A Song Is Born Page #2

the corner of the same hut.

No.

Just... May I interrupt just one moment?

I'm afraid, Miss Totten,

you'll have to employ a great deal more

abandon both in voice and posture.

I neglected to tell you about the posture.

The native position

being somewhat more like this.

And it has...

Yes, that's fine, Miss Totten.

Now imagine I'm coming around

the corner of the hut.

That's fine, Miss Totten.

That's a considerable improvement.

Now, more abandon, Miss Totten. Yes.

Now, as the man hears the maiden,

the beat of the drums intensifies.

Fever of the music

has entered into his blood.

His nostrils are distended

and his eyes are gleamed.

And the singing goes on like this.

I'm sorry, Miss Totten,

I'm merely assuming

the role of the lover

and you the role of the maiden.

This call is the lover's greeting,

and it is accomplished by

the diaphragmatic pressure

so necessary to the primitive

sound in this fashion.

Would you try that, Miss Totten, please?

That's very good, Miss Totten.

You seem to have

caught the spirit quite well.

Now, would you try that once with me.

That's fine, Miss Totten.

Miss Totten.

I don't like to interrupt,

Miss Totten, but...

Miss Totten, I don't like to interrupt,

but you've caught the spirit

extremely well, Miss Totten.

Now, from this point on,

the dance just continues

until the lover takes the maiden

in his arms and carries her away,

but I don't think there's any point

in demonstrating that.

It was wonderful. Simply wonderful.

- Miss Totten, I thought you'd decided...

- I liked it. I liked it.

- Yes, Miss Totten?

- Professor, the work at the foundation

must continue. I'll see to that.

- Miss Totten, you forgot your...

- Oh, thank you.

- ... bag.

- Goodbye, Professor.

- Goodbye.

- And thank you.

I enjoyed every second of it.

Miss Totten, you know that

your previous intentions...

A most amazing performance, Frisbee.

We are very much

indebted to you, Frisbee.

I don't know, gentlemen. I don't know.

- You don't understand...

- I don't know whether our behavior

was in keeping with the seriousness

of our work.

- Oh, well, I...

- However, I do feel our actions

- were justified in the...

- We beg your pardon, gentlemen.

Yes, sir, indeed.

- We hope you don't mind.

- We came through the window.

Who are you?

- We're the window washers.

- The window washers.

- What is it you want?

Well, you gentlemen are long hairs,

aren't you?

I hadn't noticed.

- Our hair is not particularly long.

This place's got some connection

with music, ain't it?

Well, some.

We've been washing on the other side

for a couple of days and listening to you.

We figured maybe you could help us out.

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