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You give everyone the chance to listen to the song As time goes by per-
formed by Jimmy Durante and compare this interpretation of the song and the
one from the movie.
7 Reading
"The most romantic and beloved movie of all
time" ends on the tarmac of Casablanca. It is
famous among movie buffs for its loose ends
and unanswered questions. Why can't Rick go
back to America? Where is the Czech patriot
Victor Laszlo really going when his plane takes
off for Lisbon? What is Ilsa's background?
Why doesn't Strasser just shoot Laszlo on
sight? What happens to the main characters
later?
The book 'As time goes by' by Michael Walsh continues the story of Rick,
Ilsa, Victor and Sam. Below are 13 excerpts from the book. Can you find the
answers to these questions in what follows?
1.
Her letter was in Rick's breast pocket. Sam had given it to him in the cafe,
before he had left for the airport and his fatal encounter with Major Strasser. It
had been hidden in Sam's piano, the same place Rick himself had hidden the
stolen letters of transit that enabled Laszlo and Ilsa to get away.
My dearest Richard,
If you are reading this letter, it means that I have escaped with Victor.
I thought that after Paris I should never have to part from you this way
again. Yet here we are, having to say good-bye twice, once with our lips and
once more with our hearts.
You must believe me when I tell you that when we met I thought. Victor
was dead. We said no questions, and I never questioned the fact that I was
free to love you. Some women search all their lives for a man to love. I have
found two.
As I write these words, I don't know what will happen tonight at the air-
port. Like the last time we parted, I cannot be sure that we shall meet again.
But unlike the last time, I can hope.
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In Lisbon, we shall stay at the Hotel Aviz. After that, only God knows.
Please come if you can. If not for my sake, then for Victor's. We both need
you.
Ilsa
2.
The next morning after their arrival in Lisbon Ilsa was startled to wakeful-
ness by her husband. 'There has been some extraordinary news, my dear. The
Japanese have attacked the Americans at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii'.
Ilsa sat bolt upright; no need to feign sleepiness now. 'What?' she ex-
claimed.
'It happened yesterday, a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor
near Honolulu. Most of the ships were destroyed in the harbor, and many men
were killed. President Roosevelt has asked Congress for a declaration of war
on Japan.' Victor seemed almost joyful. 'Now the Americans will have to join
in our struggle.'
With the Americans on our side, we cannot lose! Oh, we won't be victori-
ous right away; it will take years to roll back the Germans, destroy their ar-
mies, and free Europe once more. But the die is cast now, and there is no turn-
ing back.
'We must make haste – more haste than ever. Quickly!' He found her suit-
case and threw it on the bed. 'The taxi is downstairs, and the plane leaves in
less than an hour.'
Ilsa rose quickly and began to pack. 'I have always wanted to see New
York,' she said. 'Now that the Americans are on our side …'
'There is no longer any point in going to America,' Victor said. His bags
were already packed, and he stood in the doorway impatiently.
'Then where are we going?' asked Ilsa.
'To the headquarters of the Czech government-in-exile since the fall of
France,' he said as he closed the door behind them. 'To London.'
That was where her mother was.
Her thoughts raced back to Rick as Victor settled their account. She had
asked him to follow, and now she must tell him where. Impulsively she scrib-
bled unobserved a private note for Mr. Richard Blaine and left it with the
chief reservations clerk, the one who had looked at her so appreciatively when
they'd checked in the night before. The note was brief and to the point. 'To
You give everyone the chance to listen to the song As time goes by per- In Lisbon, we shall stay at the Hotel Aviz. After that, only God knows.
formed by Jimmy Durante and compare this interpretation of the song and the Please come if you can. If not for my sake, then for Victor's. We both need
one from the movie. you.
Ilsa
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"The most romantic and beloved movie of all 2.
time" ends on the tarmac of Casablanca. It is The next morning after their arrival in Lisbon Ilsa was startled to wakeful-
famous among movie buffs for its loose ends ness by her husband. 'There has been some extraordinary news, my dear. The
and unanswered questions. Why can't Rick go Japanese have attacked the Americans at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii'.
back to America? Where is the Czech patriot Ilsa sat bolt upright; no need to feign sleepiness now. 'What?' she ex-
Victor Laszlo really going when his plane takes claimed.
off for Lisbon? What is Ilsa's background? 'It happened yesterday, a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor
Why doesn't Strasser just shoot Laszlo on near Honolulu. Most of the ships were destroyed in the harbor, and many men
sight? What happens to the main characters were killed. President Roosevelt has asked Congress for a declaration of war
later? on Japan.' Victor seemed almost joyful. 'Now the Americans will have to join
in our struggle.'
The book 'As time goes by' by Michael Walsh continues the story of Rick,
With the Americans on our side, we cannot lose! Oh, we won't be victori-
Ilsa, Victor and Sam. Below are 13 excerpts from the book. Can you find the
ous right away; it will take years to roll back the Germans, destroy their ar-
answers to these questions in what follows?
mies, and free Europe once more. But the die is cast now, and there is no turn-
1. ing back.
Her letter was in Rick's breast pocket. Sam had given it to him in the cafe, 'We must make haste – more haste than ever. Quickly!' He found her suit-
before he had left for the airport and his fatal encounter with Major Strasser. It case and threw it on the bed. 'The taxi is downstairs, and the plane leaves in
had been hidden in Sam's piano, the same place Rick himself had hidden the less than an hour.'
stolen letters of transit that enabled Laszlo and Ilsa to get away. Ilsa rose quickly and began to pack. 'I have always wanted to see New
My dearest Richard, York,' she said. 'Now that the Americans are on our side …'
If you are reading this letter, it means that I have escaped with Victor. 'There is no longer any point in going to America,' Victor said. His bags
I thought that after Paris I should never have to part from you this way were already packed, and he stood in the doorway impatiently.
again. Yet here we are, having to say good-bye twice, once with our lips and 'Then where are we going?' asked Ilsa.
once more with our hearts. 'To the headquarters of the Czech government-in-exile since the fall of
You must believe me when I tell you that when we met I thought. Victor France,' he said as he closed the door behind them. 'To London.'
was dead. We said no questions, and I never questioned the fact that I was That was where her mother was.
free to love you. Some women search all their lives for a man to love. I have Her thoughts raced back to Rick as Victor settled their account. She had
found two. asked him to follow, and now she must tell him where. Impulsively she scrib-
As I write these words, I don't know what will happen tonight at the air- bled unobserved a private note for Mr. Richard Blaine and left it with the
port. Like the last time we parted, I cannot be sure that we shall meet again. chief reservations clerk, the one who had looked at her so appreciatively when
But unlike the last time, I can hope. they'd checked in the night before. The note was brief and to the point. 'To
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