The Americanization of Emily Page #4

It's not my job to listen

to your sentimental contempt.

I could almost believe

you flew for the RAF.

I never flew for the RAF, and you know it.

You didn't expect me

to believe you for a minute, did you?

Not for a minute.

But why, Commander?

You're here, Miss Barham.

Yes, so I am.

You're a complete rascal.

I'll be back at 5:30.

The Admiral will be delighted

you're coming.

- Looking forward to it.

- If I can be of any service.

I have my own clothes, Commander.

I'll do without your Hershey bars.

Do you have a girl, Commander?

None of your damn business,

Miss Barham.

Avocado!

I haven't seen avocados in years!

- Come over to the table...

- But they're out of season, darling.

But, the Admiral likes

to have some around...

just to keep his guests happy.

- Isn't that right, Charlie?

- Right, Bus.

These Hungarians at the Princess,

they really are...

- Good evening.

- Excuse me.

Miss Barham, you must know someone

at Saks Fifth Avenue yourself.

What? This old thing.

It's lovely.

Miss Barham, if you need any assistance

you just give a yell.

I'll be somewhere near at hand.

Charlie, this is Madame Clarabigh.

- How do you do?

- You know the General.

- Yes, General.

- Madame...

You'll have to excuse us, Admiral.

I hope you'll excuse me

for taking you away from the Admiral...

but a gentleman expressed

his desire to meet you.

You do speak Russian?

- Tom.

- Sir?

I want you to keep the food moving.

The Admiral wants the room cleared

in two hours for that bridge game.

- Doubled.

- Redoubled.

- Pass.

- Pass.

I overbid?

Let's just say you have unbridled courage.

I don't like the way the Navy's publicity

is being handled in Overlord.

I want extreme measures taken to

publicize the Navy's role in this invasion.

The President supports me in this.

Yeah, we received your cables, Jesse...

but I don't know what you mean

by extreme measures.

This is going to be a bloodbath.

I want a Marine division

to be the first assault wave.

You're not going to drag

that old chestnut in.

The Marines are traditional shock troops,

you know it.

Not in the European theater

of operations, they're not.

You Navy guys get all the headlines

in the South Pacific.

But Europe's an Army show.

It's been understood

from the beginning, Jesse.

I've written the Supreme Commander

about this.

That's one of the reasons he's out of town.

You must be off your rocker, Jesse,

if you think...

assault changes can be made

at this stage of preparation.

You know when the balloon's going up.

What balloon?

I've been instructed to say...

that we're going to put on a few more

Navy staff officers...

at supreme headquarters.

We're going to push the PRO people

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