A Letter to Three Wives Page #2

no matter what we talk about,

we wind up talking about Addie Ross?

Maybe it's because

if you girls didn't talk about me,

you just wouldn't talk at all.

That's right. Im Addie.

Im the one they just

can't help talking about.

My very dearest friends too.

You know, I wonder if she knows

how much we do talk about her.

And what we say

and how we feel about her.

I know.

Believe me, I do.

And it doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter nearly as much

as what all of you don't know, yet.

- Morning, Mrs. Hollingsway.

- Haven't the others gotten here yet?

No. You're the very first, the early bird.

Ive taken it upon myself

to get the children aboard.

Oh. Good idea, Miss Hawkins.

So that when the other ladies arrive,

we'll be all ready to go.

Fine. If they'll only get here.

Oh, Im sorry we're late.

Rita had to go by the station.

Oh, sure.

See anyone there you know?

Just a husband of mine running like mad.

Why?

Nobody else?

Where's Addie? Weren't you

supposed to pick her up?

Nothing's happened to her, I hope.

Addie Ross left town this morning.

Left town?

Well, what do you mean, "left town"?

She certainly could've told someone,

at least phoned.

She's left for good.

Then it must've been something sudden,

some emergency.

What makes you so sure it's for good?

How do you know?

Well, the doorman told me

she subleased her apartment last week

and yesterday she sold her car.

So much for your sudden emergency.

If that isn't just like her.

Why do you suppose she had

to keep it such a big secret?

Who knows why Addie does

or doesn't do anything?

Ive got a letter for the Mesdames Bishop,

Hollingsway and Phipps.

From the dear departed, Ill bet.

Addie's so tactful.

She even puts us in alphabetical order.

- Open it up.

- No, let's wait.

- For what?

- Till we get back. Knowing Addie...

I mean, why let her spoil our day?

Not my day. Addie Ross never

saw the day she could spoil my day.

Did I put enough days into that?

Dearest Debby,

Lora Mae and Rita.

As you know by now, you'll have to

carry on without me from here.

It isn't easy to

leave a town like our town,

to tear myself away from

you three dear, dear friends

who have meant so much to me.

And so I consider myself extremely lucky

to be able to take with me

a sort of memento.

Something to remind me always

of the town that was my home,

and of my three very dearest friends

whom I want never to forget.

And I won't.

You see, girls, Ive run off with one

of your husbands. Addie.

If that's her idea of a joke,

it's in extremely poor taste.

If I ever catch up with that character, Ill...

Ladies, may I suggest...

The captain seems to think...

Well, he's been rude about it.

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