Across the Pacific Page #2

- Silly rule, huh?

- Yes, sir.

- Excuse, please. Yes, sir.

- Yes.

- I presume youre Mr. Leland.

- That'ss right.

Im Dr. Lorenz.

Not much chance of mistaking

ones fellow voyagers on this passage.

Not much.

- May I inquire where youre bound for?

- The Orient.

Excellent. I too.

The Philippines, that is.

I hold the chair of sociology

at the university there.

My man. He doesnt speak English.

That would be T. Oki

of the passenger list?

I take him everywhere.

The Japanese make great servants.

Will this be your first trip

to the Orient?

Never been further than Hawaii.

Indeed? Ive lived and worked

in the Far East going on 30 years.

Oh, thats a long time.

The Oriental way of life

holds a great appeal for me.

Im going to take a turn

about deck before retiring.

- Would you care to join me?

- Thats a good idea.

- Youre an American, are you not?

- Yes.

Then you dont share

my enthusiasm for the Japanese.

I dont know.

Never thought about them.

Wonderful little people. Wonderful.

Greatly misunderstood, believe me.

To know them,

that is...

...to really know them, is to feel

the deepest affection toward them.

I understand we have a charming

young lady passenger aboard.

Yes. A creature

of rare loveliness, doctor.

She walks in beauty.

Im a very, very happy man, but very.

- Usually on a freighter...

- But not this one.

A fellow couldnt do half as well

on a trans-Atlantic liner.

I have no objection

to your discussing me...

...but do you mind doing it farther off?

Im trying to sleep.

Youre fortunate. Fortunate and young.

Occasionally I wish I were young again.

- Good night.

- Good night, sir.

- Good morning.

- Mr. Leland.

- I hope and trust you had a good night.

- I dont remember, so I must have.

You missed something sleeping so late.

We dropped the pilot.

Well, what I came to see I didnt miss.

Are your legs always blue?

- Theyre not blue.

- Should-a Be, give me that blanket.

I dont want a blanket.

I want sunshine.

Your teeth are chattering like a crap game.

This is November, and its winter sunshine.

- Thank you.

- Well, its pure selfishness on my part.

If you catch pneumonia,

what will happen to our romance?

What will happen to it

if you dont shave?

I shall enjoy listening to you two

if youll permit me.

You can referee.

Relationships between

modern young Americans...

...seem most peculiar

to a man of my years.

You give your lovemaking

an assault-and-battery twist.

Living in the Far East has given me

a more or less Oriental view of things.

We were discussing Philippine economics

when we were interrupted.

My own field.

Ms. Marlows kind enough to listen to me.

Theyre going to be free, aren'tt they?

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