Don't Give Up the Ship Page #6

Alright? Now, batten down the hatches.

Full speed ahead.

Batten down the hatches,

full speed ahead. Yes, sir!

Um.

Oh, excuse me, sir.

May I make a call? I

promised the little woman...

- Shove off!

- Yes, sir.

How?

How did we ever win?

Top secret area.

Well?

What is it?

Who are you?

Come, come, man, speak up!

Lieutenant Steckler repor...

I told you it was a secret.

The enson is expecting you.

This way.

How do you do, Lieutenant?

En-Enson B-Benson?

That's right.

Lieutenant John Paul Stellman...

Paul John Stallet...

Paul Paul Stalfer.

- Steckler.

- Steckler, that's it! Harry Steckler. No!

Sit down, Lieutenant. Please

make yourself comfortable.

Thank you.

They let you keep secrets?

Of course. Why?

Oh, oh nothing.

It's, it's just that you look like

a girl that has nothing to hide.

Hmm?

No, I don't, what I

mean to say is, that if the Korn..

Kornblatt were built anything like

you they'd a never lost it.

Uh, no, what I'm trying to say is...

I don't know what they're putting

together over there in Russia

but whatever it it, we're

way ahead of them.

Lieutenant, I know you're the victim

of one of the biggest boo boos in the

history of the U.S. Navy.

Yeah, I am.

I've looked over your

record and it's spotless.

You've always had the utmost

concern for government property.

Well, well I always did try my best.

Except maybe just that one time

when I painted my sea bag all red.

And cut the two holes in

the bottom for my feet.

Your feet?

Well, it was a Halloween party. You

see, I went as a skinless frankfurter.

As a... I see.

- Lieutenant...

- I won first prize!

- How nice.

- It was a case of skinless frankfurters.

- That was a coincidence.

- I was very lucky.

- Now, Lieutenant, let's review the facts.

- Anything!

We're going to be working pretty

closely together, and I...

That's all well and good, Enson, it's

very nice and I might like that, but...

I'm married.

I know! What I meant was...

How is Prudence?

- Who?

- Prudence. Your wife.

Oh, oh the one I'm married to. Oh,

Prudence, she's fine. Thank you.

Well, what I started to say was, we'll

be working pretty closely together

and I thought perhaps we might

dispense with the usual formalities.

Thank you very much, Enson.

That's a very good idea.

We can relax that way.

You can call me John.

And I can call you...

Enson Benson?

- Rita.

- Rita. Oh, that's nice.

I once had a parrot I called Rita.

It hated me.

It's real name was Frank.

Frank!

Uh, say, Enson it's strange,

but how do you know

so much about my wife,

Prudence, and myself?

Oh, I know lots of things about you, John.

Practically everything.

Everything except what happened to

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