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This place has been in such a mess for the last two weeks, I bet you'll be glad

to get rid of us. Oh, Lucy, how can you be like that? We just love having you.

Thank you, dear.

Is this the last of it, ma 'am? Yes, that's it. Thank you.

Honey, we'll take these two bags in the car, huh? Car?

What car?

Oh, didn't Ricky tell you we rented a station wagon to use in the country till

we get settled?

Station wagon, huh? Pretty snappy. Yeah, I'm gonna be a regular country square.

Honey, it's country squire.

Well, whatever it is, you know, we're going to be real suburbanites.

Suburbanites?

He means suburbanites. Oh.

I just hope we can cross the border into Connecticut without a passport.

Never mind.

Get your coat, honey. It's time for us to go.

Remember now, you two, no more bawling.

That's right, Lucy.

This isn't goodbye, it's just toodaloo.

Yeah.

Toodaloo!

There she goes again.

Come on now, honey, buck up.

Yeah, honey, they'll come out and see us real soon.

Oh, I hope so.

Look, Ethel, here's the key to our house.

You two feel free to use it any time. Our house is your house.

Oh, thank you, honey. Thanks, Lucy.

And here's the key to this apartment.

You use it any time you're in town. Our apartment is your apartment. Oh, thank

you, Ethel. Thank you, Ethel. Thanks, Fred. It's very nice of you. Well, come

on, little Ricky.

Okay, Mommy, we're ready.

Okay, sweetie. Oh, goodbye, little darling.

And goodbye, Freddy.

Bye, Lucy.

Goodbye, Ethel.

I mean, toodle -oo.

I guess this is it, Fred, huh?

Rick, old man, and I sure hate to see you go.

Not just because you paid your rent on time.

But because you've been a wonderful friend.

Thank you, Fred.

You've been kind of wonderful yourself.

Thank you, Rick.

We sure had wonderful 15 years.

We sure did.

Well...

Lucy? I don't want to go.

Get a hold of yourself there.

Yes, now.

You just march right through that door and don't look back.

I'm proud of you, Ethel. You didn't even whimper.

Well,

now, honey, isn't this a wonderful house?

Boy, I'll sleep. Come on, Fred. I'll show you the kitchen. Don't worry. He's

going to sleep.

There you are.

Well, it's nice being of service to you, Mr. Ricardo.

I hope you folks enjoy your new home.

Four tears, honey? Oh, no, I'm fine now that we're here.

Gee, isn't this exciting? We're in our very own home.

The first house we ever had.

Our first house.

Come here.

Where are you going? Come here, come here, come here, come here, come here,

here. What are you talking, honey?

It's a tradition, son. Whenever you bring someone you love into a new home,

carry them across the threshold. And that is the threshold.

Oh!

That's a very sweet thing to do, honey.

Come on, Smet. I'll show you my room.

Yeah, show him your room.

Isn't that sweet?

Oh, gee, honey, I just can't believe we're really here.

You know, we should be awfully happy in this house. It's so quiet and peaceful.

Yeah, no noise.

No dust.

No traffic.

No merces.

Oh, no, no.

Package for Mr. and Mrs. Carter. Oh, isn't that nice? Thank you. Wait a

here.

Here you are. Thanks. Welcome to Westport. Thank you very much. Thank

Isn't that nice? Who could have sent that?

Lots of happiness in your new home from your dear friends Fred and Ethel. Oh,

wasn't that sweet of them?

Oh, boy, this must have set Fred back ten bucks.

You know, they must feel just as sad as we do.

Sad?

For Fred to spend ten dollars on a basket of fruit, he must have been

hysterical.

and thank him right now.

Drive in? We just drove out.

We got a lot of unpacking to do, honey. Let's get going. Yeah, you're right.

Where should we start?

Well, let's start right here.

Oh, boy.

After all that unpacking, I can sure use a good night's sleep.

Me too.

Hey, we ought to sleep real good here. No city noises.

Yeah, it should be nice and quiet for a change.

Good night, honey.

Good night.

Ricky's bed?

Oh, no, honey. The furnace gives this house nice and warm.

Okay.

What are you laughing at?

This is the first time in 15 years that I haven't had to call Fred and ask him

for more heat.

Oh, that's right.

Oh, Fred and Ethel, I sure do miss them.

No, no, honey.

Good night.

Night.

Ricky? Huh?

Are you asleep?

No.

It sure is quiet out here.

Yeah. Nice and quiet.

I never heard so much quiet.

Well, you'll get used to it.

Good night.

Good night.

If you ask me, it's a little

too quiet.

I know what you mean.

I wish a taxi go by or something.

Or a fire engine.

One of those lovely, rattly garbage trucks.

Well, let's try to get some sleep there.

Good night.

Good night.

Ricky? Yeah?

This quiet is so loud, I can't sleep.

Of course yourself.

What's that?

I don't know.

Move over.

What is that?

It sounds like a squirrel on top of the roof.

I think.

Thank you. Daddy, daddy.

What's the matter, son?

I'm scared.

Scared was nothing to be scared of.

Move over, daddy.

Move over, daddy.

used to sleeping around quiet.

Maybe I could sleep better if you took up snoring.

How can I take up snoring if I can't fall asleep?

Well, you sure got a point there.

Hey, we could use some help around here.

We sure could use some help.

Ethel is not there anymore.

Oh, my goodness, I forgot.

Well, after 15 years, it's kind of hard to break a habit.

What's in this box, then?

That's Ricky's stuff, books and toys and things. They go upstairs.

Oh, this is heavy.

Oh, I'll help you, dear.

No, it's too heavy for you to carry, then.

I'll just go across the hall and get... Fred

isn't over there anymore, either.

I forgot, too.

Come on, help me in the kitchen, honey. All right.

I'll be right there, honey.

Who are you talking to?

I thought I heard Lucy calling me.

Oh, good grief, Ethel. Get a hold of yourself.

They've gone, so we just have to get used to it.

I know.

Hey,

there's... There's a great fight at the garden Saturday night. I wonder who

could get me some passes.

Where were you going?

No place.

Oh, yes, you were. You were going over to see Ricky, weren't you? Certainly

I was going around to see Mrs. Trumbull.

Oh, sure. Mrs.

Trumbull always has passes to the fights.

You don't have the monopoly on missing people, you know.

Oh, dear.

Oh, there, there, honey bunch.

Oh, right.

Hey, Harry, it was so nice of you to invite little Ricky to stay overnight at

your house. Oh, he and Billy will have a great time. I'm sure they will. Now,

you'll be a good boy, sweetheart, and mine Mrs. Munson. Yes. All right,

sweetheart. Good luck. Have a good time.

Bye -bye, darling.

Bye. Bye.

Now, don't worry about it. We'll take good care of him. All right.

in the country.

Yeah.

All along the country.

What do we do all alone in the country?

I don't know.

I got an idea.

What? Let's go to the city.

Go to the city? What are we going to do there?

Well, we could have dinner and maybe see a show and...

Then if we have time or just happen to be in the neighborhood, we're going to

see the Mertzes. What do you think we're going to do?

That's a wonderful idea.

I'll check the train schedule.

Okay. Gee, I'm dying to see them. I wonder if they've changed.

Changed? We only left them a day and a half ago. Oh, yeah.

Oh, we missed that train, but there's another one in two hours. Well, let's

drive.

No, I think it's going to snow. I don't want to take a chance.

We'll leave the car at the station and call it from there to see if they're

home. Did you find a good movie?

No, there's nothing around.

Oh.

Well, you want to watch some television?

Not tonight.

Play some gin rummy?

Uh -uh.

I don't feel like it.

Well, I suppose we could just sit and talk.

Okay. Who do we talk to?

there must be something we can do.

Fred, are you willing to be a good sport?

What are you suggesting?

Let's go out to the country and see the Ricardos. That's the greatest idea you

ever had.

I'll check and see if they're home. Oh, no, don't call them. Let's surprise

them. They're bound to be home. Where would you go in the country?

I'll look at the schedule and see what time the next train goes.

You call the nurses. I'm going to fix my hair. It's a mess.

All right, then.

Hey,

we better call the Ricardos. Oh, no, let's take a taxi and surprise them.

Now, listen, I spent two bucks on taxi fare to Grand Central.

Six dollars and sixteen cents on train tickets. Isn't that surprised enough?

Come on, ask them to drive over and pick us up.

All right.

Somebody's using the phone.

Mr., is there another phone around here?

There's one out on the platform.

Thank you. I'll be right back.

All right.

Well, what'd they say?

They're not home.

No.

Operator must have been ringing the wrong number. No, that's what I thought

first. I asked her to ring it again. No, nobody answered. Oh, what do we do now?

Go home and go back to sleep.

At 8 .30?

Listen, I didn't get any sleep last night listening to that quiet.

Well? I couldn't use the phone. Some teenager was talking to her girlfriend

about that Elvis... What's his name?

You can use that phone over there now.

Fred, you call him. I want to fix up just a little, huh?

Well, all right.

Oh, how do you like that?

A flat tire.

Well, call a garage.

Someone using the phone.

Say, have you got a garage out here that I can call? I've got a flat tire.

Yeah, but they all close at six.

How are we going to get home?

Hey, you're in luck, mister. A cab just drove up. Oh, good. Come on, honey.

Thank you. I'll take your car in the morning.

From the back, that man looks just like Fred Mertz.

You're lonesomer than I thought.

Well? Well, first the operator couldn't find their number, and then she

discovered that their phone hasn't been connected yet.

Then we'll have to take a taxi.

Okay.

Mister, where's the cab stand?

Right out there. The cab just left. Good.

Well, it's not far. We can walk.

Walk? It's cold out there. Walking in the cold air is very healthy.

Since when?

Since now.

I can open it.

Ethel, the car is not in the garage. The house is dark.

They're not home.

Why are we coming in?

To wait for them. What else do you suggest?

We'll walk back to the station and go home.

Walk way back there?

Over my dead body.

Don't tempt me, Ethel.

Gee,

the place is shaping up nicely.

Yeah, isn't it?

There's that basket of fruit we sent them. Yeah.

Well, we might as well get some return on our investment.

makes it seem kind of spooky out here, doesn't it? It certainly does.

Gee, these new shoes hurt.

When you spend $16 for shoes, they're not supposed to hurt.

You don't buy $16 shoes for comfort. You buy them for looks.

Then you ought to walk on your hands so people can see your feet.

Oh, dry up, will you?

Ricky. Ricky,

wake up. What's wrong?

I heard something downstairs.

What? I heard something downstairs.

No, you must have been dreaming. No, I distinctly heard a noise downstairs.

It's the wind. There's a lot of wind outside.

Would the wind blow the lights on?

What? The lights? The lights are on.

They're on downstairs? We got burglars.

Burglars out there? Come on.

Did you hear that?

Yeah, what was it?

There's someone upstairs. It must be a burglar. Let's get out of here.

Imagination. I just forgot to turn out the lights, that's all.

Did you forget to turn out the fruit?

See, no one has been here.

Maybe they're outside.

Well,

honey, if anybody was here, they'd be gone. Maybe they were just hungry or

something. Yeah, maybe that's right.

16 bucks for those shoes and we're not leaving them here.

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