 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by Rose Franken Brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself have a coke and now Claudia La la la la la la la What's that tune Mrs. Norton? What I was just humming Miss Calvary. Yes, you sing it a lot, but I've never heard anyone else who knows it Oh, it's sort of a private tune between my husband and me. Oh, I should have known All right now if you will roll over I'll rub your back down. Oh, that'd be nice You know being in a hospital has its compensation. Just tell me if I get too strong couldn't You know, I think I'm a cat at heart. I love having my back robbed almost as much as shakes Be a our cat yellow folks sure think up funny names for their pets. Oh Oh, could you rub there some more right right down to my left shoulder blade right here a little bit higher? That's wonderful Relax, Mrs. Norton. You aren't relaxed. Oh, do I have to relax too? You don't ever relax. Do you well? I haven't got much time. We live on a farm. No, do you have a cow? Nope. Well, you have the baby now to make up for it. Not the same thing My husband had loved to have a cow, but we couldn't afford both babies are small and they last longer David's not a bit. Sorry. He'd better not be that cute little thing. Hmm. Well, he's not very handsome yet at two days What do you want a movie star? I'm satisfied as long as he has character there You are all rubbed down every rub work costing me so much money I'd feel rich you just roll over now and try and get some rest. Oh Rest rest rest rest rest. I want to go down the hall now and order your lunch And then I'll be back with an eggnog for you. When does my son have his lunch? Oh, not for an hour yet Oh, so long. It's only 12 o'clock Mrs. Norton. Is that all? At home 12 o'clock come so early here It seems if it should be tomorrow already when your husband will be along anytime now and then you won't mind this hospital so much Oh, the hospital's all right. It's just me tonight. We're going to give you something to make you sleep and no begging off Sleeping is something I've always been able to do on my own. Thank you very much. Oh, you're welcome Not much of a talent, but it's one I've got it didn't do so good last night Who told you the floor nurse? Jesus towel tail. I have no privacy. No privacy at all. Oh David hello darling. Well now your husband's here. I'll leave you and his trust mrs. Norton. Oh Before you go nurse. Yes, mr. Norton Tired I heard you and I'm not now you hush up I'm talking to someone who knows how you feel better than than you do insults insults insults who knows better about me than me than I am so bright Well, uh, mr. Caden. It's just that she doesn't know how to rest mr. Norton and it's caught up with her today It serves her right. It does indeed. I've been rubbing her back. Oh, it was wonderful, David You ought to learn how and she'll be more comfortable now We're going to fix her up a fine lunch and we're going to eat all of it aren't we will try Well, that's the best we can do now mr. Norton you keep her resting and I'll be back in a little while We-we-we wider nurses always say we now you heard what she said so you shut up and I'll do all the talking I'm not even allowed to talk anymore People go around saying I'm tired when I'm not this is a fine free country You'll feel better tomorrow darling. I thought fine yesterday, too If you had a half ounce of sense about you you would realize you're no superwoman Well, I don't have to be a superwoman all I had was one tiny little baby No, eight pounds isn't so tiny when I hold him. He doesn't feel like eight pounds They must have weighed him with his shoes on And holding books in both hands Yesterday, I thought I'd be up today What's the big rush? Don't you like all this uh this attention You should be eating lunch not rushing over here from the office to see Oh, I'll I'll have lunch, too Bet you 20 cents bet you shake shook Oh darling, I love you a thousand times more than ever I couldn't love you anymore You couldn't no But I uh, I love you differently Differently better or differently worse differently always Is that good Nothing is ever going to take us away from each other I wouldn't let it you wouldn't huh? Except we're sort of away from each other now aren't we oh, I think we're more together than ever darling Then you're not jealous of the baby Now what what do you think I think I love you two thousand times more than ever Would you uh like to prove it? Then lie back on those pillows and keep quiet That is the trouble you one minute you talk Wonderful love to me in the next year. It's another trained nurse. I don't see what you're complaining about I'd love to spend a couple of days in bed being spoiled by mrs. Cavaniere Crack your eyes out Oh I think you would David listen seriously Just because I feel sort of tired today doesn't mean I'm going to have to stay here much longer does it? Of course not You're supposed to feel tired today doc dr. Roland warned you warning and being are two different things I feel like a fool spending all this money lying around in a hospital Are you are you still worrying about a few pennies pennies? You have landed on a gold mine while I was here, haven't you? Darling now we've planned this whole thing very carefully and if you're a good girl There's not a thing in the world to worry about David listen now I figured that the baby shouldn't be a great deal more expense than Shakespeare Shakespeare now that he's here I mean are you comparing my son to a mere cat financially financially? Oh, no wonder you feel tired Look claudia stop trying to think just be your own sweet self and everything will be perfect. That's the thanks. I guess you're welcome Now that's right lean back Here give me a hand Oh, David Give me some of your strength. I wish I had yours darling Ah, you're sweet again May we come in? Yes come in come in come in Look at this lovely gift we've received isn't it enormous? That certainly is it's stunning So much fruit. I'll just put it down here where you can see it mrs. Norton There we are Why I've never seen such a large basket. She must be a very good friend of yours Here's the card. No friend of mine. Whoever she is. I'll be back. There are lots more boxes for you in the elevator This calvary puts hunter party manners when you're here. She seems to be a very competent nurse. She is worse luck Well, obviously not firm enough Who's the fruit from? I don't know just a minute and I'll see Nancy riddle Do I know her? Vaguely we met her Julius one night. Oh the lady with the pink hair and too much everything else. Yeah She has a farm in eastbrook, too Julia keeps wanting us to get more acquainted with her Why does nazi riddle send me a present? She doesn't know me for heaven's sakes. I don't understand She knows julia and some people make a profession of sending presents to people. They don't know She's pretty extravagant if you ask me extravagant a lot of oversized oranges with a pineapple at the bottom You are a charmingly grateful little girl I feel like a hypocrite, but anyway, I'm glad nazi riddle sent it I think this cavity was starting to be embarrassed in front of the other nurses A patient's loot is very important to a nurse's professional standing. Well stop putting on such a front David what are you talking about? This patient's loot is very important to this particular patient All right. All right. So it isn't What are those books on your table bestsellers your esteemed sister-in-law julia sent them any of them good Why aren't their bestsellers? I'll never know they all happened hundreds of years ago to people not like us at all Besides which is not enough conversation in them. I know you you you like a page that's full of quotation marks and nothing else How'd you know i'm your husband remember? Oh, that's right. How do you feel now darling? Keep holding onto my hand. I'm right here Another present. Oh, we're doing very well. Oh, there are still more articles. They've accumulated You see we only deliver them twice a day. Oh, I much prefer dribbles and drabels. I'll be back Here open it up. It's for you I wonder what it is who it's from It's my certainly wrapped up. Was it candy? It doesn't rattle I hope it isn't another nightgown. Mrs. Killian sent me three three I wish you'd sent me three smoke cans instead Nightgowns people must think i've got to spend the rest of my life in a hospital. They don't know you Well, here I am at the third layer of tissue paper Huh, it's a very fancy set of toilet water and bath powder which you will never use Presence after babies is like presents after weddings Then it was salts and peppers now it's nightgowns and toilet water It's from somebody else. I don't know another friend of Julia's her backbay And I think the one who didn't die. I should hope not David did we send anything to the one who did die search me We didn't all start to feel guilty. It's too late now I wish I were the kind who remembers birthdays and things Julia has quite a collection of that kind of friends. Well, she's worked at it for a long time Fine way to talk about your sister and all and don't fight the hand that feeds me I don't know why nobody sends anything to the father. What did you do? Oh nothing nothing nothing no You're cute I feel better now little how better. Oh, I don't know just better I'm so tired. Maybe I think I know why Why tell you later. Tell me now. No, I think you should sleep. What do I want to sleep for? I'm starting to feel better I suppose there's another present for me. Come on in It's us again with a big box in your arms flowers long stemmed roses. They're so expensive yellow roses at that I'll put them in some water. Can I even see them? Well, here's the card. Let me see. Let me see Love from Edith Dexter David another friend of Julia's. Oh, Mrs. Norton. You're doing fine Our room will just be filled with presents. Oh, I don't deserve them David, I am just one big false pretense Getting it fast. Well, you should Reflected glory look at the light in her eye, mr. Norton You certainly have a good effect on your wife. I have. Oh, she's perked up ever so much since you've been here Yes, ever so much. I always say love is the best medicine of them all She's right It is David The light in your eye, darling. It's not love. It's greed David, I promise not to worry anymore. I promise to rest And I promise to feel fine every minute from now on if you will promise me one little thing Anything darling, let's let miss cavney think the light in my eyes because of love not loot After a warm morning's work, you're apt to put together a hit and miss lunch from leftovers in the refrigerator Now i'm going to tell you how to give any lunch an extra touch that makes it especially welcome on a day like this When you reach into the icebox for sandwich makings or a salad Help yourself to an ice cold bottle of coke That delicious refreshment will give you a party feeling or my name's not joe king Well say joe king was your wife spoiled My wife spoiled. Oh, yes, a new baby is an occasion for miles around julia has really spread the news around, hasn't she? That's not all she's coming in to see claudia tomorrow I guess there's some women who just have to make the most of what happens to other people because it can't happen to them Poor julia will you be here tomorrow when she comes david? It ought to be quite amusing seeing as there'll be another visitor at the same time. Oh, who's the other? Maybe that'll coax me. Oh, that'd be telling you'll be here instead david. All right. I will so long joe. Bye david Every day monday through friday claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola So listen again tomorrow at the same time And now this is joe king saying olive war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do Wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola For coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes An ice-cold coca-cola is everywhere This broadcast of claudia was supervised and directed by william brown maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola