The Young in Heart Page #6

not the exact truth, Miss Fortune.

Poor Richard is extremely drunk,

and it is my fault.

And now if you've said

everything you want to say,

you might have

the decency to go.

Listen, George-Anne,

don't quarrel with me.

I may have to go away.

There's a chance I may leave for India.

Is it only a chance,

or a hope?

Oh, my dear, my dear!

I trust you will accept my apology,

Miss Fortune, if I have disturbed you.

You haven't disturbed me,

Mr. Macrae.

If you have the slightest

consideration for anyone,

you'll go away and stay away!

Aye! Once and for all!

Oh, my dear, my dear!

Young people are so foolish.

They don't know

that love never comes twice.

No!

No!

Ohh!

Does it hurt much?

My, um...

my head is on wrong!

I know just how you feel.

Oh, I've been

intoxicated, too.

You have?

I was quite a young girl,

but I've never forgotten it.

It was at a birthday party.

Somebody gave me

a glass of punch,

and then the trees started

going round and round.

I know.

Wasn't there anyone there

to put ice on your head?

No.

But there was a boy there

who was very kind to me.

It was John Dickey.

He let me hold his hand tight

to keep me from

being flung into space.

That was

darned decent of him.

Yes, he was a very nice boy.

And he had

a little white dog with him.

She had a black spot like an

enormous eyebrow over one eye.

Sounds like

a very nice little doggy.

It was.

Does your head feel better?

Much.

I say, don't think...

please don't think badly of me.

Why should I

think badly of you?

You were only being gay and happy

and proud, perhaps, of your job.

And most of all...

...young.

Here you are, sir.

Ah. I'm very sorry, my boy,

but she won't do, either. Good-bye.

How is a bloke going to know what you

want if you don't tell him what you want?

You just trot out some more.

I'll know it when I see it.

I wish people

would make their minds up.

Oh, this one's a darling, Richard.

- Ah, but he's not vivacious.

- He's just sleepy.

Well, the dog I want

must be vivacious and sleepy.

Besides, he's cross-eyed.

You're mad. His eyes

are as straight as mine.

Ah, hazel.

You're difficult to please.

On the contrary, I like hazel.

Here they are, the last of the lot, sir.

Take 'em or leave 'em.

Ah... leave them. No reflection

on you fellas, of course.

Blimey, what do you expect

a dog to have?

I expect him to have an enormous

black eyebrow over one eye.

What? An enormous

black eyebrow?

I think, Richard, we'd better go quietly

and try somewhere else.

All right. Sorry.

I suppose he must have

a purple tail, too.

And why a black eyebrow?

Well, because the puppy's

for Miss Ellen,

and Miss Ellen likes puppies

with black eyebrows.

Are you sure this Miss Ellen

of yours is quite right?

Oh, yes, quite.

Very nice, rich old lady.

I see. You and your family

couldn't by any chance be...

sponging on her, could you?

What makes you think that?

It just occurred to me.

You wouldn't approve

of that, I suppose.

No, I wouldn't approve of that.

No, I didn't think you would.

Would you like

to hear the rest of it?

It's up to you.

It's a tremendous secret,

you know.

Perhaps you

shouldn't tell me, then.

I probably shouldn't.

You won't like it.

Well, they say that confession

is good for the... what is it?

The soul, Richard.

Oh, yes, the soul.

The soul, yes.

Well, I suppose it can't affect me much

one way or the other, can it?

You see, we're all

trying to become heirs.

I don't understand.

It's very simple.

You see, we're really

all quite charming,

and we made

the old gal love us.

The Sahib

took to selling Wombats

just to prove that

we're on the square,

and I took to opening letters

for the same reason.

Rather neat idea,

don't you think?

- You're not kidding me, Richard.

- Oh, no, no. I'm terribly serious.

We thought we'd worked it out

rather cleverly.

I never doubted

that you were clever, Richard.

Just getting her warmed up, ma'am.

Oh, why didn't

Miss George-Anne come?

This would have

cheered her up so.

Now, do you want to see what

a Wombat will really do, ma'am?

Yes, yes!

You mustn't hit anything

when we're going this fast, darling.

- It might be dangerous.

- Not at all, my dear, not at all.

I'm afraid I have won again,

Miss George-Anne.

You have to have

a scientific mind.

Mr. Dickey didn't have

a scientific mind, either.

Now, who can that be,

sticking his nose in?

Who was it, Andrew?

Oh, it was only

that young Mr. Macrae.

Mr. Macrae?

Why didn't you let me know?

He was calling on Miss Fortune.

Oh.

I told him you were in, but he said

he only wanted to see Miss Fortune.

Thank you, Andrew.

Would you care for another game,

Miss George-Anne?

Not just now.

Thank you, Andrew.

Well, what on earth!

Isn't she a dream?

Her name is Jane of Aylesbury,

and her father's a champion.

You get this horrible monster out of here

before Miss Ellen comes home.

But she's for Miss Ellen!

I got her for Miss Ellen!

And I'm paying for it

out of me own salary! Think of that.

Oh, how wonderful of you, Rick.

You sure she wants one?

Sure? My salary's too small

to waste if I weren't sure.

Oh. Of course.

I thought for a moment...

Well, good work, Rick.

Congratulations.

L... I didn't mean...

What, Rick?

What didn't you mean?

Well, I mean,

I didn't want you to think

I was getting soft all of a sudden.

Heaven forbid

I should ever think that.

Now, look, you stay here,

and Jane and I will lurk about upstairs

and be a frightful surprise to everyone.

You won't have to try much.

Hello, Marmy!

Oh, isn't Richard getting dynamic?

Oh, darling,

such a marvelous time.

The Wombat went like a bird.

Did you have a good time

all by yourself?

What have you been doing all day?

I had four hair-raising games

of dominoes with Andrew.

The whole countryside

is just one big garden.

I picked and picked and picked.

Did you have a good time

all by yourself here?

What have you been doing

all day, darling?

I played dominoes with Andrew.

Masses of wildflowers! We saw

the most adorable little cottage.

Miss Ellen was mad about it.

Did you have a good time

all by yourself?

What have you been doing all day?

Why didn't you play a game

of dominoes with Andrew?

Heavens!

What in heaven's name is that?

That, I imagine, is Richard and Jane

being a terrific surprise to all of us.

Jane?

It can't be very amusing

for a young girl

to be spending so much time

with such an old lady,

but, oh, my dear,

I'm frightened.

Frightened, Miss Ellen?

Now that you're all

doing so well,

I'm frightened

you'll want to go away

and make a home of your own.

Would you rather

we didn't go?

Oh, my dear,

if I only knew

you'd be with me when...

I'd never be afraid again.

We'll stay with you

as long as you want us.

Oh, if you could only

promise me that.

I promise.

Did you get

the old lady to bed, darling?

Yes, she made me promise

that we'd never leave her.

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