Born Yesterday Page #7

Well, I finished finally.

- Thanks loads for the loan of it.

- How did you like it?

Uh, not me.

I don't go for these stories...

where everyone has a big beef

against the world.

Me, I like to look

on the cheerful side.

Yeah, well, you see...

All right!

Can the coffee klatch!

- You, knock off!

- Sorry, Mr. Brock.

You don't have to get

so pally with everybody.

- Paul said that...

- Never mind, Paul says. I don't like it.

- You know what you are?

- What?

- Antisocial!

- You can say that again.

Where do you guys think you've been?

You know what time it is?

- Sorry.

- You're always sorry.

My fault. How do you do?

- How do you do?

- How are you, Billie?

Superb. A new word.

- All right! What happened?

- It's just this.

- It may take a little more time.

- And a little more money.

- Why more?

- The amendment has to be redrafted.

I don't like you. You make me feel

like some kind of sucker.

- I'm sure Norval is doing his best.

- His best ain't good enough.

Don't he unreasonable. There are

a great number of votes up there.

- Norval is just one guy.

- He's the wrong guy!

Let's get the wheels rollin'!

We're all in this deal. You pull your

weight or I'll get someone who can!

- Quite a temper, hasn't he?

- Don't mind him.

He's always lived

at the top of his voice.

So long, Norval.

I don't think Harry

should talk to you like that.

- After all, you're a congressman.

- Oh, well.

I don't think anybody should talk to

a congressman like that, or be able to.

A member of Congress

is a wonderful thing.

Thank you.

You know, I think

I could use a drink.

Oh, sure, Congressman.

Come on in.

The way it looks to me,

if he pushes you around...

it's like he's pushing

a few million people around.

- How do you mean?

- The ones who picked you.

- Well, not quite that many.

- How many then?

306,434.

That's quite a few

to push around.

You are not one of my constituents

by any chance, are you?

I mean, are you one of the people

who voted for me?

- I never voted for anybody.

- Why not?

I don't know.

I wouldn't know how, I guess.

It's simple.

You just press a button.

Yeah, but which one?

Well, you listen to the speeches,

you make up your own mind.

That's all there is to it.

Yeah, but why do you take it from Harry?

That's what I wanna know.

You're more important than him.

You're a congressman.

Yes, and as such I have

a great many duties...

and responsibilities and...

The operation of government

is very complex.

Why should it be?

I understand it pretty good in a book

and when Paul tells me.

But when I see something like this

happen, it's like, different.

How?

Well, when it gets down to what

should he the laws and what shouldnt...

is Harry more important

than anybody else?

Then how come he's got

so much to say?

Who ever voted for him?

Well, well have a nice long talk

about it sometime.

All right.

- Good-bye.

- Good-bye.

And thank you.

- Quite a tittle girl.

- Oh, yeah.

- Billie?

- Come in.

Will you come inside?

A few things for you.

Sign those, will ya, honey?

- What is this?

- Same old stuff.

- What?

- Take too long to explain.

No, it wouldn't. I like

having things explained to me.

- I found that out.

- Some other time.

Now.

It's just an agreement

about some merger.

Merger? What's that?

Several companies

being formed into one.

- All Harry's?

- No.

- Whose then?

- A few of Harry's and some others.

French, Italian, and so on.

A cartel!

- What are you talking about?

- About cartels!

If that's what it is, I'm against it.

Paul explained me the whole thing.

- It's perfectly all right. Don't worry.

- Are you sure?

- Ask Harry.

- I will.

- He won't like it.

- Why not?

He just won't.

He doesn't like people butting in.

- I'm not people.

- Listen to me. Be smart.

How can I he smart if nobody

ever tells me anything?

- I'm telling you something.

- What?

Sign this stuff

and don't start up with him.

- Tomorrow.

- Why tomorrow?

I wanna look it over,

know what I'm doin'.

- It's all right.

- It must be something fishy.

- If not, you'd tell me.

- Take my word for it.

I know what you feel bad about.

You don't like doin' his dirty work

'cause you know you're better than him.

That's enough!

But I'm not so sure.

Maybe you're worse.

Interesting?

Not very.

I suppose you're used

to reading more high-tone stuff.

Yes, I am.

- What's the matter, kid?

- Nothin'.

- All of the sudden...

- I don't like that Jim.

Why?

- What'd he do to ya?

- He didn't do nothin'... anything to me.

- It's what he's done to himself.

- Done what?

Paul told me he could've been

assistant attorney general...

of the whole United States.

- Who?

- Jim.

So what's wrong with that?

So nothing's wrong with it.

Look at him now.

Hangs around,

helps you promote.

Lets you walk all over him

just 'cause you pay him for it.

So we finally get around to me.

I'm not sure I like you either.

You're selfish.

That's your trouble.

- Since when is all this?

- Since now.

I used to think

you were a big man.

I'm beginning to see you're not.

All through history there's been bigger

men than you, and better. Now too.

- Who, for instance?

- Thousands.

Name one.

My father.

Twenty-five a week.

Listen, cutie, don't get nervous

just 'cause you read a book.

- You're as dumb as you ever were.

- You think so, huh?

Yeah, but I don't mind.

- You know why? 'Cause you're the...

- Leave me alone!

Come here!

I've never seen you like this.

I've never been like this!

I feel like I wanna go away!

- Where?

- I don't know!

- In a couple weeks, we'll go to Florida.

- I mean alone!

- I think you've gone nuts!

- Maybe!

- Calm down!

- I can't!

- Why not?

- I don't know!

I just know I hate my life.

There's a better cut. I know it.

And if you'd read some of these hooks,

you'd know it too.

Maybe it's right what you say:

I'm still dumb.

But I know one thing

I never knew before.

There's a better kind of life

than the one I got.

Or you!

I suppose you'd be better off

with that lousy saxophone player.

- At least he was honest!

- He was a dime-a-dozen chump!

He worked for a living!

That's one thing!

Ive worked since I was 12!

Nobody never gave me nothin'!

If a man goes and robs a house,

that's work too.

In my whole life...

In my whole life,

I never robbed a house.

- What are you talking about?

- You can hardly understand anything.

Get off that high horse,

you dumb tittle putt!

You... menace!

I picked you up out of the gutter!

I can throw you back!

You never had a decent meal

until you met me!

I haven't had one with you!

You eat terrible! You got no manners!

Taking your shoes off all the time,

picking your teeth.

You're just not couth!

I'm as couth as you are!

And that cheap perfume

you put on yourself.

Cheap. I don't own

nothin' cheap, except you.

You don't own me. Nobody can

own anybody. There's a law that says.

If I was scared of the law,

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