Under the Bridges Page #2

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Leave me alone!

L"ll scream if you dont.

Now hold on, hold on.

If you want something from me,

l"m down on the 'Lieselotte.'

Come on, Willi.

I wanted to see her, too.

She looks like every other one.

It's time to hit the bunks.

Whats up with Vera?

Huh? No idea.

Did you pull in the plank?

Me? What about the plank?

Something wrong?

No, stay where you are.

You hanging around the waterfront?

Im not hanging around.

Why dont you go home?

There"s no more trains to Berlin.

Why come all the way to Potsdam?

Theres bridges in Berlin, too.

Youre a mean person.

I just have a clear head.

Give me the money back,

You dont know what you want.

I do. I have to rent a room.

I didn"t think of it before.

You have to come and get it.

L"m in my socks.

It's a half hour's walk to Potsdam.

Do you know the way?

L"ll have to find it.

I guess l"ll have to take you.

Youre a poor little thing.

Im not poor.

Oh, right. You can"t be poor

if you go around throwing money away.

None of my business.

So what"s your name?

Anna Altmann. Anna?

I got a sister called Anna.

My name"s Hendrik Feldkamp.

L"m not a mean person.

Im sorry I said it.

Why should I get dressed

to take you to a hotel?

You can come down to our cabin.

My partner and I will take the bow.

No, III find a hotel. Thank you.

It's no problem! You can pay.

You can ride with us

into Berlin in the morning.

Just like being a ferry passenger.

Were no cannibals, just bargees.

How much should I pay?

Room, board, the trip...

All together...,

10 marks?

Is it a deal?

What kind of life must she have

to want to throw it away?

Send her off if you think

something's wrong with her.

It's my dopey good nature.

Were too good-natured.

I wouldnt have even wanted any money.

Youre a bigger dope than I am.

Goodnatured.

The 10 marks go towards the motor.

Every bit counts,

Willi?

Why aren"t you in your bunk?

There"s no key. Where?

- On the door.

- Never was one.

Dont worry. I took in the plank.

No onell come on board.

- Good night.

- Night.

- Gave you a fright, eh?

- Yes.

It was just a frog. You see?

There he goes.

There are so many noises here.

Yep, theres a lot of noises here.

D"you hear?

There...

Thats the wind in the reeds.

And that?

Do you hear it?

Thats the water on the hull.

And here...,

The ropes rubbing on the bollards.

Put your ear up to it.

Do you hear?

But those arent noises.

It's nice music to fall asleep to.

Yes. If you know what it is.

Yes.

And once you get to know it,

you can"t get along without it.

When I have to sleep on land,

I start listening for something.

I don "t know what" s missing,

until I remember.

I heard that in the cabin.

You hear it best there.

Its the helm.

Come here.

The steering gear creaks.

It's the heart of the barge.

As long as the heart keeps beating,

the barge will be alright.

Youre really attached to your ship.

It"s my home.

Is Berlin your home?

No, not my home.

Just a furnished flat. My family

lives in Silesia, near Grlitz.

L"ve been in Berlin six months.

I see.

Yes, l"m all alone in Berlin.

Please dont think

that youre a burden to us.

Its something new, a woman on board.

Never was one before.

Youre the first.

Thanks. I mean...

If I'm not a burden to you,

it's more comfortable.

You go to sleep now. If you listen,

you won"t hear any noises,

just nice music.

Right?

- Good night.

- Good night,

Hello, "Ente!" Ready to be towed?

Yes, all clear!

Hello, "Ingeborg!" Ready to be towed?

All clear!

Hello, "Lieselotte!"

Ahoy!

You guys ready to be towed?

Hendrik isnt on board.

I was asleep when he left. He went...

to get bread rolls!

That cant be!

Since when

do you have a girl in Potsdam?

Why can"t I really want fresh rolls

for once? We"re all clear!

Come on. Lend a hand.

If shes paying,

we can at least give her breakfast.

Yes, that"s right.

Ahoy! You sure slept in.

It's 10 oclock, Did you sleep...

well?

I want to get off now.

I made coffee for you.

Forgive me for sleeping so long.

Please stop the barge,

Stop? L"ll pay the whole trip.

Why? Don"t you like it with us?

No.

I see.

You shouldve thought of that sooner.

I like it here.

I really like it here, in fact.

I wouldnt trade with anybody.

The paint job alone!

Lmagine how much work that was.

I had to scrape it seven times.

Now it looks like ivy.

Almost... like real ivy.

There's ivy like that, really small.

Believe you me.

No one's cabin is as tip top as ours.

Do you live in a mansion?

Strange men don't come into my room.

I thought you were asleep?

Your hat was there. Now you have it.

Oh well... Anyway, you can't stop

the tug line when it"s moving.

You can wait till we"re in Berlin.

You wont drink more than two cups.

No cheese for breakfast.

Cherry jam. Whole fruits, no stones.

Put it back in the corner afterwards,

or Willi will finish it off.

If you dont like my ivy

and my hearts,

then just don't look at them.

You ate all the jam.

What will your friend say?

He wont notice.

Youre so different. I trusted you right away.

- That"s me.

Its my character.

Good-natured, you know?

But the stories I could tell about him!

Really?

Well, um...

I really do like him.

We get along great.

He could have knocked. But he was too excited.

- Why?

We didn"t hear from you all morning.

We thought you"d...

jumped. He wanted to see

if you were still aboard,

He"s like that.

He needs his hat.

He doesn"t care how I walk around.

But otherwise, he"s great.

Please, you...

You dont need to worry about me.

Its not like you think.

So how is it then?

If you dont want to tell me...

But I thought you trusted me.

- Whats that?

- Bridge.

'

The hearts? - No.

- Ivy?

My goodness, no...

The painting. I was...

I want to tell you, but I can"t.

I can't tell anyone,

Maybe youll tell us later.

So this is our Vera.

Just a goose, but still...

Shake hands, Vera.

C"mon. Hake hands.

She did it!

Sure. Getting nice and fat, too.

Want to hold her?

No. She won"t hurt you.

C"mon, give the lady a kiss.

You have to go like this.

She did it!

F course. Vera kisses everybody.

You can take her. She"s tame.

- Can I show him?

- Ure you can.

Maybe hell cheer up then.

Look what she does.

She shakes my hand and kisses me.

Yeah, I taught her. Watch this,

She plays with my pipe. Vera!

What a great goose.

She likes it with us here.

I like your ivy and hearts, too.

And the barge.

Shes like a person.

- She"s just doing it to keep out of the oven.

Hendrik is right. It"s not natural.

Willi, take the helm, okay?

Vera"s coming with Daddy.

There, Berlin!

Your friend says to come up. Were almost there.

- Yes.

What's that smell?

When the cook wont let anyone into

kitchen, there"s something good.

You have to eat something before

we get to Berlin. It's like Sunday.

You know. Never had a woman aboard.

Yes, thank you...

Lets keep her on board,

since she's here anyway.

If she stays, we can find out

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