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but since this is an emergency, and

he has a charitable disposition...

perhaps I could persuade him

to do it for five?

- Payable in advance.

- Good!

Landlord?

My friend and I will dine.

Your menu, please.

And will you be so kind as to

put this on ice for us? Thank You.

- Hello.

- Are you hurt?

Only my pride.

I lost my temper.

- I know.

- I shouldn't have, I suppose.

Thank you for trying to help.

That temper of mine is

always getting me into trouble.

- Get me hanged one day.

- You mustn't say that.

Why?

Because of what they did

to my father?

You know what they say:

"Like father, like son".

- Never say that!

- I sometimes think I'm like him.

Oh, you're not like him.

He was a drunkard!

Who stole, and killed a man!

I know.

But I don't remember him

like that at all.

I only remember him as a jolly old

man who used to make me laugh.

You know... he was

always telling stories.

He'd take me for long walks

in the country and tell me

all sorts of wonderful things

about what we saw.

And I believed him, every word.

I'm sure he made them all up.

Did your father take you

for walks when you were a kid?

He never took me anywhere.

He didn't like to be

seen with me.

I see. Oh, sorry. I didn't mean...

But he's been very kind

in other ways.

Every penny he gets

he spends on doctors for me.

He thinks they might

be able to help.

And don't you?

We're going to see another one

tomorrow in Innesbad.

It won't be any use.

- Do you care?

- Yes, I care!

Terribly! I think of nothing else!

It eats me up!

Just to look ordinary,

not beautiful.

Just ordinary, so I could

walk about the streets

without hiding my face in shame.

You don't have to hide

from me, Christina.

- You know that, don't you?

- Please don't make it worse.

I love you, Christina.

Please. Please.

And I believe you love me.

Ah! Excellent.

Come along, Hertz,

we've work to do tonight.

- More?

- Well, certainly.

You don't think my experiments

end there, do you?

Haven't you grasped anything I've

been doing for these last 6 months?

I confess...

very little.

As I feared.

- An excellent meal, landlord.

- Have you finished?

- I suppose I have.

- Good.

Then settle the bill, will you?

Keep the change.

Gentlemen.

Look after that head.

Oh, landlord, eh...

I find myself

temporarily embarassed, eh...

- ... financially, I mean.

- I see.

And my companions likewise.

Do you think you could

see your way clear to...

Only until tomorrow.

May I remind you gentlemen that I

was told the same story last week,

and I'm still waiting

for my money?

Oh, well!

If that is to be your attitude, we shall

have to take our custom elsewhere.

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