The Glass Bottom Boat Page #2

But l didn't know who you were.

And l-- Well, l'm just so embarrassed

l just don't--

Are you all right?

Yes, l'm fine, thank you.

But. . . . Yes, l'm fine, but--

-Oh, but please forgive me.

-Oh, there's nothing to forgive.

lt just seems l now owe you one shoe

and one mermaid's tail.

-Oh, not-- Don't worry about--

-Yeah, well, anyway, there's the shoe. . .

. . .and l'll send you the mermaid's tail.

Thank you very much, sir.

Tell Mr. Molloy l wanna see him, honey,

will you?

Oh, Zack.

-What happened to you?

-l have just dictated a memo. . .

. . .to the janitorial department:

''The dust under the Clean Room grate. . .

. . .is to be cleared away daily. ''

That's all, Miss Perkins.

You--? You didn't. . .?

You didn't fall through the. . .?

Where is the humor?

Dust is the worst thing in the world

for my ulcers.

My doctor told me this morning--

-Zack, Zack.

-Where are you?

You're kidding.

You found a girl, and you're interested. . .

-. . .like she was a piece of hardware?

-Like a piece of space hardware.

Gonna take time off. Sit on the boat,

with my little piece of space hardware.

-Know what this is?

-What?

lt's the Air Force confirmation

to go, go, go. Put Gismo into orbit.

-What?

-Of course we could cancel it?

lt's only a $ 75-million contract.

l'll tell you what l'll do.

l'll call the general,

tell him you're not interested.

-ln orbit by July?

-Three months.

-lmpossible.

-You can do it.

-We can?

-Yeah.

Maybe we can. Let's think carefully.

You go to Washington.

Tell the general it's a cinch.

-l already got the tickets.

-Honey? Get me Goodwin.

-And Villanti. We'll work 24 hours a day.

-That's my boy, all work and no play.

-Push her back in your calendar.

-Right.

-l'll call her.

-No. She's special, l'll call her myself.

l know you with girls, forget it. l'll--

Wait, wait a minute.

You've done this before. Out.

-But l was only trying.

-Washington, go.

-She might like me.

-Go.

Honey.

-Oh, hi, Mabel. Hi, Norman.

-Hi.

What have you got there?

Well, this package came for you

while you were out.

-For me?

-Yeah.

-Really.

-Said it was from--

-Who'd he say?

-Mr. Templeton.

-Yeah.

-Mr.-- Oh, that must be my mermaid tail.

-Mermaid's tail, you been fishing?

-What?

No, it's a mermaid--

-lt's a long story. l'll tell you sometime.

-We have a lovely man coming tonight.

-An associate of Norman's.

-Mr. Mutnik.

-Yeah.

-He's older, but very well-to-do. . .

-. . .if you know what l mean.

-Oh, yes.

-Join us. Could you?

-Wish l could. l'd love to meet him. . .

. . .but l have to go to class.

But thanks for thinking of me.

l'll take a rain check. l'd better get in.

Vladimir's barking like crazy. Sorry.

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