Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Page #2

''Carmine, how can I tell Mama?''

This idiot was all happy.

''Are you really sure?''

''Yes. I know a midwife.

I'll go see her tonight.''

''But I can't get leave.''

I say, ''If it's positive,

I'll come sing 'Ungrateful Heart'

outside the barracks.''

So that's it.

All that night:

Heart, ungrateful heart

I didn't sleep a wink.

As soon as I got out of the service

we were married.

Mama was against it.

''Adelina, my girl, I can't give you a cent.

Carmine's flat broke. I had 15 kids.

What if you take after me?''

''Mama, we'll be careful.''

But you didn't keep your word

and now you're pregnant again.

Yes, just look at it.

I could have gone to jail.

The baby's due any day. A short rest.

July, August, September,

November, December.

Carmine, you'll have to get busy

at Christmas.

I have no choice.

Otherwise...

- Right.

- Here I am.

- Merry Christmas!

- Thank you.

- Good night. Merry Christmas!

- Thank you.

Well, Mama, good night.

Merry Christmas.

Christmas on my own.

You have things to do.

- Mama, I explained.

- I understand.

But we'll have dinner together tomorrow.

Enrico.

Oh, I nearly forgot.

Grandma made some ointment

for your chilblains.

Do you put it on at night?

Yes, rub it on when he's in bed.

Thanks, Mama. See you tomorrow.

Take care.

Merry Christmas again.

Adelina.

Carmine.

Come and celebrate with us.

Amedeo's brought a big cake from Milan.

Come on.

They're all waiting for you.

- Pasquale, I'm sorry.

- It's Christmas. I don't want to go to jail.

Oh, I get it.

You'll have a better Christmas than us.

Stop that! Get moving!

Who lives here?

Adelina Sbaratti.

I'm here. Come in.

Adelina, the term's up.

It's time for your vacation.

You're under arrest.

- What does that mean?

- The doctor's certificate is on the table.

If you want it, help yourself.

Or come back in a few months,

and you'll find two of them.

Heart, ungrateful heart

Congratulations.

See how well he's learned?

English, American, Swiss.

Swiss!

How cute he is!

The cops.

The cops!

Go ahead, arrest me!

I have another five months.

Arrest me.

Roasted chestnuts, come and get 'em!

Eat up, they're hot!

- 50 lire's worth of chestnuts.

- Right away.

Sorry, I have to ask the usual favor.

Here you are.

Right, let's see.

Here.

Forget it, for a few chestnuts.

Thank you.

- I can't make it out.

- But you wrote it.

The best I could.

Darn reading and writing.

''Delivered on October 28.''

I was selling prickly pears back then.

Six months' nursing.

October, November, December,

January, February, March, April.

Her reprieve ends in May,

when cherries come out.

It's January now. There's time.

Carmine,

If you need any help, feel free.

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