Madame Butterfly Page #3

Understand.

That very interesting custom.

You're sweet.

Hey, Pinky, are you in there?

Oh, hello, stranger.

Come on in and join us.

Thank you, no.

I'm here on business.

Yeah, monkey business, I betcha.

The American humor

is of remarkable construction.

Wait a minute, I'll explain it to you.

Come with me,

I'll need your support.

Look, here's an easy one.

Olafsson and Greta had been married

about five years, see?

No, wait, you don't know the answer yet.

They had been married five years,

so one night...

Greta said to Olafsson

She said, 'Olie... '

Where is she? Is this the way

to treat a man of dignity, of culture

A most devastating accident,

excellency.

A splinter maliciously embedded itself

in her dainty hand and...

The handsome officer who took her

into the garden

has probably removed it by now.

So! I might have known.

But I did not know she was

in the garden, excellency.

- I shall go for her at once.

- I shall never enter these doors again.

I fine you a hundred yen!.

You let him sue you, baby,

I know the judge.

Come.

Cho-Cho-San!

I forgot!

Butterfly!

Shameless one!

Your first night here

and you run to meet strange man

without consulting me.

I couldn't help it.

He was taken very ill.

You make me lose much money.

I will send you back to your mother.

Your venerable grandfather

will die of shame.

Hey, what's all the shouting for?

This miserable had a chance

to make a fine marriage

and she spoiled it with you.

Doesn't take much to spoil

a marriage around here, does it?

Yamadori, my best,

my wealthiest client.

What a commission I would have made

on her marriage.

And now it is lost.

Go.

What's the matter, Pinky?

Wait in here.

Out!

You're unnecessary.

If Madame Goro's patience

is a great as your stupidity

maybe she will teach you

the etiquette of geisha

Look here, Goro. I'd like to engage her

for myself for the evening.

That not possible.

She no ordinary geisha.

No man permitted alone with her

unless he has intention to marry.

I'll say, she's a honey.

If it weren't that I'd disappoint a lot

of other girls, I'd marry her myself.

What do you mean, marry?

Well, you know... er...

Marry!

What's the matter?

Don't you savvy?

No.

Acquaint this guy

with the facts of life, will you?

To marry, that very usual arrangement.

Not with me it isn't.

No, you don't catch on.

Marriage doesn't mean the same thing

to these people that it does to us.

What makes it so different?

All you have to do while here

is to sign a marriage contract

with the girl's parents

and that's that.

Yes. Contract most necessary.

Yeah? What about when we up anchor?

Well, you just leave, that's all.

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