The Girl Downstairs Page #2

Well, it's very gracious of you,

mr. Wagner,

To pay me this visit.

Sit down.

Uh, thank you.

Drink?

Uh, never touch it,

Except, of course,

for medicinal purposes.

Excellent.

Excellent.

Cigar?

Thank you, no.

I always try

to keep in good shape.

Good idea.

A man never knows when

he'll have to use his hands,

Get into a row,

beat somebody up a bit.

Oh, you're wrong there,

mr. Brown.

If you'll pardon me,

I'm even-tempered to a fault.

Disturbance of any kind

upsets me.

Frankly, my life is a quiet one,

but I enjoy it that way.

Well, I'm delighted

to hear you say that.

And I'm delighted

to tell it.

Mm. Yes.

Pumpfel.

I want pumpfel.

Yes, sir. Right away, sir.

Yes, sir.

pumpf-

You haven't met my secretary,

mr. Pumpfel, have you?

No, indeed.

It'll be a great pleasure.

Mr. Wagner,

my secretary, mr. Pumpfel.

Mr. Pumpfel.

Oh, my.

Oh, boy.

That was a mistake, wasn't it?

You rang, sir?

You rang, sir?

You rang, sir?

You rang, sir?

You rang, sir?

Mr. Brown:
Are you all here?

All:
Yes.

Yes, mr. Brown.

Katerina isn't here.

Oh,

we should have katerina.

Who is katerina,

and why isn't she here?

She's the scullery maid, sir -

not allowed above the kitchen.

Suppose we all go

down there?

Quiet.

Now I want you all

to look at this man carefully.

If any one of you ever

lets him into my house again,

You will be dismissed

without notice.

You understand?

All:
Yes, mr. Brown.

It's a curious fact,

mr. Brown,

But there's yet to be

a love story written

Where love didn't

find a way.

Again, good morning.

Shoo, shoo.

Boo!

May I offer

my congratulations, sir?

Karl, there's a scullery maid

in there named katerina.

Try to find out

what she's like.

Katerina.

Very good, sir.

Katerina!

Katerina, katerina,

katerina, katerina.

Well?

Well,

I've seen her, sir.

What's she like?

Well,

she's young and petite.

Approachable?

Well, I wasn't

in a position to say, sir.

If I'm going to

get in that house again,

That's what

I have to find out.

Give me your coat

and cap.

Paul:
Hello, there.

I'm talking to you.

Me?

Come here.

My name's paul.

Paul?

When's your day off?

Me? Why?

I've heard a lot

about you.

Me?

Yes. Would you like

to go out with me sometime?

Yes.

Sunday's my night off.

How 'bout you?

Yes. Mine too.

Where would you like

to go?

The fair.

The fair?

I'll meet you right inside

the main entrance,

8:
00 Sunday night.

Main entrance,

8:
00, Sunday night.

Thank you.

You could have

knocked me down with a feather

When he started

turning around like that

And asking mr. Brown

if it was a fashion show.

Such a nice looking young man,

too.

Yeah.

He wasn't hard to take.

And I don't think I've ever seen

mr. Brown so angry before.

No.

Katerina,

what have you got there?

Katerina:

M- me? N-nothing.

wonders will never cease!

Please!

Our little katerina

has a boyfriend.

Give me my flowers,

please!

Oh,

give her back her flowers.

Oh.

Thank you, miss nancy.

All right.

Woman:
Come on, katerina.

Your dinner's getting cold.

Miss rosalind certainly

keeps her father

In an uproar

with her young men.

You went out with a new one

last evening, didn't you?

Well, suppose I did?

A different one

each week.

Say now,

what's the matter with you?

Do they get tired of you?

No.

And if means anything to you,

I'm going out with him

again Sunday.

Not next Sunday, you're not.

Not your day off.

No, it's katerina's,

So I'm going,

and katerina's staying in.

Oh, no you don't.

You're always taking

katerina's day off.

I never saw anybody

so selfish.

This Sunday,

I'm taking her day off.

Well, you got a nerve.

You had last Sunday off.

Oh, now, now.

That's not the way to act.

It's up to katerina.

Who's taking your Sunday off,

cook or anna?

Me.

Paul!

oh, hello!

Say, I almost didn't know you.

It's me!

So I see.

That's quite a costume.

Cost- oh, my dress.

You like it?

Of course.

It's charming.

Thank you.

Well,

what do you want to do?

Oh, everything.

Ev- I-I-I mean,

if it doesn't cost too much.

It's fun just walking around,

too.

Don't you worry

about the cost.

What do you want

to do first?

What time

do you have be home?

What?

What time

do you have be home?

I don't care! Anytime!

Just a few more left,

folks.

How 'bout you,

mister?

Would you pick one out

for me?

For you?

I want

to give it to someone.

That one.

But - but maybe

it's too expensive

With all those

big stones.

I can manage it.

Never mind.

It's for you,

katerina.

For me?

And I picked out

the biggest one of all.

Ready in a second, sir.

Now, ready?

Ready, ready...

Ah, ah, whoo!

We took one.

Paul:
Katerina.

Tell me,

you've done this sort of thing

Many times, haven't you?

Never.

I've never known

such a wonderful evening.

Never.

Happy?

Mm-hmm.

You, uh,

you wouldn't want to try

The merry-go-round again,

would you?

Now, that's what

we started with.

Oh.

I was only fooling.

oh, why can't

tonight go on forever?

It looks very much as if

it's going to.

Ooh! Oohhh!

It's raining!

Come on! Hurry up!

Oh, dear.

Why didn't I bring an umbrella?

Well, that's all right.

I've got the car.

Car?

Of course. Why not?

But you shouldn't have taken it.

It's not right.

But I got permission to use it

tonight, a special favor.

No. No, paul.

I certainly can't go home in it.

I know what's right.

Good night, paul.

And thank you

for a beautiful evening.

Katerina!

But you can't

walk in the rain!

You'll get

soaked to the skin!

No, I won't.

And I won't ride

in your employer's car.

Look, it's all right,

I tell you, katerina.

Well, you're spoiling

a beautiful evening.

Was it beautiful to you,

too, paul?

Well, of course it was!

All right. Then I'll go.

You better drop me

at the corner.

It's only half a block.

No, I couldn't think

of doing that.

But someone might see me.

Well, what if they do?

Oh, no. No, they...

They'd talk about it,

make fun of me in the kitchen.

I wanted this evening to be

just mine - yours and mine.

I've got to see you

right into the house.

No. No, paul.

Why?

Why are you

so nice to me?

Shh!

Look out

for the milk can!

Oh, don't worry!

I can see in the dark,

like a cat!

Aaah!

Shh!

This way.

shh!

This is my room.

Wait inside till

I bring something to eat.

Paul:
Psst!

They can't hear us,

can they?

No. They're upstairs,

way on the other side.

Paul:
Rosalind!

Rosalind!

Paul! How on earth

did you ever get in here?

How quickly

can you get dressed?

Dressed?

Yes, we're going out.

Oh, that's fine.

I'll just put on a hat

and my jade bracelet.

I'm perfectly serious.

It's not very late.

Well, it would be

by the time I got dressed.

Rosalind,

I'm disappointed in you.

Here I'm willing

to risk my life.

Shh!

You've got to be quiet.

Do you think

we should elope?

What for?

What for?

So we can meet

whenever we want to.

Listen, I have a perfect right

to see you

And nobody's

going to stop me.

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