My Sister Eileen Page #2

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Yes! Yes, you do that, Grandma. Goodbye.

Goodbye, Dad.

Well, I hope you`re satisfied, Mother.

Happiest day of my life.

-Taxi?

-Oh, boy, New York.

Take your bag, lady? Taxi?

-Yes, thanks.

-No, thanks. Give that right back.

Eileen, we carry our own bags,

and we carry our own bodies.

The first thing we`ve gotta do is buy a paper

and look up the rooms for rent.

Must we do that?

Ruth, let`s stop at a hotel

and get a nice fresh start in the morning.

Eileen, maybe I should have told you earlier.

You know this $100?

That`s the last money we ever take from Dad.

-The last?

-The last.

-But supposing...

-Then we starve.

We beg, we borrow or steal.

Darling, is that a promise?

-Yes, Ruth.

-All right.

We`d better check the heavy bag

then start looking for the room.

-Come on.

-All right.

I think it`s foolish to look for anything

when our vitalities are so low.

Here, you hold this.

If things get tough,

we can always flop in one of these.

Gee, I can`t get this key out.

-Well, try this one, Ruth.

-I will not.

I`ve got a dime invested in this locker.

I`ll tear it apart first.

-Having trouble?

-Yes, a little.

Well, allow me.

Easy does it. Hot, isn`t it?

Yeah, but you`ll cool off.

-Wasn`t that nice?

-Fresh guy.

Come on, Eileen. Now you take the overnight

case, and l`ll take the typewriter.

Well, this is the last one on the list.

Ruth, no matter what it is,

if it`s got a bed in it, let`s take it.

Gee, I had no idea rents were so high.

This doesn`t look like much, does it?

Good evening.

Good evening, my dear young ladies.

Am I wrong in presuming that you are

looking for a haven in this troubled world?

-No. No, we`re just looking for a room.

-Seek no more. You have reached your goal.

-We have?

-Absolutely.

-How high up is it?

-lt is not up. It`s down.

Hey.

Follow me, young ladies, and I will show you

the best value for your money

you can buy in Greenwich Village.

Come in, my dear young ladies, enter.

Isn`t it just what

you`ve been dreaming about?

Come in, come in. Don`t be bashful.

Make yourself right at home.

Thank you. It`s really very...

But, you see, as yet we haven`t decided

whether or not we want to...

Wait.

Note the exquisite imitation fireplace

and these big comfortable day beds.

Just look at that interesting

and exciting dormer window.

Look, life passes up and down

in front of you like a regular parade.

What more could a young person

with a typewriter want?

Am I wrong in presuming that

you are an author?

-Haven`t you anything higher up?

-Higher up. Higher up.

My dear young lady,

why don`t you let me show you the place

-before you raise a lot of objections?

-Yes, Ruth, let Mr...

Appopolous.

Yes, show us the place.

You have a head on your shoulders,

young lady.

And now, let me point out

a few features of this beautiful suite.

A, it is summer.

B, it is at least 30 degrees cooler down here

than anywheres higher up.

C, it is only $45 a month.

$45? Thank you very much, Mr. Appopolous.

We`ll let you know. Come on, Eileen.

Ruth, couldn`t we stay here for a few days

and then if we like it we can...

I`ll do better than that.

You can have the place for a month, on trial,

at absolutely no cost to you.

Then if you are not 100% satisfied,

I will give you back your first month`s rent.

-The whole month?

-The whole month.

And August has 31 days.

Do you mind if I go outside

and talk it over with my sister?

What is there to talk over?

You see the place, you know the price.

I`ll tell you what, we`ll go down to

the bus terminal and pick up our baggage.

What for? Why have I got a handyman?

Jenson. Jenson.

Wait a minute,

we haven`t decided anything yet.

Now, I am going to show you

where everything is.

In there, we have a model kitchenette,

complete in every detail.

Adjacent is a luxurious bathroom.

-They`re awfully small.

-Small.

In those two rooms you won`t entertain.

And you, young lady,

are you artistic and fussy like your sister?

Well, l`m going to try to get a job

on the stage.

An actress.

Well, you certainly have the face

and build for it.

Thank you.

What, Mr. Appopolous?

Jenson, go to the bus station

and get these young ladies` bags.

But we haven`t said we`d take it.

This places you

under absolutely no obligations.

And l`m so tired.

-Well...

-When am I gonna fix the water pipes?

-There`s been a lot of hollering.

-Never mind the hollering.

There`s been no hollering at all. He`s crazy.

Go ahead.

These poor tired girls want to go to bed.

And l`ll tell you what l`ll do.

If you take these luxurious rooms,

I will leave that painting exactly where it is.

It`s charming.

-Yeah, who did it?

-Me.

Painting is one of my interests.

I also write epic poetry and epic drama.

Well, ladies, what do you say?

The painting stays.

Let`s take it, Ruth.

I can`t see what we can lose.

Mr. Appopolous said

he would give us our money back.

Legally, you have me where you want me.

I gave my word in front of two witnesses.

-Three, including me.

-Please, Ruth.

Well, all right, Eileen, but remember now...

I won`t blame you, don`t worry.

$10, $20, $30, $40,

$41, $42, $43, $44...

-$45.

-What was that?

-What was what?

-That noise. The whole room shook.

That just shows you how

you`ll get used to it. I didn`t even notice it.

-Get used to it?

-You mean it happens all the time?

You won`t even be conscious of it.

A little blasting, the new subway.

You mean they`re blasting

right underneath us?

What are you worrying about? Those

engineers know how much dynamite to use.

But does it go on all the time?

No, no, they knock off at midnight,

and they don`t start again

until 6:
00 in the morning.

-6:
00 in the morning?

-6:
00 in the morning?

We can`t stay here.

Listen, in New York you live either,

A, over a subway,

or B, where they`re building a subway,

or C, you don`t live in New York.

Stop double-talking

and give us our money back.

What are you getting so hysterical about?

I said I would give you your money back,

and I will, if at the end of the month

you are still dissatisfied.

Good night, ladies. Sleep tight.

Ruth, what are we going to do?

We`re going to do 30 days.

Hey, get away from there.

Go on. Go on, scram.

Boy, that Appopolous

must be some bingo player.

Look at all this stuff he`s won.

Ruth, we ought to have this phone

connected in the morning

so we can start calling up for jobs.

You don`t call up for jobs, dear.

You go out and look for them.

The devil with it, let it spread.

I hope some fresh air gropes its way in here.

It`s stifling.

Didn`t I just put out the light?

There`s a lamppost right in front of

the window. Pull the shade down.

-There isn`t any shade.

-No shade?

We`re practically sleeping out in the street.

Wait till I get that Appopolous.

Nice comfortable day beds.

Like sleeping in an iron lung.

Would it help any to close the window,

Ruth?

If we do, we`ll suffocate.

I`m afraid. You know a dog could

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