Madame Butterfly Page #4

And when you do

the girl is considered divorced.

That's pretty tough on the girl,

isn't it?

No, not at all.

A marriage broker like Goro here

gets her a new husband before

the old one is halfway down the front steps.

My list of wives always popular.

Especially beautiful,

high-class girls like Cho-Cho-San.

How soon can you get

a contract ready?

Very soon. But of course the family

must also consent.

Well, talk them into it, Goro.

Tell them I'm okay.

Yeah, he's a good old banana.

He comes from a grand bunch.

I make all arrangements.

I also get house for you.

But it will cost you much money to buy

geisha contract I now have with her.

And I must pay considerable sum

to her exalted family.

All right. That's not important.

Well, Cho-Cho-San?

You've got yourself a husband after all.

Thank you.

I try hard to make very fine wife...

Mister Lieutenant...

B.F...

Pinkerton,

the whole works.

Well, what is this?

Those are just a few

of your new relatives.

Look at her.

Isn't she lovely?

Hey, hey, hold your honorable horses.

You can't even talk to her

until after the san-san kudo.

- San-san kudo?

- That's the marriage ceremony.

That's equivalent to saying 'I do".

Only over in this place they say it

with three cups of sake under their belts

instead of a skuttle of champagne.

Here's luck.

Well, down the hatch.

Are they going to stay

here all night.?

Yes, I think so.

They all very pleased to be here.

Hm.

Will you excuse me a minute?

Well, well, after all these years

you haven't changed a bit.

Come over here, Barton.

Listen, do me a favor, will you?

Get these honorable relatives

out of here.

Get them out of here? They belong here.

What will I tell them?

I don't care, tell them anything

only get them out of here.

I feel about as private

as a monkey in the zoo.

Leave it to me, monkey.

Well, good night, and thanks awfully.

Kannon, goddess of peace and mercy...

pray have some effect on my

so beautiful and so peculiar husband.

Oh...

The merciful goddess,

she make you come back.

Well, she didn't have much

of a job on her hands.

You don't know how hard you are

to stay away from, Cho-Cho-San.

I so glad. I say you were angry

with me and go away.

You are a strange little person.

If only I make speech

in my own language

I could tell you exactly

what in my heart.

Now, now, Cho-Cho-San,

please don't.

Everything's all right.

I thank you so much...

Mister Lieutenant

B.F. Pinkerton.

Your husband.

My husband.

Listen, how about giving

your husband a hug?

Hug?

Don't they ever hug in Japan?

Look.

When a wife sees her husband

after a long absence

what's the first thing she does?

- This.

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