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A Miss Pennington has telephoned

several times while you were out, sir.

Miss Penni...

Excuse me! Oh!

When she calls again,

tell her I'll call her as soon as I can.

Let's go over it once more. How long

have you lived in Mexico? Five years.

Parents? Just a mother. Left for Boston.

To see?

Relatives.

Remember, try not to talk. I

may have to answer something.

If he asks you a question you're

not sure of,just smile... like this.

You can smile your way

out of anything.

That's fine. Ready?

Shoot.

Oh. Yes, indeed.

My blessings to you both.

Well, thank you.

Hello, Bishop.

Good morning, son.

This is Bishop Maxwell.

And this is...

How do you do?

How do you do.

Have you had your breakfast?

Yes, she has.

Yes, thank you.

Wouldn't like a nice little

steak sent up here, would you?

- No, thank you.

- You could eat it when everyone's gone.

She said no. And she wouldn't

care for a nice cigar either...

which she could smoke

when everyone's gone.

It won't do,Jonathan.

Keep an eye on him, Bishop.

I'll be right back.

Wonder if that ol' witch doctor

has a medical diploma. I bet he hasn't.

How did you find Mexico?

Wonderful country, isn't

it? Yes. Yes, it is.

Yes, I was there quite a while myself.

Almost two years.

Really?

Charming language.

Se dice que los Espanoles

tienen un proverbio.

El idioma Aleman

es para los caballos,

el Frances para los hombres...

y el Espanol para los mujeres.

Yo digo ques los Espanoles

estan en lo cierto. No es asi?

Now, Bishop.

Excuse me, my dear.

That's what they say.

Gloria, I want you

to do something for me.

Go to those columns.

Gloria!

Yes? Ye... Oh. Yes.

Uh, do you see

those columns over there?

These?

Go to them.

In the middle there. Underneath

the panel. What, this?

Yes. Press it with your fingers

as you push it in.

Oh!

There's a little silver knob

in the middle there. This one?

Yes, with the numbers.

Turn it to the left to number 18.

Dad, this is...

Left to 18.

This is hardly the time.

I have 18.

Now 12 to the right.

Twelve to the right.

Dad, this is a family vault.

This is hardly the time

to tell the combination.

Don't be silly.

I'm sorry, I...

I have that.

Now take hold of the handle

and push it down.

Pull it open. Look inside. Dad.

- See a large black box?

- This one?

Now take it out.

Bring it to me.

Dad, I'm serious. I mean it.

I wouldn't do this if I were you.

The familyjewels.

They're so...

If it would put everyone at ease,

I could step outside.

What's the matter with you?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean you.

I didn't mean you

either, Bishop.

Well!

That woman's been

with Dr. Harvey for years.

Well, you can't be

too careful.

Open it.

They were my mother's,

then my wife's.

Now they're yours.

Oh, they're beautiful.

I've never seen

anything like them.

You must hand them down

to your daughter or your son's wife.

Do you promise me?

May I take them out? No. We've all seen

them. Let's put them back in the safe.

What are you worried about?

Are you planning to wear them yourself?

Well, I must be going.

I'll be disappointed if I don't see you

in your pew for the Easter services.

I'll be there.

Johnny, see the bishop out.

Johnny!

Yes! Oh.

I hope you don't wait

for a June wedding.

Confidentially, I like to go camping

in June. Yes, she certainly is.

Doctor, would you mind keeping

an eye on Dad? Certainly.

There's nothing like

a nice spring wedding.

Marry in spring and the angels

sing. I always say that too.

- Well, good-bye, young lady.

- Good-bye, Bishop.

What do you want?

Open your mouth.

May I put it on?

Of course you can.

A most attractive young lady,John.

A most attractive young lady.

Yes, she is, isn't she? I've married

a lot of beautiful women in my day...

speaking professionally,

of course.

But I've never seen a bride as lovely

as she's going to be. Oh, thank you.

What dates have we open for the church,

Henry? Oh, there isn't any hurry.

There's the morning of the 1 Oth and the

afternoon of the 13th. Perhaps the 13th.

Are you superstitious, John?

Oh, yes, I certainly am.

Your fiance's on the phone again.

It's rather urgent, sir.

Oh. Tell Mr. Fiancee

I'll call him back in a little while.

You didn't understand, sir.

It's Miss Pennington, your fiance.

Uh, I'll... I'll be right there.

Very well, sir.

Oh. I can explain this.

Uh, I, uh... It's a long story, but...

You're not obliged

to explain your actions to anyone.

You don't understand.

You see, this isn't my girl. My girl is, uh...

You see, my father was...

Come along, Henry.

Please, Bishop,

I can explain this. I...

Son, I'm disappointed in you.

Gloria.

I wanted to call you back.

I'm sorry, but I couldn't.

I'm sorry.

You don't have to explain.

I understand.

I should be with you at a time

like this. I'm coming right over.

No! No!

I mean, no.

There's no need.

It's very considerate,

but it'd be more convenient

if I come over to the hotel.

Yes, I'll... Right awa... Yes. Fine.

Good-bye.

You might apologize

to the nurse.

I told her you were

a little overwrought.

A little overwrought? I'm going crazy. You know what

the bishop thinks? He's known me since I was a baby.

Any minute Gloria might pop in

with that girl up there with that necklace.

What happened to that necklace?

It was put back in the safe.

This is too much.

I can't stand it.

I'm gonna put a stop to it.

I'm gonna make a clean breast of it right now!

You'll do no such thing.

You want your father to live, don't you?

I don't know what's kept him going, but he's

not going to have a shock if I can help it.

Oh, I'm sorry. I... I'll think of

something to tell Gloria. I'll...

Tell her the truth.

What kind of a girl is she?

That's it. That's it.

I'll tell her the truth.

She's a fine girl!

Six.

Seven.

Eight.

That was seven. That was

eight. I can count just dandy.

Let's not argue about it.

I'll start all over again.

Oh, no you don't. We agreed on 10 puffs,

and 10 puffs are all you're going to get.

Are you calling me a liar for one puff?

Yes, I am. And take that cigar out

or I'll count it as a puff.

You've got two more puffs coming and you

better hurry up before the doctor gets back.

I'll make you a proposition.

Instead of the last two puffs,

I'll just keep the cigar

in my mouth.

Not interested.

I won't inhale.

Nope. Nothing doing.

Look, I...

Jonathan, these wires are touching,

and from such important people.

Everybody in the world seems

to be concerned about you.

They've been coming in like this all day.

Thirty-five in the last hour. Think of that.

I'll read them later. Oh, now you're

being modest. Not every invalid...

How do you do. Not every invalid

gets a wire from the White House.

You ought to have that framed.

Go have it framed, will you? Now!

Yes, I will. Here's one

from Walter Winchell, the journalist.

And Jascha Heifetz, the musician.

And here's one from...

I smell something.

Do you?

No, I don't think so.

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