名女演员，

不，

她回答说

你相信吗？ 这些故事

现在真的不关我的事，但我

会说这些

关于杰夫和女人的故事

通常是真的

他只是一个朋友

，我想我们仍然是朋友，

她慢慢地说，

威廉的心在跳动

，他

能说话吗？他能说出他想说的话吗？

然后他举起手，杰里米

指着他，

是的，

斯科特小姐

你和这个年轻人有没有机会

不仅仅是朋友

安娜抬头看着提问者，

她看到是威廉，

我想是的，但不，

我被告知

不是 提问 每个人

不让他 安娜说

她转向威廉

你在说什么

威廉继续

如果这个人

他的名字是 thakur

说其中一位记者乐于助人

谢谢你

如果这位 thaku 先生威廉微笑 r 跪下

来请你再

想一想然后

马克斯·

贝拉·伯尼和蜂蜜都

张着嘴等待她的回答

我想

我的回答是

肯定的

她的微笑照亮了房间

这是好消息

马和猎犬的读者

很高兴

安娜转向杰里米，低声说了

一些

话，你想再问你的问题吗

杰里米

指着记者

说 是的，

斯科特小姐

，你打算在英国呆多久

一个字

是 很长时间

安娜

突然 记者 意识到

发生了什么事

他们围在威廉问他

问题

摄影师拍照

麦克斯和贝拉亲吻

伯尼亲吻站在他旁边的一个女人

每个人都在微笑和大笑

斯派克终于红着脸到了 从

发生的事情开始，

他问亲爱的，她用双臂搂住

他，紧紧地抱住他，

这真是太好了，太好

了 世界上

最大的电影明星和诺丁山的普通书商之间的爱情故事是否就此结束？现在

说还为时过早，

但迹象

很好，婚礼是一场安静的婚礼，与家人

和密友

托尼做了一个美妙的蛋糕

麦克斯在舞池里疯狂地跳舞，

看起来就像詹姆斯·邦德穿着他的白色

晚礼服，

蜂蜜的腿没有到地板上，

她在斯派克的怀里跳舞

，马丁站在一旁紧张地微笑着

，婚礼后不久，每个人都玩得很开心。

安娜参加她的亨利詹姆斯电影的开幕之夜，

当他们从电影院前的车里走出来时，

人们兴奋地尖叫着

摄影师向前推进，

为第二天的报纸拍到最好的照片

给威廉。这一切都是新的和奇怪的，

但安娜坚持 他的手紧紧

地引导他穿过人群

我们在一年后的一个阳光明媚的日子里离开幸福的恋人

在诺丁山的花园里

他们周围都是生命的迹象和

爱

孩子们在玩耍 被他们的母亲看着

一个抱着她的新宝宝

一个年长的女人和她的丈夫走过

他们微笑着

在一个简单的木椅上轻声交谈

威廉坐在阅读

安娜躺在他旁边

看着花园

她看起来很平静

时不时的开心 她的手慢慢地

抚过在她体内成长的婴儿

你