Million Dollar Mermaid Page #3

crazy Irish man from Boston

who runs the carnival.

And what reply

did you get from that?

None. I'm on my own now.

Annette,

please don't think I'm forward

but there's something

I must ask you.

There's something

that I must get off my chest.

Yes?

Annette, I want to marry you.

Marriage? Did you say marriage?

Yes.

What's the matter?

Nothing. I'm sorry.

Look, I know a fit

when I see one.

If two thousand people

would come to see you in Sydney,

five thousand, ten thousand

would pay to see you in London.

I'll give the afternoon

twist a little zip.

Not just swimming.

I can see it now.

Annette Kellerman,

the Australian mermaid.

Half woman half fish.

I'll build you a little tank

and make you up

to look like a real mermaid

with skilly fin and all.

Well, you may be a bigger draw

than the kangaroo.

I doubt it. Good evening.

Mr. Sullivan,

for your information,

my daughter is not

half woman half fish.

She is, I assure you, all woman.

I couldn't agree with you more.

Furthermore,

she is not interested in swimming

either professionally

or as a career,

nor diving into a tank

nor wearing a mermaid's tail.

Her soul interest is the ballet,

mine's the music.

But, Mr. Keller...

I don't' wish to...

...discuss it any further.

But, look.

This is the greatest idea...

Jimmy.

What's the matter?

It's Sydney.

He broke loose again.

Where is he now?

Up at the Captain's bridge.

Holy smoke. It'll be a wreck.

Attention.

Hold it still, Captain.

But I don't understand.

Is there no one running

the conservatory now?

No one, sir.

I'm the only one here.

Since poor Mr. Crooper died.

They just closed the place down.

I see. Well, thank you.

Thank you very much.

Annette,

I don't know what to say.

Most of our funds

were for passage.

It's only one gate

is closed, Dad.

Don't worry,

the Kellermans will always eat.

Three, four, five.

That's one pound five.

There you are, Miss.

Thank you, Mr. Davis.

It's a real big one this time.

I was wondering,

you don't have any connections

in the ballet, did you?

Yes, dozens of connections.

Thank you again, Mr. Davis.

Good luck.

Greetings.

Jimmy and Doc.

Hi ya, Miss.

I'm glad to see you.

We just drop by to brush up

on our piano lessons.

Won't you come in?

Saw the sign outside.

Any customers?

No, you're the first.

What smells so good?

I'm making an Australian stew.

And what's that?

Same as Irish stew,

only the meat's down under.

That's too bad.

We drop by to invite you

and your father out for dinner.

Yeah. Out to dinner.

Yeah, dinner.

We found a nice little place

down at piccalilli.

French cuisine.

You weren't good

at anything of that kind.

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