The Art of Getting By Page #2

I think we got home right before

you left for school.

Mom, this is my new friend, George.

- Well, George.

- Hello, Mrs. Howe.

- What a genuine pleasure.

- Very nice to...

Sally, do you know

where our stemware went?

I'm drinking wine out of a tumbler.

What do you want, George?

CHARLOTTE:
And this was before

we left the sticks.

So, I cock one eye, look down,

expecting to see a giant water bug,

or a water moccasin, or...

Water something. Something I had to kill.

But it was the pilot's hand!

Oh!

Ticklish, this one!

(CHARLOTTE GIGGLING)

Let me get you a paper towel.

You know,

ticklish people make great lovers.

Everything is erogenous.

My God. She's amazing.

Not if you're her daughter.

How'd you end up in New York?

My mom had me when she was 16.

My dad was a truck driver,

and one day he took off

and never came back.

And this was?

Clarksburg. It's a small town in Tennessee.

This rich guy from New York,

who owned a textile plant,

started coming down, and it was like

we were castaways and he was the ship.

But I ended up here,

eight years old, new school,

new friends, fancy new clothes.

My mom divorced him a year ago,

and now she's back on the singles scene

with a vengeance.

I do think I should

get some homework done, though.

I should get going then.

Got work to do myself.

Yeah, right.

Thank you.

Goodbye.

(CLICKING LIGHT SWITCH)

JACK:
It's not the first time it's happened.

VIVIAN:
I know.

But you never think it's gonna be

the people that it's gonna be.

- JACK:
They've been together for 15 years.

- I know. It's certainly ridiculous.

- What happened to the electricity?

- Hi, sweetie.

We got take-out

from the rotisserie chicken place.

Grab a plate and join us.

But the lights. What happened?

It's my fault. I forgot to pay the bill.

And it's no big deal.

They'll be on tomorrow.

George, we're trying to turn

this awkward little mix-up

into a fun experience.

And if you can't get into

the spirit of adventure,

then you can just do your own thing.

You don't have to stick around.

I'm sorry, Jack. I can't use my laptop,

much less get my assignments.

So, go to the library or Starbucks.

Be resourceful.

Does anyone have any ideas about

which elements of the novel pinpoint it

as part of the Romantic movement?

MS. HERMAN:
Anyone?

George?

George?

Yeah?

I was asking what conclusion you came to

in the exercise we're doing.

Sorry. About what, again?

About which elements of the novel

pinpoint it

as part of the Romantic movement?

Which novel?

(STUDENTS CHUCKLING)

The Mayor of Casterbridge, George,

which, obviously, you didn't read.

I loved it.

Clearly. Anyone else?

My favorite part of the book

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