Almost Angels Page #4

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There's still some light.

Peter, take Toni out for some

fresh air before bedtime, hm?

Yes, sir.

:humming while playing piano!

:song ends!

But why do you blame me?

He asked me to sing.

That's my song. l've always sung it.

Herr Heller said

we sing well together.

Look, l'm the leader in this choir.

l will be for a year yet.

And l'm not singing any duets

with any new kid.

Hey, over here,

:Toni! Hey, leave that alone.

ls it yours?

Yes. My dad gave it to me

last Christmas.

lt's got two wavebands,

seven transistors.

Boy, l never saw one

like this before.

- How do you turn it on?

- No, don't.

A radio?

You're not supposed to have it here.

lt's mine, Peter. l'm taking it home

with me this weekend.

Anyway, l wasn't playing it.

Come on, Peter, let's have some music.

- Uh-uh. lt's against the rules.

- There's nobody around.

No, don't do it.

We'll get into trouble.

You'll get into trouble.

lt's your radio.

:radio clicks on and jazz music plays!

:boys chattering!

Give me that,

Try and get it.

:grunts!

:indistinct chattering!

:music and commotion continues!

Ahh,

:music and commotion continues!

Watch it,

Hey, Toni.

:music continues!

:music continues!

:music stops!

You're wanted in the director's office.

What for?

Can't you guess?

Come on, hurry up.

lt wasn't only me.

You're the one who got caught.

Go on.

Do you think he'll tell?

How do l know?

:Eisinger! Come in.

Well, Toni, you've completed

your period of probation.

Herr Heller came in to see me,

and we had a long talk about you.

l've studied your report card.

Your grades are not too good.

Although, your teachers assure me

that you are determined to improve.

And so...

...we have decided to accept you

as a Vienna choirboy.

Well?

- You mean l can stay?

- We want you to stay.

Hey,

Peter, l can stay,

Herr Eisinger told me l can stay.

What about last night?

Did you talk?

He didn't even ask me.

Herr Heller was there too.

l'm sure he hadn't said anything.

That's 'cause it was you.

Anyway, l'm really in the choir now.

And we're giving a concert in two weeks

at the children's hospital,

and Herr Heller says

l'm going to sing a solo.

- For eight bars?

- No, a whole song.

And we're all going

to dress up for it.

lt's called The Postman.

Do you know it?

Yeah. Yeah, l know it.

l've got to find Friedel

and tell him l'm staying.

:playing offbeat music with birdcalls!

You know the cue

for you and Peter to come in?

- Yes, sir.

- Good.

l've never sung

to an audience before.

Not a solo.

Come on, get into it.

- lt feels too big.

- lt is too big. lt was made for me.

l always sang The Postman song.

l'm sorry, Peter.

lt was Herr Heller's idea.

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