Together Again Page #10

take your consequences,

even if he does have spells.

His shawl is on a hook behind the door.

Now, l`m going up

to see my poor grandfather.

He must feel pretty horrible.

Hey! Can`t I go?

He`s my grandfather, too, isn`t he?

-Your grandfather?

-Well, good night!

I almost married her, didn`t l?

And l`ll probably end up marrying you,

won`t l?

-l`m just dumb enough.

-Why, thank you, Gilbert.

That`s the very nicest proposal I ever had.

The very nicest, I might add.

Good night! I should know how.

I`ve sure had enough practice, lately.

Well, I feel a little like an old glove.

-I have to make an honest woman of you.

-Yes, apparently.

Well, it`ll be a sweet wedding.

The bride wore a lovely arrangement

of tar and feathers.

Oh, darling, you`re exaggerating.

Am l? You don`t know a small town.

The mayor`s supposed to keep her shirt on.

Anne, will you please stop worrying?

Mrs. Crandall? Mrs. Crandall,

they just broke the windows.

-So I was exaggerating, was l?

-That`s impossible.

Not ours, the newspaper office.

What do you mean?

Well, the Crandalls have established a little

credit here in Brookhaven, apparently.

Everybody in town is waiting for you

at the statue, Mrs. Crandall,

to give you a vote of confidence.

Oh, Jessie!

We all agreed that

no Crandall would act like that.

And if they did, we wouldn`t believe it.

Well, everyone`s waiting.

-This is kind of nice, isn`t it?

-Very nice.

Very comfortable,

very typical of Brookhaven.

Well, it`s the final argument for our

getting out of here as quickly as we can.

Getting out of here?

We`re getting married, you know.

I could not face a duel.

-Well, I know, but...

-And I must certainly prove to our daughter

that I am a man of honor.

Won`t she be amazed to find

how rapidly marriage improves my health?

You know,

I think you ought to sort of taper off.

I will explain to her that`s why we have go to

somewhere very warm for our honeymoon.

Because of my condition.

Somewhere warm.

It sounds wonderful, doesn`t it?

But, of course, that`s not possible right now.

Not possible? Why?

With the election coming up and everything.

What about it?

Do you have to hold its hand or something?

-Well, l`m in it.

-ln what?

-l`m running.

-Running where?

Against Mr. Buchanan.

Why should you possibly want to

run against Mr. Buchanan?

That sounds very unpleasant.

-Well, so that I can be mayor.

-Why?

Why?

Well, I can`t possibly answer

a question like that.

I don`t think you can.

There`s the music. Come on, we must go.

-Command performance.

-Well, if you like.

-I certainly feel I have an obligation to...

-To whom?

Well, to the town.

To everybody here who believes in me.

You saw yourself how wonderful they were.

Wonderful, how?

Well, for heaven`s sake, about the scandal.

You really felt they were wonderful?

You really will feel very proud

to go out there and listen to the cheers?

Well, I don`t know what

you`re talking about at all.

You did get arrested, didn`t you?

-Well, yes...

-But they don`t admit it, do they?

Not for a minute.

They apologize, they compromise.

They say no Crandall would act like that,

and if they did,

they wouldn`t believe it. Awful!

Well, what`s awful about it?

Anne, you know very well

if it hadn`t been for Brookhaven,

we would have had a wonderful breakfast

the next morning and laughed our heads off.

Because it was so silly. Wouldn`t we?

You and I simply don`t look

at anything alike, do we?

Well, you paid me a great compliment

when you said I wouldn`t fit in Brookhaven.

-But you do, you have.

-I do not!

I have hidden and whispered and explained

until I want to go where I can yell.

Do you understand that?

To get on top of the highest building

in the world and yell,

``This is my woman.

I love her and she loves me.``

Love isn`t something you should be afraid

someone would catch you

in the kitchen doing.

But you don`t understand, Georg.

After we`re married,

it would be different then.

Then our love will be respectable, is that it?

-Well, I think that sounds disgusting.

-lt is disgusting.

You`re forcing me to choose

between you and my duty.

It has nothing to do with me.

-I have to go.

-As you wish.

-Please come with me.

-But why?

Well, I want to tell them

that l`m going to marry you.

To see if they approve?

And if they don`t, to keep me

in the closet with that little hat

that also did not fit in Brookhaven?

I must go.

You told me once I had too much character.

I`ve changed my mind,

you haven`t nearly enough.

Then you wouldn`t want to stay in any case.

No, I wouldn`t want to stay in any case.

Well, thanks for a lovely statue, Mr. Corday.

Consider it a going-away present,

Mayor Crandall.

Thank you very much. There will be a check

mailed to you tomorrow.

I`ll add a small amount for amusement tax.

Started to rain again.

Hasn`t Diana come in yet?

Why should she?

She`s out with her man, isn`t she?

At least she`s got sense enough

not to walk out on that.

Would you like to play

some checkers or something?

If we`re going to rot here together,

we might as well be gay about it.

I don`t suppose you realize

that most women live eight lifetimes

and don`t get a chance at a fellow

like Georg Corday. You...

-What are you crying about?

-I hate checkers.

-l`m sorry. I...

-lt`s all right.

-I don`t feel so good.

-Of course you don`t.

I don`t know why.

I have everything just the way I wanted it.

You`re lying again.

I know it. Oh, Father, isn`t this ridiculous?

It is.

-l`m pretty annoyed at Jonathan, you know.

-At Jonathan?

Yes, he shouldn`t have

started something he couldn`t finish.

I never would have gone to New York

in the first place,

would l, if he hadn`t lost his head?

Now he stands out there

like a Rock of Gibraltar.

Lightning never strikes twice

in the same place, they tell me.

Well...

-What are you after?

-The checkers.

I`ll go.

The dike`s probably got a hole in it again.

All right! All right! I`m coming, l`m coming!

What`s the matter? What are you

trying to do? Break the door down?

-Mr. Crandall!

-What is this?

Almost killed me, Mr. Crandall.

We were just walking past,

minding our own business, and wham!

We don`t like it, Mr. Crandall,

to happen twice.

-lt`s like a curse or something.

-Yes.

Do you think maybe it means

the Crandalls should let go?

Well, it looks as if something bigger

than we are

has got a hand in this, don`t you think?

Yes, it does, doesn`t it?

It would probably be downright dangerous

for me to continue as mayor.

No telling what might happen next.

Well, that certainly is a most unselfish way

to look at it, Mrs... Your Honor.

I suppose it`s silly of us to

be so superstitious, but you...

Oh, no. It`s perfectly understandable.

I wouldn`t want the responsibility

of daring the supernatural.

I`ll resign immediately.

Well, good night.

-Good night.

-Good night.

-Good night.

-Good night.

-Good night. And thank you.

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