Mona Lisa Smile Page #8

I didn't correct them.

I guess I should've done.

I guess you should've done.

Katherine, look, I'm sorry, okay?

I made a mistake.

Just give me a chance...

...to straighten things out, okay?

Why couldn't you just be honest?

You don't make it easy.

You're so perfect, you...

It's impossible to be honest

with you. I...

For you, it is.

Well, it's not just me, Katherine.

Joan failed you too, right?

- That's an awful thing to say.

- I know, but it's the truth.

If you want honesty,

I can be real honest.

You didn't come to Wellesley

to help people find their way.

I think you came to help people

find your way.

I'm not accustomed

to hunting you down.

Elizabeth, look at me, please.

I've spoken with Mrs. Jones.

There will be no divorce.

There's always a period

of adjustment.

I've assured her that you will try

for a year.

Look at this, Mother.

Spencer will try as well.

According to her, he's really

very upset. You should call him.

She's smiling. Is she happy?

The important thing

is not to tell anyone.

She looks happy.

So, what does it matter?

Don't wash your dirty laundry

in public.

Let me tell you something.

Not everything is as it seems.

Dear Miss Watson:

It is with great pleasure...

...that we invite you...

...to return as an instructor...

...in the Art History department...

...for the 1954-1955

academic year.

We do wish to make clear, however,

that this invitation...

...is absolutely conditional

upon the following:

Please, Nora, may we continue?

Number one:

You will teach only the syllabus

as outlined by the department chair.

Number two:

All lesson plans...

...must be submitted at the beginning

of every term for approval...

...and revision.

Number three.

You shall not provide counsel

beyond your own subject...

...for any student at any time.

And finally.

That you will agree to maintain

a strictly professional relationship...

...with all members of the faculty.

- Good evening, Katherine.

- Hi, Violet.

Assuming you accept the conditions,

we look forward to your continuing...

...to be a part

of our Wellesley tradition.

Nice party.

I didn't realize.

It was a surprise.

William H. Taft.

What does the letter H stand for?

- Howard.

- Howard. Yes!

Howard.

Oh, it doesn't matter.

The important thing is

that you'll be back next year.

Hopefully living here.

Well, I haven't really thought about

that. They just told me today.

Well, there's still plenty of time.

You should be celebrating.

You're right.

You're right. Let's celebrate.

Let's go upstairs and get gussied up

and go out dancing.

Silly, it's after 8:00.

Strik e It Rich is on.

- Life isn't about Strik e It Rich.

- It's a school night.

- So what?

- So I don't want to go. I'm happy here.

It's back on.

- Do you feel good about music...

- Oh, isn't he handsome?

Watch with me.

"You talk ed me into it, " says this

oldie. What's the title of this one?

"You Made Me Love You. "

"You Made Me Love-"

"You Made Me Love You. "

You get all that from looking

at paint on a canvas...

...and it's her facial expression...

...her eyes that makes

you think that.

- I think that makes it interesting.

- The context that it comes from...

...affects the way we view it.

I think it provokes us because

it provoked the painter...

...and in turn, he's kind of sending

that message to us.

Whether or not it's a good painting

cannot be subjective.

I feel like I'm missing something.

It was Joan's idea.

How else will you remember us?

- They've invited you back.

- Do you think they made a mistake?

I do.

- Elizabeth, I don't see Spencer.

- Excuse me, Mother.

Miss Watson, can you help me

get in touch with your friend...

...in Greenwich Village?

What do you need

in Greenwich Village?

An apartment.

I filed for a divorce this morning.

And since we know

I'm not welcome at your house...

You remember Giselle Levy?

What did you call her?

"A New York kike. " That's it.

Well, we're going to be roommates.

Hi.

- You ready?

- Yeah.

You okay?

- Greenwich Village?

- Yeah. For a while.

Then, who knows?

Maybe law school. Yale, even.

Well...

...I wouldn't want to come up against

you in any court anywhere.

Maybe I can drop by next year?

Keep you on your toes.

You will be here?

Miss Watson?

Dear Betty.

I came to Wellesley because

I wanted to make a difference.

But to change for others...

...is to lie to yourself.

My teacher...

...Katherine Watson,

lived by her own definition...

...and would not compromise that.

Not even for Wellesley.

I dedicate this, my last editorial...

...to an extraordinary woman...

...who lived by example...

...and compelled us all to see

the world through new eyes.

By the time you read this,

she'll be sailing to Europe...

...where I know she'll find new walls

to break down...

...and new ideas

to replace them with.

Hold it, everybody.

I've heard her called a quitter

for leaving...

...an aimless wanderer.

But not all who wander are aimless.

Especially not those who seek truth

beyond tradition...

...beyond definition...

...beyond the image.

Get the hell out of the way!

I'll never forget you.

Betty! Betty!

What about after this war, Lee?

Well, this job belongs

to some soldier.

When he comes back...

- ... he can have it.

- Oh, that's swell.

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