The Divorcee Page #2

Oh, don't be such a crab. You'd think

you were my mother instead of my sister.

Come on.

See you down the car.

- All right.

- Come on, darling.

- There we are.

- Now, Paul.

Hadn't you better let Hank drive?

Oh, say, I'm all right, Mary.

I'm fit as a fiddle.

- Is it all right with you, Dot?

- Anything you do is okay with me.

There you are. Come on, let's go.

- Everything all right, Paul?

- Sure, get aboard, Hank.

Come on, put your bag in there.

- All right. I'll do that.

Wait a minute, Doctor.

Did you remember to lock the cellar door?

- Paul. Paul, please be careful.

- Who said careful? Let's go.

Paul, please be careful.

Paul, please drive slower.

Oh, you hear me! Will you stop? Please!

My God. They've turned over!

Here, come on, boys.

Get my case, there.

Oh, Mary.

I'm all right. I'm all right.

Dorothy! Oh, Ted, let me see her.

No, please let me see her.

Well, I want to see her. I've got to see her.

Where is she?

Oh, God, please don't stop me. Don't!

Dorothy!

Oh, she's dead.

Oh, she's dead.

Father, she's not...

No, no. She's still alive.

We must get her to the hospital quick.

No, she's not, she's dead. You're lying

to me. Let me see her face.

Mary. Mary, come up here.

Don't look at her.

Oh, I never thought

it'd be so horrible, Jerry.

- Just come away. Don't look at her.

- Oh, I hope she dies.

- Jerry, I hope she dies.

- You don't know what you're saying, Mary.

She was so pretty. I hope she dies.

You! You!

You dirty rotten beast!

I told you not to drive.

I tell you, if you've killed my sister,

you'll pay for this.

Mary, you don't know what you're saying.

Got drunk, just because Jerry

turned you down.

You quitter. You rotten, rotten quitter.

You hear me on this, you'll pay for this.

If you've wrecked my sister's life,

I'll make you pay for this.

I'll make you pay for it.

I'll make you pay for it.

Oh, that rotten beast!

- With this ring...

With this ring...

...I thee wed.

... I thee wed.

- In the name of the Father...

- In the name of the Father...

...and of the Son...

... and of the Son...

...and of the Holy Ghost.

... and of the Holy Ghost.

- Amen.

- Amen.

God the Father, God the Son,

God the Holy Ghost.

Bless, preserve and keep you.

The Lord mercifully with his favor

look upon you

and fill you with all

spiritual benediction and grace

that ye may so live together in this life

that in the world to come

ye may have life everlasting.

Amen.

Well, it ain't my place to say it, Miss Jerry,

but if I had a boss that was so hard-boiled

he wasn't satisfied with my working

all day at the office

without slaving home at night,

I'd tell him to go to...

The place he's heading for, and moreover...

Thank you, Hannah.

Have you got Mr. Ted's bag packed?

Just going to. No offense is intended

and I hope none will be took,

but if I had a husband

that went to Chicago

on the third anniversary of his wedding,

leaving me behind,

I wouldn't consider it natural.

But he has to go, Hannah. It's on business.

Well, I suppose so.

Oh, Miss Jerry, if you don't

need me anymore,

I've got a date to go to the second show

with the butcher.

Are his intentions honorable, Hannah?

I'm afraid they are.

He just wants to keep a good customer.

- Hello, darling.

- Hello, Ted.

- Many happy returns.

- Same to you, darling.

I brought you something.

- Surprise.

- Ted.

- Go ahead, open it.

- Oh, you darling.

Just to remind you that you married me

three years ago today.

Ted, you adorable,

extravagant wretch, you.

- You must've robbed a bank.

- No, it belonged to my mother.

- I had it reset for you.

- Oh, it's lovely, darling.

- You like it?

- Mmm.

It's to keep your wedding ring company.

You dear. It's lovely.

Will you think of me

every time you look at it?

As though I didn't think of you

every second

of every minute, of every hour,

of every day.

You darling.

- Gee, that's slick.

- You really like it, darling, huh?

I'm glad.

Did I ever happen to mention

what a wonderful girl I think you are?

Well, not for a long time.

I'd like to make love to you

till you scream for help.

Can't scream.

Three whole years

and I love you more than ever.

That goes double, sweetheart.

And every anniversary is going to be

just that much better.

Mmm.

How long are you going to be gone?

Well, not any longer

than I can help, sweetheart.

But I'm afraid it'll spoil a week.

Oh.

I'll miss you like the mischief.

Ah.

A New York nightingale.

No romance complete without one.

Come on, you're going upstairs.

Where do I go, upstairs?

Yeah, up the stairs.

Thanks, you're too much.

Oh, what a nice baby.

Sure, I go upstairs. Come on, baby.

I'm gonna take you upstairs.

We'll make a nice time.

Ladies and gentlemen,

make way for the wild and wicked wop.

Thrills the ladies for nothing at all.

From the old country.

What a man! He eats them alive.

Hello, Jerry. How are you?

Don!

I love everybody.

I am the great big lover.

You don't know what...

Oh, what a grand, beautiful baby.

Oh, hi!

All my life I look

for such a beautiful bambina.

Hey, you bust up my big moment.

What's the matter you?

Come to me, I am the great,

big, Italian lover.

Stop it, now I'm ticklish.

Come to my arms, kiddo.

Come to my arms.

Say, I come all to pieces.

What's a matter you?

- Well, you can quit right now.

- Is that so?

When he was a child...

Oh, my dear, I'm so sorry.

I forgot all about you. This is Janice.

- I don't know your last name.

- Meredith.

Mrs. Dickson Meredith.

- Oh, how do you do, Mrs. Meredith?

- Just a floating grass widow.

Floats them and gets them.

Oh, please.

We found her in a little restaurant

where we stopped off.

She said she knew Ted and was lonesome,

so we brought her along.

Hello, Ted.

Hello, Janice.

Well, she does seem to know you.

You know Bill, Jerry.

Oh, hello, Bill.

You know Bill Baldwin.

- I've heard of him.

- How are you?

He owns Arkansas and Texas.

No, no, wait. Only Arkansas.

Listen, everybody.

Silence in the court, please. I rap for order.

Oh, what a cranium.

I wish to announce on this

happy occasion... How's that?

I can't tell yet.

Because of the excellent example

set by our young friends here,

I shall, one week from today,

go tripping and blushing up the aisle

with a gentleman from Arkansas.

Nice work, Bill. Congratulations.

- And me, too.

- Much obliged.

That's all right.

Well, if we're going anywhere,

let's get under way.

I'm sorry, Don, I can't.

I'm taking the late train to Chicago.

- Chicago?

- Yeah, it's just one of those things.

- Business, you know.

- Isn't that a shame?

Jerry's going to be awfully lonesome.

You can celebrate without me.

- Take her along.

- Why, certainly, I'd be only too glad to.

That's sweet of you.

Anyway, darling, we're all going

down to the train to see you off.

- Aren't we, kids?

- Sure we are.

- You'll be back for our wedding, Ted?

- Well, you bet you. I wouldn't miss it.

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