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Here are your eggs, darling.

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Thanks, Mrs. Davis.

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I couldn't remember whether
you wanted them boiled

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two minutes or three
minutes, so I played safe.

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What'd you do?

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Well, I boiled one for
one minute and the other

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for four minutes, and
then I mixed them together.

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Well, if the law of averages
works, they should be all right.

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How about my toast?

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Oh, I'm afraid the piece I had in
the toaster got a little burnt, Connie.

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So you threw it away?

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No, I threw it in with the eggs.

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It's not so bad, dear,
when it's all mixed together.

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Fortunately, I'm not
very hungry this morning.

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Oh, that's too bad, Connie.

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Today of all days.

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Why?

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What's so special about today?

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Don't you know?

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Let's see.

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Oh, certainly.

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Yesterday was pay
day, so today is rent day.

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I'd like to give you
your money on time for a

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change, Mrs. Davis,
but something's come up.

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Oh, I'm not worried
about my rent money, dear.

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You're not?

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Certainly not.

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But I wish you could
loan me some of it.

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No, I don't know, Mrs. Davis.

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I've always heard that lending money
to people you owe it to is bad luck.

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What would you like to borrow?

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Five dollars.

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It's for a donation I promised
to the ailing newsboys fund.

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Well, in that case, I'll have it
for you right after breakfast.

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And I hope the ailing newsboy's
fun gets better real soon.

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You sure you won't miss
the five dollars, Tommy?

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No, I won't miss it.

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The people I owe the
payment on my watch might

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miss it, but I'll take
care of them later on.

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You know, I've got my eye on a bag at
Sherry's department store, Mrs. Davis,

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and I've decided to throw caution
to the winds and buy it this afternoon.

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The one you told me about?

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Green alligator skin?

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That's the one.

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Of course, I'll have to put off quite a
few of my time payments, but it's worth it.

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Wait till you see
that bag, Mrs. Davis.

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Well, what about your creditors?

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What'll you tell them?

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Oh, I'll write them
all polite letters.

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Letters?

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What'll you say?

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I'll think of something.

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I'm an English teacher, ain't I?

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Aren't I?

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You certainly must have your
heart set on that bag, dear.

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Yes, I have.

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I hope Mr. Boynton will like it.

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He's always been very partial
to frogs and lizards, you know.

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Well, then this alligator bag
ought to be right up his alley.

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Lucky alligator bag to be
up an alley with Mr. Boynton.

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That must be Walter
Denton to drive me to school.

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Come on in, Walter.

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I'd better look for
the peanut butter.

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Good morning, Mrs. Rex.

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Hi, Mrs. Davis.

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Hello, Walter.

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You're a little early
this morning, aren't you?

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Oh, yes ma'am, purposely.

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Oh, I know, you want
me to fix you a snack.

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I've got some peanut
butter here somewhere.

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Well, I wouldn't say no to that,
Mrs. Davis, but another reason I came

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early is to warn you to be sure and
dress warmly today, Miss Brooks.

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Oh?

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It's colder than a school
teacher's heart out.

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I mean, some school
teacher's hearts, Miss Brooks.

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You're a warm one.

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Thank you, Walter.

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And if I want to stay that
way, I'd better look for my coat.

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Oh, give me a minute.

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Now take your time.

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Did somebody let
that cat in there?

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Oh, no.

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It's me, Miss Bingham.

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Oh, it's you, Walter.

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Of course.

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My, I'm glad you came early.

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You know, we have to make
arrangements for the surprise party.

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Does Miss Brooks
know it's her birthday?

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No, she's forgotten
all about it.

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Just like she did last year.

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Good, then the party will
go over that much bigger.

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Did you find out what she wants?

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Yes, yes I did, Walter.

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It's a green alligator
bag of cherries.

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But you know, she's
threatened to buy it for herself.

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Oh gosh, that's no good.

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No.

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So, I thought up
a little scheme.

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Now then, if we all borrow some
money from her, then she can't

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buy it for herself, and we
can give it to her for a gift.

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Wonderful!

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I'll, um...

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I'll phone Mr. Conklin and
Harriet and Mr. Boynton over at

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the school and tell them to
borrow something from her, too.

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Oh, perfect.

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You know, she's so soft-hearted
she can never turn anybody down.

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Especially if there's a
hard luck story attached to it.

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Guys, you know, I'm so excited
I don't care whether I eat or not.

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Where'd you say the
peanut butter was?

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I'll look for it, Walter.

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Oh, wait a minute.

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I'd better go out to the kitchen so
she won't think we're conspiring.

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Now, don't forget to
borrow something from her.

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No, I won't.

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Well, that wasn't
very long, was it?

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Not at all, Miss Brooks.

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Gosh, that's a neat
coat you got there.

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When did you buy that?

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Within the next 18 months.

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Where's Mrs. Davis?

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She's out in the kitchen.

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Oh, good.

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I'll leave her the
$5, I promise her.

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And let's hurry, Walter.

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I couldn't touch my breakfast this morning
and I would like to get a bite on the way.

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Don't worry, you will.

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I'm bothering you with
my personal problems,

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Miss Brooks, but
could I just once more?

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Could you once
more what, Walter?

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To bother you with
a personal problem?

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It's a financial matter.

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What kind of financial matter?

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A loan?

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Are you asking me or telling me?

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I'm telling you.

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I mean, I'm telling you.

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I'm flat broke.

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And?

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I just gotta get some
money someplace.

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It isn't as if it
was for myself.

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I wouldn't even ask
you if it was for myself.

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Who's it for?

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It's for a friend of mine.

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He's a... He's an ice man and his
horse fell down the other day and he's

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right up in the barn now and my
friend hasn't been able to sell any ice.

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Oh, that's too bad, Walter.

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Yeah, he doesn't know
when the horse will be

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on his feet again and
he's just had a baby.

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The horse?

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No, the ice man.

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You see, his wife just had this baby
and they haven't got enough money to buy

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milk to feed it, let alone the other
seven children in the family plus oats.

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Don't you think it's
sad, Miss Brooks?

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Sadder things
than Stella Dallas.

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How much would you
want to borrow, Walter?

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Well... $5 would help a lot.

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Are you sure you won't
miss it, Miss Brooks?

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No, I won't miss it.

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The people I owe the payment
on this coat might miss it.

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I'll take care of them later on.

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Here you are, Walter.

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Gee, thanks, Miss Brooks.

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Hi, Harriet.

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Oh, Miss Brooks, just a minute.

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I'm glad I caught
you before first class.

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I've been very
anxious to talk to you.

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What about, Harriet?

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I need help.

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Oh, sure.

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Give me a couple of those memos.

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Oh, I don't mean
with this, Miss Brooks.

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I've got to get some financial
assistance for a friend in need.

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What friend?

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Well, it's a little boy I know.

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He comes from a very
poor family, and in order

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to help his folks, he
shines shoes after school.

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Now, he's got a little dog that
helped him get his business started.

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What did he do,
put up the money?

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No, ma'am.

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He used to do tricks
and attract the customers.

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But just the other
day, he hurt his foot.

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And now the poor little dog
can't even get downtown anymore.

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Well, I can get him a lift downtown if
he doesn't mind riding a lame horse.

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I don't understand.

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Me either.

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How much would you
want to borrow, Harriet?

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Well, right after he
was hurt, they took the

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little dog to a hospital
and the bill there was $8.

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He must have had
a semi-private room.

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Well, here's the $8, Harriet.

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Oh, thanks, Miss Brooks.

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You sure you won't miss it?

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No, I won't miss it.

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The people I owe the payment
on my mattress might miss it.

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I'll take care of them later on.

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Anyhow, I still have
enough left to go down

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to Sherry's this afternoon
and buy that bag.

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You have?

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I mean, what bag?

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A green alligator job
I've had my eye on.

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Oh!

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Well, before you go to your room, Daddy
would like you to stop in at his office.

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Uh-oh, what have I done now?

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Why did you think you've
done anything, Miss Brooks?

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Golly, just because
Daddy's a principal is no

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reason for everybody
to be so terrified of him.

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I guess you're right, Harriet.

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Good morning.

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Good morning, Daddy.

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I'll see you later, Miss Brooks.

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Bye, Harriet.

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Would you step into my office
for a moment, Miss Brooks?

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Certainly, sir.

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At ease.

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As you know, I was a
major during the last war.

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Oh, sit down, sit down.

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I was saying, I was a major
during the last war, spent four

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years in charge of the post
exchange at Camp Bobrick, Ohio.

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Everyone says you
did a grand job, sir.

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Oh, thank you, thank you.

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Although I've been returned
to the arms of my loved ones for

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several years now, I opened
my last case of warm beer in 46.

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I must confess, there are aspects of
military life which bear remembering.

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Such as?

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Oh, the camaraderie,
the esprit de corps.

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Now, you've been teaching at Madison
High for over five years, haven't you?

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Yes, I have, Mr. Conklin.

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And in that time, I've had lots of
esprit de corps, but very few raises.

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I think the last one
was way better.

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Let us not talk sharp.

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Salaries are a universal complaint these
days, but they can't be elevated overnight.

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Meanwhile, you get by very nicely
on the money you earn, don't you?

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Well, to speak frankly, Mr. Conrad,
I... Oh, that's the only way to speak.

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So, if you don't mind,
I'll get right to the point.

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I must have some financial aid
for a friend of mine in distress.

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Another one?

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Yes, this poor lad
was one of my G.I.

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assistants in the P.X.

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during the last war.

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He was only a corporal,
you understand, but I

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recommended him for a
war department citation.

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Really?

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Oh, yes.

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You never saw anyone stack
Abba Zabba bars like that.

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And as for filling gun
machines... After the war, he got

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married, settled down,
and started to raise a family.

248
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But luck did not favor this lad.

249
00:11:42,785 --> 00:11:44,996
He lost one job after another.

250
00:11:45,121 --> 00:11:47,332
Things went from bad to worse.

251
00:11:47,457 --> 00:11:52,086
He became a teacher?

252
00:11:52,211 --> 00:11:54,881
This is no laughing matter.

253
00:11:55,006 --> 00:11:58,509
He has just written me that his
wife is going to have another baby,

254
00:11:58,635 --> 00:12:02,388
their fifth, and he can't even
afford a hospital room for her.

255
00:12:02,513 --> 00:12:07,185
Well, I know where there's a
semi-private room if she doesn't mind dogs.

256
00:12:07,310 --> 00:12:09,896
That is, how much would you
want to borrow, Mr. Compton?

257
00:12:10,021 --> 00:12:14,400
Well, I have asked several of
my friends for five or ten dollars.

258
00:12:14,525 --> 00:12:15,485
I see.

259
00:12:15,610 --> 00:12:19,280
Well, I guess I could... But
you're such an old friend.

260
00:12:19,405 --> 00:12:22,992
I feel that I can
ask you for $15.

261
00:12:23,117 --> 00:12:26,037
Before our friendship gets
any older, Mr. Connors.

262
00:12:26,162 --> 00:12:26,955
Here's $15.

263
00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:28,581
Oh, thank you.

264
00:12:28,706 --> 00:12:30,541
You're sure you won't miss it?

265
00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:31,960
No, I won't miss it.

266
00:12:32,085 --> 00:12:35,922
The people I owe the payment
on my electric blanket might miss it.

267
00:12:36,047 --> 00:12:38,007
I'll take care of them later on.

268
00:12:38,132 --> 00:12:38,925
Oh, that's fine.

269
00:12:39,050 --> 00:12:44,472
That will be all then.

270
00:12:44,597 --> 00:12:47,767
Dismissed!

271
00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:55,775
Oh, hello, Mr. Boynton.

272
00:12:55,900 --> 00:12:57,819
You're just the
person I'm looking for.

273
00:12:57,944 --> 00:12:59,112
Likewise, I'm sure.

274
00:12:59,237 --> 00:13:02,323
May I join you for lunch?

275
00:13:02,448 --> 00:13:03,741
Please do.

276
00:13:03,866 --> 00:13:05,410
Forgive me if I go
ahead with mine.

277
00:13:05,535 --> 00:13:11,374
I want to eat this salad
while it's still warm.

278
00:13:11,499 --> 00:13:14,627
Miss Brooks, I've heard from
many people how generous and

279
00:13:14,752 --> 00:13:18,798
warm-hearted you are under your
veneer of seeming sophistication.

280
00:13:18,923 --> 00:13:19,549
Me?

281
00:13:19,674 --> 00:13:22,093
Of course, I've always
known that you're true blue.

282
00:13:22,218 --> 00:13:26,055
A hundred percent human being,
deep down, beneath the surface.

283
00:13:26,180 --> 00:13:30,685
Why, Mr. Boyden, you've
been peeking at my x-rays.

284
00:13:30,810 --> 00:13:32,520
I'm serious, Miss Brooks.

285
00:13:32,645 --> 00:13:36,274
I know I can appeal to you for
assistance without fear of embarrassment.

286
00:13:36,399 --> 00:13:39,485
And I know when you hear
my story, you'll want to help.

287
00:13:39,610 --> 00:13:41,946
This seems to be my day for it.

288
00:13:42,071 --> 00:13:43,406
What's your story?

289
00:13:43,531 --> 00:13:47,326
Well, I have this friend
who's also a biologist.

290
00:13:47,452 --> 00:13:49,495
From a poor family?

291
00:13:49,620 --> 00:13:52,331
No, as a matter of fact,
his family's very wealthy.

292
00:13:52,457 --> 00:13:55,334
But he's married and has seven
children and one on the way.

293
00:13:55,460 --> 00:13:58,337
No, he's a single child.

294
00:13:58,463 --> 00:14:03,217
Oh, I'll bet his horse is so
lame he can't ride it to work.

295
00:14:03,342 --> 00:14:05,261
My friend drives a Cadillac.

296
00:14:05,386 --> 00:14:07,555
But you see, he's leaving
town and he has about

297
00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:10,016
30 white mice and guinea
pigs he wants to give me.

298
00:14:10,141 --> 00:14:11,476
Oh, that's it!

299
00:14:11,601 --> 00:14:14,437
They're sick!

300
00:14:14,562 --> 00:14:16,272
No, they're wonderful specimens.

301
00:14:16,397 --> 00:14:18,858
But they're orphaned.

302
00:14:18,983 --> 00:14:21,569
Gee, what I'm trying to
tell you is that I'll need about

303
00:14:21,694 --> 00:14:24,322
$20 for the added equipment
it'll require to house them.

304
00:14:24,447 --> 00:14:25,448
Oh, I see.

305
00:14:25,573 --> 00:14:28,159
It means a great deal
to me, Miss Brooks.

306
00:14:28,284 --> 00:14:30,036
Well, all right, Mr. Boynton.

307
00:14:30,161 --> 00:14:31,496
Here's $18.

308
00:14:31,621 --> 00:14:33,372
It's all I have left.

309
00:14:33,498 --> 00:14:35,458
A couple of the mints
will have to double up.

310
00:14:35,583 --> 00:14:43,257
I certainly appreciate this, but
are you sure you won't miss it?

311
00:14:43,382 --> 00:14:44,884
No, I won't miss it.

312
00:14:45,009 --> 00:14:49,847
The people I owe the payments on my watch,
coat, mattress, and blanket might miss it.

313
00:14:49,972 --> 00:14:51,641
I'll take care of them later on.

314
00:14:51,766 --> 00:14:54,852
There's only one thing that's not
going to be put off, Mr. Boynton.

315
00:14:54,977 --> 00:14:55,728
What's that?

316
00:14:55,853 --> 00:14:59,107
A green alligator bag
I've set my heart on.

317
00:14:59,232 --> 00:15:06,197
During my first free period, I'm going to
visit the nearest bank that lends money.

318
00:15:11,244 --> 00:15:18,251
Attention!

319
00:15:23,214 --> 00:15:30,221
I guess you all know
why I sent for you.

320
00:15:31,764 --> 00:15:38,771
Are you going to read
your will, Mr. Conklin?

321
00:15:43,359 --> 00:15:46,779
As you are all aware, I have been
coerced into giving this surprise party to

322
00:15:46,904 --> 00:15:50,366
the one person I've long considered
the main obstacle to my peace of mind.

323
00:15:51,868 --> 00:15:54,662
However, when I do a
thing, I like to do it right.

324
00:15:54,787 --> 00:16:00,042
Harriet, as co-perpetrator of this
festive occasion, please outline the plan.

325
00:16:00,168 --> 00:16:01,085
Yes, Daddy.

326
00:16:01,210 --> 00:16:03,462
First of all, did we all borrow
enough money from Miss

327
00:16:03,588 --> 00:16:05,756
Brooks to keep her from
getting the bag she wants?

328
00:16:05,882 --> 00:16:08,593
Well, Mrs. Davis and I took
five dollars a piece from her.

329
00:16:08,718 --> 00:16:09,427
I got eight.

330
00:16:09,552 --> 00:16:11,262
Well, I nailed her, boy.

331
00:16:11,387 --> 00:16:14,432
I, uh, appropriated $15.

332
00:16:14,557 --> 00:16:15,683
She loaned me $18.

333
00:16:15,808 --> 00:16:17,393
Oh, good for you, Mr. Boyden.

334
00:16:17,518 --> 00:16:19,395
But I'm afraid that's
not good enough.

335
00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:22,982
She told me at lunch she was going to a
bank and borrow the money for the bag.

336
00:16:23,107 --> 00:16:25,401
Oh, golly, that'll
spoil everything.

337
00:16:25,526 --> 00:16:26,360
Say, I know.

338
00:16:26,485 --> 00:16:28,988
Why don't we call Sherry's
store and tell them under

339
00:16:29,113 --> 00:16:31,574
no circumstances to sell
her a green alligator bag?

340
00:16:31,699 --> 00:16:33,242
Tell them we're gonna buy it.

341
00:16:33,367 --> 00:16:35,203
Splendid, Danton.

342
00:16:35,328 --> 00:16:38,206
It's a wonder that
agile little mind of yours

343
00:16:38,331 --> 00:16:41,709
doesn't function so
efficaciously in the schoolroom.

344
00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:47,965
Yeah, huh?

345
00:16:48,090 --> 00:16:50,468
Then, right after
school, I'll run down to

346
00:16:50,593 --> 00:16:53,137
the store, pick up the
bag, and take it home.

347
00:16:53,262 --> 00:16:58,059
Now then, who'll go get Miss Brooks
and bring her over to our house?

348
00:16:58,184 --> 00:16:59,018
I will.

349
00:16:59,143 --> 00:17:02,563
I'll pick her up about 5.30 and bring
her over at your place at 6 sharp.

350
00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:02,980
Fine.

351
00:17:03,105 --> 00:17:05,483
That will give us time to
make arrangements at home.

352
00:17:05,608 --> 00:17:10,279
Now then, synchronize
watchers, everyone.

353
00:17:16,244 --> 00:17:23,251
♪

354
00:17:40,309 --> 00:17:47,316
Don't go away,
I'll be right back.

355
00:18:07,503 --> 00:18:10,923
Are you Mr. Blake of
the loan department?

356
00:18:11,048 --> 00:18:13,301
Oh, thank you.

357
00:18:13,426 --> 00:18:16,304
I've read in your ads,
Mr. Blake, that you treat all

358
00:18:16,429 --> 00:18:19,307
personal loans in an
extremely confidential manner.

359
00:18:19,432 --> 00:18:19,932
Is that true?

360
00:18:20,057 --> 00:18:22,101
Oh, you may be quite
certain of that, miss.

361
00:18:22,226 --> 00:18:24,145
Excuse me?

362
00:18:24,270 --> 00:18:25,813
I beg your pardon?

363
00:18:25,938 --> 00:18:31,277
I said we regard all personal
matters with the utmost discretion.

364
00:18:31,402 --> 00:18:35,281
Well, you can let me in on it.

365
00:18:35,406 --> 00:18:37,408
I'd like to borrow $50.

366
00:18:37,533 --> 00:18:39,702
Certainly, but what is
your occupation, please?

367
00:18:39,827 --> 00:18:42,496
I'm a schoolteacher.

368
00:18:42,621 --> 00:18:44,123
Will 50 be enough?

369
00:18:44,248 --> 00:18:47,460
Yes, thanks.

370
00:18:47,585 --> 00:18:51,797
How long have you been a school
teacher and at what school, please?

371
00:18:51,922 --> 00:18:55,926
Madison High School.

372
00:18:56,052 --> 00:18:59,138
Now if you would just write your name and
address there, I'll get the money for you.

373
00:18:59,263 --> 00:19:00,681
Oh, is that all there is to it?

374
00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:02,892
Oh yes, we don't
believe in a lot of red tape.

375
00:19:03,017 --> 00:19:05,561
All we want you to do
is just sign a few papers.

376
00:19:05,686 --> 00:19:08,356
Just sign there, please.

377
00:19:08,481 --> 00:19:09,190
And there.

378
00:19:09,315 --> 00:19:11,484
And up there.

379
00:19:12,693 --> 00:19:15,321
And down there, please.

380
00:19:16,405 --> 00:19:17,698
And once there.

381
00:19:17,823 --> 00:19:24,830
And here.

382
00:19:24,955 --> 00:19:31,962
And here.

383
00:19:33,255 --> 00:19:33,923
Let's see now.

384
00:19:34,048 --> 00:19:37,760
Here are the place
cards for dinner.

385
00:19:37,885 --> 00:19:40,388
And these are the paper hats.

386
00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:41,180
Oh, Osgood.

387
00:19:41,305 --> 00:19:46,227
Osgood, would you
tell me the time, please?

388
00:19:49,814 --> 00:19:54,026
Thank you, dear.

389
00:19:54,151 --> 00:19:56,737
I'd better start fixing up.

390
00:19:56,862 --> 00:19:57,655
Oh, the door's open.

391
00:19:57,780 --> 00:19:59,031
Come on in.

392
00:20:00,032 --> 00:20:01,242
Hello, Mrs. Conklin.

393
00:20:01,367 --> 00:20:02,201
Oh, hello, Miss Brooks.

394
00:20:02,326 --> 00:20:05,788
I'm sorry to barge in on you like
this, but I've just been to Sherry's,

395
00:20:05,913 --> 00:20:09,708
and they told me they sold the
last green alligator bag to Harriet.

396
00:20:09,834 --> 00:20:13,504
I thought perhaps if I got another bag,
Harriet wouldn't mind trading with me.

397
00:20:13,629 --> 00:20:15,005
Well, Harriet isn't home yet.

398
00:20:15,131 --> 00:20:17,341
She had some
last-minute shopping to do.

399
00:20:17,466 --> 00:20:18,634
Miss Brooks!

400
00:20:18,759 --> 00:20:20,386
Well, isn't it awfully early?

401
00:20:20,511 --> 00:20:25,599
I mean, with the days getting shorter all
the time, it seems like only five o'clock.

402
00:20:25,724 --> 00:20:26,892
It is five o'clock.

403
00:20:27,017 --> 00:20:28,978
May I wait for
Harriet, Mrs. Conklin?

404
00:20:29,103 --> 00:20:29,478
Wait?

405
00:20:29,603 --> 00:20:32,648
Oh, yes, yes, I
guess so, of course.

406
00:20:32,773 --> 00:20:33,441
Sit down, Miss Brooks.

407
00:20:33,566 --> 00:20:34,733
Thank you.

408
00:20:36,569 --> 00:20:40,614
Who was that at
the door, Martha?

409
00:20:40,739 --> 00:20:42,158
It was I, Mr. Conklin.

410
00:20:42,283 --> 00:20:44,243
Oh.

411
00:20:46,120 --> 00:20:48,164
Hello, Miss Brooke.

412
00:20:48,289 --> 00:20:53,669
Has Harriet gotten back to
those things you... Miss Brooke!

413
00:20:53,794 --> 00:20:55,171
Isn't this a little early?

414
00:20:55,296 --> 00:20:58,257
I mean, something
like about five o'clock?

415
00:20:58,382 --> 00:20:59,175
Five-three.

416
00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:00,217
Five-three.

417
00:21:00,342 --> 00:21:00,551
Oh, good.

418
00:21:00,676 --> 00:21:02,344
I'd like to speak to you
for a moment, please.

419
00:21:02,470 --> 00:21:03,721
Excuse us, will
you, Miss Brooke?

420
00:21:03,846 --> 00:21:04,680
Certainly.

421
00:21:04,805 --> 00:21:11,812
Wonder if they've had
a confidential loan lately.

422
00:21:17,151 --> 00:21:23,032
Come in.

423
00:21:24,575 --> 00:21:26,076
Hiya, folks, I
got all the stuff.

424
00:21:26,202 --> 00:21:27,495
Noisemakers,
confetti, streamers.

425
00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:29,163
Come on, let's start
decorating the place.

426
00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:29,830
Hello, Miss Brooks.

427
00:21:29,955 --> 00:21:31,415
You want to give me a
hand with these streamers?

428
00:21:31,540 --> 00:21:34,793
I thought we'd start in
this corner of the room

429
00:21:34,919 --> 00:21:38,672
here and if we sweep them
across, I... Miss Brooks!

430
00:21:38,797 --> 00:21:40,633
At the tone, the
time will be 5-4.

431
00:21:40,758 --> 00:21:45,471
Hey, but... This one's on me.

432
00:21:47,723 --> 00:21:48,724
Come in.

433
00:21:49,892 --> 00:21:51,894
Oh, hello, Mrs.
Consolant, Mr. Consolant.

434
00:21:52,019 --> 00:21:56,774
I was just over at Mrs.
David's... Say no more, Boynton.

435
00:21:56,899 --> 00:22:00,986
Come in and say hello
to the others, Mr. Boynton.

436
00:22:01,111 --> 00:22:02,238
Good evening, Mr. Boynton.

437
00:22:02,363 --> 00:22:02,738
Hi, Walter.

438
00:22:02,863 --> 00:22:04,114
Hello, Mr. Boynton.

439
00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:05,074
Hello.

440
00:22:05,199 --> 00:22:08,536
As I started to say, folks, I
just went over to Mrs. Davis'

441
00:22:08,661 --> 00:22:12,206
place to pick up Miss Brooks,
but she wasn't... Miss Brooks!

442
00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:20,506
I know I'm terribly early,
but I wish I knew for what.

443
00:22:21,799 --> 00:22:23,884
My turn, come in.

444
00:22:24,009 --> 00:22:27,054
Oh, I think it's just wonderful.

445
00:22:27,179 --> 00:22:27,846
I got it, Mother.

446
00:22:27,972 --> 00:22:30,015
I had a gift wrapping
that looks just super.

447
00:22:30,140 --> 00:22:31,559
And I brought the cake, Martha.

448
00:22:31,684 --> 00:22:33,477
Just wait till you see it.

449
00:22:33,602 --> 00:22:34,603
Oh, hello, everybody.

450
00:22:34,728 --> 00:22:35,563
Hello, Mrs. Davis.

451
00:22:35,688 --> 00:22:36,855
Hi, Mrs. Davis.

452
00:22:36,981 --> 00:22:37,648
Oh, hello, Miss Brooks.

453
00:22:37,773 --> 00:22:43,404
Well, now, if everything works
out the way... Miss Brooks!

454
00:22:43,529 --> 00:22:46,574
If anybody says Miss
Brooks once more, I'm

455
00:22:46,699 --> 00:22:50,119
going to change my name
to Elsie Pumpernickel.

456
00:22:50,244 --> 00:22:56,333
Well, I guess the cat is well out of the
bag by now, so we might as well tell her.

457
00:22:56,458 --> 00:23:01,922
Miss Brooks, this little gathering
is in honor of your birthday.

458
00:23:02,047 --> 00:23:03,424
My birthday?

459
00:23:03,549 --> 00:23:04,508
Well, what do you know?

460
00:23:04,633 --> 00:23:07,094
I forgot it again.

461
00:23:07,219 --> 00:23:12,057
Well, perhaps it's
a Freudian block.

462
00:23:12,182 --> 00:23:15,227
Anything unpleasant can
be pushed so far back into the

463
00:23:15,352 --> 00:23:19,148
subconscious that you couldn't
dig it out with a pick and shovel.

464
00:23:20,441 --> 00:23:22,776
Here, Miss Brooks, as a
token of our esteem and

465
00:23:22,901 --> 00:23:25,571
affection, may we present
you with this little gift.

466
00:23:25,696 --> 00:23:27,323
Well, thank you, Harriet.

467
00:23:27,448 --> 00:23:28,699
Go on, open it up, Miss Brooks.

468
00:23:28,824 --> 00:23:34,455
It's something you've
wanted for a long time, darling.

469
00:23:34,580 --> 00:23:36,457
It's beautiful.

470
00:23:36,582 --> 00:23:39,084
The green alligator bag.

471
00:23:39,209 --> 00:23:42,338
So that's why you all
borrowed money from me today.

472
00:23:42,463 --> 00:23:43,672
That's right.

473
00:23:43,797 --> 00:23:45,591
We didn't want you
to get it for yourself.

474
00:23:45,716 --> 00:23:48,135
Well, all I can say
is that this is the

475
00:23:48,260 --> 00:23:51,013
most wonderful present
anybody ever gave me.

476
00:23:51,138 --> 00:23:54,600
With or without my own money.

477
00:23:54,725 --> 00:23:56,268
We didn't use your
money, Miss Brooks.

478
00:23:56,393 --> 00:23:58,562
Go on, look inside the purse.

479
00:23:58,687 --> 00:24:00,022
Oh?

480
00:24:00,147 --> 00:24:03,233
5, 10, 12, it's all there.

481
00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:04,902
Yeah, that's
right, that's right.

482
00:24:05,027 --> 00:24:07,863
Well, now that we
all know that it's your

483
00:24:07,988 --> 00:24:11,283
birthday, suppose you
tell us how old you are.

484
00:24:11,408 --> 00:24:17,164
Happy birthday to me,
happy birthday to me.

485
00:24:21,377 --> 00:24:24,004
Happy birthday, our Miss Brooke.

486
00:24:24,129 --> 00:24:28,384
Happy birthday to you.

487
00:24:32,304 --> 00:24:33,681
That loan, after all.

488
00:24:33,806 --> 00:24:35,391
Oh, I understand, Miss Brooks.

489
00:24:35,516 --> 00:24:37,476
Thank you very much.

490
00:24:37,601 --> 00:24:39,353
Now, uh, about your receipt.

491
00:24:39,478 --> 00:24:41,939
Oh, I don't believe in
a lot of red tape, huh?

492
00:24:42,064 --> 00:24:44,483
Just sign here.

493
00:24:44,608 --> 00:24:45,693
And there.

494
00:24:45,818 --> 00:24:48,112
Now down here.

495
00:24:48,237 --> 00:24:53,575
Three times.

495
00:24:54,305 --> 00:25:54,253
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