 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 Dr. Barry you're just the person I want to see well I've been wanting to see you to doctor just been in a visit with your husband. How is he everything's coming along as expected Oh, I love to hear you say that and if it keeps up we may get away without any complications at all Only may get away without any Seems to me a concussion of the brain and the broken collarbone would be Complications enough if all goes well Well, could it go otherwise? Well, we hope it won't but a concussion is a very delicate matter David will have to be patient Does he know well? I've played down the concussion to him. No, you says being worried about himself He knows about his collarbone. We'll blame it for our caution. Have you got a moment Claudia? Are you in a hurry? Well only to see David. That's all cannot wait a few moments I've waited since I saw him yesterday. So few minutes more won't matter I won't get you away from David long Is it anything special dr. Barry? There's a nice comfortable waiting room here at the end of the car I've always been rather fond of this hospital Have you been with it from the beginning been with it since it was a plain clabbered house with four beds And now it's a fine stone building with 38 beds Yes, indeed 38 beds. Well, that's something to be very proud of dr. Barry very proud Let's sit down here Right A few moments ago Claudia you heard me say that I didn't expect David to have any complications Yes, dr. Barry, but he's had a severe jolt a sudden car accident He could have died but he was lucky not even a severe case of shock that part of it's good But his spirit has had a joke too. He's been put to bed and he's going to have to remain there a while Now that's quite a dose dr. Barry that that David's going to have to stay in bed a few weeks Even if it is in the hospital that doesn't seem so terrible to me if If it turns out all right. Yes if But see it from David's point of view One day he was walking around healthy strong ambitious. Oh, that's very important to David. I I know it dr. Barry He hates even to catch cold You'd think it proved some kind of a weakness in him or something exactly my dear and now here he is He doesn't feel too sick anymore his headaches better His shoulder doesn't pain him as much as far as he can see. He's almost the way he always was and Still he has to remain in bed He doesn't realize how important it is day by day not moving not able to take care of himself Let alone you His spirits hurt Wouldn't be so difficult would it dr. Barry if David weren't a man You're very wise That's why I've spoken to you What can I do dr. Barry a great deal more than I can? What is it? You mustn't get anxious You must be patient. Oh, I'm I'm terrible at being patient. I'm almost as bad as David. Oh, no I know you better Claudia You'll have to help David see that all he can do is wait and Still he he mustn't let himself grow anxious by his enforced quiet Everything's going to be fine dr. Barry. It must be Well, there's no reason why you should be anxious. There's No reason is there. We'll see it won't be easy. Claudia to get him to give in No man likes to count himself Especially David especially a man in love with his wife and his work Life gets complicated not life people I Never thought there'd be anything complicated about David me. Well, your life wouldn't be very rich that way my dear Well, he's waiting for you When I knocked to see him he thought I was you I better not keep him waiting any longer You may find him a bit depressed today He started asking me questions. Mm-hmm when he could get up when he could go home when he could go back to work When there's when you you told him I tempered Talked about his collarbone So he's a little suspicious. It'll be longer than he thinks but not as long as it will be Poor David not at all. He's a very lucky man You'll see that again Thanks for the talk dr. Barry. Just thought you ought to know the whole story Claudia Medicine's not just for the sick person in bed. Is it that would be too simple Heavens we Nautans have taken up an awful lot of your time a stitch in time and Claudia It's time if you allow him who's the healer? Well, I'm going to see that he gets all he needs. I hope you will And keep your fingers crossed They're crossed Very cross. Well Here goes Mr. Norton Embed it this hour of the morning. Oh, Mrs. Norton Just thought I'd take things easy for a change lazy loafer. Oh, you finally come to hold my hand Come to let you hold mine. You're the man in the family. Yeah, the fine one too Well, you're good enough for me. Well, you're not very fussy. Oh, you'd be surprised Well How'd you sleep? Not bad What? Pretty little nurse in white gave me the prettiest little pill in white spoiled As long as I haven't got you to talk when asleep. I have the next best substitute Nothing takes the place of you. You're just saying that to make me feel good. How'd you know? Actually, I don't miss you at all. I I've decided to fall clean the house instead when the mouse is away The cat will play. I'm the mouse not you. I'm the mouse these days some mouse You look very handsome on a pillow, Mr. Norton I've always thought so. I don't know what I'm doing on a pillow A collarbone is nothing to keep a man in bed. Why? You know business about rebuilding the barns going head fine. Oh good Mr. Pradiso is doing it at top speed just for you Of course, mr. Tucker is prodding him. He fancies himself. You're understudy. The pleasure is all here Claudia You're not really worried. Are you me worried? No Well, that's all my news. You tell me yours now. No dr. Barry told me not to get up yet. That's all right with me I have no place to go Now let's see what what else? Oh last night. I heard the broadcast of a ball game. Yep this morning the news When I heard the news I figure off. I'm better off in here. Sounds like a terrible world outside For most people I guess Not for me What a little optimist, huh? Well, I'd be a fool if I wasn't Suppose one of us has to be Well, Mr. Norton. Oh, I didn't realize you had company. It's only my wife. Yeah, that's all well I don't want to interrupt anything. You are I just came in because I thought she'd want a little entertaining and while I was here I well, are you comfortable? Oh, I'm fine. Is there anything you need? No, not a thing. Oh Oh Windows open enough Seems to be about right. Well in that case, please do sit down. We'll need us talking Well, I have other patients to look in on Mr. Norton does seem a great deal better now. I've needed earlier this morning. Why not another day is almost half gone The sun is shining the birds are singing. That's what I like about mr. Norton. No way so cheerful Other patients just complain and complain. How could David complain when he's getting all this wonderful attention in here You'll be surprised how well now don't you talk too much mr. Norton and please don't try to move No, I won't you're uncomfortable or something. You just ring your bell and I'll come right in and straighten you out Well, thank you nurse. I'll do that Lovely girl She thinks you're lovely too Her duty all of her patients are lovely. There's no reason for you to be so modest darling Yeah, well, I could find here There's a lot to be said for hospitals You really get good care in a hospital Am I hearing right? Well, isn't it the truth? Certainly is. Of course you do it. I just didn't know you had the sense to see it You know, if you were at home, we'd just be letting you lie around No attention you'd you'd have to just fend for yourself or or else feel you're imposing on us all the time and Every word you say is so personally. I think you're getting an awful lot of attention. You don't deserve You haven't even had a baby. I had a pretty good car accident It takes a pretty good driver to have a pretty good car accident and not get killed. Let's joke about it. It's a wonderful subject to joke about wonderful Say You should have seen the night nurse darling cute. I should say cute Redhead She made me an eggnog. It was delicious. I thought you were the man who's afraid of getting fat Oh, she uh, she said I wasn't the type. Well, redheads usually know Oh, David You can't imagine what a relief it is for me to see you're getting such wonderful care And that you don't mind it. I thought you'd be relieved I am now you realize that there isn't a thing for you to worry about good So promise me that you won't I promise You look tired Me tired? I'm not I'm I feel fine wonderful Are you taking good care of yourself? You're not running around too much. Not at all Now just because I'm not around to keep my eye on you I don't want you to run yourself ragged here. I won't I won't And everything's fine fine From here on in now that my headache's gone. I can just enjoy myself. Do yourself The scenery I notice the scenery on the ceiling You see they're cracking the ceiling. It's like the mississippi river and looks like a horse And the eggnogs the company company's fine the attention the whole kitten caboodle I love it every minute of it. Even the food is good You just don't know what it means to me to find you so cheerful. I can't believe it. Well, why shouldn't I be cheerful? Oh, no reason. No reason anybody who wouldn't be cheerful is an ungrateful cause I I feel great about the whole business So you don't have to waste any sympathy on me. You hear not one job Not one not one little dot. No Oh, David No, I don't care what anybody says You and I and All this It's got to come out fine I'm sure because I know things that even dr. Barry doesn't know. What are you talking about? Oh about a man who pretends to like nurses fussing over him and and red-headed eggnogs and Lying in bed in the morning I know about a man who pretends because he loves somebody and When you can do that darling Nothing can beat you and Everything will be fine. Sure it will So give me a kiss and stop looking so solemn If you have any teenagers in your house I suggest you think of them next time you're at the grocers or the service station and bring home a case of coca-cola They'll probably be delighted at the idea of a whole case of coke in the house Or they'll have in mind after school and afterplay treats for themselves and for the whole gang Why shouldn't they have this pleasure? Coke is only a dollar for the 24 bottle case mr. King. Oh, yes, dr. Barry You asked me the other day if you could visit mr. Norton. That's right Well, no reason why you shouldn't anytime. Oh, then I will after mrs. Norton leaves You won't stay too long, of course. No, I won't Visitors are always more fatiguing than the patient expects still I'll visit him today because tomorrow he'll have another guest his partner. Roger Killian is dropping in good The time will pass more quickly for mr. Norton Well, I have to make the rounds now. So excuse me, of course and thanks for the news dr. Barry 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 wire 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 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