not just a line. l really meant it. - Who's that? - lt's me, Milly. - l brought your breakfast. - Oh! Thanks. - Didn't think you'd be up for hours. - l had a dream. l dreamt l was home. l've had that same dream hundreds of times before. This time l wanted to find out if it's really true. - Am l really home? - Looks like it. And you're going to be royally treated. You're having breakfast in bed. l seem to have a vague recollection that we had a couple of children. ls that right? - That's right. - Whatever became of them? Rob's gone to school and Peggy's driving downtown with Fred. Fred? Oh. Oh, yeah, Fred. He's a great guy. All right? There's your breakfast. l have work to do. Well, it was nice knowing you, Peggy. That sounds like a permanent goodbye. You never know. You and your wife must come up to dinner. That'd be fine. Oh, there's one thing more. About that dream l had last night. l've had it before. - l'm sorry l bothered you with it. - l... But you were very kind, and you didn't even mention it this morning. As a matter of fact, you've been swell about everything. They ought to put you in mass production. - Goodbye, Fred. - Bye. Maybe l'd better wait and see if you get in. Maybe that's a good idea. Bye. All right! All right! Say, what's the big i...? - Freddy! - Hiya, babe. Freddy, darling, why didn't you let me know? - You didn't give me time to fix my face. - You look all right. Oh, Freddy, darling, l'm so excited! l can't believe it's you! Come on in, honey, where l can look at you. Oh, you're marvellous! All those ribbons! You gotta tell me what they all mean. But not now. Let me look at you. But how did you know l was here? - l got in yesterday, went to Pop's house... - Yesterday?! Why didn't...? l came here, but you'd gone to work. l went from one nightclub to another. - You were looking for me? - For my wife. Well, you've found her now. l wonder how Fred's getting along. Fred's able to take care of himself. l'm not so sure. lt isn't easy for air force glamour boys when they get grounded. When you've been in the infantry, any change is bound to be an improvement. Stop fussing around and sit down and talk to me. All right, Sergeant. Gosh, you've got tough. - ls this all the cream? - That's all. Fine situation when a man can't get enough to eat in his own home. - Look at my pants. - What about them? Too big! Gives you an idea of what the war did to my waistline. - You holding your stomach in? - No, it's disappeared. l'll have to take all my old clothes to be altered. l wouldn't be in too much of a hurry. A couple of weeks of heavy eating and those pants will fit perfectly. Don't answer it. Hello? Oh, yes. He's here. For me? lf it's the War Department, l'm out. - lt's Mr Milton. - Who? - Mr Milton at the bank. - Oh. He'll be right on. Hello? Oh, yes, Mr Milton. Yeah, it sounds good to hear yours. Yes. Yes, indeed, Mr Milton. Yeah... Well, not too bad, no. Yes. Why, of course. lt's very kind of you to say that. Mm-hm. Mm-hm. Yes. Well, l'll... l'll certainly drop in. Oh, she's fine, thank you. Yes, they're fine too. Well... l... That's... Thank you, Mr Milton. Yes, good... Good... Good... goodbye. Mr Milton. He calls every day to see if you're home. l guess they want you back at the bank. - He wants me to drop in and talk about it. - You're not going to work right away? You ought to rest awhile, take a vacation. l've got to make money. Last year it was kill Japs, and this year it's make money. - We're all right for the time being. - Mm. Why do they have to bother me the first day l get home? Why not give me time to get used to my family? Come over here and sit down. - Chair's liable to break. - We can't be worrying about chairs. Not when they want me back in a nice fat job in a nice fat bank! - You don't seem very happy about it. - l'm not. - Why not, darling? - l keep ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Бригада на английском - текст Красные очки на английском - текст Поздние цветы на английском - текст 38 попугаев на английском - текст Элина, словно меня и не было на английском |