Homecoming Page #6

No.

No, Bob,

I'm losing him.

I know it.

Every day,

He's getting

Further away

From me.

He's changing. I can feel him changing.

Perhaps he's changing

For the better.

Yes.

I have no doubt,

But what difference

Does that make?

I'm losing him.

He can change

All he wants to,

And I'll

Still love him,

But he may not

Love me.

Penny

- oh, I can read between the lines.

He says

When he comes back

We ought to have a

Different life together.

He thinks we were

Smug and selfish.

Just being in love with

Each other wasn't enough.

Penny.

Yes?

Who is she?

They call her

"snapshot."

She's his nurse.

Is he in love

With her?

Worse.

He's gotten over it.

Oh, I wrote him

About it,

A whole year ago.

I told him he was

In love with her,

And he laughed

At me.

Look, penny-

And then today, another letter comes,

A whole year later.

He... Said he'd been

Thinking it over carefully.

He wanted it all clear between us.

It seems

There was a time

When

There was danger,

But he resisted.

It took him a whole

Year to think it over,

But he resisted,

And now they're-

They're just pals.

Oh, Bob,

I hate pals.

At least

He's honest about it.

I know he's honest.

At least

He thinks so.

I know Lee so well.

He's-he's so boyish

In some ways,

Always has been.

I've always known

That Lee was-

Well, we both were-

Well,

Never either of us

Felt a great deal

About other people,

Just about

Each other,

And if Lee

Is becoming more-

Well, more

Understanding,

Wiser,

More sympathetic-

Whatever it is,

I'm glad,

But if he's

Going to change,

Why can't we do it

Together?

I know how lonely

He's been.

Lee never

Made friends easily,

Never let anyone

Inside much.

That's what

Frightens me.

If this-

This snapshot

Has really filled the

Loneliness for him,

She must be something rather good.

I know she is,

Or Lee wouldn't

Be interested.

It must be something

Quite deep,

So deep he wouldn't even see it himself

Until it was

Too late.

Oh, Bob,

I'm not inhuman.

I know how much we all

Need someone to lean on,

To talk to;

How much we need

Warmth and-

And sympathy...

And love.

Well...

Maybe the johnsons

Have a problem at last,

But they'll

Work it out.

I'm frightened, Bob,

So awfully,

Awfully frightened.

And she calls him

"useless."

Isn't that revolting?

Dr. Sunday, look.

Hello, colonel.

Afternoon, colonel.

Oh, colonel Johnson.

Yes, captain?

I was looking

For you.

I wondered when you'd

Like to see the new nurse.

Why, anytime.

Tomorrow will do.

I'll see her before I go on

My leave. There's no hurry.

When is miss mccall

Leaving?

Anytime now.

She had some reports

To finish.

Rather rough

Losing her.

She's been with you

A long time,

Hasn't she?

Yes, she has.

We're all gonna miss her a great deal.

Yes.

Well, I'll send

The new nurse

To see you

In the morning then.

Good-bye, colonel.

Good-bye, captain.

Um...

Yes? What is it?

Well, I-I hear you're going

On leave pretty soon, sir,

To paris.

That's right.

I suppose

Quite a lot of the guys

Have asked you to

Buy stuff for them.

No, not too many.

Why?

Well, I

- I was sort of wondering

If you'd get my girl

Something from paris.

Your girl?

Yes, sir.

Sure, mac.

I'd be glad to

Get her something.

What do you want?

Oh, I guess it

Really doesn't matter,

Just as long as

It's from paris.

I wrote down a few things here that I-

That I thought

She might like.

Ok, mac.

I'll try to get her

Something nice.

Oh, thanks

A million, sir.

Good-bye.

Yes?

May I come in?

Please do.

Well, this is it,

Useless.

All ready to go?

Yes, but I've got

A few minutes.

Still don't know where

You'll be stationed,

Of course?

No. No. I'll be

Reassigned

From casual nurses' pool

Headquarters-

England,

Back to the states,

The pacific, maybe.

Snapshot...

If after you know,

I'd appreciate it

If you let me know.

I'd... Well, I'd sort

Of like to think of you

In some

Particular place.

There's so many places

You could be sent.

I'd like to know where.

I'll let you know,

Useless.

I did everything I could

To keep you.

I know.

Selfish of me.

I'm sure they want you

For something important.

You know I'd rather

Stay with this outfit.

Well, it's-

It's like home to me.

It can't be helped.

Nope.

It can't be helped.

Well, I got to

Catch the convoy.

Yes.

Snapshot...

I'm going to be lost

Without you.

Good-bye, useless.

It's been swell.

Snapshot.

Would you like

A table, sir?

No. No, thank you.

Oh, colonel?

Right.

Where's the bar,

Please?

The room right

Over there, monsieur.

Thank you.

Well, we made it.

Hello, useless.

I thought you were at the

Other end of the world by now.

No. Right here in paris

All this time.

They haven't

Reassigned me yet,

So I'm on sort of a leave

For a week until they do.

Why didn't you

Let me know?

I would have

Let you know later.

After you'd gone,

You mean.

Yes, after I'd gone.

Snapshot,

We've got a table

Right by

The first window.

I'll be right in.

It's a farewell party.

Two of the girls are going

Back to the states tomorrow.

Judith o'neill is

Going to look up my son.

Where will I-

When will I see you?

Where will you be?

In the bar.

Right after dinner.

I'll be waiting.

It never occurred

To either of us

That we'd ever

Get married.

We'd known

Each other so long,

All our lives.

We were kids

Together.

All through

Grade school,

Then high school,

And when I studied

Nursing,

He was going to college

In the same town.

But... Then we did

Get married.

We had a wonderful

Two years.

I learned a lot

Of things from him.

He was so honest

And cared so much.

Ever since

I can remember,

He was always

Sort of...

Fighting for

The right things.

He sounds ok.

He was.

They sent me his things

From nanking.

This lighter

Was among them.

That's why I've never

Thrown it away.

It's a broken torch,

But...

It still strikes fire.

It's... Well,

It's like him somehow.

So there you have the

Story of my life complete,

Up to a certain day

About...

Well, about

21/2 years ago.

What happened

21/2 years ago?

Well, we were at sea,

About 6 days out.

It was just about dusk.

It was a lovely

Evening-calm and still.

A lot of soldiers and

Nurses lying around the deck.

We were all

Being shipped somewhere.

I was feeling

Very peaceful when-

When all of a sudden,

Someone made a remark

That made me furious,

And I answered,

And two minutes later,

I found myself

Involved in an argument.

It lasted for...

Snapshot.

Dance with me, useless.

Yes, sir, we are

Paging colonel Johnson.

Hold the line, please.

Thanks.

Yes.

Speaking.

Who?

Oh, hello, george.

When did you get here?

Because I thought

You were going to-

What?

What?

Well, I can't believe it.

Are you sure?

Good heavens.

Well, how'd you get through?

I see.

Well, yes. Yes, of course.

Thanks for calling me, george.

Good-bye.

Anything wrong?

Let's finish this

First.

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