Girls! Girls! Girls! Page #2

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- No, l gotta stay with Mama.

He doesnt wanna get

hot-rodded around by you.

Know something, Mr Johnson?

You may be right.

OK, Captain Blood.

Can we go home now?

- Why not?

- Can you handle a following sea?

- Like to try?

- No!

- Unless you can get some speed up.

- Speed, huh?

OK.

- Are you gonna buy the boats?

- At a price.

- l bet. Three top boats.

- Whats wrong with the fourth?

- Whatd you do with the sailboat?

- Make like a gentleman of the sea.

lf the old manll throw it in.

- lt wouldnt suit you.

- l have a girl it would.

- Wholl teach you to sail?

- She will.

lts her second-favourite sport.

Your butterflies opened. Two of em.

Thats the sea, unpredictable.

Have to clean the carburettor.

Shouldnt take a good mechanic

over five minutes.

Can you hold that for me?

Keep it turned away from you.

lts a little messy, you know.

Ross!

Ross!

Hello, Suzie Wong!

- Arent we getting repetitious?

- l came, l saw, l left.

l leave now.

You were very late. l waited.

- You picked up an ageing gentleman.

- My father.

Thats no gentleman,

thats my father.

- lll make my own jokes, thanks.

- lts not funny. lts sad.

You didnt show.

Hes in town so l called him.

Why am l always explaining?

Maybe its something you do.

The hotel never heard of you.

- Trust me on that one.

- Why?

Because l went to the trouble

of asking where l could find you,

and you like games as well as l do.

Come aboard and play.

- Tell me the rules.

- l got a feeling youd cheat.

Thats usually what ladies say

to gentlemen.

- l just came to mend fences.

- Ever tried canvas?

- Can you stitch?

- l kicked the habit.

- Sit down. Coffee?

- Save it for tonight.

- What happens tonight?

- Dinner.

lm taking you to dinner!

Well eat at my bosss house.

- lf youre broke...

- lm not.

l hope youre not dreary

about money.

We go where l can afford

or not at all.

lts Papa and Mama Stavros

anniversary.

lll meet you at 7.30 sharp.

No wandering around hotel lobbies.

7.30 sharp.

Whats she doing here? ls the fleet in?

- Lay off, Robin.

- Ditto.

Wanna come aboard?

l wouldnt get aboard

Cleopatras barge with you.

- Why did you come?

- To apologise for the other night.

- l accept.

- l withdraw.

- l didnt know you had company.

- Robin.

- Youre a fast worker.

- l know youre upset.

lm not upset. lm hurt. H-U-R-T.

You know how it is

between you and l.

l dont want to hear that.

l know how it is between us.

l also know how it could be, OK?

OK.

Youll come back this time,

like you always do.

All right, Robin, all right.

Are you? Tell me.

l dont know.

Sir Galahad.

Youre Sir Galahad,

Don Juan and Casanova rolled into one.

lf it isnt this boat, its girls.

Girls, girls, girls!

And dont you follow me!

Sir? Could you tell me...?

Scat! Get outta here! Scat!

- This is really your family, isnt it?

- Well, sort of.

l never knew my mother.

We lost her when l was born.

When my dad died, l had to sell

the boat to pay for everything, so...

You dont have to explain to me.

lm sorry theyre leaving.

Quiet, please! Quiet!

A toast from Linda and me

to Mama and Papa,

for taking the trouble

to meet, marry and get us born.

lt was no trouble at all!

Excuse me.

Many happy years to you, Mama

and Papa Stavros. Best of health.

- This is for you.

- Thank you, Ross!

- Ross, what do l get?

- You got Mama!

Please, dont cry, Mama.

Thats not good for you.

Mama!

- lts so pretty!

- l know, but dont cry.

Shes running just fine. Just fine.

You love this boat.

Oh, yeah. My father and l spent

every spare minute working on it.

We measured, sanded

and polished every board.

My dad was a great guy.

Youd have liked him.

And then, the day it was finished

was the day he died.

Somehow the boat meant...

lm sorry. Were getting too serious.

Were supposed to be relaxing!

Nice day, nice breeze...

- Nice boy.

- Nice girl.

- l like you!

- l dont know why!

Lets live to find out!

KO V Marine Channel repeating

emergenct weather report.

Hold the tiller, Laurel.

Small craft warnings have been hoisted.

Vessels are advised to seek shelter.

This is KO V Marine

repeating coastguard weather.

- Shall we start back?

- No, well go to Paradise Cove.

Chen Yungs folks live there.

ld like you to meet em.

Pretty good catch, huh, boys?

All right. Lets...

Ahoy, Kin!

Hey, its Ross. Ahoy, Ross!

Ahoy, Kin! Come and get us!

Boys, put away.

Good to see you, Ross. We hear

from son Chen you got trouble.

Small trouble. Big for me.

Laurel, Kin Yung. He runs the place.

Laurel Dodge.

- How do you do?

- How do you do?

- Place not changed so much.

- Not so much.

- Hello, there!

- Hi!

Hi! Hows the water?

- Hi! How are you?

- Hi, Ross!

- Beautiful!

- lsnt it great?

- What fish do they catch?

- Tuna, dolphin...

Ross, Madam Yung fix pak choi...

chow mein, chop suey.

- Drown trouble in soy sauce.

- What? No fortune cookie?

You go and say hello.

- Mr Yungs very nice.

- Yeah.

Madam!

Madam Yung!

Madam?

- Hello, Mai Ling.

- Hello, Ross.

- Hello, Tai Ling.

- Hello, Ross.

- ld like you to meet Laurel.

- Hello, Miss Laurel.

Hello, Mai Ling. Hello, Tai Ling.

- Theyre from the family next door.

- Ross? Robin?

Youd better go in.

- Oh! Not Robin!

- Definitely not.

- Madam Yung, Laurel.

- Pretty name. Sit down.

You, too, Ross.

- String some pea-pods.

- String for your supper!

- Ross got a new girl.

- Shh!

String any peas before?

- You know this one long?

- Forever. 24 hours.

- No harm done yet. Hows Chen?

- Hes fine.

Chen very fine son. Very scarce.

Ross adopted son. Also very scarce.

Except when in trouble.

Stand in line if you wanna lecture me!

Start!

- We help, too!

- We help, too!

Miss Laurel, you are guest.

You can clean shrimp.

Children, dinner time.

Better go home.

- Bye, Miss Laurel.

- Goodbye.

- Bye, kids.

- Bye, Ross.

Work!

Excuse me.

Here. l wouldnt want you to starve.

- lts not very filling.

- lve had plenty.

Even if you full,

you hungry one hour later.

You make date with Chinese girl,

same thing.

One hour later,

you want second date.

Old men remember small things

very big. Old Chinese proverb.

Dinner finished.

You wash dishes. l show young

couple calm before storm from porch.

Young couple look at own calm

before storm. You help wash dishes.

Honourable ancestors do not approve

of men in kitchen!

Use honourable detergent!

Ross. Very pretty on porch

this time of night.

Shall we?

- Put your sweater on.

- What a beautiful view!

Looks like rain to me.

Help!

- There you go.

- l like the Yungs.

- They like you.

- Do they like Robin, too?

The Chinese are inscrutable,

dont express their feelings.

- lsnt damp air bad for instruments?

- lt can only improve this one.

Sing something lute-ish.

Gotcha!

- Whats so funny?

- You sing Chinese velly funny!

Me sing Chinese velly funny!

Everybody wants to be a critic.

Think you can do better?

That means...

Earth boy dream of angel

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