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And get those files

I left with you.

Oh, heavens. I completely

Forgot about them.

I'll have them sent

To you in the morning.

Thanks.

Won't you come in

And have a cocktail?

No, thanks.

I really just wanted to

Wish you luck, which I do.

Well, I appreciate

Your coming around, Bob,

Especially after-

Bob, I honestly always

Meant to help you out

Over there

In chester village,

But somehow, well, I

Never got around to it.

That's all right.

No, it's not

All right.

It's been

On my conscience.

Well, maybe you'll feel like doing

Something about it when you get back.

You think the war's

Gonna make a man of me?

No. No. I think you'll take the

War right in your stride, Lee.

Like I do everything

Else, you mean?

I'm not trying

To be nasty.

You think I'm sort of a

Callous person, don't you, Bob?

No. Just busy.

Very busy with a lot

Of different things.

Anyway, when you get back, chester

Village will still be there.

That's one thing you can

Bank on unfortunately.

What are you

Going to do?

What do you mean?

Well, are you going

To get into it?

No. I thought about it,

But then I decided

I'd just stick around and do

What I'm doing until they call me.

Well, that's

Too bad.

Why?

Well, I hoped you'd

Get into it somehow,

Get you out of that

Rut you're in.

Rut? I don't call

Chester village a rut.

I know, I know,

I know.

Fine work. After all,

Not much future in it.

For me, you mean?

Of course, I mean

For you.

There comes a time

In every man's life

When he has to look

Out for himself.

I guess that is really

Your philosophy, isn't it?

It's anyone's philosophy

Who's really honest.

You can't solve all the

Problems of the world.

Why break your neck over

Something you can't help?

Anyway, you've done

Your share,

And now that we're

In this war

With really big

Issues at stake-

Look, Lee. Don't talk

To me about issues.

Your country's

Been attacked.

All right. Shut up!

What?

I want to tell you

Something, Lee.

I've been wanting to

Tell you for a long time

Ever since college.

Go ahead.

There's an awful lot of

A four-flusher about you.

You've got away

With murder all your life,

And when you have the guts to say

That my country has been attacked,

Implying that I'm not doing anything

About it, that's pretty hard to take.

Over there

In chester village,

Men have been

Dying for years,

Children are dying just

For lack of decent care.

Malaria, malnutrition,

Hookworm.

My country attacked?

You're darn right

It's been for a long time,

But did you care?

And don't kid yourself about

That uniform you've got on.

I'm glad you're in it.

I'm very glad.

It's the best thing

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