"HEY, MISS." "ER, UH, MISS." "I THINK YOU CAN SEE BETTER FROM WAY UP HERE." "CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME?" "WE CAN SEE ALL RIGHT FROM A-WAY DOWN HERE." "HA HA HA!" "HA HA!" "DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT." "YOU BETTER COME ON UP." "DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO HIM." "HE'S JUST PRETENDING HE DOESN'T REMEMBER ME." "OH, I REMEMBER YOU, ALL RIGHT." "HE DOES, HUH?" "BETTER COME ON UP, HUH?" "ALL RIGHT." "THANKS." "COME ON, TED, UNBEND AND HELP THE LITTLE LADY UP." "OOH!" "CAREFUL, NOW." "WAIT, NOW!" "OOP!" "OH, THANKS." "AHH." "THERE YOU ARE." "YOU KNOW, TED'S HAD A GRUDGE AGAINST ME" "EVER SINCE THE DAY I SHOVED HIM" "INTO THE SEVERN RIVER YEARS AGO." "SEVERN?" "MM-HMM." "DID YOU LIVE IN ANNAPOLIS?" "WELL, I WAS THERE WITH MY DAD." "WHEREVER HE WAS STATIONED, I WAS STUCK THERE, TOO." "THEN YOU'RE NAVY." "NO, BUT MY DAD IS, AND HIS FATHER BEFORE HIM," "HIS FATHER BEFORE HIM, HIS FATHER BEFORE HIM..." "I GET IT." "NAVY, RIGHT DOWN THE LINE." "AH, BUT THE LINE SANK WHEN IT CAME TO ME." "NO NAVY FOR MINE." "WELL, AS, UH..." "AS LONG AS TED DOESN'T SEEM TO BELIEVE" "IN THE FORMALITIES OF INTRODUCTION," "WHAT'S YOUR NAME?" "I BEGS TO REPORT, MA'AM," "THAT MY NAME IS RICHARD MELVILLE III..." "OR THE SECOND OR THE FOURTH." "HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT YET." "ARE YOU ADMIRAL MELVILLE'S SON?" "YOU GOT ME." "YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A MELVILLE." "HA HA HA!" "WHY NOT?" "I DON'T KNOW." "I SUPPOSE IT'S BECAUSE I JUST COULDN'T PICTURE" "A MELVILLE WITHOUT A UNIFORM." "WHOA, THERE." "YOU SOUND LIKE MY DAD" "WHEN HE OPENS UP HIS FAMILY BROADSIDES ON ME." "I HEAR THAT SO OFTEN." "THERE'S HIS FLAGSHIP OUT THERE NOW." "WANT TO TAKE A GANDER?" "A PEEP?" "DO YOU GET A KICK OUT OF THOSE CAST-IRON BATHTUBS?" "ARE YOU A NAVY GIRL?" "I WAS A NAVY GIRL." "MY FATHER WAS CAPTAIN BLACKBURN." "HE WENT DOWN WITH HIS SHIP IN THE WAR." "OH, I'M SORRY." "MY BROTHER JIM WAS A LIEUTENANT" " NAVAL AIR SERVICE." "YES." "NO WONDER YOU THINK I SHOULD BE WEARING A UNIFORM." "NO, I DON'T." "THE NAVY TOOK MY FATHER AND MY BROTHER," "AND MOTHER DIED BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT" "SHE SHOULD BE WITH DAD ON THE CHINA STATION." "I'VE HAD ENOUGH NAVY IN MY FAMILY." "WELL, HERE WE ARE" " TWO AGAINST THE NAVY." "MAYBE JUNE'S GOT SOME REASON FOR WHAT SHE SAYS," "BUT WHAT RIGHT HAVE YOU GOT TO POOH-POOH THE NAVY?" "I SUPPOSE YOU'RE A SUCKER FOR A UNIFORM" "JUST BECAUSE YOUR DAD WEARS ONE." "I'M NOT GOING TO TRADE MY CHANCE TO WEAR ONE" "FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING A CROONER." "NOW, NOW, NOW." "HEH HEH HEH!" "YOU KNOW I'M VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT THAT." "I LIKE YOUR MUSIC." "DON'T MIND TED." "YOU TWO FIGHT LIKE BROTHER AND SISTER, OR LIKE YOU WERE MARRIED." "TED'S MY COUSIN." "HIS FATHER SORT OF ADOPTED ME." "OH." "WELL, AT LEAST I'M GLAD YOU'RE NOT MARRIED..." "TO HIM." "WE DON'T MARRY FIRST COUSINS WHERE I COME FROM." "BESIDES, TED'S GOING NAVY" "GOING TO TRY FOR THE ACADEMY THIS YEAR." "I'D NEVER MARRY A NAVY MAN." "THAT'S THE BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD TODAY." "DOES THAT MAKE ME ELIGIBLE?" "DO YOU WANT TO BE?" "YOU AND TED COME DOWN TO THE SKY CLUB TONIGHT," "AND I'LL SWEAR OUT AN AFFIDAVIT." "IF YOU THINK I'D PAY A $5.00 COVER CHARGE" "TO HEAR YOU SING, YOU'RE CRAZY." "JUST PUT A LITTLE COTTON IN YOUR EARS, TED." "BRING LITTLE JUNE ALONG, AND I'LL TREAT YOU TO THE COVER CHARGE." "I'LL TREAT YOU TO A..." "OH, GO TAKE A HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP." "YOU KNOW, IF FAMILY INFLUENCE MEANS ANYTHING," "YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE ME A LOT." "I THINK I'LL TAKE ANOTHER GANDER." "MY NAME IS RICHARD MELVILLE." "THE ADMIRAL EXPECTS ME." "OH, YES." "THE ADMIRAL IS ON DECK." "WELL..." "HELLO, SON." "HELLO, DAD." "NICE FLEET YOU BROUGHT HOME WITH YOU." "YOU EVIDENTLY GOT MY TELEGRAM, OR YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE." "UH-HUH." "WELL, HAVE YOU COME TO A DECISION?" "YOU EXPECT ME TO CHANGE MY MIND?" "I SINCERELY HOPE SO." "WELL, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY REASON TO CHANGE IT." "COME HERE, SON." "DICK, DOESN'T THE SIGHT OF THE FLEET TODAY BRING ANY RESPONSE," "ANY DESIRE TO SERVE IN IT?" "NOPE, DAD." "GUESS I'VE SEEN TOO MANY NEWSREELS." "DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE SOUND OF THOSE ANCHOR CHAINS" "RATTLING DOWN A FEW MINUTES AGO MEANT TO ME?" "IT MEANS THE END OF MY LAST SEA DUTY." "TOMORROW MORNING, I'M TO BE RELIEVED OF COMMAND." "YOU STILL HAVE 4 MORE YEARS BEFORE YOU'RE RETIRED." "YOU'RE GOING TO BE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY." "YES." "SEEMS LIKE A GREAT HONOR- GOING BACK TO THE ACADEMY" "AND BEING HEAD OF THE SAME SCHOOL THAT YOU ENTERED AS A PLEBE." "IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY EMPTY HONOR" "UNLESS YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND." "IT WOULD BE A GREAT HONOR..." "IF I COULD KNOW" "THAT YOU WERE GOING TO WALK THROUGH THOSE GATES TO BECOME A MIDSHIPMAN" "THE SAME AS I DID AND MY FATHER BEFORE ME..." "THAT YOU'D BE THE NEXT MELVILLE" "TO WRITE A NEW CHAPTER IN NAVAL RECORDS." "OH, I KNOW, BUT THAT'S JUST WHY I DON'T WANT IT, DAD." "I DON'T WANT TO BE JUST ANOTHER MELVILLE." "IF I WOUND UP ANYTHING SHORT OF BEING AN ADMIRAL, I'D BE A BLACK SHEEP." "YOU KNOW, SON, I THINK I COULD UNDERSTAND YOU BETTER" "IF YOU'D CHOSEN TO BE, SAY, AN ENGINEER OR A DOCTOR..." "SOMETHING TO SUSTAIN THE IDEA OF SERVICE." "OH, WELL, I..." "I'M SERVICING." "IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT." "PEOPLE GOT TO BE ENTERTAINED." "YOU KNOW THAT I ALREADY MAKE 3 TIMES AS MUCH MONEY AS YOU DO A YEAR?" "THAT'S NOT BAD FOR A YOUNGSTER." "TOOK YOU 40 YEARS TO GET TO THE TOP OF YOUR PROFESSION, DAD." "IT'S ONLY TAKEN ME TWO YEARS." "MY FOREBEARS HAVE ALWAYS SERVED COUNTRY AND FLAG..." "NOT DOLLARS." "OH, DAD." "YOU'RE A SENTIMENTALIST." "TODAY, EVERYTHING BOILS DOWN TO DOLLARS AND CENTS," "NOT THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER." "I SEE." "OH, I DON'T MEAN THAT REALLY, THOUGH." "I MEAN THAT I'VE JUST HEARD "NAVY, NAVY, NAVY, NAVY"" "EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANT." "I WANT TO STAND ON MY OWN." "I'VE GOT A DIFFERENT KIND OF A JOB." "THERE IS SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO, SON," "IF IT ISN'T TOO MUCH NAVY." "I'D LIKE YOU TO BE ABOARD TOMORROW MORNING" "WHEN I SAY GOOD-BYE TO MY LAST SEA DUTY..." "WHEN I TURN OVER MY LAST COMMAND." "SURE, DAD." "I'VE GOT A COUPLE FRIENDS WHO'D LIKE TO SEE THE SHOW." "CAN I BRING THEM ON BOARD?" "WELL, THIS ISN'T EXACTLY GOING TO BE A SHOW, DICK." "I'D, UH, PREFER THAT YOU CAME ALONE." "OK, DAD." "WHAT TIME WILL IT BE?" "4 BELLS." "4 BELLS?" "4 BELLS IN THE NAVY..." "THAT'S, UH, 10:00 IN THE MORNING TO ME, HUH?" "YES, YES." "OK, DAD." "I'LL BE HERE." "GOOD-BYE." "Melville, on radio:" "GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY." "THIS IS DICK MELVILLE SPEAKING." "TONIGHT IS "WELCOME NAVY NIGHT" HERE AT THE SKY CLUB." "I'VE WRITTEN A NEW SONG THAT I WANT TO DEDICATE TO THE NAVY" "AND TO ADMIRAL RICHARD MELVILLE, THE BOSS OF THE FLEET" "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP." "* SHIPMATES, STAND TOGETHER" "* DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" "* FAIR OR STORMY WEATHER" "* WE WON'T GIVE UP, WE WON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP *" "* FRIENDS AND PALS FOREVER" "* IT'S A LONG, LONG TRIP" "* IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LICKIN' *" "* CARRY ON AND QUIT YOUR KICKIN' *" "* DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" "TABLE FOR TWO, PLEASE." "SORRY, SIR." "EVERY TABLE IS TAKEN." "HAVE YOU RESERVATIONS?" "NO, WE HAVEN'T, AND I'M GLAD EVERY TABLE IS TAKEN," "AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A VERY PLEASANT EVENING." "COME ON, JUNE." "BUT MR. MELVILLE WAS EXPECTING US." "OH, ARE YOU MISS BLACKBURN AND ESCORT?" "YES." "ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES." "THIS WAY, PLEASE." "* SHIPMATES, STAND TOGETHER" "* DON'T GIVE UP..." ""MISS BLACKBURN AND EXCESS BAGGAGE," HE SHOULD HAVE SAID." "WHY DIDN'T DICK LEAVE THE TABLE IN MY NAME?" "MAYBE HE LIKES ME BETTER THAN YOU." "WELL, I HOPE SO." "* FRIENDS AND PALS FOREVER" "* IT'S A LONG, LONG TRIP" "* IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LICKIN' *" "* CARRY ON AND QUIT YOUR KICKIN' *" "* DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" "HE OUGHT TO BE MARCHING BEHIND THAT DITTY" "INSTEAD OF YELPING IT OVER A MICROPHONE." "SHH!" "GOOD EVENING, MISS BLACKBURN." "AND A SOUR EVENING TO YOU, MR. STERLING." "AFTER HEARING YOU SING, IT REALLY IS SOUR." "MAY I?" "NOT IF YOU'RE A MIND READER." "DEPENDS ON WHOSE MIND HE'S READING." "THANK YOU." "NO SOONER SAID THAN SAT." "YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE TO SING ANOTHER SONG FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES." "I WISH IT WERE 10 YEARS." "OH, YOU'RE A PIKER." "WHAT'S 10 YEARS?" "HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE ASTRONOMICAL TERM "LIGHT YEARS"?" "MILLIONS OF YEARS, BILLIONS OF YEARS?" "WHY, DO YOU KNOW THAT" "WHY, DO YOU KNOW I'M NOT THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN ASTRONOMY?" "ARE YOU?" "OH, INTENSELY." "THEN I SHALL TAKE THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY AND SHOW YOU" "AN ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA WHICH YOU REALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS." "WILL YOU EXCUSE US, PLEASE?" "NO." "OH, THAT'S VERY SWEET OF YOU, TED." "THANKS." "AND NOW FOR THAT RARE ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA" "WHICH YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS..." "OR MYSELF, EITHER, FOR THAT MATTER." "LET'S, UH..." "LET ME SEE." "LET'S CONSIDER THE STAR "R," PLANET "Q."" "IT, UH-I THINK YOU CAN SEE BETTER FROM OVER HERE." "WE CAN SPECIFY ITS POSITION" "BY GIVING ITS ZENITH DISTANCE, ZQ..." "AND THE AZIMUTH FROM THE SOUTH POINT" " THAT'S ANGLE QZS." "OR BY GIVING THE NORTH POLE A DISTANCE-PQ" "AND THE ANGLE QPZ," "WHICH, OF COURSE YOU KNOW, IS CALLED THE "R" ANGLE." "YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT ASTRONOMY THAN I DO." "MAYBE." "THEN WHY DID YOU COME OUT HERE WITH ME?" "BECAUSE YOU WANTED ME TO." "I WISH I KNEW SOMETHING ABOUT THE LAWS OF GRAVITY." "WHY?" "THEN I'D KNOW WHY I'VE FALLEN FOR YOU" "FASTER THAN A TON OF BRICKS." "CAN I SEE YOU TOMORROW..." "AND EVERY TOMORROW FROM THEN ON?" "YOU'D HAVE TO FALL ALL THE WAY TO ANNAPOLIS TO DO THAT." "OH, WHY MUST YOU GO BACK TO ANNAPOLIS?" "I LIVE THERE AND I WORK THERE," "TEACHING 8-YEAR-OLD NAVY JUNIORS" "HOW TO PUT THEIR HEELS IN FRONT OF THEIR TOES." "AH, NEW YORK CAN'T KEEP ME HERE, WITH YOU DOWN IN CRAB TOWN." "YOU MEANT WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT NOT MARRYING NAVY?" "UH-HUH." "THEN, BY THE GRACE OF THE STARS AND LAWS OF GRAVITY," "I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU WANT TO MARRY ME." "I WISH I KNEW SOMETHING ABOUT THE LAWS OF GRAVITY." "WHY?" "THEN I'D KNOW WHY I'VE FALLEN FOR YOU FASTER..." "OH, MY." "GOOD OLD ZENITH." "HA HA!" "OH, POOR OLD TED'S ALONE." "COME ON." "ALL RIGHT." "SORRY, TED." "I'VE BEEN WORKING ON A DREAM PORTRAIT OF YOU, MR. MELVILLE." "Melville:" "WELL..." "IT HARDLY DOES ME JUSTICE." "Ted:" "OH, I THINK SO." "A LITTLE MORE PRACTICE, YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE" "TO DRAW FOR THE FUNNY PAPERS." "I'VE GOT TO GO TO WORK, DARLING." "SEE YOU LATER." "THAT'S VERY PRETTY, TED." "WHAT IS IT?" "WHY, IT'S A..." "* WHEN SOMEONE TELLS ME TO MARCH *" "* OR TO HALT" "* MY SOUL REBELS" "* I'M THAT WAY TO A FAULT *" "* NO RULES OR REGULATIONS" "* WOULD I OBEY" "* THEN I MET YOU, AND I KNEW RIGHT AWAY *" "* IF YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN" "* I'LL BE THE CREW" "* 'CAUSE I'D JUST LOVE TO TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU *" "* YOU BLOW THE BUGLE" "* AND I'LL JUMP THROUGH" "* OH, HOW I'D LOVE TO" "* TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU" "* I KNOW THAT RULES WERE MEANT FOR FOOLS *" "* THAT'S ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED *" "* BUT I'M GOING IN FOR DISCIPLINE *" "* WHEREVER YOU'RE CONCERNED" "* IF YOU SAY, "KISS ME,"" "* THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO" "* 'CAUSE I'D JUST LOVE TO" "* TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU" "CONVERSE!" "YES, SIR." "WHAT TIME IS IT?" "10 OF 10:00, SIR." "10 OF 10:00." "I'VE ONLY GOT 10 MINUTES TO GET TO THE FLAGSHIP." "GET MY CLOTHES DOWN TO THE CAR." "CALL THE DRIVER." "TELL HIM TO HURRY UP." "WHAT CLOTHES, SIR?" "ANYTHING!" "ANYTHING!" "I HAVEN'T GOT TIME TO DRESS HERE." "VERY GOOD, SIR." "TELL HIM TO MEET US DOWN IN FRONT." "COME ON!" "COME ON!" "OK, ORIN!" "MY DAD WILL NEVER GET OVER THIS." "WHEW!" "WHY DIDN'T I GET TO BED EARLIER?" "STEP ON IT, WILL YOU, ORIN?" "!" "AM I TOO LATE FOR THE CEREMONY?" "NO." "THE ADMIRAL IS STILL BELOW." "THANK YOU, SIR." "HELLO, DAD." "I'M LATE." "SO I SEE." "HELLO, DICK." "HOW ARE YOU, SIR?" "TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE UNITED STATES FLEET," "AND TO THE PERSONNEL OF THIS SHIP IN PARTICULAR," "IT IS WITH GREAT REGRET THAT I TURN OVER MY COMMAND." "BEFORE DOING SO, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION" "FOR THE COOPERATION AND LOYALTY THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM ALL HANDS" "DURING THE LONG PERIOD OF MY COMMAND." "AND IT IS A MATTER OF GENUINE SATISFACTION TO ME" "THAT MY SUCCESSOR, YOUR FUTURE COMMANDER IN CHIEF," "IS MY LIFELONG FRIEND AND CLASSMATE," "ADMIRAL GRAVES." "AND MY PARTING WORD" "TO ALL HANDS IS, "KEEP THIS FLEET FIT TO FIGHT."" "I WILL NOW READ MY ORDERS." ""NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON." ""FROM SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO ADMIRAL RICHARD MELVILLE," ""COMMANDER IN CHIEF, UNITED STATES FLEET." "CHANGE OF DUTY." ""BEEN RELIEVED OF DUTY ON OR ABOUT 29th OF MAY." ""YOU WILL REGARD YOURSELF AS DETACHED FROM DUTY" ""AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE UNITED STATES FLEET" ""AND PROCEED TO ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, WHERE YOU WILL REPORT FOR DUTY" ""AS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY." ""THIS IS A PERMANENT SHORE DUTY, REQUIRED FOR THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST." "SIGNED, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY."" "CAPTAIN, HAUL DOWN MY FLAG, SIR." "AYE, AYE." "OH, HELLO, SON." "YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME A MINUTE WHILE I GET INTO CIVILIAN CLOTHES." "I'M FLYING TO WASHINGTON." "OK, DAD." "THANK YOU, DICK." "YOU'LL BE STANDING" "IN YOUR FATHER'S SHOES UP THERE SOMEDAY." "AND AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE," "ALL I'D HAVE TO SHOW FOR IT IS ONE OF THESE?" "NO, I'M AFRAID NOT." "NO, FRED." "DICK'S NOT GOING TO TRY FOR THE ACADEMY." "HE'S EVIDENTLY FOUND OUT THERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING" "MORE TO IT THAN JUST GOING DOWN THERE AND KNOCKING AT THE GATE." "IT'S STILL A PRETTY TOUGH PLACE TO GET INTO." "HE REALIZES THAT BEING A MELVILLE DOESN'T MAKE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE." "LOOKS TO ME LIKE A CASE OF COLD FEET." "HE KNOWS HE COULDN'T EVEN PASS THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION." "WHY, DICK, I DIDN'T THINK YOU WOULD SHY AT THOSE EXAMINATIONS." "ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD YOU WERE PRETTY SAVVY" "IN YOUR STUDIES AT COLLEGE." "EXCUSE ME, SIR." "WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM, DAD?" "A NINCOMPOOP?" "HA HA!" "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, SON?" "TELLING ADMIRAL GRAVES I HAD COLD FEET AND COULDN'T PASS THOSE EXAMINATIONS." "WELL, THAT'S THE TRUTH, ISN'T IT?" "OH, I SEE." "YOU THINK ALL THOSE MIDSHIPMEN DOWN THERE" "ARE SMARTER THAN YOUR OWN SON." "SINCE YOU WANT TO PUT IT THAT WAY..." "THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I THINK." "I'VE GIVEN THIS THING A LOT OF CONSIDERATION, DICK," "AND MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT IN THIS SINGING CAREER OF YOURS," "SINCE YOU COULDN'T BEAR THE DISGRACE OF FAILING" "IN THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION." "DISGRACE?" "FAILURE?" "I COULD PASS THOSE EXAMINATIONS WITH MY EYES SHUT." "YOU THINK SO?" "I KNOW SO." "HA HA HA!" "I DOUBT THAT." "I'LL SHOW YOU THAT YOUR SON IS NO NITWIT." "I'LL PROVE TO YOU THAT I'M SMART ENOUGH" "TO GET INTO THE NAVY IF I WANT TO." "I'LL PASS THOSE EXAMINATIONS, BUT I DON'T HAVE TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT." "WELL, FRED..." "A WORLD OF LUCK TO YOU." "THANK YOU, DICK." "GOOD-BYE." "TIME'S UP, BOYS." "TURN YOUR PAPERS IN." "PRINCIPALS AND ALTERNATES WILL RECEIVE WORD OF APPOINTMENT OR FAILURE BY MAIL" "FROM THE NAVY DEPARTMENT." "GOOD LUCK." "TRY THIS ON YOUR RADIO, SPARKS." "I'VE PASSED!" "Sparks:" "HA HA!" "HEY, SPARKS!" "YOU GOT CHINA!" "YOU CAN KEEP CHINA!" "YOU CAN KEEP THE RADIO!" "I'M GOING TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY!" "HEY!" "HEY!" "LOOK HERE, Y'ALL!" "I GOT IT!" "HEY, LOOK!" "WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?" "MY APPOINTMENT!" "I'M GOING TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY" "TO LEARN HOW TO GIVE YOU MUGS ORDERS!" "HEY, WE'LL TAKE ORDERS!" "All:" "YEAH!" "ALL I COULD READ WAS "NAVY DEPARTMENT."" "WHAT DOES IT SAY, SON?" "IT JUST SAYS I PASSED, MA." "HA HA." "I PASSED!" "DICK, HERE'S THAT LETTER YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT" "FROM THE NAVY DEPARTMENT." "YOUR CHAUFFEUR JUST BROUGHT IT OVER." "THANKS, HARRY." "WELL, I PASSED" "PASSED MY EXAMINATIONS FOR THE NAVAL ACADEMY." "HA HA HA!" "WHAT A JOKE THIS IS GOING TO BE ON YOUR FATHER" "WHEN HE FINDS OUT YOU'RE GOING TO TURN IT DOWN." "OH, BUT THE JOKE'S ON ME, HARRY." "I CAN'T TURN THE OLD ADMIRAL DOWN." "YOU MEAN, YOU'RE GOING TO..." "THAT'S WHAT I MEAN." "Melville, on radio:" "GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY." "THIS IS DICK MELVILLE SPEAKING TO YOU FROM THE SKY CLUB" "IN GOOD OLD NEW YORK CITY." "TOM, TURN OFF THAT RADIO." "TOM!" "Melville:" "THIS IS GOOD-BYE TO RADIO, FOR ME," "BECAUSE I'VE PASSED MY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO ANNAPOLIS," "AND I'M GOING NAVY!" "Tom:" "DID YOU CALL, ADMIRAL, SIR?" "YES!" "YES, TOM, YOU POUR ME A GLASS OF THAT OLDEST PORT." "Melville:" "*..." "THE SHIP" "* FAIR OR STORMY WEATHER" "* WE WON'T GIVE UP, WE WON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP *" "* FRIENDS AND PALS FOREVER" "* IT'S A LONG, LONG TRIP" "* IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LICKIN' *" "* CARRY ON AND QUIT YOUR KICKIN' *" "* DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" "NO SMOKING, SIR." "OH, I'M SORRY." "I FORGOT." "THANK YOU." "WHOA, YOU DUDE!" "ARE YOU ENTERING HERE?" "WELL, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?" "FROM WHAT I HEAR TELL OF THE ACADEMY, MY FRIEND," "YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE TO REGRET THAT ENTRANCE." "DID YOU PAY THOSE GUYS TO DO THAT?" "YOU BOYS KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING?" "NO, SIR." "NO, SIR." "ALL RIGHT, FOLLOW ME." "I'LL SHOW YOU." "SAY, "AH."" "AHHH." "HEE HEE." "WHOA!" "MERCY, DOC!" "Doctor:" "TURN YOUR HEAD." "NOW COUGH." "THE OTHER SIDE." "COUGH AGAIN." "WHOA!" "DID YOU EVER THINK OF TOTING THEM UP ONE AT A TIME?" "CAN YOU DO THAT?" "SURE." "WHY NOT?" "I'M DOING IT." "NOTHING IN THE REGULATIONS AGAINST IT." "THAT'S FUNNY." "IT THOUGHT IT WAS A GAME OR SOMETHING..." "TESTING THE MANHOOD IN YOU." "OH, NO." "THAT COMES LATER." "WELL, ROOMMATES," "IN CASE YOU DIDN'T CATCH IT, THE NAME'S BROWN." "THEY CHRISTENED ME LAFAYETTE," "ON ACCOUNT OF THAT'S WHAT PERSHING SAID THE MORNING I ARRIVED." "YOU KNOW, "LAFAYETTE, HERE WE ARE."" "ONLY IT WAS ME, SPARKS, IN ARKANSAS, AND PERSHING WAS IN FRANCE." "I CAME IN FROM THE FLEET, FELLAS" "JOHNNY LAWRENCE, FROM THE TEXAS." "UH, THEY CALL ME COXSWAIN." "MY NAME'S LINCOLN- ARIZONA." "CALL ME COWBOY." "DICK MELVILLE, NEW YORK." "Sparks:" "BOY, YOU DON'T NEED TO TELL US WHO YOU ARE." "WE GOT A LOAD OF YOU WHEN YOU WALKED IN." "Cowboy:" "I'LL SAY." "EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT, FELLAS?" "HAVE YOU GOT A LITTLE ICE WATER?" "I" " HA HA HA." "YOUR PLEBE SUMMER WILL BE A BREEZE, MISTERS," "COMPARED TO WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN THE FIRST CLASS COMES BACK FROM THE CRUISE." "WE CAN TAKE IT, SIR." "WE'LL SEE." "IN THE MEANTIME, BEAR A HAND." "GET YOUR MARKING DONE, YOUR LOCKERS STOWED." "WHEN ASSEMBLY SOUNDS, FALL IN BELOW TO BE SWORN IN." "I'LL MEET YOU THERE." "AND DON'T FORGET..." "THE FIRST CLASS CRUISE GETS BACK IN SEPTEMBER." "AND THAT GOES FOR YOU, MR. MELVILLE." "HE JUST SAID THAT TO SCARE YOU." "WHAT DOES HE MEAN, "GET YOUR MARKING DONE"?" "GET OUT YOUR INDELIBLE INK AND YOU MARK AN OUTFIT." "I'LL SHOW YOU." "ASSEMBLY!" "LET'S GO!" "Melville:" "LIKE WE ARE?" "BOYS, WHEN THAT BUGLE BLOWS," "YOU GO HOWEVER YOU ARE!" "Man:" "RAISE YOUR RIGHT HANDS, GENTLEMEN, AND REPEAT AFTER ME." "I, HAVING BEEN APPOINTED A MIDSHIPMAN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY..." "All:" "I, HAVING BEEN APPOINTED A MIDSHIPMAN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY..." "DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR..." "THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES..." "THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES..." "AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC..." "AND I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME." "AND I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME." "AND I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY..." "AND I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY..." "WITHOUT ANY METTLE RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION..." "WITHOUT ANY METTLE RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION..." "THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES" "OF THE OFFICE ON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER..." "THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES" "OF THE OFFICE UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER..." "SO HELP ME, GOD." "HANDS DOWN, GENTLEMEN." "YOU'RE NOW MIDSHIPMEN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY." "CONGRATULATIONS." "FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY ROOMMATES," "I WILL NOW READ FROM THE REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY'S" "THE STOWAGE OF LOCKERS." "DO YOU FOLLOW ME?" "ONE FOR EACH OCCUPANT." ""4 INCHES FROM WALL OR CASINGS." ""CONTENTS NEATLY ARRANGED AS FOLLOWS:" "TOWELS, SHEETS, PILLOW CASES," ""SPREADS, CLOTHES, BAGS, AND SPLASHES, SO ARRANGED" ""THAT SMOOTH FOLDS, AND NOT ROUGH EDGES, SHOW." "BOTTLES," ""WRITING MATERIALS, LETTERS, PAPERS, BRUSHES, SOAP BOXES," "SMALL ARTICLES, SEWING KIT."" "SEWING KIT?" "YOU MEAN, WE HAVE TO DO OUR OWN SEWING IN THIS PLACE?" "Coxswain:" "I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU DO WITH A SEWING KIT" "BESIDES SEW WITH IT." "I'LL DO ALL YOUR DARNING FOR A DIME A SOCK." "I WAS THE BEST LITTLE DARNER ON MY BATTLESHIP." "I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY EXPECT US" "TO GET ALL THIS JUNK IN HERE, ANYWAY." "JUST LISTEN TO PAPA, CROONER." "HE'S READING YOU HOW TO DO IT." "HEY, YOU-YOU." "DON'T CALL ME CROONER." "GET ME?" "OK." "OK." "OK." "CAN I HELP YOU WITH YOUR LOCKER, DICK?" "MINE IS ALMOST DONE." "NO, THANKS, COXSWAIN." "I CAN STOW MY OWN." "Cowboy:" "I COULD USE A LITTLE HELP, COXSWAIN." "ALL RIGHT." "SAY!" "ARE YOU REALLY THAT SINGING FELLA FROM NEW YORK CITY?" "I THOUGHT SO." "I NEVER CARED MUCH FOR YOUR SINGING MYSELF," "BUT I ALWAYS SAYS, "EVERY FELLA TO HIS OWN OPINION."" "I'M NOT ASKING ANYBODY FOR ANY OPINIONS." "I CAME HERE AS A MIDSHIPMAN, NOT AS A CROONER." "THE SOONER YOU FORGET YOU EVER HEARD ME ON THE RADIO, THE BETTER I'LL LIKE IT." "YOU OUGHT TO TELL THAT TO THOSE UPPERCLASSMEN." "THEY SEEN YOU WHEN YOU DONE IT," "IF I MIGHT LAPSE INTO THE COLLOQUIAL." "YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU A LONG TIME" "TO LIVE DOWN THAT ENTRANCE OF YOURS." "WASN'T A RADIO ISSUED TO ANY OF YOU GUYS?" "I DIDN'T SEE ANY RADIO ON MY LIST." "I DON'T THINK PLEBES RATE RADIOS." "I WAS RAISED ON A RADIO." "GOT TO HAVE A RADIO." "HOW'S ABOUT A RADIO FOR 3305?" "WE DON'T SALUTE WHEN WE'RE UNCOVERED, MISTER." "HAVE YOU STOWED YOUR LOCKER YET?" "OH, YES, YES, YES." "WHOSE STUFF IS THAT?" "MINE, SIR." "YOU SEE, IT DIDN'T QUITE FIT." "BETTER START OVER AGAIN AND MAKE IT FIT." "THERE ARE YOUR RULES." "YES, SIR." "HOW'S ABOUT A RADIO?" "YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT TWO YEARS TO RATE A RADIO IN YOUR ROOM." "A MAN THAT'S BEEN RAISED ON RADIOS" "CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT A RADIO." "AND SINCE I'M A MAN WHO KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT A RADIO," "I'M GOING TO HAVE A RADIO," "EVEN IF THE GREAT DICK MELVILLE ISN'T ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS." "AND TO BE SURE, I WAS ALWAYS ONE" "TO LISTEN IN ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS." "I STILL GOT TO HAVE A RADIO," "EVEN IF MR. MELVILLE IS IN ANNAPOLIS AND NOT STATION WBNY," "AND FURTHERMORE, I'M GOING TO HAVE A RADIO!" "SQUEEZE HARD." "200." "225." "180." "OK." "PULL." "PULL HARD." "60." "NEXT." "SQUARE YOUR HATS!" "SQUAD, ATTENTION!" "RIGHT FACE!" "LEFT FACE!" "MR. LINCOLN, HOLD YOUR HAT IN YOUR RIGHT HAND." "YOU SURE THAT'S YOUR RIGHT HAND?" "YES, SIR." "REMEMBER IT." "HOW YOU FEELING?" "OK, PAL." "GOOD MORNING, SIR." "MORNING." "WHO'S IN CHARGE?" "I AM, SIR." "MIDSHIPMAN MELVILLE, FOURTH CLASS." "PLACE HIM ON THE REPORT." "DUST BEHIND THE RADIATOR." "SORRY, DICK." "NEXT TIME, ONE OF US WILL BE IN CHARGE." "I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT BEARING DUST HAS ON MY BECOMING AN OFFICER." "YOU THINK WE'D LOSE A NAVAL BATTLE" "JUST BECAUSE WE LEFT A SQUARE INCH OF DUST BEHIND A RADIATOR?" "I WASN'T GONNA SAY ANYTHING," "BUT INASMUCH AS I HEAR," "YOUR FATHER WAS THE ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET AWHILE BACK." "SEEMS TO ME LIKE AN ADMIRAL'S SON" "WOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT THOSE THINGS" "THAN A MERE GUY FROM ARIZONA WHO WAS WEANED ON DUST" "AND JUST DON'T LIKE IT BY INSTINCT." "MIDSHIPMAN MELVILLE?" "YES, SIR." "REPORT TODAY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT." "AYE, AYE, SIR." "CARRY ON." "YOU SENT FOR ME, SIR?" "WELL, HELLO, DICK." "HELLO, DAD." "I HAD HOPED YOU'D CALL ON ME AT THE HOUSE." "I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO FEEL THAT I WAS TAKING ADVANTAGE" "OF OUR RELATIONSHIP, SIR." "THAT'S COMMENDABLE," "BUT I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS GOING TO CRITICIZE A SON" "FOR CALLING ON HIS OWN FATHER." "YOUR WHITES DON'T SEEM TO FIT YOU YET," "BUT THEY'LL SOON SHRINK DOWN TO YOUR SIZE." "I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO CONGRATULATE YOU BEFORE, MY SON." "I'M PROUD OF YOU." "TELL ME, HOW DO YOU LIKE THE ACADEMY?" "I THINK I MADE A FOOL OUT OF MYSELF BY COMING HERE, SIR." "MIDSHIPMAN MELVILLE, YOU HAVE A GREAT MANY LESSONS TO LEARN HERE," "AND A FEW IDEAS OF YOUR OWN YOU'D BETTER FORGET." "I SUGGEST YOU REPORT BACK TO YOUR QUARTERS" "AND THINK THEM OVER." "AYE, AYE, SIR." "EXCUSE ME, PLEASE." "HELLO, MISTER." "HAVE YOU A TWIN BROTHER IN NEW YORK WHO SINGS" "AND DOESN'T BELIEVE IN THE NAVY?" "NO, I HAVEN'T A TWIN BROTHER." "I'M THE SAME DUCK YOU TALKED TO IN NEW YORK," "ONLY I SUDDENLY WENT SOFT IN THE HEAD." "WHAT HAPPENED, DICK?" "I DON'T KNOW." "BANDS PLAYING STARS AND STRIPES," "PEOPLE SCREAMING AND HOLLERING," "DAD GOING OVER THE SIDE, BLOOD WILL TELL," "I DON'T KNOW." "I JUST WENT OFF MY NUT AND HERE I AM." "FURTHERMORE, I WISH I HAD A TWIN BROTHER" "SO HE COULD TRADE PLACES WITH ME RIGHT NOW." "I HAVE TO BE AT BANCROFT IN TIME FOR FORMATION." "DICK..." "FORGET WHAT I SAID ABOUT NAVY IN NEW YORK." "I'D LIKE YOU TO COME SEE ME." "I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU, TOO." "ONLY UNFORTUNATELY," "THEY HAVE A BOOK OF REGULATIONS AROUND HERE," "AND PLEBES AREN'T ALLOWED OUT OF THESE WALLS" "EXCEPT ON LABOR DAY" "AND WHAT IS LAUGHINGLY CALLED INDEPENDENCE DAY." "GOOD-BYE." "HEY, WAKE UP, FELLAS!" "THE CREWS IS IN!" "THE CREWS IS IN!" "THERE THEY BE." "LOADED TO THE GUNNEL WITH FIRST CLASSMEN." "NOW WE GET IT!" "NOW THE REIGN OF TERROR STARTS!" "REIGN OF TERROR?" "I SUPPOSE YOU THINK THIS PAST SUMMER'S BEEN A SWEET DREAM." "PULL OUT YOUR CHEST." "DROP YOUR SHOULDERS." "WHAT'S THAT?" "TH-THAT'S ME, SIR." "WELL, PULL IT IN." "PULL YOUR HANDS BACK." "SQUARE THAT CAP, MR. MELVILLE." "A LITTLE MORE." "MR. LAWRENCE, DID YOU BRUSH OFF THIS MORNING?" "YES, SIR." "WITH A BLANKET OR WITH A BATH TOWEL?" "WITH A BL-UH, WITH A CLOTHES BRUSH, SIR." "YOU SURE YOU HAVE A CLOTHES BRUSH?" "YES, SIR." "DO YOU USE IT?" "UH, YES, SIR." "DON'T COME DOWN HERE TO FORMATION AGAIN LOOKING LIKE THIS." "NO, SIR." ""AYE, AYE, SIR."" "AYE, AYE, SIR." "REGIMENT, ATTENTION!" "ATTENTION!" "TURN SQUADS RIGHT AND LEFT!" "TURN SQUAD RIGHT!" "SQUAD RIGHT!" "MARCH!" "HUP!" "HUP!" "HUP!" "HUP!" "HUP!" "HUP!" "HUP!" "SEAT!" "WHAT'S YOUR NAME, MISTER, AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?" "MIDSHIPMAN MELVILLE." "NEW YORK, SIR." "WHAT DO THE GIRLS CALL YOU, MISTER?" "DICK, SIR." "WHY, MISTER?" "THAT'S MY NAME, SIR." "ARE YOU DICK MELVILLE, THE RADIO SONGBIRD?" "ARE YOU?" "YES, SIR." "THOUGHT SO." "WE'VE HEARD ABOUT YOU AND YOUR MUSICAL INTRODUCTION" "TO THE ACADEMY." "WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO GET MIDSHIPMAN INTO YOU" "AND CROONER OUT OF YOU." "THANK YOU, SIR." "THE PAIN AND PLEASURE WILL BE OURS." "WHO ARE YOU, MISTER, AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?" "WHO, ME, SIR?" "YES." "MIDSHIPMAN LAWRENCE." "EX-BLUEJACKETS, SIR." "HOW ARE YOU WITH THE DRAGS, MISTER?" "I BEG YOUR PARDON, SIR?" "THE DRAGS, THE FEMMES, THE LADIES." "HOW DO YOU GET ALONG WITH THEM?" "OH, VERY WELL." "VERY WELL INDEED, SIR." "WHAT DO THE GIRLS CALL YOU, MISTER?" "THEY DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME, SIR." "WHEREVER THEY ARE, I'M GENERALLY JOHNNY-ON-THE-SPOT." "SUBMERGE." "WHAT'S YOUR NAME AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM, MISTER?" "MIDSHIPMAN BROWN, SIR." "ARKANSAS." "STARBOARD RUNNING LIGHT, MASTHEAD LIGHT," "BRIGHT LIGHT, SIR." "LIGHT BUOY WATCH ALERT." "WIPE IT OFF." "TOOT, TOOT, TOOT, TOOT!" "I REQUEST PERMISSION" "TO COME ABOARD, SIR." "COME ABOARD AND EAT A SQUARE MEAL." "WIPE IT OFF." "IN THE FUTURE, MR. MELVILLE," "DON'T TURN ON THAT PERSONALITY SMILE FOR OUR BENEFIT." "WE'RE YOUR PUBLIC NOW, AND WE DON'T LIKE IT." "AYE, AYE, SIR." "WHY DON'T THEY GROW UP AND FORGET THAT CHILD'S PLAY?" "MR. MELVILLE!" "YES, SIR." "COME HERE." "WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET THE WORD, MR. SONGBIRD?" "PLEBES AREN'T ALLOWED TO TALK IN THE CORRIDORS." "WHO'S SPONSORING YOU?" "NOBODY, SIR." "YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT YOU HAVEN'T GOT A FIRST CLASSMAN?" "NO, SIR." "THEN YOU'RE ASSIGNED TO ME," "PAINFUL THOUGH THE DUTY WILL BE." "COME TO REPORT BEFORE EAST FORMATION AFTER DINNER" "AND AFTER RELEASE FROM STUDY HOUR." "WHAT FOR, SIR?" "I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT ADMIRER OF THE WORKS" "OF ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR, AND SO HAVE MY ROOMMATES." "WE FEEL THAT THE SOONER YOU GET THE CROONER OUT OF YOUR TONSILS" "AND MIDSHIPMAN INTO YOUR HEAD, THE BETTER." "FOLLOW ME." "I GAVE THIS NIGHTINGALE AN ORDER, GENTLEMEN," "AND HE ASKED, "WHAT FOR?"" "AND I'VE SUGGESTED A LITTLE MUSICALECTOMY FOR THE ANSWER." "FINE IDEA." "WE ONLY HAVE TIME FOR THE FIRST 100 VERSES OF ABDUL" "THIS AFTERNOON." "BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL," "BUT WE PREFER ABDUL." "ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR, FIRST VERSE." "* OH" "* THE SONS OF THE PROPHET ARE BRAVE MEN AND BOLD *" "* AND QUITE UNACCUSTOMED TO FEAR *" "* BUT BRAVEST BY FAR IN THE RANKS OF THE SHAH *" "* WAS ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR" "SECOND VERSE." "* OH" "* IF YOU WANTED A MAN TO ENCOURAGE THE VAN *" "* OR HARASS THE FOE FROM THE REAR *" "* TO STORM FORT OR REDOUBT, YOU HAD ONLY TO SHOUT *" "* FOR ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR" "THIRD VERSE." "* OH..." "NICE." "NICE, PEAR-SHAPED TONES." "* OH" "* THE HEROES WERE PLENTY AND WELL-KNOWN TO FAME *" "* IN THE RANKS THAT WERE LED BY THE TSAR *" "* BUT BRAVEST BY FAR WAS A MAN BY THE NAME *" "* OF IVAN SKAVINSKY SKAVAR" "FOURTH VERSE." "I THINK THE ACOUSTICS ARE MUCH BETTER" "OVER HERE IN THE SHOWER." "AYE, AYE, SIR." "FOURTH VERSE." "* OH" "YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT, SIR." "* OH" "* HE COULD JUMP 50 YARDS, TELL FORTUNES AT CARDS *" "* STRUM ON THE SPANISH GUITAR... *" "HUNDREDTH VERSE." "* OH" "* THIS MUSCOVITE MAIDEN A LONG VIGIL KEEPS *" "* EACH NIGHT 'NEATH THE COLD WINTRY STAR *" "* AND THE NAME THAT SHE MURMURS IN VAIN AS SHE WEEPS *" "* WAS IVAN SKAVINSKY SKAVAR" "OH, MR. MELVILLE?" "YES, SIR." "I'M A LITTLE MIXED UP ON THE 38th VERSE OF ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR." "WILL YOU SING IT FOR ME, PLEASE?" "RIGHT HERE, SIR?" "RIGHT HERE AND WITH GESTURES, PLEASE." "* OH" "* ONE DAY, THIS BOLD RUSSIAN *" "* HE SHOULDERED HIS GUN *" "* AND DONNED HIS MOST TRUCULENT SNEER *" "* DOWNTOWN HE DID GO" "* WHERE HE TROD ON THE TOE *" "* OF ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR *" "THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISTER," "AND A HAPPY ABDUL ABULBUL TO YOU." "AND A HAPPY ABDUL ABULBUL TO YOU, SIR." "DISMISS THE BATTALION!" "THIRD BATTALION DISMISSED." "WELL, HERE I AM." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "HERE I AM"?" "SORRY, FELLAS, HERE I AM." "COME ALONG, JUNE." "THE MORE I STAY INSIDE THESE WALLS," "THE MORE I FEEL LIKE A CONVICT." "ALL PLEBES GO THROUGH THAT." "IT'S THE WAY YOU EARN YOUR LIBERTIES FOR NEXT YEAR." "I DON'T WANT ANY NEXT YEAR." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" "I'M JUST FED UP ON BEING A MIDSHIPMAN, THAT'S ALL." "BUT YOU'VE ONLY STARTED." "YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME THAT." "BUT IF YOU THINK I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH 4 SOLID YEARS" "OF THIS NAVY RATTLETRAP, YOU'RE CRAZY." "OH, THERE, THERE, MR. MOUNT VESUVIUS." "AFTER THE WAY YOU TALKED IN NEW YORK," "I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND" "ABOUT THE ACADEMY." "BUT NOW YOU'RE HERE, IT'S DIFFERENT." "NO, NO, IT ISN'T." "I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS PLACE ON A GREASED SLIDE." "WHAT DOES YOUR FATHER SAY ABOUT THAT?" "I HAVEN'T SEEN MY DAD UP CLOSE IN 3 MONTHS." "NOBODY'S GOING TO SAY I'M GREASING MY OLD MAN." "I'M NOT GOING TO SEE HIM, EITHER." "I'M JUST GOING TO CLEAR OUT." "IT MAY BE TOUGH TO GET IN HERE," "BUT THEY SAY IT'S EASY TO GET OUT IF YOU WANT TO." "I'M JUST GOING TO RESIGN, THAT'S ALL." "WE CAN PICK UP WHERE WE WERE" "BEFORE I MADE THE MISTAKE OF COMING HERE." "DICK..." "IF YOU QUIT THE ACADEMY," "I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN AS LONG AS I LIVE." "BUT I THOUGHT YOU WANTED ME TO STAY OUT OF THE NAVY!" "WELL, THAT WAS TRUE." "WE TALKED OF STARS AND GOT A LITTLE DIZZY." "AND WE TALKED ABOUT MARRIAGE AND THINGS." "BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU AND NOW." "YOU CHOSE TO ENTER THE ACADEMY." "IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO YELLOW" "ON WHAT YOU SWORE TO DO WHEN YOU BECAME A MIDSHIPMAN" "BUT I'M NOT GOING YELLOW, I'M JUST QUITTING." "IF YOU QUIT ANYTHING YOU SWORE TO DO," "WHETHER IT BE NAVY OR THE NORTH POLE," "I WOULDN'T THINK VERY MUCH OF YOU." "OH, YOU DON'T MAKE SENSE." "IF I STAY IN THE ACADEMY, YOU WON'T MARRY ME" "BECAUSE THAT MAKES ME A NAVY MAN." "YOU LOST YOUR FATHER AND BROTHER THAT WAY, IS THAT RIGHT?" "AND IF I GET OUT OF THE ACADEMY" "NOW THAT I'M IN IT, YOU WON'T SEE ME ANYMORE." "IS THAT RIGHT, TOO?" "YES." "THAT'S RIGHT, TOO." "WOULD YOU MIND IF I SAID GOOD AFTERNOON?" "I'M GOING SLOWLY AND COMPLETELY DAFFY." "AND THAT, SIR, IS THAT MIDSHIPMAN'S OPINION" "OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY." "IF YOU WERE HE, SIR, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?" "STAY IN OR GET OUT?" "IF I WERE THAT BOY," "I'D GET OUT AS FAST AS I COULD." "YOU WOULD, SIR?" "YES." "BUT I DON'T KNOW OF ANY MIDSHIPMAN IN THE ACADEMY" "ANSWERING THE DESCRIPTION YOU'VE GIVEN ME." "IF HE IS HERE, HE CERTAINLY OUGHT NOT TO BE." "BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE BELLIGERENT YOUNG NINCOMPOOP" "YOU'VE JUST DESCRIBED ISN'T MY SON." "THE SPIRIT OF THE ACADEMY INCLUDES MANY ELEMENTS" "BESIDES THE QUALITIES OF HONOR," "PERSONAL INTEGRITY, AND LOYALTY TO THE SERVICE." "IT INCLUDES SPORTSMANSHIP" "THE SPIRIT THAT ENABLES A MAN TO BE ABLE TO GIVE AND TAKE." "AND UNLESS THAT MIDSHIPMAN CAN LEARN THAT QUALITY," "HE MAY FIND HIMSELF IN THE UNFORTUNATE POSITION" "OF WORKING UP THROUGH HIS CLASSES WITH NO PALS," "NO FRIENDS..." "ALONE." "THANK YOU, SIR." "PERHAPS THAT'S THE COURSE" "THAT MIDSHIPMAN MAY CHOOSE TO STEER." "GOOD MORNING, SIR." "MISTER?" "I'VE NOTICED A FADING AWAY" "OF YOUR SPIRITS OF LATE," "AND I FEEL, MISTER, THAT IT'S PERHAPS DUE TO THE LOSS" "OF YOUR LATE LAMENTED PUBLIC ACCLAIM." "AND AS AN ANTIDOTE TO THAT GRIEVOUS CONDITION," "THE FIRST CLASSMEN ARE WILLING TO BE GENEROUS." "THEIR DRAGS ARE WITH THEM IN SMOKE HALL." "THEIR HEARTS ARE INFLAMED AT THE VERY THOUGHT" "OF HEARING THE GOLDEN VOICE OF PLEBE DICK MELVILLE" "SING A HEART SONG TO THEIR LADYLOVES" "WITH, PERHAPS, THE VAIN HOPE" "THAT THE LADYLOVES MIGHT BECOME AMOROUSLY AFFECTED," "SENTIMENTALLY INCLINED," "AND WILLING TO WAIT FOR TWO YEARS AFTER OUR GRADUATION" "FOR THE CONGRESSIONALLY DELAYED NUPTIALS." "IN OTHER WORDS, MISTER, FOLLOW ME." "THERE YOU ARE, MISTER." "NOW YOU CAN TURN ON YOUR PERSONALITY." "AYE, AYE, SIR." "EXCUSE ME, SIR." "WHAT WILL BE YOUR FANCY, SIR?" "OH, JUST TURN IT ON." "AYE, AYE, SIR." "* WHEN SOMEONE TELLS ME TO MARCH OR TO HALT *" "* MY SOUL REBELS, I'M THAT WAY TO A FAULT *" "* NO RULES OR REGULATIONS WOULD I OBEY *" "* THEN I MET YOU, AND I KNEW RIGHT AWAY *" "* IF YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN" "* I'LL BE THE CREW" "* 'CAUSE I JUST LOVE TO TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU *" "," "* YOU BLOW THE BUGLE" "* AND I'LL JUMP THROUGH" "* OH, HOW I'D LOVE TO TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU *" "* I KNOW THAT RULES WERE MADE FOR FOOLS *" "* THAT'S ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED *" "* BUT I'M GOING IN FOR DISCIPLINE *" "* WHEREVER YOU'RE CONCERNED" "* IF YOU SAY, "KISS ME"" "* THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO" "* 'CAUSE I JUST LOVE TO TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU *" "* IF YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN" "* I'LL BE THE CREW" "* 'CAUSE I JUST LOVE TO TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU *" "* YOU BLOW THE BUGLE" "* AND I'LL JUMP THROUGH" "* OH, HOW I'D LOVE TO TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU *" "* I KNOW THAT RULES WERE MADE FOR FOOLS *" "* THAT'S ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED *" "* BUT I'M GOING IN FOR DISCIPLINE *" "* WHEREVER YOU'RE CONCERNED" "WAS THIS YOUR BRIGHT IDEA, GIFFORD?" "DO YOU REALIZE WE'RE LOSING OUR DRAGS" "TO THE PLEBE OF THE VOICE?" "* THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO" "* 'CAUSE I JUST LOVE TO TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU *" "THAT'S ENOUGH." "I BEG YOUR PARDON, SIR?" "I SAID, THAT WILL BE ENOUGH." "AW, NO!" "NO!" "NO!" "ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT." "CERTAINLY, NO GENTLEMAN IN THE ACADEMY" "COULD DENY THE REQUEST OF LADIES," "NO MATTER HOW GREAT THE SACRIFICE." "IN MY CASE, IT'S A DISTINCT PLEASURE TO OBLIGE." "THAT IS, IF YOU DON'T MIND, SIR." "* EVERY TIME YOUR LIPS SAY, "NO, SIR" *" "* I WON'T LISTEN, I'M TOO WISE *" "* I WOULD RATHER LISTEN" "* TO YOUR EYES" "* THEY HAVE TOLD ME LOTS OF THINGS, DEAR *" "* THAT YOUR BETTER SELF DENIES" "* SO I'D RATHER LISTEN" "* TO THOSE EYES" "* THERE'S NOTHING YOU COULD EVER SAY *" "* THAT COULD CONVEY" "* THE PROMISE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR *" "* I LOOK IN YOUR EYES" "* AND REALIZE THAT THEY CAN TELL ME MORE *" "* EYES CAN BE SINCERE AND TRUTHFUL *" "* LIPS CAN TELL A LOT OF LIES" "* SO I'D RATHER LISTEN" "* TO YOUR EYES" "THANK YOU, THANK YOU." "THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR LISTENING." "YOU'RE VERY SWEET." "AND THANK YOU, SIR, FOR THE ASSIGNMENT." "IT WAS A REAL PLEASURE." "Women:" "AW..." "EXCUSE ME, SIR." "WHY DIDN'T YOU LET HIM SING MORE?" "WELL, LOOKS LIKE WE LOST A ROOMMATE." "WHAT HAPPENED?" "ALL I KNOW IS HE WANTED A ROOM ALONE." "SAID HE WANTED TO CONCENTRATE ON HIS STUDIES." "HE'S MOVED IN THAT SINGLE ROOM DOWN THE CORRIDOR." "HE TOLD ME ROOMMATES WERE DESIGNED MERELY TO SHARE THEIR ROOMS," "NOT THEIR THOUGHTS AND CONVERSATIONS." "AS FAR AS HE'S CONCERNED," "THE WHOLE CLASS CAN CONSIDER HIM DEAF AND DUMB FROM NOW ON." "HE DIDN'T WANT ANY PART OF US." "ALL I GOT TO SAY, BOY," "IS THAT HE'S GONNA FIND IT A LONESOME ROAD." "Dick on radio:" "* SHIPMATES STAND TOGETHER" "* DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP... *" "Announcer:" "THIS IS A DICK MELVILLE RECORDING." "* FAIR OR STORMY WEA" "UH, TREE'S UP." "COXSWAIN'S UNSATISFACTORY AGAIN." "OH, I'M NOT SCARED." "I'M GOING TO BEAR DOWN FOR THOSE FINAL EXAMINATIONS." "I'LL BE ALL RIGHT." "SAY, DO YOU KNOW WHO STANDS" "AT THE HEAD OF THE CLASS NOW?" "UH-HUH." "DICK THE MELVILLE." "RIGHT." "AND IF THAT'S ALL HE'S GETTING OUT OF THE ACADEMY," "I HOPE HE ENJOYS IT." "GANG..." "I'M ABOUT TO UNVEIL" "THE MIRACLE OF ROOM 3305." "Prepare yourselves for a surprise." "Shh..." "RAISED ON RADIO," "WEANED ON RADIO." "GOT TO HAVE A RADIO..." "GOT A RADIO!" "ANTENNA DOWN THE SHOWER PIPE." "GROUND THROUGH THE LEG OF THE BED." "RADIO!" "Where?" "YOU GOT ME!" "* IN THE MATTRESS" "SPARKS, YOU'LL GET WORSE THAN DEATH IF YOU GET CAUGHT!" "CAUGHT?" "YOU MAY NEED THOSE BRAINS, SPARKS, WHEN YOU GO INTO THE FLEET." "GET THAT THING OUT OF THERE AND THROW IT IN THE SEVERN!" "YOU DON'T KNOW" "THOUGHT FOR A MINUTE I HEARD A RADIO IN HERE." "UH..." "DIDYOU, SIR?" "HMM..." "I DON'T SEE ANY RADIO." "I DON'T SEE HOW YOU..." "COULD, SIR." "YES, A RADIO IS A HARD THING TO HIDE, ISN'T IT?" "YES, SIR." "YES, INDEED, SIR." "WOULD HAVE SWORN I HEARD A RADIO." "CARRY ON!" "All:" "OH!" "YOU GOT DYNAMITE IN YOUR MATTRESS, SPARKS!" "DYNAMITE!" "Oh." "I GOT ONE." "GOT WHAT?" "A LITTLE TECUMSEH." "Cowboy:" "HEH!" "Sparks:" "AH!" "WHO SHRIVELED HIM UP?" "DON'T TALK LIKE THAT!" "DON'T GET HIM SORE AT YOU, OR ELSE THEY'LL BE ASKING YOU" "TO WALK OUT THE FRONT GATE IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES!" "THAT FELLA'S A VERY TOUCHY LITTLE GUY, COWBOY." "YOU BETTER PRAY TO HIM FOR FORGIVENESS." "HEH!" "WHAT FOR?" "WELL, HE'S THE GOD OF ALL WOODEN MIDSHIPMEN." "IF YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS ACADEMY WITHOUT ANY GRIEF," "YOU BETTER START GETTING CHUMMY WITH HIM RIGHT NOW." "PRAY TO HIM, COWBOY." "WHEN YOU GET THROUGH PRAYING FOR YOURSELF, PUT IN A WORD FOR ME," "BECAUSE IF I DON'T PASS THIS TEAM, I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE NEXT YEAR." "TECUMSEH, EH?" "HEH HEH!" "YOU KNOW, I'D FEEL KIND OF SILLY PRAYING TO A THING LIKE THIS." "Coxswain:" "YEAH?" "A LOT OF MIDSHIPMEN THAT ARE NOW ADMIRALS DIDN'T FEEL SO." "WELL..." "HOW DO YOU DO IT, THEN?" "I'LL SHOW YOU." "HAVE YOU GOT ANY PENNIES?" "PENNIES?" "YEAH." "HERE." "HERE." "TECUMSEH, OLD BOY," "EVERYTHING ISN'T EXACTLY HUNKY-DORY" "WITH COXSWAIN AND COWBOY." "WITH ME, EITHER, FOR THAT MATTER." "GIVE US A BREAK ON THESE EXAMS, WILL YOU?" "THE 3 OF US STARTED TOGETHER AND..." "THAT'S THE WAY I THINK WE OUGHT TO FINISH UP, DON'T YOU?" "SO DON'T BEAR DOWN TOO HARD ON US." "REMEMBER, YOU'VE GOT A WOODEN HEAD, TOO." "YOU KNOW HOW IT IS." "HOW'D YOU COME OUT, COXSWAIN?" "OK!" "GOOD!" "WELL, I GUESS I WON'T HAVE TO GO BACK" "TO LASSOING STEERS FOR ANOTHER YEAR." "YEP." "UNCLE SAM, IN HIS INFINITE WISDOM," "HAS DECIDED TO KEEP 3305 INTACT FOR ANOTHER YEAR." "HA HA!" "Man:" "YIPPEE!" "WELL, DAD, THAT'S ONE YEAR CHECKED OFF." "YES, YES." "WHY AREN'T YOU WITH YOUR CLASSMATES?" "OH, I DON'T KNOW." "SOME OF THESE TRADITIONS SEEM LIKE HORSEPLAY TO ME." "THERE'S NOTHING IN THE BOOK OF REGULATIONS" "THAT SAYS I HAVE TO DANCE AROUND THE HERNDON MONUMENT" "JUST BECAUSE I PASS PLEBE YEAR." "HEH!" "YOU'RE..." "STUBBORN." "YOU'RE YOUNG," "AND YOU'RE WRONG." "SOMETIMES I WISH I WERE ALREADY RETIRED," "NOT SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ACADEMY." "IT WOULD PUT ME IN A BETTER POSITION TO SPEAK TO YOU" "AS A FATHER, NOT AN OFFICER." "BUT REMEMBER THIS" "I'D FAR RATHER HAVE A SON WHO DIDN'T STAND" "AT THE HEAD OF HIS CLASS IN STUDIES" "IF IT ALSO MEANS THAT HE STANDS AT THE FOOT OF HIS CLASS..." "IN FRIENDSHIP." "YOU WANTED ME TO GRADUATE FROM THE ACADEMY" "AND I'M GOING TO DO IT," "BUT I HAVE MY OWN RIGHT TO CHOOSE THE WAY OF DOING SO." "OH, SON..." "YOU'RE TYING YOUR OWN HANG KNOT." "YOU CAN'T LEAVE HERE AND GO INTO THE NAVY" "AND EXPECT TO SERVE WITH FELLOW OFFICERS" "WHOM YOU REFUSE TO MEET AS FRIENDS." "I HAVE NO DESIRE WHATSOEVER" "TO ENTER THE NAVY UPON GRADUATION." "OH." "I WON MY WAY INTO THIS PLACE." "I HAVE A CHANCE TO GRADUATE." "I HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT" "MY COMMISSION WHEN IT'S OFFERED TO ME." "WELL..." "SINCE THAT IS YOUR DECISION," "SINCE YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE FROM YOUR COUNTRY" "WITH NO THOUGHT OF GIVING IN RETURN" "EVEN THOUGH IT'S YOUR PRIVILEGE UNDER THE LAW" "FOR THE REMAINDER OF YOUR CAREER HERE AS A MIDSHIPMAN," "I PREFER THAT YOU REGARD ME AS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY." "YOU'RE NOT MY SON." "AYE AYE, SIR." "Man:" "HELLO, MR. MELVILLE." "UH, MARCELLUS, YES, SIR?" "IS MISS BLACKBURN STILL IN THERE?" "YES, SIR." "SHE'S BEEN DANCING THOSE KIDS FOR AN HOUR OR SO." "THANK YOU." "YOU'RE WELCOME, SIR." "WELL, JOE, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?" "I'VE BEEN A SISSY LONG ENOUGH!" "OH, YOU HAVE, HAVE YOU?" "WELL, YOU GO OVER THERE AND SIT DOWN." "ALL RIGHT, CHILDREN." "COME ON." "HERE, WHAT'S ALL THIS?" "WHY AREN'T YOU DANCING?" "WE'D RATHER SEE YOU DANCE, MISS BLACKBURN." "OH, NO, NONE OF THAT." "NOW, COME ON." "LET'S FINISH THIS ROUTINE." "LOTS OF PEP." "1, 2, 3, 4." "JUMP!" "OH, THAT'S FINE." "GOOD-BYE, DARLINGS." "THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY." "Children:" "BYE!" "BYE!" "GOOD-BYE." "WELL, TEACHER, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THOSE CHILDREN." "I DON'T THINK I'D HAVE THE PATIENCE." "GOOD-BYE, MISS BLACKBURN." "I WON'T BE COMING TO YOUR DANCING CLASS ANYMORE." "WHY, DARLING?" "ARE YOU GOING AWAY?" "WELL, DAD, MOM, AND ME GOT ORDERS, FOR THE CHINA STATION." "CHINA?" "OH, DARLING, WE'LL MISS YOU!" "ARE YOU GLAD YOU'RE GOING?" "WELL, DAD AND MOM AND ME'S IN THE NAVY." "WE GOT ORDERS, SO WE'RE GOING TO CHINA NEXT SATURDAY." "SO GOOD-BYE, MISS BLACKBURN." "GOOD-BYE, DARLING." "I'LL SEND YOU A POSTCARD." "THANK YOU." "GOOD-BYE, SIR." "SOMEDAY I'M GOING TO BE A MIDSHIPMAN" "LIKE YOU, TOO." "BE A GOOD BOY." "YES, SIR." "I'LL BE WITH YOU IN A MINUTE, DICK." "I WANT TO CHANGE." "ALL RIGHT, DEAR." "I'VE GOT BAD NEWS, DICK." "MY UNCLE HAS BEEN PASSED OVER IN THE LAST SELECTION." "HE'S AUTOMATICALLY RETIRED." "THAT'S THE NAVY FOR YOU." "HE SERVES 25 YEARS, AND OVERNIGHT HE'S THROUGH." "THERE'S ONLY ROOM FOR SO MANY CAPTAINS IN THE NAVY." "SOME COMMANDERS HAVE TO BE PASSED BY." "WELL, ARE YOU, UH..." "IS HE LEAVING HERE?" "HE'LL HAVE TO START IN AGAIN AT A CIVILIAN JOB." "THERE'S NOTHING HE CAN DO IN ANNAPOLIS." "ARE YOU GOING WITH HIM?" "NO." "I HAVE TO START OUT ON MY OWN, TOO." "WHERE?" "WELL..." "ALL I KNOW HOW TO DO IS DANCE." "I GUESS THAT MEANS..." "NEW YORK." "I'LL GIVE YOU A LETTER TO THE BOYS IN THE BAND, DARLING." "THEY'LL HELP YOU." "AH AH!" "THERE'S THE LONE WOLF OF BANCROFT HALL DEAD AHEAD, BOYS." "WHAT DO WE DO" " TURN AROUND OR GO BACK?" "LET'S RECOGNIZE HIM AND IF HE SPEAKS TO US, ASK HIM TO JOIN US." "WELL, IF HE DON'T SPEAK TO US, WE'LL JUST SUBMERGE" "AND GO RIGHT ON BY." "IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE I'M DESERTING YOU, DOESN'T IT?" "HELLO." "Men: * O THE LIFEBOAT CREW ARE WE *" "* AND WE SAIL THE STORMY SEA *" "* DA DA DA DA DA..." "Men: * WHOA, THE LIFEBOAT CREW ARE WE... *" "WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN I'M GONE?" "I DON'T KNOW." "OH, BUT WE'LL HAVE SEPTEMBER LEAVE TOGETHER." "WE CAN HAVE A LOT OF FUN IN NEW YORK." "WE'LL GO OUT IN CENTRAL PARK AND TAKE A RIDE" "IN ONE OF THOSE FUNNY HORSE THINGS." "AND WILL WE GO TO THE ZOO?" "MM-HMM, THEY'VE GOT A NEW PINK RHINOCEROS THERE." "AND WILL WE GO TO THE AQUARIUM?" "UH-HUH." "AND CONEY ISLAND?" "SURE, AND TO GRANT'S TOMB." "WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF FUN IN NEW YORK." "OH, DARLING, WHEN I GET TO NEW YORK," "I'M NOT GOING OUT WITH ANYBODY." "I'M JUST GOING TO BE YOUR GIRL." "STEAM EXAM'S GOING TO GET ME!" "STEAM!" "WHO KNOWS HIS STEAM?" "DON'T HAVE THE TIME." "SAY, YOU FELLAS WANT TO SEE ME BILGE OUT OF THE ACADEMY?" "DOESN'T ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THESE STEAM PROBLEMS?" "WELL, WHY DON'T YOU ASK DICK MELVILLE?" "Man:" "SURE, HE'S THE SAVVY MAN." "HE STANDS FIRST IN THE CLASS." "HE COULD HELP YOU, COXSWAIN." "THANKS." "TECUMSEH..." "THEY DO A LOT OF TALKING AROUND HERE ABOUT..." "HOW YOU'VE HELPED DUMB GUYS LIKE ME PASS THEIR EXAMINATIONS." "I DON'T KNOW." "MAYBE THEY'RE KIDDING ME." "MAYBE THEY'RE NOT, BUT..." "I CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE A CHANCE." "IF YOU'LL HELP ME..." "I..." "WELL..." "I WON'T FORGET IT, EVER!" "AND I'LL TELL ALL THE FELLAS" "HOW SWELL YOU WERE TO HELP ME WHEN I NEEDED YOU." "WELL, GENTLEMEN, THE SECTION AS A WHOLE" "DID VERY WELL ON THE FINAL EXAMINATIONS," "BUT ONE OR TWO OF YOU FAILED RATHER BADLY." "WITHOUT A PERFECT RECITATION TODAY," "I'M AFRAID SOME OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE LEAVING US." "ANY QUESTIONS?" "DRAW YOUR SLIPS, GENTLEMEN." "MAN THE BOARDS." "I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL, LAWRENCE, BECAUSE YOU'RE LEAVING HERE," "THAT YOU'VE LOST ALL CHANCE OF BECOMING AN OFFICER." "COMPETITION HERE IS PRETTY STIFF," "AND MAYBE YOU WEREN'T QUITE READY FOR THE ACADEMY." "PERHAPS YOU'RE A LITTLE TOO YOUNG." "YES, SIR." "BUT THERE'S ONE THING I'M CERTAIN OF, BOY" "YOU'VE GOT THE HEART FOR NAVY," "EVEN THOUGH ACADEMICS LICKED YOU THIS TIME." "AND THERE ARE SOME MIDSHIPMEN HERE WHO..." "HAVE THE MINDS TO MAKE OFFICERS, BUT THEY COULD USE" "A LITTLE OF THE NAVY THAT'S IN YOUR HEART," "BUT..." "THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES." "WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO AFTER YOU LEAVE HERE?" "WELL, I'M GOING BACK INTO THE NAVY, SIR." "WHETHER I CAN GIVE COMMANDS OR TAKE THEM," "IT'S THE NAVY FOR ME, SIR." "WELL, YOU'RE STILL WITHIN THE AGE LIMIT." "YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN YOUR WAY BACK HERE AND START OVER AGAIN." "SO, GOOD-BYE AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU..." "AND I HOPE THAT WE'LL BE SHIPMATES SOMEDAY." "THANK YOU, SIR." "HELLO, COXSWAIN." "I JUST WANT TO..." "TELL YOU HOW SORRY I AM," "ABOUT YOUR LEAVING THE ACADEMY." "I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL." "DO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL?" "DO YOU?" "THE ACADEMY'S NEVER MEANT ANYTHING TO YOU, AND IT NEVER WILL!" "YOU'RE GOING THROUGH YOUR STUDIES LIKE GREASED LIGHTNING AND FOR WHAT?" "SO YOU CAN TURN DOWN YOUR COMMISSION WHEN YOU GRADUATE!" "DON'T YOU TRY TO TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT THE ACADEMY MEANS." "SAVE YOUR SYMPATHY FOR SOMEBODY ELSE." "FORGET YOU EVER WASTED ANY ON ME." "I CALL IT DARN BAD LUCK." "NICE KID." "HI, FELLA!" "COWBOY BROUGHT YOUR BAG UP." "THANKS, COWBOY." "IT'S OK, KID." "THE SUPERINTENDENT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?" "YEAH." "HE SAID HE HOPED WE'D BE SHIPMATES SOMEDAY." "THAT'S SWELL." "WE HOPE THAT, TOO." "SURE." "GEE, COXSWAIN, WOULDN'T IT BE FUNNY IF WE WERE" "TO COME ABOARD YOUR SHIP AS ENSIGNS SOMEDAY" "AND YOU HAD TO SAY, "YES, SIR" TO" "HEH HEH!" "YEAH." "I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU TWO GUYS TRY TO GIVE ME ORDERS." "FUNNY!" "IT WON'T MAKE ME LAUGH, KID." "I HATE TO SEE YOU GO." "THAT KIND OF GOES FOR ME, TOO." "REMEMBER HOW TOUGH IT WAS TO STOW THOSE LOCKERS?" "YOU KNOW HOW DUMB WE WERE, TOO, COXSWAIN, AND YOU HAD TO HELP US?" "WELL, AT..." "LEAST IT WILL BE EASIER" "GETTING YOUR STUFF OUT THAN IT WAS" "GETTING IT IN, WON'T IT?" "YEAH." "I GUESS I BETTER START PACKING NOW, SPARKS." "I GUESS I BETTER BE ALONE FOR A LITTLE WHILE." "DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE ME MAKE A JACKASS OF MYSELF." "OH, MR. MELVILLE!" "HELLO, SUSIE." "I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU." "GLAD TO SEE YOU, TOO." "WE SURE MISS YOU AROUND HERE." "YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK YOUNGER THAN EVER?" "THE NAVY HASN'T CHANGED YOUR LINE ANY, BUT I LOVE IT!" "HELLO, MR. MELVILLE!" "HI, MABEL!" "HELLO, MR. MELVILLE!" "HELLO, JIMMY!" "HOW ARE YOU?" "BOO!" "MR. MELVILLE!" "HAVE YOU QUIT THE NAVY?" "ARE YOU BACK WITH US FOR GOOD?" "NO, NO." "I'M JUST HERE ON A LITTLE LEAVE." "IT WAS NICE TO SEE YOU." "NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO." "DICK!" "HELLO, HARRY." "WELCOME HOME!" "HOW DO THEY LIKE JUNE HERE?" "HOW DO THEY LIKE HER?" "COME ON OVER HERE AND SIT DOWN." "OH, BOY, THE OLD PLACE LOOKS JUST THE SAME." "UH-HUH." "YOU CAN FORGET THE COVER CHARGE." "I'LL DO THAT." "I'M A SCHOOLBOY NOW." "I ONLY MAKE $3.00 A MONTH." "HELLO, SWEETHEART." "OH, DICK!" "HOW ARE YOU?" "OH, YOU'RE A SIGHT FOR SORE" "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN," "DICK MELVILLE IS HERE IN THE SKY CLUB TONIGHT." "LET'S HAVE HIM SING!" "COME ON, DICK, A SONG- FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE." "NO, HARRY." "THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR ME SING." "YES, THEY DO." "COME ON." "* JUST A GLANCE" "* AT A DANCE" "* AND IN MY HEART I KNEW" "* THAT IF I EVER SHOULD CARE" "* THAT I WOULD CARE FOR YOU" "* THOUGH I HEARD" "* NOT A WORD" "* YOUR EYES BEGAN TO SAY" "* A LOT OF THINGS YOUR LIPS HAVE NEVER TOLD ME *" "* TO THIS VERY DAY" "* EVERY TIME YOUR LIPS SAY, "NO, SIR" *" "* I WON'T LISTEN, I'M TOO WISE" "* I WOULD RATHER LISTEN" "* TO YOUR EYES" "* THEY HAVE TOLD ME LOTS OF THINGS, DEAR *" "* THAT YOUR BETTER SELF DENIES" "* SO I'D RATHER LISTEN" "* TO THOSE EYES" "* THERE'S NOTHING YOU COULD EVER SAY *" "* THAT COULD CONVEY" "* THE PROMISE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR *" "COME ON." "* I LOOK IN YOUR EYES" "* AND REALIZE" "* THEY CAN TELL ME MORE" "* EYES CAN BE SINCERE AND TRUTHFUL *" "* LIPS CAN TELL A LOT OF LIES *" "* SO I'D RATHER LISTEN" "* TO YOUR EYES" "MIDSHIPMAN MELVILLE, SECOND CLASS, REPORTING, SIR." "COME IN." "MELVILLE..." "I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR YOU" "AND FOR THE SPIRIT OF YOUR COMPANY IN GENERAL" "IF YOU SHARED A ROOM WITH SOME OF YOUR CLASSMATES THIS YEAR." "YOU STAND FIRST IN YOUR CLASS," "YOU'VE KEPT OFF THE REPORT," "BUT YOUR APTITUDE" " FOR-SERVICE RECORD IS NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF." "DO YOU KNOW WHY?" "YOU'RE NOT IN A COLLEGE, MELVILLE." "THE ACADEMY IS MORE THAN THAT." "AT A UNIVERSITY, YOU COULD GO YOUR OWN WAY AND DO AS YOU PLEASE." "WITH YOUR SCHOLASTIC RECORD, YOU'D GRADUATE," "PROBABLY WITH GREAT DISTINCTION." "THEN YOUR COLLEGE PRESIDENT WOULD SEND FOR YOU" "TO WISH YOU GOOD-BYE AND GOOD LUCK." "YOU'D LEAVE." "THE COLLEGE WOULD CEASE TO BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE." "IT'S DIFFERENT HERE." "WHEN A MIDSHIPMAN LEAVES, WE ALWAYS SAY, "GOOD-BYE, GOOD LUCK..." "AND I HOPE WE'LL BE SHIPMATES SOMEDAY."" "WHO ARE YOUR FRIENDS IN YOUR CLASS?" "I HAVE NONE, SIR." "WHY NOT?" "IT WAS MY OWN CHOICE, SIR." "I THOUGHT THAT, SINCE I DIDN'T INTEND..." "TO BE SHIPMATES WITH MY CLASSMATES" "THAT PERHAPS FRIENDSHIP WASN'T NECESSARY." "WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO IN REGARD TO THE ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION" "OF YOUR COMMISSION IS NOT MY BUSINESS." "IT'S YOURS." "WHAT YOUR LIFE IS HERE MUST" "BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THINGS-BE PART OF MY BUSINESS." "YOU'RE FAILING COMPLETELY IN ONE THING THE ACADEMY HAS TO GIVE" "TO A VERY GREAT DEGREE-FRIENDSHIP." "NOW, YOU'VE HAD TWO YEARS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ON YOUR OWN, MELVILLE." "IT'S TIME YOU CHECKED ON YOUR COMPASS AND CHARTED A NEW COURSE." "YOU SAY YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS HERE." "WHOM DO YOU TRUST AMONGST YOUR CLASSMATES?" "BROWN, LINCOLN," "EVEN TED STERLING," "BUT THEY HAVE NO REASON TO LIKE ME, SIR." "PERHAPS NOT." "MAYBE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN A CHANCE." "THEY MAY BE YOUR NEW ROOMMATES." "YOU MAY GO NOW." "YES, SIR." "THIRD BATTALION, PLEASE." "THIS IS CAPTAIN DOUGLAS." "I WANT TO SEE MIDSHIPMEN BROWN, LINCOLN, AND STERLING." "RADIO SOUNDS MIGHTY GOOD," "RIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN LIKE THIS." "Cowboy:" "SOUNDS BETTER THAN IT DID IN YOUR MATTRESS, DOESN'T IT?" "HA HA!" "YOU KNOW, DICK," "I HAD A RADIO IN MY MATTRESS WHEN I WAS A PLEBE." "YOU DID?" "YEAH." "SURE DID." "HI, FELLAS." "SAW A LETTER FOR YOU." "THOUGHT I'D BRING IT OVER." "I RECOGNIZED THE HANDWRITING." "IT'S FROM OUR GIRLFRIEND." "THANKS, TED." "OH, ANYTHING FOR A ROOMMATE, I ALWAYS SAYS." "Man:" "HOORAY!" "OH HO!" "HEH!" "IT AIN'T PRIVATE ENOUGH HERE." "THEY'RE MARCHING THROUGH THE RING, DICK." "LET'S GO BACK AND GET IN LINE." "DARLING, I CAN'T WAIT TO PUT THIS RING ON YOU." "LET'S SKIP IT, DO YOU MIND?" "I'D BE AWFULLY UNCOMFORTABLE UP THERE," "REALLY I WOULD." "OH, COME ON!" "I'M GOING ON MY LAST CRUISE TOMORROW." "LET'S DON'T WASTE TIME WALKING THROUGH A RING." "I WON'T SEE YOU FOR 3 LONG MONTHS." "WHY DID YOU PUT YOUR RING IN YOUR POCKET?" "WHY DON'T YOU WEAR IT?" "OH, THERE ARE ABOUT 450 CLASSMATES UP THERE" "WHO WOULD RATHER I WOULDN'T WEAR IT." "BUT YOU WROTE ME THAT YOU WERE MIXING WITH YOUR CLASSMATES." "I'M TRYING TO, BUT..." "IT'S A LITTLE TOUGH ON THEM." "I GUESS I JUST DON'T FIT." "DARLING, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ON THE CRUISE?" "I DON'T KNOW, BUT LET'S DON'T TALK ABOUT IT." "ALL I WANT TO DO IS BE WITH YOU." "OH, DARLING!" "Officer:" "I'M LOOKING FOR MELVILLE." "YES, SIR." "I WANT BROWN, LINCOLN, AND STERLING." "YES, SIR." "BROWN, LINCOLN, STERLING!" "HAVE YOU GOT ALL THE GEAR YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE HERE?" "YES, SIR." "ALL RIGHT, SIGN UP ON THIS LIST." "YES, SIR." "OH, I WAS SCARED." "I THOUGHT I WASN'T GOING TO FIND YOU." "WELL, HERE WE ARE." "OH, DICK, I HAVE SUCH A STRANGE FEELING IN MY HEART." "MINE ISN'T EXACTLY JUMPING FOR JOY." "I DON'T MEAN THAT." "I MEAN ABOUT THE CRUISE" "AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO MEAN TO YOU." "IT JUST MEANS THAT I'M TRADING THIS JAIL" "FOR A FLOATING ONE, THAT'S ALL." "YOU'VE MADE UP YOUR MIND TO HATE IT, HAVEN'T YOU?" "NO." "IT'S JUST GOING TO BE ONE LONG, LOVELY YACHTING TRIP." "HAVE YOU SAID GOOD-BYE TO YOUR FATHER?" "NO." "I DON'T THINK HE EXPECTED IT." "YOUR SON LEADS HIS CLASS AGAIN THIS YEAR, SIR." "CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER." "I KNOW WHERE HE STANDS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT ALL ON THE RECORD." "AND I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, DOUGLAS." "PERHAPS HE'LL GET HIS BEARINGS ON THIS CRUISE." "HE'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO FIND HIMSELF." "THIS CRUISE IS GOING TO MAKE OR BREAK THAT BOY." "THIS IS HIS LAST CHANCE TO PROVE HIS COURSE." "AM I ALL YOU'VE GOT TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO, DICK?" "LET'S JUST MAKE IT "YOU'RE ALL I'VE GOT."" "THAT COVERS EVERYTHING." "Sparks:" "WELL!" "IF IT ISN'T LITTLE JUNE AND BIG RICHARD." "Cowboy:" "MIND IF WE CRASH HERE?" "WHY, SURE I'D" "YOU SEE, MY FOLKS ARE ARKANSAS HILLBILLIES," "AND HIS FOLKS HAD TO MILK THE STEERS IN ARIZONA." "WHOA, YOU DARN FOOL." "YOU CAN'T MILK A STEER." "YOU OUGHT TO COME TO ARKANSAS." "WE CROSS OUR STEERS WITH GOATS, AND THEY MILK FINE." "WHAT SPARKY'S TRYING TO SAY IS" "THAT SINCE WE FELLAS HAVE" "NO FOLKS OF OUR OWN HERE TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO US," "WE MIGHT AS WELL SAY GOOD-BYE TO EACH OTHER." "OH, I SEE." "WELL, I-AH-GUESS IT WON'T BE LONG NOW." "YEAH, I-I GUESS WE MIGHT AS WELL" "GET DOWN TO THIS KISSING BUSINESS RIGHT NOW." "HOW'S ABOUT IT, SWEETIE?" "READY AND WAITING, SIR." "LOOKS LIKE WE CAN'T DO IT IN PRIVATE THIS TIME, KID." "KIND OF LOOKS LIKE THAT, COWBOY." "WELL, LET'S GET AT IT THEN, HUH?" "WELL, I GUESS WE MIGHT AS WELL." "I FEEL AWFULLY EMPTY, DICK." "I'LL BE BACK IN 3 MONTHS." "WILL YOU BE DIFFERENT THEN?" "DO YOU WANT ME TO BE?" "IN A WAY I MEAN YES, WITH ALL MY HEART." "I'M- I WAS A NAVY GIRL." "I'VE SAID GOOD-BYE LIKE THIS TO DAD, JIMMY..." "BUT IT'S DIFFERENT WITH YOU." "BUT NAVY WAS THEIR LIFE, DARLING." "DON'T LISTEN TO ME." "MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I MEAN." "MAYBE I WANT NAVY TO BE YOUR LIFE." "GOOD-BYE, DARLING." "GOOD-BYE, DEAR." "GOOD-BYE." "All, shouting:" "NAAAVY!" "NAAAVY!" "N!" "N!" "N!" "N!" "A!" "A!" "A!" "A!" "V!" "V!" "V!" "V!" "Y!" "Y!" "Y!" "Y!" "NAAAAAVY!" "SWEETHEART!" "BROTHERS, THE OPEN SEA HAS GOT ME." "IT'S SHIPBOARD, NOT CLASSROOMS." "THE WIDE OPEN SEA." "Sparks:" "NOT GRAY WALLS." "NO BOOMING THE BOOKS AND NO PEE-RADE." "PIPE DOWN, YOU!" "All:" "COXSWAIN!" "HI, HOW ARE YOU?" "Sparks:" "WHERE'D YOU COME FROM?" "BEG TO REPORT, SIRS, THAT I'VE JUST TAKEN AND PASSED" "MY NEW EXAMINATION FOR RE-ENTRANCE" "TO THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY, SIRS." "AND THIS TIME, BY GOLLY, I'M GOING TO MAKE IT." "BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHERE I AM?" "Together:" "WHERE?" "I'M IN THE OLD BOILER ROOM," "RIGHT DOWN IN THE STEAM THAT I BILGED OUT ON." "ASK ME SOMETHING ABOUT A DOUBLE REDUCTION GEARED TURBINE, I DARE YOU!" "BOY, I'LL BE A FIRST CLASSMAN" "WHEN YOU START IN AS A PLEBE AGAIN." "COXSWAIN, YOU MAKE IT THIS TIME, BOY," "AND WE'LL BE ENSIGNS TOGETHER." "SAY, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO DICK MELVILLE?" "HE'S RIGHT OVER THERE." "Coxswain:" "I WANT TO TALK TO DICK." "HELLO, DICK." "HEY." "HELLO, COXSWAIN." "BACK IN THE NAVY, HUH?" "UH-HUH." "IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU." "THANKS." "NICE TO SEE YOU." "SAY, DICK..." "SOMETHING I WANT TO SAY TO YOU." "I REMEMBER ONCE YOU HAD A LOT TO SAY TO ME." "THAT'S JUST IT." "I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN" "HOW I BLEW UP MY LAST DAY." "OH." "OH, YOU MEANT ALL RIGHT." "I KIND OF SHOT OFF MY MOUTH," "BUT I WAS SORRY ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS." "FORGET ABOUT IT." "SHALL WE?" "SURE, FORGET IT." "GEE, THAT WAS AN AWFUL BAD DAY." "EVERYTHING'S SWELL NOW." "I'M STARTING BACK AT THE ACADEMY NEXT TERM." "YOU ARE?" "YEAH." "HEY, THAT'S GREAT." "I KNOW HOW MUCH THAT MEANS TO YOU." "I" " I HOPE WE'LL STAND ON WATCH TOGETHER SOMEDAY." "THANKS, COXSWAIN." "DICKY." "WHERE'S YOUR CLASS RING?" "LOSE IT?" "NO." "I'VE GOT IT, SPARKS." "BOY, I WOULDN'T GO TO SLEEP WITHOUT MINE ON." "WHAT ARE YOU SAVING IT FOR, YOUR GRANDCHILDREN?" "I SURE LOADED ENOUGH DUMMY SHELLS TODAY." "THAT'LL KEEP YOU FROM BEING" "A DUMMY WHEN WE REALLY GET STARTED SHOOTING." "HOW ABOUT A SONG, DICK?" "WE HAVEN'T HEARD YOU SING SINCE WE WERE PLEBES." "WHAT'S THE MATTER, LOST YOUR VOICE?" "COME ON, DICK." "SING SOMETHING FOR US, WILL YOU?" "NO, YOU FELLOWS GO AHEAD AND SING A SONG." "THAT HEAT HAS KIND OF WARPED MY VOCAL CORDS." "Sparks:" "HEY, DENNY." "DRAG OUT AND DUST OFF THAT NAVY SONG DICK GAVE BIRTH TO." "Denny:" "OK, SPARKS." "All: * SHIPMATES, STAND TOGETHER *" "* DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" "* FAIR OR STORMY WEATHER" "* WE WON'T GIVE UP, WE WON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP *" "* FRIENDS AND PALS FOREVER, IT'S A LONG, LONG TRIP *" "* IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LICKING, CARRY ON AND QUIT YOUR KICKING *" "* DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" "* SHIPMATES, STAND TOGETHER *" "* DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" "* FAIR OR STORMY WEATHER" "* WE WON'T GIVE UP" "* WE WON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP *" "* FRIENDS AND PALS FOREVER" "* IT'S A LONG, LONG TRIP" "* IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LICKING *" "* CARRY ON" "* AND QUIT YOUR KICKING" "* DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" "GENERAL QUARTERS, ALL HANDS." "MAN YOUR BATTLE STATIONS." "GUN TWO, MANNED AND READY." "GUN TWO, MANNED AND READY." "COMING ON THE RANGE, COMING ON THE RANGE." "COMING ON THE RANGE, COMING ON THE RANGE." "RANGE 1-8-DOUBLE 0, RANGE 1-8-DOUBLE 0." "SCALE 9-6, SCALE 9-6." "RANGE 1-8-DOUBLE 0, RANGE 1-8-DOUBLE 0." "SCALE 9-6, SCALE 9-6." "RANGE 1-8-DOUBLE 0, SCALE 9-6." "SET TWO." "STAND BY, STAND BY." "STAND BY, STAND BY." "COMMENCE FIRING, COMMENCE FIRING." "YOUR BOILER." "CLEAR THE FIRE ROOM." "CASUALTY IN BOILER ROOM NUMBER TWO, SIR." "CEASE FIRING, CEASE FIRING." "WHITE POWDER TOPSIDE." "CLOSE THE AMMUNITION HATCHES." "WE GOTTA SHUT OFF THE OIL!" "HEY, COXSWAIN!" "COXSWAIN." "COXSWAIN!" "FLAREBACK IN BOILER ROOM NUMBER TWO, SIR." "BUGLER, BUGLER!" "SOUND FIRE CALL." "AYE AYE, SIR." "COXSWAIN!" "Dick:" "COXSWAIN." "COXSWAIN." "Doctor:" "ONE OF THE BOYS IS DYING." "I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IS MELVILLE AND WHICH IS LAWRENCE." "SCALDING AND FIRE MADE THEM ALIKE." "POOR KIDS." "Nurse:" "WE'RE READY, DOCTOR." "THIS BOY WAS WEARING AN ACADEMY RING." "HERE IT IS, SIR." "THEN..." "THIS IS MY SON." "LET'S DOUBLE-TIME IT OVER TO THE HOSPITAL." "WE GOT PERMISSION TO SEE HIM?" "WE'RE HIS FIRST VISITORS." "LET'S GO!" "HELLO, SON." "HELLO, DAD." "WHAT'S THAT, SON?" "DID..." "COXSWAIN COME OUT OK?" "COXSWAIN CAME OUT FINE, SON." "HE WON WHAT HE LIVED FOR." "GEE." "THAT'S GREAT." "WE HAVE PERMISSION TO SEE MIDSHIPMAN MELVILLE." "Nurse:" "THE ADMIRAL IS IN THERE NOW." "YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT." "Midshipmen:" "GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR." "GENTLEMEN." "NOW YOU MAY GO IN." "HI, DICK." "HOW DO YOU FEEL, DICKIE BIRD?" "YEAH." "YOU LOOK SWELL." "GEE, FELLAS, IT..." "DON'T TALK IF IT'S HARD FOR YOU, BOY." "WE'LL DO THE TALKING FOR YOU." "Sparks:" "WON'T WE, FELLAS?" "Cowboy:" "SURE, DICK." "WE'LL DO THE TALKING." "YOU JUST LISTEN." "I..." "I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU" "THE BOYS WERE ALL ASKING HOW YOU WERE." "SENT YOU THEIR BEST." "Nurse:" "TIME'S UP, BOYS." "WELL,..." "HASTA LA VISTA, DICK," "AS WE SAY BACK HOME." "THERE'S A LOT I HAVEN'T SAID, DICK," "THAT I" " THAT I WISH I COULD SAY." "HURRY UP AND GET WELL, SHIPMATE." "WE WANT YOU BACK." "THANKS, SPARKS." "I'LL GET WELL." "NO, NO, NO." "I'LL GET IT, THANKS." "I WANT TO SURPRISE THE FELLAS THERE." "THANK YOU." "Men:" "DICK!" "MELVILLE'S BACK!" "Man:" "GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK." "I'M GLAD TO BE BACK, CHIEF, THANKS." "Men:" "HEY, DICK!" "HELLO, GANG!" "HOW ARE YOU?" "WELCOME HOME, DICK!" "GLAD TO BE BACK." "HOW WERE THE NURSES, DICK?" "OH, THE NURSES WERE SWELL!" "IN THE ROOM..." "I WON'T TELL YOU." "HERE IT IS, 3305!" "Man:" "BOY, IT'S SURE NICE HAVING YOU BACK, DICK." "Crowd:" "SEE YOU LATER, DICK!" "SO LONG!" "Man, outside:" "OK, FELLAS." "LET'S GIVE A YELL FOR DICK MELVILLE." "READY, Y'ALL?" "HIP, HIP" "Crowd:" "HOORAY, HOORAY, RAH, RAH!" "MELVILLE, MELVILLE, MELVILLE!" "HOORAY!" "IS THIS MY UNIFORM?" "YUP." "COMPANY COMMANDER FOR THE NEW TERM." "THAT'S YOU, DICKIE BOY." "Cowboy:" "YOU EARNED IT, DICKIE." "I'M SORRY, FELLAS." "I CAN'T HELP IT." "Officer:" "ORDERS!" "HO!" "CALL OUT COMPANY 4 FOR PRESENTATION!" "FORM A COLUMN OF SQUADS, LEADING PLATOON." "RIGHT FACE SQUADS." "Second Officer:" "RIGHT FACE SQUADS!" "MARCH!" "THIS IS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE-SO FAR." "THERE ARE MANY HAPPIER DAYS AHEAD" "FOR YOU, MY DEAR." "BUT I ASK FOR NO MORE" "THAN THE DAY HATH BROUGHT TO ME." "Speaker:" "I PROPOSE 3 CHEERS FOR THOSE WHO ARE ABOUT TO LEAVE US!" "HIP, HIP" "Class:" "HOORAY!" "HIP, HIP" "HOORAY!" "HIP, HIP" "HOORAY!" "I PROPOSE 3 CHEERS FOR THOSE WE LEAVE BEHIND US!" "HIP, HIP" "HOORAY!" "HIP, HIP" "HOORAY!" "HIP, HIP" "HOORAY!" "RELAX." "FOR THE HUNDREDTH TIME," "THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES WON'T LET ME MARRY YOU" "UNTIL TWO YEARS AFTER GRADUATION." "NOW, PET." "HOW DO I LOOK?" "LOOKS OK, COWBOY." "FEELS OK." "YOU'RE OK, TOO." "OH, NO." "IT AIN'T PRIVATE ENOUGH HERE."