[ Birds Twittering ]
[ Twittering Continues ]
[ People Conversing, Indistinct ]
[ Children Laughing, Chattering ]
[ Chattering Continues ]
HURRY UP ! HEY, WAIT ! WAIT FOR ME !
[ Continues Shouting ]
HURRY !
[ Insect Buzzing ]
[ Meows ]
[ Woman Screaming ] NO ! AAH !
[ Woman Weeping ]
[ Baby Crying ]
[ Crying Continues ]
YOUR DAUGHTER, SIR.
[ Crying ]
[ Murmuring ]
[ Crying Stops ]
YOU'LL BE WITH OUR SON IN HEAVEN.
[ Sobbing ]
GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD DAY TO YOU, DOCTOR.
FATHER'S HOME ! FATHER'S HOME !
CATHERINE, QUIETLY, PLEASE. FATHER !
CATHERINE.
[ Grunts, Chuckles ]
I SEE YOUR INSTRUCTION OF BEHAVIOR BEFITTING A YOUNG LADY GOES ON, BUSINESS AS USUAL.
OH, PLEASE DON'T BE ANGRY WITH AUNT LAVINIA, FATHER.
SHE TRIED TO STOP ME, BUT MY HEART BEAT MY BREAST...
WITH SUCH A VOLUPTUOUS SWELL.
TO HAVE A DAUGHTER WITH SUCH HIGHBROW TASTE...
IN DRESS AND LITERATURE, AND AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, WELL.
AND IT IS YOU I HAVE TO THANK, DEAR SISTER.
COME, FATHER. YES, YES.
HERE YOU GO.
[ Choking ] OH, FATHER, I'M SO SORRY.
IT WAS A RASPBERRY. ON THE CONTINENT, PEOPLE PUT-- WE'RE IN NEW YORK.
AND IN NEW YORK, PORT IS UNADORNED.
IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK THAT THERE BE ONE THING NOT OVERDONE IN THIS HOUSEHOLD ?
- [ Choking ] - SURPRISE !
[ Together ] HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR. AUSTIN. SURPRISE.
[ Party Chattering ] [ Choking Continues ]
EXCUSE ME, I-- [ Clears Throat ]
MY WINE WENT-- WENT DOWN THE WRONG WAY.
[ Woman ] COME ALONG, DEAR. THAT SHOULD BE LOVELY.
[ Chattering Continues ]
NOW DON'T BE NERVOUS. WE'VE REHEARSED THIS A THOUSAND TIMES.
SHH, PLEASE. SIT DOWN.
SWEETHEART ?
[ Chattering Stops ]
* [ Piano ]
* THERE-- [ Clears Throat ]
- [ Off-Key ] * THERE-- - [ Whispering ]
[ Whispering ] NOW COME ON.
* [ Piano ]
[ Off-Key ] * THERE--
[ Whimpers ] [ Trickling Sound ]
[ Whispering, Giggling ]
[ Giggling Continues ]
OH, AUSTIN. SIT DOWN. COME WITH ME.
SHH ! SHH !
MAUREEN ! MAUREEN, THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT. DO SOMETHING.
ALICE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECITE SOMETHING FOR US ?
DO YOU WANT YOUR CAKE ?
GOOD NIGHT, CATHERINE. GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD BIRD. GOOD BIRD.
[ Man, Children Chattering ]
AH, GOOD AFTERNOON, DOCTOR. GOOD AFTERNOON.
FATHER'S HOME ! FATHER'S HOME !
CATHERINE, UNLIKE THE FOURTH OF JULY,
THE OCCASION OF YOUR FATHER COMING HOME IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE.
PLEASE DO NOT JANGLE MY NERVES SO ARBITRARILY. CATHERINE !
[ Stomping ] CATHERINE !
GOOD AFTERNOON, DR. SLOPER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, FATHER.
[ Panting ] DID YOU FORGET THE PARTY AT AUNT ELIZABETH'S ?
MY DEAR CHILD, THE WORLD WAS CREATED IN SIX DAYS.
SURELY WE MORTALS CAN PREPARE FOR A GATHERING IN THREE HOURS. [ Laughing ]
FATHER, THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO.
PLEASE, I BEG YOU, ALLOW ME TO ATTEND MYSELF.
I FEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I KEEP YOU FROM YOUR PREPARATIONS A MOMENT LONGER.
[ Laughing ]
CATHERINE !
[ Door Opens ]
HOW LONG COULD IT TAKE FOR ONE WOMAN TO MINISTER TO HERSELF ?
NOW, AUSTIN, CHOOSING ONE'S FIRST EVENING GOWN ALONE...
IS A GREAT EVENT FOR A YOUNG GIRL.
PLEASE... BE GENTLE.
IF A PRELUDE IS NECESSARY, IT MUST BE BAD INDEED.
SO THIS MAGNIFICENT CREATURE IS MY CHILD.
I'LL GO CHANGE. YOU'VE TAKEN UP ENOUGH TIME ALREADY.
COME ALONG.
YAH ! YAH !
GOOD DAY, MRS. THORNBRED. GOOD DAY.
OH, IT'S UNCLE AUSTIN. UNCLE AUSTIN. [ Chattering ]
[ Girls ] UNCLE AUSTIN ! UNCLE AUSTIN !
LAVINIA. OH.
OH, ELIZABETH. HELLO, AUNT LAVINIA.
WHAT A HAVEN OF PEACE AND TRANQUILITY.
OH, DEAR BROTHER, THAT'S A SURE SIGN OF GETTING OLD.
IT DOES SEEM THAT THE YOUNG GET MORE RAUCOUS AS WE GET OLDER.
IT'S DELIGHTFUL.
ANYTHING SHORT OF HIS OWN CHAIR IN HIS FRONT ROOM SEEMS VIOLENT TO AUSTIN.
LAVINIA HAS NOT COTTONED ONTO THE FACT THAT SHE'S A SHEEP.
* [ Men Singing ]
LOVELY, DEAR. OH, I DON'T THINK FATHER APPROVES.
WELL, DON'T LET THAT TROUBLE YOU UNDULY, MY DEAR.
IF THERE'S ONE THING I'VE LEARNED OF MY BROTHER AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
IT'S THAT HE'S GENERALLY NOT THE APPROVING SORT.
COME. MARIAN IS EAGER TO SEE YOU.
* THERE THEY ARE THERE THEY ARE THERE THEY ARE *
* [ Continues ]
OH, SEE HOW SHE BEAMS ?
THEY MUST BE VERY MUCH IN LOVE. DEAR CHILD, HE'S A STOCKBROKER.
HE'LL MAKE A FINE HUSBAND.
THAT IS ALL MARRYING REQUIRES.
I OFTENTIMES THINK IT'S EASIER TO BE BASIC.
ONE'S NEEDS ARE SO SIMPLE. A POLKA !
WHY DO THEY DO THAT TO ME ? MARIAN, CATHERINE'S HERE.
CATHERINE. A NEW DRESS ?
[ All Chattering Simultaneously ]
ONE MUST TAKE CARE OF OTHER'S NEEDS BEFORE ONE'S OWN.
CAN YOU IMAGINE ANYTHING MORE DISAGREEABLE ?
[ Elizabeth ] CONGRATULATIONS, MY DEAR. MAY I ?
[ Chattering Continues ]
IF I WANTED TO BE A PIONEER, I'D SETTLE IN MINNESOTA. ISN'T SHE PRETTY ?
I THINK IT'S BEASTLY WE CAN'T DANCE. I KNOW.
[ Man ] SO WE'LL BUY A NEW HOUSE EVERY THREE OR FOUR YEARS.
WE'LL KEEP MOVING UP. IS IT TRUE IT'S ALL THE RAGE IN PARIS ?
- MORRIS. MORRIS. - WHAT IS IT YOU WANT ME TO DO NOW MARIAN ?
YOU MUST TAKE CATHERINE OUTSIDE TO DANCE.
IF YOUR WIFE-TO-BE IS THIS DEMANDING OF ME, DEAR COUSIN, CAN YOU IMAGINE--
[ Man ] OH, YES, I CAN.
SOMEONE HAS TO DEMAND OF YOU. IT MAY HELP TO BUILD SOME LONG-AWAITED CHARACTER.
YOU SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE ? YOU'VE MADE POOR MISS--
MISS--
[ Giggling ] ANSWER HIM, PLEASE.
HE'S CONCEITED ENOUGH TO BELIEVE HE HAS MADE YOU SPEECHLESS.
THIS IS CATHERINE SLOPER, MARIAN'S COUSIN. THIS IS MORRIS TOWNSEND.
SHALL WE ? COME.
* [ Chamber Orchestra ]
[ Laughing, Chattering ]
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX.
IF I CAN HAVE YOUR ATTENTION UP HERE, I PROMISE YOU I'LL TAKE CARE OF DOWN THERE.
[ Both Grunting ]
OH, FORGIVE ME. I'VE BEEN OFF THE DANCE FLOOR FOR FAR TOO LONG, IT SEEMS.
HERE. LET'S TRY THIS DANGEROUS SPORT.
HERE.
PLEASE SIT DOWN. OH.
I'LL GET SOME REFRESHMENTS, SHALL I ? OH.
* [ Continues ]
OH, GRACIOUS.
- MY DEAR, WHAT ARE YOU DOING, HIDING IN THE BUSHES ? - NO--
YOU MUST COME OUT WHERE THE YOUNG MEN CAN SEE YOU-- NO, NO, NO.
OH, MY.
I D-- I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE BEEN INTRODUCED. MORRIS TOWNSEND.
COUSIN TO ARTHUR. I BEGGED MISS SLOPER TO TAKE PITY ON ME.
I'M AFRAID, AS A DANCER, I MAKE A VERY GOOD HORSEMAN.
WELL, MR. TOWNSEND, I CAME LOOKING FOR MY NIECE...
BECAUSE THERE WERE SEVERAL YOUNG MEN SEARCHING FOR HER FRANTICALLY.
SHE'S BEEN IGNORING HER DANCE CARD SHAMELESSLY.
HOWEVER, IF SHE'S PROMISED TO KEEP YOU COMPANY,
I'LL TRY TO KEEP THEM AT BAY A LITTLE LONGER.
NOW, I'VE MET THE MOST CHARMING WOMEN HERE TONIGHT, BUT THEY ALL COME FROM THE SAME FAMILY.
IT'S REMARKABLE. [ Gasping ]
I'M GOING TO PRETEND I DIDN'T FIND YOU, CATHERINE.
BUT YOU MUST NOT MONOPOLIZE HER, MR. TOWNSEND. OH, NO.
WELL, I SEE OUR TIME IS LIMITED. I MUST MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
I DON'T WANT TO EARN THE ENMITY OF EVERY MAN HERE.
PLEASE DON'T MOCK ME, MR. TOWNSEND.
I'VE OFFENDED YOU.
NO. NO, I--
MR. ROBBINS. HE'S--
HE'S--
DO YOU SEE ? AND, UH, MR. ALMOND.
HE'S-- HE'S MY--
[ Laughing ] HE'S MY UNCLE.
A WOMAN WITHOUT GUILE. WHAT A RARITY.
[ Laughing ] GUILE ? ME ? NO.
I MEAN, A WOMAN OF SUCH UNCOMMON GRACE HAS-- HAS NO NEED OF GUILE.
PLEASE DON'T BANISH ME.
YOU SEE, I'VE BEEN AWAY FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
AND IF YOU LEAVE ME, I-- I'LL BE FORCED TO MAKE MY OWN WAY...
IN-- IN THIS STRANGE AND I'M QUITE SURE DANGEROUS WORLD.
I KNEW I HADN'T BEEN MISTAKEN.
YOU ARE INDEED GRACIOUS-- FAR BEYOND WHAT I DESERVE, I'M SURE.
YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, I--
[ Laughing ] OH, THANK YOU.
[ Moans ] OH, ALLOW ME.
[ Sighs ] MISS SLOPER. MISS--
- WHO'S THAT YOUNG FOREIGNER TALKING TO CATHERINE ? - THAT'S NO FOREIGNER.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT IN THINKING HIM ONE.
- HE LOOKS QUITE BRILLIANT. - HE'S ARTHUR'S COUSIN, AUSTIN.
SEVERAL TIMES REMOVED, OF COURSE. OF COURSE.
YOU SEE, THERE ARE TOWNSENDS, AND THEN THERE ARE TOWNSENDS.
THE YOUNG BRANCHES, ELDER BRANCHES, OF COURSE. INFERIOR BRANCHES ?
WELL, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS WITH ALL ROYAL LINES.
[ Marian ] ARTHUR. EXCUSE ME.
YOUR MOTHER WANTS TO SEE US BOTH.
AUSTIN, YOU MUST CHOOSE YOUR OPPONENTS WITH MORE DISCRETION.
UH, GO FIND ALICE, GIRLS.
OTHERWISE, THERE'S NO SPORT TO SLAUGHTER.
* [ Violin ]
THANK YOU.
GOOD-BYE, MY DEAR.
MISS SLOPER,
YOU DROPPED THIS.
[ Austin ] THAT CHARMING YOUNG MAN WAS UNCOMMONLY TENDER,
LAVINIA, WHENEVER YOU CONVERSED.
HE HAD SUCH A DEVOTED AIR.
MY DEAR BROTHER, THE DEVOTION WAS NOT TO ME.
IT WAS OF CATHERINE HE SPOKE.
SO HE'S IN LOVE WITH THIS REGAL CREATURE, THEN ? OH, FATHER !
HE DIDN'T SAY THAT. BUT HE ADMIRED HER DRESS.
IT MUST BE LOVE, OR HE THINKS SHE HAS 80,000 A YEAR.
I DON'T BELIEVE HE THINKS OF THAT. HE'S TOO REFINED.
HE MUST BE TREMENDOUSLY REFINED. YES.
YES, HE-- YES.
MISS SLOPER-- [ Surprised Shout ]
OH ! I'M SORRY. I'M--
I'M SO SORRY. YOUR MUSIC.
[ Sighs ]
[ Chuckles ] MY-- MY CLUMSINESS IN YOUR PRESENCE IS BECOMING LEGENDARY.
EX-- EXCUSE ME.
I'M SORRY TO HAVE BOTHERED YOU.
YEAH, I WAS-- I WAS JUST SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
AND I-- I'M SORRY.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO--
PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES.
MR. TOWNSEND-- OH !
SORRY.
OH, MY !
YOU'RE SO BLESSED TO HAVE A TALENT FOR MUSIC.
OH, I HAVE NO TALENT.
JUST, UM, APPRECIATION. YEARNING.
OH, CAN IT BE THAT I HAVE FOUND A TWIN ?
YOU-- YOU SEE, MUSIC IS SUCH AN INTENSE LOVE OF MINE...
THAT MY WEAKNESS IN THE EXECUTION OF IT IS THE CAUSE OF GREAT PAIN...
AND, AT TIMES, GREATER EMBARRASSMENT.
Y-- YOU SEE, I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THAT I AM SO UNTALENTED AT SOMETHING...
THAT TOUCHES ME SO DEEPLY,
I-- I SIMPLY BELIEVE THAT I'VE NOT YET...
DISCOVERED THE KEY THAT WILL UNLOCK THE GIFT.
I KNOW. REALLY ?
YES. THAT-- THAT'S THE EXACT THING.
EVERY NIGHT I INCLUDE A MENTION OF IT IN MY PRAYERS. [ Laughs ]
I THOUGHT THAT I WAS ALONE.
OH.
DO YOU SUPPOSE IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD--
I-- I LIVE WITH MY SISTER AND-- AND HER FIVE CHILDREN WHILE I SEEK EMPLOYMENT.
AND OUR SITUATION DOESN'T ALLOW...
FOR SUCH FRIVOLITY AS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
BUT DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT IT WOULD EVER BE POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD--
YOU ARE BRAVE. I AM NOT, SO MUCH.
I SO WANT TO FIND FAVOR WITH YOU. PLEASE-- [ Gasps ]
PLEASE-- PLEASE DON'T BELIEVE THAT I AM SO MUCH A FOOL AS I APPEAR WITH YOU.
I CAN'T SEEM-- I CAN'T SEEM TO--
HERE'S ANOTHER.
GOOD DAY.
MR. TOWNSEND ? [ Clears Throat ]
WE WOULD BE PLEASED TO EXTEND THE USE OF OUR PIANO.
IS TOMORROW TOO SOON...
FOR OUR SLOPER-TOWNSEND MUSIC SOCIETY TO COMMENCE ?
NO. NOT-- NOT TOO SOON. YES.
* [ Piano ]
* [ Continues ]
[ Whispers, Indistinct ]
[ Whispering ] YOUR AUNT IS LEAVING.
YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME, MR. TOWNSEND.
I HAVE THE MOST FORTUITOUS HEADACHE.
OF COURSE.
EXCUSE ME.
AUNT ? HMM ?
I CAN HARDLY BE AN AUDIENCE TO YOU AND MR. TOWNSEND FOREVER.
I'VE NEGLECTED MY DUTIES SHAMELESSLY THESE PAST WEEKS.
BESIDES, MOST YOUNG LADIES CRAVE TIME ALONE WITH THEIR BEAUX.
HE IS NOT MY BEAU.
MR. TOWNSEND'S INTEREST IS IN THE PIANO.
ACCOMPLISHED AS MR. TOWNSEND MAY BE IN MANY AREAS,
HE'S NO FREDERIC CHOPIN.
AND EVEN MR. CHOPIN WOULD BE HARD-PRESSED TO TRAVEL...
FIVE TIMES A WEEK FOR FOUR WEEKS ACROSS TOWN IN AN OMNIBUS...
TO PRACTICE ON AN INSTRUMENT SO IN NEED OF TUNING.
BESIDES, I HAVE THE YOUNG MAN'S CONFIDENCE.
HE'S COME A-COURTING.
[ Giggles ] TAKE MR. BYRON'S ADVICE:
"BE WARM, BUT PURE.
BE AMOROUS, BUT BE CHASTE."
NO, NO ! GO. GO.
ARE YOU AFRAID TO BE ALONE WITH ME ? HMM ?
MM, MM, NO.
JUST DOES NOT SEEM QUITE PROPER.
IS PROPER SO IMPORTANT TO YOU ?
IS A STROLL IN THE PARK PROPER ?
WILL THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY ?
YOU KNOW, I ASK FOR NOTHING MORE.
EH, WE-- YOU DO.
[ Chattering ]
GOOD AFTERNOON, DOCTOR. GOOD AFTERNOON.
HOW DO YOU DO ?
AFTERNOON. LOVELY DAY, DOCTOR.
THEY'RE RATHER HUMBLE, I'M AFRAID.
[ Catherine ] NO, THEY'RE LOVELY.
OH, BUT THEY PALE IN COMPARISON TO YOU. [ Laughing ]
[ Laughs ]
MAUREEN SAID YOU WANTED TO SEE ME, AUSTIN ?
WOULD YOU CARE FOR SOME PORT ? OH, MY. [ Laughs ]
THERE.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF DAY,
WATCHING THE SUN GO DOWN...
AS THE CITY WINDS TO A CLOSE, SO PEACEFUL AND QUIET.
IT QUITE LULLS ONE...
INTO A SENSE OF RESTFUL TRANQUILITY.
[ Laughs ] ABSOLUTELY FALSE, AS IT HAPPENS, BECAUSE DARKNESS IS FALLING,
AND MY DAUGHTER IS RUNNING WILD IN A PUBLIC PARK WITH A MAN;
A VIRTUAL STRANGER TO ME, BUT BY ALL APPEARANCES NOT TO HER.
OH, AUSTIN-- ARE YOUR DUTIES TOO NUMEROUS, LAVINIA ?
LET US TAKE THEIR NUMBER, SHALL WE ?
WELL, THERE'S, UH, CHAPERONING CATHERINE.
AND THERE'S, UH--
WE-WELL, THAT'S IT.
SHOULD I PERHAPS HIRE YOU AN ASSISTANT ?
I-- I WOULDN'T WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE...
OF OUR FAMILIAL BOND BY OVERWORKING YOU.
[ Door Opens ] [ Catherine Stomping ]
OH, FATHER, ISN'T THAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY ?
PERHAPS IT'S TIME I MADE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF YOUR YOUNG MAN.
YES ! [ Lavinia Chuckles ]
SO IN SHORT, I WOULD SAY THAT IF A GONDOLA DOESN'T COME EQUIPPED WITH A GONDOLIER,
WALKING IS A VERY GOOD PLAN, UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU LIKE TO SWIM.
[ All Laughing ]
OH, MORRIS, MORRIS, TELL-- TELL DR. SLOPER...
ABOUT THE TIME IN SWITZERLAND WHEN YOU TOOK IT INTO YOUR HEAD TO SCALE THE ALPS.
I'M SURE THE TELLING WOULD BENEFIT FROM A GOOD CIGAR AND, UH, SOME EXCELLENT PORT WINE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MR. TOWNSEND ?
OH, I-- I THINK A STORY CAN'T HELP BUT BE IMPROVED BY SUCH ACCOUTREMENTS.
SINCE YOU BOTH KNOW THE STORY, IT CAN'T BE THAT MUCH OF AN INCONVENIENCE. SHALL WE ?
YES, OF COURSE. EXCUSE ME.
[ Whispering ] AUNT. NO, NO. [ Men Murmuring ]
[ Silently ]
I'M SURE YOU HAVE ANY NUMBER OF DELIGHTFUL STORIES THAT WOMEN ARE ENTHRALLED WITH.
NOW IT IS YOU WHO ARE BEING KIND. [ Chuckles ] [ Chuckles ]
THERE. THANK YOU.
I HEAR YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A POSITION.
WHAT ARE YOU FIT FOR ? NOT VERY MUCH, I'M AFRAID.
I HAVE ONLY A GOOD RIGHT ARM, AS THEY SAY IN MELODRAMAS.
IN ADDITION TO YOUR GOOD RIGHT ARM, YOU HAVE YOUR SUBTLE BRAIN AND AMAZING PHYSIOGNOMY.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER IN THE FACE OF SUCH GENEROUS OBSERVATION.
YOU ADVISE ME, THEN, NOT TO DESPAIR ?
I SHOULD BE SORRY TO ADMIT THAT ANY ROBUST,
WELL-DISPOSED YOUNG MAN NEED EVER DESPAIR.
WERE YOU KINDLY INTENDING TO PROPOSE SOMETHING TO MY ADVANTAGE ?
IT OCCURS TO ME I SOMETIMES HEAR OF POSITIONS OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK.
MM. I'M AFRAID I COULDN'T MANAGE THAT.
YOU SEE, I'M-- I'M MY SISTER'S ONLY LIVING RELATIVE.
SHE'S A WIDOW, AND I'M PROVIDING AN EDUCATION FOR HER FIVE CHILDREN.
I AM SURE YOU MUST BE A GREAT COMFORT TO HER IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
AS, UH, HONORABLE AS THAT IS, IT IS HARDLY A CAREER.
MM. IT WILL NOT MAKE MY FORTUNE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.
ARE YOU BENT ON MAKING A FORTUNE ?
ON THE CONTRARY, I'M SIMPLY LOOKING TO TURN AN HONEST PENNY.
I SHALL KEEP THAT IN MIND.
IF MY SITUATION BECOMES DESPERATE, I SHALL PERHAPS TAKE THE LIBERTY OF REMINDING YOU.
BE ASSURED, I WILL NOT LOSE SIGHT OF YOU.
NOW, I'M-- I'M QUITE IN THE MOOD OF AN ALPINE ADVENTURE.
AND LEAVE OUT NONE OF THE DETAILS THAT I'M SURE YOU DID FOR THE LADIES.
[ Men Laughing ]
WHAT CAN THEY BE TALKING ABOUT, ALL THIS TIME ?
I FEEL ONE OF MY HEADACHES COMING ON.
IF YOU WISH TO RETIRE, I WILL MAKE YOUR EXCUSES. [ Door Opens ]
OH. [ Whispering ] DID IT GO WELL ?
HE'S AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN, YOUR FATHER.
HE'S THE TYPE OF MAN I WOULD WISH TO BE.
I KNEW YOU TWO WOULD GET ALONG.
AND WHAT IF WE HADN'T ?
I SHOULD LIKE YOU TO TELL ME THAT IT WOULDN'T HAVE MATTERED.
BUT OF COURSE IT WOULD HAVE MATTERED. IT WOULD HAVE MATTERED GREATLY.
YOU WOULD NOT HAVE WELCOMED THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRADICT HIM.
I NEVER CONTRADICT HIM.
YOU WOULD HEAR ME ABUSED WITHOUT OPENING YOUR LIPS IN MY DEFENSE ?
MY FATHER WOULD NOT ABUSE YOU. HE DOES NOT KNOW YOU WELL ENOUGH.
[ Both Laughing ]
I'D LIKE US TO PLAY FOR YOUR FATHER, CATHERINE. NO.
DON'T YOU KNOW YET THAT TOGETHER WE HAVE SANCTUARY ?
COME. COME.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
* [ Piano ]
[ Murmuring ]
* [ Italian ]
* [ Continues ]
* [ Joins In ]
* [ Ends ]
BRAVO.
HE THAT WILL NOT APPLY NEW REMEDIES MUST EXPECT NEW EVILS.
[ Women Giggling ]
[ Whispers ] WOULD YOU GO ? [ Shrieks ]
[ Door Closes ]
CATHERINE, I'M--
FORGIVE ME, I'M TREMBLING LIKE A SCHOOLBOY.
I NEVER IMAGINED I'D BE TAKEN LIKE THIS.
I MUST-- I MUST CONFESS I ACQUIRED A CERTAIN...
VENEER DURING MY TRAVELS.
BUT, UM, I'D HEARD TALES OF THIS-- THIS THING,
BUT I SUSPECTED IT WAS AN IDEA...
ORIGINATED BY MERCENARY NOVELISTS.
YOU KNOW, I FIND MYSELF--
I FIND MYSELF PERFORMING THE MOST USELESS TASKS...
IN THE HOPE THAT I'LL FIND A MOMENT'S RESPITE FROM THINKING OF YOU.
I-- I'M QUITE OVERCOME.
[ Chattering, Applauding ]
OH, MISS, MISS.
LET ME HELP YOU.
[ Bell Jingling ]
OH, YOU MUST BE MORE CAREFUL, DEAR.
ON THIS MOST HAPPY OF OCCASIONS,
I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MY DAUGHTER AND MY SON-IN-LAW.
- MY GREATEST HOPE FOR YOU BOTH IS THAT YOUR YEARS TOGETHER... - MADAM ? SIR ?
- THANK YOU. - WILL BE AS HAPPY AND AS BOUNTIFUL...
AS YOUR MOTHER'S AND MINE HAVE BEEN.
[ Man ] WELL SAID. WONDERFUL. ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
I'LL DO MY BEST FOR HER.
[ Arthur ] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THREE CHEERS. LOVE AND PROSPERITY. TO THE COUPLE.
HEAR, HEAR.
AUSTIN, DON'T YOU THINK HE'S CHARMING ?
SO YOU TOO BELIEVE THAT HE'S PAYING ATTENTION TO MY DAUGHTER...
FOR HER UNCOMMON BEAUTY AND WIT.
WOULD THIS BE AN INOPPORTUNE TIME TO REMIND YOU...
WAS VERY WELL ENDOWED MONETARILY WHEN YOU HAD OCCASION TO MARRY HER ?
- YOU'RE CERTAINLY NOT SUGGESTING, ARE YOU-- - I SUGGEST NOTHING.
FOR YOU NOR MR. TOWNSEND.
I MERELY STATE FACTS.
HE'S ALTOGETHER TOO FAMILIAR, TOO SELF-ASSURED. HE'S--
RAVISHING, POSSESSED OF A RAPIER WIT AND A VELVET CHARM.
WHILE YOU, DEAR AUSTIN-- [ Groans ]
NOW, IF YOU ARE REALLY INTENT ON GATHERING INSIDE INFORMATION,
MRS. MONTGOMERY, THE MUCH-MENTIONED SISTER.
[ Girl ] CATHERINE, DO YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH US ?
YES, YES, COME ALONG !
CATHERINE, WAIT. MARTHA, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET CATHERINE.
MY DEAR CATHERINE, I AM SO PLEASED TO MEET YOU. [ Giggles ]
MORRIS HAS TOLD ME SO MUCH ABOUT YOU. MARTHA--
I AM CATHERINE.
I HAVE HEARD MUCH ABOUT YOU TOO.
MAY I PRESENT ALICE ALMOND, MY COUSIN ?
HOW DO YOU DO ? [ Bell Jingling ]
OH, CATHERINE, LOOK. WE'RE MISSING THE RING. COME. WILL YOU EXCUSE US ?
[ Jingling Continues ]
- I'M-- - THANK YOU, MARTHA.
YES. [ Laughing ]
OH, THAT'S A LARGE PIECE. WATCH THE GLASS.
[ Arthur ] WELL, I'M A BROKER, NOT A WAITER.
[ Marian ] OH, HERE, HERE. I'M SORRY, I-- [ Arthur ] THANK YOU.
I HOPE THERE'S ENOUGH.
[ Girl ] FOR ALICE. OKAY, ALICE.
[ Marian ] HERE WE GO. [ Arthur ] WHO'S GOING TO FIND THE RING ?
- [ Marian ] ANYONE ? - [ Woman ] YOURS IS ON THE BRINK OF PROPOSING !
KEEP LOOKING. I MET THIS--
WHO'S NEXT ? THANK YOU.
[ Marian ] CAROLINE. CAROLINE. [ Squealing ]
OH ! IT'S CATHERINE, IS IT ?
[ Applause ]
* [ Chamber Orchestra ]
[ Applause Continues ]
INTRODUCE ME.
[ Elizabeth ] MAY I PRESENT MY BROTHER, DR. SLOPER ?
[ Marian ] OH, MY BROTHER--
MISS PENNIMAN, Y-- YOUR HANDKERCHIEF.
BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH. WE MUST MEET AND PLAN. DANGER IS AT HAND.
HERE YOU ARE. WHERE DID THAT COME FROM ?
THE CAKE. YOU CAUGHT THE RING IN THE CAKE ?
WELL, I HOPE THAT'S A GOOD OMEN.
YOUR FATHER IS INVESTIGATING ME.
HE DOESN'T TRUST ME, I'M AFRAID.
I DON'T SEE HOW YOU COULD KNOW.
I FEEL IT.
I'M VERY QUICK TO FEEL.
MORRIS.
WHEN MY MOTHER AND MY BROTHER WERE TAKEN,
I BECAME FATHER'S LIFE.
[ Sighs ] HE MUST FEEL...
CERTAIN THAT HE HAS DONE HIS DUTY TOWARDS ME.
IF I WERE BEING PURSUED BY THE POPE, HE WOULD INVESTIGATE HIM TOO.
IF YOU WERE BEING PURSUED BY THE POPE, HE SHOULD INDEED HAVE CAUSE FOR DISMAY.
[ Laughing ]
[ Laughs ]
IT'S MY SIZE.
[ Whispering ] I LOVE YOU.
[ Chuckles ]
HOW CHARMING.
YOU'VE, UH, TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY, MRS. MONTGOMERY ?
[ Laughing ] OH, MY BROTHER.
HE'S COLLECTED SOMETHING FROM EVERYWHERE HE'S EVER BEEN FOR ME.
ARE YOU CLOSE TO HIM ? OH, YES.
WE WERE ORPHANED FROM AN EARLY AGE AND REARED EACH OTHER.
WHAT SORT OF GENTLEMAN IS YOUR BROTHER ?
[ Grunting ] EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU, THERESE.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO TALK ABOUT ONE'S BROTHER.
IT SEEMS TO ME IT IS NOT WHEN ONE HAS GOOD THINGS TO SAY.
OH, YES, EVEN THEN, WHEN SUCH A GREAT DEAL DEPENDS UPON IT.
AND FOR YOUR BROTHER, A GREAT DEAL DOES DEPEND ON IT.
I MEANT FOR MISS SLOPER.
PLEASE SIT DOWN. OH, THANK YOU.
- WHAT DOES HE TELL YOU ? - THAT HE IS IN LOVE.
YOU CAN'T BE THAT OBTUSE. IT'S MY BELIEF YOUR BROTHER LIVES OFF YOU.
NOW HE MEANS TO LIVE OFF MY POOR CATHERINE, AND SHE'S TOO SIMPLEMINDED TO SEE IT.
IF THAT IS TRULY WHAT YOU BELIEVE, THEN YOUR PATH IS A SIMPLE ONE:
DON'T LET HER MARRY HIM.
YOU HAVE DAUGHTERS ? YES.
WHEN YOUNG MEN COME A-COURTING, YOU WILL BE CONCERNED WITH THEIR MORAL CHARACTER.
CATHERINE IS ILL-EQUIPPED TO LOOK AFTER HERSELF.
I CAN'T STAND BY AND SEE HER MAKE SO GREAT A MISTAKE.
IF I'D THROW HIM BACK ON YOU, THE LEAST I CAN DO IS HELP WITH THE BURDEN.
I SHALL TAKE THE LIBERTY OF PLACING IN YOUR HANDS...
AN AMOUNT FOR YOUR BROTHER'S SUPPORT.
NO WONDER YOU HAVE SUCH A GREAT CONCERN ABOUT MONEY.
YOU BELIEVE IT CAN BUY ANYTHING.
MAMA !
YOU'LL FORGIVE ME FOR TELLING YOU:
IT'S EASY TO SAY WHEN ONE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED PURCHASING POWER.
PEOPLE TALK GREATLY ABOUT IT: PLAIN, STUPID GIRL...
WITH A LARGE FORTUNE...
MARRYING A HANDSOME, WORLDLY MAN WITHOUT A PENNY.
DON'T THEY, DOCTOR ? IMAGINE THE INDIGNITY.
WHY, PEOPLE MIGHT EVEN THINK THAT YOU HAD BEEN TAKEN FOR A FOOL.
IT'S MORE THAN A MAN IN YOUR POSITION SHOULD EVER HAVE TO BEAR.
YOU DO ME A GRAVE INJUSTICE. DO I ?
TIME WILL TELL THE TRUTH OF IT. EXCUSE ME.
[ Austin ] MR. TOWNSEND, I HOPE YOU WEREN'T WAITING TOO LONG.
YOU CAN ONLY APPROXIMATE HOW LONG THESE THINGS TAKE.
OH, NO. IT'S A WONDERFUL THING TO HAVE A PROFESSION.
AH, BUT IT'S NOT ONLY A THING ONE HAS. IT'S A THING ONE MUST APPLY DAILY.
YES, BUT THERE IS TREMENDOUS SATISFACTION IN THAT APPLICATION.
AS MUCH AS IN SCALING AN ALP OR RIDING IN A GONDOLA ?
WELL, I'M SURE I WOULDN'T KNOW, NEVER HAVING HAD A PROFESSION.
SO WE'RE AT AN IMPASSE, AS THEY SAY,
FOR I'VE NEVER SCALED AN ALP FOR BEING OCCUPIED WITH APPLYING MY PROFESSION.
I WISH TO MARRY YOUR DAUGHTER, SIR.
SHE IS SIMPLY ONE OF THE MOST DELIGHTFUL...
AND CHARMING INDIVIDUALS I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
MR. TOWNSEND, YOU MUST BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE.
AS CATHERINE'S FATHER, I HAVE, I TRUST, A JUST...
AND TENDER APPRECIATION OF HER MANY GOOD QUALITIES.
BUT I DON'T MIND TELLING YOU, I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF HER AS DELIGHTFUL OR CHARMING...
AND NEVER EXPECTED ANYONE ELSE TO EITHER.
WELL, I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D THINK OF CATHERINE IF I WERE HER FATHER.
I CAN'T PUT MYSELF IN THAT PLACE. I SPEAK FROM MY OWN POINT OF VIEW.
AND YOU SPEAK VERY WELL.
KEEP TALKING, SIR, FOR I FEEL SURE YOU'LL BE TELLING ME NEXT OF HER BEAUTY AND WIT.
DR. SLOPER, I DON'T PRETEND TO KNOW...
WHAT ALCHEMY IS AT WORK HERE,
BUT THE FACT IS, I'VE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER THAN THESE TEN WEEKS.
TO INTRODUCE MAGIC TO A MAN OF SCIENCE IN THE COURSE OF A DIALOGUE...
SIGNALS THAT COMMON GROUND HAS LONG DEPARTED.
WELL, THEN-- THEN LET ME SPEAK A LANGUAGE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND.
I'VE LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO LEARN CERTAIN TRUTHS ABOUT MYSELF.
ONE IS THAT MY VANITY REQUIRES AN AUDIENCE.
NOW, THIS IS NOT THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OF TRAITS, AND WOMEN ARE QUICK TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS.
NOT SO, CATHERINE.
I TIRE MYSELF BEFORE SHE TIRES OF ME, WHICH IS SAYING A GREAT DEAL.
WHAT YOU SEE, AND MY STORIES,
ARE ALL I BRING TO THIS UNION.
AND SHE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING...
EVER TO ROAM THE PLANET.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD TO SOMEONE ?
PERHAPS YOU DO. PERHAPS THAT IS-- PERHAPS THAT IS WHAT BRINGS US TO THIS TO THIS PLACE.
CATHERINE IS SO GOOD...
AND HONEST AND-- AND TRUE.
SHE-- SHE LIVES IN A PLACE WHERE EVERYTHING IS SHINING AND CLEAN...
AND WHERE EVERYONE HAS THE BEST OF INTENTIONS.
I NEVER IMAGINED SUCH A WORLD.
AND NOW I WANT TO LIVE THERE WITH HER.
YOU ARE A REMARKABLE INDIVIDUAL.
AS A DINNER COMPANION, AS A STORYTELLER, AS A MAN OF THE WORLD...
AND, IN FACT, AS A SUPERIOR HUMAN BEING, I TAKE OFF MY HAT TO YOU.
BUT THE ABSENCE OF EMPLOYMENT, MEANS,
A PROFESSION, ANY VISIBLE PROSPECTS...
PLACE YOU IN A CATEGORY FROM WHICH IT WOULD BE IMPRUDENT...
FOR ME TO CHOOSE A HUSBAND FOR MY DAUGHTER.
BUT-- BUT IT'S NOT FOR YOU TO CHOOSE.
IT'S FOR CATHERINE TO, AND SHE HAS CHOSEN ME. YOU'VE SPENT A LIFE IDLING.
NOW YOU'VE DECIDED IT'S TIME YOU FOUND A POSITION--
A POSITION IN THE PARLOR OF 21 WASHINGTON SQUARE AS THE HUSBAND OF A WEAK-MINDED WOMAN.
YOU SEE, YOU NEED NOT BE CONCERNED WITH MY EYESIGHT.
BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT CATHERINE SEES.
I HAVE 26 YEARS...
AND THE DEEP WELL OF HER RESPECT AND ADMIRATION TO DRAW FROM.
I'LL SUPPLY HER WITH A PAIR OF SPECTACLES.
WELL, DO NOT FORGET THAT I, TOO, DRAW FROM THAT SAME WELL.
[ Chortling ] THIS IS TOO AMUSING. YOU MEAN TO DEFY ME.
A MAN WHO SPENDS HIS LIFE-- YOU CALL IT IDLING; I CALL IT SEARCHING-- SEEKS SOMETHING.
FOR ME, IT WAS HAPPINESS.
BY HAVING GONE TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH IN PURSUIT OF IT, WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE...
ARE THE CHANCES OF GIVING IT UP, HAVING DISCOVERED IT ON HIS DOORSTEP ?
PLEASE EXCUSE ME. I AM LATE FOR LUNCH.
[ Eager Sigh ]
[ Door Closes ]
[ Austin Murmuring ]
[ Women Whispering ]
[ Whispering ] WOULD YOU JUST GO AWAY ? OH !
[ Man ] COME ON, MA'AM. YOU'VE HAD YOUR LOOK.
HMM.
[ Men Shouting ] COME ON, DIGS ! NO TIME FOR TAIL WAGGIN' !
- EASY, BOY ! - [ Barking ] - [ Screams ]
WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS WAY.
YOU MAY DISROBE NOW. OH, MR. TOWNSEND.
I REFUSE TO CARRY ON A CONVERSATION WITH THAT... CONTRAPTION.
I HAVE MY REPUTATION TO THINK OF.
THEN WHY CHOOSE AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT FAIRLY REEKS OF LICENTIOUSNESS ?
I'D HEARD IT WAS RELIABLE FOR THINGS CLANDESTINE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR ME ?
HE WILL NEVER CHANGE. TO DO SO WOULD BE TO SURRENDER.
I KNOW HIS HARD, INTELLECTUAL NATURE. HE'S IMPERVIOUS TO PITY.
HE WILL BE VANQUISHED ONLY BY THE ESTABLISHED FACT.
WELL, IT'S A FACT THAT I WANT TO MARRY HIS DAUGHTER.
I PRESENTED IT TO HIM, AND HE DIDN'T SEEM IN THE LEAST VANQUISHED.
MARRY CATHERINE FIRST. MEET HIM AFTERWARD.
YOU MEAN I SHOULD CARRY HER OFF ? ELOPE ?
WELL, DON'T YOU SEE ? HE THINKS YOU LIKE THE MONEY.
IF YOU MARRY HER, KNOWING THAT SHE'LL BE DISINHERITED,
HE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO SEE THAT YOU'RE HONORABLE.
WOULD YOU REALLY WISH THE LIFE OF A PAUPER ON YOUR NIECE ?
SHE HAS 10,000 A YEAR FROM HER MOTHER.
SHE'S USED TO MORE.
YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND, THE GOOD REVEREND, ONCE MARRIED A YOUNG COUPLE...
IN THE SAME DISTRESS.
THE FATHER WAS RECONCILED AFTERWARD. EVERYTHING WORKED OUT BEAUTIFULLY.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO NOT HAVE REVEREND PENNIMAN TO MARRY US. NO, BUT YOU HAVE ME.
I CAN'T PERFORM THE CEREMONY, OF COURSE, BUT I CAN BE IN ATTENDANCE.
WE MUST USE A SUBTERRANEAN CHAPEL WITH LITTLE LIGHTING SO--
IS THIS WHAT YOU CALLED ME HERE TO ASK ME ?
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WISH TO SEE SOMEONE CLOSE TO CATHERINE...
TO SEND HER WORD, A MESSAGE...
A LOCK OF HAIR.
SHE KNOWS MY HEART. AS I DO.
I KNOW IT TO BE GOOD AND CONSTANT AND TRUE.
YOU CANNOT KNOW THIS, BUT I WENT TO GREAT PERSONAL PERIL TO COME HERE.
AUSTIN THREATENED TO THROW ME TO THE ELEMENTS AND WORSE IF I CONTINUED TO HELP YOU.
HOWEVER, I CANNOT SIT BY... AND SEE YOU IN DISTRESS.
MY NATURE DEMANDS THAT IF I CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE...
IN MATTERS OF THE HEART, I MUST BE.
I'M THINKING ONLY OF YOU, MORRIS.
I RACKED MY BRAINS TRYING TO THINK OF WAYS TO HELP YOU.
I PAY THE PENALTY WITH MY HEADACHES.
[ Couple Moaning In Ecstasy ] MY PERFECT CIRCULATE OF PAIN.
BUT I CARRY IT AS A QUEEN CARRIES HER CROWN.
- [ Moaning, Shouting ] - WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN THERE ?
YOU KNOW, I HAVE NO IDEA. [ Gasps ]
OH, MY GOODNESS !
[ Exhales Sharply ]
[ Twittering ]
AH, SWEETS.
PRETTY THING. PRETTY--
[ Morris ] CATHERINE !
[ Sighing ]
[ Fire Crackling ]
[ Knocking ] YES ?
FATHER...
YOU TOLD ME IF I HAD ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT MR. TOWNSEND...
YOU WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO LISTEN.
I WISH TO SEE HIM.
- TO BID HIM GOOD-BYE. - HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR FATHER VERY HAPPY ?
IF I CAN. YOU CAN AND YOU WILL. IT DEPENDS ON YOUR WILL.
IS IT TO GIVE HIM UP ?
YOU ARE HAPPIER THAN I. I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU'RE UNHAPPY NOW.
BUT IT'S BETTER TO BE UNHAPPY FOR THREE MONTHS AND GET OVER IT THAN BE UNHAPPY FOREVER.
BUT THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD MAKE ME UNHAPPY FOREVER WOULD BE TO BE WITHOUT HIM.
YOU SUPPOSE I KNOW NOTHING OF MEN ? THEIR VICES AND FALSITIES ?
HE'S NOT VICIOUS. HE'S NOT FALSE.
YOU MAKE NOTHING OF MY JUDGMENT, THEN !
I-- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I DON'T ASK YOU TO BELIEVE IT. TAKE IT ON TRUST.
BUT... WE CAN WAIT A LONG TIME. [ Chuckling ]
OF COURSE.
YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL I DIE.
YOUR ENGAGEMENT WILL HAVE ONE DELIGHTFUL EFFECT ON YOU.
IT WILL MAKE YOU EXTREMELY IMPATIENT FOR THAT EVENT.
IF I DO NOT MARRY BEFORE YOUR DEATH I WILL NOT HAVE TO.
THERE'S ONE THING YOU CAN TELL HIM IF YOU SEE HIM AGAIN.
TELL HIM IF YOU MARRY WITHOUT MY CONSENT, YOU'LL NOT GET A FARTHING OF MY MONEY.
WELL, I-I, UH-- NOT, IN THAT CASE, TO HAVE A FARTHING OF IT.
YOU ARE AN UNGRATEFUL, CRUEL CHILD.
IF YOU SEE HIM AGAIN, YOU'LL HAVE GIVEN YOUR FATHER THE GREATEST PAIN OF HIS LIFE.
[ Sobbing ]
NO !
OH ! I'M TO TAKE IT TO MR. TOWNSEND AND WAIT FOR AN ANSWER.
OH. YEAH, I'LL TAKE IT FOR YOU. OH, N--
MISS SLOPER MADE ME SWEAR NOT TO GIVE IT TO ANYONE BUT HIMSELF.
SHE DID NOT INCLUDE ME IN THAT NUMBER. GIVE IT HERE.
ARE YOU QUESTIONING MY TRUSTWORTHINESS ?
I--
I-I WILL JUST GO ASK THE YOUNG MISS IF IT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU'LL JUST GET MY BONNET.
THANK YOU.
[ Door Opening ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Gulps ] HAVE YOU CALLED ME HERE TO LOOK AT ME ?
AS GRATIFYING AS THAT IS, AFTER THREE WEEKS--
THREE WEEKS OF SILENCE, I AM IN NEED OF HEARING YOUR VOICE.
I DID WANT TO LOOK AT YOU. [ Chuckles ]
MY FATHER HAS ASKED ME TO GO AWAY WITH HIM...
TO EUROPE FOR SIX MONTHS, AND I HAVE AGREED. HUH.
SO, IT'S DONE.
YOU'VE GIVEN ME UP FOR HIM.
NO, MORRIS. NO. LET ME EXPLAIN-- EX-EXPLAIN WHAT ?
THAT I AM... AN UNDESIRABLE MATCH BECAUSE I AM POOR.
OR THAT HE BELIEVES THAT I AM A MERCENARY.
HE TOLD ME TO TELL YOU...
THAT IF I MARRY YOU WITHOUT HIS CONSENT, I SHALL NOT INHERIT A PENNY OF HIS FORTUNE.
[ Slams Fist ]
PLEASE TELL HIM THAT I DON'T GIVE A DAMN FOR HIS MESSAGE,
AND THAT I DON'T WANT NOR NEED HIS MONEY.
- MARRY ME. - WITHOUT HIS CONSENT ?
CATHERINE... YOU CAN'T PLEASE US BOTH.
YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE.
I HAVE.
I HAVE CHOSEN YOU.
HE IS TAKING ME TO EUROPE TO TEST OUR DEVOTION.
NO. NO, HE'S TAKING YOU TO EUROPE SO THAT YOU'LL FORGET ME.
NO.
PEOPLE THINK TERRIBLE THINGS, MORRIS.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS BETWEEN US.
THEY SEE YOU, AND THEN THEY SEE ME AND--
FATHER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
[ Sighs ] I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
FORGIVE ME, BUT I CANNOT--
I CANNOT FORSAKE HIM SO.
[ Crying ]
PLEASE... PLEASE...
WAIT FOR ME.
PLEASE, WAIT...
FOR ME, MORRIS.
[ Whispering ] I'LL WAIT FOR YOU. [ Relieved Sigh ]
I'LL WAIT FOR YOU.
BUY YOUR WEDDING GOWN IN PARIS.
[ Laughs, Sniffs ] SOME-SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL THAT'S WORTHY OF YOU.
* [ Band ]
[ Crowd Shouting Joyfully ]
FATHER ! FATHER !
- FATHER ! - MADEMOISELLE ! [ Continues In French ]
[ Man, French ] VOILA !
[ Man Continues, French ]
UN, DEUX, TROI.
[ Crowd Exclaiming ]
[ Panting ]
* [ Woman Singing In French ]
* [ Continues ]
* [ Ends ]
- CATHERINE, WE OUGHT TO P-- - [ Catherine ] AGNES.
PACK.
WE'RE LEAVING FOR GENEVA.
[ Whispering ] AGNES... HELP ME GET OUT OF THIS.
"WHOM IT--" OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.
OH, THIS I-- THIS IS PREPOSTEROUS.
HE'S GONE TO FAR. HE WRITE-- EH--
HE WRITES THEY ARE TO SPEND ANOTHER SIX MONTHS.
ANOTHER SIX MONTHS ?
OH. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ?
WELL, IT COULD BE ONE OF TWO THINGS.
WELL, NO, UH, THREE.
WE-- NO ! I'VE JUST THOUGHT OF ANOTHER.
LAVINIA. [ Sighs ] NO, IT MUST BE THAT SHE'S PERSUADED HIM OVER TO YOU,
AND THEY'RE BOTH SO HAPPY THEY'VE DECIDED NOT TO BREAK THE JOURNEY.
OR, OR HE PROMISED THAT IF SHE REMAIN FAITHFUL FOR YET ANOTHER SIX MONTHS,
IT MUST BE LOVE AND HE WILL GIVE HIS BLESSING.
OR, OR, OR IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS CONSENT, SHE'S GIVEN HIM ANOTHER SIX MONTHS.
IT WOULD, AFTER ALL, BE THE LAST TIME HE HAS HER COMPANY SO FREELY.
OR ? OR... SHE HAS REFUSED TO GIVE YOU UP,
AND HE'S HOLDING HER HOSTAGE--
IN SOME NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING, DENSELY POPULATED NATION...
WHICH CIVILIZATION HAS YET TO REACH-- UNTIL SHE SEES REASON.
OH. NOW, THERE.
THERE, THERE. DON'T DESPAIR.
COOK HAS PREPARED YOUR FAVORITE.
LAMB CASSOULET.
WITH THE NEW POTATOES ?
OF COURSE.
BY NOW, WE KNOW NOT TO SERVE A MEAL WITHOUT YOUR FAVORITE POTATOES.
[ Coachman ] HUP ! HUP ! HUP ! [ Horses Whinny ]
[ Coachman Continues ]
FATHER ?
SHOULD YOU LIKE TO BE LEFT IN SUCH A PLACE AS THIS TO STARVE ? [ Gasping ]
THAT'LL BE YOUR FATE. THAT'S HOW HE'LL LEAVE YOU.
NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE, FATHER. YOU SHOULDN'T SAY IT.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING OF WHEN I CAME UPON YOU ?
YOU WERE GLOWING. YOU WERE THINKING OF HIM, WERE YOU NOT ?
THE STORY OF HIS ALPINE ADVENTURE. THAT ONE OVER THERE, I IMAGINE.
HIS YOUNG, BEAUTIFUL TORSO DANGLING IN MIDAIR, WITH ONLY A ROPE BETWEEN HIM AND MORTALITY.
WELL, WE'RE ALL YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL ONCE. IT'S TRANSIENT.
WHAT WILL YOU HAVE WHEN THAT'S GONE ? THAT'S HIS ONLY TALENT.
THAT, AND HOODWINKING DIMWITTED YOUNG LADIES OUT OF THEIR INHERITANCES.
I LOVE HIM, AND WHEN WE GO HOME I SHALL MARRY HIM.
HE SHOULD BE VERY THANKFUL TO ME.
A YEAR AGO YOU WERE RUSTIC, LIMITED.
NOW YOUR VALUE IS TWICE AS GREAT WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TASTE YOU'VE ACQUIRED.
WE HAVE FATTENED THE SHEEP FOR HIM BEFORE HE KILLS IT.
HOW OBSCENE...
THAT YOUR MOTHER SHOULD GIVE HER LIFE SO YOU COULD INHABIT SPACE ON THIS EARTH.
OH, YOUNG MAN, WHERE IS THE BOAT FOR MERCY ? IT'S ALREADY DOCKED, MA'AM.
RIGHT THERE. MM ? OH, THANK YOU.
[ Austin ] THANK YOU, OFFICER. OH, WILL THE, UH, LUGGAGE COME ASHORE TODAY ?
YES, SIR. [ Lavinia ] CATHERINE ! THANK YOU.
OH, MY ! YOU LOOK SO GLORIOUS. [ Chuckles ]
OH... HE WANTED TO ALLOW YOU REST AFTER YOUR JOURNEY. OH !
EUROPE MUST'VE AGREED WITH YOU, AUSTIN. YOU LOOK ALMOST CIVIL.
I'LL GO AND ATTEND TO THE LUGGAGE. MAUREEN, YOU'RE NOT MARRIED YET ?
[ Maureen ] OH, DOCTOR !
HE-HE WANTED TO COME MEET YOU. BUT I CONVINCED HIM...
AUSTIN WOULD THINK HIM PRESUMPTUOUS.
BESIDES, HE HAD PRESSING BUSINESS AT HIS OFFICE...
THAT REQUIRED HIS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
OH ! IT WAS TO BE A SURPRISE, BUT HE GAVE ME LEAVE TO TELL YOU.
[ Laughing ] ISN'T WONDERFUL ? YOUR FATHER CAN FIND NO FAULT NOW.
AND HE'S NOT A SUBORDINATE, EITHER.
HE'S A PARTNER WITH BUSINESS CARDS AND EVERYTHING.
[ Giggles ] I'VE SEEN A GREAT DEAL OF HIM.
WELL, HE ISN'T EASY TO KNOW.
I SUPPOSE YOU THINK YOU KNOW HIM, BUT YOU DO NOT.
WELL, NOT AS I DO.
YOU WILL KNOW HIM AFTER YOU'VE LIVED WITH HIM FOR A WHILE.
I HAVE LIVED WITH HIM, AND I MAY SAY, HE'S FULL OF--
OH, HE'S JUST FULL OF REMARKABLE CHARM AND ENERGY;
FULL OF PASSION, AND-AND--
WHAT IS IT ?
HE-HE WROTE ME OF YOUR KINDNESS. I-I THANK YOU FOR IT.
DID YOU FAIL TO BRING YOUR FATHER AROUND ?
THE PURPOSE OF MY JOURNEY WAS NOT TO BRING FATHER AROUND, AS YOU SAY,
BUT RATHER, TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH HIM BEFORE I LEFT HIS HOUSE.
IT IS DONE. YOU ARE THE SAME ? YOU-YOU HAVE NOT SWERVED THE LINE ?
I AM THE SAME, ONLY MORE SO. I AM HOME TO MARRY. WITHOUT YOUR FATHER'S CONSENT ?
WITH OR WITHOUT IT. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.
YOU HAVE BECOME BRAVE. PERHAPS IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO MORRIS.
[ Laughs ]
WHY ARE YOU SO CONTRADICTORY ?
A-A YEAR AGO YOU WISHED ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT DISPLEASING FATHER.
NO, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CARE OF MORRIS, BUT, UM, I AM HOME NOW--
TO MARRY.
COME, LET'S GO. YOU KNOW HOW FATHER DISLIKES DILLYDALLYING.
[ Dogs Barking ]
[ Knocking At Door ]
[ Morris Gasps ]
[ Whispering ] CATHERINE, I ADORE YOU.
[ Indistinct Thudding ]
I HAVE BEEN MISSED.
YOU WILL MARRY ME TOMORROW.
TOMORROW ? [ Panting ]
NEXT WEEK, THEN.
TO MAKE ME WAIT LONGER MAY WELL JEOPARDIZE YOUR VIRTUE.
[ Moans ]
[ Breathlessly ] YOU ARE SHAMEFUL.
TO-TO REMOVE A MAN FROM THE OBJECT OF HIS DESIRE FOR A DAY IS BRUTAL.
TO DO SO FOR A YEAR CARRIES A PENALTY SO HIGH, ONE SHOULD NOT INCUR IT.
OH, MORRIS.
MM ? I'LL MARRY YOU ANYTIME YOU SAY.
[ Thud ] HUH ?
[ Maureen ] UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, DR. SLOPER. UH-- OH.
[ Austin ] SOMEONE IN THE PARLOR ? UH, MISS CATHERINE...
AND MR. TOWNSEND, SIR.
[ Laughs ]
OH, HOW IS YOUR FATHER, CATHERINE ? MY FATHER DOES NOT...
FIGURE ANYWHERE IN THIS EQUATION.
HE-HE'S UNCHANGED ? YES.
OH, MY POOR, DEAR GIRL.
I DON'T MIND IT NOW.
YOU MUST LET ME TRY HIM. NO, MORRIS.
HE'LL NOT BE BROUGHT 'ROUND. YOU WILL ONLY MAKE HIM WORSE. N-- YOU SAY THAT ONLY BECAUSE...
I MANAGED SO BADLY THE LAST TIME.
YET, I'VE HAD, I'VE HAD A YEAR TO THINK ABOUT IT NOW.
I HAVE NEW TACT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT FOR A YEAR ?
THE IDEA STICKS IN MY CRAW.
I-- I-I DON'T LIKE TO FAIL.
WELL, HOW HAVE YOU FAILED IF WE MARRY ?
NO-NOT ON THE MAIN ISSUE, OF COURSE, BUT ON THE REST OF IT--
MY REPUTATION, MY RELATIONS WITH YOUR FATHER,
UM, MY RELATION WITH OUR CHILDREN--
OH... WE SHALL HAVE ENOUGH FOR OUR CHILDREN-- ENOUGH FOR EVERYTHING.
HMM. BESIDES, I BELIEVE YOU WILL SUCCEED BRILLIANTLY IN BUSINESS.
MM, IT ISN'T OF THE MATERIAL COMFORT THAT I SPEAK.
IT'S OF MORAL COMFORT;
OF THE INTELLECTUAL SATISFACTION.
I HAVE GREAT MORAL COMFORT NOW.
YES, OF COURSE YOU HAVE.
Y-YOU HAVE IT WITH ME IS DIFFERENT. I--
I STAKE MY PRIDE ON PROVING TO YOUR FATHER THAT HE'S WRONG.
AND-- AND NOW THAT I AM THE HEAD OF A BUSINESS,
I CAN DEAL WITH HIM AS AN EQUAL.
PLEASE, CATHERINE. PLEASE... PLEASE, LET ME GO AT HIM.
NO, MORRIS.
NO.
I HAVE GOOD REASON.
WHAT IS IT ?
MY FATHER DESPISES ME.
CATHERINE, THA-- THAT ISN'T TRUE.
DO NOT DO THAT.
IT IS A GREAT... THING TO BE SEPARATED FROM YOUR FATHER.
ESPECIALLY WHEN--
BUT IT IS DONE.
TAKE IT ON FAITH.
IT--
WE MUST NEVER SPEAK OF IT AGAIN.
[ Baby Crying ] OH, HEAVEN'S SAKES, DON'T BOUNCE. ARTHUR !
MAY I HELP THERE, PLEASE ? GO. TAKE A WALK IN THE PARK.
BOTH OF YOU LOOK AS IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY FOR SOME TIME !
NO, WE HAVEN'T. SHE'S SO FRETFUL. PERHAPS I SHOULD STAY.
DO BE CAREFUL, PLEASE. BE CAREFUL TO SUPPORT HER HEAD ! MAMA !
I RAISED EIGHT CHILDREN. I THINK I CAN BE TRUSTED FOR AN HOUR.
ONE MORE MINUTE AND I WILL WITHDRAW MY OFFER... [ Children Giggling ]
[ Maid ] AWAY WITH YOU, NOW ! TO CARE FOR ELIZABETH.
[ Man ] MARIAN, YOUR HAT. WE'RE GOING.
BYE, NOW.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.
MARIAN.
[ Elizabeth ] THE YOUNG. NO ONE KNOWS MORE THAN THEY DO.
ESPECIALLY NOT THEIR PARENTS.
HOW IS DEAR CATHERINE ?
AS STUBBORN AS A MULE AND TWICE AS STUPID.
TRIED EVERYTHING, BUT SHE REMAINS STUCK LIKE GLUE.
SHE GAINED NOTHING FROM OUR EUROPEAN TRIP,
EXCEPT A YEAR OLDER. [ Chuckles ]
I CAN BARELY SIT IN MY OWN PARLOR ANYMORE. HIS ESSENCE PERMEATES IT.
I CAN FIND NO REFUGE FROM MORRIS TOWNSEND IN MY OWN HOME, AND I HAVE LAVINIA TO THANK FOR THAT.
SHE IS NOT A WOMAN TO BE LEFT ALONE.
SHE HAS TO HAVE ENTERTAINMENT. HE WAS AVAILABLE.
ALL THE BETTER. WITH LAVINIA IN THE BOAT, YOU MAY BE ASSURED IT'LL SINK.
HEALTHY BABY.
LAVINIA HAS A CAPITAL WAY OF DESTROYING ALL SHE SETS OUT TO HELP.
[ Chuckling ] I BELIEVE SHE FANTASIZES...
THAT THE ATTENTION OF THAT ABOUNDING MALE ENERGY IN THE FRONT ROOM IS FOR HER.
WELL, LET'S ASSUME FOR A MOMENT THAT YOUR THEORY IS CORRECT...
AND HE IS MERCENARY.
WHAT DOES IT MATTER ? YOU'VE WORKED ALL YOUR LIFE TO AMASS THIS FORTUNE...
KNOWING THAT CATHERINE WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE TO LEAVE IT TO.
SHOULDN'T SHE HAVE SOME HAPPINESS WITH IT,
EVEN IF IT DOES MEAN SHE HAS TO BUY IT ?
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT HE WILL NOT MAKE A FINE HUSBAND.
DID NOT RAISE MY DAUGHTER TO HAVE SO LITTLE DIGNITY.
WHAT FANTASY IS BEING SHATTERED BY HER MARRYING THIS MAN ?
BY YOUR OWN ACCOUNT SHE IS DIMWITTED, UNATTRACTIVE, WITH NO SOCIAL SKILL OR GRACE.
WHAT DREAM DID YOU HAVE FOR THIS PRIZE ?
WHERE DID MORRIS TOWNSEND FALL DOWN ?
[ Whispering ] MAY I HAVE SOME CAKE ? YES, YOU CAN.
- WELL, AUSTIN ? - WELL...
I THOUGHT SHE'D END HER DAYS AT WASHINGTON SQUARE IN THE BEST OF COMFORT.
OH, I SUPPOSE THAT IN SOME YEARS TO COME, SOME MAN MIGHT HAPPEN ALONG, AND--
A WIDOWER, PERHAPS, WHO WOULDN'T MIND HOW SHE WAS TOO MUCH,
WHO WOULD BE INTENT TO LIVE OUT THE REMAINDER OF HIS LIFE WITH HER.
THE AFTERNOON SUN LIGHTS THE WEST SECTION OF THE PARLOR;
CATHERINE, HEAD BENT OVER, EMBROIDERS...
WHILE THE WIDOWER SMOKES HIS COB PIPE AND READS THE NEWSPAPER.
WELL, DON'T YOU SEE ? THAT'D BE SO PERFECT FOR CATHERINE. SHE REQUIRES SO LITTLE.
ALL THIS TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T THINK HE WASN'T DESERVING OF HER.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ? SHE WILL NEVER LET GO.
* [ Piano ]
PLEASE, DON'T STOP.
WHEN I CAME INTO THE HALL JUST NOW...
I WAS REMINISCING ABOUT ALL THE TIMES I CAME HOME TO MY DAUGHTER,
ALMOST KNOCKING ME DOWN THE STEPS IN HER EAGERNESS TO GREET ME.
DO YOU REMEMBER ?
I REMEMBER HOW DISTASTEFUL YOU FOUND...
SUCH CLUMSY DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION.
WHEN I HEARD YOU...
I... THOUGHT OF YOUR DEAR MOTHER.
ARE YOU TO MARRY HIM ?
YES, FATHER.
I WOULD LIKE...
A DEFINITE NOTICE OF WHEN YOU SET A DATE.
WHEN A POOR MAN IS ABOUT TO LOSE HIS ONLY CHILD, [ Knocking ]
HE WOULD LIKE AN INKLING BEFOREHAND.
THANK YOU.
WELL, WHEN IS IT TO BE ?
IT OCCURS TO ME IF I LIVE WITH YOU, I OUGHT TO OBEY YOU.
IF THAT'S YOUR THEORY, IT'S CERTAINLY MINE.
BUT IF I DON'T OBEY YOU, I OUGHT NOT TO LIVE WITH YOU--
TO ENJOY YOUR... KINDNESS AND PROTECTION.
WHAT A DISTASTEFUL IDEA. IT MUST BE MR. TOWNSEND'S.
NO. IT IS MINE.
WHY DO YOU SPEAK TO ME THUS ?
I'VE DONE NOTHING BUT TRY TO PROTECT YOU FROM-- FROM ? FROM WHAT, FATHER ?
LOVE ?
AFFECTION ?
CARING ?
RESPECT ?
IT SEEMS YOU'VE ALREADY DEPARTED.
[ Relieved Laugh ]
*
AH, IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED WHEN YOU SENT FOR ME TO MEET YOU HEAR AND NOT THE HOUSE.
BUT NOW I SEE THE REASON. WHAT MANNER OF MAN DO YOU THINK I AM...
TO COME WHERE I AM NOT WELCOME ?
Y-YOUR FATHER DOES NOT WANT ME IN HIS HOUSE AND I DON'T WISH TO BE THERE. [ Sighs ]
OF COURSE. HOW-- HOW INCONSIDERATE OF ME.
OH, LET US NOT SPEAK OF MY FATHER TODAY. I AM EXCEEDINGLY HAPPY.
I'M GLAD YOU ARE HAPPY.
ARE YOU... NOT WELL ?
YOU SEEM RESTLESS AND YOU LOOK PALE.
I'M AFRAID YOU ARE OVERWORKED. [ Scoffs ]
YOU OUGHTN'T TO WORK SO HARD. WELL, I DON'T WISH TO OWE YOU EVERYTHING.
I SUPPOSE YOU THINK ALL THE EFFORT IS ON YOUR SIDE. NO.
NO, I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THE SITUATION HAS BEEN FOR YOU.
BUT IT HAS HAD THE ADVANTAGE OF MAKING US ONE.
WE WILL BEAR THINGS TOGETHER.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE CANNOT BEAR TOGETHER--
SEPARATION, FOR INSTANCE.
WHY DO YOU SPEAK OF SEPARATION ?
WILL YOU PROMISE NOT TO MAKE A SCENE ?
A SCENE ? DO I MAKE SCENES ?
I MUST GO AWAY ON BUSINESS.
YOUR BUSINESS IS WITH ME NOW, MORRIS. YES !
THAT IS WHAT THE WORLD SAYS.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING ? TO NEW ORLEANS TO BUY COTTON.
I'LL GO WITH YOU.
DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT I WOULD TAKE YOU TO A NEST OF YELLOW FEVER ?
THAT I WOULD EXPOSE YOU-- IF THERE IS YELLOW FEVER, WHY SHOULD YOU GO ?
WELL, TO MAKE $6,000 ! OR WOULD YOU DENY ME THAT SATISFACTION ?
IF YOU CAN GO TO NEW ORLEANS, I CAN GO ! [ Sighs ]
WHY SHOULDN'T YOU CATCH YELLOW FEVER QUITE AS EASILY AS I ? I'M STRONG.
WHEN-- WHEN WE WERE IN EUROPE, WE WERE IN MANY UNHEALTHY PLACES AND I NEVER CAUGHT ANYTHING.
WELL, WHAT WILL BE THE USE OF $6,000 IF YOU DIE OF A FEVER ?
WHEN A PERSON IS GOING TO BE MARRIED, YOU SHOULDN'T THINK ABOUT COTTON.
YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT ME. YOU COULD GO TO NEW ORLEANS SOME OTHER TIME.
THEY-THEY-THEY'LL ALWAYS BE PLENTY OF COTTON.
YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T MAKE A SCENE. I CALL THIS A SCENE.
I HAVE NEVER ASKED ANYTHING OF YOU BEFORE.
OH, BECAUSE I HAVE NOTHING TO GIVE ! THANK YOU ! I NEED NO REMINDER.
YOU THINK TOO MUCH OF MONEY, MORRIS. YOU DARE SAY THAT TO ME ?
I-I THINK OF MONEY BECAUSE I MUST FIND WAYS TO KEEP YOU IN THE COMFORT...
TO WHICH YOU ARE ACCUSTOMED.
I CAN'T FORGET THAT I AM THE REASON THAT YOU ARE DISINHERITED !
MORRIS... ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE ME ?
YES. YES, J-- FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
FOR HOW LONG ?
D-- UNTIL YOU'RE REASONABLE AGAIN.
I SHALL NEVER BE REASONABLE AGAIN IN THAT WAY. TRY TO BE CALMER...
THE NEXT TIME I COME. IS IT TOMORROW ?
I DON'T KNOW ! MORRIS ! MORRIS !
COME TOMORROW. I'LL BE BETTER TOMORROW.
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW GOOD I CAN BE. I WILL COME WHEN I CAN.
I DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF SLOTH. I WORK FOR MY LIVING.
[ Horse Nickers ] [ Woman ] COME ALONG. DON'T DAWDLE.
OH !
MY DEAR, WHAT CATASTROPHE HAS BEFALLEN US ?
WELL, TAKE MR. SHAKESPEARE'S ADVICE: "GIVE SORROW WORDS;
THE GRIEF THAT DOES NOT SPEAK WHISPERS THE O'ER-FRAUGHT HEART AND BIDS IT BREAK."
I KNOW NOT OF WHAT SORROW YOU SPEAK.
COME, COME, MY DEAR. YOUR EYES ARE NOT REDDENED WITH JOY.
[ Indistinct Whispering ] YOUR PRIDE IS MY PRIDE.
YOUR SUSCEP-- SUSCEPTIBILITIES ARE MY-- I SEE YOUR SIDE.
BUT I ALSO SEE THE SITUATION AS A WHOLE.
YOUR FATHER MUST BEAR THE BRUNT OF YOUR ANGER.
MORRIS DID EVERYTHING HE COULD.
OH, HE WAS PATIENT. HE ALLOWED AUSTIN TO ABUSE HIM.
HOW MUCH CAN A YOUNG MAN OF HIS TALENTS BE EXPECTED TO TAKE ?
NO, CATHERINE. WE MUST STUDY RESIGNATION.
RESIGNATION... TO WHAT ?
- TO A CHANGE OF OUR PLANS. - MY PLANS HAVE NOT CHANGED.
OH. HE HASN'T TOLD YOU ? TOLD ME WHAT ?
WELL, WHAT HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN YOU THEN ?
YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO MR. TOWNSEND ABOUT OUR SITUATION ?
[ Chuckles ] YES !
I HAVE CONFERRED WITH HIM.
IS IT YOU, THEN, WHO HAS CHANGED HIM AND MADE HIM SO UNNATURAL ?
HE DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU.
YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT IS BETWEEN US.
[ Crying ] HOW COULD YOU BE SO WICKED...
SO CRUEL ?
NO, FATHER WAS RIGHT. YOU DO-- YOU SPOIL EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH.
I WAS AFRAID OF YOU ALL THE TIME WE WERE ABROAD.
I HAD NO REST WHEN THOUGHT YOU WERE ALWAYS... TALKING TO HIM.
YOU ARE A MOST UNGRATEFUL GIRL.
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS LOST ?
I THOUGHT OF THE YOUNG MAN AS MY OWN--
[ Gasping ] MY OWN SON.
I'M SURE WE NEVER TALKED OF ANYTHING BUT YOU. YES.
YOU TALKED ABOUT ME AND TALKED ABOUT ME UNTIL YOU MADE HIM SICK OF THE VERY MENTION OF MY NAME.
IF YOU TRULY LOVED HIM...
YOU WOULD WANT MORE FOR HIM.
[ Knocking, Creaking ]
- IT'S TIME ? - CATHERINE IS DOWNSTAIRS IN THE PARLOR.
[ Door Creaks, Shuts ]
[ Children Arguing, Indistinct ]
[ Boy #1 ] NO, HE SAID I COULD. [ Boy #2 ] GET OUT OF THE WAY !
[ Woman ] JAMES ! YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE COME.
I'M PAST THE POINT OF PROPRIETY.
I APOLOGIZE, MISS SLOPER. I HAVE GIVEN UP EVERYTHING FOR YOU.
I CAN'T BE THE CAUSE OF YOUR LOSING ALL THAT IS DEAR.
BUT ACTUALLY, I-I HAVE NOTHING.
I WILL WRITE TO YOU. THAT IS BEST.
I DO NOT WISH YOU TO WRITE ME.
BE THE MAN YOU PROFESS TO BE.
LET ME HEAR YOU SAY YOU ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN MY FORTUNE.
SAY IT...
SO I WILL NEVER SPEND A SLEEPLESS NIGHT...
THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING I DID OR DID NOT DO.
- AT LEAST GIVE ME THAT SMALL COMFORT. - YOUR FATHER WILL COMFORT YOU.
HEAVEN DELIVER ME FROM MY FATHER'S COMFORT.
HE WILL REINSTATE YOUR RIGHTS WHEN HE SEES THAT WE'RE NOT TO MARRY.
SAY IT. DON'T PUSH SO.
SAY IT ! [ Shouting ] SAY WHAT ?
THAT-THAT I WANTED YOU WITH YOUR MONEY ?
IS-IS THAT SO IMMORAL ? [ Chuckles ]
WOULD YOU-- WOULD YOU WANT ME WITHOUT MY ATTRIBUTES ?
YOU HAVE MONEY, I HAVE-- I HAVE THIS.
IT WAS A FAIR EXCHANGE.
[ Door Shuts ]
[ Whispering ] CATHERINE.
MORRIS ! MORRIS !
MORRIS. [ Panting ]
ALL THAT IS MINE, YOU CAN HAVE.
I'M INDUSTRIOUS. I CAN COOK AND I CAN SEW.
I'LL LIVE SO SIMPLY.
[ Sighs ]
YOU KNOW... 10,000 A YEAR-- THAT'S A FORTUNE.
OH, YEAH, BUT NOT WHEN ONE WAS EXPECTING 30,
AND SPENT TWO YEARS OF ONE'S YOUTH IN PURSUANCE OF IT.
I KNOW, BUT-- I KNOW, I KNOW !
I KNOW WHAT I AM. I KNOW WHAT I LACK.
BUT I'LL BE A LOVING, GOOD AND UNDERSTANDING WIFE.
YOU'LL NEVER SUFFER A MOMENT'S TROUBLE FROM ME.
MY FATHER-- I'LL GO TO MY-MY FATHER, AND I'LL BEG HIM.
OH ! [ Sobbing ] YOU CANNOT LEAVE ME TO THAT HOUSE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ?
JUST-JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO. [ Screaming ] FOR GOD'S SAKE !
WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM ? I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU !
NOT NEARLY GOOD ENOUGH. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ?
I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME.
WELL, MARRY ME, THEN.
[ Sniffling ]
WHY ?
MORRIS !
[ Sobs ] MORRIS !
[ Horse Whinnies ] UUH !
DO YOU WANT THESE ?
YES. THANK YOU, GRETA. IT'S GINGER.
ARE YOU PREPARING FOR A MARRIED LIFE IN WHICH SERVANTS HAVE NO ROLE ?
THE COOK IS FRIGHTENED OF ANYTHING NEW.
IF I WANT ANYTHING THAT EVEN WHISPERS OF THE EXOTIC, I MUST SHOW HER.
IT OCCURS TO ME THAT YOU'RE NOT... TREATING ME WITH ALL THE CONSIDERATION I DESERVE.
HOW SO ?
WE'VE BEEN BACK FROM OUR TRIP ALMOST THREE MONTHS.
YOU MUST HAVE SET YOUR WEDDING DATE. I ASKED THAT YOU GIVE ME NOTICE.
I HAVE NOT LEFT YOUR HOUSE.
PERHAPS NOT IN BODY, BUT YOU MAY AS WELL BE UNDER THE CONJUGAL ROOF...
FOR ALL THE BENEFIT WE HAVE OF YOUR SOCIETY.
[ Catherine ] WELL...
[ Clears Throat ] I WILL TRY TO BE MORE SOCIABLE.
I THINK YOU OUGHT TO.
YOU STRIKE ME YOU'RE A VERY LUCKY YOUNG LADY.
IT WOULD BE A CONVENIENCE TO KNOW WHEN I CAN EXPECT AN EMPTY HOUSE.
FOR WHEN YOU GO, YOUR AUNT MARCHES.
IS IT TOMORROW ? NEXT WEEK ?
I SHALL NOT BE LEAVING.
HE'S BACKED OUT ?
I HAVE BROKEN OFF MY ENGAGEMENT.
I HAVE ASKED HIM TO LEAVE NEW YORK FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
HOW DOES HE TAKE HIS DISMISSAL ? I DON'T KNOW.
YOU MEAN YOU DON'T CARE.
YOU'RE VERY CRUEL, AFTER ENCOURAGING HIM...
AND PLAYING HIM FOR SO LONG.
I AM MY FATHER'S DAUGHTER.
[ Chopping ]
ALMOST. TWO MORE.
YES, AND... VERY GOOD !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! YEA !
ALL RIGHT. SIT DOWN, EVERYONE, ON YOUR SEATS...
LIKE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, NOT ANIMALS IN THE ZOO. [ Child Giggles ]
PUT YOUR NAPKINS ON YOUR CLOTHES, PLEASE. [ Laughing ]
LET ME HAVE MY GODCHILD. [ Boy ] NOT ME.
HE IS MY DARLING. [ Laughs ]
YOU HAVEN'T EATEN ALL DAY.
CAN YOU BELIEVE MY DAUGHTER IS EIGHT YEARS OLD ?
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE YESTERDAY WE WERE HERE FOR THE PURPOSE OF MY ENGAGEMENT ?
[ Sighs ] IT SEEMS VERY LONG AGO TO ME.
ANOTHER LIFETIME.
SUPPOSE WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT IT DOES TO ME TOO.
THEY WERE GOOD DAYS, THOUGH, CATHERINE;
FULL OF PROMISE, EXPECTATION.
OUR WHOLE FUTURE LAY BEFORE US.
CATHERINE...
THE COMFORT OF BEING AN IDIOT IS THAT PEOPLE PARDON YOU READILY.
- HMM. - FORGIVE ME.
DR. LUDLOW.
WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MARIAN.
* AND LIGHT FAIRIES
* BABIES, FOXES
* ELVES SO MERRY
* COME TO SEE ME NOW
* THEN GO, PLEASE GO
* AND DANCE WITH THEM
* SO GO, PLEASE GO
* ALL NIGHT AGAIN
* [ Continues, Indistinct ] IS NOT THAT A PERFECT PICTURE ?
* WILL BE WAITING THERE
YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY SHOULD TRY IT.
[ Laughs ] WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING WE TRY ?
MOTHERHOOD. [ Laughing ] WELL, MARRIAGE FIRST, OF COURSE.
AT LEAST, TO LEAD IN. [ Chuckling ]
ALAS, IT IS NOT I WHO POSSESS THE COLD FEET.
I'M GOING TO GO AND GET SOME PORT.
I LEAVE MY FUTURE IN VERY CAPABLE HANDS.
[ Cooing ]
[ Man ] DO YOU WANT ONE ? HE'S SO CHARMING, CATHERINE.
IT SEEMS EXCEEDINGLY RUDE TO REFUSE HIM.
HE'D MAKE A GOOD HUSBAND. [ Woman Screaming ]
GET HELP !
[ Man ] KEEP BACK. GIVE THE MAN SOME AIR.
[ All Chattering ] CATHERINE, CATHERINE !
[ Choking ] CATHERINE !
[ Man ] HE'S NOT BREATHING.
[ Crying ]
FATHER ?
WHO WOULD EVER HAVE BELIEVED THAT DOCTORS MAKE THE WORST PATIENTS ?
I WOULD.
YOU NEVER CHANGED THIS ROOM.
IN THIS ROOM, I COULD ALLOW HER PRESENCE.
DO YOU SUPPOSE YOU'LL MARRY JOHN LUDLOW ?
NO.
I DON'T SUPPOSE I SHALL.
IS IT, BY CHANCE, BECAUSE YOU PLAN TO MARRY TOWNSEND AFTER MY DEATH ?
I WILL NOT LISTEN TO TALK OF DEATH. I'M DYING.
THERE'S NOTHIN' TO TALK ABOUT.
AS A PHYSICIAN, I UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS.
IT WOULD GIVE ME GREAT SATISFACTION...
IF YOU WERE TO PROMISE THAT UPON MY DEATH YOU WILL NOT MARRY TOWNSEND.
I VERY SELDOM THINK OF MR. TOWNSEND.
ALL THE EASIER TO KEEP YOUR PROMISE.
I CAN'T PROMISE.
YOU'RE VERY OBSTINATE.
I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND.
PLEASE EXPLAIN, THEN.
I CAN'T EXPLAIN.
AND I CAN'T PROMISE.
THE WILL OF RECORD DIVIDED DR. SLOPER'S ESTATE IN SIX WAYS.
MRS. PENNIMAN IS TO RECEIVE $2,000 A YEAR FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE.
AND MRS. ALMOND, THE SAME AMOUNT.
TO HIS COUSINS, BETHANN AND ROBERT LAWSON,
HE'S LEFT A ONE-TIME GIFT OF $500.
MAUREEN O'DONNELL IS TO RECEIVE...
$100 A YEAR IN ADDITION TO HER SALARY...
AS LONG AS SHE REMAINS AN EMPLOYEE AT 21 WASHINGTON SQUARE.
CATHERINE SLOPER IS TO RECEIVE THE BALANCE OF THE ESTATE,
VALUED SOMEWHERE UPWARDS OF $300,000.
AS I'VE SAID, THAT IS THE WILL OF RECORD,
WRITTEN SOME TEN YEARS AGO.
HOWEVER, SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE HIS DEATH,
THE DOCTOR RECORDED THE CODICIL.
"THE AMOUNTS ACCORDED TO ALL...
"REMAIN UNCHANGED WITH ONE EXCEPTION:
"IN THE CASE OF CATHERINE SLOPER,
"HER PORTION HAS BEEN REDUCED TO THIS HOUSE ON WASHINGTON SQUARE.
THE BULK OF THE ESTATE GOES TO VARIOUS AND SUNDRY MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE CITY."
HE WROTE AN EXPLANATION OF THIS CHANGE,
WHICH, I'M SURE, YOU'LL WISH TO READ IN PRIVATE, MISS SLOPER.
PLEASE, READ THE CODICIL, MR. WEBBER.
THIS IS SOMETHING BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR FATHER, MISS SLOPER.
WOULD YOU PLEASE EXCUSE US ?
NO. WE HAVE SOME FAMILY MATTERS TO ATTEND TO.
BY THE VERY NATURE OF THE GESTURE...
AND THE FACT--
PLEASE, EVERYONE, SIT.
AND PLEASE READ IT TO ME, MR. WEBBER.
"SHE IS AMPLY PROVIDED FOR ON HER MOTHER'S SIDE,
"NEVER HAVING SPENT MORE THAN A FRACTION OF HER INCOME FROM THIS SOURCE.
"SO THAT HER FORTUNE IS ALREADY MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO ATTRACT...
"THE UNSCRUPULOUS ADVENTURERS WHO SHE HAS GIVEN ME REASON TO BELIEVE...
THAT SHE PERSISTS IN REGARDING AS AN INTERESTING CLASS."
- YOU MUST BREAK THE WILL. - NO, NO, NO. I-- [ Giggles ]
I LIKE IT VERY MUCH.
CATHERINE, IT'S-- IT'S A TRAVESTY. NO, NO.
I THINK, UM, IT'S RATHER FLATTERING.
I THINK IT'S THE PERFECTLY FITTING CONCLUSION...
TO THE SAGA OF FATHER'S ALL-IMPORTANT FORTUNE.
I LIKE IT... VERY MUCH, INDEED.
LET'S HAVE, UM, SOME TEA, SHALL WE ?
OH, NO, NO. PERHAPS SOMETHING STRONGER.
AUNT LAVINIA, LET'S BREAK OUT THE GOOD PORT.
WELL, IS IT NOT CUSTOMARY TO CELEBRATE THE READING OF THE WILL ?
[ Giggling ]
COME ON, EVERYONE. JOIN ME, PLEASE.
[ Giggling ]
* THERE ONCE WAS A PLAIN LITTLE PIECE OF STRING *
* ALL ALONE AND WITH NOTHING TO DO *
* EACH NIGHT IT WOULD WISH MORE THAN ANYTHING *
* FOR A SOMEONE TO TIE ITSELF TO *
* THEN ONE DAY A FINGER CAME WANDERING BY *
* AND THE PLAIN LITTLE STRING QUICKLY CAUGHT HIS EYE *
* THE FINGER SAID JUST COME ALONG WITH ME
* I CAN TELL YOU HOW HAPPY YOU'LL BE *
* I HAVE A BROKEN STRING ON MY FIDDLE
* I CANNOT PLAY A THING ON MY FIDDLE *
* AND MUSICALLY SPEAKING YOU'RE JUST WHAT I'M SEEKING *
* WITH YOU I'LL BE ABLE TO PLAY *
* YOU'VE MADE A MISTAKE SAID THE LITTLE STRING *
* I HAVE NEVER MADE MUSIC BEFORE *
* THE FINGER SAID I'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO SING *
* AND YOU WON'T BE ALONE ANYMORE *
* HE PLAYED ON THE STRING AT A FANCY DRESS BALL *
* AND THE SOUND THRILLED THE DANCERS AND FILLED THE HALL *
* SO SOMETIMES A PLAIN LITTLE PIECE OF STRING *
* MAKES THE PRETTIEST MUSIC OF ALL *
- GOING-HOME TIME. - [ All ] AWW !
WELL, IT MUST BE NO ONE WANTS THE BISCUITS THAT GRANDMA'S BAKED.
[ All Chattering ]
EDITH, IS YOUR MOTHER WORKING LATE AGAIN TONIGHT ? MM-HMM.
[ Girl ] WAIT FOR ME !
WELL, YOU MUST HELP ME CLEAN UP THIS MESS !
I NEVER CAN SEEM TO MANAGE IT ALONE.
THERE'S ALWAYS SO MUCH TO DO.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE ? MY BOOK.
WHAT IS THAT ?
WHAT'S THAT SAY ? "UPS--"
UPSETTING. [ Murmuring ]
- THAT'S RIGHT. "PONDO, THE DOG, WHO WAS--" - [ Gasps ]
OH, MY DEAR ! OH, MY DEAR, THIS WILL NOT DO !
IT WILL NOT DO AT ALL. [ Gasping ] WHAT ? AUNT ?
YOU KNOW, THE MOST-- THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENSTANCE. [ Laughing ]
OH, I HAD THE GOOD-- NOW PROMISE ME--
OH, PROMISE ME-- PROMISE ME YOU'LL BE CIVIL.
PROMISE ME, CATHERINE.
PROMISE ME.
THANK YOU.
AUNT, UM, COULD YOU TAKE EDITH IN FOR SOME MILK AND BISCUITS ?
OH, YES. COME ALONG NOW.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME ? EDNA ? EDITH.
COME ON.
[ Sighs ]
THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES.
HMM.
HOW HAVE THE YEARS TREATED YOU, MORRIS ? BADLY.
BUT, UM-- [ Crockery Clatters ]
I SUPPOSE YOU WOULD SAY THAT'S AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
YOU LOOK VERY WELL.
I HAVE--
I HAVE VENTURED--
I SO MUCH WANTED TO--
I WAS DETERMINED THAT-- WILL YOU NOT SIT DOWN ?
NO, I THINK I HAD BETTER NOT.
FOR MANY YEARS IT HAS BEEN...
MY DEEPEST DESIRE TO BE FRIENDS AGAIN.
WELL, WE BOTH KNOW WE WERE NEVER FRIENDS.
OH, CATHERINE, YOU DO ME AN INJUSTICE.
YOU TREATED ME BADLY.
NOT IF YOU THINK OF IT RIGHTLY.
YOU HAD YOUR LIFE WITH YOUR FATHER,
WHICH WAS WHAT I COULDN'T MAKE UP MY MIND TO ROB YOU OF.
YES. I HAD THAT.
THE PAST CAN BE PUT BEHIND US IF YOU WILL ALLOW IT.
I WILL NOT ALLOW IT.
YOU HURT ME TOO BADLY.
I FELT IT VERY MUCH.
I FELT IT FOR YEARS.
IT MADE A GREAT CHANGE IN MY LIFE.
BUT I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU MARRY, THEN ?
LAVINIA TELLS ME...
THERE HAVE BEEN CHANCES.
I DIDN'T WISH TO MARRY.
YES.
YOU HAD NOTHING TO GAIN.
I HAD NOTHING TO GAIN.
WHAT EVER ELSE HAPPENED, I DID--
I DID LOVE ONCE.
WELL, ACTUALLY.
DO YOU HATE ME ?
NO.
BUT PLEASE DON'T COME HERE AGAIN.
GOOD-BYE, THEN.
* [ Piano ]
* [ Continues ]
* [ Woman Singing, Italian ]
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