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She's from Boston.

Oh, she's ever so nice.

What's that, Daddy?

He said to tell you thank you.

Would you like to talk to him?

No, thank you.

She won't talk to you.

I think she's quite shy.

You know something?

When the doctor says it's all right,

she'll take me away.

Camping. Just her and me.

I think I've got a trout.

I think I have one too.

Miss Vale!

- What's cooking?

- Potatoes. They're cooked.

They smell good.

- What have you been doing?

- Writing a letter.

- Is it a secret?

- Do we have secrets, Tina?

I was writing a letter to Dr. Jaquith...

...to see if I could keep you

for a while longer.

When I go to Boston...

...I'd like to take you home.

Would you like that?

Why, I'd love it!

It'll be just like playing house.

- Here.

- Thank you.

I'm so sorry.

Are you old enough to be my mother?

Good heavens, of course I am.

I wish you were.

No, you don't.

You mustn't think that.

You don't tell me what to do,

what not to do all the time.

I don't want to call you Miss Vale.

It sounds as if we didn't know

each other very well.

Would you like to call me

some nickname?

A special name of our own?

- As if we were chums?

- I'd love it!

What sort of a name?

There are many abbreviations

for Charlotte.

Could call me Carlotta or Charlie...

...or Auntie or Tantie...

...or a name I was called once in fun,

Camille...

...or even Aunt Charlotte.

I'll call you Camille.

It's kind of a funny name, though.

- Have you been here before?

- No.

It's gloomy. I don't know

how anyone can live here.

Tina writes she lives

like a princess.

It feeds her starved sense

of self-importance.

I thought you said "gloom."

I'm amazed.

Here, hold this for me.

Hello. Welcome, Dr. Jaquith.

Remember me?

Who could forget?

This is Tina's father.

- What goes on here?

- We're roasting weenies.

- Roasting weenies?

- They make swell canaps.

I'll introduce you

and you can roast too.

Walk down slowly. You'll trip.

Can this be Tina?

Do I look nice?

It's my first party dress.

You look lovely.

Do you really like me?

I love you.

It would be nice

to show your father your room...

...and your studio.

- Would you like to see my room?

- If Miss Vale will pardon us.

How long will you call her Miss Vale?

What should I call her?

I don't know.

Would it sound too funny if he

called you my name for you, Camille?

I think it would sound

very nice indeed.

Don't keep him too long.

June has some very special

canaps for you.

Thank you, Lisa.

- Wonderful.

- What will you call this wing?

I ought to name it after you...

...since your time

and money made it possible.

You're on the board of directors.

How nice of you.

I thought that this partition

was to be here.

What are you looking at, Dr. Owl?

I'm just wondering.

Are you the same woman who

hadn't a single interest?

No.

I showed him everything.

Now he's in the library.

Take care of Dr. Jaquith.

That's a funny thing to tell me.

How do you take care of a doctor?

- Have a chip.

- Thank you, Dr. Jaquith.

What are you doing here?

- I've decided to take Tina home.

- Take her home?

But...

But you can't.

What do you mean?

Dr. Jaquith says it would be

the worst thing for Tina to go home.

Surely he's told you we have to wait

until she's fit...

...before we can treat her

like a normal girl.

I don't care what he says.

No man would allow your

self-sacrifice to go on indefinitely.

That's the most conventional,

pretentious, pious speech...

...I've ever heard.

I don't know you.

I can't go on forever

taking from you...

...and giving nothing, darling.

I see.

Forgive me. It's your pride.

Let me explain.

You will be giving.

But don't you know that to take

is sometimes a way to give?

The most beautiful way in the world

if two people love each other.

You're giving me Tina. Every day

I'll be taking and you'll be giving.

Very kind of you to put it that way.

Don't you think she's happy here?

She confessed that she loves you

almost as much as she loves me.

What is the reason?

Is it something about us?

Of course it is about us.

What else could it be?

I wish you'd tell me what it is.

Why didn't you marry Livingston?

I'll tell you why.

Because I came along

and ruined him for you.

And now my child claims all your

attention and takes your whole life...

...when you should be finding

some man who'll make you happy.

Some man who'll make me happy?

So that's it. So that's it.

I've certainly made a great mistake.

Here I have been laboring

under the delusion...

...that you and I

were so in sympathy, so one...

...that you'd know

what would make me happy.

And you come up here

to talk about some man.

You haven't the slightest conception

of what torture it is to love a man...

...and to be shut out, barred out,

to be always an outsider.

When Tina said

she wanted to stay with me...

...it was like a miracle happening...

...like having your child.

A part of you.

I even allowed myself

to indulge in the fantasy...

...that both of us loving her, doing

what was best for her together...

...would make her seem

like our child after a while.

I see no such fantasy

has occurred to you.

I've been just a big sentimental fool.

It's a tendency I have.

Wait a minute.

I was afraid you were keeping Tina

out of pity.

But there was no note of pity

in your ridicule.

Now I know you still love me.

It won't die, what's between us.

Do what you will, ignore it,

neglect it, starve it...

...it's stronger

than both of us together.

Please let me go.

Please let me go.

Dr. Jaquith knows about us.

When I could take Tina, he said,

"You're on probation."

Do you know what that means?

It means that I'm on probation

because of you and me.

He allowed this visit as a test...

...and if I can't stand such tests...

...I'll lose Tina...

...and we'll lose each other.

Please help me.

Shall we just have a cigarette?

Yes.

May I sometimes come here?

Whenever you like.

It's your home too.

There are people here who love you.

Look at you and Tina...

...share with you peace

and contentment?

Of course.

Just think it won't be

for this time only.

That is, if you'll help me keep

what we have.

If we both try hard...

...to protect that strip of territory

that's ours...

...we can talk about your child...

- Our child.

Thank you.

And will you be happy, Charlotte?

Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask

for the moon.

We have the stars.

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