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A Kiss in the Dark

Scene: A train compartment in Rumania, during the war.

Characters: A German officer, a Rumanian officer, an old lady and an attractive girl.

The train enters a tunnel.  Passengers hear a kiss, then a vigorous slap.  Train emerges into the light again.  Everyone remains silent, but the German officer has a black eye.

The old lady thinks: “What a good girl she is, such a fine moral character.”

The girl thinks: “Isn’t it odd that the German tried to kiss the old lady and not me?”

The German thinks: “That Rumanian is a smart one — he steals a kiss and I get hit.”

The Rumanian thinks: “I’m a clever fellow.  I kiss the back of my hand, hit a German officer, and get away with it.”

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