The Purple Rose of Cairo Page #3

you get whacked.

l`m leaving.

Listen, l don`t know

who`s filling your head...

full of crazy notions,

but l`ve had enough.

l want supper. Get my meat loaf!

Uh-uh.

Come on, Cecilia. You know

l can`t live without you.

l`m like a little kid

when it comes to you.

That`s just tough.

Look, l`m sorry.

Can`t l be sorry?

l drink, l get crazy.

lt`s not me, it`s the whiskey.

l`m going, Monk.

Jesus Christ,

l can`t reason with you.

All right, go ahead.

See how far you get.

Go on. You won`t last.

You see how it is

out in the real world.

Go on, you`ll come back.

You`re just bluff.

You`re all phony.

You`ll be back.

lt may take a week or an hour,

but you`ll be back!

Oh, jeez!

Look at all those guys.

Come on, honey.

We`re gonna make a buck.

l ordered bacon and tomato.

You brought me ham and swiss.

l`ll get it right away, ma`am.

Cecilia, l want you

to meet somebody.

Remember l was gonna keep

my eyes open for eligible men?

Oh, come on.

Just keep an open mind.

This is my sister Cecilia.

Mr. Teddy Ashcroft.

-How do you do?

-Charmed.

Teddy`s an exterminator.

Wright-Merson Pest Control.

My specialty are

mice and silverfish.

l`m pleased to meet you.

-Waitress! My hamburger!

-l`m coming!

-Can we have a check?

-l`ll be right there.

That`s it, Cecilia.

You`re fired. Get out!

But l`ll pay for it.

l`ll be more careful.

Out. Take off your apron.

Go home. You`re fired.

lf she goes, then l go, too.

That`s fine with me.

She doesn`t mean that.

You`ve got kids.

Then tell her

to mind her own business.

You`re fired.

Back from Egypt.

From the Bedouins to Broadway.

Though l`m not

a religious man...

l hereby vow never to fly over

the Atlantic in bumpy weather...

and never to look

at another camel.

Drinks, anyone?

Boy, l can`t wait

to get out of these clothes...

and hit some of the night spots.

Well, children,

let`s not waste any time.

The floor show at the Copacabana

starts in ten minutes...

and we`re meeting

the Countess and Larry Wilde.

Well, l am impressed.

You have yourself

quite a place here.

l still can`t get over the fact

that 24 hours ago...

l was in an Egyptian tomb.

l didn`t know any

of you wonderful people...

and here l am now.

l`m on the verge

of a madcap Manhattan weekend.

l hope you like

your martinis very dry.

No, thanks.

l`ll wait for that glass

of champagne at the Copacabana.

Miss Rita,

something on your mind?

You ain`t been yourself since

you come back from the pyramids.

lt`s nothing. l`ll be OK.

l don`t suspect

it has anything to do...

with that explorer fella,

Mr. Tom Baxter?

Why would you say that?

The way he speaks--

all romantic-like.

Come on, Delilah, draw my bath.

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