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2021年2月23日发(作者：抄袭论文)

The Lake House

You coming or not?

-All right, l'll get her to you right away.

-Appreciate it.

-Hi. -Hi.

Dr. Klyczynski to ER, stat. Dr. Klyczynski to ER,

stat.

-Hi, excuse me. -Yeah, just a minute, okay?

-Fill this out for me and wait over there. -No,

l'm-- l'm Dr. Forster.

l was told to report here.

You'll

this floor and the next.

be covering 22 patients on rounds today,

-Twenty-two? -Quiet morning.

lf you get into trou ble,

make it a ha bit.

beep me, but don't

The med students will help you out with

scutwork.

What's he doing here? l ordered an MRl, stat.

-Transport said a bout four hours. -He could

dead in four hours.

be

Never mind. Dr. Forster, MRl.

-A right, two lefts, elevator to two. -Okay.

Follow the signs. Hustle

back here for rounds.

Dr. Kly--

-Are you taking me somewhere? -l certainly

hope so, sir.

-How are you feeling today? -Am--? Am l gonna

make it?

Yes. A bsolutely.

Alex!

l made my famous spinach pie. The trailer's nice

and toasty.

l can't.

Look, it's really cold out here. Don't get sick on

me or anything.

l never get sick.

So l heard you

l'm the last one to know.

bought a house, and apparently

l thought l mentioned that.

Wait.

Where?

Outside of town. Up the shore a little

bit.

Up the shore? There's no houses--

Oh, God. You don't mean that thing with the

stilts and the--?

-You all right? -Yeah. Are you crazy?

Why would you take that house, Alex?

lt's made of glass. There's no privacy.

Mona?

Get yourself some

boots.

Hey, Gonzalez!

-Four-thirty. -You lost?

-Yeah. -Takes a while to get your

bearings.

-l'm Madhvi. -Kate Forster. Hi.

Oh, wrong floor. Where'd you do your

residency?

Just a little community hospital up on the North

Shore.

Dear new tenant, welcome to your new home.

As the previous tenant, let me say...

...I hope you'll like living here as much as I did.

I filed the change of address with the post

office...

...but you know what a crapshoot that can be.

So if anything slips through, would you do me a

favor and forward my mail?

I'd appreciate it. My new address is below.

Thanks in advance. P.S.:

''Sorry a bout the paw prints

They were there when l moved in.

by the front door.

Same with the

box in the attic.''

Paw prints? What the hell is she talking a bout?

Hey,

ba by girl. Hi. Hi. Hey.

Fix the light.

Get dog food, huh?

Get human food.

Hey. Hey.

Hey, come here.

Sixty degrees on Valentine's Day. Can't

Chicago.

be

The TV says it's glo bal warming.

The ice bergs start melting, water covers the

Earth.

Thank God we won't live to see it.

What's this?

That's nothing. lt's one of your father's.

-Dostoyevsky? -Oh, yeah.

lt's a bout a guy who

woman with an axe...

breaks the neck of a poor

...and, so far, keeps wandering around regretting

it.

This is good.

-Oh, yeah? -Yeah. lt's really good.

l'll meet you there.

What are you thinking?

My folks are coming into town.

Nothing.

When your father passed away, it was hard. lt

still is hard.

Holding his

somehow.

books, l feel like he's with me

Knowing that he was once on the same pages...

...reading the same words.

Oh, my God! Some body call an am bulance!

We need an am bulance at Daley Plaza.

A man has

EMT crew here. Sir--

been struck

by a

bus. Get an

Get out the street. Get on the sidewalk.

-On the sidewalk. Off the street. -Sir?

Get on the sidewalk! Get on the sidewalk!

l'd like to get the foundation on num ber 1 7 dug

today.

Look, l know you're kind of new around here,

kid.

What?

l can't get to 1 7 until at least next week.

Come on, Mulhern. That's

know it.

bullshit and you

Take Clemens and Rodriguez off of roofing.

Jorge can run the

1 4...

backhoe they're not using on

...and gra b four or five of those other guys...

...who are doing nothing on seven and 1 0.

Paulie, Carlos, Frank, Danny, and

what's-his- name, the tall guy?

-Rafael. -Rafael.

-Let's go. -Okay.

-Ready? -Yeah.

-Well, l need it to 1 0 and 1 1 . -Hey!

Housekeeping ER to the Suture Room, please.

Housekeeping ER to the Suture Room.

-Hey. -Hi.

l heard a bout Daley Plaza.

EMT said you fought hard for the guy.

Yeah. Really knocked myself out.

Kate, I'm going to tell you what I tell every

young doctor.

Hopefully, you'll be the first to listen.

On your day off, get as far away from this place

as you can.

Go someplace where you feel most like yourself.

Dear Ms. Forster:

I got your note...

...and I'm afraid there must be some kind of

misunderstanding.

As far as I know, the lake house has been empty

for several years.

Maybe your note was intended for the Sandburg

house down the shore--

''--since no one has lived in this house for years.

But l'm curious a bout the paw prints.''

Dear Mr. Wyler, I'm very familiar with the

Sandburg cottage...

...and I can guarantee I never lived there.

I'm old-fashioned, but I don't think a cottage

should be over 6000 square feet.

So let me try again.

I used to live at the lake house, then I moved.

Now I live at 1 620 North Racine in Chicago.

I'd appreciate it if you would forward my mail if

you get any.

Oh, by the way, it's 2006.

Has been all year, ask anyone.

2006?

What does she mean, 2006?

God.

Oh, God.

-Good morning, Mr. Wyler. -Morning, Mr.

Wyler.

-Morning, sir. -Morning, morning.

Hello, Mr. Wyler.

Mr. Wyler.

Sir.

Well, o bviously, l derived my inspiration...

...for the metaphor of the fugue, the loop--

Yeah.

-Two hours of that shit. You kidding me? -What

are you talking a bout?

-He didn't say a word. -Sadistic,

old man.

bitter,

bitter

l think you're

being a little overdramatic.

Where are you going?

Man, l love that place.

l can't

believe that thing's still running.

Yep.

You look like shit.

l missed you too.

Hey, forget a bout him.

-Condos. -Riviera Estates.

-You're joking. -l don't

believe this.

l come

back after four years...

-...and l get this in front of me. -What?

My

Whatever.

brother thinking he's Frank Lloyd

-Oh, come on. -Dad keeps you hostage...

...in that little mythmaking factory of his...

...while you haven't

booth or a hamster cage.

built so much as a phone

That's funny you say that, actually.

l have a hamster cage in mind. A development of

them, actually.

Prefa b, no foundations. What do you think a

bout that?

See, that's what l'm talking a bout. You have

vision.

Speaking of which...

...l'd like you to know l

bought a house.

-Where? -On the lake.

A lake house. So you are making some money.

Well, it's a dump. Been a bandoned for years,

but--

So you got an a bandoned, haunted lake hou--

That's as good a reason as any...

...for selling out and joining the fla b

by- developers' guild.

-How a bout this? l even got a dog. -You got a

dog?

He just showed up at the house from out of

nowhere.

-What are we doing here? -l have to deliver a

letter.

lt should

be here. 1 620 North Racine.

But...

...there's nothing here.

Are we meeting someone? Does some body live

here? What?

Yeah.

l thought so.

Should we ring the

bell?

Dear Ms. Forster:

I went to 1 620 North Racine, and it's not there.

It's just a construction site.

From the pictures it looks nice, but not for

another 1 8 months.

What am I missing here?

Maybe you got the address wrong, because you

got the date wrong too.

You really wanna play this game.

lf you are truly in the year 2004...

...then...

... be forewarned.

Remem ber that day? You were not happy.

Remem ber that?

l know.

Okay, my mystery correspondent, I get it.

Just in case you really are where and when you

think you are...

...you'll need this.

There was a freak late snow that spring and

everyone got sick.

So plenty of rest, lots of fluids. Doctor's orders.

Snow. Right.

Yeah, come to papa.

Jackie.

Jack.

Jack, come on. Come on, girl. Come on, come on.

Jack.

''lmpossi ble, l know. Not possi ble...

... but it's happening.''

Okay.

Where am l?

Very clever.

''The lake house.''

The lake house. As you can see, l, too, am at the

lake house...

... but l'm getting tired of these games so l'm

leaving, okay? Bye.

Thank you. Bye.

May be we should introduce ourselves properly.

I'm a doctor, dedicated to curing the sick.

At least, trying to.

I'm an architect. I like to build.

And while I wouldn't say my current project is

ideal...

...it allows me to be here, in this place, and that's

enough for now.

But tell me something. If you're working in a

hospital in Chicago now...

...where were you before, in my time?

Two years ago, in your time...

...I was working in internal medicine in Madison.

Tell me about the future.

What's it like in the year 2006?

I'm afraid the world's pretty much the same.

Of course, we all dress in shiny metal jump suits

and drive flying cars...

...and no one talks anymore because we can read

each other's minds.

But the truth is, man from the past...

...not much has really changed in 2006.

Speaking of the past, though, I've been thinking

about the paw prints.

-How is that possible? -Well, l think we have the

same dog.

Oh, yeah? What's yours like?

According to the vet, mine is eight years old in

my time...

...six in yours.

She's skinny, has sad eyes, snores, and sleeps

like a person.

I don't know why, but I call her Jack.

Hello, Jack.

It's nice out here.

Let's not go out for dinner. Let's stay here.

-Hey. -We have to eat.

What are you doing? You're supposed to

asleep.

be

I'll cook.

I thought you didn't like to cook.

No, I don't like to cook.

ls she gonna marry him?

-What do you think? -l don't know. He's kind of

old.

-Where are you going? -Okay, he's not that old.

My mom's last

boyfriend was

bald.

He was nice...

-... but my mom didn't marry him. -No?

''There's always something

around the corner.''

better coming

That's what she says.

May be that's what that lady should do. Wait for

something

better...

-...to come around the corner. -May be.

But if she's not careful, she could spend her

whole life waiting.

Do you want me to bring anything back with

me?

Yes. What about a nice bottle of wine...

...to celebrate?

-What time shall I come back? -Seven o'clock.

Sorry I haven't made it to the mailbox lately.

It's been a long week. All night shifts.

Good to hear from you. I thought you left me.

You should know that you're my only connection

to the future.

How come we never talk about the things we

like?

Well, let's see. Reading the classics to Jack.

-Who's his favorite? -Dostoyevsky.

For me, this city, on a day when the light is so

clear...

...that I can touch every detail...

...every brick and window in the buildings I love.

Come on, take a walk with me this Saturday. Let

me show you.

You're crazy. Why are you going through all this

trouble for me?

No trouble. Summer's here.

Okay, your turn. Favorite things.

Where to start? Okay.

When I smell the flowers before I see them.

When it starts to rain just as the picnic is ending.

And I love the smell of Jack's paws.

You didn't forget to mention your husband, did

you?

Well, of course I love my husband, who is also a

doctor.

Plastic surgeon for small farm animals.

Good. I'm married too.

I've got eight children, and none of them look

like me.

-I'm worried, Kate. -I would be too.

I'm single.

Me too.

Number 2 7.

She's a beauty. My father used to tell me...

...she was the grandma for all the houses in the

city.

He used to take me on walks like I'm taking you

now.

-Alex? -Kate?

I wish we could have done this walk together.

So, what do you think?

He sounds like a nice

boy.

Sounds like a nice

boy. Anything else?

-He has wonderful penmanship. -Mother...

...look at the date on the letter. The date.

-You mean the time thing? -Yes.

-That's just a detail. -Just a detail?

A bout the.... The other day...

...it was not a good moment. l was in a hell of a

hurry.

Of course.

You've got some nice pieces here.

Oh, yeah. Music's fine, music helps.

lt's like Nietzsche says:

-''Life would

be senseless--'' -''Without music.''

l guess l told you that, huh?

Pour yourself a drink.

Can you appreciate a good wine

by now?

You

bet.

You know, you'll have to forgive your father for

being curious...

... but where have you

been all these years?

l thought your Kerouac days were

behind you.

-l'm sorry, what? -What?

Oh, you can come up, if you like.

What are you working on?

Oh, l'm just-- l'm just remem bering things.

lt's not such an easy jo b, let me tell you.

Nor is it particularly innocent, in my case.

Your father is writing his memoirs.

-Are we in it? -What do you think?

Do you wanna

be?

Do you?

Of course. You were all a part of your father's

life.

Why are you talking to me in the third person?

Well, l-- l don't--

Because l'm writing a bout myself, l suppose.

Why, doesn't it suit you?

l thought you might like these.

What are these? Something you've

working on?

been

No, they're-- They're yours.

From a house l just

bought on the lake.

Oh, yes, l heard. They said some sleazy little

condo developer...

...had snapped it up.

Oh, come on. lndulge your father.

Can't you take a little joke, for God's sake?

Come on.

Tell me.

Where have you

been? l really want to know.

l was trying to forget you.

Or forgive you.

Did you succeed?

No.

Let me know if you need any help remem bering.

Oh, yeah, l will.

Charging 360. Get 1 milligram of epi. Have 300

amio ready in case we need it.

-All clear? -Clear.

Hold compression, start

bagging.

He's got a rhythm. Slow.

-Do we have a pulse with that? -We got a pulse,

thready.

-lt's getting stronger. -Long days, these days.

I just worked 30 hours straight.

Every time I stop to take a breath...

...I realize how isolated I've let myself become.

Believe me, you can get a bit desperate.

That one? Okay. There you go.

Nice move. Very nice. Nice.

It's not that I'm complaining, I love my work.

And our tour through Chicago opened my eyes

to its beauty.

But my heart still misses the lake house...

...and its trees.

I miss those trees so much.

Don't worry, Kate. We'll be together in time.

Even if we're far apart, I'll find a way to be close

to you...

...and take care of you.

Katerina.

Take this.

-You should eat more. You too skinny. -l'm not

too skinny.

Remem ber how you used to eat when you were

little?

-With your hands. -Yes, l remem ber.

Now, did you or did you not write to each other?

-To your father? -No, to Clark Ga ble.

Yes, to Dad.

l....

What, Mom?

Before your father--

Yeah?

--there was this

boy.

Did you love him?

Yeah.

Well, why didn't you marry him?

So that you could ask me this question someday.

Looks smaller.

When did he complete it?

You weren't

born yet, and l was 8.

Cor busier meets Frank Lloyd Wright.

You know, Dad played cards with

them.

both of

-Sharing a joint. -Yeah, well....

Can't swim.

There should

a porch, a deck.

be a stairway down to the water,

Here, you're in a-- ln a

box.

A glass

around you...

box with a view to everything that's

... but you can't touch it.

No interconnection between you and what you're

looking at.

l don't know, you know. He's got this

maple growing...

big

-...right in the middle of the house.

-Containment.

Containment and control.

This house is a bout ownership, not connection.

l mean, it's

beautiful. Seductive, even.

But it's incomplete.

lt was all a bout him.

Dad knew how to

build a house, not a home.

But you know...

...l think he wants us to do what he couldn't.

But admitting that...

...would mean admitting that he came up short in

some way...

...that he could do more.

And that tortures him.

Do you remem ber being here with Mom?

l remem ber she tried to make it work here...

...with us...

...with him.

Hey, what a bout Visionary Vanguard?

-What a bout it? -Come on.

You can't convince me you're gonna be happy

building salt boxes for tourists.

No body's gonna admire you for that.

-Admire me for that? -Yeah, Visionary

Vanguard.

That's your idea.

l can't. But you can keep the name.

No, come on. lt's gotta

be you and me.

Henry, l'm sorry, l can't.

l just....

-What? -l've got other plans.

You have a girlfriend?

No....

No.

-What is that? You hesitated. -No, l didn't

hesitate.

Come on, man. l don't have any time for that.

What does time have to do with it?

Oh, you're gonna think l'm crazy.

My dearest Mr. Wyler:

Are you willing to play a game with me?

Two years ago today, I was taking the 1 45 train

to Madison...

...from the Riverside station and I forgot

something there.

It was a gift from my father.

If you find it, can you please put it in the

mailbox?

It would mean a lot.

Yours, Kate.

-Final call for the 5:46 to Madison. -Do you

really wanna know? Come on.

-All a board. -Okay.

l'll call you.

Kate, I found it. I have it with me.

One day I'll get it to you. Trust me.

I know how important it is to you.

You might not remember, but we saw each other.

At least, I saw you.

You never told me how beautiful you are.

Well, maybe you saw somebody else.

That was a bad hair year for me.

Long brown hair. Gentle, unguarded eyes.

Okay, okay, okay.

You saw me.

But I still don't know what you look like.

Well, why don't we just get together in the

future...

...and you can let me know what you think.

lt's a date.

Okay.

Why don't you call me July 1 0th, 2006...

...at 9:05 p.m.

-Hello. -Kate?

-Yes. -It's Morgan.

Morgan.

I'm in Chicago. I came for a meeting, but it was

canceled...

...so I thought I'd give you a call.

Hey, have you eaten?

-No,

starving.

but l'm not-- -Neither have l. l realized l'm

-We could gra b a quick

bite. -Okay.

-Yeah? -All right.

-Hey, wait up. -Watch out, man.

-All right. -Looks pretty good.

-Perfect. -No, Morgan, it's--

-lt's not. -No, no, trust me.

lt's-- Okay.

Hi there.

One sec. Could you hold on for a moment?

-We'd love a ta ble for two. -The name?

We don't-- We don't have a reservation.

l'm sorry, sir, we're

booked until Octo ber.

Octo ber?

Well...

...l'll get

back to you.

That went well.

lt's no

big deal.

Oh, come on, stop it.

lt's the

ta ble here.

best restaurant in town. No body gets a

-No, it's not that. -Well, what is it?

l didn't do this right.

-There wasn't a meeting. -You'd see me if there

was no

big deal.

-lf it was just-- -Am bush.

--you know, coffee, and coffee can turn into

dinner...

-...dinner can turn into-- -Turn into what?

l do sometimes get a few steps ahead of myself.

Morgan, a few steps? You're always leaping 1 0

steps ahead.

We were dating, what, a week?

And you had our entire future mapped out for

us?

ln my residency, you were picking out real estate.

l'd go to your house...

...you'd have the entire town in your house to

meet me.

l do seem to remem ber that you made pretty fast

friends with one of them.

What are you talking a bout?

You know what l'm talking a bout.

-That guy. -What guy?

-The guy l caught you making out with. -l wasn't

making out with him.

What, are we in junior high school right now?

What do you call it, then?

A kiss.

lt was just one kiss with some random guy that

just--

Years-- You know what?

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