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- Pardon me, sir.

- Here. You can keep them.

Thanks.

Excuse me, sir, could you tell me

how to get out of this place?

- Why, you go up.

- Where does that take you?

Seventh Avenue.

You're just in from camp, huh?

- Yes, that's right.

- You got a nice day for it.

- Yes, I...

- Yeah?

It certainly is a big place, isn't it?

- Yes, certainly is. You a stranger here?

- Yes, sir, I am.

Well, you'll like it here. Goodbye.

Yeah?

- What are some of the things to see?

- Well, how long you got?

Just two days.

Now, what do you think would be

the best thing to do on a Sunday?

Gosh, I wouldn't know.

I work here but I live in Jersey.

It's the first time in 11 years

I've been here on a Sunday.

But you'll find plenty to keep you busy.

Goodbye.

- Well, thanks.

- Don't mention it. Good Luck.

Hey, mister! Soldier!

Soldier, look behind you.

My heel! My heel!

- Who? Me?

- No. Behind...

I'll be right up.

- What'd you do, sprain your ankle?

- No. No.

Look, you wanna stay off that foot

if you twisted it...

- I didn't twist it.

- You don't wanna put any weight on it.

- You can do yourself a lot of harm...

- I just...

- ... if you're not careful.

- But I didn't...

You know, a friend of mine did

one of this...

- Say, the heel fell off!

- Yes, I know.

That's what I was trying to tell you

down there, but you wouldn't listen.

I'm sorry. You stay here.

I'll go get it for you.

- What was it? Just a little heel?

- Yes.

Hey, what are you doing?

I found it! I got it!

I... I'm sorry.

I didn't know what you meant.

Thank you.

Would you help me down, please?

Thank you.

Here.

No, it's perfectly all right.

I can do this by myself.

- No, I think I'd better help you, ma'am.

- No, it's all right.

Now, you want to stay off that foot

with the heel off,

- 'cause you might really twist it.

- Oh, really!

You'll be all right, ma'am. You wanna

keep your shoe off the floor though,

or you might get those nails in your foot.

- I'm all right.

- Well, I...

Look! There's a shoe repair shop.

Come on.

- It's closed.

- Well, let's try it.

He's going to open it.

Look, we've got a busted heel.

We've got a busted heel.

- Well, I go that way.

- And where does that take you?

- Fifth Avenue.

- Fifth Avenue, huh? Well, is that far?

No, not very. It's only about...

Look, I don't suppose you...

Well, you see, I'm so new around here.

I wonder, do you mind if I go a little ways

with you and sort of look around?

- No. Not if you want to.

- Thank you.

- Say, this is a city.

- Isn't it?

These buildings, the way they go right up.

Cloud-catchers.

- Is it all like this?

- More or less.

Fares, please.

I'll bet you get a cold down-wind

through here in the winter,

pile up a lot of snow, too.

We got a little gully out home and

the wind comes down there 80 miles an...

Fares, please!

- How much is it?

- Two dimes. Put them in there.

I guess he thought I was trying

to get away with something.

- This city must seem very strange to you.

- Yes, ma'am. I'm green as grass.

- I suppose you've lived here all your life?

- No.

You mean you're a stranger here yourself?

No, not exactly. I work here.

I came here three years ago.

- You got folks here, then?

- No. There's Radio City up ahead.

And Saks Fifth Avenue.

- You mean you live all alone?

- No. There's Saint Patrick's Cathedral.

- You're not married, are you?

- No. I live with another girl.

What do you do,

if you don't mind my asking?

- I'm a secretary in an office.

- I see.

What kind of an office

do you work in, Miss Alice?

- Gesundheit.

- Thank you.

- What kind of an office do you work in?

- Just an office.

- I guess you think I'm pretty nosey.

- Yes, you are.

- And I guess... I'm sorry.

- Well, it doesn't really matter.

Gesundheit.

You're not catching cold, are you?

No. No. It's the sun.

It always does this to me.

I always sneeze exactly twice,

and then I'm all through.

- There you are.

- Hadn't you better keep it?

- No. I'm all finished. Thank you very much.

- All right.

Don't you think you ought to get off here?

- I mean, we're almost to the park.

- I didn't have anywhere to go.

I was just going along with you.

- But if I bother you, I...

- Oh, no, of course you don't bother me.

- I didn't mean that.

- Are you sure? Good.

I just mean that this bus

doesn't go very far...

- Did you say it went to the park?

- Yes.

You mean they've got a park

right in the middle of all this?

With trees and grass and everything?

Yes. I think you'd enjoy it there.

There's a lake and there's a children's...

You wouldn't care to walk just a little

with me in the park, would you?

No, that's out of the question.

I can't. I've got to get home.

- You mean you're in a hurry?

- Yes, I'm...

- Gesundheit!

- Thank you.

I never get tired of watching them.

They're such comedians.

Did you ever stop to think

how some animals remind you

so much of people you know?

Yes, I know exactly what you mean.

Well, you take that one,

the one that just got up on the rock.

I've got an aunt looks just like that.

She lives in Minnesota.

You know, it's funny.

When I was in school, they always used to

tell me I looked exactly like an owl.

That's ridiculous.

You don't look like... You do.

You look exactly like an owl.

Now, let me see.

What is it you remind me of?

Never mind. I don't want to know.

Look at that.

The boat's bigger than he is.

Kids are a great study

when you get to know them.

Live in a world all their own.

Hiya, Skipper.

Where did you get that boat?

Hey, take your hands off that boat!

Who do you think you are?

I don't get it. Kids usually like me.

What a rude little boy.

I don't understand.

I usually get along great with kids.

Out home they follow me around.

- Well, I've really got to go home now.

- Yeah. Well, you've been awfully nice.

I've liked it.

Well, I suppose I really shouldn't

keep you any longer, so, goodbye.

Goodbye.

It certainly made an awful lot of difference

having someone to talk to like this.

What are you going to do?

Well, I don't know.

Let's see, what is this? 79th Street.

There's the museum over there.

It's open on Sundays.

Museum, huh?

I think maybe that's something

you ought to see.

Yeah. Well, that's an idea.

I've only been there once or twice myself.

It's a shame.

I ought to go there more often.

Really? Museum, huh?

We had a picture of that on the wall

at school.

Did you? So did we.

Gee, those long afternoons

looking at that thing,

wishing that it were 3:00

and I could get out the old bat.

I know what you mean.

- You know, I was just thinking.

- What?

I was just thinking how lucky I am.

- Shall we go up and see the paintings?

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