Man's Castle Page #3

They look so peaceful, and contented.

Come on, they've been laying there

for years, rotting away with barnacles.

That's what happens to you when

you're anchored.

All in all, it's so restful.

- Restful? So is a graveyard.

Where are you?

- Here.

Where?

Here!

What are you doing?

Taking off my clothes.

What are you doing that for?

Warm as milk. Come on in.

I would if I had a bathing suit.

What do you want me to do? Come up

there and throw you in, clothes and all?

No!

I'll race you.

- Where to?

To the moon.

- Alright.

Where do you get all that energy from?

Every time I see you, you're working.

Bill's particular. Everything that goes

next to his skin has got to be clean.

You know, I expect he's the

cleanest man in the world.

One of these days, he's going to

buy me a washing machine.

That ain't so important just yet.

The main thing is the stove.

What's the matter with the one you got?

I can only make stew on it.

I could cook Bill some wonderful

things if I had a real stove.

He's going to get me one soon.

- When?

Pretty soon. As soon as he gets the money.

Who ever heard of a Bindlestiff

getting money?

What's a Bindlestiff?

A guy who can't stay put.

Except maybe in jail.

Well, Bill's no Bindlestiff.

He can make all the money he wants if

he wants to. He's got personality, he has.

He's different.

If he were different, would he

keep you in a dump like this?

Oh, Flossy, how can you say things

like that?

This ain't a dump. Not to me, it ain't.

It's sort of uh..

What do you call them places in the

street where people wait for the traffic?

Safety zones.

A safety zone, that's it.

That's just how I feel about this place.

Like a sort-of clearing in the forest.

Where everything is quiet

and safe and peaceful.

That's the only thing I don't like.

Them train whistles.

They plague the life out of you,

night and day.

Now what's that?

That's Bill's idea. He can't stand

sleeping under a roof.

Oh well, that's alright for him.

But what about you, huh?

You'll catch a cold one of these days.

I've had one ever since I've been here.

You don't happen to have something

around that is good for a cold?

A little scotch or rum?

Maybe a little gin.

- Nope.

Does that guy give you anything?

He gives me everything Flossy.

Everything anyone could want.

Excepting a stove..

Who let you out? What are you doing here?

I was uh, just admiring that stove.

That one.

It's beautiful ain't it? And cheap too.

Only five dollars.

Five dollars down and only two dollars

a month for 12 months. No interest.

No interest is right as far as I'm concerned.

I don't go for anything on

the installment plan.

In a year, that stove could be ours.

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