The World of Henry Orient Page #3

- Who'd like some clam chowder?

- Clam chowder!

Wash your hands first.

Then two small bladders

came out of their mouths.

- If you'd been at rehearsals...

- Just as she was beginning to hum.

Henry, you've got to remember

you're not Van Cliburn.

If Van Cliburn misses a rehearsal,

nobody says "Throw the bum out. "

Not too much off the back.

I tried to phone them.

But I feel I would be remiss

in my obligation to you as your manager

if I didn't inform you

that they're not prepared

to take this understanding

attitude toward a...

well, let us say a non-Van Cliburn.

- What is it, Sidney? It's unnatural, isn't it?

- You're in a little slump, that's all.

Now look at me. Can you see

any difference? Be honest with me.

On my mother's grave,

you don't look a day older

than when we played

stickball in Brooklyn.

I will give somebody 1,000 dinars

who can find one grey hair in my head.

Henry, don't you understand

what I'm telling you? You're in trouble.

If I keep on telling them you're at the

dentist, they'll wanna count your teeth.

Very funny.

You seem to be pretty chummy

with Boyd these days.

Any reason why I shouldn't be?

Not if you don't mind going around

with somebody who's crazy.

I think you're the one that's crazy.

You know why she gets let out of school

early every day?

What makes you think I don't?

You'd never guess in a thousand years.

- All right, how much?

- It's worth at least a quarter.

- I'll give you 15 cents. It's all I've got.

- Give me the dime tomorrow, can't you?

If it's really interesting...

All right. The reason she gets out

every day, she goes to a psychiatrist.

- You mean a doctor?

- Doctor for the head, for the mind.

- Who told you that?

- Never mind. It's absolutely true.

School knows it,

but nobody else is supposed to.

- Are you making this up?

- It's the absolute truth.

Miss Cooney said Boyd

had asked her to keep it a secret.

Miss Rollyman said she was right,

the other eighths might think she's crazy.

"But if I was that rich,"

she said "anybody could call me crazy... "

Who said?

Miss Rollyman said

"In view of Boyd's marvellous IQ,

she's a prize to the school,

even if she's a little difficult. "

- What's IQ?

- Intelligent quota.

If you're smart, you have a high one.

If you're not, it's low.

The way they talked,

Boyd's some kind of a genius.

- Gosh sakes.

- And very, very rich besides.

- Want some more, darling?

- Yeah, I think I'd like some.

- I hate to go, but Emma's gonna skin me.

- What for? It's not late.

- I missed Dr Greentree.

- Who's Dr Greentree?

- Her doctor. Who do you think?

- Naturally, but I just wondered.

I don't mind your knowing.

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