Three Comrades Page #6

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Winter is coming outside.

No, not yet. You only think

that because of the wind.

Its been windy so long now.

Sometimes at night, I

dream of being blown away.

When I think of my life as it was before,

I thank God for you.

It sounds lovely when you say that.

Say it again. -I thank God for you.

From now on, I'm going to say

that every 10 seconds for the week.

Say it when I'm asleep too.

Then I won't dream.

The phone for Herr Lohkamp.

-Oh, thank you, Erich.

How can she stand the trip? What

trip? -The trip to the sanatorium.

I told her a week ago, she must leave.

If you want to keep that girl

alive, you send her off today.

And I mean, today.

She'll go today.

Goodbye Doctor.

You should've told me Pat. -No, I couldn't,

We've been so happyand its

been such a short week with you.

Such a long week away.

We'll have other weeks later.

You better start packing.

We stole a week and they can't take it back.

Its mine to keep forever.

Why won't you please say it twice?

Its been at least 20 seconds.

I thank God for you Pat.

Thank God for you.

Oh Tony, hello! Where's your

sister? -She isn't coming Pat.

How do you know all these

people? -From 2 years ago,

We're all at the same sanatorium. All the

birds migrate at this time of the year.

They can't be so bad.

And in spring you'll be home

again, all brown from the sun.

Did you pack your silver dress? You

are magic when you wear that dress,

Don't wear it for anyone else. -i

haven't got magic for anyone else.

You're behaving beautifully Pat.

Whats the good of anything?

I've been so proud of you the whole day.

Its only this bad the day you leave.

Then everything becomes alright again.

I haven't been brave all day, you

just didn't notice it, thats all.

So long as you don't give in, you're

bigger than what happens to you.

Where are Otto and Gottfried?

These are from Gottfried, with regrets

and love. -They're lovely, give him mine.

I hope he isn't in any trouble with all

this fighting in the streets and the crowds..

Don't look now, either of you. Turn around.

What happened to Gottfried? -Come on.

He's in that warehouse. We've got to get him.

Gottfried! Its Otto, can you hear me?

I took a long time.

But I've finally made up my mind.

Was he your comrade?

He was mine too.

Maybe we should've told the police.

-The police have nothing to do with this.

They haven't lost Gottfried, we have.

Dr.Ploughton asked me to

pick you up, if I found you.

What news from the village?

-Christmas is coming.

Christmas makes you think

of home. -Yes, yes it does.

If you have no home, you think of it anyway.

Or the home that you might've had.

To get on a plane there, to the

next village, to go somewhere.

You have a husband, is he

coming? -We're very poor.

You're poor? -Very poor.

You mustn't think of the cost of an

operation that may give you a new life.

Perhaps it isn't my responsibility

to sign a new lease of life.

What are you going to do to me?

We often get splendid results with

this operation with cases of your kind.

We take a little bit of bone from

your ribs and collapse your lung,

There is no real danger after, except

that you must keep very still for 2 weeks.

Very still.

When do you operate? -Right after Christmas.

That means I'll be here for that

long. -Please don't talk that way.

Forigve me, it's just Christmas.

Koster been in this evening? -No, not yet.

He's a hard man to keep

track of, here taste this.

He's out now, looking for him. He's a

crazy man. -Thats a job for both of us.

No, he's right. You've got Pat to think of.

To think of? You can't

hold a thought in your arms.

Play for us, Erich.

Here's a present for you, came 3 days ago.

She told me to hide it, I put it in the icebox.

Erich, you were going to play for us.

Gottfried gone.

Pat, a million miles away.

I wish Koster were here.

I still say it was a job for both of us.

If you'd be standing beside

me, he'd have hit you.

Go open your telegram.

Anybody see you? -He fired

first anyway it was self-defence.

How long since you heard from

her? -Less than a week, why?

Better get her on the phone right away.

I'm so glad you called. No, I'm in my room.

They want me to rest up. They want me

to have a little operation next week.

Operation?

What for? What kind? -Seems

like I don't need so many ribs.

It isn't really dangerous, but

I... just wanted to hear your voice.

Koster and I will leave tonight.

In Baby.

We'll be there before tomorrow night.

We thought you'd be in bed.

I'm grateful to Baby, I love her. I didn't think

I'd ever deserve it but I'm getting in here.

Don't ever leave me. Tell me if you're ever

leaving me again. -I'm never leaving you.

I'm outta gas!

Took your time in picking me

up. I was freezing to death!

She behaving herself? -In a way,

too wild, too many cocktails.

Cigarettes. -Without nicotine.

Coffee. -Without caffine.

Dancing. -Without..you.

That must be terrible. -Herr

Lohkamp can I talk a minute?

And how's Gottfried?

-He is..he couldn't come.

And Erich? He still love

me? -He loves you Pat.

Yes, he loves me terribly.

After the operation she'll have

to lie very still for a few weeks.

Sudden movement may prove fatal.

Things haven't gone so well, have they?

-It would be much worse staying in the city.

I didn't realise it would be so expensive.

We'll get the money somehow.

Is that the road home?

In May, you'll be going home

along that route. -In May.

This isn't what we're supposed

to say this first time together.

All this while, I'd figured out what

I'd say and you'd say, word to word.

Do you want to hear?

We'd be lying on this bed just like this.

I'd say 'Is that the road home?'

You'd say 'Yes, its 600 kilometers.'

And I'd say that doesn't matter now.

We love each other beyond time and place now.

You'd say, 'That's right.'

Then you'd kiss me.

You'd say,' Ought I to be in this

room now? 'Are we breaking the rules?'

And I'd say,'Mustn't I start

now? By not breaking them?'

Because I can't let you go.

And suddenly it would all be so real.

He gave me an estimate.

Over a 1000 marks? What are we going

to do? We got to get it but how?

I can make the city by tomorrow.

-How are you going to raise the money?

I'll get it.

You forget all about it.

Forget about everything but Pat tonight.

- Don't do something crazy Otto.

The silver dress!

Service is right. They

belonged to a couple of waiters.

My wife gave me some dancing lessons.

May I try them out on you, Ma'am?

I'd adore it. I adore your wife.

How did she ever happen to marry you?

May I go in now? -Yes.

Herr Koster wants to see you.

Been here a long time?

-I've been and come back.

Just to see me? -Just to see you.

I'm taking the train back

to the city this afternoon.

The train? Why didn't you come in Baby?

Um..er..the roads too rough.

You sold Baby. -No,Pat. What made you...

You're not to lie to me Otto.

She was about to fall of

anyway. Nothing but an old wreck.

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