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on the left and never on the right.

The fork goes on the right

and I know about anything.

So there!

Excuse me, Fauna.

There's a girl here to see you.

- Did she say what she wants?

- No, just to see the manager.

OK. I don't have much time,

but send her in.

Okay, go on in.

The name's Suzy Desoto.

Sit down.

I'll be with you in a minute.

I'd like a job as a waitress.

- A waitress?

- This is the Bear Flag restaurant?

Yeah, but we don't serve

too many sandwiches in here.

- I kind of figured that.

- Sorry we couldn't help you.

- No, wait a minute.

- Yeah?

- I'd still like a job.

- As what?

You know...

..a floozy.

First, we don't call ourselves

floozies in here

and second,

have you ever done this before?

- All you have to do is lie down.

- And pretend that you like it.

Don't you have a hard luck story

to sway me?

No.

- You broke? Where are you from?

- Lots of places.

- You don't give much information.

- I don't want a government job.

I've got to know things

about the people I take on.

I've got all quality girls here.

See them pictures

on the mantelpiece?

All of them are young ladies

from The Flag that married well.

Half of them couldn't even count

when they came here.

Look at this one. That's Wisteria.

Convicted of shoplifting four times.

I taught her all the finer things

and now she is married

to the president of the Salinas

Forward and Upward Club.

Carried the tree on Arbour Day.

Now, tell me what I need to know.

Let's try again. Where are you from?

- Indiana.

- Are your folks still there?

I don't know. I went away

to work when I was about ten.

- I was making my way to the coast.

- Doing what?

The usual.

I was runner-up in the Miss America

Pageant, then I was an ice skater.

- You don't say!

- That's correct.

Judging by your hands, it looks like

you've done a little fruit picking.

I've had worse jobs,

even taxi dancing,

but I couldn't take all the creeps.

We don't get any

Eagle Scouts in here, either.

You can't worry

about your dignity in this line.

Miss Flood, I need this job.

So I get pushed around a little bit

here and there...

Just as long as I'm not being

made to feel small.

Winnie's going east next week.

Take her spot until she gets back.

J.C. Penny's is open till six. Buy

yourself a dress, fancy but cheap.

Supper's at 6:
30. Beef stew, creamed

carrots. Cherry Jell-O for dessert.

Dormitory's on the third floor.

You're not going to regret this.

Oh, sure!

By the way,

what do we call ourselves?

"Girls" is good enough.

Doc plunged into his octopus studies

with total professional dedication.

He prodded them,

put chemicals in their water

and did everything he could

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