Escape Me Never Page #4

What's that

you're whistling?

This little

song I'm writing.

Gemma has got

a pretty nice voice.

I thought she might sing it some day.

Here. Take a look.

"Escape Me Never. "

Mm-hmm.

Words by Browning,

With slight additions

by Sebastian Dubrok.

Escape me never

My beloved-

While I am I

And you are you.

Of course, I'm not letting Gemma know

she's got voice enough to sing it.

You know how women are.

Once they begin to think they're

important, they get absolutely out of hand.

From what I've heard of Gemma,

she's already out of hand.

Why? Do you know her?

No. But she

forced her way

into the Neroni

Palace yesterday,

and the palace happens to be

in the residence of

some friends of mine-

Mr. And Mrs. Maclean

and Miss Maclean.

And your precious

Gemma told them

she was living with a

musician named Dubrok,

so naturally, they

assumed it was me.

They- they thought I-

Oh, shut up.

Oh, that's very funny.

Hey, Gemma.

Signore.

Is your name Gemma?

If it is, you've put on

a bit of weight.

Gemma.

Yeah?

Huh?

Come on up.

Something's happened.

Come on up quick.

I'll be there in a minute.

All right, everybody to the fountain.

I'm in a hurry.

Come on.

You must go now, Signorina.

Maybe someday, you will not have to go.

That would be nice.

All of us here feel the same way.

I know I'm older than you, and I'm fat,

but perhaps there's other things.

If you were my wife,

you will have all the

bread you want to eat

and love and 5 little ones.

You think 5 too many?

Ah, but everyone must have

at least 5, to be happy.

You marry me,

and you get 5 all at

once without no trouble.

Signorina, if you could-

Dino, can we talk

about it later, huh?

Antonino.

Up.

Ah, thank you, Antonino.

Thank you.

Piccolo.

Don't worry.

He's all right.

Nothing wrong with him.

Gemma, hey.

Behold my brother

- Caryl.

The fool of the family, huh?

But he's in trouble.

You remember that palazzo

you went barging into yesterday?

Mm-hmm. What about it?

The family are friends of Caryl's

Ahem, especially the daughter.

You have no right

to laugh at Fenella.

You've never even seen her.

Nevertheless, I know

exactly what she's like.

She's the kind that is

always taking cold baths.

And she's frightfully

keen on croquet, you know,

and the only perfume she

ever uses is cologne water.

Why don't you be quiet?

But she has nice gloves

- just my size.

You stole those gloves

from Fenella.

Of course.

And what if I did?

Give them to me.

No. You try and get them.

Sebastian.

No.

You know... I like you.

Well, I don't like you.

How Sebastian can stand

having you around

I can't, for the life of me, see.

I am going.

Wait. Is she really

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