The Way We Were Page #6

I always wondered

if it would stay true.

Not altogether.

What doesn't come easy now?

Hotel rooms.

Be serious.

Do you know

you're beautiful?

You are.

But you mustn't be

too serious.

I won't be.

Happy Rosh Hashanah!

What is it?

What do you mean, what is it?

Oh, come on. You get to

see your old pal J.J.

It'll be fun. We can all be

decadent and eat eggs Benedict

and vote Republican.

I don't like eggs Benedict.

Really?

I'll bet you were a cheerleader.

Me? Rah-rah.

Come on.

No!

Maybe you'll have

a good time.

A paper doll that I can call my own

A doll that other fellas

Boy, this is some Navy

you're in, J.J.

Hi, Hub.

Hi.

You mean all this?

It belongs to my aunt.

Is that the one that

plays the accordion?

Does she really

play the accordion?

She got squeezed to death.

She did not.

She's gone overseas.

She's with the USO.

Best USO?

Oh. Um...

Come on.

I got it.

Hollywood and Vine.

Best USO hostess?

Tallulah Bankhead.

I hope your aunt's

under Patton.

You can bet

she's under somebody.

Excuse me.

All right. Um...

Okay. How about... Gardiner?

Wait a second.

Best small hotel.

Not fair. I haven't been abroad.

But it's in Switzerland.

We don't want to make

any bad jokes. Saint Regis in Paris.

Pretty, isn't it?

Yeah.

You look different.

It's my hair. I have it ironed.

You what?

In Harlem.

I actually have friends

in Harlem.

I'm sure you do. Would

you like me to disapprove?

But how long has this been going

on? I mean, Hubbell Gardiner

And Katie Morosky.

No, she looks terrific.

I like her, J.J.

You really haven't changed, have you?

Neither have you.

As pretty as ever.

For a while.

I'm with J.J. Now.

Are you?

Excuse me.

Remember how she looked

in college compared to now?

Can I get you a drink?

I don't think so.

What were you doing?

She seemed upset.

Gone away and left

me Just like all dolls do

You do it. You make yourself

feel out of place.

I feel like I'm here for drinks

and everyone else gets supper.

Try talking to them.

I have.

No, you don't.

You don't talk, you lecture.

What was that speech

about Yalta?

No one here needs you

to explain it.

Then why all those silly jokes?

J.J. Called Roosevelt

the "Yaltese Falcon."

I thought it was pretty funny.

And selling your novel to Hollywood?

I hope that's meant to be funny.

Why?

Why?

Because you're too good

for Hollywood, that's why.

Maybe I'd be lucky to sell

a book to Hollywood.

You've never even

been there!

Besides, this isn't the point. Can't

we just relax and enjoy the party?

You get onto politics, and your sense

of humour goes right out the window.

I guess there are just

some things that are

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