 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the original stories 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 After just when we were settled down Who do you think it is? I hope it isn't anybody you mean you hope is nobody Yes, I guess so. I'm in the middle of a darn that case. Why don't you just let it ring? We'll act as if we're out. That would be dishonest. I'm going to come back here now. What's dishonest about it? It's our door. Let's let it ring his head off. It might be opportunity ringing opportunity knocks If we don't answer it now, whoever it is will go away. Good. Good David, it's like not answering the phone only worse because it can't be a wrong number Force yourself darling. Teach you some discipline. I don't want discipline. I just want to know who it is You are a weak-minded bride. All right. I'm weak-minded and I'm proud of it. Who was it now? You see they went away You beast now. We'll never know Good. Come on sit down. We'll resume our peace and quiet You may be able to resume it, but I won't I'm on pins and needles fine You can use them on my socks You really can forget all about it that doorbell is gonna ring in my head all night. Don't airmuffs. Oh Let's see. What what page was I on? Hmm. Here we are This is a fascinating book on architecture and concrete. Oh, I want to get it read by morning. Oh We always gonna be happy like this we are You know marriage is easy. Do you think so? All you have to do is love the person you're married to That's only the first thing and the easiest. I suppose love is to marriage what the Solid foundation of a building is to the rest of it. Yep, that's it But David That's not so much less exciting than it really is. Oh, I think it's very exciting Because when it's all built up, you've really got yourself something our house has a terrific foundation. Hasn't it colossal colossal Well, come on Shakespeare Let's darn some more socks and don't purr so loud. Mr. Norton wants to read about cement What doorbell the front doorbell? Come on. We'll go to get come back here. You're imagining things what no doorbell rang But it did must be ringing in your head. You got wheels in your head like you said it would what are you talking about? You mean you really didn't hear I didn't hear a thing really didn't oh, you're fooling you good for nothing Fooling darling, you're fooling me. You really didn't hear the bells. Did you of course? I did David You know you can make a person crazy saying things like that. I don't have to work very hard. I know I suppose you think you heard that Bell. Oh You come on Shakespeare. We've had enough discipline And if it isn't anyone there it's full there won't be it's full Yeah, hey, it's me Good evening. This is not hello Fritz. Good evening. Mr. Norton Fritz say did you come off and ring earlier? Yeah, I thought you was out. We weren't but when we got to the door you'd gone. Oh, what a relief to know who it was I don't think Mrs. Norton would have slept a wink if you hadn't come back for it I would not have slept a wink neither Fritz, what is it his breath? All right. Oh, no, no, but there she is fine. Oh, wonderful And then for a second I must tell you we both so enjoyed the opera last night. Oh, don't thank us Fritz Fritz you can go in my place any old time No But I have something important to tell you now I do not disturb you and mr. Norton at this hour, but it is important. Oh come inside Fritz We'll sit down in the living room. No, no, no, I tell you here. It's faster Mrs. Norton He would like an apartment of your own. No, would we our lease here's only for two months more I haven't found another thing. Yes, I know a bear that tells me how you would like to have your your own furniture and Yeah, where are we gonna find it? I think I find it for you David. No, I really think I'm hearing things I heard that too What do you mean Fritz? You think you found one for right here on the twelfth floor Yeah, with with the sun shining in the bedroom and we paint it for you because you're a new tenant and They take with them everything. They leave you only the four walls and the ceiling Pinch me pinch. Let's not get excited darling. Let's let's hear the whole story. I tell you everything I am the superintendent. So I hear first. They are moved. I hear this afternoon Mrs. Lee. She tells me her husband. He has gotten sick and they must go away by Monday She gives me the apartment to rent. She has no time to bother and I tell Bertha and Bertha She tells me to tell you Things like this just don't happen. Not these days. Anyway, does Mrs. Lee have someone to turn the apartment over to? She does not say so. She only said that I should ask if somebody wants it She is upstairs now. I mean we should go right up. Yeah through night But she asks only one person to come Because of her husband. Of course David. No darling you go me. Yeah It is better for Mrs. Norton. You know another woman and the apartment is a 12 C No friends Mrs. Norton and I don't know how to thank you for this. I do not try We will be glad Bertha and me that that if you move you do not move away from this building Well, I go now and tell Bertha will call you on the house phone fritz as soon as I get down and tell you what happened I will wait for the phone You want me to take you up? I'd love it. I leave the door on the latch Claudia yeah, we really don't want this apartment. Do we David? Are you crazy? I mean we don't really Care much. Do we oh, oh, no, we don't care much That's what I thought because then it doesn't matter much. It's matter of fact. It doesn't matter at all We did I say that you did and I want you to remember darling We've been perfectly happy on the second floor. Haven't we perfectly Only I have missed the sun shining in the bedroom and I do hate mr. Tucker's furniture and all the radiators spit in the faucets leak and oh David on the 12th floor will have an apartment with ceilings and and sunshine and Nobody's left over furniture nice shopping to you darling kiss me for luck kiss you for anything you want Mrs. Lee fits told me to come up. Oh, yes, Mrs. Norton come in. Thank you. We'll have to be quiet Would you rather I came back tomorrow? No, I'd like to get this settled But I I won't be able to show you either the bedrooms My husband is in one and my little boy is asleep in the other you have a little boy Fritz didn't say that he's seven I suppose he's terribly excited about going away terribly He's planning a beautiful mountain holiday skating and sledding with his father. Oh, I have the heart to tell him Seven is such a little boy. Have you any children? No, we're just married. This is a nice apartment for children One of the rooms faces south. You mean we really can have it. I don't care who lives here You've been taken so by surprise. I Of course, there's the matter of rent. We're paid up to Mrs. Lee Why don't you let my husband settle it with Fritz then you won't have to bother? Yes. Yes, that's fine Fritz knows all about it. We won't have any trouble in a way. I'm I'm glad Fritz sent you instead of somebody else You've a long life ahead of you. This is a happy place to start it My husband and I were only married six months when we moved in when you're ready to come back here, Mrs. Lee I will you let us know we won't come back not here. Don't wait for us. Don't Don't wait for anything. This is not I won't Is there anything I could do to help you could I pack clean? I'll do it myself. It's Better to keep busy. Well, then I'll I'd go back downstairs and We'll make all the arrangements with Fritz. I wish I could have shown you around Would you like to see the kitchen in the living room? They're a little messy. I'm afraid I can see enough from here Feels if I've intruded as it is. No, you've been very kind very considerate and Starting Monday What place is yours? Oh, yes, you can count on it and thank you, Mrs. Lee. Thank you very much I wish I knew what to say to you about your husband, but I don't I Mean, I know how awful it must be just wish us luck. I do With all my heart That you dare Yes, it's me Well, how's the new tenant in 12 C fine You don't sound fine. What's the matter? Oh Darling, I don't be disappointed. You said yourself things like this don't happen We've been perfectly happy here. I I never really expected it's not that David We are the new tenants in 12 C Apartments ours it is Well, you certainly had me fooled coming back looking as if you'd lost your best friend. It's ours Ceiling windows sunshine everything in a fireplace in the living room What's the matter? Isn't it a nice apartment? I guess so I didn't see much of it David her husband's office. Oh So that's it. They have to leave for the mountains. Oh, I guess it must be as long Well, David can things like that happen. So suddenly Anything can happen Suddenly we could go she never dreamt today Oh David, I'm not sure I want the apartment now Somehow it doesn't seem fair. I Know what you mean She has a little boy She's not much older than we are and yet she's so Wonderful about it So much more wonderful than I could ever be She even says she's sure we're gonna love the apartment. We are going to love it and you stop feeling guilty You mean it's all right for me to be so happy In spite of her being so sad you go right ahead and be happy Are you yes? There's an extra room David There is it What do we use it for? Oh Have to think it over What about the walls David? What color are we gonna paint them now? We'll have to think that over too. Say we've got an awful lot of thinking to do And an awful lot of thanking David you bet You know an hour ago. I was so happy. I thought I'd bust Because I'm a little sad And where I feel even happier Does that make sense profound sense darling you too me too? Darling do you think we're gonna be six times as happy on the 12th floors? We've been on the second wait and see oh I wish it were now. 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