Laughing Heirs Page #2

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it would completely contradict

our ethical principles

and our business philosophy

to run...

an alcohol enterprise on the side.

Unfortunately.

I'II pretend I didn't hear

that inappropriate comment, my dear.

The ladies and gentlemen sent for me?

I sent for you...

sir.

Marie, get me a cognac.

I can't bear to see so much water.

I'm sorry, but I can't celebrate

my brother's demise as you seem to.

No need to be so formal,

Iadies and gentlemen.

Dear old Clemens

wou Idn't have wanted that.

The ladies and gentlemen want to know

what the deceased decreed in his will,

- I presume?

- Indeed we do.

I thought so.

Are all relatives...

in the legal sense present?

As far as my wife and I are concerned,

yes.

I suppose the rest are, too.

Assmanshausen.

Greif.

I'm Krger and th is is my wife, Bertha.

Adele Lemke.

We're Leutner and Zuch.

So only Peter Frank is missing.

We have no need for him.

He never cared about h is relatives,

so now h is relatives

don't care about h im, see?

The boy didn't write me once

in six years!

He stayed with us one time

and broke my good cane,

the one with the silver handle,

right in the middle!

Really?

Quiet, please, I'm talking now!

He's really a poor lost soul,

that boy.

So, now that everyone's had their say,

I can go get him.

If you ask me, don't bother,

he can stay where he is!

- You hear me?

- Right!

Everybody pipe down, please!

Be quiet for a minute, will you?

- Qu iet!

- Quiet, everyone!

I have to make a speech.

Well, actually, I can't make a speech.

Why not?

The on ly thing I can say...

is that old Bockelman n...

was a real mensch.

Because he was...

- a mensch.

- Right.

And that's...

What more cou Id you say about someone

than...

he was a mensch?

He always said we should be happy.

- Right!

- That's true.

Remember how he used to come

and drink us all under the table?

And then he'd go up the stairs

all by himself,

holding his head high.

Yes, I remember!

- Peter!

- Yes?

The family...

Oh, yes, I guess I'd better be going.

- Goodbye.

- Goodbye.

To keep us waiting like this!

To treat us like this,

it's outrageous!

Let's start without him.

I've never seen the likes of it.

I may be an unreasonable fellow,

but this is unheard of!

I've heard of young men

kept waiting by their elders,

but never of a young man

keeping his elders waiting!

After all, death is no trifling matter.

I mean, one doesn't die every day,

and we want to get on with things!

Well?

Where is he, the you ng... nephew?

He's outside.

What is he doing there?

He has business to take care of.

What business?

How could it be business, outside?

Business, that's all.

It's just awful, Mr. Peter...

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