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too big and they could do nothing about it,

so they settled on the land

and raised cotton.

And put the slaves to work

on the plantation.

My grandmother says he did it

because he came to understand

there would never be heaven on earth.

There's always going to be corruption.

Nothing was ever going to be perfect.

What you mean to say is there was more

money in cotton than in being a hero.

- Somethin' like that.

- You're gonna make a hell of a lawyer.

I expect to live a double life.

Maybe even a triple one if I get lucky.

And here I thought you were

just another tight-ass princess.

You look like a princess.

You talk like a princess.

And you definitely have a tight ass.

Darlin'.

Don't ever take

this southern woman for granted.

Excuse me, son. Is that your rig

parked over there at Malcolm's place?

There they be, son.

Jonah and Jonah Junior.

They're so old they can't remember

who's pappy and who's son.

They're weird and full of superstition.

Burying a dead animal on their land

could cause the cows to give bloody milk,

or bring on a swarm o' locusts.

Jonah, Jonah Junior,

I told this boy if he'd dig up his animal,

I might be able to persuade you

to drop the charges against him.

You see, it was dark and he wanted

a nice place to put his animal to rest.

He didn't know he was

trespassing and he's sorry.

Do yourself a favour, son.

I loved my dog.

The song they're singing goes way back.

It's a kind of prayer.

So, where'd you say

you were hailed from, son?

The east.

Anywhere near

Cambridge, Massachusetts?

No, sir.

My grandson's going up there

this fall, to Harvard Law School.

I wish him luck.

We're talking about $32,000 a year tuition,

room and board.

But it ain't gonna cost me a penny,

no, sirree, because, thank the Lord,

we got people round here who recognise

and support outstanding achievement.

You know who Little Richard is, don't ya?

Sure.

I remember he used to ride around here

in his Cadillac always raisin' billy hell.

Got so bad, the judge had to throw

his black ass out of the county

and told him never to come back.

What I'm trying to say, son,

is that not much goes on in this county

that I don't know about.

Savvy?

Did you get your manicure?

It's perfect.

You look absolutely beautiful.

You have done a wonderful job

on the dresses. Thank you so much.

They look great.

You know, Alice in Wonderland

has always been my favourite story.

I always dreamed of having

a storybook wedding, and now I am.

Shoes and hats.

It's perfect.

Wow. Pretty exciting, isn't it?

I just love these dresses.

They make us all look so good.

Makes your tits look bigger this way.

I'm planning on using these

kind of dresses for my wedding.

If I ever get married,

which I probably won't.

But if I do, these types

of dresses would be nice.

You're welcome to it.

I won't be needing it after tomorrow.

Besides, next time I get married,

I'm gonna run off to Las Vegas.

April, bite your tongue!

Carolee, honey,

could you give us a moment alone?

This is gonna be a wonderful weddin'.

I can't wait.

Honey, there's so little time.

And I thought... well, I thought since

you and Chad are still going to school,

you're not countin' on

havin' a family right away.

So I took the liberty of putting together

this little... care package for you.

I don't know. There's a lot of things here.

There's so much and

I don't know what you would use.

But, what do you think?

Honey, I know that you know.

You never really talked.

Oh, April. I'm happy.

Sorry, Mrs Delongpre,

but, April, you have to see this. Come on.

# You are so beautiful to me

# You are so beautiful to me

# Can't you see?

# Everything I dreamed of

# You're everything I want, baby

Mm-mm. He's one

gorgeous hunk of a man.

# Can't you see?

Isn't he the one at the carnival?

The one that found your wallet?

Till tomorrow, April.

I don't recall.

Oh, sh*t.

Thank you.

- What's goin' on here?

- I have no idea.

- Good afternoon, Belle.

- Good morning.

Yeah!

- Hi, Grandma.

- You beautiful girls.

You're getting more beautiful

every time I see you.

Aren't they turning into

lovely young ladies?

Yes, they certainly are.

Is that any way for the future

Mrs Chad Douglas Fairchild

to be dressed

the day before her wedding?

- We've been having fittings all day.

- You poor thing.

- What is that monstrosity?

- It's a tent, Belle.

I can see that.

Whatever does your mother

have in mind?

- It's for the buffet.

- It looks more like a circus to me.

Girls, would you take these cold drinks

out to those hardworking boys out there?

- You look beautiful, Belle.

- Thank you, dear.

- What about me?

- That goes without saying, Delilah.

- It's him. I told you it was him.

- It is him. It is him.

He said we were the cutest girls

he'd seen all month.

He's really gorgeous.

It used to be that I knew the Christian

name of every day worker in the county.

Nowadays you just open the Yellow Pages

and take your chances with the riffraff.

Delilah and I are contemplating

carrying pistols in our pocketbooks.

Ain't that the truth?

Not only is that tent an eyesore,

it's a potential hazard. Young man!

Young man, can't you do

something about those guy lines?

Somebody's bound to trip on that

and break their neck.

I think this will solve

your problem, ma'am.

By the way,

that's a beautiful outfit you're wearing.

The finest of silk pongee,

the likes of which I haven't seen

since Mademoiselle ran that layout

on Princess Di's trousseau.

- You're pushing your luck, aren't you?

- I'm just tryin' to earn a livin'.

Minimum wage. $3.35 an hour.

It's not much, but I can make it work.

- You know, there's a line...

- Of course. That's what holds up the tent.

That's not the line I'm referring to.

The line I'm talking about is the line

between good manners and bad manners,

order and chaos. Cross that line...

If you're talkin' about the state line,

princess, I've already seen it.

They're place settings for 36, April,

taken from the court of King George

and handed down from eldest daughter

to eldest daughter, every other generation,

from the time our forefathers

decided to legitimise themselves,

and join the civilised society.

Since that time, the Delongpre family can

claim three governors, two US senators,

three electives of

the House of Representatives,

a Supreme Court justice,

and an ambassador to Chile.

And at our table we've had

the likes of General Patton,

President Woodrow Wilson,

Jimmy Carter,

Lyndon Johnson, the actress,

Tallulah Bankhead, and Truman Capote

and that film star, Grace Kelly,

before she married her prince.

And Betty Ford, after her rehabilitation.

Come election time, where do our Yankee

brothers come a-courtin' but here?

For where the south goes,

so goes the presidency.

And why is that?

Cos we here in the south

take care of our own.

Always have, always will.

Perry?

Perry.

Perry, come out. I don't have much time.

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