Klondike Annie Page #2

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The arms of who?

I was just saying in my quaint way

that I was going to sleep.

BULL:
You had me there for a minute.

- Captain very nice man, huh?

- Yeah, too nice.

- What's the matter?

- Man was looking in window.

Forget it. It ain't the first time

a guy ever looked in my window.

- What are you doing here?

- Just been cleaning up.

All right, get out of here, and stay forward.

- All right, sir.

- No, wait a minute.

I want you to get me a big breakfast.

Everything you can think of.

- Make it extra special.

- You just had your breakfast.

You botheration. Get out of here.

Right. Breakfast it is, sir. Yes.

[Knocking on door]

[Speaking in Chinese]

So you're up?

How did you sleep?

Never better. How do you feel?

I'd like the chance to tell you about that.

Yeah? How long before we get to Nome?

About three weeks.

Then you'll have lots of time.

I want to tell you something.

Don't let the crew see you.

Because we never had

a women passenger on this boat.

That is, none like you.

Might get hard to handle.

[Knocking on door]

- Now, there's your breakfast.

- Awfully thoughtful of you.

You know, I've been doing nothing

but thinking about you...

ever since you came on board.

- You must be a very busy man.

- Sure.

[Whistling]

A mockingbird.

To enjoy a good feed like that,

you got to be comfortable.

Doing your best to make me feel at home.

You certainly do know how to respect a lady.

I can always tell a lady when I see one.

What do you tell them?

Most men would try to take advantage

of a situation like this...

being alone like you are.

That rotten crew of mine would,

if they had a chance.

I ain't afraid with you here to protect me.

Two lumps, Bull.

Sure.

You know, for you, I'd fight a den of lions.

I'll take you up on that sometime.

Here, you do it. Stirring gets on my nerves.

Sure.

You certainly are different from any woman

I ever bumped into.

Maybe it's because I am not in the habit

of being bumped into.

A dash of cream, Bull.

You mind taking your feet off mine?

Think of it, mates. Barmy over a skirt.

How do you know he is in love?

How do I know?

When a man puts salt in his coffee,

and sugar in his eggs...

- what is he?

- He's crazy, that's what he is.

- He's crazy.

- He's worse than crazy, he's in love.

Sometime I'll tell you another one.

[Speaking in Chinese]

DOLL:
[Singing] Oh, it's the deep blue sea

I hear you calling, baby

- lf there's anything I can do for you...

- I guess everything's all right.

Listen, I've got something

I want to show you.

- Let's see it.

- You might like it or you may not.

'Cause you being a woman, you know

more about these things than I do.

That's pretty.

DOLL:
Where did it come from?

BULL:
I picked that up in Singapore.

Here is something

that ought to fit you perfectly.

- Think so?

- Why, sure. Go on, try them on.

Thanks.

What do you want?

There's a point of navigation

to be settled, sir.

All right.

- Who does this belong to?

- That belongs to Limey.

He plays on it when he feels romantic,

the boggle-eyed shrimp.

- I'll be back.

- I'll be here.

- What are you doing?

- I was just going to...

All right, that's enough.

Go get my white shirt.

Brush up my clothes,

I'll be down for a haircut in a minute.

Aye, aye, sir.

[Strumming a light tune]

I didn't know you played.

I've been playing all my life. This is work.

Come on, don't stop.

[Singing] Woke up this morning

as blue as could be

Looked in the mirror and frowned at me

That means I'd better start travelling

Out on that deep blue sea

Oh, Mister Deep Blue Sea

I hear you calling me

I want to be out on that

Deep blue sea

Oh, Mister Deep Blue Sea

What have you done to me?

I want to be out on that

Deep blue sea

Oh, Mister Ocean

Please take a notion

Take me to a distant shore

You know the way there

I want to stay there

Ain't coming back no more

Oh, Mister Deep Blue Sea

I hear you calling me

I want to be out on that

Deep blue sea

When you sing like that

you make me tremble all over.

DOLL:
You said you'd protect me,

not wrestle me.

I guess I lost my head.

Better go out on the deck and try to find it.

[Speaking in Chinese]

- What are you two talking about? Me?

- How did you guess?

I was just saying that I was going to ask you

to do me favour in Chinese.

- I don't speak Chinese.

- Maybe you'll do the favour in English.

BULL:
Sure, what do you want?

- I want you to stop at Seattle.

- Seattle?

BULL:
That's 400 miles off of my course.

Besides, you wouldn't like Seattle.

I wasn't getting off, she was.

It's you who wants to go to Seattle. I see.

The Captain's in love with you, I'm afraid.

You're afraid, I'm not.

- Hey, you, aboard there.

- Hey, yourself, what do you want?

- I got something for your Captain.

- Why didn't you say so?

OFFICER:
Where you from?

SAILOR:
San Francisco.

OFFICER:
Frisco. See he gets that.

It's important.

I don't want to be bothered by anything.

Nothing. You hear me? Nothing.

SAILOR:
Letter for you.

BULL:
Where did you get it?

SAILOR:
Policeman gave it to me.

BULL:
The San Francisco Doll.

I've heard of you.

BULL:
Little did I think

you'd be riding with me.

You've been bouncing me around

like a rubber ball.

Making me believe you're a square shooter.

And now I find out you left a guy in Frisco

with a knife in his back.

Playing high and mighty. Treating me

like I got black plague or something.

And all the time, you're nothing but a...

BULL:
For all I know,

you might've carved your name in my back.

What're you gonna do about it?

I'd hate to see a rope

around that pretty neck.

No, I don't think it would be very becoming.

Do you?

BULL:
Doll...

I couldn't give you up

if you killed a million guys.

I'll take your bag, lady. This way, please.

How do you do, Captain? I'm Annie Alden.

I'm very pleased to meet you.

Yeah. Sure. So am I.

ANNIE:
How do you do? I'm Annie Alden.

ANNIE:
Sister Annie, they call me mostly.

How are you?

Looks like you're gonna share my cabin.

ANNIE:
Are you going

all the way to Nome, too?

If this tub don't sink before we get there.

ANNIE:
We must trust in the Lord.

If you don't mind my asking,

where do you fit in this gold rush?

ANNIE:
There are souls

to be rescued everywhere...

and we have a settlement house at Nome.

I thought I was heading for a wild country.

It is, they tell me, very wild.

And that is why we must provide

both material and spiritual guidance...

for those poor creatures.

As long as you don't try to gag me,

we'll get along all right.

DOLL:
Have a little drink?

ANNIE:
Whiskey?

Yeah, what did you think it was,

Sarsaparilla?

No, thank you.

It's very good of you.

I'm glad to see

that you have the spirit of charity.

Charity? Now don't get me wrong, Sister.

Come on, bring your grip.

[Ship horn blowing]

It was then I decided

to make a living by my wits.

ANNIE:
Too many girls follow

the line of least resistance.

Yes, but a good line is hard to resist.

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