Thrill of a Romance Page #3

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Uh, those people are over there?.

No, Major Milvaine, they just arrived.

Major, the next time you come in,

try the boiled beef and potatoes.

-Telephone call for you, sir.

-Oh, thank you.

Excuse me, dear. Hello.

Oh, hello, J.P. It`s Bancroft.

You have?. Oh, that`s fine.

I see. I see.

I see. I see.

Hold the wire, please.

It`s about that big deal.

He wants me to fly to Washington.

They`ve got a place for me on a plane,

one place.

I hate to go, darling, but....

Wait a minute.

Hello, J.P., can you get them to postpone

that meeting a few days?.

Ah, well, for me to leave right now

would be awfully inconvenient.

I`m on my honeymoon.

He says the appointment won`t wait.

I guess l`ll have to go.

All right, Bob.

Okay, J.P., l`ll be on that plane.

I`ll see you in the morning. Goodbye.

I`m sorry, darling,

but it`s such a big deal.

I`ll go and throw some things

into a bag.

-You didn`t unpack.

-Oh, that`s a break.

-They`re on their honeymoon.

-l`m glad somebody`s happy.

DORSEY:
And now, ladies and gentlemen,

for your pleasure, I hope...

...but chiefly

to keep peace in my family...

...you`re about to witness

the first appearance...

...of a young lady very close to my heart.

Miss Susan Dorsey.

[APPLAUSE]

-Scared?.

-Uh-huh.

-Then l`ll do it.

-No, I will.

All right.

But try not to be too hammy.

[APPLAUSE]

[SlNGlNG]

Once upon a groovy time

There lived a prince without a dime

The princess was his favorite chick

But with no dough, they couldn `t click

Seems he played a slide trombone

And had a knockout mellow tone

The kingdom nearly fell apart

When he`d start

He played it low, he played it high

He sent it clear up to the sky

The people loved to hear the guy

With the slide trombone

So one bright and sunny day

He packed his horn and went away

He formed a band and got a job

The cats all named them Dorsey`s Mob

He got the gal and what is more

Folks the king and queen adore

The way he sends their regal feet

It`s sweet

-He played it low

ALL [SlNGlNG] :
He played it high

SUSAN:
He sent it clear

ALL:
Up to the sky

The people loved to hear the guy

With the slide trombone

[APPLAUSE]

Excuse me of watching.

Now, Nils, they`re only carrying out

your orders.

You can always change your mind,

you know.

-What I want to change is my figure.

-Well, then don`t be grumpy about it.

Let me be grumpy please.

It takes my mind off my stomach.

[FENWAY LAUGHS]

Mrs. Fenway, l`ve been called unexpectedly

on business.

-l`ll be back in a few days.

-Yes, Mr. Delbar.

NlLS:

Hmm.

-I beg your pardon?.

-Hmm.

Hmm, what?.

What has happened to romance?.

He goes to make money

when he could stay and make love?.

I`m glad I can still be romantic, Sara.

[NlLS SlNGlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY

lN DlSTANCE]

Heart of hearts

Awake from thy dreaming

Wake, oh, wake for love

Can `t thou hear me softly paining?

Answer to my call

Answer to my call

Heed me while the stars are shining

Come and be my all

Come and be my all

Fast the shades of night are falling

Soon the day will end

Hear the song my heart is calling

[CYNTHlA CRYlNG]

Love for you and me

Love for you

And me

For you

And me

Excuse me.

Is there anything I can do?.

[WHlMPERlNG]

Oh, no. No, thanks.

I`m sorry if I bothered you.

I`ll go inside.

-Oh, but not to cry, please.

-You won`t hear me.

-What`s the matter?. Have bad news?.

-No.

-Trouble?.

-No.

-Love?.

-Does it matter?.

No, but l`d like to know.

Well, my husband`s gone away.

-Left you?. For good?.

-Oh, no, no.

He had business in Washington.

-Oh, that doesn`t sound so very bad.

-No?.

No, he`s left you alone before,

hasn`t he?.

Never for a moment.

Well, how long have you been married?.

Not long.

How long?.

You`re very curious.

Yes, yes. I`d like to know, how long?.

Since noon today.

-What?.

-High noon.

And he went away and left you?.

Oh, he had to go.

He had a big deal, a very big deal.

-Will it make him $20 billion?.

-No, of course not.

Then I don`t understand it.

Thank you.

Well, good night.

-Uh, you`re not gonna cry anymore?.

-No.

-Then good night.

-Good night.

Put it down right over here

by the chair, Lyonel.

That`s fine. Thank you.

-He looks like one, doesn`t he?.

-One what?.

One hero.

Oh, is that Major Milvaine?.

-Must be. Don`t you think so?.

-Could be.

I heard he was here at the hotel.

I don`t know what he looks like though.

Like that, he`s got to.

He seems to be a bit

of a show-off, doesn`t he?.

Well, look what he`s got to show.

And look what he did.

He shot down 1 6--

Or was it 26 Jap planes?.

Got shot down at sea.

Paddled 200-- Or was it 2000?.

I don`t know. --miles in a life raft,

spent a month on a jungle island.

Oh, sad, very sad.

Well, he got back safe and sound.

What`s so sad about it?.

On the island, he was alone.

[LAUGHS]

Something tells me

he`s not gonna be alone here.

Oh?.

Tell you what l`ll do.

I`ll match you for him.

Oh, no. I don`t want him.

He`s all yours.

Thanks. Uh--?.

-Cynthia. Cynthia Delbar.

-l`m Maude Bancroft.

Oh, really?. I wanted to meet you.

Bob knows your father.

-Bob?.

-Yes, that`s my husband.

Oh, so that`s it.

There`s a husband.

Yes, there is.

This, uh, is a nice place

to spend a honeymoon, isn`t it?.

Yes, it is.

Uh, which is your Bob?.

Well, uh, you see, Bob isn`t here,

he`s in Washington.

-And it`s your honeymoon?.

-Yes.

Well, I doubt

if it`ll ever become popular.

-Oh, l`m sorry.

-That`s all right, babe.

-Some spot they got here, huh?.

-Yes, it is.

-You gonna stay here long?.

-Oh, as long as I find it amusing.

-What about you?.

-l`ll be around for a couple weeks.

-Then I got to go and do some fighting.

-Oh, I know.

Don`t worry, babe. I`ll win.

I`m good.

I win 22 battles in a row.

Nine of them by knockout.

Hey, there`s another good physique.

Oh.

-Oh, good morning.

-Good morning.

[GlRLS GlGGLlNG]

-You can`t swim?.

-No, I can`t swim.

-I can.

-Ah, but can you do this?.

Can you pat your head

and rub your stomach at the same time?.

-Oh, of course, I can.

-Oh, so can l.

Well, let`s see you do it.

There, you see.

Pooh-pooh to you, ladies.

-Oh, I must be doing something wrong.

-Ha.

-You really can`t swim, can`t you?.

-No.

But can you pat your head

and rub your stomach?.

At the same time?.

There, you needn`t be so snooty

just because you can swim.

-Any fish can do that.

-Ha-ha-ha.

I wasn`t being snooty.

Look, I could teach you to swim

in no time at all.

Oh, take all the time you want.

I`ll be here a couple of weeks.

First we`ll float.

One of us will float.

Oh, now, you can float.

That`s easy. It`s natural.

-Well, not to me, I crash-dive.

-Ah, ha.

Oh, you don`t know how to relax.

Come on.

You just relax

as if you were going to sleep.

Fill your lungs with a little air,

now come on.

And when your feet start going down,

now just gently wiggle your toes.

-Come on, wiggle them.

-Gently wiggle toes.

Hey, look, l`m doing it. I`m floating.

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