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[Music]

[Horn]

Good morning Good day.

How are you this
beautiful day?

Isn't this a
beautiful morning?

Very.

Hey Sipos, how's this?

That's an awfully elegant
post but is all that

elegance necessary?

Then why not?

I represent Maraczek's don't
I. We're not a butcher shop or a

hardware store, we are
perfumery and that means

we're, we're ...

We're stylish.

That's it.

With a quiet dignity.

Yes, and we get the
tilt of our hats right.

That's right.

When I ride my bike, people
see what Maraczek is like so I

think it's very
important that I look my best.

And how many people
did you run over today?

Not one.

Well, it's early.

Here comes Ms. Ritter.

Ow.

She spent the
night with Mr. Kodaly.

Again.

They always kiss goodbye at
the new stand then she walks

around the block to make
us think she's been home.

Good morning.

Good day.

How are you this glorious day?

Have you seen a
lovelier morning?

Never.

Ah, it's too nice a day to
be inside shuffling soaked.

I have no more
energy whatsoever.

Anybody mind if I
take the day-off?

Arpad, why aren't you old
enough to take me away from

all this?

I'm old enough.

Well, then marry me
and I'll quit my job.

No, I'm afraid you're not
really quite old enough.

It won't be long though.
I'm catching up.

You know, Mr. Nowack always
used to say I get to be 35

before you ever did.

Ah, Mr. Kodaly.

Good morning.

Good day.

How are you this radiant day?

What a rare
magnificent for morning.

Is it?

Good morning my dear.

How are you this
ravishing day?

Do you know you've never
looked more exquisite?

Thank you, kind sir.

What a lovely dress.

The same one she had on
yesterday Mr. Kodaly.

Well, if it isn't Mr. Nowack.

Good morning.

Good day.

Isn't that a beautiful sky,
what a perfect example of

summer weather.

It's nice a day to be
indoors counting out change.

What a waste of holiday
weather all together.

Let's all run away.

Ah, wouldn't it be something
if we all took off for work.

Leaving Mr. Maraczek
without a single clerk.

Why not have a picnic.

I could bring my
wife's preserves.

Champagne might be
nice with hot hors d’oeuvres.

It's nice a day (It's nice
to day) To be stuck inside of

store (To be stuck inside of
store) We could all be getting

our faces sun tanned
(Sun tanned) It's so nice a day

(It's so nice a day) To be
dosing under a tree (To be

dosing under a tree) And
we'll be out of a job.

If it cost that much
to get sun tanned.

I'll stay un-tanned.

Pale but solvent.

The Picnic.

A picnic, oh well.

[Applause]

Well, Mr. Nowack, was the
chicken the usual success?

What?

Last night, your weekly dinner
with Mr. and Mrs. Maraczek?

Oh right.

Did you talk to Mr. Maraczek
about replacing Mr. Horvath?

Oh I, I mentioned
it? absolutely not,

after all with
business the way it's been?

Yes. But it's bound to pick now
that Hammerschmidt's has closed.

Did you ever try
their hand cream?

I wonder if it's any good.

Good, my dear woman.

My wife has been using
their products for years.

In fact, I've often wondered
why theirs are always so much

better than everyone else's.

You should know Mr. Maraczek.

[Laughter]

Good morning Mr. Maraczek.

Good morning.

Good day.

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

Good day madam,
may I help you?

Good day madam,
may I help you?

Good day madam,
may I help you?

I would like to see a ...

Face like yours.

Cracked.

But we carry ...

Do you have a cream for ...

Cherry red.

Skin.

Oh I see what you mean.

You look enchanting.

Dry.

Lips.

Glamorous as garbo.

Big.

Mouth.

I would recommend a.

Bath.

Today.

On sale, did you say?

Put a little lipstick.

On your nose.

Twice.

Morning and evening.

And a little brush for.

Combing my.

Teeth.

Absolutely.

Wrap it up and send it.
Thank you so much.

Is there something
else before you go?

Yes ...

What have I forgotten?

I know there was
something there else.

What could it be?

Something unimportant,
something for my husband,

really doesn't matter.

Let's get back to me.

I could also use a ...

Bottle of ...

Hair ...

We have a splendid.

Here's an
inexpensive perfume called.

Rat.

I've never used one.

If you want to clip your.

Ear lobes.

You may want to dye your.

Hangnails.

Dab a little on your.

Husband's face.

Won't he be surprised.

I would like an eyebrow.

Under my.

Chin.

There's an idea.

Madam, I am filled with.
Very soft.

Soap.

That should do it.

Wrap it up and charge it.

Thank you so much.

Always such a
pleasure seeing you.

Thank you madam.

Please call
again, do call again,

madam.

Did you see that?

It looks like
business is picking up.

Ladislav, I got
another letter today.

From her.

It's so beautiful.
I've got to read it to you.

Did she enclose a
snapshot this time?

Did she say anything about
meeting you face to face?

Oh, we're going to very
soon but just listen to this.

Dear friend, yesterday morning
I ran through the rain to the

post office.

I had the key in my hand,
the key to box 1433 trembling.

I open the door and reached
inside and oh my dear friend,

there you were.

I took you out, held you in my
hand and looked at you for a

moment and I sat down gently
opened you and read you.

Mr. Sipos.

Yes sir.

Could you spare me one
of your stomach pills?

Oh yes sir.

Of course, sir.

Thank you.

You know who's fault is this?

No, sir.

Yours.

Mine?

Every time you come dinner
Mrs. Maraczek tries to fatten

you up.

She has the cook make
dumplings and cream gravy and

what happens?

You stay slim and
I get heartburn.

Well, I'm very sorry sir.

But Georg, it's
time you were married.

Haven't you had enough of
living in furnished rooms of

running around to
cabarets and dance-halls?

Mr. Maraczek, I haven't
been to a dance-hall in years.

Oh I know what you
bachelors are like.

Remember, I was once one
myself and what a bachelor.

Young, strong, oh I was
something in days gone by with

some girl who just
happened to catch my eye.

Slim, straight,
light on my feet,

shoes just skimming
the ground 1-2-3,

1-2-3, follow the
beat around, around,

around.

All night circling the floor
until dawn lit up the sky,

no one younger than
I in days gone by.

But then I met Mrs. Maraczek
and every since I danced only

with her.

I bet you think
that's incredible.

No. Mrs. Maraczek is
a beautiful woman.

Young, strong, oh I was
something in days gone by.

The fact is I'm a
terrible dancer.

With some girl who just
happened to catch my eye.

Oh I can do it with my hands.

Slim, straight,
light on my feet.

I've always have
trouble with my feet.

Shoes just
skimming the ground.

1-2-3, 1-2-3, follow
the beat around,

around, around ...

Miss Ritter ...

Oh.

Relax.

And go back-2-3, back-2-3.

Smile.

That's it Mr. Nowack.

Spin me around
and go back-2-3,

back-2-3.

Very good Georg.

That's it Georg.

All night circling the
floor til dawn lit up the sky,

no one younger than
I in days gone by.

Thank you Georg.

Take my advice Georg, find
yourself one person to

dance with.

Believe me, it's not necessary
to change partners

every night.

Mr. Maraczek ...

Or even every other night,
you just think it's necessary.

Well, here they are.

What?

It's a little
surprise for you.

Oh what is it?

It's a genuine
leather box that wait,

listen.

[Music]

Isn't that lovely?

Well here, you try it.

[Laughter]

What else does it?

What do you mean what else?

It's a genuine leather musical
cigarette box and only 10 and

6, how's that for a bargain?

But who's going to buy it?

Oh I can see you're in
a difficult mood today.

Let's ask some of the other
people around here get

their honest opinion.

Mr. Si ...

Mr. Kodaly.

Yes sir.

Will it sell?

I can't imagine why not sir.

I'd even go further.

I think this will make
music lovers out of cigarette

smokers and cigarette
smokers out of music lovers.

Thank you Mr. Kodaly.

You're welcome sir.

All right Georg,
I'll make you a bet.

I'll bet you 10 and 6 we
sell the first of these boxes

within one hour.

Oh I don't want to
take your money sir.

Oh 10 and 6, one
hour no more no less,

is it a bet?

Well, I think that'd be very
irresponsible for me to ...

He's not so confident now.

It's a bet.

Oh you will pay
through the nose,

you will pay through the nose.

[Bell rings]

Good day madam,
may I help you?

I'd like a large
tube of Mona Lisa.

Mona Lisa Cold
Cream, certainly madam.

Isn't that a lovely melody?

Is seven and four the largest
size or is there a larger?

We also have a nine and six.

I'd like to see it.

This is a
musical cigarette box.

Do you carry flowers of spring
in the one ounce bottle?

The one ounce
bottle, certainly.

Mr. Sipos, your customer.

Yes sir, over here madam.

Good day madam,
may I help you?

Who do I see about returning
a jar of sour face cream?

Mr. Kodaly, your customer.

Right this way madam.

[Applause]

Good day madam,
may I help you?

No.

Oh yes.

We have a complete
stock of perfumes,

soaps, shampoos
... No.

Bath oils, bath salts ...

No.

Cold creams, face
creams, nail polishes.

No.

Brushes, hard soft and medium.

No.

Toilet water, we have a
special this week only on

"Roses of Italy."
Here, I'll show it to you.

Thursday, good.
I'll stop by for it.

Thank you very much madam.

Thank you,
madam.

Please call
again Do call again,

madam. Let me spray a
little on your hand.

No.

No?

Actually you see, I'm
not going to buy any.

Not today, I'm not
going to buy anything.

Is Mr. Maraczek here?

He's in the back room.

Oh may I speak
with him please?

Perhaps I can help you?

I don't think so.

Well, he's quite busy.

Then I'll wait.

I don't mind really, I'll just
sit right here quietly and

wait until he's free.

May I ask the
nature of your business?

I think I better speak
with Mr. Maraczek personally.

Very well, may I
have your name please.

Balash, Amalia Balash.

Very well Ms. Balash I'll
tell him you're here.

Just one thing, Ms.
Horvath who used to work here,

the one who's having a baby,
she hasn't been replaced yet,

has she?

Are you looking for a job?

I guess you could
call it that, yes.

Well, I'm a very
good sales girl.

Really, very good and I
know the perfumery

business inside and out.

I worked at
Hammerschidt's five years,

five years and eight months
and they were always very

satisfied with me.

I have a letter here from
Mr. Hammerschidt himself.

It's somewhere here.

It says Ms. Balash is
honest, dependable,

dedicated ...

dedicated.

It is here somewhere.

She also is an abundance
of those qualities which go

toward making a
superior salesperson.

I highly recommend her
signed Herman Hammerschidt.

Oh here.

Well, I'm sure it's just as
you say but unfortunately we

are not replacing Ms. Horvath
right now so if you wouldn't

mind leaving your name ...

Balash, Amalia Balash.

Right and if
anything should come up ...

I'd like to speak to
Mr. Maraczek please.

I'm afraid if it's
only about a job ...

Please.

I'm sorry it
just can't be done.

What can't be done?

At Maraczek's,
nothing is impossible.

Perhaps I can help you.

She wants a job.

What?

I know this
business inside and out.

I worked at
Hammerschidt's. I'm sorry.

I have a letter here from
Mr. Hammerschidt himself.

It's out of the question.

I'm honest,
dependable, dedicated.

Oh really Georg, can't you
handle this sort of thing

without calling me in?

But I'm a very
good sales girl.

If you will excuse me. No
really, I am. I'm very good.

Aren't these marvelous
boxes and only 10 and 6,

can you imagine?

What are they for?

Candy.

Candy?

Why yes madam, it's the latest
thing and just look at the

workmanship.

Oh ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha.

A musical candy box?

Why certainly madam.

It combines the three
elements of good taste,

attractive to the eye,
attractive to the ear and

functional.

How functional?

How?

Well, let me tell you.

This little box has
been a lifesaver to many,

many women with a slight
tendency to overweight and

don't we all.

We sit at home reading a
good book or listening to a

symphony and without
even realizing it.

Our hand slips
into the candy box.

We become indiscrete eating
sweet after sweet though we

know all too well
where that may lead.

So this box was designed with
the two of us in mind as the

kind of reminder we need.

When you raise the lid,
the music plays like a

disapproving nod.

And it sings in your
ear no more candy,

my dear.

In a way, it's a little
like the voice of God.

I'll take it.

Thank you, madam.

If you step right over ehre
pleasem that will be three and

eght for the large
jar of face crea,

And then and six for
the box, thank you madam.

Thank you very much.

You're hired Miss ...

Balash, Amalia Balash.

Miss Balash, welcome to
Maraczek's and now Mr. Nowack

if you please.

Fourteen and four,
fourteen and five,

fifteen.

Your packages madam.

Thank you madam.
Please call again .

Do call again, madam.

[Music]

Dear friend, when a day
brings petty aggravations

and my poor frayed
nerves are all askew,

I forget these unimportant
matters pouring out my hopes

and dreams to you.

As I rest my pen
and look around me,

I can see the
summer disappear.

Oh, dear friend all
at once autumn's here.

Good morning, Ms. Ritter.

Good morning, Arpad.

Look, autumn.

Good morning, Ilona.

Here you are on this
first October day,

the quintessence of autumn.

I do hope you've
forgiven me about our little

misunderstanding last night.

I just can't bear
it when we quarrel.

Can you darling truthfully?

Go to hell.

Dear friend, with November
just around the corner,

I've a feeling
you may also share.

Do you feel an undertone of
discord and a sense of tension

in the air?

Mr. Nowack, must this sidewalk
always be covered with leaves?

No sir but Mr.
Maraczek, Mr. Maraczek.

If it weren't for
your endearing letters,

I'd be flying south
with all the geese.

By the way, have you
read "War and Peace?"

Good morning Mr. Nowack.

I see you're on time
today Miss Balash,

congratulations.

So sorry to disappoint you.

But I'm not
disappointed, far from it.

Let's just call it surprised.

They always
argue, why is that?

Simple chemical reaction, you
see sometimes when two people

like each other very much ...
They like each other?

I think so.

They like each
other very much?

Well, don't you think
we should tell them?

Arpad my boy,
they'd never believe us.

Look, winter.

Dear friend, have you set your
calendar for Tuesday when we

bring this ...

Georg and Amalia:
Chapter to a close,

when I meet my lady of the
letters who puts tiny faces in

her "O's."

In the freezing weather
of December I'll be warmly

waiting for our date.

Until then, count the
hours oh I'm late for work.

I'm late.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Am I very late?

No.

Did Mr. Nowack say anything?

No.

Where is he?

In the work room.

No.

You're all new, the shoes,
the dress, the hat.

It's top to bottom.

I'm surprised
you recognized me.

Do I look all right?

Lovely wonderful, very nice.
Very nice. Yes, yes, yes.

It took me three
hours to get dressed.

That's why I'm so late.

I have a feeling our little
Miss Balash must be in love

and you have a rendezvous
with him this evening.

How do you know?

Mr. Kodaly is an expert on
love which is really quite

remarkable considering
he's never been in it.

Good morning Miss Balash.

He didn't yell at me.

What's wrong with him?

He has other
things on his mind.

Mr. Maraczek is very upset.

He is? Again?

And you know who
gets the worst of it.

Mr. Nowack.

Yes sir.

You see this?
Yes.

You know what it is?

Of course.

It's a tube of
Mona Lisa Cold Cream.

Here, let's see you try it.

It came out the back.

I was under the impression it
was your responsibility to see

that these tubes
are correctly filled.

If that responsibility is too
much for you Mr. Nowack or is

there something
wrong with the tubes,

are they defective?

No, no.
I don't think so.

You don't think so then it
wouldn't be asking too much

for the cream to
come out the right end?

No, it would not
be asking too much.

Thank you Mr. Nowack.
That's all I wanted to know.

Georg, Georg.

Your coat, there's
still Mona Lisa on it.

Thank you, thank you Ladislav.

You're so nervous.
I can feel you vibrating.

Well, it's a, it's
a, it's a new suit.

I've never worn
it to work before.

Oh?

What's the occasion?

The biggest ever, I'm
meeting her, tonight.

The letter girl, you
mean face to face at last.

Face to face at last.

Well, I just hope she
lives up to your expectations.

Can I tell you
something Ladislav?

I hope she doesn't.

I mean, I, I hope she's not
as beautiful as I think she is

or, or as brilliant as I
think she is because then,

what will she think of me?

A very ordinary clerk in a
very ordinary shop and a

terrible liar.

A liar?

The things I wrote
in those letters.

You lied?

Ehhh.

No wonder you're vibrating.

I'm nervous and upset because
this girl I've never met.

I get to meet
tonight at eight.

I'm taking her to dinner at a
charming old café but who can

eat tonight at eight?

It's early in the morning
and our date is not til eight

o'clock tonight and yet
already I can see what a

nightmare this
whole day will be.

I haven't slept a wink.

I only think of our
approaching tete-a-tete

tonight at eight.

I feel a combination of
depression and elation,

what a state to
wait til eight.

Three more minutes,
two more seconds,

10 more hours to go.

In spite of all I've written
she may not be very smitten

and my hopes perhaps may
all collapse kaput tonight

at eight.

I wish I knew exactly how I'll
act and what will happen when

we dine tonight at eight.

I know I'll drop the
silverware but will I spill

the water or the
wine tonight at eight?

Tonight I'll walk right up
and sit right down beside the

smartest girl in town and
then it's anybody's guess.

More and more I'm
breathing less and less.

In my imagination I can hear
our conversation taking shape

tonight at eight.

I'll sit there saying
absolutely nothing or I'll

jabber like an ape
tonight at eight.

Two more minutes,
three more seconds,

10 more hours to go.

I'll know when this is don't
if something's ended or begun

and if it goes all right.

Who knows I might
propose tonight at eight.

This is fun.

I love Christmas wrapping.

It certainly is a
pleasant change.

You know for the past month
I've don't practically nothing

but fill those darn
tubes of Mona Lisa.

Well, what do you care?

You're in love with a
nice eligible young man.

Pretty soon, you'll be able
to kiss all this goodbye.

Tell me, what's he like?

Tell me all about him.

I love to suffer.

Well ...

Is he tall?

So, so.

So, so six feet,
so, so five feet?

I never measured.

Color of hair, color of eyes.

Sandy hair, not really
light not really dark.

And the eyes?

Bluish greenish.

Brownish?

A little.

Is he handsome?

You know, it's funny at times
he is and then again at times

he's not.

Well built.

Average.

You want a piece
of good advice,

don't lose him in a crowd.

Why?

Why am I such an
unconvincing liar?

The fact is I've never
met him ever really.

Never?

That's why I don't
know if he's tall,

wide, short, narrow, pink,
green or even what his name is.

You mean all this fuss
is just for a blind date.

My God, you're even
more desperate than I am.

It's not a blind date.

I know him.

How?

Letters, many, many letters.

You belong to a
lonely hearts club?

I have never done that
sort of thing before.

I had seen the
advertisements in the papers.

Well, who has it?

Young man wants young lady,
young lady wants young man.

But I've never taken them
seriously until one day I saw

his advertisement.

Even then I tried not to
answer it really but he just

kept calling out to me.

He could be 75.

No.

The advertisement
says young man.

You haven't even
asked for a photograph.

I don't know his name
or what he looks like.

But I have a much
more certain guide.

I can tell exactly what
he looks like inside.

When I undertook
his correspondence,

little did I know
I'd grow so fond.

Little did I know our
views would so correspond.

He writes me what his
feelings are on shaw,

Flaubert, chopin, Renoir.

The more I read the more I find
we're one in mind and heart.

I know the kind of
home we'd share,

the books, the prints,
the music there a home,

a life that's warm and full
and rich in love and art.

I don't need to see
his handsome profile.

I don't need to
see his manly frame.

All I need to know is in each
letter each long revealing

letter I couldn't know him
better if I knew his name.

I know him so well Ilona.

I know that he's a very
successful person and terribly

well-educated and he's gentle
and kind and soft spoken.

I know all this about
him and so much more.

I've just never met him.

That's all.

He writes his deepest
vemeer and Debussy ... If
he isn't too handsome,

thoughts to me on swift,
true, it doesn't much matter
but his personal

habits are
more important than his looks.

Supposing he snores
like a locomotive?

Supposing he grinds his teeth?

Supposing he's a
knucklecracker,

Amalia?

Good luck with your books.

And another small detail that
you haven't yet mentioned.

I am speaking of sex, dear
when you and he are all alone

come to think of it
maybe you're right.

Maybe it doesn't
matter at that.

Maybe it doesn't
matter at that.
Maybe I'd do much better
myself with a library card and

Maybe I'd do much better
myself with a library card and

a gramophone.

I don't need to see
his handsome profile.

I don't need to see
his handsome profile.
I was taken in by
someone's profile.

I was taken in by
someone's profile.

I don't need to
see his manly frame.

I was taken in by
someone's frame.

All I need to know is
in each letter each ...

How could I have used one ...

Long, revealing letter.

I couldn't love him better.

I hope you do much better.

If I knew his name.

I knew his name.

What's in a name?

[Music]

Mr. Nowack,
perhaps you can help me?

Yes, sir?

I'm looking for the
Christmas decorations.

I don't see them.

Well, we haven't, we
haven't started them yet.

I was going to talk to you
about it in a day or two.

I am sick and tired of you
running to me like a baby on

every little
matter that comes up.

Mr. Maraczek, that's not fair.

Excuse me Georg, kindly
inform all the employees,

they'll have to
stay late tonight.

Now, is it clear even to you?

It's perfectly clean but
I'm afraid I can't stay.

I have an appointment.

Excuse me.

I can stay tomorrow
night, Thursday night Friday?

That won't be necessary.

I assure you we'll get on
splendidly without you.

Thank you, that's all.

That's not all Mr. Maraczek,
for the past month I can't

seem to do anything right.

Everything has
changed, what is it?

Is it you?

Is it me?

If my, if my work is bad now,
it's been bad for the last 15

years, why the hell did
you wait until now to start

telling me?

How dare you raise
your voice in this shop?

Clumsy idiot.

You did that on
purpose didn't you?

I had to stop that argument
before you did something

foolish like resigning.

Well, I'm not so
sure I appreciate that.

I didn't do it for you
Georg, I did it for me.

Who knows?

If you resign you're successor
might take one look at me and

ask himself, "What's that
oaf doing in this fancy

parfumerie?"

You are a very
good clerk Ladislav.

I'm an idiot.

But at least I'm an
idiot with a job.

Call me fool.

That's all right with me.

Here's my rule,
never disagree.

Where's my pride?

Swallowed long ago deep
inside where it doesn't show.

Bowing, scrapping,
nodding, beaming,

always humble, not
ounce of self-repect.

Yes sir, yes sir.

You're so right, sir.

Black is white, sir.

Excuse me while I genuflect.

How do I remain so
calm and cheerful?

How do I retain my peace of
mind let me just explain my

rationale.

It's all in your perspective.

Listen, listen to an old
Hungarian's philosophy.

I am only one of several in a
rather small parfumaerie which

is only one of
several in this city,

which is one of many
cities in this country,

which is only one
of many countries,

which are on this continent,
which is only one of seven on

this not so special planet,
which is one of many in our

solar system, which is only
one of many solar systems in

this vast and inconceivable
affair that is the universe.

So in this infinite,
incomprehensible scheme,

if a dot called Maraczek
should scream at a speck

called Sipos, what on
earth does it matter?

So call me fool,
that's all right with me.

Here's my rule,
never disagree.

Where's my pride?

Swallowed long ago deep
inside where it doesn't show.

Just maintain true perspective
and it's easy to avoid a clash

of wills.

Just maintain true perspective
and make sure you're well

supplied with stomach pills.

Let me put it bluntly, I'm
a coward with a wife and

children to support.

Actually my creed
is short and simple.

Five essential words
Georg, do not lose your job.

Miss Ritter, Miss Ritter.

What?

This is going to be a charge.

Here's the lady's name.

Just a name after such
a long conversation,

no telephone number?

I don't need it.

She's got mine.

Now that I have you
all here, Miss Balash,

Mr. Maraczek wants
everyone to stay late tonight.

Why?

To work on
Christmas decorations,

all right?

I guess so.
Of course.

Good day, madam.
May I help you?

Mr. Nowack, Mr.
Nowack I can't stay.

Why?

I have a date.

You know I have a date.

I don't know such thing.

How can you say that?

Why do you think I'm
wearing these new clothes?

To trim a tree in?

I'm only following Mr.
Maraczek's instructions.

I can't stay.

You are not being very
cooperative Miss Balash.

Well, why did he have to pick
this one night or did you pick

it Mr. Nowack because you
knew I had an appointment?

Thank you madam,
please call again,

do call again madam.

You know, I find it quite
depressing that anyone could

hate me so much.

I do not hate you Miss Balash.

But until you came here this
was a happy peaceful place.

Now, the whole
atmosphere has changed,

everyone is cranky, Mr.
Maraczek is on the warpath.

That's not my fault.

The Mona Lisa is coming out
the wrong end of the tubes.

And that's not
my fault, is it?

You've been filling them.

According to
your instructions.

What?

Can we not fight about this?
Can we have a truce?

Anytime Mr. Nowack.

After all, you're always
the one who starts things.

I'm the one.

You have always resented me
from the first day I came here

when I made you lose that
bet to Mr. Maraczek for

ten-and-six, wasn't it?

To think that anyone could
hate me so much just for

ten-and-six.

That is nonsense.

Or was it your male pride that
got wounded because I went

over your head, men always
do seem to resent things

like that.

I do not resent
you Miss Balash.

Yes, you do.

Oh, for heaven's sake
I do not resent you.

But if I did, I would
have very good reason.

Can you deny you had not
worked here two weeks before

you started
making very public,

very humiliating
remarks about me?

Only because you've been
going around calling me Miss

A-mal-ia Balash/
Miss A-malia Balash,

do you think I like that?

Do you think I liked
you criticizing my socks,

my ties, my fingernails?

Much better.

That must be the
rudest, most difficult,

worst-tempered
girl in the world.

Good day, madam.
May I help you?

Yes.

I'd like to see
lily scented soap.

Well, Mr. Nowack,
hard at work as usual,

I see.

Good day ladies.

May I help you?

Have you made the
arrangements about tonight?

Yes sir.

Ms. Ritter and Mr. Kodaly
and Mr. Sipos can all stay and

Arpad of course.

What about Miss Balash?

She has an appointment.

Well, I guess you could hardly
prevail upon her to stay when

you're not going to.

Any other night Mr. Maraczek.

There seem to be a great
many things Mr. Nowack that

interest you far more
than your position here.

Mr. Maraczek, I am
devoted to this shop.

I could not work
harder if I owned it.

If you owned it.

Let me tell you
something my young friend.

No matter what you do, you
will never get your hands on

this shop, never.

Not if I have to come down
from heaven and stop you

myself.

Is it clear?

Yes, perfectly clear.

Now, get away from me,
just get away from me.

Oh I will get away
and permanently.

Can I take that as your
resignation Mr. Nowack?

That is exactly what it is.

Very well, I accept it
effective immediately.

Miss Ritter will
have your final pay.

Excuse me, is this the
large size or the medium size?

Ah, the large size.

Well then, show me the medium
and I haven't got all day.

Yes, madam.

I would like a cake of castile
soap and a powder puff, shampoo.

Is there a sale on?

Let me have a
hairnet, bubble bath.

How much do you
charge for your Mona Lisa?

Mr. Nowack, are you leaving?

Well, it should be good
news for you Miss Balash,

very good news.

I won't be arguing
with you anymore.

I've just quit my job.

Why?

Well, as a matter of fact,
I didn't have much choice.

I don't know what to say.

Then don't say anything
especially not that

you're sorry.

Let's not end our relationship
on that false note,

goodbye Miss Balash.

Mr. Nowack, may the condemned
woman have one last word?

I never wished you harm ever,
you've got to believe that.

I believe you Miss Balash and
may I say I sincerely hope you

marry a very nice man
and have many children.

And for the sake of my
successor in this job,

I hope it's soon.

... old cream, do you have
a lotion good for soothing

sensitive skin?

Good bye, Georg.

How much do you
charge your Mona Lisa?

Maraczek's won't be
the same without you.

Can you recommend
an unusual perfume?

Sorry to see you go.

Something rather
chic but inexpensive.

If I can ever help.

That will make a
novel Christmas gift.

Let me know.

I'm fine that I'm after.

Do you have a lipstick,
guaranteed kiss-proof?

Coconut oil?
What kind of mascara?

Good bye, Georg.

Let me have a jar of vanishing
cream and a bottle of your

I wish there were time
for a proper farewell.

Wrap it as a gift and
send it? Put it on ...

But for now good
luck and good bye,

Georg.

So long, so long.

Please keep in touch.

Do keep in touch, won't you?

Will he like me when we meet?

Will the shy and quiet girl
he's going to see be the girl

that he's imagined me to be?

Will he like me?

Will he like the girl he sees?

If he doesn't, will he know
enough to know that there's

more to me than I
may always show?

Will he like me?

Will he know that
there's a world of love

waiting to warm him?

Ho I'm hoping that his eyes
and ears won't misinform him.

Will he like me?

Who can say?

How I wish that we
could meet another day.

It's absurd for me
to carry on this way.

I'll try not to.

Will he like me?

He's just got to.

When I am in my room
alone and I write,

thoughts come easily.

Words come fluently then.

That's how it is when I'm
alone but tonight there's no

hiding behind my
paper and pen.

Will he know that there's a
world of love waiting to

warm him?

How I'm hoping that his eyes
and ears won't misinform him.

Will he like me?

I don't know.

All I know is that
I'm tempted not to go.

It's insanity for
me to worry so.

I'll try not to.

Will he like me?

He's just got to.

Will he like me?

Will he like me?

[Applause]

Maraczek's, may I help you?

Oh yes, one moment please.

Mr. Maraczek, it's for you.

I'll take it in my office.

Ladislav, have you got a
pack of icicles over there?

I don't see any.

Would you please ask Mr.
Kodaly if he's got them?

Miss Ritter would like to know
if you've got her icicles.

Icicles?

Please tell her that it's all
I've been getting from her for

several weeks.

He says that's ...

I heard him.

Why else would I be
laughing so uncontrollably?

Sipos, what do you think of
a woman who goes with a man,

tells him she loves him
and then suddenly drops him?

Before you
answer that Ladislav,

what do you think about a man
who cancels three dates with a

girl in a little over a week?

A little over a week?

Eight days.

I don't recall three dates.

You don't recall
anything, you never did.

You are so wrong, Ilona.

I recall our
evenings together.

I recall them very well.

Our private little
booth at the Rathskeller.

Remember?

Oh, come on, Ilona.

Let's go there tonight.

You always loved
the Rathskeller,

the Chinese food, the, the
gypsy fortune teller and that

rhumba band?

Ilona?

Come with me, Ilona.

I've missed you so much.

How I eny you each evening
when work is through for I

have only me to be
with while you have you.

No.

Without you, Ilona.

How cold my
lonely life has grown.

Are you happy alone, Ilona?

Ilona, my own.

Now that Kodaly
is hard at play,

we'll never get out of here
until new Years day so ...

Happy New Year.

Come with me, Ilona.

Come with me, Cherie.

Mistletoe, I long for someone.

Please tell me who.

Like some divine divining rod,
it points straight to you.

Remember, Ilona those
sunny nights we knew before?

If you'll just say the
word, Ilona we'll know

them once more.

If it was only up to me, guess
who I would hang upon the

Christmas tree.

Ths is where I came in, amen.

The fox and the
chicken are a team again.

Oh no, ah.

Yes.

Ah.

Together, Ilona we
generate a spark that's rare.

Why deny that
it's there, Ilona?

You feel it, I know.

Let's help it to glow.

You really are a rat.

All right, we'll go to the
Rathskeller together but you

better have plenty of money
because I'm starve or is it

going to be Dutch as usual?

No, no. No,
no, no, no.

My treat.

You can all go
home now, go home.

But the work isn't
finished yet sir.

We'll have to do
it some other time.

Oh speaking for
myself Mr. Maraczek,

I wouldn't mind
staying a little longer.

You see, I'm in the
rhythm of it now.

No. I want everyone out
as quickly as possible.

Yes sir.

Good night.

Good night Mr. Maraczek.

It's only 9:30.

9:30, Arpad.

What?

Good news.

Why?

You've been reprieved.

Mr. Maraczek says we can go.

You're all ready,
I'll just get my things.

Arpad, can you
get them for me?

Ilona, this is going to be a
bit difficult to explain but

I'm afraid I won't be able
to take to the Rathskeller

after all.

What?

I can't help myself.

Darling, the fact is I thought
we were going to be working

late tonight so I canceled the
previous appointment but now

they were finished early
I've just got to keep it.

You do understand,
don't you darling?

Trust me, I promise you we'll
go to the Rathskeller another

night soon.

Let's see, tonight is Tuesday.

What about next Monday?

Ilona, Cherie.

I resolve not to be so stupid.

Will you keep Monday
night open for me darling?

I resolve not to
play these games.

All right sweetheart.

How often I've been a
sitting duck for cupid.

How often I've let him
shoot me down in flames.

Sweetheart, say
it's all right?

I resolve not to
be so trusting.

It's high time,
time that I awoke.

Whatever I've got up
here is up here rusting.

My feminine
intuition is a joke.

I must be cousin to a cat.

I always wind up with a rat.

I'm through with
momentary thrills.

I find it can't
afford the bills.

I resolve come what may.

I will not be this
girl one more day.

I resolve not to
be so brainless.

I resolve not to be so dumb.

My usual brush with
love is far from painless.

And suddenly I have
got to know how come.

I resolve not to blame the
others just because I'm an

easy mark.

I want to know why I
never meet their mothers.

Where men are concerned
I'm always in the dark.

I must stop
thinking with my skin.

I will not be a mandolin that
someone strums and puts away

until he gets
the urge to play.

I resolve here and now.

I will be a
different girl somehow.

Ladislav.

Georg.

I have to talk to you.

Will you come with me
to the Café Imperiale?

It's urgent.

The Café Imperiale?

She will be
sitting there all alone.

Your lady friend?

The one who
writes the letters?

Yes, yes, yes, yes and on the
table in front of her will be

a copy of Anna Karenina with a
rose in it and I would

have a rose here.

Oh that's a very
romantic picture Georg,

very romantic
except for one thing?

One thing?

What am I doing there?

I need you to give her this
letter which explains I've

been called out of town on
urgent business but I will

write to her as
soon as possible.

She won't be disappointed?

She would be more disappointed
if she saw me the way that I

am tonight.

Will you give her this for me?

Well, of course I will but ...
Please, please we must hurry.

For all I know she got tired
of waiting and left long ago.

[Knocking]

Mr. Keller.

Mr. Maraczek.

Come in, please.

Do we talk here?

Everyone is gone.

Well, as I told you
on the phone sir,

we completed our
investigation.

Yes?

Who sent this to me?

I'm afraid we don't know that.

Anonymous letters are
difficult to track down but we

have checked its contents.

As you see we've been
following Mrs. Maraczek and

there's no doubt she's
involved with one of your

clerks just as
the letters say.

There's no doubt.

I'm sorry sir.

You know, I've
known all along,

I just had to be sure.

She's been going
to his apartment,

number 17 Court Street.

Each visit is listed.

Would you care to have us
do an investigation of

Mr. Kodaly?

Who?

Well, that's his
name Steven Kodaly.

No.

Steven Kodaly, Number
17 Court Street ...

Kodaly.

It's just that he hardly knows
Mrs. Maraczek and there's

another clerk here, a clerk
who has been to our house many

times.

I thought,
naturally I thought ...

If you'll read
the report, sir.

Yes, thank you.

Will there be anything else?

I'll be saying good night.

Good night, Mr. Keller.

Good night, sir.

[Phone Ringing]

Maraczek, here.

Hello, love.

Yes, I know.

You'll be out late then?

I see.

Give her my best.

No, I just feel
a little tired.

Of course, of course.

No, I won't wait up.

So do I, bye-bye.

Mr. Maraczek, don't,
don't Mr. Maraczek.

[Gunshot]

[Applause]

Butterfingers, do that again,
that's the end of your career.

How do you do sir?

How do you do madam?

Don't you know we try
to preserve a romantic

atmosphere?

God to see you
again, Mr. Liszt.

That's what all our patrons
expect so every jarring note

will be ruthlessly checked.

Gently does it try to preserve
a romantic atmosphere.

Think of all the
love affairs we assist.

What more noble
calling is there than ours.

Tending each new beautiful
bud of love making sure each

delicate seedling flowers.

Treat each tryst and
rendezvous as your own,

bearing in mind the
gravity of your task.

All these lovers
wanted one shining hours.

Is that such a
terrible lot to ask?

Shhh...

Look around and see for
yourself the romantic

atmosphere.

Viktor ...

Stefsnie.

That's what all
our patrons demand,

that's the reason
why they're here.

Viktor ...

Hugo.

They all come here just for
the mood and if you don't

believe me try
tasting our food.

That's why we have got
to preserve a romantic

atmosphere.

Miss, I don't think this
is the proper way to tango.

[Dance number
culminating in rowdy behavior]

Congo.

Where's Viktor?

Here's viktor.

Such behavior won't be allowed
but every now and then we just

get the wrong crowd.

Gently does it try to preserve
a romantic atmosphere.

[Applause]

Where's the rose?

Huh?

The rose, where is it?

Ow.

That's the rose?

It's been in my
pocket all day.

Let me have it.

No, no, no, no.
You've gone this far.

Go the rest of the way.

No, no, no.

Just give her the letter
please and thank you Ladislav,

I really appreciate it.

Wait.

At least take a look at her.

You look.

No.

Ah ...

She's old?

She's old and
ugly and toothless,

isn't she?

I wouldn't say so.

Well, there must be
something wrong with her,

terribly wrong.

Why?

I can see it in your face.

No, no, the fact is
she's very attractive girl.

She really is?

Absolutely.

But will I think so?

Well ...

of course that's a
matter of personal taste.

Let's see, who
does she look like?

Oh some film star.

No, no, no.

Let me think.

More than anyone else, I'd say
she looks like someone

in the shop.

In our shop?

As a matter of
fact, you know who?

Miss Balash.

She looks very much like her.

Miss Ba ...

Miss A-malia Balash, but I
thought you said attractive?

Well, I think so but if you
don't care for Miss Balash,

you're certainly not
going to like this girl.

They're that similar?

See for yourself.

You're just going
to leave her there?

What do you suggest, huh?

What?

You want me to tell her I'm
the poor fool who's written

all those letters?

She would make me the
laughingstock of the

entire city?

How?

She wrote some too.

Dear friend, I took
you out of the box,

I cut you open and so on.

It's impossible.

What?

She did write those letters.

She couldn't have.

So you think it's
just a coincidence.

She just happens
to like this café.

She just happens to be
reading Anna Karenina.

She just happens to be using a
rose a bookmark in December.

But it's Miss Balash, I can't
be in love with Miss Balash.

How do you know until you try?

I know her.

There's some mistake
Ladislav, there's got to be.

Well then, talk to her.

Find out.

No, no.

She's not different,
she's not, she can't be.

Can she?

Miss Balash.

Mr. Nowack, what
are you doing here?

Celebrating, how about you?

I'm waiting for someone.

Anyone in particular?

Yes, of course.

What kind of a girl
do you think I am?

Oh never mind Mr.
Nowack, I know.

May I sit down for a minute.

No, no I'm afraid not.

You won't help me celebrate?

Celebrate?

My freedom Miss
Balash, just think of it.

Tomorrow is Wednesday and I
can sleep in as late as

I llike.

No Mr. Nowack, I told you that
chair happens to be reserved.

You won't have just
one quick drink with me?

No I can't.

One small farewell drink?

It's very small
and very quick.

Thank you Miss Balash.

All right, all right.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta.

Well, here's to Maraczek
Parfumerie and all the people

who work there and all the
people who used to work there

and all the customers ...

And that covers everything.

Good wine.

Mr. Nowack, are
you spying on me?

Spying?

Did you come here to make sure
I really had a date and that I

wasn't just inventing an
excuse not to work tonight?

Miss Balash, who
would I be spying for,

Maraczek?

Mr. Nowack, if you do not
leave this table immediately

I'm going to have to
call for the waiter.

Yes, madam.

There you are.

May I put a word
in, just one word.

The Café Imperiale is a
rendezvous for lovers.

Look around you.

We try to preserve a romantic
atmosphere and I find it very

difficult madam when you
and your husband insists on

fighting right
in the middle it.

Can't you argue at home?

No.

No, this is not my husband.

This is a business associate.

Well, talk
business someplace else.

You, you say you're
meeting someone here,

someone you've
known very long.

Mr. Nowack, will, you leave?

It just doesn't seem right for
a man to keep a girl waiting

all alone in such
a public place.

Will you please leave?

Even if he is an old friend.

A dear friend.

I don't wish to discuss
this with you Mr. Nowack.

What is the name of that tune?

My mother used to sing
it when I was a baby.

So did mine.

Miss Balash, do you realized
we've just found something in

common?

At one time were both infants.

Yes, but I grew up.

I believe it's
called "Tango Tragique."

What if he's already been here
and seen us together and gone?

I will never forgive you.

What is this?

No, put that back.

Anna Karenina.

Yes, it's a book.

By Leo Tolstoy.

A Russian.

Will you put it back please?

And what's this for?

No, that's none
of your business.

Miss Balash, could it be that
you've never even met

this man.

That's ridiculous.

Of course it is.

And yet, you know, some
girls and some men do make

appointments with strangers
and sometimes it turns out

rather well.

And on the other hand
sometimes it turns out not

so well.

I remember a girl
I used to know.

She was writing to someone
through Lonely Hearts Club.

They corresponded for sometime
then decided to meet up.

I seem to recall she was to
have a flower in her book and

he was to have that same
flower in his lapel and they

didn't recognized
each other I guess.

The next day the police found
her left leg floating in the

Danube.

And, you know, they never
did find the rest of her

or her book.

At the count of five, I'll
scream so you'd better go and

soon.

One.

I just want to talk to you.

Don't forget I've had some
wine and nothing to eat since

noon.

Two.

Miss Balash, are
you intoxicated?

Dante oncedescribed
all the depths of hell.

If I have my way, you
will know them well.

Three.

Miss Balash.

You are easily the most
insensitive man alive.

I'm surprised with you.

I'm sorry but I'm
fighting for my life.

Four, four and a
half, will you go?

Then five.

Are you trying
to ruin me, lady?

I warned you get out.

That's all, get out. Wait a
minute. You too, get out.

Look, you don't understand.

Screaming like
lunatics, that's all get out.

How dare you speak
to aa lady that way?

Ladies don't scream in cafés.

Well, I'm afraid you
don't quite understand.

You see, there was
a fly in the wine.

What?

I said a fly in the wine.

Where is it?

Show it to me.

I'm afraid that's
quite impossible.

You see, the lady
here swallowed it.

She swallowed?

Wouldn't you scream?

Good God.

Really.

Mr. Nowack, no matter how much
you might despise me or how

unhappy you are, haven't
you had enough revenge?

I don't understand you.

How could you Miss Balash?

You have never listened to me.

You have never
really looked at me.

How wrong you are Mr. Nowack.

I'm looking at you now.

Shall I tell you what I see?

A smog pompous petty tyrant,
very sure of himself and very

ambitious but I see him
ten years from now selling

shampoo.

And twenty years from now
selling shampoo and thirty

years from now still selling
shampoo because basically do

you know what he is?

Just a not very
smart, not very handsome,

not very young man
with balding hair and the

personality of a python.

Mr. Nowack, I didn't
mean all those things.

Mr. Nowach.

Don't call him,
he'll come back.

It's almost closing time.

Closing time, no.

I'm still waiting for someone.

He'll have a
rose in his lapel.

To match the one in your book?

How late is her?

Over two hours.

You're a very
patient young lady.

I have waited for
him all my life.

What's two hours?

This one is on
the house for luck.

Thank you.

You know, this is
a very nice café.

We try to preserve a
romantic atmosphere.

The flowers, the linen, the
crystal I see were carefully

chosen for people like me.

The silver agleam
and the candles aglow,

your favorite
songs on request.

Each colorful touch in the
finest of taste and to notice

how subtly the
tables are spaced.

The music is muted,
the lighting is low,

no wonder I feel so depressed.

Charming, romantic, the
perfect café then as if it

isn't bad enough a
violin starts to play.

Candles and wine, tables
for two but where are you,

dear friend?

Couples go past me.

I see how they look so
discretely sympathetic when

they see the
rose and the book.

I make believe
nothing is wrong.

How long can I pretend?

Please make it right.

Don't break my heart.

Don't let it end, dear friend.

We're closing up.

So soon?

It looks like your
friend didn't get here.

I'm sure there's a
very good reason.

Then he'll write to you and
you can patch it up and I hope

you'll be very happy.

Thank you.

Will you tell me something?

You've seen so
many of these cases.

Does it ever happen that the
girl is here and the young man

arrives and looks at her
secretly and just goes away

without explaining or writing?

Does that ever happen?

Sometimes.

And sometimes she looks
at him and she goes away.

How
heart-breaking that must be.

Well, you don't have to worry.

You're a nice
presentable girl.

Not a beauty
contest winner ...

but you should see
some of the others.

I make believe
nothing is wrong.

How long can I pretend?

Please make it right.

Don't break my heart.

Don't let it end, dear friend.

[Applause]

[Music]

Come in.

I'm back.

Good.

You can take this away.

Thank you.

Well, I did
everything you told me to.

You went to the shop?

Here's the key.

What did you tell
them about last night?

That you shot
yourself accidentally,

you were cleaning your gun.

Good.

And I delivered your
message to Mr. Nowack,

Well, that is I left
it with his landlady,

he was out.

Very good.

There's something else.

Miss Balash is sick.

Her mother called that
she won't be in today

and that's everything.

Arpad, you're a
credit to your profession.

Thank you Mr. Maraczek.

You know, I'm not
afraid of responsibility.

I welcome it.

In fact, I'd
welcome a lot more.

I'll keep it in mind.

And I can't help thinking
Christmas is almost here.

All that Christmas shopping,
we're going to be very

shorthanded in the shop.

We'll have to manage.

But one more clerk would
certainly come in handy.

What is it?

You know someone
who wants a job?

Mr. Maraczek, you've got to
stop thinking of me as just a

delivery boy in a
suit with a tie,

I look old and I've been
training myself to be a

salesclerk, training
hard for two years.

You've been training?

I have trained myself
going shelf by shelf

and I know every
item in the store.

And every tube, jar, box
bottle carton and container,

where they are,
what they cost,

what they're for.

Although it's something you
have never thought about,

Mr. Maraczek, try me.

You need a man who knows
the business inside out,

Mr. Maraczek, try me.

You need help or I'd have
never spoken and why bring

someone in when
I'm already broken.

In this emergency I
wouldn't let you down

Mr. Maraczek, try me.

Oh I can see by the uncertain
way you frown that you've

asked yourself why me?

For first class clerking
and consciencious working,

Mr. Maraczek, why not try me?

All right, this cream is
sour, very sour take it back.

You wish to
return this jar madam,

certainly right you are madam.

You say it smells
like a drowneded cat?

It does at that.

At Maraczek's mada,
we claim with pride.

The customer
must be satisfied.

The customer
must be satisfied.

By the way we have a special
sale on Autumn Heather.

Let me spray
some on your hand.

Here, we'll smell it together.

It has the three elements of
good perfume attractive to the

nose, invisible to
the eye and functional.

My wife has used
it time and again.

It's very appealing to us men.

I use it myself
every now and then.

I'll take it.

Certainly madam.

Oh Miss Ritter, Miss Ritter,
that's 20 and six for the

Autumn Heather,
eight-and-three for the cream,

32 even for that bottle
of Mermaid's Dream,

one and three for
the eyebrow pencil,

nine for the large shampoo
and then for the jar you're

bringing back, that's
four and two for you.

That's a total of 98 kess
four and two for the jar.

Out of a hundred ...

here's your
change, five and two,

there you are.

The biggest sale
in several years,

I believe.

Thank you madam,
please call again.

Glad I could help.

Here is my card.

Thank you madam
please call again,

do call again madam.

I would gladly grow a
moustache if you'd like

Mr. Maraczek, try me.

I would even think of
giving up my bike

Mr. Mraczek, try me.

For first class clerking
and conscientious working,

Mr. Maraczek,
why not try me.

Very impressive.

You even managed
to short change me.

Mr. Maraczek.

Georg.

What happened?

He shot himself accidentally,
he was cleaning his gone.

Arpad, will you please
leave us alone.

Are you in very much
pain, Mr. Maraczek?

The only place that
doesn't hurt me

is my shoulder where
I shot myself?

Is, is there
anything I can do?

First, I have to do something.

Something very important,
if I could stand up,

you know what I'd do?

I'd walk over and
take you by the hand

and beg you to
forgive me.

I forgive you Mr. Maraczek,
whatever happened,

why ever it happened
I don't care?

You can't let me
off that easily,

I did a terrible thing to
you and there's no excuse.

Well, there's one excuse.

That jealousy of an old man.

Jealousy?

Oh Georg, you're
still in the dark.

I guess you're the
only man in the world

who ever had an affair
without knowing it.

An affair?

You've been having an
affair with my wife.

With your wife,
with Mrs. Maraczek?

Yes, I have all the facts.

No, no, no but it's not true.

I know it's not true.

I know now but last week and
two weeks ago I didn't know.

I don't believe it,
Mrs. Maraczek and

I, did y ou really think
that I would do that ...

That's just the
point, I didn't think.

I can't get over it.

But Georg, starting
today if you're willing,

I'd like you to
take over the shop.

Of course I will and at least
keep the doors open until

you're well
enough to come back.

There is the key and now that
you're the boss if you wanted

to give yourself a raise ...

Well, I'll have a
little talk with myself.

And if I don't
ask for too much,

I may grant it.

The perfect executive,
now you better get going.

You'll be very
shorthanded today.

Arpad tells me Miss
Balash isn't coming in.

Miss Balash, why not?

She's sick.

What's wrong with her?

He didn't say but you have
to manage without her

and without one other
clerk as well, Mr. Kodaly,

I want you to fire him.

Fire him?

Just give him
two weeks salary.

I didn't realize Mr. Kodaly
was so unsatisfactory.

He works very hard.

But at the wrong things.

I'm not sure I understand.

Well, if you ever run
into Mrs. Maraczek,

perhaps she'll explain
it to you and Georg,

it looks like I'm a bachelor
again same as you.

Perhaps one night you'll
take me to a cabaret.

But I don't go to that.I know
you never go to cabarets.

I'll stop by later and
I'll give you a full report.

Thank you my boy.

I'll be here.

[Applause]

Arpad.

Have you been thinking
about me as a salesclerk?

Quite seriously but you're
so attached to your bicycle,

how could you
ever part with it?

Well, what if I
didn't part with it?

All together, I could be
half delivery boy half clerk.

Arpad, you just made a sale.

I did?

As of right now.

Thank you Mr. Maraczek,
thank you.

And I guess we can't
call you Arpad anymore,

I don't think I ever
knew your last name.

You do have a last name?

Laszlo.

Welcome to Maraczek's
Mr. Laszlo.

Mr. Laszlo.

You better get going.

I'm on my way and
you can count on me.

Good bye Mr. Maraczek.

Good bye Arpad.

All night circling the floor
until dawn lit up the sky.

[Applause]

Whose there?

Miss Balash.

Who is it?

Miss Balash.

Oh just a minute.

Oh Mr. Nowack.

I was in the neighborhood.

What do you want?

Did you think of something
you forgot to say last night?

Well, say it please
and get it over with.

I'm not feeling
very well today.

Yes, I know you're
not, that's why I'm here.

You knew I was sick?

How?

Well, this might comes quite a
shock to you Miss Balash but

the fact is I'm back
at Maraczek's again.

Back at Maraczek's.

As of this morning.

And you've come here to
see if I'm really sick,

is that it?

No.

So, that you can
tell everyone

there's not a thing
wrong with me.

No.

That I just don't
care about my job.

No.

Well Mr. Nowack you are not
going to have that chance.

What time is it?

I won't be very late.

Where's my other shoe?

Help me find my other shoe.

Don't just stand
there like that.

Where's my shoe?

I think you should lie down.

Help me find my shoe.

I can't leave until I do.

Will you get me my hat?

Where's my shoe.

Please Miss Balash lie down.

I hate to disappoint you, now
that you've got your hopes up.

Thrill to be
doing something mean.

Miss Balash do be sensible.

Just tell me if it's cold out.

Come help me pick a sweater.

I can't decide of
white or green.

Now Miss Balash you are
sick and you oath to lie down.

Where did you put my shoe?

That's a sneaky thing to do.

You don't want
me to go do you?

I can see right through you.

Where's my shoe?

You shouldn't be on your feet.

Where's my shoe?

Be a good girl and go lie to.

But if I were a shoe,
where would I have gotten to?

Well, if I were a
shoe, I'd be there.

Please Miss Balash lie down.

Is it very cold?

Yes, you told me it was cold.

Tell me what kind of
dress should I wear?

You have fever, I think.

I couldn't wear a sweater.

That wouldn't
suit my mood now.

I feel like wearing
something gay.

Miss Balash you're hysterical.

I am feeling so much better.

I feel so gay and giddy.

I wish you would
know beyond thy way.

You are going to bed
which is where you belong.

See, there is
nothing wrong with me.

I am going, you
can't stop me.

Stop it.

Now, please drop me.

Put me down.

No, you're not
leaving this room.

Where's my shoe?

You're going nowhere
but back to bed.

I have, I have, I
brought you something.

What?

Here, see for yourself.

What is it?

Vanilla ice-cream.

It's the best thing in
the world when you're sick.

Oh, it's from Lindner's.

My mother works in Lindner's.

She may have waited on you.

A small stout woman?

Oh no, the image of me
everyone says only much

younger looking.

There's something
wrong with this ice-cream.

There is?

It's so much salt.

Well, are you,
you're surprised

all those tears
falling into it.

Oh, about to cry me
at the direction.

Why?

Why, why, why, why cry at all?

How little you
understand Mr. Nowack,

I'm like a ragdoll, somebody's
kick out their stuff.

Oh no, no, no, no.

You'll soon fill up
again, good as new.

You're looking at a very
disillusioned girl Mr. Nowack.

You know Miss Balash I
will never forgive myself

for last night at the café.

I must have been drunk.

But strangely enough you
were right Mr. Nowack.

When you guess that I'd never
met the man I was waiting for,

he was just someone who'd
been writing letters to me,

such glorious letters.

And he never showed up.

I waited until closing.

I feel very responsible.

No, it wasn't
just you Mr. Nowack,

there could've been so
many reasons but

if he cared at all, he
would've explained.

He would've written
a letter or a note,

towards something.

Miss Balash you are right.

I would think so.

Oh no, no, no he will,
I'm not just guessing.

I know it definitely.

How?

He told me himself.

He, himself?

Yes.

Yes, yes, dear
friend, no one else.

Dear friend?

When?

How?

Tell me Mr. Nowack, tell me.

Well, let see now.

Oh, when, when I left the café
last night I have to oddest

feeling that someone was
following me and kept looking

back and there was a...

A young man.

A man.

And when I was almost home, he
came up and he started asking

questions about you and me.

Oh, what sort of questions?

Just, you what, what you,
exactly what you would expect.

No, no I want to
know the words he said.

I, I'm not very good at
remembering exact words, so...

Try.

Please.

Well, let see.

I, I, I think the first thing
he said was excuse me but I'd

like to ask you a question
or something like that and,

and then he said, did you
just leave the café Imperial,

do you want to
know what I said to?

Of course.

All right, I said, yes.

And then?

He, he, he said tell me.

Tell me, that girl that you
were sitting with is she a

special friend of yours?

Those are his exact
words, "special friend".

I said, no, no, no, we, we
just work in a same shop

together, as a matter of fact
she has an appointment

with someone else tonight.

I'm remembering
very clearly now.

And, and, and then I remember
he suddenly look quite sad.

He looked sad?

Quite sad and then he said, I
know she has an appointment

and it's me but I have to
take the next train out

of town on
urgent business.

Urgent business.

Is he a manufacturer do
you think or shop owner?

It's hard to say.

He certainly
looked well fed.

Well fed?

To judge by appearances,
of course

that's not unusual in
a man his age.

You have some wonderful
books here Miss Balash.

Oh the red and the black, I've
been so anxious to read this,

I wonder, can I
borrow it sometime?

What?

Can I borrow this.

I promise to return it.

What do you mean,
the man his age?

I beg your pardon?

You said, not so
unusual in a man his age,

how old is he?

Oh, well you realize
it was dark night

and he'd an exhausting day,
emotionally at any rate.

I would guess
his age at of 50,

6, 7 it's hard to say very,
possibly if he had some hair.

Have you read the
magic mountain?

What?

The, the magic mountain.

I bought it for
myself for my birthday.

I'll lend it to
you if you like.

Is he completely bald?

Does that matter?

I thought you said you
were in love with him?

Oh, I am in love
with him Mr. Nowack,

I am, it's just
that I thought,

well, I'd hope,

I am so ashamed
of myself.

As if appearances
made a difference.

The important
thing is the letters.

Just think about the
immortal works of art,

the, the rapture, his love
stories that were written by

elderly men,
bald man, fat man.

With indigestion and
terrible tempers but inside,

inside they had
the magic

and that is a glory
beyond destination.

You put it very
well Miss Balash.

I feel very well Mr. Nowack.

I feel marvelous.

Thank you so much
for coming here today.

Thank you for my life.

I'm going to write to
him this very minute

so he'll have a
letter waiting but

I won't mention you as that
might be embarassing.

Yes, I would appreciate that.

I, I should get
back to the shop.

Yes, I'll follow as soon
as I've written the letter.

Oh no, no, no
that's not necessary.

You take the rest
of the day off,

relax, read a book.

Have you finish
Anna Karenina yet?

Oh yes, a long time ago.

Sort did I but its remarkable
how it stays with me.

Every station platform with
a train puffing in as Anna's

platform, where ever it
may be and I can see her.

I can actually see her
come out of the crowd

and walk slowly
toward her death.

I've even tried to stop
her a few times but she,

she was vanishes in
the smoking steam.

Mr. Nowack how odd.

How very odd, you know
in one of his letters,

no, I, I wish I
could show it to you.

You mean, dear friends
had the same experience?

More than once.

Well goodbye Miss Balash.

Goodbye.

Wait, Mr. Nowack, may I tell
you something quite sincerely?

I like you, Mr, Nowack really.

I like you.

Thank you Miss Balash.

I see you in the morning.

In the morning.

Okay.

Dear friend, I am so
sorry about last night.

It was a nightmare in every
way but together you and I

we'll laugh at
last night some day.

Ice-cream, he
brought me ice-cream,

vanilla ice-cream,
imagine that.

Ice-cream and for
the first time

we were together
without a speck.

Friendly, he was so friendly.

That isn't like
him, I'm simply stun.

One does never sings,
one does never sees.

It's been the
most peculiar day.

One does never sees,
one does never sees,

oh, where was I?

I am so sorry
about last night.

It was a nightmare in every
way but together you and I

will we'll laugh at
last night some day.

I sat there waiting
in that café

and never guessing
that you were fat...

that you were near.

You were outside
looking bald, oh my.

Dear friend, I am so
sorry about last night.

Last night I was
so nasty, well,

he deserved it but even so,
that Georg is not like this

Georg, this is a new
Georg that I don't know.

Somehow he'd all reminds
me of Doctor Jekyll

and Mr. Hyde but
right over my eyes,

a man that I despise has
turned into a man I like.

It's almost like a dream
and as strange it may seem

he came to offer me
vanilla ice-cream.

Well, well, well,
well, well, well,

well, well, well, well.

Well wonders never sees.

I didn't like her,
didn't like her,

I couldn't stand her,
couldn't stand her,

I wouldn't have her.

I never knew her
but know I do

and I could and I
would and I know.

She loves me and to my
amazement I love it,

knowing that she
loves me, she loves me,

true she doesn't
show it, how could she,

when she doesn't know it.

Yesterday she loathe me

but now today she likes me
and tomorrow, tomorrow,

my teeth ache from the
urge to touch her.

I'm speechless for
I mustn't tell her.

It's wrong now but it won't
be long now before my love

discovers that she
and I are lovers.

Imagine how surprise
she's about to be.

She loves me,
she loves me.

I love her,
isn't that a wonder.

I wonder why I
didn't want her.

I want her, that's
the thing that matters,

it matters are
improving daily.

Yesterday I loathe her, now
today I love her and tomorrow,

tomorrow, I'm tingling,
such delicious tingles.

I'm trembling, what
the hell does that mean?

I'm freezing, that's
because it's cold out

and still lighting condescends
and likes amount of lesson.

I'd like scroll
on everyone I see.

She loves me.

She loves me.

Oh, the Mr. married check.

Not so impressive, too
young and too skinny.

I think his beautiful.

Welcome back Georg.

Congratulations Georg.

Thank you.

Excuse me but I could
use some help in there.

We do have
costumers, you know.

Say that reminds me I have to
have a word with Mr. Kodaly.

Isn't it wonderful?

A miracle, an absolute miracle
and a word with Mr. Kodaly.

Who cares about that?

That's all in the past.

It is?

Ever since last night.

Do you remember what
a silly confused

girl I was last night?

You were?

Oh very.

I didn't know what to
do or where to go

and somehow my feet started
walking down the street,

across the bridge, past
the Metropole Cinema

and do you know where?

Where?

Right into the library.

The library?

Can you imagine?

How did you like it?

You've never
seen such a place,

so many books.

So much marble and so
quiet and suddenly all of my

confidence dribbled
away with a pitiful plop.

My head was
beginning to swim

and my forehead was covered
with cold perspiration.

I started to reach
for a book

and my hand automatically
came to a stop.

I don't know how long
I stood frozen

or victim or panic
and mortification.

How I wanted to flee
then a kindly voice,

a gentle voice
whispered, pardon me.

Oh, pardon me.

And there was
this dear, sweet,

clearly respectable, thickly
most spectacled man

who stood by my side
and quietly said to me,

ma'am don't mean to intrude
but I was just wondering

are you in need of some help?

I said, no.

Yes I am.

The next thing I know, I'm
sipping hot chocolate

and telling my troubles to Paul,
whose tender brown eyes

kept sending
compassionate looks.

A trip to the library has
made a new girl of me

for suddenly I can see
the magic of books.

I have to admit, in the
back of my mind I was praying,

he wouldn't get fresh and all
of the while I was wondering

why and a little bit
girl should attract him,

then all of a
sudden he said,

I couldn't go wrong with
the way of all flesh.

Of course it's a novel but I
didn't know or I certainly

wouldn't have smacked him.

Well, he gave me a smile that
I couldn't resist and I knew

at once how much I
like this optometrist.

Optometrist?

Op-to-me-trist.

You know what
this dear, sweet,

slightly most spectacle
gentleman said to me next,

he said, he could solve
this problem of mine.

I said, how?

He said, if I'd like, he'd
willingly read to me

some of his
favorite things.

I said, well.

He said, now.

His novel approach
seemed highly suspicious

and possibly dangerous too.

I told myself wait, think,
dare you go up to his flat.

What happens if
things go wrong,

it's obvious his quite strong.

He read to me all thy long.

Now, how about that?

It's hard to believe
how truly domestic

and happily
hopeful I feel.

I picture my Paul there
reading aloud as I cook.

As long as he's there to read
there's quite a good chance

in did, a chance that I'll
never lead to open a book.

Unlike someone else,
someone I dimly recall.

I know he'll only
have eyes for me,

my optometrist Paul.

Well, I might as
well tell you.

Mr. Kodaly is
leaving as right now,

Mr. Maraczek's orders.

Why?

I mean it's nice
but what happened?

Well I'm afraid I
can't tell you.

Oh, I bet I know.

I warned him they'd
catch up with him.

Do you know that
half the perfume

and toilet water from this shop
ended up in his bathroom?

I mean, he told me.

Well, incidentally now that
you're back and everything is

all straightened out, I
might as well tell you,

I sent the anonymous letter.

Ladislav, what
anonymous letter?

You didn't know?

What do you think
caused all the trouble?

I wrote to Mr. Maraczek

about his wife and
one of our clerks.

I can't believe you did that.

I was desperate.

Business was so bad and I
thought to myself if he fires

Mr. Kodaly who deserves it he
might not fire me who doesn't.

Do you have any idea how
much trouble you've caused?

I'd regret it till the day I
die but who ever dream

Mr. Maraczek would've
thought I meant you.

Well, Ladislav I certainly
hope you learn your lesson.

Oh, I have.

I have, believe me.

In the next letter,
name the names.

That's not the le...no.
The lesson is in...

Miss Ritter I'll need two
weeks pay for Mr. Kodaly.

Oh here it is.

No, no my pleasure.

Good day madam,
may I help you?

Do you carry
flowers of spring?

Good day madam,
Arpad.

Mr. Sipos,
guess what?

What?

I'm a clerk.

Well, congratulations Arpad.

Mr. Maraczek just promoted me.

Oh and something else,
I'm not Arpad anymore.

Your not?

Who are you?

Mr. Laszlo.

Why Laszlo?

It's my last name.

Thank you madam.

Please call
again, do

call again,
madam.

Miss Ritter, may I
present our new clerk,

Mr. Laszlo.

It's true, ask Mr. Maraczek.

Oh Arpad how wonderful.

What's wonderful?

I'm a clerk, starting
right now a clerk.

Can you believe it.

Steven Kodaly replaced
by a delivery boy.

Replaced?

That's right
Arpad, I'm leaving.

I've just resigned.

I wouldn't stay
here another minute.

You couldn't, you
just been fired.

All right, believe that if it
makes you happy

but you won't happy for
long because any day

now that door will close
for the last time

and then just take a walk
over to Hammersmith's.

Why?

It's close.

Only temporarily,
for renovations.

You see, they're going
to have a new owner now,

Steven Kodaly.

Some owner.

Nevertheless it's true.

Ilona believes me,
don't you darling?

Of course I do.

Here's your down payment.

It's been grand knowing
you, grand knowing you,

grand thee in your friend.

You've been kind,
loyal and so generous,

right down to the end.

Please don't grieve
watching me

leave that would be much
too painful to stand.

It's been fun,
now I must run

but it's been grander
for glee grand.

Ilona, farewell,
sherry be brave.

Chin up, it's been
sublimed.

You mustn't waste a
precious moment over me.

You don't have time.

Just remember when
you're lonely or a blue

there's a hollow in my
pillow for you and Sipos,

oh, what can I say?

Ah Sipos, no tears
be gay, you know,

old friend I'm in
your debt.

I owe you more than I
can possibly repay,

I won't forget.

Give your life a little
kiss from Kodaly,

I never met her but I will.

Bye and bye, so I
hate leaving you,

hate leaving your
warm intimate club.

It's a small pleasure
but I'll treasure

its warm intimate stab.

It's been grand, less me say
and less me say au revoir,

not goodbye for
its grand knowing,

you all be working
for your friend,

Kodaly.

On the first day of Christmas
my true love gave to me

(my true love gave me)
Gave to me

Good morning Mr. Nowack.

Good morning Miss Balash.

How are you today?

Ready for thousands
of customers.

Only 12 more days to go.

Fa la la la la la la la Fa
la la la la la la Fa la la la

Twelve days to Christmas,
Twelve days to Christmas,

Plenty of time to do your
Christmas shopping

These are the people who
shop in time, shop in time,

plenty of time These are the
people with time to spare who

shop at our convenience
Twelve days to Christmas,

Twelve days to Christmas,
Look at the way they do their

Christmas shopping
They can go shopping

and still remain
calm and sedate

These are the
people we envy and

the people that we hate
Thank you, Thank you

Please call again Do call
again, thank you Quite a day,

eh, Mr. Nowack?

Certainly was, Miss Balash.

Thank you for the
book, it was excellent.

I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

Will you be taking the bus
home today, Miss Balash?

Yes, I will.

May I walk you
to the bus stop?

I'd like that Mr. Nowack.

Twelve drummers drumming
(twelve drummers drumming)

Eleven pipers piping
(eleven pipers piping)

Ten lords a leaping Nine, nine,
nine, nine Nine days to Christmas

Nine days to Christmas Still
enough time to do your Christmas

shopping These are the
people who shop in time,

shop in time, still enough
time Sensible people who

organize the time at their
disposal Nine days to Christmas

Nine days to Christmas
Still enough time to do

your Christmas shopping
These are the people

who plan their days wisely
and well These are the people

who shop in time but they
can go to hell!

Thank you, thank you,
please call again, do

call again, thank you

Are you in a very great
hurry today Miss. Balash?

No, not at all.

I thinking maybe a cup of
coffee on the way to the bus?

I'd like that Mr. Nowack.

So would I.

Eight maids are milking Seven
swans are swimming

Six geese are laying Five golden
rings Four days to Christmas

Four days to Christmas Just
enough time to do your Christmas

shopping These are the
people who shop in time,

just in time, barely in time
These are the people

who calculate with clinical
precision Four days to Christmas

Four days to Christmas
These are the folks

who never waste a second Full
of a chilly efficiency Loaded

with gall Never too early

and never late And
they're the worst of all

Thank you, thank you,
please call again,

do call again,
thank you

What a day.

Just wait until
the twenty fourth.

The twenty-fourth.

One day to Christmas
One day to Christmas

Not enough time to do
our Christmas shopping

Where to shop to beat the time
Where to shop a lot of time

Where do people shop
in time? Shop in time

We are the people who always
wait until it's much too late,

oh Christmas One day
to Christmas How will

we ever do our
Christmas shopping?

Why did we ever delay
so long, who can recall?

Some of the family may not
get a Christmas gift at all

Thank you, thank you,
please call again,

do call again,
thank you

Merry Christmas Oh,

oh I'm so sorry.

That's all right.

I didn't mean uh...

I know.

Here it is.

Not bad.

Not Bad?

That's at least 18 inches
longer than last year.

Only every night
were Christmas.

Huh, I don't think
I could take it.

I haven't stop for
a minute.

I waited on 53
customers personally.

Too bad Maraczek
couldn't be here.

Well, I supper to
hustle tonight

and I'll bring
this with me.

Ladislav, Ladislav
its coming.

She's inviting me home
for Christmas Eve.

Splendid.

Why splendid?

Tonight's the night she's
suppose to meet dear friend.

But you're dear friend.

That's just the point.

Oh I give up.

It's too complicated for me.

You want to untangle
it, shoot yourself.

Amalia, my friends
coming to take me out,

will you let me know
when he gets here.

Of course.

Mr. Nowack, mother and
I would be so happy

if you would join us
for Christmas Eve.

Well, Miss Balash...

It's a very
special Christmas Eve.

Do you know who's
going to be there?

Dear friend.

Who?

Dear friend.

The man I've been
corresponding with, remember?

Yes, yes of course but I, I,
I wouldn't want to intrude.

Intrude?

You'll be helping.

You've met him.

You know him and
you're so alike, really.

You can help me out when
conversation gets too deep for me.

Please Mr. Nowack.

Well Miss Balash I certainly
hope this isn't a mistake.

Oh, I know it's not.

Mr. Maraczek.

Maraczek.

Where else would I
be, Christmas Eve.

Merry Christmas sir.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas sir.

What?

You did all that in one day?

I thought I hear your voice,
Merry Christmas Mr. Maraczek.

Merry Christmas Miss Ritter.

Have you time for a drink?

Champagne?

I'll make time.

Mr. Maraczek, such a surprise.

Merry Christmas Mr. Sipos.

Arpad will you bring six cups.

Of course.

I'll open the champagne.

I love opening champagne.

How are you feeling sir?

Fine, excellent.

The goblets.

The champagne.

Oh very nice.

Shall I pour?

Pour.

No, no, no just a
little for Arpad.

You're going to have more when
you start growing facial hair.

Thank you Mr. Maraczek.

Oh, it's good to be home.

The toast Mr. Maraczek.

Christmas Eve, the
shop, all of us together,

Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.

Very tasty sir.

So, tell me Georg, what would
you say to a gala dinner?

We'll go to some
nice restaurant,

Vaber's perhaps.

Oh thank you so
much sir but...

Oh, but you
weren't expecting me.

I, I understand.

I've been invited
by Miss Balash.

Well, don't give it
another thought my boy,

it's not important.

Is it?

It looks like it is.

He's here, Miss
Ritter's friend.

Isn't he handsome?

Intelligent looking.

He has beautiful eyes.

Well, he's an optometrist.

Oh.

Much better than
Kadaly, I'll say that.

I love the way he walks.

And that coat, that hat.

Is he rich?

I don't know.

He has dimples.

Well, that settles it, tonight
when he asks me to marry him,

I'll say yes.

Tonight?

Ilona I had no idea.

Neither does he,
Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Good evening.

[Applause]

Well, Mr. Marczek thank
you for the champagne

and now my wife and children are
waiting for me and wife's sister

and her children and
God knows who else,

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas
Mr. Sipos.

Arpad.
Yes sir?

Are you busy tonight?

No sir.

Oh yes you are,
you're going to Vaber's.

Vaber's.

What is it?

Oh Georg, Arpad and I are going
out for a night on the tower.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas Miss Balash.

Georg.

Merry Christmas sir.

Merry Christmas Mr. Nowack.

Merry Christmas Mr. Laszlo.

I'm going to Vaber's.

Yeah.

So, tell me Mr. Laszlo is
there anything special you'd

like for Christmas?

Well, it's too
much to hope for.

Well, what is it?

I won't get it anyway.

Oh, at least tell me.

Well, what I would really
like more than anything

is a motorcycle.

You're right my
boy, you won't get it.

Oh here, let me help
you with those.

Oh.

Cigarette box?

I know you hate them but
I happen to like them

and I thought as a gift
for dear friend.

What if he's not a smoker?

He likes music.

And it's just a box.

You know, Miss Balash I, I
don't hate these boxes nearly

as much as I
used to, in fact

I wouldn't mind
owning one myself.

Oh, you wouldn't?

If only to remind me of
the first day you came here,

remember?

I'll never forget it.

Oh, what kind of
box madam?

It's a candy box
and it's functional.

I was so terrified
and you were so awful.

Did I really sound like that?

You sound the irresistible.

As a matter of fact I remember
thinking to myself for that,

that's the kind of girl I could
almost fall in love with.

But you were so
awful. I know.

And you never said anything.

How could I?

I knew how you felt.

No, you didn't.

You didn't, really because
I was attracted to you,

more than attracted.

As awful as I was?

What a shame you
never spoke up.

And you?

Who knows what
might have been?

I am so sorry
about last night.

It was a nightmare in every
way but together you and I

we'll laugh at last
night...some day.

Dear friend?

It's really true then.

It's what I'd hope
for that it was you.

Dear friend, I
had to tell you

I couldn't stand it
until you knew...

Oh, Georg I was
so anxious...

Two weeks, I've
known for two weeks...

I was so afraid that...
I'm so tempted...

I'm so relieved...
I didn't dare...

I wanted you
to know...

I'm afraid it
that it was you...

I thought you
might have guessed...

To tell the truth...

I couldn't
wait another day.

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

Thank you very, thank
you very Please call again,

glad that you came Von
very well Thank you very,

thank you very
Please call again,

do call again
won't you

[Applause]

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