Between Two Worlds Page #5

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PUSHING IN WHERE

THEY'RE NOT WANTED-

TALL AND SHORT,

FAT AND LEAN,

FAIR AND DARK,

PINK AND GREEN.

COMPLAIN, MADAM.

COMPLAIN:

TO THE MANAGEMENT.

ARE YOU TRYING:

TO MAKE FUN OF ME?

MY DEAR MADAM,

IF I WERE MINUS A HEAD

AND YOU WERE:

PLUS A HEART,

I WOULD ASK YOU:

FOR A CONGA.

I'M NOT STAYING HERE

ANOTHER MOMENT.

I'M LEAVING.

GOING TO MY CABIN.

THEN, FAREWELL.

HEY, TOMMY BOY,

YOU'RE GOING

ALL-OUT.

THIS IS NO WAY:

TO ACT.

LET IT LAY, MAXI.

I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

ONE MOMENT, MR. LINGLEY.

I HAVE A WORD FOR YOU-

IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

YOU WHOLE FINANCIAL CAREER'S

AT STAKE.

GO AWAY.

MR. LINGLEY,

THE STOCK MARKET'S CRASHED.

WHAT?

DOLLAR IS DOWN.

WHEAT IS UP.

BUY LONG, SELL SHORT.

ALL THE WORLD:

LOVES A LOVER.

YOU AND YOUR:

HOOLIGAN ANTICS.

LOOK HERE, PRIOR,

YOU'RE NO FOOLING ME.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHA YOU'RE UP TO AND WHY.

YOU DO?

YES. YOU'RE

A WORTHLESS DRUNK.

YOU DON'T OWN

A STICK OR A STONE.

YOU YAWP, YOU BLAME

THE WHOLE WORLD.

THINK:

YOU'RE A CYNIC?

YOU'RE A FAILURE.

AND WHAT ARE YOU?

LINGLEY:

OF LINGLEY LTD.

NOT EXACTLY.

IN YOUR TIME, YES-

A BIG MAN,

A HALF-BAKED LEGEND.

TODAY YOU'RE NOTHING

BUT AN ITEM:

WITH A LOT OF:

EXPENSIVE DENTAL WORK.

REST IN PEACE.

THAT'S SMART.

THAT'S VERY CLEVER.

MR. PRIOR,

YOU'RE A GENIUS.

I NEVER:

SPENT MUCH TIME:

IN MANUFACTURING

EPIGRAMS.

I NEVER WHINED.

I TOOK THE WORLD

AS I FOUND IT.

YOU CERTAINLY DID.

MY RUGGED FRIEND,

YOU'RE MAKING THINGS

VERY HARD ON YOURSELF

WHEN YOU FIND OUT.

FIND OUT WHAT?

THAT LIONS SOB:

AND PENGUINS ROAR.

THE FROST CAME EARLY,

THE HARVEST, LATE.

DON'T YOU KNOW?

WE'VE BEEN BEWITCHED.

KINGS AND QUEENS

THIS YEAR:

ARE WEARING CROWNS MADE

OF FIGS AND RHUBARB.

PAPER MEN ARE LETTING

PAPER MILLIONS:

SLIP THROUGH:

PAPER FINGERS.

MR. LINGLEY, THE COW

HAS JUMPED OVER THE MOON.

YOU'RE RAVING.

TAKE A CARD,

MR. LINGLEY.

GET OUT OF MY WAY.

HEY, JOE,

CAN I ASK A QUESTION?

WHAT ARE YOU:

TRYING TO SELL?

TAKE A CARD.

WHAT'S THAT?

GO ON. TAKE A CARD,

ANY CARD.

SHOW IT AROUND.

GIVE IT TO:

THE REVEREND.

BURY IT ANYPLACE

YOU WANT.

GIVE HIM:

THE DECK.

SHUFFLE IT.

MIX THEM UP.

DO ANYTHING:

YOU WANT.

GIVE THE DECK BACK

TO THE SAILOR.

PICK A CARD,

ANY CARD.

IS THAT THE CARD?

WELL, FOR CRYING

OUT LOUD.

MOST AMAZING.

VERY CLEVER.

HEY, MAXI, LOOK.

I GOT THEM GOING.

HEY, NO KIDDING.

HOW'D YOU DO IT?

IT'S A CINCH.

YOU'RE BLIND,

SEE?

WHAT'S THAT?

YOU DON'T SEE,

YOU DON'T HEAR.

ANYTHING THEY TELL YOU, YOU BELIEVE.

YOU NEVER KNOW:

WHO'S CONNING WHO,

WHO'S GIVING

THE BUSINESS,

WHO'S GETTING IT.

YOU'RE LIVING

IN A TRANCE.

TAKE A CARD.

O.K.

HOLD ON TO A CORNER.

REVEREND, YOU HOLD ON

TO THE OTHER CORNER.

WELL,

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

NOTHING. JUST HOLD ON.

IT'LL KEEP YOU

OUT OF MISCHIEF.

WHAT'S WRONG

WITH YOU?

WHAT'S EATING YOU?

DO I SURPRISE YOU,

MISS RUSSELL?

IS THIS SOMETHING

YOU DIDN'T EXPECT?

WELL, I-

WILL YOU HAVE SUPPER

WITH ME?

I'LL EXPLAIN.

JUST A MINUTE.

THE WAY YOU TALK,

I DON'T THINK

I REALLY KNOW:

WHAT I'M GETTING

MYSELF INTO.

YOU WON'T REGRET IT,

ANY PART OF IT.

I KNOW ALL:

THE THINGS YOU WANT.

YOU'LL HAVE THEM.

EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE VERY BLUNT,

MR. LINGLEY.

YOU CERTAINLY DON' GO OUT OF YOUR WAY

TO SPARE:

A GIRL'S FEELINGS.

I DON'T CARE.

RIGHT NOW,

THE MAIN THING:

IS TO UNDERSTAND

EACH OTHER PERFECTLY.

I DON'T GET IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT ARE YOU:

TALKING ABOUT?

YOU.

WHAT?

YES, YOU.

OH, NOT FOR JUST NOW.

NOT FOR JUST THIS TRIP.

FOR NEXT MONTH,

NEXT YEAR.

NO. NO, I DON' BELIEVE IT.

BECAUSE YOU ARE:

WHAT I'VE WANTED.

MR. LINGLEY, I...

I DON'T BELIEVE

A WORD OF IT.

BECAUSE I NEED YOU.

DOES IT SURPRISE YOU,

MISS RUSSELL?

TO YOU,

TO THAT FELLOW PRIOR,

I'M A MILLIONAIRE,

A LABEL,

AN ABSTRACTION,

A CARTOON,

THE FAT MAN:

IN THE TOP HAT.

THERE'S A LITTLE MORE

TO IT THAN JUST THAT.

I LIVE INSIDE MY BODY

JUST AS ANYBODY ELSE

LIVES INSIDE HIS.

AT NIGHT,

I SLEEP OR TRY TO.

BY DAY, I THINK

OR TRY NOT TO.

I CAN GROW HUNGRY,

FEEL COLD, ALONE.

YES. I NEED YOU.

I WANT YOU TO BE WITH ME,

TO LOVE ME.

BRAVO!

TOM!

LOOK HERE,

PRIOR.

DO I EMBARRASS YOU?

LET'S TALK ABOU THE WEATHER.

IT'S BEEN

A LOVELY EVENING.

WHY, YOU-

NO! PLEASE! LET ME

TALK TO HIM. LEAVE US.

I'VE HAD ENOUGH.

PLEASE LEAVE US.

LET ME HANDLE THIS

MY WAY.

LATER.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

YOU CAN DO ME DAMAGE.

START STORIES GOING,

COLUMNISTS, SOMETHING,

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE

A LITTLE TROUBLE FOR ME,

BUT, PRIOR, THIS

TIME I PROMISE YOU

THERE'LL BE

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

I'LL BREAK

YOUR BACK FOR GOOD.

BABY, I TAKE

MY HAT OFF TO YOU.

ARE YOU SORE, TOM?

SORE? NAW.

NOT AS LONG AS THEY

KEEP IT ALL SO FUNNY.

TOM,

I'M BEGGING YOU.

PLEASE. I KNOW

HOW YOU FEEL.

WE HAD GREAT TIMES

TOGETHER.

FUN. ALL RIGHT.

BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT.

DON'T GET SMART, TOM.

DON'T START ANYTHING.

DON'T SPOIL IT FOR ME.

WHAT ARE YOU:

TALKING ABOUT?

SPOIL THINGS?

WHO, ME?

DARLING, GO AHEAD. I WOULDN' STOP YOU FOR THE WORLD.

LISTEN, YOU'VE GO TO UNDERSTAND IT,

WHAT IT MEANS TO ME.

BABY, I LOVE YOU.

GO RIGHT AHEAD.

I WISH YOU:

EVERY HAPPINESS.

LISTEN TO ME.

I MADE THIS TRIP

TO ENGLAND.

YEAH, THE USO TO ENTERTAIN THE SOLDIERS.

I FIGURED IT MIGHT HELP

- GIVE ME A BOOST.

WELL, IT WORKED,

DIDN'T IT?

LIKE A CHARM.

I GOT ANN SHERIDAN

SITTING UP NIGHTS

WORRYING HER HEAD

OFF ABOUT ME.

TOM, I'M NOT 17.

LOOK AT IT MY WAY.

THIS IS BIG.

IT'S EVERYTHING I'VE

EVER DREAMED ABOUT-

HOTELS AND CARS:

AND CLOTHES:

AND WAITERS RUNNING

TO ME BOWING.

I'VE GOT I IN MY HANDS.

LOOK AT IT MY WAY.

WHAT DO YOU:

WANT ME TO DO?

THROW IT ALL AWAY

ON ACCOUNT OF YOU?

DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.

LISTEN, YOU OR NO ONE

CAN MEAN THAT MUCH TO ME.

YOU AND NO ONE ELSE

IS GOING TO STOP ME.

O.K., MAXI. LET'S

LET IT GO AT THAT.

I'M YOUR FRIEND.

I'M NOT MAKING TROUBLE.

THANKS.

TELL ME, DARLING,

ONE THING.

ARE YOU SURE?

MAYBE YOU'RE JUS KIDDING YOURSELF,

PUTTING IN A LOT OF TIME

AND WORK FOR NOTHING.

THIS IS:

NO RUNAROUND.

IT'S GOING TO LAST.

NOT FOR JUS THIS TRIP,

FOR MONTHS,

FOR YEARS.

BELIEVE ME, I KNOW.

YOU KNOW...

ALL THE ANSWERS,

ALL THE TRICKS.

CUT IT OUT, TOM.

DON'T GET FUNNY.

I NEVER COULD GET OVER

THE WAY LITTLE GIRLS

IN NICE,

WHITE MIDDY BLOUSES

GREW UP TO BE:

SO SURE, SO WISE.

OH, RIGHT. I'M WISE.

I LEARNED A LOT.

SO WHAT?

YOU'RE AN EXPERT...

AND YOU'VE GO FIRST-CLASS APPEAL.

WHAT ELSE DID I HAVE

WHEN I STARTED?

WHAT'S THE MATTER,

DON'T YOU APPROVE?

GETTING FUSSY:

IN YOUR OLD AGE?

THAT'S THE WAY

THE WORLD GOES.

YOU KNOW A BETTER WAY?

THEN TELL ME.

ALL I'M ASKING YOU

IS ARE YOU SURE?

WILL IT WORK?

IT ALWAYS WORKS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH YOU ANYWAY?

FOOL.

FOOL. I'M SORRY FOR YOU.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHERE DO YOU GET OFF

FEELING SORRY FOR ME?

GET OUT OF HERE.

GO ON.

GO AND BUY A TICKE FOR A TRIP TO THE MOON.

GO ON. BEAT IT!

CRAZY.

EVER SINCE YOU GO ON THIS BOAT...

CRAZY!

OH, MR. PRIOR, WE'VE

BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.

THE REVEREND'S GOT A

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