
The Extra Man
( tool clicking )
EXCUSE ME, SIR?
SHE'S NOT COMING.
AND I'VE MADE
EVERYTHING PERFECT.
SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD,
DEVONSHIRE CLOTTED CREAM,
AND I JUST KNOW:
SHE'S NOT COMING.
- SIR?
- ( car honks )
A CAR, I BELIEVE,
IS APPROACHING.
DAISY.
I'VE WAITED
I'VE NEVER STOPPED
LOVING YOU,
DREAMING OF YOU.
Woman:
I KNOW, LOUIS.
I KNOW.
- ( gasps )
- ( bell rings )
Man on PA:
The Pep rally
has been relocated
to the little gym.
( girl chuckles )
BUT WHY DID:
FITZGERALD:
MAKE NICK CARRAWAY
SO DULL?
SUCH A BORING NARRATOR?
A BAD CHOICE.
WELL, CARRAWAY IS
LIKE A CAMERA.
HE'S FASCINATED
BY GATSBY,
LOOK, IN A WAY,
OF A LOVE LETTER
TO GATSBY.
- LOVE LETTER?
- SURE.
- I GUESS.
- OH, I-- OH!
EXCUSE--
THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE,
ABOUT THIS AGAIN
SURE.
FINALLY SOME REAL
TENNIS WEATHER.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
OH!
Narrator:
MUST LIVE IN CONSTAN NEGOTIATION.
LOUIS IVES HAD:
BEEN DETERMINED:
BUT THAT GOAL:
NOW SEEMED:
( gasping )
OH!
IT WAS:
IN MISS JEFFRIES' BAG.
I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE
PRINCETON NORTH PREP
AS A RESULT,
WE'RE FORCED
TO MAKE CUTBACKS.
I UNDERSTAND.
YOU HAVE BEEN AN EXCELLEN TEACHER, HOWEVER.
WE HAVE DECIDED:
WE'RE WILLING
TO RECOMMEND YOU
FOR POSITIONS ELSEWHERE.
THANK YOU.
ACTUALLY,
I'VE CONSIDERED MOVING
TO MANHATTAN.
PERHAPS NOW WOULD
BE A GOOD TIME:
FOR A BIG CHANGE
LIKE THAT.
YES, LOUIS.
I THINK MANHATTAN
SOUNDS LIKE:
FOR A YOUNG MAN...
LIKE YOURSELF.
Narrator:
BUT AFTER HIS:
CRUSHING DISMISSAL,
FOR THE BRASSIERE INCIDEN HAD CRIPPLED HIM.
THESE STRANGE URGES...
- ( horn honks )
THEY DEMANDED ATTENTION.
AND SO HE SPEN AN ENTIRE SUMMER
IMMERSED:
OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN.
LIKE ARMOR:
TO SHIELD HIM:
FROM DESPAIR.
DARKEST MOMENTS,
HE FEARED:
HE WAS UNLOVABLE.
OF LEAVES:
THAT FINALLY BROUGH A CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVE.
FOR FALL,
REKINDLED THE FEELING
OF POSSIBILITY.
Man on phone:
H. Harrison.
- HELLO.
- Yes?
YES, I'M CALLING
ABOUT THE ROOM?
MY NAME IS--
232 East 91st.
- Apartment 2F.
( buzzes )
- Man:
Are youthe applicant?
- YES!
YES, IT'S ME.
( door buzzes )
HARRISON, HENRY.
HENRY HARRISON.
IVES, LOUIS.
LOUIS IVES.
KITCHEN. BATH.
THERE'S A MISSING DOOR,
BUT THESE PROVIDE
ADEQUATE PRIVACY.
- WHOOPS.
THESE WOULD BE:
YOUR CHAMBERS.
IT'S BARRACKS-STYLE LIVING,
TO BE SURE.
YOU CAN CERTAINLY
HEAR THE PIGEONS.
ACCESS TO NATURE,
DON'T YOU?
IF YOU NEED:
MORE DRAWER SPACE,
I HAVE SOME:
EMPTY FILE CABINETS
IN THE KITCHEN.
OKAY.
WOULD YOU PREFER
NAME?
LOUIS IVES.
THOSE CHRISTMAS BALLS
ARE VERY INTERESTING.
I LOVE THEM.
THE LIGHT.
IF YOU EVER WAN TO GIVE ME SOMETHING,
CHRISTMAS BALLS.
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