Pollyanna Page #5

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for his slave.

Then what are we

doing here?

Because I wanna

show ya something.

There it is.

Up there.

The best climbing tree

in town.

Isn't it a beauty?

Well, of all the stupid

little Juvenile tricks!

Do you mean to tell me that you

brought me all the way up here...

Just to see a crummy old-

a crummy old tree?

Wait a minute, Pollyanna!

- Dont ya even wanna climb it?

- No!

Well, would ya

give me a boost?

Aw, come on.

Please.

All right.

All right.

Up this way.

More. Come on.

Higher.

A little bit higher.

Just a little bit more.

Little bit... higher.

Right-

Right there.

What are you doing here?

- Look out!

- I've gotcha!

Lemme go!

I've got you,

you little vandal.

Come back here, you little girl!

Come back here!

You wicked little boy.

I'm gonna get the constable this time.

- Lemme go! Lemme go!

- Just shut up! I'll teach you!

I'll teach you a lesson

you won't forget! Come here.

- Lemme go!

- Come on.

Lemme go!

You pay attention

to me.

I want you children to understand

that I do not want you on my property!

Keep away from me! Lemme go!

- Pay attention to me!

- You big bully!

I've told you 50 times to keep out

of that tree! You hear me?

You keep away from me.

I wasn't hurting anything!

I'm going to call the

constable this time

and see that you

keep off my property!

That's all there is

to it, do you hear me?

Stop it!

Stop it!

Stop it, you mean old man!

You let him go immediately!

Oh. You came back,

did you? Who are you?

My Aunt Polly will

send for the police,

and they'll find us in your old

rat-filled basement,

and youll go to jail!

Oh, they know about me,

do they?

Everything. All about the

children youve kidnapped

and turned into your slaves.

Serves 'em right for

trespassing on my property.

We weren't hurting anything.

We just wanted to climb

your old tree.

You fall out of that

tree and get hurt,

and I get sued by your parents.

I dont got any parents.

I'm an orphan.

Well, before I pitch you

into the basement with the others,

- what name do you go by, boy?

- Jimmy Bean.

Jimmy Bean. I like to keep

a record of your name, you see, Jimmy,

so that I can tell ya from

the rats down there in the basement.

- Lemme go!

- Come back here!

Oh, no, you dont.

You come back here.

- What am I going to do with you?

- I dont know, sir.

Well, it was getting too crowded

with kids in that basement, anyway.

All right, I'll let

you go this time,

but youve got to promise never

to come bothering me here again.

- You promise?

- Yes, sir.

Crocs your heart

and hope to die?

All right, get out.

Get out!

Go on. What are you

waiting for?

- You know what I think?

- No.

What do you think?

I dont think there's any kids

in your old basement.

I think youre just a big bluff.

Oh, you do, do you?

Well, put that down!

What are you doing touching things?

Dont touch anything. These are my

things, and I dont want them touched.

Just looks like a lot

of old dusty junk to me.

Well, you wouldn't know

anything about that, anyway.

Youre nothing

but a child.

Imagine criticizing

a beautiful antique of this kind.

Ugh.

Never heard

of such a thing.

- Howd you do that?

- What are you talking about?

That.

How do you make it?

Dont you know anything?

I didn't make it. The sun made it.

That's prismatic

reflected light.

Where from?

Where from?

Well, uh-

Oh, from here.

- You see these hanging crystals?

- Mm-hmm.

The sun's rays hit it, and it acts

like a prism. You understand?

- Sure, I understand.

- You do not.

You dont know what

a prism is, now, admit it.

It makes a rainbow

right on your wall.

Isn't it beautiful?

Yes, but when the sun sets,

it'll be gone.

So stop carrying on so.

Sure, but it'll be back again tomorrow

when the sun comes again.

- You have to admit that.

- I dont have to admit anything.

Hmm.

Well, I better be

going back home now.

Well, good-bye, Mr. Pendergast.

It was very nice meeting you.

And thank you for

showing me your house.

But I didn't show you my house!

You came barging in here!

Good-bye.

Kids. Kids today.

Well, you always were

unpredictable, Edmond.

Hello, Polly.

Coming here like this

without even calling.

Uh, won't you

sit down?

- Could I get you some sherry?

- Uh, no, thank you.

I ran into your niece

down at Walker's Creek.

We were talking about you,

and I thought, why not

stop by and say hello.

Why, that's very nice.

I dont know why Pollyanna

would be at Walker's Creek.

Oh, she was playing.

She told me youd be alone today.

There were so many people

around the other day,

we hardly had a chance to talk.

Yes, well, I'm sorry that meeting

got out of hand like that.

Who have you seen

since youve been back?

No one.

You knew that Carleen Donnelly

got married, didn't you?

No.

You remember her brother,

Beckett Donnelly?

- No.

- Of course you do.

- You two used to argue all the time.

- Well, I'm sorry, I dont.

Well, it really wasn't

that important.

I know what I'll do.

I'll give you a welcoming home party.

It might be nice to see

some of the old faces again.

I know that Gary and Nell

would love to see you.

Do you know that Nell has

eight children? It's the fifth one-

- Polly?

- What?

I'm not very good

at parties.

Please dont.

Well, I just thought you might like

to see some of your friends.

I came back to see you.

Well, that's

very fattering.

A busy person like you

remembering me.

I came back to see if you were married

and what had happened to you.

No, I'm just the same.

- Nothing has changed. Everything is-

- We made a mistake.

I came back to see if you

felt the same as I do.

Oh, but it's been

five years.

- You can't just pop out of-

- They were wasted years.

Tell me about

your work, Edmond.

We've heard that youve opened

a clinic in Baltimore.

And we're very

proud of you.

What was it you mentioned yesterday

about the orphanage?

- I don't remember.

- Oh, yes, you do.

It was something about

the dispensary.

It's inadequate for that

number of children, that's all.

Well, I want to modernize it.

Will you help us?

J just tell us what we need,

and I'll buy it.

It's a civic responsibility.

Why should you buy it?

Well, it isn't as if

I couldn't afford it.

What does that have to do with it?

Well, it's because I want to.

I feel I should.

After all, there is an obligation

to having wealth.

Haven't you learned yet that people

dont like false charity?

Well, I dont want

to talk about it anymore.

I dont know how we

got off on the subject.

Well, it isn't the way I wanted it.

Perhaps I should

come again another time.

Yes, perhaps you should.

And maybe you should

call first.

Yes, I'll do that.

Pollyanna, look at your new dress.

It's filthy.

And your shoes.

Oh, I'm sorry, Aunt Polly.

I was playing, and I didn't realize.

What were you and Dr. Chilton

talking about?

Oh. Nothing.

We were talking

about your hair.

- My hair?

- Yes.

He said you used to wear it very long

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