Together Again Page #7

You should be much farther along

with a lot of things than you are.

You know what I have finally realized?

I don`t want to finish him.

I don`t even like to work on him.

That`s definitely morbid, don`t you think?

Not at all. It`s very encouraging.

Thank you.

-Encouraging?

-Very encouraging.

-You`re jealous of him.

-Ridiculous!

Of course it`s ridiculous.

Jonathan`s the best friend you`ve got.

-Jonathan? I?

-Sure.

He knocked his own head off

with a lightning bolt,

so Anne would go to New York

in the first place, didn`t he?

-You didn`t hear about that, did you?

-No, I can`t say that I have.

And she admitted herself it was a mighty

handy thunderclap that woke you up

when she was sneaking out of your studio.

Well, that was Jonathan, too.

-That was?

-Certainly it was!

He is just as anxious to

get her out of this rut as I am.

And you are the fellow he`s picked to do it.

-lt`s very obvious.

-You believe that?

Of course I believe it.

It`s a crazy idea, you know?

Sure, it`s crazy, but it might work.

You mean that Anne believes

that Jonathan is...

Well, she says she doesn`t,

but she says it in a very funny voice.

-No.

-Fact.

How can you stand that day and night?

Your granddaughter is keeping me

happy at my work. She told me so.

If you`re hanging around

hoping for an invitation to dinner,

you`re very much mistaken, you know.

Don`t worry, I wouldn`t stay if you asked me.

I couldn`t eat anything, anyway,

you make me so sick at my stomach.

Please, must you

discuss your stomach, Gilbert?

You didn`t used to faint, you know,

when people mentioned stomachs.

You`ve gotten so artistic lately, since

that old mud-dauber came around, that...

You`re only speaking of probably

the world`s greatest living artist, you know.

I wouldn`t show my ignorance like that

if I were you, Gilbert.

Do you mind if I leave?

I think l`m going to be sick.

In fact, I wish you would.

I don`t think you realize how

your adolescent presence jars on me.

-I thought you were leaving?

-Don`t worry, I am.

I don`t suppose you`d want to go for a walk?

A walk?

Really, Gilbert, do you think

l`m exactly dressed to go for a walk?

I`ll tell you what you`re dressed like,

Diana Crandall!

What you`re dressed like is enough to

make a horse laugh. Hee-haw!

-You want to know a secret, Mother?

-Yes, what?

That`s Mr. Corday`s

absolutely favorite piece!

Really? I wonder why?

It`s probably got something to do

with his past, don`t you imagine so?

Diana, what on Earth

have you done to your hair?

-What have you done to yours?

-Mine?

It makes you look awfully young, Mother.

-ls that bad?

-I guess not,

but a person`s age is a person`s age,

and, Mother,

I don`t want to hurt your feelings,

but I think it makes you look a little silly.

Oh, you do?

Well, I think you look a little silly yourself.

High heels and a party dress

on a school day, really!

-Mother, do you feel all right?

-Why, certainly, what do you mean?

I don`t know. You used to be so quiet,

but lately you`ve been so kind of leapy!

What a ridiculous word.

Honestly, you children have a vocabulary

all your own, don`t you?

Jessie, l`m going to the stone-cutter`s

with Mr. Corday.

We have to choose a pedestal

for Jonathan`s statue.

Oh, and don`t bother to tell Diana,

because she`d want to go and she really

ought to stay home and practice,

you know, with the recital coming up.

He has been trying to get you alone

ever since he came here.

Well, I see he`s finally made it.

Please don`t be silly, Jessie.

I might give you the same advice,

Mayor Crandall.

I don`t know what`s keeping

Mrs. Crandall out this late.

Really?

-Just look at that rain!

-Yeah, just look at it.

Hello?

No, she`s not here.

Well, we have to find her, Mr. Crandall.

It`s raining and there`s a hole in the dike.

Well, what do you want her to do?

Stick her finger in it?

-Hadn`t you better go look for her?

-Me?

Fly right in the face of destiny?

Not me, Jessie.

Wherever she is, it`s doing her good.

It`s a very significant rain. Very.

I couldn`t leave if I wanted to, could l?

No, your conscience should be

thoroughly comfortable.

Anne, do you realize that since I have been

in this town, I never heard you laugh?

And today is the first time I heard you sing.

I did, didn`t l?

I don`t know what came over me.

-Don`t you?

-Do l?

Well, that tango. For a moment, you and l

were dancing together, remember?

-l`m afraid I do.

-Afraid?

Of what? Me? Yourself?

-Brookhaven?

-No.

Yes. I don`t know.

I`m so mixed up.

I`ve never been mixed up before in my life.

-Anne.

-Yes?

You asked me a question once,

and I couldn`t answer it.

You asked me why I came here.

Now I can answer it.

Well, it`s nice to get things straightened out

in your own mind.

I`m in love with you, Anne.

You aren`t, are you?

I know exactly when it happened.

When you were telling me

about the dignity of the Crandalls

in that beautiful cockeyed little hat.

That little hat has a lot to answer for,

hasn`t it?

Look at me, please, just once.

-I can`t.

-Why can`t you?

Because when I do,

the most ridiculous thing happens to me.

-I know what you mean.

-I stop thinking, completely.

In my position, I just can`t afford to do that.

-Anyway, look where we are.

-Where are we?

We`re practically sitting in a cupid`s lap,

and it just isn`t the place for it.

Well, I cannot imagine a more perfect place

for it than a cupid`s lap.

Yes, but this is a Brookhaven cupid,

and they look at things differently

than other cupids.

Our cupids are kind of narrow-minded.

Well, they should be educated,

don`t you think?

I told you when...

There, you see, l`ve stopped thinking again.

I`m absolutely blank.

You are absolutely wonderful.

-Am l, really?

-You are absolutely wonderful.

How very nice of you.

Mother!

-lt`s Diana.

-Well, send her home.

No, for heaven`s sake, I can`t do that.

What would she think?

Coming, darling. Come along.

You boys are wasting your time in

Brookhaven. You know that, don`t you?

Apparently I will have to marry you

to be alone with you.

What did you say?

I had no intention of marrying you.

In fact, I had no intention

of marrying anyone, ever.

-Miser.

-I beg your pardon.

Beautiful things should be shared,

Mr. Corday.

-But not with me.

-Why not?

Why not?

I`ve other plans and they do not include...

-Marriage.

-Why not?

-l`m a widow.

-Excellent reason for getting married.

I`m a mother.

Since when is motherhood

an argument against marriage?

-l`m a mayor.

-Why not act like one?

-What are you muttering about?

-l`m proposing.

How are you doing? I`m not surprised.

There`s your stumbling block.

They made a deal.

When Jonathan died,

the girl was all broken up.

Anne promised never to marry anyone else.

Good night! Be quiet!

Gee, you`re so pretty.

-You did very nicely, dear.

-Nicely? What do you mean, nicely?

-lt was a superb performance.

-Yeah.

-Why, thank you.

-I thought you were good, too.

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