 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 And your coffees are cold. You really are wifely this morning David do you realize we've been married almost four months? Do you think we look married? Certainly we look married. I mean do you think a stranger would look at us and say those two are married Any old stranger would What's the matter? Don't you want to look married? I guess so you only guess so well I mean you read all sorts of things about how a wife should keep her husband guessing and Act as if she isn't his wife and you don't believe in all that sort of stuff. Do you know I don't Do you of course not? It's a it's a lot of balder dash So I look just like a wife you do and you look like just a husband Well, it's harder to tell with a man. Oh, I see. What do you see? Nothing. Now look don't get any ideas You're not much but you are good enough for me just the way you are thank you very much You're welcome and the fact that you look married is nothing to sneeze at after all you're going to be a mother who's sneezing You know, I'd rather be married and live with you and have a baby to not be married at all. That's comforting. I Even like it when you act like a husband. I'm glad I I aim to please That's sometimes you act like too much like a husband and not enough like Like like what like not a husband. Oh, that reminds me. Yes I have filled out the report for the insurance company about that accident you had last Friday So that takes care of that if the insurance company calls you just tell them to get in touch with me at the office, right? All right, I don't mind talking to them. No, I'll handle it Well, if you insist, but you're just being like a husband about it. No other man would be bothered Here's the form now. You have to sign it before I can send it in doesn't mr. Grant have to send in a report to certainly does here now you sign right down there right there Now I'm on my way to the office. Goodbye. Bye. Don't I get a kiss the kiss? Oh, yes kiss here Kiss was awfully married too Answer that why don't you you lazy old dog? Can't you see I'm darling like a good wife Shakespeare what about you you crazy? Honestly, nobody moves around this house, but me Hello. Oh, hello, David. I'm fine. When'd you get back from Redbury? Do you have a nice day? Good. How's the car? Did you get a ticket? Well, you know, you don't get along as well with cops as I do but I love you anyway Yes, lots That's good. Oh darling. There's a doorbell How do I know what is probably some gentleman caller, but I don't know which Of course, I'll give him your love. Goodbye husband. What? You'll be right home wonderful. Goodbye I'm coming Boss, don't you even bark? You're a fine watchdog. You are. Oh, mr. Grand I was afraid you weren't home. I'm home. So I see my good luck is holding out I was on the telephone. I was your mother Mama, she's fine and the dog. He's fine too. Oh, that's good. Oh, I'm sorry. I haven't asked you to come in Please come in mr. Grant You remembered my name. I'm I'm very flattered. Please don't be I was just Signing the accident report this morning. So reminded me. Oh As a matter of fact, that's why I dropped in. Well, do sit down. You might as well sit. You're here Shakespeare get off the good chair. Let me sit there. Oh, don't disturb him. I'll sit down over here For the record my name is Jim Grant, you know, oh Well That's my name Yes Hi a boy. Hi adult. How you doing, huh? How are you? Yes, yes now about this report to the insurance company I forgot the other day to take the license plate of your car You can't take it. We need it. Well, I just want to borrow the numbers so I can write them down on this form Oh, I see I see Well, have you got them? No, I haven't You haven't know the license plates are on the car and the car somewhere between well, that's wonderful That's the best news yet. What is well just that now. I've got another absolutely legitimate reason to come up and visit you You know, I'm very grateful to you for that smash-up. You are Well, would I be sitting here if you hadn't banged into me? Oh, I guess you wouldn't be it. It was a very lucky accident Probably fate. I haven't met anybody like you in New York. I've met lots of girls But nobody like you. Well, don't you want me to sign that insurance report? Well, there's no point to it as long as you don't have the registration or license number Well, they'll be here any minute Well, they they will Look, I don't want you to think that I look look here. I saw right away. You weren't That kind of girl. I'm not picking you up. I never picked up anyone. Just see I am wait a minute. You're You're not engaged are you know, I'm not engaged Well, as long as you're not officially engaged my bid is in all's fair and love and war don't I look married to you married For what would I be doing here if I thought you looked married then I don't anything, but you look You look wonderful Can't you look married and wonderful? I suppose so, but I Think marriage always shows you do how well, it's it's nothing in particular just something a man feels Instinct I guess you'd call it Claudia may may I call you Claudia? I've met your mother, you know Don't you think she'd approve of me as a gentleman caller you see I don't The doorbell you want me to answer no, I'll go Look, I have to tell you well whoever it is wants to get in very badly. Yes, I'm here First time don't you answer the doorbell around here? Oh, all right. I'm coming If you won't let me in I'll have to let myself in David is the lady of the house home I'm home miss Claudia. It's your gentleman caller Well, maybe Maybe maybe I'm in the way too late. I've come a court and with some poses for the woman I love Hello, David. Hello, honey. Well, hello Good afternoon, David. This is miss. I'm Jim Grant Glad to meet you. I Looked like the first of a long line. Well, honey, you all's having a busy afternoon, huh? David, please be serious Claudia Would you rather I stayed or I went Oh for heaven's sakes. Don't go because of me, Mr. Grant Jim, please don't pay any attention to him. He's not that southern usually. Oh He isn't your habit to not not just want to come to call on my young lady here. Oh I see David will you be sensible? Mr. Grant this young woman here is already spoken for As a matter of fact and this may be something of a blow to you. I know it is to me Claudia is Married, it's true. I tried to tell you but you seem so sure I want that I married Well, you didn't look What in that case mr. Uh, mr. Norton? Mr. Norton, how come that you? Norton, that's right. I am the lucky man Well Well, I'll be I I'm sorry. I didn't know you were here. I wouldn't have come in like that Oh, please please please don't don't apologize. It's I hold not at all I understand Claudia bumped into your car and pretty well wrecked it. Well, it's not that serious I think you're being very nice about it. I would have been furious. Well, there's no point in getting angry and Claudia I mean, this is not and seems so Well at any rate I've reported to my insurance company we made out the forms this morning and as soon as you make your claim It'll it'll all be settled. Well, certainly, of course I I hope you didn't mind my coming up here the day Nobody minds my saying something David the grant came up here for me to sign something rather his report or something darling You don't have to sign his you see you signed yours this morning Well, frankly, Mr. Norton. I couldn't think of a better reason to come up here. I That was That was before I knew of course, you know, Mr. Grant. I look at you and I can say There but for the grace of me go. I David you're not making sense Certainly, I am you know what I mean. Don't you Mr. Grant? I Think I do After all there's not much difference between taking a cinder out of a girl's eye on a street corner and Having a girl crash into your car in a parking lot. Is there no no no not much difference except that in this case the The cinder came first my point exactly. Well, I Was lucky for you. I Yeah, I guess I'll make a point from now on of walking the streets when the cinders are flying by mrs. Norton and It's been nice meeting you mr. Norton all the luck in the world to you and don't think I'm not going to need it. Goodbye, Jim And Jim yes when you find that girl with a sender in her eye bring her up to visit us I will I'd love to I'll remember the invitation Mr. Norton Your wife is quite a girl quite a girl Very beautiful, too Goodbye Darling you do run into the nicest people you're not angry David No Aren't you even jealous? No, just flattered. It's not every husband who has a wife other men want He thinks you're beautiful and attractive and The poor devil I don't care what he thinks. What do you think? Do I have to tell you darling? It's nice to hear David For a future mother. It's almost indecent The way you look, but how do I look? Come here Come over here and sit down on the sofa, and I'll tell you. 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