第45章 You’ve Got Mail (2)
kathleen：（into the intercom） i have a terrible cold，can you hear that？listen，i’m sniffling and i’m not really awake-and i’m taking echinacea -and vitamin c and sleeping practically twenty-four hours a day. i have a temperature and i think i’m contagious so i would really appreciate it if you would just go away...
joe：（knock on the door），kathleen？
kathleen：haha，just a second. just a second.
joe：hello.
kathleen：hello. what are you doing here？
joe：i heard you were sick and i was worried and i wanted to make sure...
kathleen ：what？
joe：is there somebody here？
kathleen：no. oh，it’s the home shopping network.
joe：oh，do you buy any of those little porcelain dolls？
kathleen：i was thinking about it. hey，you put me out of business...
joe：uh，yes，i did.
kathleen：did you come to gloat？
joe：no.
kathleen：to offer me a job...
joe：i would never...
kathleen：because i have plans，i have plenty of offers，you know？i got offered a job by...
joe：my former？
kathleen：oh，yeah，actually by... oh，your former？
joe：we broke up.
kathleen：that’s too bad. you were so perfect for each other. i don’t mean to say things like that. no matter what you have done to me，there is no excuse for my saying anything like that. but every time i see you...
joe：things like that just fly out of your mouth.
kathleen：yes.
joe：i bought you flowers.
kathleen：oh，thank you.
joe：why don’t i put these in some water？and，hey，you’re sick，you should sit down.
kathleen：all right.
joe：okay，i need a vase，a vase.
kathleen：above the refrigerator.
joe：here it is. hey，george says hello by the way.
kathleen：oh.
joe：he’s the one who told me you were sick.
kathleen：how’s george？
joe：great! really great! he’s revolutionizing the place. so you can’t work in his department unless you have a p. h. d. in children’s literature.
kathleen：i love daisies.
joe：you told me.
kathleen：they’re so friendly. don’t you think daisies are the friendliest flower.
joe：i do.
kathleen：when did you break up？
joe：a couple of weeks ago.
kathleen：everyone is breaking up，you，me，this other people i know broke up with someone in an elevator，or just after it，or just outside it，or they got stuck. i... i... when i saw you at the coffee place i was waiting for him and i was...
joe：charming.
kathleen：was not charming.
joe：well look charming. tea？
kathleen：yes. i was... i was upset and horrible.
joe：honey？
kathleen：yes.
joe：i was the horrible one.
kathleen：well，that’s true，but i have no excuse.
joe：oh，i see. i see what you’re saying. that’s interesting whereas i am a horrible person therefore i have no choice but to be horrible. that’s what you’re saying. but that’s alright，that’s alright. i put you out of business so you’re entitled to hate me.
kathleen：i don’t hate you.
joe：but you’ll never forgive me，just like elizabeth.
kathleen：who？
joe：elizabeth rennet in pride and prejudice. she was too proud.
kathleen：what？i thought you hate pride and prejudice.
joe：or was she too prejudice and mr. darcy is too proud？well，i can’t remember，it wasn’t personal.
kathleen：what is that supposed to be？i am so sick of that. all that means is that wasn’t personal to you，but it was personal to me，it’s personal to a lot of people. i mean，what’s so wrong with being personal anyway？
joe：uh，nothing.
kathleen：because whatever else anything is，it ought to begin by being personal. my head’s starting to get fuzzy. uhh，why did you stop by again，i forgot.
joe：i wanted to be your friend.
kathleen：oh.
joe：i knew it wasn’t possible. what can i say，sometimes a guy just wants the impossible. can i ask you a question？
kathleen：what？
joe：what happened with that guy at the cafe？
kathleen：nothing.
joe：but you’re crazy about him.
kathleen：yes，i am.
joe：well，why don’t you run off with him. what are you waiting for？
kathleen：i don’t actually know him.
joe：really？
kathleen：i only know him through the... you’re not going to believe this.
joe：oh，let me guess，through the internet？
kathleen：yes.
joe：hmmm，you’ve got mail.
kathleen：yes.
joe：those are very powerful words.
kathleen：yes.
joe：well，i’m happy for him，although，could i just make a little suggestion？
kathleen：what？
joe：i think you should meet him. no，i take that back. why would you wanna meet somebody you’re crazy about？
kathleen：hey，i hardly think i need to take advice from a person who...
joe：（knock on the door），kathleen？
kathleen：haha，just a second. just a second.
joe：hello.
kathleen：hello. what are you doing here？
joe：i heard you were sick and i was worried and i wanted to make sure...
kathleen ：what？
joe：is there somebody here？
kathleen：no. oh，it’s the home shopping network.
joe：oh，do you buy any of those little porcelain dolls？
kathleen：i was thinking about it. hey，you put me out of business...
joe：uh，yes，i did.
kathleen：did you come to gloat？
joe：no.
kathleen：to offer me a job...
joe：i would never...
kathleen：because i have plans，i have plenty of offers，you know？i got offered a job by...
joe：my former？
kathleen：oh，yeah，actually by... oh，your former？
joe：we broke up.
kathleen：that’s too bad. you were so perfect for each other. i don’t mean to say things like that. no matter what you have done to me，there is no excuse for my saying anything like that. but every time i see you...
joe：things like that just fly out of your mouth.
kathleen：yes.
joe：i bought you flowers.
kathleen：oh，thank you.
joe：why don’t i put these in some water？and，hey，you’re sick，you should sit down.
kathleen：all right.
joe：okay，i need a vase，a vase.
kathleen：above the refrigerator.
joe：here it is. hey，george says hello by the way.
kathleen：oh.
joe：he’s the one who told me you were sick.
kathleen：how’s george？
joe：great! really great! he’s revolutionizing the place. so you can’t work in his department unless you have a p. h. d. in children’s literature.
kathleen：i love daisies.
joe：you told me.
kathleen：they’re so friendly. don’t you think daisies are the friendliest flower.
joe：i do.
kathleen：when did you break up？
joe：a couple of weeks ago.
kathleen：everyone is breaking up，you，me，this other people i know broke up with someone in an elevator，or just after it，or just outside it，or they got stuck. i... i... when i saw you at the coffee place i was waiting for him and i was...
joe：charming.
kathleen：was not charming.
joe：well look charming. tea？
kathleen：yes. i was... i was upset and horrible.
joe：honey？
kathleen：yes.
joe：i was the horrible one.
kathleen：well，that’s true，but i have no excuse.
joe：oh，i see. i see what you’re saying. that’s interesting whereas i am a horrible person therefore i have no choice but to be horrible. that’s what you’re saying. but that’s alright，that’s alright. i put you out of business so you’re entitled to hate me.
kathleen：i don’t hate you.
joe：but you’ll never forgive me，just like elizabeth.
kathleen：who？
joe：elizabeth rennet in pride and prejudice. she was too proud.
kathleen：what？i thought you hate pride and prejudice.
joe：or was she too prejudice and mr. darcy is too proud？well，i can’t remember，it wasn’t personal.
kathleen：what is that supposed to be？i am so sick of that. all that means is that wasn’t personal to you，but it was personal to me，it’s personal to a lot of people. i mean，what’s so wrong with being personal anyway？
joe：uh，nothing.
kathleen：because whatever else anything is，it ought to begin by being personal. my head’s starting to get fuzzy. uhh，why did you stop by again，i forgot.
joe：i wanted to be your friend.
kathleen：oh.
joe：i knew it wasn’t possible. what can i say，sometimes a guy just wants the impossible. can i ask you a question？
kathleen：what？
joe：what happened with that guy at the cafe？
kathleen：nothing.
joe：but you’re crazy about him.
kathleen：yes，i am.
joe：well，why don’t you run off with him. what are you waiting for？
kathleen：i don’t actually know him.
joe：really？
kathleen：i only know him through the... you’re not going to believe this.
joe：oh，let me guess，through the internet？
kathleen：yes.
joe：hmmm，you’ve got mail.
kathleen：yes.
joe：those are very powerful words.
kathleen：yes.
joe：well，i’m happy for him，although，could i just make a little suggestion？
kathleen：what？
joe：i think you should meet him. no，i take that back. why would you wanna meet somebody you’re crazy about？
kathleen：hey，i hardly think i need to take advice from a person who...