The Pawnbroker Page #2

Did any of your

students think of that

While you were at Leipzig?

But Spencer didn't come up with

anything very new, really.

Pythagoras, an artist at heart

And a great lover of music,

Made the discovery that

the pitch of sound

Depends upon the length

of the vibrating string.

That was six centuries

before Christ.

I... I, uh...

From time to time,

I like to drop in here

Because, Mr. Nazerman,

A man gets hungry for talk.

Good talk.

There's your ticket,

and there's your $2.00.

Mr. Nazerman...

$2.00 will be...

quite all right.

I...

I apologize for talking

so much, Mr. Nazerman.

D- d-did...

Forgive me.

Yes?

Nazerman?

How's business, Nazerman?

Business is the same as usual.

We spend more money

than we take in.

Good. Pretty soon Uncle Sam

will have to pay us money,

Subsidize us.

Can't expect taxes from a

losing business, can they?

Ha ha ha!

That's funny, huh?

That's pretty funny, huh?

I asked you a question, professor.

Pawnshop.

Nazerman?

Yes, sir.

It's for you.

Yes?

We get disconnected or something?

No. I hung up.

The word professor.

I don't like it.

You were a professor

once, weren't you?

What about that?

I asked you a question, nazerman.

I don't like the word

professor from you.

I don't like the way you say it.

Something else bothering you?

Listen...

There'll be a new man

in later tonight.

He'll give you an estimate

for some repair work.

You give him a check.

He'll give you your change in cash.

What's his name?

Savarese.

You be there, professor.

Good morning.

My name is Marilyn Birchfield.

I'm introducing myself around.

In a sense, I'm a new neighbor.

Yes?

I'm with the new youth

center down the block.

I thought I'd make myself known

To the shopkeepers in the vicinity

And perhaps get some kind of help.

Support.

And?

Well, to get down to

it, Mr. Nazerman,

I'd like to put your name

down as a tentative sponsor.

Later on, we'll see what you'd

be willing to do and give.

Perhaps you could

see your way clear

To sponsoring one of

the children's teams.

You might even like to

devote evenings to coaching.

Have you any experience

with basketball?

Basketball.

You must be joking.

Well, uh...

Come to redeem, uncle!

Possibly with one of the crafts.

You don't have to make

up your mind right away.

Perhaps you'd like

to think about it.

I just wanted to introduce myself.

That's always the

hardest part for me.

I get very tense

When I have to introduce

myself to people.

We all have to do things

we don't like sometimes.

If you're looking for a handout,

Why don't you say so?

That's $18.75.

I don't regard these

contributions as handouts,

And I'm very sorry that you do.

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