The Extra Man

Excuse me, sir?

She's not coming.

And I've made everything perfect.

White tea from China,

Scottish shortbread, Devonshire clotted cream,

And I just know she's not coming.

Sir?

A car, I believe, is approaching.

Daisy.

I've waited for this moment for so long.

I've never stopped loving you,

Dreaming of you.

I know, Louis.

I know.

The Pep Rally

Has been relocated to the little gym.

But why did Fitzgerald

Make Nick Carraway so dull?

What's the point of having such a boring narrator?

I think it was a bad choice.

Well, Carraway is like a camera.

He's fascinated by gatsby,

So he wants to create a portrait of him.

Look, in a way, the book is kind

Of a love letter to gatsby.

- Love letter? - Sure.

- I guess. - Oh, I...

Excuse...

I have some business

To attend to in the teacher's lounge,

So we can talk about this again

Next week before class.

Sure.

Finally some real tennis weather.

Good afternoon.

A gentleman and his impulses

Must live in constant negotiation.

Louis Ives had been determined

To continue his day with dignity and purpose.

But that goal

Now seemed far beyond his reach.

It was in miss Jeffries' bag.

I'm sure you're aware Princeton north prep

Did not meet its funding goals this year.

As a result, we're forced to make cutbacks.

I understand.

You have been an excellent teacher, however.

In light of this, we have decided

We're willing to recommend you

For positions elsewhere.

Thank you.

Actually, for some time now

I've considered moving to Manhattan.

It's always been my dream to make a living as a writer.

Perhaps now would be a good time

For a big change like that.

Yes, Louis. I think Manhattan

Sounds like a very fitting place

For a young man... like yourself.

But after his crushing dismissal,

Louis Ives had no courage for such bold moves.

For the brassiere incident had crippled him.

He struggled to deny these strange urges...

...but in moments of weakness

They demanded attention.

And so he spent an entire summer

Immersed in the solitary routines

Of a young gentleman.

He wore these rituals like armor

To shield him from despair.

But in Louis Ives' darkest moments,

He feared he was unlovable.

It was the changing of leaves

That finally brought a change in perspective.

For fall,

With its brisk air and clarity of light,

Rekindled the feeling of possibility.

H. Harrison.

- Hello. - Yes?

Yes, I'm calling about the room? My name is...

232 East 91St.

Apartment 2F.

2F.

2F, 2F, 2F.

- Are you the applicant? - Yes!

Yes, it's me.

Harrison, Henry.

Henry Harrison.

Ives, Louis.

Louis Ives.

Kitchen. Bath.

There's a missing door,

But these provide adequate privacy.

As you see.

These would be your chambers.

It's Barracks-style living, to be sure.

You can certainly hear the pigeons.

Yes, I like to have access to nature, don't you?

If you need more drawer space,

I have some empty file cabinets in the kitchen.

Okay.

So there are a few things I'd need to know about you,

If you haven't lost interest.

Would you prefer to leave or continue?

Name?

Louis Ives.

Those christmas balls are very interesting.

I love them.

I love their colors,

The way they catch the light.

If you ever want to give me something,

You can give me christmas balls.

- Okay. - So tell me...

Louis Ives, why are you moving to New York?

I'm sort of looking for myself.

You won't find yourself in New York.

If I had to move anywhere, I'd move to Russia.

Far less expensive.

Well, I've been teaching now for several years,

So as far as the rent is concerned,

I've saved enough

From working in Princeton...

Princeton?!

How is Princeton these days?

It was great once, but then they let women in.

Oh, you mean the university.

It's still excellent.

And there's no reason women shouldn't go to college.

I'm against the education of women.

It dulls their senses

And affects their performance in the boudoir.

The women I like best are the hasidic women.

They really get it.

What were you teaching?

English literature.

We're colleagues then.

I teach composition at queens college.

Primarily, I'm a playwright.

Really? Have I seen any of your work?

Sadly my great opus was stolen by a Swiss hunchback,

But that's all too tragic to go into now.

You know, Fitzgerald wrote with great love

About Princeton in "this side of Paradise."

Do you like Fitzgerald?

He's one of my favorite authors.

Of course I like Fitzgerald.

But there won't be anymore of his kind

Coming along soon.

You need an all-male environment

To shape up a young writer.

The muslims might produce another Fitzgerald.

They're very good at separating the sexes.

On the subject of...

The sexes,

Just out of curiosity,

What is your policy regarding guests?

As in... overnight guests?

- Uh... - No.

No, absolutely not.

No. No, this place is far too small.

There's to be no fornication!

No, I wouldn't even conceive

Of having sex in here.

I'm retired from all that anyway.

I didn't mean to be rude, I was just...

This has gone on long enough.

We're obviously compatible. You're the only person

Who's come for the room who speaks english.

So what will it be, yes or no?

I would prefer to think about it.

Be right back.

- Hello? - So have you thought about it?

Oh, hello.

Yes. Actually, I just was...

And?

Well...

I'm feeling...

That I should wait until I'm certain about a job.

No no. No no no no.

We should do this. We should settle now.

You can pay by the week until you have a job.

Plus there's much I can teach you about New York.

I can advance you socially.

All this will be very good for you.

That's certainly very considerate of you to think that way.

Very good, then. I'll see you

On the first of the month. I'm glad this worked out.

The young gentleman was troubled

That the decision was made for him.

Yet, it had been some time

Since he felt this wanted.

And as strange as it all seemed,

He was inexplicably drawn

To this mr. Henry Harrison.

Tell me your name again.

Louis.

My name's Louis.

Don't worry, it will eventually sink in.

I'm glad to see you've moved in so nicely.

I apologize that Gershon couldn't help carry your things.