On Approval Page #6

I'm sure there are many women

who would've loved to have been

the duchess of Bristol.

Frankly, I wanted to myself. Until

I spent 3 weeks with you here.

May I give you a pice of

advice George? Marry Maria.

How dare you. -For sheer selfishness,

you both win the cup outright.

You mean to tell me that

I'm anything like Maria?

If she doesn't get her way about

everything, she sulks, so do you.

If Richard doesn't wait

on her hand and foot...

I've never allowed Richard

to wait on me once.

Only because you were

too busy allowing me to.

I thought you liked it.

Anyway, yours is a grand position...

I envy you.

It's something for a profiteer's

daughter to have refused a duke.

George, many years ago

there was a butcher's shop...

an august person passing it one day was

not attracted by the meat in the window...

but by the butcher's wife.

The butcher, with an ambitious

eye to a knighthood...

encouraged him to pass it

frequently, with the result...

he became a baronet. Now the

butcher's wife was encouraged...

she too acquired an ambition,

so she left the butcher...

with the result her

son was born a duke.

So far as I can see, the only difference

between our two families is...

my father only profiteered in pickles.

You are divine George dear.

I hope I shall always know you.

What are you laughing at? -If ever

another girl falls in love with you...

marry her the next day.

What on earth's the

matter with George today?

You think we ought to

break his door down?

I'm getting quite

worried about him.

I don't think you need be just because

he stays in his room all day.

He hasn't even eaten the food

I left on a tray for him.

That I admit is remarkable.

I don't suppose he's cut his

throat or hanged himself do you?

Nonsense, he would never

be so considerate.

I'm glad you didn't make tea for me.

The tide was stronger than I thought.

The tide? -Yes it was my turn

to row over and get the post.

Look what you've done you fool.

Oh it's alright there's nothing

broken, we just need some more milk.

You must be tired, i'll get it.

Somebody ought to go with him,

he's not safe to be left alone.

Nonsense, he's alright.

Sorry i've been so long.

Quite well George old man? -I feel

terribly well thank you Richard.

Where's the post?

Post?

There wasn't any.

Pretty don't you think?

Stop, stop. Stop him Richard.

Why Maria I'm so sorry, I was only

playing for you, I thought you liked it.

George i've had enough of this.

This what?

This fooling, can't you see

you're frightening Maria?

I'm so sorry Maria, I didn't

mean to, I'm very sorry.

Careful George old man, careful.

My turn to do the washing up.

Don't hurry with your tea.

I'll go and put the kettle on.

All this before he

sets fire to the house.

Why are you behaving like an

idiot, frighteneing us all?

I'm showing Helen I'm

not a bit like Maria.

What on earth are you talking about?

Don't tell me I'm a liar

because I know I'm not.

Do you know what she said when I

asked her to marry me? -No, what?

She said I'm an ass, I'm

conceited, I'm selfish, I nag

I'm the descendant of a...

Oh no!

I tell you I am.

Or she says I am. I've never been so

disappointed in anybody in all my life.

Everything would've been alright if your...

old woman hadn't started

this on approval business.

Are you referring to Mrs Wislack?

In the last 3 weeks Helen has found

out a thousand things about me...

and she doesn't like one of them.

I'm leaving tomorrow on the midday train.

Do you love her George? -How can

a man harrassed to death with...

financial troubles as I

am, concentrate on love?

It's unreasonable Richard.

You go and get your old woman to

turn you down and see how you like it.

Thank you, i've more sense than

you have. I'm not risking it.

I'm leaving with you.

Coward.

Not at all. I want to save her the

embarrassment of telling me I failed her.

Are you better?

Are you better?

Are you better?!

Please don't shout at me Maria.

I wish to tell you that your

behaivour was perfectly disgraceful.

And shall I tell you why my

behaivour was perfectly disgraceful?

Why? -I wish it to be known that

i've not one thing in common

nor am I the least like...

George.

Very well Richard, for your sake I

won't. But I'm writing to you Maria.

Your hand is all wet Richard.

I'm sorry Maria, I was about to wash up.

Must you make such a noise?

Washing up's to be done Maria.

But of course it is and

I'm very grateful to you.

Richard, I ought to tell you something.

Oh that's alright Maria I...

Please Richard, what I have to say is

very embarrassing and you might realise.

I know and I'm sorry.

I brought you here for the purpose

of finding out, as you know...

that if we maried, would there be

a chance of us both being happy.

Quite right.

Will you please be quiet. -Sorry.

When I left London I loved you very much.

I almost beleived you possessed

qualities that might endear you to me.

I know. -I'd no idea how

nice you really are.

What did you say?

Don't interrupt, please.

I was going to say I think

you're a thousand times nicer...

than I ever thought you were.

Nicer!

Please don't interrupt,

it's very irritating.

Now what was I saying? Oh yes...

I have decided not only to marry you but

to prove to you how much i trust you.

I'm going to settle 5000 year

on you for life. Are you pleased?

Pleased. But I'm delighted. And all

this time I thought you disliked me.

You will never begin to know

how miserable i've been.

Oh but why? -You were so

intolerant, so horrid to me.

Horrid to you, what are

you talking about?

Now let's straighten this out.

You know you tried every way of provoking

me to see if I was bad tempered or not.

I did nothing of the kind. I'd

never descend to anything so mean.

You don't mean to tell me that

that was really you all the time?

Of course.

Is that how you'd be if... if

we were married? -Naturally.

How long did your late

husband live with you Maria?

18 years, why?

What a man, what a constitution.

How dare you speak to me like that.

If you had the faintest idea of how you'd

been speaking to me the last 3 weeks...

you'd know how and why I dared.

Richard, are you mad?

Maria dear, double that

5000, treble that 5000...

give me every shilling in the world

and then the answer would be no!

Richard. Maria, I shall

always love you for having...

given me the oppurtunity

of finding you out.

I would've married you not knowing.

You beast.

May I remind you Maria there's a great

deal more washing up to be done.

George.

If you have anything to say to me, kindly

address me through a third person.

What have you been doing in

your room all this evening?

Seeking repose.

And just now?

Seeking alcohol, without

much success I might say.

George, will you come and talk to me?

If you promise not to revile me again.

Not tonight anyway.

Helen, once there was a time

when I thought you liked me.

Liked you?

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