Her Highness and the Bellboy Page #8

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in a chop-suey joint

with a bellboy.

Hello?

Hold on to the wire, please.

A newspaper.

I'll speak to them.

This is the ambassador,

yanos Von lankofitz.

Yes. That is correct.

His late majesty the

king had the misfortune

to fall down the palace stairs.

I'm sorry, but queen Veronica

can see no one tonight.

She has retired to her room.

Can you spare

another cigarette, Mabel?

Sure.

Help yourself... kid.

Thanks.

You, too.

Thanks, dearie.

Gee! Are these

real rocks?

No. They're

diamonds.

Somebody's got a daddy.

Jeeps!

Are you lucky!

A face like that...

And a case like this.

Do you like it?

Boy, do I!

Keep it.

For keeps?

Sure.

Jeeps!

Thanks, Mabel.

Hey, it ain't hot, is it?

Hot?

Mabel green.

Hello, Mabel.

She received the news

with her customary dignity.

Uh, well, at first,

she didn't say anything.

She was too moved to speak.

Attention, everyone!

Be ready!

The queen is here!

Oh, good-bye.

The king is dead!

Long live the queen!

Long live the queen!

Long live-

chimney!

Where is her majesty?

The queen!

Where is the queen?

Queen? Queen!

Oh, my golly!

Where is she?

Well, she, um,

she, um-

and it's all my fault!

What happened?

An accident!

No, no! It wasn't

an accident.

Then what was it?

Chimney, tell, but quick.

Well, we, uh,

we-we got into a fight.

He attacked her!

Yes! Look at him!

Assassin!

Let me go, I tell you!

She's all right!

Her majesty!

Help! Help!

The king is dead!

Long live the queen!

Oh, pardon me.

I thought you was fighting.

That is one of the murderers!

Huh? Me? Oh, no, ma'am.

Ok, Jimmy.

If you need me, holler.

Good night, all.

Now, where is she?

You tell us,

or I'll-

is that nice, pulling a knife on him?

Well, where is she?

I know.

Let him talk.

Where?

Tell us.

In the cooler.

Where?

In the hoosegow.

He means her majesty's in jail.

Jail! Oh,

my poor country!

Well, do something! You're

a diplomat! Do something!

Oh, oh, yes, yes, yes.

Now tell me-

Mr. pufi! Mr. pufi!

Go call the white house!

Person-

to-person?

Yes!

Uh, why is she in the jail?

She was pinched.

Pinched?

Where?

He means arrested.

Oh, oh, but-but what for?

What did she do?

Well, a bull pushed her around,

so naturally, she took

a sock at the bull.

Cow?

Bull.

She resisted arrest.

And how! Boy,

did she battle!

Operation, I want Washington.

Washington!

Where the white house is.

Yes. Person-to-person.

Yes, that's you.

Mabel green.

I wish you really

were Mabel green.

Oh, yes.

Paul...

I'm going to be Mabel green.

And give up your job

as Princess?

Uh-huh.

But can you?

I think so.

It isn't much of a job,

and they don't really need a Princess.

Well, I think we ought to

talk this over, miss green.

Uh-huh. It's the nicest one in town.

Her majesty!

The king is dead!

Long live the queen!

The king is dead!

Long live the queen!

Long live the queen.

Your majesty.

'Twill be an honor to serve you.

Thank you.

May I say that it would be

most advisable for our queen

to return to her country

as soon as possible?

I have ventured

to make arrangements

for your majesty

to sail tomorrow

if that is your wish.

Yes.

Tomorrow.

Your majesty.

Well, I guess this does it.

I mean, it's going to make

a lot of difference... to us.

It means we've

got to say good-bye,

so let's say it now.

It isn't going to get

any easier to say.

Jimmy, I'd like to have you go with me

if you want to.

You don't have to decide now,

but if you do want to go,

be here tomorrow by noon.

Now go home and think it over.

Oh, thanks, Albert.

You're welcome, Jimmy.

Where is it?

Huh? What?

The toothbrush.

Gee, I-i forgot

to get it.

Well, where have you been all this time?

Oh, I was going to tell her.

Jimmy, she said would you please

come up and see her before you go.

Of course I will.

Jimmy?

What?

Can I go with you?

What?

Just down to the boat.

Oh, sure.

Yeah?

Can I carry your bag?

Sure.

That's the only one

I ever had took.

Aw, thanks, Albert.

Listen, when I get over there,

I'm going to send for you.

For me? You will?

Yeah. I'm going to

fix you up

with a nice, soft job

in the palace.

Lots of dough, nothing to do.

Gee, that sounds very enjoyable.

I wish I could take it,

but I can't.

I can't ever come over there.

Who'd take care of Leslie?

I'll close that for you.

Look, be ready to go when

I come back, will you?

I'll only be a minute.

Is that you, Jimmy?

Yeah, it's me.

Come in, Jimmy.

Hello, your majesty.

Oh, Jimmy, I think it's

the most wonderful thing

that's ever happened to anybody,

and I'm so glad

it happened to you.

Oh, just imagine-

king James.

Well, it's not

quite settled yet.

Oh, but it will be.

I'm sure it will,

just as soon as they get

to know you over there.

Why, they'll say, "where could she

we find a better one?"

And they'll see

how good and kind...

And-and handsome

you are,

and they'll see how you're

always doing things for people

to make them happy,

even if they can't

do anything for you,

and they'll see how

everybody loves you, and...

Good-bye, Jimmy.

Thank you, and god bless you.

Good-bye.

Leslie, I-i-

oh, I don't want you

to worry about me.

You don't have to anymore.

I'll be all right.

I've got a job,

a good one.

Doing what?

Dancing.

Dancing! But-

oh, but, Jimmy,

I'm well, all well.

Why, I can walk miles and miles.

I wasn't going to tell you.

I was going to surprise you

by coming down to the boat.

Of course, I'll come

anyway. I'm very strong now.

Are you? Really?

Oh, yes.

I'll show you.

Oh, Leslie, darling.

Oh, you've got to get well.

I'm going to make you get well.

I don't know how.

I don't know what I can do,

except to-

to love you very much

and go on doing things to show you

that I-i do

love you very much.

Oh, Jimmy, I want

to believe you.

I'm going to believe you,

even though I know

it's not true.

It is true.

But you're going away.

No.

With a queen.

No. I'm staying

right here...

With a Princess.

Oh!

What is it, Jimmy?

I've got to do it.

What?

I've got to tell her.

Oh, yes.

I suppose you must.

It's going to be tough,

telling a queen.

The poor thing.

I'm so sorry for her.

Jimmy...

Let her down easy.

We could start to

begin to go now to the boat.

Get your hat.

It's time, high time.

Veronica, we must be going.

Oh, hello, Jimmy.

Veronica, we should be leaving.

In a minute.

I'd just about given you up.

I've got to talk to you

about something,

and that's it.

What?

Giving me up.

Please don't hate me.

I don't.

You will.

Why?

I- I wish

it could be,

but it just can't be,

that's all.

What can't be, Jimmy?

Us.

I thought it was

the real thing, too,

but-but it isn't.

I know that now.

You'll know it, too, in time.

Jimmy, what are you

trying to tell me?

Veronica, we must go.

Not yet.

Go on.

You're wonderful,

but there's somebody else.

I know now that there

always was somebody else.

I'm sorry.

Anyway, I'd-I'd make

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