House Of Strangers Page #4

Take her downtown, buy her a new dress.

Charge it to me.

No, no, that won't do any good.

Elaine's proud.

First time she came into the bank...

and saw me behind the cage

like a common clerk, she almost cried.

- She's sensitive.

- You mean, she's impatient.

Slow her down, Joe.

You're gonna take over someday.

The bank's gonna be yours.

Who else? All you gotta do is wait.

It's the way he treats me now

in front of everybody.

"Go back to your cage. "Shut up."

"Drive me home." Do this, do that.

How do you think I feel, Max.

He don't talk to you like that.

- Nobody talks to me like that.

- I'm the oldest, and I'm a married man.

- He don't have to treat me

like a servant.

- All right. I'll talk to him.

- Tell him to talk to me like he talks to you.

- Okay. What else?

Thanks.

Hello. Yes, Elliott.

Okay, go.

Okay, don't go.

Sure I like you.

I'm talking to you.

No, not tonight, it's Wednesday.

My mother cooks supper

on Wednesday. I eat at home.

I'll buy you a drink.

Five minutes, one drink. Period.

Gino Monetti.

Who? Silvio?

Uh, look, Silvio,

you gotta talk more loud.

Oh, it's a phonograph.

Well, I like it loud.

Now, uh, look, Silvio, if you want I hear,

you gotta speak more strong.

That's better.

How much I give?

Who give the most?

Domenico, huh?

Well, how much he give?

Well, I give 5,000 more than him.

Yeah, and my name goes on top.

Oh, yeah, okay, okay.

You come to the bank tomorrow.

- Doesn't he ever turn that phonograph off?

- He likes it.

- How much longer do we have to wait?

- Till Max gets here.

Max, Max. Why aren't we ever late?

Why doesn't he ever wait for you?

- What do you want me to do, start a fight?

- Yes.

Uh, Pa, do we have to

wait for Max?

Well, what's your hurry?

We're expecting

after-dinner guests at our place.

Why don't you bring them here?

We got plenty to eat. Lots of room.

- My friends don't happen to like spaghetti.

- No?

- I'm getting a little tired of it myself.

- Me too.

Make you feel bad,

your stomach, huh?

- Make you feel sick, huh?

- Frankly, yes.

- You too?

- Yes, Pa.

Well, you come here

every Wednesday.

You eat your mama's spaghetti,

you get sick...

or you go find job

in some other bank.

Hey, Pietro!

You wait for Max.

Spit out the bread.

Some wine, Maria?

Please, Antonio.

Hey, Pa, can I give

Maria some wine?

Maria? Anything.

Maria can have

anything she wants.

I don't like a man coming late for supper

before he's married.

Max is busy, Mama.

Pietro, change the record, dumbhead.

Sorry I'm late, everybody.

Pa. Mama Domanico...

you're looking bigger and better every day.

- Maria. Carissima, Maria.

- Max.

Maria!

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