 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 oh David oh Claudia don't make fun. I feel just the way I sound is that good. Oh, it's superlative Just look at the view from this window must die now You have to get up sooner or later ladies and then later You're missing a beautiful view. Describe it to me. Would you like it in prose or poetry prose, please? Well, let me see now Well, the view is all of New York stretching out Buildings as far as I can see all gray and shining in the sun. No trees. No grass. No scenery This is not Eastbrook. David. This is New York. No scenery. Just a view here You rave no one to know you're a New Yorker bread, but not born. This is a nice day out miss bread Oh sunshine no clouds, but it's going to be a scorcher Not I said the little red hand. That's me. Oh Honestly, I think New York sometimes is the most beautiful place in the whole world is today one of those sometimes today is How do we hear any birds or crows or cows or roosters does tar horns a screech of rakes In the rumble of traffic way down below on the street Those are nice times, too. They're not good for a steady diet as crows and cows But for today, they're perfect and I was for this hotel. It's the most divine hotel I ever stayed in. Thank you Is it about hotels? It's so exciting David. Oh, you ring a bell There's the bell boy. Yeah, you pick up a telephone There's the telephone girl magic. It's the mysterious service run by people who have nothing else to do but make you Mrs. David not uncomfortable. I guess that's it. That's it I think I like best the way orange juice comes in a glass sitting in a bowl of ice Or maybe the olives and celery with every meal or clean sheets every night. We've only been here one night So we have David it was an inspiration to stay over this morning. I feel like a different woman I'd be married at all. Oh David I don't think I ever loved you more what one night in New York will do. Hmm darling Oh, come on over here and look at New York with me. Oh, I'd rather look at you That's only because you're too lazy to get up and come over to the window I see everything you see but I I see it in your face. What do you see? Everything in the world I want I'm glad we stayed in town, too. I feel as if I were somebody else. You are a romantic I'm a lot romantic and it's all your fault. I better get up Romantic starve in this world. Oh, I don't think I even mind starving this morning try starving and see how you like it All right, what do you go to do all day? Well, I'm gonna stay in New York all day long. What do you think about hmm? And I'm going back to Eastbrook with you this evening or whatever you like Not to stay in New York. I don't feel like ever going home. I don't blame you And what are you going to do with yourself all day? Oh, let me see Till when is this sweet paid for three o'clock? I guess I'll stay here till then. Oh, you want your money's worth every cent of it every cent then let's see um Hey, I wonder if Julie is in town probably not. She's always either in Newport or Long Island in the summer Maybe she's in town what on earth for dentist or something Don't look at me like that. You can get a toothache in the summer, too Not Julia that would be bad plan. It's a fine way to talk about your sister-in-law on the contrary Julia's got a good head on her shoulder good teeth in her mouth. I dare say Well, just in case one of them isn't so good. I'm going in and take a shower. I'll see you. Bye Good morning operator Right under for five seven seven one David. I bet you're 20 cents. She's here. What do you bet? What makes you so sure not a feeling miss punch of 1948 Hello, hello, Julie. Is that you Claudia? Are you in town? Yes, you Say you haven't got a toothache or anything. Have you what's that land? Oh, nothing. It's just a bed I had David. What are you going back to Long Island not till tonight? What are you doing in town just having fun? I'm not going back till tonight either I'm glad to see you're getting off the farm a little don't make it sound so terrible, Julia Listen, you think we can get together sometime. I'd love it. I haven't seen you since the baby. Oh What are you doing with yourself today? Nothing particular Except I'm busy till three well and meet me at three in the Buckingham Grill on the Madison side I'll have a table perfect. I'll meet you at three o'clock. I'm so looking forward to seeing you It's been an awfully long time since we had a good sister Lee and lawyers Sorry, are you sure you don't want anything to eat? Oh positive. I'm stuffed. I ate at the hotel Claudia tell me your secret. How do you do it? Do what? Oh? Look the way you look act the way you act feel the way you feel not me David You really believe that I don't know what I'd be like without him. I can't even imagine it anymore Fantastic, what is your? Both of you It's funny. You're saying both of us. I always feel it's one of us. I can't even think of this as separate Where's Hartley? He stayed out on Long Island. How's his gallbladder? He still has it poor Hartley well as a matter of fact, I don't know what he'd do without it anymore It's got to be rather a pet of his You know, it's too bad. He can't have a dog instead Maybe that would have done it But it's too late now Well, then you haven't told me what you're doing in town just enjoying it walking around looking and window shopping Not doing anything. I love New York in the summer. You miss it. Don't you? Of course Oh, I came down yesterday to see dr. Rowland. What did he say? There's not one interesting thing about me Well, don't look so disappointed. I like dr. Rowland. Oh, I still have to thank you for sending me to him I'm going to him with my next child too. I hope you're not going to make me an aunt too many times at least four times at least David such a wonderful father. I'd hate to waste him on a picky you two or three offspring Well, don't rush into it Claudia. You're still young. Well, that's the whole point I can be all through having children before I'm 30 and a grandmother by 40 Are you trying to break her record or something? I might as well. I hadn't thought of it. Don't be so ambitious You make me feel a hundred Now tell me what else you didn't done. Well, we decided to stay in for dinner in the night Just for the change We hadn't planned it that way well I suppose you do get a little tired of being up on the farm with nothing but animals and fields Especially now with the baby and of course mom is there. I'm not alone at all. I couldn't live that way Maybe you could have if you started out wanting to or if Hartley wanted to Maybe Hartley did Sometimes I think he did It's too late now And it's certainly not the life for me. I need people around things to do I must have work and obligations to keep me busy mentally Got such energy Julia. I don't need anything Just few people I'm trying to remember if I was ever like that. I don't think I ever was even when you were first married Oh, maybe then a little but Somehow it changed That's when you started being busy. Mm-hmm and Hartley acquired a gallbladder Strange life is Is it always have to end up differently than the way you want it to you don't watch it very closely it does I? Refused to even think about it. You be stubborn about it. Land. I will don't let the things you want escape you. I Remember 20 years ago. I've been married two years. I wanted to go to Europe for the spring and summer Hartley wanted to go on a motor trip to California, you know staying here and there by the road moving around a lot roughing it I Couldn't see it. So I went to Europe alone Was a dreadful summer I Don't think I'd ever have to make a choice like that But you have already I have buying the farm you didn't want to you told me so But I knew what I wanted. I Chosen before I had to choose All I wanted was David No, that's not right. All I wanted was David Happy you're very generous not a bit of it is the only way I know to really keep them to keep us I guess I never had what you two have from the very start It's always been a matter of choices I'm not as clever as you are Julia. I couldn't live that way. No, you're too clever ever to have to So you're a farmer now and you like it The way you were talking about New York a moment ago, I thought you decided your heart belonged to the big city Oh just in passing. Oh don't think I don't love coming down here going to the theater dining out staying in a hotel That's not real. I mean, it's more like overnight in a fairy tale. It's It's not us and the farm is us All our land our house David's dreams hopes Our son's roots future That's our world acres and acres of it When we're there, there's no Pretending about life like in New York There we're We're living it. I think you'd do the same thing all over again This time I know from the beginning that the way David did it was right. I Have appointments Hartley has a gallbladder and you I Should be very jealous of you Claudia If I went so fond of you, I probably would be Julia now. You're teasing me. I wish I were Telephone for Mrs. Norton. I'll plug it in right here. Oh for me the call is for Mrs. David Norton for me It sounds suspiciously lamb is if you were having an affair with your husband, you're very smart Julia Hello, darling. Is it you hello? How many darlings are there in your life only one? How soon are you be through at the office? You said this morning that you'd be busy until around six. Oh, well, I changed my mind. I'm ready to go now David, I'm all through with New York. I'm sure New York will be sorry to hear that What's the big rush? It's only half past three David. I Want to go back to East Brook East Brook. There's a whole world waiting for us. Do you do you understand? I think so But won't this um, this whole world that you're talking about wanted wait until about six o'clock. It might not I'd rather not take a chance. Never take a chance what happens. Well, now let's see. I'm uh, I'm just about through here I have a couple more things to do and I'll pick you up at the corner Madison Avenue and 58th Street in 15 minutes 15 minutes I'll be ready and waiting David always Isn't it convenient to be able to stop in the midst of shopping put a nickel in a coke cooler and enjoy the pause that refreshes Many stores are now putting Coca-Cola coolers not only in the departments where people do the most shopping But where they have to wait for service as well Store managers apparently realize that you wait much more patiently when you wait refresh. Hello, Mr. King It's good to see you again. Mrs. Norton. How are you been having a good summer all fine and hot start it out rainy But it's making up for it now Tell me something Claudia really doesn't feel isolated living in East Brook. I I suppose she does at times, but it never lasts. I Couldn't do it. Yeah, you'd be surprised how active East Brook is even in the midst of the quietest night I would be surprised indeed then come around tomorrow and learn. I'll do that Goodbye, Mr. King. Goodbye, Mrs. Norton As I was about to say 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 or of war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of Coca-Cola Or Coca-Cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and 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