Child of Glass Page #5

I can't. Ma will kill me if I'm late.

Wouldn't do to your old party

even if I did get an invite.

Hey, hello there.

- Hi, Pete, how do you do?

- Good to see you.

- Happy to see you.

- Au revoir. Yeah.

Mr. and Mrs. Desmond?

You know a Mr. and Mrs. Desmond.

Inez?

Inez, you up here?

I ain't steaiin' nothin', Inez.

Honest. Just borrowin'.

I want to see a beautiful ball

like you hear about in the fairy tales.

I'm beholden, Inez. Truly beholden.

I'll probavly be down

at the bank to see you in

another week or so to pay for all this.

Yeah, that's rig ht.

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

Excuse me, Mrs. Culp,

will you take these out to the veranda?

Everybody out there is very hungry.

Yes.

- Thank you.

Oh, welcome to our house.

It's so nice to have you here.

Oh, thank you. You think so?

Thank you very much.

Hello. Hello.

Welcome.

Come on. Come on.

Sit.

What is that cat doing in here, darling?

Oh, oh, hello, everybody.

Oh, Connie Sue, darling,

would you do me a favor?

Over there is John Gardner.

- Would you dance with him, he's so shy.

- Oh, Mama.

Now don't complain, sweetheart.

Oh, you look so lovely and I love you.

- Oh Mama, please.

- So much.

Oh, Mr. Thompson, would you please

play me that divine waltz you promised,

and don't forget those, uh,

Stephen Foster songs, all right'?

Oh, Stephen Foster? Really,

Mother, how gross.

Oh, Joe, darling, do you think

my grandmother's lamp is safe there?

Well, do you, uh, want me

to move it upstairs?

Oh no, sweetheart, that's not necessary.

But I would appreciate it

if you could just move it

over to the corner a little bit.

Well, now, don't you worry.

Ludee Calhoun.

Why, Ludee.

I am so pleased you could come.

Oh, what a perfectly glorious dress.

My great grandmother.

Oh, really? Oh, the only thing I have left

of my great grandmother's is her lamp.

Joe teases me by saving

that's why I wanted this house,

to show it off properly.

What a quaint idea for a housewarming.

A Halloween party.

Complete with an old witch.

I was just telling Joe

that a true cotillion

is the only way to match

the traditions of this house.

Oh. What a pity you didn't have

a chance to get the outside painted.

But my dear, with all the travelin'

back and forth,

surely you must find the whole thing

terribly, terribly tedious.

Ludee is playing down everything

but she has not missed a detail.

She is positively green with envy.

Well, she is going to be

a lot greener in a minute, hon.

You have just scored the social coup

of the decade.

What?

Look who's standing in the doorway.

There she is,

Miss Mary Lee Merryweather herself.

Oh, Miss Merryweather,

what a delightful surprise.

What exquisite lace.

My goodness, you must feel

a great deal better

to be going out socially once again.

Age and infirmity have nothing to do

with my being a recluse, Ludee.

Just the quality of the parties.

Well, lam quite certain

that you will enjoy...

Oh, Miss Merryweather, I cannot tell you

how honored we are to have you here.

The honor is mine, Emily.

I so often think of your

dear grandmother.

Maw I have the pleasure,

Miss Mary Lee?

Well, I doubt if it'll be

much of a pleasure, Joseph.

I'm not as young as I used to be.

A lovely lady is like fine wine.

Age makes it all the better.

Hey there, Moppet. Good to see you.

Is this the way you solve the riddle?

Do you not realize

we have no time for frivolities?

Well, you don't think I like

being dressed up

in this dumb costume, do you?

Well, if I cut out now, theyll fix it

so I can't help you at all.

But Alexander, you must.

You are my only hope.

If you cannot find the answer

by midnight tomorrow...

I know. I know. I'm out here right now

trying to puzzle it out.

I am sorry. I will be very quiet.

I promise.

- Alexander...

- You promised.

I know, but they're playing a waltz.

You know, girls don't make any sense,

not even ghost girls.

Big deal if they're playing a waltz.

I want you to dance with me.

Well, if that doesn't beat all.

At first youre so all-fired worried

about time slippin' by

and now you want to take time out

to dance?

Come on, Inez.

Please, Alexander.

When I was a little girl,

I used to sit on the steps

when I was supposed to be sleeping

and watch Maman and Papa dance

and dream of one day

Waltzing with a handsome beau.

But it could not be.

And I may never have another chance

in all eternity.

But I don't know how to waltz.

Come, I will show you.

If I were a girl, a real girl,

would you dance with me then?

Well, you're not.

To each spirit is given the Dower

to step through the ghostly veil

and once again live

as we were on earth.

The Dower lasts only a short time

and it can only be used once.

Well, you wouldn't want to waste it.

I want this one waltz, Alexander.

I want it with all my heart.

Moppet!

How did that dog get in here?

- Moppet!

- Brigitte!

I'll get her. You stay out here.

Oh!

My lamp.

Get on home now.

Where did that thing come from?

Aw, come on, Penelope.

Come on, baby.

Connie Sue, Connie Sue,

take that cat upstairs.

Alexander, I want you to get that mutt

out of this house!

I want you to lock it up

and we're gonna talk about this later!

Now, get! Get!

Ludee, dear, please, don't go.

Well, I certainly am not going

to stay looking like this.

Well, I cannot tell you how bad I feel.

You could not possibly feel

as bad as I do.

Your great grandmother's dress...

I thought it was your intent, Emily,

to recreate a more gracious South.

Not Sherman's March to the Sea.

Oh, Ludee. I'm so sorry.

Oh, dear. Oh, dear.

Oh.

Mom, I'm sorry.

Oh.

Oh, darling. It's all right.

It's all right. It was an accident.

This is some night to remember, isn't it?

Oh, all my life I've dreamed

of living in a house like this and...

Giving an elegant party

with charming guests

from all of the finest families.

And now we have this... Shambles.

Oh, dear.

I guess you think,

I'm just the silliest thing, don't you?

It's all right, honey.

You go on now. I'll be all right.

Thank you.

Oh. Oh.

Miss Desmond, here's your shoe.

Thank you, Mr. Armsworth.

- Dad.

- Out. Out.

Emily.

Oh, oh, Miss Merryweather...

Whenever Scarlett O'Hara

faced disaster

she always said,

"I'll think about it tomorrow. "

And meanwhile, she fortified herself

with a mint julep.

- Oh.

- Won't you join me?

Oh, thank you.

You have done a remarkable job

restoring this place.

Well, I...

I'm afraid the gazebo leans a little.

Why, honey, it always did.

Alexander, lam sorry for little Brigitte.

She did not mean to upset the party.

She was frightened.

You just had to show up tonight,

didn't you?

You just had to come dancin'.

Well, now I'm in all kinds of trouble

and it's just because of you.

But Alexander...

Whyd uou have to pick on me, anyway?

I didn't ask you to come around.

Alexander, please.

Why don't you do find somebody else

to solve your dumb riddle?

I'm tired of all your ghost stuff, anyway.

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