Tadpole Page #3

Yeah, I know. I like it.

I might forget to give it back.

Ohh! Oh, dear.

OK. What hurts?

Everything.

OK.

- Diane?

- Mm-hmm?

What's it like being forty?

Not as bad as people make out.

Except everyone you know

seems kind of tired.

Worn out, you mean?

Yeah, like

they've seen it all before.

Eve's not like that.

No, Eve's not like that.

And you're not like that.

It's nice.

You know what?

This is really hard to do

with your sweater on.

Eve

Ow!

Oh, Jeez.

Morning

Diane's good, isn't she?

Yes. Yes.

I'm Phil, the boyfriend.

Boyfriend. I'm Oscar Grubman.

I'm just a friend.

So, how long's

she been doing you?

This was the first time,

I swear to you...

and the only time.

You're kind of young,

aren't you?

Yes, way too young.

Young and stupid.

Pinched nerve?

Excuse me?

Did you twist your neck

or something?

Hell, I didn't see

a chiropractor...

till I turned forty.

Ohh! Yeah.

Um, very pinched nerve.

Actually, three of them. Um...

medial collateral, collateral,

and hyper collateral...

although the hyper

wasn't quite as severe.

So, the old girl

give you your money's worth?

Good morning.

Didn't hear you come in.

I just got here.

Oscar here was saying

you worked him over pretty good.

No, I didn't. I mean...

yes, you worked out

the pinched nerve in my back.

Yeah, he had quite

a knotted muscle.

My God, the pain

right here in my shoulder.

Took a lot of work.

Thank God my vocation

gives me such pleasure.

We should all be so blessed.

Well, thanks again, Mrs. Lodder.

I'll put that check

in the mail pronto.

Nice to meet you, Phil.

Hey, you take care, buddy.

- I'll walk you out.

- Uh, please don't bother.

No. It's no bother.

Diane, no one can ever

find out about last night, OK?

- OK.

- I mean it. I'm serious.

It's very important to me...

that Eve and my dad

never find out about this.

OK. All right. I won't tell.

Good. Phil, either.

He's a lot bigger than me.

- Actually, he's not.

- Diane, please.

OK. All right. Mum's the word.

Thank you.

Give that to Eve for me

Hey, Oscar.

That girl sure was pretty.

Who?

Professor Tisch's girl.

Oh, Daphne.

Yeah, I guess she's pretty.

Is she new to the pond,

Tadpole?

Don't you sleep?

So

Hi, dad.

I didn't hear you come in.

Daphne and I

got to talking last night.

Is that right?

Is Eve around?

No

She left for work at dawn

Why is she working today?

She likes to go in when there's

no one around to bug her.

- So she's by herself.

- What's that?

Nothing. Nothing.

Picnic?

Sort of.

But you have time

to help old dad...

do some grocery shopping,

don't you?

- Now?

- Yeah. Come on.

Dad,

I thought you were gonna...

take some time

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