Maudie

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She's been asking to go home.

Well-- Well, did you tell her?

Not yet. I thought

it best you do it.

No, she has to understand,

this is her home now.

I can't keep her here.

But we agreed, Aunt Ida.

You said

you'd look after her.

I am paying you

to look after her.

Hello there, Charles.

Sister.

Good to see you.

That's a nice suit

you're wearing.

Oh, yeah.

Perfect fit.

You're always

such a spiffy dresser.

So you...

come to take me home?

No. No.

Well, it's business, Maud,

financial matters.

Oh, good.

Well, I'm a natural at math.

Remember?

Heh. Always used

to check your numbers

when you were in school.

Didn't I, Aunt Ida?

I wanted to drop off

a few things for you.

Lordy.

You cleared out my room.

Why?

I sold the house.

What?

Our house?

Maud...

Mom left it to me.

No.

You can't-- You--

You can't sell our house.

Charles, you can't sell

our house.

I'd-- I'd--

I'd look after it.

I'd be more than happy

to have my own place, Charles.

You can't

look after yourself,

let alone a house

and a yard and--

I'd get a job.

I'd get a job or something.

A job? A job doing what?

I don't know, Charles!

I'm sorry, Maud.

It's done.

No. Wait. Charles.

Charles.

Charles, wait.

Don't. Don't.

Goodbye, sister.

You can't--

You take care of yourself.

No, wait. Charles.

Maud.

Come get your tea.

Charles! Charles!

Wait!

Gonna do

some painting out here.

Too messy.

Why don't you put your things

away in your room?

Why don't you

leave me alone?

You better not tell me

you were out at that club.

Wasn't gonna

tell you that.

Where were you?

At the club. Heh.

Wasn't gonna

tell you that.

Only looking

to meet friends.

That's what you said

the last time.

Look what happened.

You should try it

sometime.

You might like it.

This is new.

Well, well, well,

look who's gracing me

with their presence today.

What can I do for you, Everett?

I'm looking for a woman.

A what?

Uh, a...

hou-- Housemaid.

Looking for a housemaid.

Not the kind of thing we sell.

Am I--?

Am I an idiot, huh?

No, I wanna put up

a sign, you know, a--

What do you--?

What do you call them?

Well, I need you

to write--

To write a sign.

Yeah.

Okay.

Looking

for a housemaid.

Must have her own--

Oh, sh*t! Her own--

What's the word I'm looking for?

Sense of humor?

No.

No.

Cleaning tools.

Must have her own

cleaning tools. That's it.

That'd do it.

Yeah. And then you--

Contact Everett Lewis.

Yeah, sign my name. Right.

Here.

Give it to me.

That's it.

Need a hand,

that's all.

Hello, big boy.

Beautiful. You are.

Hey. Hey.

You a guard? You a guard dog?

Hey, hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Um, I'm Maud.

Dowley.

Dowley.

Yeah. That's right.

I was--

Got your ad at the store.

The one you posted,

looking for a housemaid.

Yeah. Well, I'm answering it.

Looking for a woman.

Well...

what do you think I am?

So...

Well...

Well, I--

I walked here from Digby.

Wouldn't mind a cup of tea.

You can tell me

what you're looking for.

Thank you.

So...

This all yours?

Th-- This house?

Nice.

Used to be

Captain John Ryan's.

But I moved it here

from the wharf.

Guess how many oxen

it took to move it.

Two?

Not two. No. Seven.

Heh. Seven oxen.

That's a lot of oxen.

It'd be nice...

for you to have someone

around here.

Yeah, must be hard

to do it all on your own.

You got that right, ma'am.

Got that right, you know.

What is it you do?

Sell fish.

Sell chopped wood. You know.

Work at the orphanage.

Lordy.

How do you keep it straight?

Got a lot on my plate.

Got a lot on my plate.

Yeah.

I'd like the job.

You walk funny.

You a cripple?

No.

No? You're not sick or nothing?

No, I just--

I just walk funny.

It don't stop me.

I can do the work of five women.

You got an ashtray?

Flick 'em on the floor.

Thanks.

Ouch.

Many women apply for the job?

You finished with your tea?

Well...

might as well say it.

I'll put it...

Well--

You do need the help.

I can see that.

A long walk home.

I bet they'll throw rocks

at me again.

Who throws rocks?

The kids. They don't mean it.

They don't mean it.

I don't care.

Some people don't like it

if you're different.

It's a lot of work to break

in a new shoe.

Heels are galled

right off.

This is far as--

Far as we go.

Far as we go.

Oh, okay.

Uh-- Wai-- Eh--

Come on.

Everything okay,

Everett?

Thinking about hiring a woman

help around the house,

but slim pickings

applied for the job.

Someone actually applied?

Might be better

with one of these boys.

These kids are

too young, Everett.

Oh, when I was their age,

did the work of 10 men.

Cleaned this yard,

chopped wood, built that fence.

Yes, but you were here,

around people.

Everett?

If someone applied

for that job, hire them.

Hi.

Nice day out.

I suppose

I'll give you a try.

That'd be nice.

Be nice.

Maud!

You gonna stand there all day?

No, no.

What do you think you're doing?

Yeah.

Coming. Coming.

You're neglecting your chores.

Yeah, I know.

God in heaven.

Yeah.

I'm a grown woman now.

I'll go off and find

my own place.

You can't look

after yourself, Maud.

I know you think that.

You are determined to put

a stain on this family name.

If you leave now,

you are never coming back.

Do you know that?

Yeah, I know. I know that.

Sorry. Got a job now.

You been good to take me in,

but I gotta go now.

He's waiting for me.

Bye, Aunt Ida.

Go.

I'm assuming--

Assuming I'm working

for room and board,

but...I was thinking

an extra 25 cents

spending money as well

a week?

There you are. Heh.

Thought you left me

for a minute.

What do you want me

to do first?

If I stand over you all day,

I may as well do it myself.

No--

You going through

my stuff?

No. No, just...

pretty.

Well, you think that's why

I brought you

out here, so you could

go through my gear, huh?

No.

I made you soup.

What is that? Huh?

Turnip.

I don--

I don't eat turnip.

You haven't even cleared

the table.

I was just-- I was just--

You want me to pay you money

but you don't know a click

about cleaning.

No, no, no.

No, no, not gonna work.

No, no lazy arses around here.

No lazy arses around here!

You get your stuff and get out!

No, no. No, no. No!

No! No!

Why you do that?

Where do you want me

to go, huh?

Should've thought of that

when you were sitting here

going through my stuff.

I didn't know what you wanted.

I don't want to have

to look after you.

I want somebody who's

gonna do the looking after!

Not some

crippled-up woman.

Now get out! It's my house!

I'm getting out!

My house!

Yeah.

Hello.

Hello.

Yeah, it's time.

You know.

You know.

You know, don't you?

You know.

Hey, gently.

Hey, hey. I'm sorry.

It's all right.

Hey, hey, hey, it's okay.

I know. I know. I know.

Oh, come here.

Oh, dear, it's okay.

It's-- It's all right.

Oh, dear.

It's all right.

It's all right.

Yeah, I know. I got you.

I'm sorry.

Here we go.

Shh. Shh. Shh.

I know. Sorry.

It's okay. It's okay.

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