An Affair to Remember Page #8

I want to hear

more of that.

Hello? Courbet's Paint

and Varnish Store.

Nickie?

I read you arrived today.

Lois, how nice. How

did you know I was here?

I called your hotel,

and they said

you could be reached

at this number.

Oh, Nickie, I've been thinking

about you morning, noon and night

and in-between times, too.

I was wondering if

maybe you could...

A-ha.

Well, no, no, I like the idea all right.

That's a nice offer, but I don't

think I can make it this afternoon.

Well, if you can't do

that... Oh, I wish you would.

Mmm-mmm.

Thanks anyway. Nicest

thing that's happened today.

Oh.

But you could make

the show tonight.

Well, I'll leave a ticket

at the box office anyway.

Do try to make it.

And, Nickie...

Whatever you do, don't plan

anything for after the show, huh?

(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING)

I love our seats.

What?

I said

I love our seats.

(MUSIC STOPS)

We enjoyed it

very much.

Thank you

for asking us.

Oh, it was a pleasure.

If you don't mind,

Mr. Ferrante will

see me home.

Very well. Good night. Good night.

Good night.

Now, where would

you like to go?

Suppose you decide,

Nickie.

After all,

this is your evening.

I've been away so long I have

no idea where people go nowadays.

My coat.

Hello.

Hello.

(CHUCKLES)

Terry, please

let me tell him.

Oh, no. No.

I'll go get him.

No, please.

Please, Ken.

(SIGHS)

It's pretty rough.

The first time you're

able to get out

and you have

to run into him.

And all I could say

was "Hello."

(LAUGHS)

Well, the show's over.

Boy got the girl.

Shall we go?

I'll only be a minute.

Yes.

Good night, Lois,

and thank you.

Taking you to

a show tonight

wasn't a very

good idea, was it?

Merry Christmas, Lois.

Merry Christmas, Nickie,

and auf Wiedersehen.

Oh, I think it's terrible

to have to take you home

just when everyone else is going out.

C'est la vie,

et cetera.

Terry, let me

ask you again.

Why won't you

let me help you?

All right then,

I will tell you again.

Now, if you paid for my getting

well, he wouldn't like it

and if he didn't like it,

I wouldn't like it.

Then if you did

get me well,

and I went to him,

you wouldn't like it.

But certainly

he ought to know.

No, because

if he found out,

he'd insist upon

doing it himself

if he had the money,

which I doubt.

And then if I didn't get

well... Ooh! That'd be awful.

No, unless I can

walk to him,

and when I say walk, I

mean run, he'll never know.

Well, I'm fine. I've got

my job, and I'm on a budget.

If things come out right, and

then maybe if I'm a very good girl,

I'll get what I want

next Christmas.

Follow?

Merry Christmas.

CHILDREN:
Merry Christmas.

How are you feeling,

Miss McKay?

Children, I have

bad news for you.

Doctor won't let me

go with you.

ALL:
Oh!

Doctor, I could be back

in a couple of hours.

This is the Christmas

benefit.

This is their first public

appearance. This is my team.

She's our coach, Doc.

Norman, Doctor.

She's our coach,

Doctor.

(CHUCKLES)

If it wasn't good for her, you

wouldn't want her to go, would you?

CHILDREN:
No!

Well, look, why don't you

try it without me, hmm?

Mmm. Come on.

The only thing that would

bother you would be the start.

Miss McKay?

Yes, Tyrone?

We'll be thinking about

you while we're singing,

hoping that you'll be

around okay real soon.

Oh, thank you, Tyrone.

Wait a minute.

Where's Sally?

Isn't she with us today?

We took her off the team.

She sings too loud.

She's a show-off.

McGRATH:
Sally thought

it was a joke,

and she wanted so badly

to go on the stage.

Oh.

You come here,

darling.

Now, you go right up on the

stage with the rest of them.

I'll put you back

on the team,

but you must promise not to

drown out the other children.

All right, Miss McKay.

Now, are we ready?

CHILDREN:
Yes.

All right.

ALL:
(SINGING)

There's a wonderful place

Called Tomorrow Land

Tomorrow Land

And it's only a dream away

Away

And the moment you get

To Tomorrow Land

Tomorrow Land

You'll forget all about

Today

Today

You'll be walking on clouds (HUMMING)

You'll forget every care

And your troubles like bubbles

Will vanish in air

Ask me how do you get

To Tomorrow Land

Tomorrow Land

Close your eyes, make a wish

And you're there

Close your eyes

Make a wish

And you're

There

You're going to do

all right without me.

All right, children. We

must go now. Good-bye, Terry.

Good-bye, Father. Good-bye,

darling. Run along.

Merry Christmas! Bless

you. (CHILDREN CLAMORING)

Be good now.

(LAUGHING)

Oh.

Merry Christmas!

Oh! Merry Christmas,

darling!

Merry Christmas!

This isn't going to be much

of a Christmas for you, is it?

Oh, I'll be all right.

There we are.

Could you just hand

me my... Yes, surely.

Thank you so much.

You're...

You're welcome to have

turkey with my husband and me.

Oh, you save a drumstick

for me for later, will you?

All right, I will.

(CHUCKLES)

And if there's anything

else you want, just holler.

Thank you so much.

I will.

It was very sweet of you.

Merry Christmas.

And a merry Christmas

to you, too.

Does Miss McKay...

Nickie?

Hello, Terry.

(STAMMERING) Oh,

it's good to see you.

Oh, it's good

to see you, too.

You feeling all right?

(STAMMERING) Yes.

Yes. I'm fine.

I'm just resting.

Good, good. Good.

Well, it's been

a long time.

Yes, hasn't it?

Well, it is good

to see you.

You said that.

May I...

Oh, yes, please, do.

Sit down.

I'll only be a minute.

I'm sure you don't mind.

No, no, of course not.

Oh, is this

the breathtaking view?

Well, the altitude

bothered me.

Yeah, yeah.

Well, I'll bet you're

wondering how I got here.

Well, yes.

Yes, yes, I am.

Well, I was looking through a

telephone book for a man named McBride.

And I came across

the name T. McKay.

And I said to myself,

"Now, could that possibly be

Terry McKay, my old friend?"

And it was.

Yes, yes.

And then I said

to myself,

"Well, now, I haven't been

very nice to Miss McKay.

"After all,

I had an appointment

"with her one day,

and I didn't keep it."

You didn't keep...

No.

(LAUGHS)

Well, so I said

to myself,

I talk to myself

quite a lot these days,

I said, "Well, that's

not a very nice way

"to treat an old friend

like Miss McKay.

"I must apologize

to Miss McKay."

Don't you agree when someone

doesn't keep an appointment

they should apologize,

hmm?

Yes. Oh, yes, I think

you're absolutely right.

I... Well, I think

the least people could do

is to say they're

sorry or something.

So here I am.

That's very sweet.

I thought so.

I've often wondered

about you.

(LAUGHS)

And how you were.

Did you really?

Yes, really.

Well, I've often

thought about you, too.

Then you weren't angry

because I wasn't there?

I mean, you must

have been at first.

Well, yes.

Yes, yes, I was.

At first,

I was furious.

I said, "He can't do this to

me. Who does he think he is?"

Hmm. How long

did you wait?

I mean,

did you wait long?

Well, let's...

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