Europe began to see great changes.France, ravaged by a hundred years of war, at last found peace.The people under Louis XI felt free to hope again ~ to dream of progress.But superstition and prejudice often stood in the way, seeking o crush the adventurous spirit of man...There are no cheap bargains here.You're wasting your ime." Thomas claimed he was looking for "pictures...landscapes" to buy, but they were allegedly all sold out.Taking Candid Photos of a Romantic Couple in a Grassy Park with Tall Trees and Blowing Wind:After leaving the store, Thomas removed his camera from his glove box, and as he snapped some pictures, he found himself strolling up the street to the entrance of a green, grassy park with tall trees blowing in the wind.When my friends do it, I resent it.From Sergeants McAvity and Schultz, I should find it intolerable.(He pushes away his typewriter stand.) Hand me that washcloth please, Mr.__ , Mr.__ ?McPherson: McPherson.(He tosses the washcloth at Lydecker, stands, and turns away.)Lydecker admires McPherson's reputation for hard-boiled, ough-nosed police work: "The Siege of Babylon, Long Island.BackgroundTo Have and Have Not(1944) was director Howard Hawks' wartime adventure masterpiece - a minor film classic loosely based upon part of Ernest Hemingway's 1937 novel of the same name.