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The evening ends in a muddle of lifts and goodbyes, and Mary ends up driving Ken to the station. On the way he makes a clumsy pass — "I like you, Mary. Can I phone you?" — and she turns him down flat: "I just don't have those kind of feelings for you, Ken."
Everyone Argues About the Lift
Ken Makes a Pass at Mary in the Car
After the meal everyone is leaving at once. Tom has had too much to drink but still offers to drive; there is talk of mini cabs and the tube. In the end Mary, who has just bought a car, drives Ken and Joe toward King's Cross. On the way Ken makes a pass at Mary, and she has to tell him honestly that she has no such feelings for him.
The comedy of the scene is the lift that won't be organised — everyone tipsy, too many opinions, no one quite in charge. But the small drama is Ken. All evening he has been the lonely one, and in the car, with Mary trapped beside him, he finally says the thing he has been holding: 'I like you, Mary. Can I phone you?' The answer is as clear as she can make it — 'I just don't have those kind of feelings for you, Ken. I'm really sorry' — and his collapse is immediate: 'Sorry, I got carried away. I didn't mean to.' Nobody is cruel here; that is what makes it hard to watch. The lift ends in goodbyes that are polite on the surface and heavy underneath, and Ken is left with 'God Almighty!' as the car pulls away.
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“I just don't have those kind of feelings for you, Ken. I'm really sorry.”
She names exactly what she does not feel, then apologises, so the refusal stays kind and final.
Neutral
“It's so lovely having you next to me, Joe, telling me where to go and what to do.”
A warm compliment to Joe quietly admits how much Mary needs someone beside her.
Neutral
“Sorry, I got carried away. I didn't mean to.”
He admits the slip and denies the intent in one breath, which is how a quick apology works.
Informal
“It's a good job it didn't get pinched, isn't it?”
A very British way to turn a near-disaster into a shared joke.
Informal
Siguiente · 15call a spade a spadeLa escena: Joe Introduces Katie to His ParentsKen and the others have trains to catch, and Tom has had too much to drink but still offers to drive. The group argues about taking a mini cab, the tube, or a lift.
She has just bought a small red car and wants the practice. She offers to take them toward King's Cross, with Joe as her navigator.
Ken makes a pass at Mary, asking to phone her and saying he likes her. Mary tells him honestly that she doesn't have those feelings for him, and he apologizes.
It means losing control of oneself in the moment. Ken says it to apologize for coming on to Mary, admitting he went too far.
With goodbyes. Ken thanks Mary for the lift, she leaves, and he is left behind; his last words as the car pulls away are 'God Almighty!'
