The Notebook Page #4

besides the smell of lumber.

Dad,

this is Allison Hamilton.

Allison,

I'm glad to meet you.

- Allie.

- Allie.

Pleased to meet you,

Mr. Calhoun.

Well Mr. Calho...

What, am I old or something?

You can call me Frank.

- Here, come in and have a seat.

- Okay.

So, Allie.

Well, yeah, she is pretty, son.

- Yes.

- She's a lot prettier than you let on.

- Oh, is that right?

- No, it's not right.

Don't believe what he says.

- What is this you got?

- Umm, I... uh, I just...

I brought you something.

Let me see.

Let's have a look.

- Did you do this?

- Mm-hmm.

Well, that's beautiful.

Look at that.

That's a damn picture there.

Well, I know just where we can

put that, thank you.

Oh, that was

a lovely poem.

What was it?

- El...

- Whitman.

See when he was a little kid

he used to stutter real bad.

- Dad...

- So... well, you did.

- I didn't know that.

- God. I stammered.

Stammered, stutter,

what's the difference?

Couldn't understand

a damn thing he said.

So, I got him to read me poetry

out loud.

It wasn't

very pretty at first,

but then his stutter

went away.

Well, it's a good idea,

that poetry.

- Yeah, I thought so.

- Huh?

Unbelievable,

unbelievable.

I'm a Tennyson man,

myself, but he likes Whitman...

For some reason,

I don't know.

Say, how would you like some breakfast?

Would you like some breakfast?

- Breakfast?

- Yeah.

- Dad, it's 10:
00.

- What's that got to do with it?

You can have pancakes

any damn time of night you want.

- Come on, you want some breakfast?

- Sure.

It was an improbable romance.

He was a country boy.

She was from the city.

She had the world

at her feet,

while he didn't have

two dimes to rub together.

Noah, come on.

Whoo!

Look at us.

What are we doing?

Do you think in another life,

I could have been a bird?

What do you mean?

Like reincarnation.

I don't know.

I think I could.

Say I'm a bird.

No.

- Don't do it.

- Say I'm a bird.

Stop it. Stop it now.

- You're not.

- Say it!

- You're a bird.

- Yeah.

Now say

you're a bird too.

If you're a bird,

I'm a bird.

- Come on, darling.

- What are you doing?

Don't.

Don't!

Here we go,

on the count of three, okay?

Real easy,

on three, ready?

- Okay, okay.

- One...

- Two... two...

- two...

...three!

- No! I can't.

Get in the water!

- Get in! I'm sorry.

- Come on, chicken.

Get in the water, baby.

Baby, would you get in.

- Get in the water.

- I can't.

- Go!

- Get in the water!

- One...

- Come on, jump.

- Two...

- Three.

Keep 'em together!

No, no, no.

- Get to your place.

- Down here.

And move.

And keep it.

No, don't move it!

I don't understand

what you're talking about.

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