Animal Crackers Page #2

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which will be here in a few weeks.

I feel that the time has come,

the walrus said...

You stand before me as one

of the bravest men of all times.

Alright, I'll do that.

In the dark forests of Africa,

you dared all dangers.

You mind if I don't smoke?

Fearlessly

you have blazed new trails,

scoffed at the lions' roar

and the cannibals' tom-toms.

Says you.

Never once in all those months

did your footsteps falter.

Cowardice is unknown to you.

Fear is not in you.

Pardon me, a caterpillar, Captain.

The caterpillar

must have frightened him. Oh dear.

Don't just stand there,

get the whiskey.

Where's the whiskey? - In my little

black bag, in the right-hand corner.

Signor Emanuel Ravelli.

How are you? Where's the dining room?

- This is a surprise.

I used to know an Emanuel Ravelli

who looked exactly like you.

I am Emanuel Ravelli.

- You're Emanuel Ravelli?

No wonder you look like him.

But there is a resemblance.

And he thinks I look alike.

- If so, it's a tough break for you.

You are one of the musicians?

Aren't you due tomorrow?

Tomorrow's too quick.

Lucky they didn't come yesterday.

- We charge for yesterday, too.

What do you get an hour?

For playing, we get $10 an hour.

- And for not playing?

$12 an hour.

- Clip me off a piece of that.

For rehearsing, we make special rate.

That's $15 an hour.

For rehearsing?

And for not rehearsing?

You couldn't afford it.

If we don't rehearse, we don't play.

And if we don't play,

that runs into money.

How much for running into an open

manhole? - Just a cover charge.

Well, drop in some time.

- Sewer.

Well, we cleaned that up pretty well.

- Let's see how we stand.

Flat-footed.

Yesterday we didn't come.

You remember? That's $300.

Yesterday you didn't come.

That's $300?

Oh, that's reasonable.

Today we did come...

- You owe us 100.

I bet I'm gonna lose on the deal.

Tomorrow we leave. That's worth...

- A million dollars.

Yeah, that's alright for me,

but I got a partner.

The Professor.

The gates swung open

and a Fig Newton entered.

How do you do?

Goodness.

You haven't got chocolate, have you?

He's got everything. - Hives,

take the Professor's hat and coat.

And send for the fumigators.

Don't you see that there are ladies

present? Put that hat down.

What are you doing?

Get out of here. Go on.

A little more to the right.

That's better.

See that the drape is well-hung.

The mistress will inspect it later.

Hello, Hives.

- Mrs. Whitehead!

This is a surprise.

- And how about me? - Miss Grace!

You've grown so.

- You haven't lost any weight, either.

No, unfortunately not.

It seems strange to find you working

here instead of our own home.

After you left for Europe,

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