Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? Page #2

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I'll stick to playing in my league.

At least

they put up a struggle sometimes.

Oh, boy.

Hey, Marcie, we gotta do something

about poor old Chuck.

We gotta get his mind on other things.

You're kind of sweet on Charles,

aren't you, sir?

Marcie, are you crazy?

Sweet on Chuck indeed.

How I can be sweet on a guy...

...who I can strike out

with three pitches?

Marcie, you're crazy.

Maybe I ought to call Chuck.

"Sweet on Chuck. "

That's the craziest thing I ever heard.

I guess the only civiI thing to do

is to call the kid and leveI with him.

How could anybody be sweet on Chuck?

I hate to think of him, though...

...Iying there wide-awake and wondering.

The poor kid.

Maybe I should give him a break.

Good grief.

How could anybody fall for Chuck?

The dumbest manager who ever lived.

He can't pitch or bat or run or anything.

Poor kid.

[PHONE RINGING]

- Hello?

PATTY:
Hi, Chuck.

This is Peppermint Patty.

How are you, Chuck?

I'm all right, I guess. But I just...

That's what I wanted

to talk to you about, Chuck.

I know you haven't been sleeping well...

...and I wanted to straighten out

a few things.

- Oh?

- We gotta get this straight, Chuck...

...so if you wanna come and see me,

well, I guess it'll be okay.

Wha...? See you? Wha...?

Yes, I realized you're all overcome,

Chuck, so I'll help you.

Yep, if you wanna take me out...

...oh, say, to the movies or something,

why, it'll be okay, Chuck.

[MUMBLES]

Of course,

if you try to hold my hand, Chuck...

...I'll have to slug you.

Okay, kid,

thanks for the invitation and the call.

Now go to sleep.

No more sleepless nights, hey, Chuck?

Well, I'm glad the kid got it off his chest.

It's kind of funny.

I never knew

old wishy-washy Chuck had fallen for me.

Boy, a deed well done.

[SNORING]

Wha...? What am I doing here?

Hello, hello?

Boy, I must be cracking up.

What am I doing here...

...in the middle of the night?

I dreamt

that I spoke to Peppermint Patty.

I must be going bonkers.

Now I'm wide-awake.

It's time to get up.

Good grief, it's 1:30 in the morning.

What am I doing up

at this unearthly hour?

Maybe I'm dead.

I wonder if I'll ever fall asleep again.

Maybe this is it, never to sleep.

[SNORING]

Good morning, sir. You're up early.

Yes, Marcie, I'm up.

I don't know quite how to put it, Marcie,

but I'm waiting for a date.

I was invited last night, Marcie.

You'll never guess with whom

I had a heart-to-heart talk.

You didn't call and bother Charles,

did you, sir?

What do you mean, Marcie,

bother Chuck?

Last night, Chuck offered to take me

to a movie or something.

And I'm waiting for him.

Of course, I'm just being polite.

No mushy stuff for me, Marcie.

If Chuck gets too fresh, I'll deck him.

I'm sure Charles would never do that, sir.

Well, Marcie, I don't wanna be rude...

...but two's company

and three's a crowd.

Get what I mean?

I hope you don't have to wait too long.

So long, sir.

Not to worry, Marcie.

Good morning, Charles.

Good morning, Marcie.

Any news from Linus or Lucy?

As a matter of fact, yes.

Here's the second card I've received

since they left.

You read it. I'm too sleepy.

"Dear Charlie Brown...

...the farther we go,

the more crabby Lucy gets.

I don't know how much longer

I could take her crabbiness.

Dad says that he's sorry already

that he made the move.

And he jokes

about sending Lucy back home.

I wish he would send me back.

Ask Sally

if she has seen any good movies lately. "

You miss them, don't you, Charles?

Yes, I do.

You're not getting much sleep,

are you, Charles?

As a matter of fact, untiI last night,

I was sleeping pretty well.

Want to tell me about it, Charles?

Well, last night,

I felt sure I was cracking up.

I awakened standing up, holding the phone

to my ear, in the middle of the night.

Then, when I went back to bed...

...I was wide-awake,

and it took me forever to fall asleep.

Did you talk to Peppermint Patty,

by any chance?

Strange you would say that.

I did dream I had spoken to Patty

on the phone...

...but as I told you, I fear for my sanity.

Don't, Charles.

Still waiting, sir?

I hate to disappoint you, sir,

but I saw Charles, and he's not coming.

Marcie, you don't know

about these things.

He'll be here.

Charles doesn't even know

you called last night.

He was asleep.

The kid's fallen for me.

He said he'd come for me today.

You wouldn't understand.

I'm trying to tell you, sir.

He's not coming.

Look, Marcie, you just tootle along.

I'll sit here and wait for my date.

If that's the way you want it, sir.

Don't stay up all night.

Well, here's your food.

Come and get it.

Okay, here it is. Enjoy it.

And, remember,

it's not good to eat your dinner quickly.

I wish you'd learn to take more time.

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello? Yes, this is he.

Chuck, somebody waited

and waited all day.

Chuck, somebody was stood up.

What do you have to say to that?

- Huh?

- Yes, you didn't show up...

...and now

some people's feelings are hurt.

You've done it, Chuck.

Now you're going to have to stew

in your own sorrow.

Revenge is not for me, Chuck.

Revenge is left for others,

if you get what I mean.

What? Who? Huh?

You'll see now that I can still be a friend.

In spite of your treachery,

I'll turn the other cheek.

I know you're bashfuI.

And most likely,

you were just too shy to show up.

I understand.

Well, Chuck,

you'll have to do it on your own.

Now it's up to you.

I understand your reluctance

to declare yourself...

...poor old wishy-washy Chuck.

I never know what's going on.

Get off the phone, big brother.

I'm expecting a call.

From whom are you expecting a call?

My sweet baboo.

You know that's not so.

Linus is far, far away.

And anyway, he wouldn't be calling you.

Incidentally, here's his latest postcard.

Read it. He mentions you.

Oh, goody, goody, goody.

Have I seen any good movies lately?

I'll sue, that's what I'll do.

[SIGHS]

[TRUCK APPRO ACHES]

Ah!

Hey.

You're back.

My dad changed his mind.

He didn't like the new job.

What kind of a neighborhood

is this, anyway?

It didn't change a bit

while we were gone.

Don't people ever progress around here?

What a stupid neighborhood.

Oh, yeah, she's back too.

[PLAYING PIANO]

Your sweetie is back.

Hey.

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