Prew, it's true we love each other now, we need each other, but back in the States it...

Alma: Prew, it's true we love each other now, we need each other, but back in the States it might be different. Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt: That ain't the real reason. Alma: You're right, it's not. Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt: What is the real reason? Alma: I - I won't marry you because I don't want to be the wife of a soldier. Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt: Well, that... would be about the best I could ever do for you. Alma: Because nobody's going to stop me from my plan. Nobody, nothing. Because I want to be proper! Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt: Proper. Alma: Yes, proper! In another year I'll have enough money saved. Then I'm going to go back to my home town in Oregon, and I'm going to build a house for my mother and myself, and join the country club and take up golf. Then I'll meet the proper man with the proper position, to make a proper wife, and can run a proper home and raise proper children. And I'll be HAPPY because when you're PROPER you're SAFE! Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt: You've got guts, honey. I hope you can pull that off. Alma: I do mean it when I say I need you. 'Cause I'm lonely. You think I'm lying, don't you? Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt: Nobody ever lies about being lonely.

Prew, it's true we love each other now. We need each other. But back in the Statesit might be different. That ain't the real reason. - All right, it's not. - What is the real reason? I won't marry you becauseI don't want to be the wife of a soldier. Well, that would be about the bestI could ever do for you. Because nobody's going to stop mefrom my plan. Nobody, nothing. Because I want to be proper. "Proper"? Yes, proper. In another year,I'll have enough money saved. I'll go back to my hometown in Oregon. I'll build a house for my mother and myself. Join the country club and take up golf. I'll meet the proper manwith the proper position. I'll make a proper wifewho can run a proper home. Raise proper children. I'll be happy because when you're proper,you're safe. You got guts, honey. I hope you can pull it off. I do mean it when I say I need you,'cause I'm lonely. You think I'm lying, don't you? Nobody ever lies about being lonely. And don't talk to me about a divorce. Why? Because the scandalwould spoil your chances for a promotion? I ask you once more: I want to knowwho he is and where you met him. I'm not going to tell you. One thing I know: I know he's a civilian. You'd be too discreet to pick an Army man. I wonder which is hurt more,your pride or your curiosity? You can't know how I feel about this. I wonder why men feel so differentlyabout it than women? It's just not the same. It's a lovely day. I think I'll go for a walk. I hear you just got out of the stockade. It was rugged. Kept my mouth shut, didn't get in trouble. Did you see Maggio? Fatso's really got it in for Maggio. He's using a billy, too. In places where it won't show. On the back, on the chest. He's got it down to a system. He kicks him a lot, too. You know how Maggio's taking it? He just keeps spitting in Fatso's eye. Ain't he a hot one? Well, he's a good man. Fatso can't make a dent in him.