 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 David Wake up What for? Say how long have you been awake and not saying anything about it? Wouldn't you like to know? How can you bear to lie awake and see me sleeping? I can't bear it when it's vice versa There's no problem at all those are delicious moments when all is peace and quiet and You my love are silent beyond belief. Hmm. You've been awake quite a while. I can see that Anyway, good morning darling. Good morning. How are you today? Not a complaint in the world good you look without a complaint too nice and rested and Waking up in the mornings was certainly the worst part when you were in the hospital No one to talk to no one to talk except Shakespeare He was very devoted while you were away He purred all night at the foot of the bed and in the morning he come right over to me and stare at me till I woke up I think he knew how lonely I was maybe he was lonely too Have you stopped to think of that? Oh This is a wonderful morning Your hair is all tazzled. You look about eight. I Wish I'd known you then hey What is all this sentimentality sentiment not sentimentality, please sorry Early morning habit with me. It comes to waking up after a beautiful sleep. I didn't dream at all. No, that's not normal Who cares? Well, I'm getting up. Hey, wait a minute. You can't do that. Why not because I haven't told you what I woke up to tell you yet Only only you didn't wake me because I was away. That is a detail. All right. All right out with it. Hurry up Well, it's a beautiful day out just beautiful. So I noticed Is that all you have to say about it? What else do you want? Well, don't you realize what a beautiful day means? Mm-hmm. God's in his heaven all's right with the world Robert Browning poof. I Was going to give you a Claudia Norton. Oh Well, all right. All right now What does a beautiful day mean? David? You haven't forgotten. Have you what a beautiful day means? Dr. Barry said you could go out on the first beautiful day and this is the first one since he said that You don't say then you did remember that's what you were lying awake waiting for Not a cloud in the sky and Matthew Warren's cattle lowing is clear as if they were in our own backyard I wish we had a cattle all our own. Well, we have a pig. That's why we need a cow Say that again. We're just having a pig is doing it halfway Doing what? The farm. Oh The farm. Well, you know what I mean. I don't pretend to be so droopy Just look at that sky When are we going to go out now? We haven't had breakfast. It'll sticks to breakfast. We can have breakfast any other day You shouldn't go out without your breakfast sensible people always take a constitutional before breakfast. It gives them an appetite I always have an appetite for breakfast. I Suppose it's because I haven't eaten for so long. Yeah, do as you like. I'm going out for my walk now I'll be dressed in two seconds. So if you don't hurry Hey, you got up without saying a decent good morning to me. No time for that now I got my socks on David dress warmly sure I will putting on your woolen socks What on earth for your feet to keep them warm be warm not without woolen socks. They won't you dress your feet I'll dress mine catch cold You haven't been out of the house in weeks and now all of a sudden you want to go Running around in your bare feet without breakfast in your stomach I'm not running around in my bare feet and they have nothing to do with my stomach Oh, yes, they do listen to me young woman just because I was in a car accident three weeks ago And you were almost killed doesn't mean that I'm going to allow myself to be pampered for the rest of my life David, I'm not pampering you. I just want you to be sent. Well, I'll be the judge of that Can anybody tell you anything without you're getting angry? I'm not angry darling We just have to get this business settled once and for all I'm well now, but I feel fine. I feel wonderful I'm not going to be foolhardy and do a lot of things that aren't good for me. I I know that the aftermaths of a concussion can be serious And I realize that my collarbone isn't completely mended so So I'll be careful Can't you trust me in that? Well, I'm just so grateful to have you back too grateful maybe but I Can't help it David because I know what it was like when I thought you might not come back Well, I'm not scolding you for that How could I? But you just have to realize that I'm all right again I can't drive a car maybe and turn in a somersault in the air, but otherwise I'm all right I realize I guess good and we won't have to talk about it anymore. Not another word here. Here's a kiss on it David what? Just as a favor. Would you wear woolen socks? No my good great-aunt after all I've said all right. I'll wear them I'll wear them give them to me here put them on or something don't skull now hurry up and get dressed I'm a lot more interested in getting out into that fresh air than in socks or anything else right now I'm dressed way ahead of you. I'll be ready and waiting for you. You'll see that would mean the end of the world It's nothing but a superstition What is business of man always having to wait for women? Yeah Superstition nothing Good service in this hotel say Claudio what makes a man feel like a man Wives typical of the sex like shaving. Claudia. You're getting toothpaste all over the floor where where here wait Oh Well, I get back over the basin where you belong It's typical of a woman to always be late actions speak louder than words There so who's almost ready first you'll see the base is all yours I'm now waiting for you my love. Oh, I hate you. Yes waiting for the woman I married, but I'm not complaining much. You're not complaining My only complaint and it's a small one is that man the bachelor is not sufficiently forewarned about man the husband It should be in each marriage. Val, you know, what should oh, where's my coat? Yes, and each marriage vow the line should read wilt thou promise to love honor and wait for this woman Very funny Too true to be funny. Well, you don't have to put yourself out anymore. I am ready. Mm-hmm so quick Oh such cutting sarcasm Allow me to tell you woman. I wait for that. You are very cute trick in those slacks sweet talk won't make up for what else You've said didn't expect it would Come on. Let's go the day waits without without what I Will ignore what you consider humor after you madam Such a beautiful day too much too beautiful to be kept waiting without My goodness the house is still mama must be asleep and breath is giving the baby his bottle He's quiet too for a while. I guess Fritz is up at the bar. We are lucky aren't we David? You bet we are awkward Maybe I ought to go kiss the baby. Good morning. You just said he was asleep. Oh, it's not for him. It's for me In that case we can save the ritual until after our walk and breakfast heartless well There lies the great outdoors Just smell the air. It's so clean and cool. I can feel it all off around my throat I could kiss You're warm enough. Mm-hmm Look at the fog cleaned to the side of the hill They do so heavy the sun rising makes it fog. We'll walk on the path Oh, David all this At our own doorstep and still people fight wars I'll never know why Sounds like bluff Somebody told me you're going to be out this morning Great Danes don't have to be told no dog does look at him come running across the field Over the fence Invisiting Matthew Warren's police dog bluffing. She a great friend nothing serious. I hope I don't think so. Yeah Hey, come on boy Hello there you must be awful to be a family without a dog. It's not a family without a dog or a man They bluff you want to come for a walk with this boy I'll say David look how he wags his tail. He looks as if he was doing a rumba. All right, then bluff now you can come along But let me tell you something now now listen listen. Hold still listen You have to be very quiet about this walk you're going to take I don't think he's bright enough to understand English. He understands, but it's not the English Which way will we walk? How about the path to the hill? The sun was raised there is such a slant that days have become so short three weeks since you were out darling three long weeks Well, so it is Well nature seems to have made the most of them hadn't you she doesn't have to wait ever for anything Next thing we know the leaves will be All on the ground and it'll be winter Winter's so bare. Oh, you'll like it in the country Quiet and white and Private maybe I don't like it when the snow comes No day spring summer winter Nothing could be like today Well the color all the right Most people think that fall is sad. They're crazy. It isn't fall is summer all Worked up into a state of excitement. So excited. It just can't bear it anymore All the leaves changing color apples falling off the trees the wind Coming to after the heat whipping everything up Whole pace of everything is different. It's as if Life had grown and gathered its strength all summer and Now it's it's quicken all at once. Everything's different. I can I can feel it right through me It's like It's like having a taste of eternity What greater gift or our privilege none Except maybe that you're here and And that we're having our taste together the world can have its eternity darling I have you Next time you're buying household supplies in the grocery or drugstore Step over to the display rack and pick up one of those handy carry-home cartons of coca-cola The six bottle cartons are only a quarter and they provide refreshment for the family and hospitality for guests Say joe joe. Have you got a moment? Certainly david. What's up? I just thought you might like to come up to our hill and take a good look at the countryside Oh, I certainly would like to do that david quite a sight If I were an artist and saw it I'd stop painting You know, I suspect that you're gonna hate the day you have to start going back to work That day is is tomorrow or the next two. I'm well again. It's time to get back into harness. Yep. What must be done Must be done. Yeah, roger's coming up tomorrow to say hello I suppose he'll be happy. I'm coming back to the office or am I being conceded? Well, any other man would be delighted, but your partner is a very exceptional gent I wouldn't predict his reactions. No Not rogers. Well, we'll see now about this view from the hill Well, I'll be with you as soon as I say that 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 joking saying au revoir 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 These broadcasts are adapted for radio by mania star And the entire production is supervised and directed by william brown maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola