Age of Consent Page #3

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- I got eyes.

Half a dollar.

You said half a dollar an hour.

- Well?

- Well, I've been here for two hours.

That's $1.

You were asleep. Godfrey!

And you've eaten me prawns!

Okay, take it easy. There's a dollar.

Next time we'll get it on canvas.

Godfrey.

- Here's your Brisbane call.

- Right.

Thank you.

Sawyers? I want to order some materials.

Send them air freight to Bradley Morahan,

care of Cooley's store, Checkabarame.

Checka... That's right... barame.

Two rolls Dutch canvas,

six dozen stretcher pieces, 40, 48 inches,

two crank-blade palette knives,

hog brushes...

Send me some twelves, tens, sixes.

Half a dozen of each. Linseed oil, tips.

- Right, I'll hold on.

- We're a bit overstocked.

The deep freeze won't hold

much of this stuff.

That looks like a good catch.

There's no demand out of season.

A few groceries

and a bottle of gin, the lot.

- That's not fair.

- A man's not in business to give charity.

- Exactly, unfair to you, Mr. Cooley.

- Aye.

Give Mr. Cooley a rest, blondie.

Take them to the pub

or the other store up the street.

Are you getting at me?

Okay, two linseeds, four tips, three tins of...

Okay, I'll stretch a point.

I'll give you $5 the lot.

Hold on a minute.

$15.

Get off yourself.

Cadmium yellow, raw sienna,

- Cobalt blue, ultramarine...

- I'll give her $7.

Forget it.

Daylight bloody robbery! I'll make it $8.

- $1 2.

- $10, and that's it.

It's a deal.

You're a smart bargainer, Mr. Cooley.

Now, where was I? Oh, yes.

Yellow ocher, viridian, raw umber,

burnt umber, indigo. I think that's about it.

No, you'd better add Prussian blue.

- How much is it?

- 35c.

A box of charcoal, mediums.

What size have you got with canvas boards?

I'll take it.

Yes, I'll buy it. Don't forget the discount.

I'll find out how much the call is.

- The stores will take about an hour.

- All right.

Put these two rolls of

wrapping paper in with them.

I'd like my bacon a bit leaner.

Too much fat on it last time.

- You going back?

- No, not for a while.

- Schooner, please.

- Just what I was telling Cora.

I'll run her over,

and then I'll come back for you, okay?

Okay.

Little slut!

I'll kill you! I'll get the lust out of you!

I'll take that feeling out of you,

you rotten little slut!

On the Great Barrier Reef,

you're in tune with Foreign Kay McKie.

Don't forget Sunset Showtime

is 5.; oo tonight.

Right now it's 88 degrees,

and if you're out there,

I hope you're having a real ball

because we are here.

No hurry.

You're not keen to get back

to the old bag, are you?

- Let's have a smoke.

- I don't.

We'll have a talk then.

A piece of chewie?

You're grown into a nice-looking bird, Cora.

How about it some time?

About what?

Well, you and me.

I've been wanting to get with you, Cora.

Get off me, Teddy Farrell, you...

How dare you!

Beauty!

Don't hold out on me, Cora.

Come on, get them off!

Get your gear off, Cora.

On the Great Barrier Reef,

number nine in the charts,

now number three, a great sound.

You crazy virgin!

Come back! It's supposed to be

a compliment, you stupid b*tch!

You bloody wait!

Jeez, I only tried to be friendly, Cora.

Shameless slut! Get your dress on!

Don't you ever do that to me again!

Tramp, I seen you down on the beach.

- Liar! You tart!

- Don't call me names.

Don't follow me around.

Don't treat me like a child. I'm not anymore!

You're cheating me.

You would if you could. I'm too smart.

I found you out the last time.

I found the money where you'd hidden it,

under the pack.

- Deal with Cooley yourself.

- Miserable.

Can't, he's a skinflint.

I'd stand up to him

if I wasn't so old and sick.

Last time you went to town,

you got locked up for being drunk.

Lies!

You try stealing from me, girl.

I'll find it, hear me? I'll find it.

Leave me alone or so help me,

I'll take you by your old neck

and throw you into the sea!

Godfrey!

I'm home! Godfrey!

Come, boy.

Hi, there, boy.

Hi, did you have a long day?

Sorry I'm so late.

There you are. There you are.

Take it easy. Got a present for you, see?

Guess what it is. It's a ball!

Go fetch it.

There you are, boy. Come on!

I got a bone for you, too.

Come on. That's it, inside.

Some cold beer! Come on, boy.

To dogs.

To painters.

To girls, bless them all.

Bless us all.

It's a triton.

It's beaut.

- Would you mind taking your clothes off?

- Why?

Well, when you're swimming around,

your dress interferes

with the line of your body.

I'm trying to paint you, not your dress.

- Like a real model?

- Yes.

Well...

- Dollar and a half an hour?

- Okay!

I've got $81 saved.

Good.

- For Brisbane!

- Yes. Good.

I wonder if I ordered enough canvas.

It's a week now. It should be here soon.

Did I pose well?

Listen. That's the launch.

Maybe my stuff's on it.

Yes, you posed fine!

You're a good model, Cora!

You're great!

Got anything for me from Brisbane?

Just some mail and a passenger.

Hi, Brad, me old mate!

Boy, is it good to see you!

Boy, got a hell of a thirst. Got any beer?

Hello, Nat.

Come on.

Gee, what a place to live in.

Strewth. You went a bit mad, Brad.

What's your name, soldier?

- His name is Godfrey.

- Jeez, what's that?

It's the cat. Sit down.

Where and when do we eat?

I'm a man with a pack of

werewolves at his heels.

You couldn't lend me $400?

You know bloody well I couldn't.

Oh, well. I'd love to stay a while.

When you hear the strife I'm in,

you won't have the heart to put me out.

For a start, my wife has showed up

out of the blue,

chasing me for alimony.

You know, they can put you in jail

in this rotten country

for not paying alimony.

I know.

So I says to meself,

"I'll borrow from the bank."

So I was about to have a little ding-dong

with the bank manager's wife,

when the creep comes home

unexpected like and catches us.

Do you know what he did,

the jealous bastard?

Cut it off! My overdraft.

So what else is left? The races.

You couldn't pick a winner

in a one-horse derby.

Right. Now I'm hundreds in the red,

and this bookmaker's looking for me.

He's got two gorillas,

and they're looking for me, too.

They won't think of good

old Checkabarame, eh?

Who would?

- I came here to work.

- Lovely place for it.

- I'd like to help you...

- But you're legit.

- I'm working on something important.

- Marvelous.

- I need quiet.

- I'll be as quiet as a mouse.

- I need privacy.

- I'll see you get it.

You work, and I'll just amuse myself.

But carry on as if I wasn't here.

Jeez!

Don't overdo it, Brad.

Where's your ball, soldier?

Come on. There it is.

All right, now. Come on.

And off we go!

So long, Brad!

Come on!

Come this way! Follow Mummy's footsteps!

That's it! Come along!

Look, sand! Come on, I'll let you have a run.

There we are. Come along!

Jasper!

Good. Now, up, up, up.

And away!

Come on.

Come on, soldier, come on. Come on.

Bring it back. There you are!

Jasper!

He's so small. He's not your size!

Hey, ma'am, don't get the dog excited.

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