Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) Shooting script - HorrorLair

111.214 CONTINUED: (3) 214JEKYLL(in agony - butguarded, too)Why didn't you seek help before? Whydidn't you go to the police?IVY(looking up at him)I tell you I'm afraid, sir! Youdon't know him, sir. A nice finegentleman like yourself wouldn't bemeeting such a person! He ain't aman - he's a devil! He knows whatyou're thinking about, he does!Why, if he knows I've been here today,I don't know what he'll do. It won'tbe nothin' human, I can tell you!Oh, please, sir - please help me.Keep him off -!(in a lower voice,hastily - pleading)I'll do anything you ask, sir - Iain't as bad as you might think -and -and men say as I ain't a bad lookerwhen I'm more myself. You - you likedme once a little, didn't you, sir?And you're really such a fine kindgentleman - honest - that night youwalked out of my place, I laughed atyou - but I didn't laugh after you'dgone...(averts her head,puts her cheek onhis knee)I kept wishin' you'd come back -truly, I did...For a moment, Jekyll stares at her head. And for a flashsecond, he seems as though he is about to lean over andembrace her with the strange look of Hyde battling forsupremacy in his expression. Then he contains himself andlifts her up, as he stands too.JEKYLLI - I give you my word that you willnever be troubled by this man Hydeagain.IVY(sobbing anew)But - but how do you know, sir? He'llcome back! He'll come back and killme, sir!(CONTINUED)