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- What did you say to him?

- I kind of figured

you were stuck with him and...

It wasn't Brooklyn, really. It was me.

I don't understand why you think

I was stuck with him.

Well, I thought that you'd be glad

to get him off your hands.

- I thought you'd be grateful if I...

- And you thought I'd be grateful.

Well, yes, maybe, I...

I mean, if I were a dame and that...

If you were a dame and for one solid year

you'd been trying to get someplace

and you met a man whose mother

was in the philharmonic society

and who could introduce you

to very important people.

People like Iturbi. I mean

I think this is the meanest

and the cruelest...

Don't cry. Please, don't cry.

Aunt Susie.

- Oh, go away.

- No.

I'm sorry. I had no right to brush

Bertram off without your okay.

Honest, I'm sorry. Please don't cry.

Oh, I know you didn't mean it

but it's just that

I might never get another chance.

We've got a better chance for you.

That is, Clarence has.

It's... Well, it's a surprise.

- Well, what kind of a surprise?

- Oh, he'd never tell you.

That's Clarence all over.

You know what he did

before he went into the Navy?

- He was the assistant...

- Joe!

Joe, remember what you promised me.

Okay. At least I can tell her

you were in music, can't I?

And he was a big shot too.

Why, when you went upstairs

to change, he said to me:

"You know, if meeting Iturbi

would do her any good

well, after all,

he's a friend of mine and..."

- He is, Clarence?

- They're pals.

As a matter of fact,

I once even heard Iturbi say:

"It is I who should be grateful

to you, Clarence."

Remember? At San Diego?

Well, you know what Clarence did?

He just went to the phone

and called his pal Iturbi

and arranged for you

to have an audition, that's all.

Oh, Clarence, you didn't.

Well, when...? When did he say?

- When?

- Go ahead, tell her when, Clarence.

Saturday. Saturday morning at 11:15.

Oh, Clarence.

I'm sorry.

It's just that it's the nicest thing

that anyone has ever done for me and...

What did he say?

What did you tell him about me?

- What does he...?

- Look, I've got an idea.

No.

He has many things to tell you,

why don't you go out

have dinner and talk it over.

- I think that'd be a wonderful idea.

- Well, you come too.

- Please do, Joe.

- Look

you haven't got a thing to do

until 10:
00, remember?

- Joe!

- Hiya, sailor.

You came! You came!

Don't tell me you've been

at school all this time?

Sure, I stayed to tell the teacher

what I had to study for the Navy.

She sure doesn't know much.

You mean you kept the teacher

until now?

- Of course. Hiya, Clarence.

- Hiya, Donald.

Come on, I'm gonna march you

over to Mrs. Murphy's.

- We're going out.

- I'll come too.

- Oh, no, you won't.

- But I gotta talk to Joe.

You can just talk to Joe

some other time.

- When? Tomorrow?

- Sure. Sure.

Will you come in school to see me?

- Aunt Susie is coming tomorrow.

- Okay, it's a promise.

Come along, darling.

Hey, you dope.

You wanted a date with her, didn't you?

Wanted to be alone?

What do you wanna drag me along for?

Because I don't know

what Iturbi said to me on the phone.

It's a wishing well.

Every time I pass by,

I always toss a coin in and make a wish.

Thanks to you, I got my wish.

Oh, but should I still toss a coin in?

You better play it safe.

Now it's your turn.

No, no, not me. I got a theory called

"Wishing Don't Make It So."

You decide what you want

and then you go out and get it.

Come on.

- Oh, no, not again enchiladas.

- What else?

Enchiladas for all of us

and all the trimmings.

All right.

- Now, listen, gentlemen, this is on me.

- But you can't spend your money on us.

- I'm not.

- What are you gonna do? Wash dishes?

- Polish the silver?

- Scrub the floors?

That sounds reasonable.

Now, listen, you stay right here

and no matter what happens, be brave.

- You're all set, I'm gonna go.

- You can't leave me alone.

How are you gonna get to know her

if you're never alone with her?

Besides, I wanna phone Lola.

We have Ms. Susan Abbott

to sing for you.

Jealousy

You constantly hurt me

I sometimes wonder

If this spell that I'm under

Can only be a melody

For I know no one but me

Has won your heart

But when the music starts

My peace departs

From the moment they play

That languorous strain

And we surrender

To all its charm once again

This jealousy

That tortures me

Is ecstasy

Mysterious pain

We dance to a tango of love

Your heart beats with mine

As we sway

Your eyes give the answer

I'm dreaming of

That soft word

Your cruel lips

Will never say

I fear that the music will end

And shatter the spell it may lend

To make me believe

When your eyes just deceive

And it's only the tango you love

To make me believe

When your eyes just deceive

And it's only the tango

You love

- Where is the phone?

- Oh, right up here.

Gee, I thought

you were wonderful, honest.

Joe went to make a phone call.

- He's a busy guy.

- He is?

He's the biggest wolf

in the whole Navy.

Yeah, they call him the sea wolf.

Well, that's what they call him.

Clarence, do you realize

that I don't know anything about you?

I mean, other than you're very nice

but tell me about yourself.

I'm fine.

Well, what sort of work

do you do in the Navy?

- Gun crew.

- Is it interesting?

It's keen.

- Well, we missed you.

- Susita

it was not bad this time.

It was great.

Well, I have wonderful news for you.

Guess for whom I'm going to sing

this Saturday morning at 11:15.

Jos Iturbi. The Jos Iturbi.

- No.

- Yes.

Clarence is one of his best friends,

and he arranged it for me.

Wait, I must run. I must tell Mama.

I must tell Pedro. I must tell Manuel.

- I must tell everybody.

- But it's only an audition...

It's no use, it'll be all over

the street in five minutes.

Susan, you think

you ought to tell people?

I know you have a wonderful voice...

Yeah, but what if everything

didn't go just right?

Well, you've given me the opportunity,

and I want everyone to know about it.

If I fail, it's... Well, it's right

that they should know that too.

Yeah, I guess she's right.

Say, Clarence,

why don't you dance with Susan.

Sure. Do you wanna?

I mean, I'd like to if you'd like to.

I'd love to.

I only know how to waltz

and this isn't a...

Well, that's too bad.

Maybe they'll play one later on.

You know, you're a strange team,

you two.

Clarence is so shy

and you're so...

Well, you're a sea wolf.

Clarence told me you were.

Yeah, well,

dames are plenty crazy about him.

Nice dames, that is.

And not about you?

Nice dames, that is.

Well, I'm an altogether different

kind of a guy. You know, I...

Well, I'm never serious about things

but, well, Clarence,

he's always on the level.

All right, all right,

I know I should have tried, but I didn't.

Okay, so I'm a coward.

I don't know why, you tell me.

Gee whiz, why do I freeze

when she looks at me?

What makes people act this way

about people?

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