Flying Down to Rio Page #2

I must send this.

You see, we missed the plane

to Rio de Janeiro...

...on account of Titia's headache.

- Did you say Rio de Janeiro?

- Yes.

Father is not so well

and wants me there right away.

What a strange coincidence.

It happens...

It just so happens that I have a friend

who's flying his own plane down south.

How far is he going?

Just as far as you want him to.

If he could fly me to Port-au-Prince, I could

still catch this morning's plane to Rio.

Do you think he'd take me?

Take you?

Well, I think I could persuade him.

Oh, how nice of you.

I'll go right up

and tell Titia to pack at once.

No, just a moment. You see...

...my friend's plane is very small,

and it only has room for one passenger.

- Oh, dear.

- Are you afraid your aunt won't let you?

She'd have to for Father's sake.

Dear Father.

Titia can take the next plane.

I'll tell her.

- Hi, Rog. Everything all set?

- I hope so, baby. I hope so.

Shall I lay out your heliotrope coveralls,

or the pink ones with the tan grease spots?

Well, I usually fly with you, don't I?

Or am I just a fly in the carburetor?

Well, I tell you, Freddy, old man,

you see, it's this way:

I met a friend, a very old friend

who asked me as a very special favor.

You know how it is.

You'll have to fly down with the boys.

You don't mind, do you? See they

have a dill pickle with their box lunch.

Oh, and send this wire saying

we're coming, and I'll see you in Rio.

"Flying Down to Rio."

Boy, what a title for a new song.

You like that?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

And the very name

for that new number too.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Well, see you in Rio, boy.

Yeah.

Is this the plane of the gentleman

who is taking a lady to Rio?

Yes, ma'am. If you're the lady who expects

to go to Rio with the gentleman in the plane.

My niece is going.

- Kindly conduct us.

- Yes, ma'am. Right this way.

Are you the conductor?

Have you the proper credentials?

Are you married?

You have children?

Why does he not speak?

Is he a deaf mute, or only dumb?

Please, Titia, he's doing us a favor.

I don't know.

He does not appear to be quite right.

Perhaps I'd better go along.

No, you can't. You see, it won't fly

with more than two aboard.

Here we go.

Step right up, miss.

There we are.

- Wait, I have not kissed my niece yet.

- Don't worry, lady.

He'll take care of that for you.

Belinha, do not speak to him

unless it is absolutely necessary.

Oh, dear me. Something tells me

I should never have let her go.

Rodriguez, get them down.

Go after them.

Senhora De Rezende,

I was a good coachman.

You made of me a chauffeur,

but you cannot expect me to be an eagle.

Do I have to fly all the way to Haiti

on a piano bench?

Do l...?

Just a gigolo

Everywhere I go

Was that a close shave.

Wasn't it fortunate this

convenient beach was at your disposal...

...when the motor went wrong?

Or perhaps your plane always makes a forced

landing when you have a lady passenger?

I don't think it's anything serious.

Probably just the gas line.

We should be off in no time.

I'll believe you

when we're in the air again.

- So you're going to be a sap and fix it, huh?

- What?

When was there a better opportunity

for dirty work at the crossroads?

Throw away a part of the motor.

She'll never know the difference.

Listen, your suggestions have been

getting me into messes all my life.

And I'm the one who ends up

getting his face slapped.

All right, but don't keep reminding me

of the opportunity you missed.

Well, I suppose I'll never hear the end of it

unless I do as you say.

This is gonna be more serious

than I thought.

Of course he's deliberately

trying to keep you here.

That's why he picked a deserted island.

Isn't that what you want?

I can't let him know that.

After all, I must maintain my reserve.

You and your reserve.

If people knew you as I do,

they might be a little bit shocked.

Now give her your bag of tricks.

You know how we always do it.

Start with your music.

- I don't think she'll fall for that old line.

- We haven't met one yet who didn't.

What will I play?

Can't you get an inspiration

by just looking at her? Look at her.

She's like an orchid.

And there's the moonlight.

"Orchids in the Moonlight."

There, I've given you

another title for a song.

If they only understood themselves

as we do.

Isn't it silly how humans deny themselves

the things they want most?

To satisfy stupid convention.

But we can speak the truth.

I can say I love you.

Oh, I didn't mean this.

I don't know how it happened.

What difference does it make?

It happened, isn't that enough?

No, you don't understand.

I haven't the right.

My life has long been arranged.

Don't tell me anything so 18th-century

as a family arrangement could...

We do things so in my country.

Then I'm going to institute

some radical changes in your country.

But my fianc has even built me

a beautiful home on Rio bay.

But you love me.

- You're taking a lot for granted.

- And I love you.

You don't even know my name.

You must forget tonight.

Now you're talking a lot for granted.

I'm determined

that you'll never see me again.

If I have to turn the country upside down,

I'll see you.

- I won't permit you.

- We'll see about that.

- You'll do just as I say.

- Oh, will I?

- You will.

- I will not.

Your family, your fianc, the army, the navy,

and all of South America can't stop me.

And if you're silly enough to think that...

I've stood about enough from you.

Oh, miss.

Oh, miss.

Good morning.

I'm just going down to the corner drugstore

to get some breakfast.

Is there any special way

you like your coconut juice?

Say, listen...

...l'm not going to spend the rest

of my days with a dumb wife.

Well, if you're going to act that way,

I've got some looking around to do.

Mr. Bond.

Mr. Bond, where are you?

Where are you?

Roger, where are you?

Where have you gone?

- What's the matter?

- Wild men. Cannibals.

Where?

Roger. Roger, darling. Roger.

What happened?

I don't know.

Oh, I say.

I beg your pardon, sir...

...but it is strictly

against the rules to move the ball.

Say, what kind of

a desert island is this, anyway?

- Where are we?

- This is Haiti, sir.

Port-au-Prince Golf Club.

I was availing myself

an early morning practice...

...for the caddy's tournament, sir.

- But I saw wild men.

The bellhops taking their morning dip.

Wild men, fancy that.

Say, is there any place near here

where I can get a mechanic to fix my plane?

Oh, certainly, sir.

The airport's a five-minute jaunt from here.

If you'll listen, you can hear them

warming up the Rio plane.

We caught up

with yesterday's plane?

Oh, yes, sir.

It spends the night here.

- It leaves in 10 minutes.

- Splendid.

I'll get my bag and take the Rio plane

the rest of the way.

Thank you so much for the lift, Mr. Bond.

It was lovely of you. Goodbye.

- Come.

- Right-o.

Say, wait a minute.

I can fix my plane in a jiffy.

- To Rio.

- Right-o.

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