The Girls Page #4

"Mind your own business or else!"

-"War is men's business."

-Quite right!

What did you say?

He thinks you want him

to be a failure.

We must protect you from yourselves.

That's why we called

a meeting of all women.

We can wait no longer..

Now you have to listen to us.

It's our turn to talk,

yours to listen.

We're going to put things right.

-Selling 140

- I need 150.

- I'll let you have 10.

-Selling 20...

- Don't you understand?

-Yes, I understand

I call every night: nobody's home.

I call the office: engaged all day.

Would he call me? Oh, no!

I gota polyphoto

from the doctortoday.

Did you pay for it yourself?

Isn't he gorgeous?

Let's have a look.

Some polyphoto!

- How old is he?

-Why?

You're not handsome,

but you're good.

- Isn't he sweet?

-Oh, goodness...

How would we manage without them?

I think they're a load of sh*t,

all of them.

-Aren't they sweet?

-Aren't they sweet?

- How to manage without them?

- How to manage without them?

-They're a load of sh*t, all of them!

-A load of sh*t, all of them!

- I must stop this nonsense.

- Monstrous!

- Preposterous!

- Ridiculous!

Stop this!

We're now descending

the so-called panic-stairs,

one of four entrances

to the shelter..

Another is an elevator

forten people.

The total width of the entrance

is 20.2 metres.

The entrances are protected by six

button-operated bomb-proof doors.

The weight of the doors varies

between 12 and 20tons.

The shelter has its own water,

electricity and central heating.

But, in peace-time,

the public supply is used.

There's also ayouth-club here,

and evening and hobbyclasses.

We've gota small bar

and even a small theater..

Fantastic.

Airconditioning is ample

How will you sort this out?

- That's easy.

-Really? Tell me.

Do you know anything about knitting?

If the wool tangles,

we tease it patiently loose.

- We'll disentangle the war, too.

-Knitting? Are you mad?

- War is a serious business.

- Very serious. So is knitting.

It's probably just measles

or something.

We'll get the doctor.

Everything'll be all right.

You haven't the faintest idea

what war means.

Marianne...

Marianne, come out here a moment.

-What is it?

- I don't know.

-They're waiting for something.

-We'll soon find out.

-What is it?

- Nothing.

-Something's sure to happen.

-They're just an aimless crowd.

- Have you nothing better.to do?

- Do you?

No, but you're not much company.

I'm going for a walk.

Go ahead.

Why so sad, Lysistrata?

What's the problem?

Women's nature, that's all.

I despair..

But why?

Because...

What terrible thing has happened?

We're your friends. Speak freely.

Women!

Put away your knitting

and your ladles!

Stop bringing up your sons as

well-paid slaves in our welfare state.

We can demonstrate!

There are at least a million women

in this country between 20 and 60.

If we united what a gigantic

demonstration that would be!

It would scare our rulers stiff!

What? Nothing to complain about?

That mustn't stop us complaining!

So you think it's all right as it is?

How about our nursery care

and household help?

When will they be tax-deductible?

How about wages for housewives?

How many of you housewives get that?

Plus holiday pay!

Silence!

It's the principles that count!

They're far more important

than private life.

But we haven't established them yet.

We've had too much to do,

too many diapers to chamge.

But the woman of the future

will do it for us.

She's not been born yet.

But just you wait!

This is only the beginning!

Marianne! Marianne!

I know what you all want:

something you can never have.

That's life. Isn't it just great?

Let's go on torturing

The more the better..

Let's seek out our unhappiness

and make the most of it.

Let's live as miserably as we can,

so we can always blame the men.

Let us nevertake responsibility,

shout and scream. No one listens!

Let's compromise as we always do.

Let's always be sure

to do our duty as mothers,

as mistresses and even as wives,

so we go down in history as the sex

that always says, "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

when we should be saying,

"No! No! No!"

Women...

I think I'm starting

to side with the men.

They're right.

We're ignorant, lazy,

easily scared and conservative.

And scatter-brained.

How will we ever be capable

of doing anything?

What are we so scared of?

We're just as responsible

as the men for the world.

But, if we don't act, we should

at least admit why we don't.

It's because we're frightened...

and stupid...

and dull-witted...

and afraid of losing the security

we're sure to lose anyway.

Come down here, I want a word.

But we have to do something!

What?

May be we can't do better.

than the men

but one thing they're no good at

is being honest.

This is our chance to act.

So why don't we?

-Yes, but tell us what to do.

-Standing there yelling is no good!

-You see? Something did happen.

- It always does, if you're patient.

Darling, it's great to see you.

I've missed you so.

And now I'm staying here

until you come to your senses.

I've come to fetch you.

This farce has gone on long enough.

You've had your bit of fun.

Now it's my turn.

You have your duty to me...

and I can't live without you.

I admit it.

My job suffers.

-What about my job?

-Yes, dear, it may be very nice...

but it's nothing to take seriously.

It's got nothing to do with reality.

So I can be your housekeeper?

No. I have no wish for you

to be a boring housewife.

I want you to befun and

cheerful and...

understanding.

I want you totake care ofme

because I need you.

I want you to be my representative

and like having my friends home.

What about your other women?

What other women?

You know as well as I do that

I'd never look at another woman.

Stop lying!

You want your men!

And they want you just as much!

Don't give up.

Stick it out a bit longer..

The oracle predicts

victory for us if we do.

-Who goes there?

- Me.

Heavens! A man!

For god's sake get Myrrhine.

I'll see if she wants

to talk to you.

Kalonike...

Of course I love him

but he doesn't love me.

Myrrhine! What do you mean?

You know I love you.

-Come here, my love.

- No.

- But I'm calling you, Myrrhine.

-You care nothing for me.

I'll get a divorce, I promise.

At least listen, for our son's sake.

Have you no feelings?

Don't you worry about him?

I do, but you don't.

Come and fetch him, then.

It's hell being a mother..

Yes, I'm coming!

Why treat me likethis?

Those awful women have got to you.

- Darling, come home with me.

- I don't want to.

only if you and the other men

promise to stop the war....

If that's all you want,

I'll do everything I can.

If you want me back, promise.

It's been so long, darling...

We can't do it in front of the baby!

Take the baby, someone.

I can't break my oath.

Don't worry, I'll take the blame.

- But we need a bed.

-We can lie on the ground.

You mustn't lie on the ground.

You might catch cold...

I'll just undress first.

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