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At it, monk.

Check with miss Simpson

In my office,

And she'll make a date

For you at the clinic.

Thanks,

Doctor Johnson.

Good-bye, sweet.

Take care of yourself.

Don't make it a long day, will you, Lee?

No, I won't.

Penny, what's wrong?

Nothing.

Darling, don't let

Those headlines bother you.

Europe's

A long ways off

To be moving in on us.

Promise?

Promise.

All right then.

Bye.

Shouldn't you be

In there with the guests?

I guess... I should,

Shouldn't I?

I sort of wish

We were alone.

I'd much rather have my

Last cocktail with you.

Hello, mother. I didn't

Know you'd come yet.

Just came.

How are you, dear?

Fine.

How are you, Lee?

So glad you

Made it, mother.

Well, doctor-

Or I guess I'd better say major now-

When are you off?

Tomorrow morning.

Dr. Johnson.

Yes, Sarah?

Dr. Sunday's

In the library.

Bob sunday? Well, ask him to come in.

I told him, but he said he'd rather not.

Oh. Thanks, Sarah.

Excuse me a minute.

I'll be right back.

Hello, Bob.

Hello, Lee. I just heard

You were leaving tomorrow,

So I thought I'd

Drop in to say good-bye

And get those files

I left with you.

Oh, heavens. I completely

Forgot about them.

I'll have them sent

To you in the morning.

Thanks.

Won't you come in

And have a cocktail?

No, thanks.

I really just wanted to

Wish you luck, which I do.

Well, I appreciate

Your coming around, Bob,

Especially after-

Bob, I honestly always

Meant to help you out

Over there

In chester village,

But somehow, well, I

Never got around to it.

That's all right.

No, it's not

All right.

It's been

On my conscience.

Well, maybe you'll feel like doing

Something about it when you get back.

You think the war's

Gonna make a man of me?

No. No. I think you'll take the

War right in your stride, Lee.

Like I do everything

Else, you mean?

I'm not trying

To be nasty.

You think I'm sort of a

Callous person, don't you, Bob?

No. Just busy.

Very busy with a lot

Of different things.

Anyway, when you get back, chester

Village will still be there.

That's one thing you can

Bank on unfortunately.

What are you

Going to do?

What do you mean?

Well, are you going

To get into it?

No. I thought about it,

But then I decided

I'd just stick around and do

What I'm doing until they call me.

Well, that's

Too bad.

Why?

Well, I hoped you'd

Get into it somehow,

Get you out of that

Rut you're in.

Rut? I don't call

Chester village a rut.

I know, I know,

I know.

Fine work. After all,

Not much future in it.

For me, you mean?

Of course, I mean

For you.

There comes a time

In every man's life

When he has to look

Out for himself.

I guess that is really

Your philosophy, isn't it?

It's anyone's philosophy

Who's really honest.

You can't solve all the

Problems of the world.

Why break your neck over

Something you can't help?

Anyway, you've done

Your share,

And now that we're

In this war

With really big

Issues at stake-

Look, Lee. Don't talk

To me about issues.

Your country's

Been attacked.

All right. Shut up!

What?

I want to tell you

Something, Lee.

I've been wanting to

Tell you for a long time

Ever since college.

Go ahead.

There's an awful lot of

A four-flusher about you.

You've got away

With murder all your life,

And when you have the guts to say

That my country has been attacked,

Implying that I'm not doing anything

About it, that's pretty hard to take.

Over there

In chester village,

Men have been

Dying for years,

Children are dying just

For lack of decent care.

Malaria, malnutrition,

Hookworm.

My country attacked?

You're darn right

It's been for a long time,

But did you care?

And don't kid yourself about

That uniform you've got on.

I'm glad you're in it.

I'm very glad.

It's the best thing

You've ever done,

But don't tell me

You're in it

Because of any issues

At stake.

You don't even know

What the issues are.

You're in it because it's

The thing to do right now,

Just because everybody

Else is doing it.

Get wise

To yourself, Lee.

Well, I guess that

Washes us up nicely.

It sure does.

Bob, I didn't know

You were here.

Hello, penny. I just

Dropped by for a moment.

Just going.

Well, come in

And have a drink.

I can't, really. Thanks just the same.

Good-bye, Lee.

Good luck.

I know you'll do

A good job.

Thanks.

And if anything should

Come up while he's gone,

You need anything, you

Know where to find me.

Thanks, Bob.

I always had a sort of

Soft spot for the johnsons.

Go back to your guests.

So long. Good luck.

Lee, did you and Bob

Have a quarrel?

Well, you know Bob.

Same old thing.

I was terrible, dear. We

Completely forgot to invite him.

Was he hurt?

I don't know. I-

Sometimes, that guy

Gets under my skin.

I'm sorry, darling.

Let's go back.

Oh, uh, the carters

Called to say

They were sorry they couldn't

Get over this afternoon.

Oh?

Told me to wish you

Good luck for them.

All right.

Penny.

Yes, dear?

Have you ever thought

I was a four-flusher?

Four-flusher? What

Are you talking about?

Well, this afternoon,

Bob said-

Oh, Lee. I knew you and

Bob had been at it again.

He's a pretty smart guy.

He seemed to think

That I-

I don't know.

Lee, Bob's

All right,

And I'm

Very fond of him,

But he's not you.

You're one of the finest

Surgeons in this country,

And if you want

My opinion,

One of the finest

Men, too.

Oh, darling,

Stop it.

This is our

Last evening.

Yes, and I'm sorry.

You remember the first

Time I ever kissed you?

I remember.

You were pretty fresh

In those days.

Heh. Oh, was I?

I've always

Liked this room.

You're a born

Homemaker, penny.

I haven't talked

Much about it,

But don't think I don't

Appreciate all you've given me.

Thanks, darling.

Keep everything

Just the way it is

Till I come back,

Won't you?

Don't have anything

Changed.

Not a thing.

I promise.

And, Lee, don't let

Them change you either.

Oh. Not a chance.

You better turn in.

You lock up.

Yeah.

I'll help you.

Oh, Lee!

Shh.

Now, now.

I'm sorry.

How long do you think

You'll be in carlisle?

Oh. About 6 weeks

Just for basic training.

I hope it won't be

Too hard on you.

Oh! Nonsense.

After all, I'm a doctor.

It won't be anything.

No further duties

Tonight.

Saturday, 1800 hours, fall

In in front of the barracks

In fatigues, leggings, and full

Field packs for a night's travel.

And off the record, I suggest

You cancel all sunday appointments

Because we'll be out

For 36 hours at least.

That's all, gentlemen.

gone are my friends

from the cotton fields away

gone from this earth

to a better land

I know...

Big ocean.

Certainly is.

Quiet crossing so far.

Yes. Surprisingly so.

Wonder where we're

Headed for.

Can't be africa.

Might be.

Oh. I think that show's

About over, isn't it?

Montgomery's got

Rommel on the run.

For the moment maybe.

You never know.

No. I think the african

Campaign's in the bag.

Probably won't be long before the

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