The Bishop's Wife Page #3

- Good morning, Bishop.

Did anything come for

the Cathedral Fund?

Mr and Mrs J Thurston

Ward. No contribution.

- Mrs Gerald Wilmarth. $15.

- 15? We had her down for ten thousand.

There's a letter

explaining that this year...

I know. The same letter they all write.

I've put your personal mail on the

desk. The rest I'm taking to the office.

I'll be there after the meetings.

Oh. Matilda, I think

there's someone at the door.

Yes, sir.

Good morning, Matilda. I'm

Dudley, the bishop's new assistant.

Good morning, Henry. I'm

afraid I'm a little late,

but I stopped to chat to a traffic

policeman who was worried about his wife.

Thank you, dear. So I directed the

traffic while he telephoned the hospital.

- I see.

- She's doing fine. So's the baby.

Why, you must be Mildred

Cassaway. How do you do?

- How do you do?

- We're going to be working together.

That's very nice. Oh, thank you.

- Thank you very much.

- See you later, Mildred.

Well. Ready for duty.

Completely at your service.

- No, no.

- I feel that...

No.

- Good morning, Julia.

- Good morning, Dudley. It's a lovely day.

- Lovely.

- Henry and I are going out.

- I'm sorry, but I have some appointments.

- You what?

There's Mr Trevor, then the board

meeting and the Junior Assembly.

- But, Henry, you promised.

- I know I did.

Well, Dudley could represent you

at those meetings, couldn't he?

Could I?

No. They expect me. It would never

do if I sent an a... assistant.

Excuse me.

Now...

Oh.

- The trouble is I can't explain.

- You needn't try to explain.

This is the way it is and

the way it will always be.

We've just got to get

used to it, that's all.

I'll tell Matilda she can have the

day off and I'll take care of Debby.

I see that Mrs George B

Hamilton has pledged $1 million

- but has not yet sent her cheque.

- Never mind.

That's work for a bookkeeper, not

an ange... Work for a bookkeeper.

Aha. So you're beginning

to believe in me?

I don't know who you are, where

you came from or who sent you.

I just wish you'd make haste.

- Because the cathedral must be built?

- That's the most important thing.

Or because Julia must be happy?

It's going to be difficult to help

you until I'm sure what you want.

Well, I've got the...

Then there's... Oh.

Would you mind telling me

what you intend to do now?

This card index file is in an

awful mess. I'll reorganise it.

You're wasting time

on unimportant details.

Nothing's unimportant. We are

interested even in the lowliest sparrow.

- Hello, Debby.

- Are you Dudley?

- Yes. How did you know?

- Mummy told me.

She said you came to help Daddy.

- That's right.

- Mummy said you were very nice.

Well, that's extremely kind of Mummy.

Mummy said that maybe with you here

we will get to see Daddy sometimes.

- Maybe we will.

- That'll be enough out of you, Debby.

I asked Matilda to put

your lunch on a tray.

- Thank you, Julia. I'll get along very

well. - I'm sure you will. Come on.

- Goodbye, Dudley.

- Bye-bye, Debby.

- Goodbye.

- Bye.

Oh.

- Oh. Thank you, Matilda.

- Aren't you going to wear a hat?

- I never use one.

- It's very cold out.

- Oh, the cold never affects me.

- I think you should wear this.

I bought it for the bishop last

Christmas, but he's never worn it.

It's a lovely scarf. I'm sure the bishop

will appreciate it when he sees it on me.

- Thank you. Goodbye.

- Bye.

Goodbye.

- What's the matter, honey?

- They don't want me.

- Why not?

- I guess I'm too little or something.

Oh. Now, now.

Why, that's the most ridiculous

thing I've ever heard.

Why, Dudley.

Come on, Debby. We'll show

them how wrong they are.

Hey, fellas. Hey, fellas!

Who's the head man around here?

- I am.

- I am.

- What's the idea of this game?

- This isn't a game. This is a battle.

We attack the fort and

they try to defend it. See?

I see. Well, this young lady

would like to get into it.

- Who, her?

- She can't fight. Her father's a bishop.

What difference does it make what her father is?

Are you a high-hat? You like her on your team?

She couldn't throw a snowball

as far as I could spit.

Oh, couldn't she? Come on, Debby.

You show them what you can do.

- But it's true. I can't throw.

- Nonsense. Of course you can.

Pack it tight, put it in that hand,

throw the arm back, aim it and let it go.

- Hey!

- Beautiful! A bullseye.

- She pitched a curve.

- Did you see that?

Come on, kid. You're in our

army. We've broken their morale.

Charge!

- Will she get hurt?

- Probably, but she'll love it.

- May I?

- Surely.

Dudley, what are you doing out here?

- I'm just admiring the scenery.

- But aren't you supposed to be working?

I always take a walk before lunch.

A good idea - relaxing.

Oh. I wish you could

persuade Henry to do that.

I'll try.

By the way, I told Miss Cassaway to go

home and Delia not to bring me a tray.

What will you do about lunch?

I thought I'd go to

Michel's. Ever heard of it?

Michel's. That's a lovely place.

We used to go there. That was years ago.

Well, how about you

and I going there today?

You and...? To Mich...?

Oh, no, I couldn't.

Why not? Surely you don't

think Henry would mind?

- I'd explain to him that we just...

- No, it isn't that, but...

Matilda's off Christmas shopping

so I have to look after Debby.

Well, here's Matilda now.

- Hello. If you wish... Oh, hello.

- Hello.

- If you wish, I'll take Debby home.

- But, Matilda, your shopping...

I finished it. I finished it so

quick it was just like a miracle.

Mummy! We won!

Oh, Debby, that's

wonderful! Congratulations.

- Come on! We're giving out the medals.

- Put up your hood, dear.

- Madam, welcome.

- Oh, Michel.

- It's been a long time.

- Much too long.

- But you know my husband's work.

- Yes.

He doesn't come to see us

any more, but we understand.

We understand. This way, please.

- Is this satisfactory, monsieur?

- Fine, thank you.

- Friends of yours?

- Yes.

They're members of the

Cathedral Committee.

- Madam. Monsieur.

- No, thank you, Michel.

Julia, don't bother

to look through that.

Michel, just bring us the

best lunch you can think of.

I see monsieur is a gourmet.

Perhaps you would be interested

in a guinea-hen la Michel?

- J'ai les truffles Franaises. Exquise!

- Je prfre les Italiennes.

Prfre les Italiennes? Quel sacrilge!

Please, Michel, let's

leave heaven out of this.

Je prfre les Italiennes surtout

pas de cayenne, du paprika.

Du paprika? Du paprika.

You speak French beautifully.

I've had quite a bit

of work to do in Paris.

- Dudley, I've been wondering about you.

- Wondering about me? Why?

You know so much. Makes

me feel uncomfortable.

Well, in that case, I'm

sorry I learned anything.

But I'm glad you knew about Michel.

Oh, it's so nice to be

back here again. So nice.

You have memories of this place, Julia?

- Did you and Henry come here often?

- Yes.

This is where we became

engaged to be married.

Ah. Then I can understand

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