Just Around the Corner Page #2

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so I'm not working...

and we haven't so much

in our pocketbook.

But you see what that means? It means

we have all that extra time to be together.

- That's a lot better, isn't it?

- Sure it is.

But there's one thing

I want to do.

There's one thing

I want to finish.

That's the one building

your daddy wants to finish.

- Why?

- I put all my money into it.

A lot of other men did too,

because it took a great deal.

Then we had bad times, and a banker

came along and took it away from us.

- What's a banker?

- [Chuckles]

Well, a banker--

A banker is a sort of person that, uh--

that keeps things that belong to other people.

- You mean a burglar?

- [Chuckling] Oh, no.

No, darling, not that.

But we're not licked. And your daddy

is gonna make that banker understand...

that he must let me

go through with the deal.

And then we can move upstairs,

and you can go back to school.

Who wants to go upstairs

and go back to school?

Not me.

I like it here.

There aren't so many stairs to climb,

and the rooms are small.

- I don't have to walk around so much.

- [Laughing]

- Oh!

- My legs are so short...

it used to wear me out walking across

that big apartment.

And it was so high, I used to get dizzy

looking down at all the people.

- Remember?

- Uh-huh.

Now it's different.

I can look up.

It'll be fun guessing what kind

of people go with all those feet.

And besides, it's about time

somebody looked after you.

A man without a woman around the house

is quite a problem.

[Grunting]

[Humming]

- [Bangs Dish]

- [Stops, Resumes Whistling]

- [Electric Clippers Whirring]

- Oh, stand still, Corset.

- Why do they call him Corset?

- [Dog Barking]

Well, he's tied in all day,

and they let him loose at night.

- Hello, Penny, darling!

- [Dogs Barking]

- Hello, Miss Lola.

- Welcome home. My goodness,

but it's nice to see you.

Thank you, Miss Lola.

I'm glad I went away.

- It's so much fun to come home again.

- Oh!

Just a minute, please.

What'll we do first?

Go to a movie or take

a drive in the park or--

Well, I may not have much time.

I have a man to take care of.

- And you know how much trouble they can be.

- I certainly do.

We'll talk about it later.

Bye, darling.

- Good-bye, Miss Lola.

- [Dog Barking]

Isn't she nice, Kitty?

When she came up to see me at school

with Daddy, even Miss incent liked her.

She's okay, but believe me,

the rest of her tribe are wacky.

Hey, baby, look. Look what I won

on the punchboard.

Whoo, you didn't do bad

for a punch drunk.

Yeah. I'm goin' back

every day.

Maybe I'll punch out

a swing band.

Keep punchin'.

That's what I always say. [Laughs]

- It's beautiful.

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