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Oh, I'm just going over the figures now, Mr. Brown. Hi, Uncle Bill. Hi, Uncle

Bill.

Quiet, children. Your uncle's busy. Uh -huh.

Well, yeah, that's in the estimate.

Yeah, I've got it right here.

Uh, wait a minute. I'll call you back as soon as I find it. Just a minute.

Now, can we talk to you, Uncle Bill? Oh, kids.

You have fun in the park?

Sure. We played with Oliver.

Who's Oliver? A new friend?

Right. We like him, and he likes us.

His family's going away, and if it's all right with you, he can stay with us.

Would you like that?

Yeah, Oliver's knee.

How long?

Three days.

Well, is it okay with his family?

Oh, yes.

They'd like him to stay with us. Last time they went away, he almost got a

broken heart.

Gee, must be a little sensitive, huh?

Well, he's not so little.

Oh, here it is. Here it is.

Please, Uncle Bill?

Huh? Oh, sure, sure. Go ahead. Invite him, hon.

Thanks, Uncle Bill. Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. When's he

coming? Tonight. Go for his family and we'll tell him that you said he can

Okay. Yeah, then he can eat dinner with us.

So we really weren't telling that I.

And he is our friend and he is just coming for a visit.

And Uncle Bill said it was all right.

And he told me that when a man gives his word, he keeps it no matter what.

loves Uncle Bill.

Jody, do you think Uncle Bill knows Oliver's a dog?

Hey, we have dinner early tonight.

I got a lot of work to do, and I want to get ready for this meeting tomorrow

morning. I've been working on it all week, so I want to get it knocked out so

can catch up on some sleep.

Very good, sir.

And set another plate, too.

Oh, company's in?

Yeah, yeah. The kid's invited some friend of theirs, some kid named Oliver.

family's away, and he's going to stay for three days, I think.

Oh, do we know him, sir? I don't recall any of their young friends named Oliver.

No.

Well, he's probably got a nickname like Skinny or Curly or something.

I'll be sure, sir.

Dinner at six, one guest.

Oh, good afternoon, Scotty.

Hello, Mr. French.

Tell Mr. Davis the people dropped off the dog. What should I do with them?

be a mistake. We couldn't keep a dog in here if we wanted to.

I don't think he likes me.

I noticed that. The moment you said something, he got furious.

Must be the tone of voice, Mr. Davis.

Oliver!

Oliver? Isn't this great beast is Oliver?

Nice.

Oliver's a dog, huh?

Mr.

Davis, you know the rules.

Yeah, I know, Scotty. It's up to me to get rid of it. Well, don't worry. I'll

take care of it.

Thank you.

Is this great monsters to be our guest for three days?

Why didn't you tell me that Oliver's a dog?

He didn't ask us.

You said he was a friend.

He is.

You know very well we can't keep a dog in the apartment. It's against the

But we're not keeping him, Uncle Bill.

He's just visiting.

We're not going to stand on technicalities. He's going to go out.

But where, sir? The owners are a long way away by now.

And he'll stay in a kennel till they get back.

from far away.

No, Uncle Bill, no. We told Daddy we'd take care of him so he wouldn't have to

go to a kennel. He gets a broken heart.

Hi.

He's beautiful.

What's he doing here?

He's our guest, but not for long.

Uncle Bill said we could invite him, but he changed his mind.

change my mind. I said that before I knew he was a dog.

He most certainly is.

Well, I guess he has to go to the kennel and get a broken heart.

Oh, that's okay, Uncle Bill. We don't mind if you don't keep your word.

And you said we have to keep our word.

Well?

Well?

All right, he can stay. I'll talk the manager into it somehow.

Come on, let's go play in our room. Come on.

That's what I'd call a big dog.

Yes, and he'll seem bigger as time goes by.

What did you want me to do? I gave my word, didn't I?

Well, for once, sir, I would have preferred working for the less.

Honorable gentlemen.

Jody, what if we told Uncle Bill that Oliver was a dog? He wouldn't have given

us his word that Oliver could stay.

I wish we had told him. What we did was kind of sneaky.

Right, but we gave Danny our word that we'd take care of Oliver.

Yeah, and if Oliver got put in a kennel, it would break his heart.

Keeping him here won't break Uncle Bill's heart.

No, but it would make him just not like us so much.

Yeah.

stay but it's only for three days and only if he doesn't bother the other

in the building you got that why should he bother him he doesn't even know them

okay you wanted him to stay now you made your point

i got a lot of work to do so i'll i'll just say good night now

I'll send Mr. French back to pick up the dog and put him away for the night.

Stay, stay.

What's the matter? Something wrong?

No. Oliver's sleeping in my bed tonight.

It gets too crowded for both of us.

Okay.

Uncle Bill, can Oliver stay in here? I think he's lonesome in my bed.

No, I didn't give him my word he could sleep in my bed.

Uncle Bill, I don't think Oliver likes you.

Get him out of here.

Maybe if he stayed here all night.

to hear you talk.

That'd be good.

You know, I think we can cut

costs if we use pneumatic wrenches to tighten the bolts and calibrated torque

wrenches to check the tension.

It's a good idea.

The same method was used in the Oakland Harbor Bridge and the Mackinac.

Now, Bill?

Bill, you go along with this?

No.

Sorry, I didn't get enough sleep last night.

What?

Immediately. Now go.

No.

Shut that door.

Better do something about that dog.

Yes, sir. I would suggest stuffing, but that isn't practical, sir.

I trust your meeting was successful, sir? No. I had to call it off and put it

off till tomorrow. I've been beating my brains out going over... a bunch of

figures, and I couldn't even stay awake long enough to pull my weight.

Well, in that case, I recommend a good night's sleep.

That is essential.

Perhaps a sleeping pill in that beast's great mound of meat, sir?

No, we can't do that.

I'd take him out and run him up and down the park, but he hates me.

In that case, sir, I volunteer.

I assure you, sir, he will sleep the sleep of the well -worn beast.

Just book your kids to bed and then take them out there and rhyme around in that

park.

We've got to get some sleep. Yes, sir.

Now, look, we have been walking for precisely one hour and 31 minutes.

I trust you're fast approaching exhaustion.

Oliver, stop! Oliver, come back! Oliver, stop! Stop!

Oliver!

This dog is huge, tremendous size. Like a small pony, you know.

And he ran away in the park.

And his name's Oliver.

Well, mine's Davis, you know, William Davis.

Okay, thank you. I appreciate it.

Well, I'll take care of the police and the dog pound and the dog and cat

hospitals in the neighborhood, and there's nothing else we can do.

I'm glad the kids are asleep so they don't know he ran away.

But I'm sorry, sir. After all, he was in my charge.

Oh, French, you did everything you could. Now, if that monster decides to

off, nothing human can hold him. You did your best.

Yes, but, sir, I... Well, I wonder if subconsciously I didn't aid in his

to run away.

Why don't you go to bed, sir? I'll wait the call.

No, I gave the kids my word.

Go on.

Yes, I'm the man who lost the dog.

We found him.

We found him at Gwinnett's dress shop.

Porter was cleaning up and left the door open.

Your dog chased a cat inside.

Where?

Yeah.

Any damage?

He wants to know if there's any damage.

This monster just wrecked my whole shop.

You better get down here very quickly.

Well, I don't suppose you could keep him there so we could come down and get him

tomorrow.

No, I didn't think you would.

All right, thank you.

We'll be right there.

Oliver wrecked the dress shop.

I mean... No, we'll get him.

We have to knock another $50 ,000 off this estimate.

We might have to replace the aluminum.

That's what's running the cost, sir.

All right, suppose we use steel plate instead.

We can test it for laminations first.

May work.

The dog again?

Oh, yeah. He got away last night and wrecked the dress shop. I was up all

You know, we have to get this bid in this week.

I know, I know.

Why don't we just meet tomorrow, huh?

I'll be sure and get some sleep tonight.

Keep that dog quiet.

Now, now, children, you must stop this.

We're trying to tire him out, Mr. French.

So he'll sleep tonight.

And Uncle Bill can sleep, too.

I don't know about Oliver, but I'm ready to fall down.

Me, too.

Well, I approve, but I suggest that you exhaust him pianissimo.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

be Uncle Bill, and he might say something like, I'm home.

Oh, good afternoon, Mr. Ross.

What can we do for you, sir? I would like to speak to Mr. Davis.

Well, that answers one question.

The people downstairs said they heard a horse galloping up here.

Hardly, sir. You see, Oliver is, uh, well, uh...

Shall we say the New York version of the Hound of the Baskervilles?

Thanks, Leanne.

All right, Oliver.

You may enter, sir. I have him.

Hang on.

Yes, sir.

Hello, Mr. Davis.

Mr. Ross, something wrong?

You asked for permission to keep a dog here for a few days.

I had no idea it was the size of an elephant.

Well, it's just one more day.

I'm sorry.

I've had too many complaints.

Barking all night.

Stamping his great big paws.

It sounds like thunder in the apartment below.

You couldn't go for just one more night?

No, Mr. Davis.

I'm sorry, but it just isn't fair to the other tenants.

Goodbye. Goodbye, Mr. Lawrence.

What's going to happen to Oliver?

He's going to be all right.

One night in the kennel isn't going to kill him.

But it'll break his heart.

And I gave my word to Danny.

I did my best, kids. That's all.

Poor Oliver.

a strange kennel. Nobody to love him.

Children, sometimes one has to make a choice among disagreeable possibilities.

On one hand, your uncle has been unable to sleep for two nights. Then there is

the matter of priorities.

Yes, sir.

Only Downey trusted us.

He gave us a happy dog.

And we'll give him back a busted heart.

All right, I gave you my word.

The dog won't go to the kennel without us. All right?

at least your meetings.

You would risk so much for a dog who despises you.

Well, I'm trapped.

Well, in that case, I should like to volunteer once more.

For what?

Well, sir, the clumsy beast seems to like me, and I suggest that you put him

my hands.

You're going to break his heart.

Oh, no, sir, no, sir.

No, sir, my plans are well within the bounds that your pledge to the children

has placed you.

I don't see that you get a medal.

Thank you, sir.

Figuratively speaking.

Too busy to talk to us?

No.

Well, when we told you Oliver was coming over, you thought I was a little boy.

We meant you to.

If you knew he was a dog, you wouldn't have let him stay here.

So we weren't really telling you the truth.

Right.

We knew... If you once gave your word, you'd never go back on it, no matter

what. You put up with the law.

So?

We think that we shouldn't have any dessert for a week.

No dessert for a week.

No dessert for a week, sir.

And no TV for a week, either.

Right.

No TV for a week.

But, sir, wouldn't that be a rather cruel and unusual punishment?

Well, the crime was cruel and unusual, French.

Exactly.

Sir?

Yes, something else?

Well, we sort of wonder...

Yes.

If you still like us.

No.