The History of Mr. Polly Page #2

Synopsis: Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along.
 
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1949
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if she did as much now!

I won't have my girls spoken of,

by anybody, old or young.

- (Pop)

- Ain't the beer up?

It's the 'eated room.

- Excuse me, passing so soon again.

- Right? Righto!

- (Hiccups)

- Elfrid.

The new doctor said

everything must be put in spirits.

"Ladies," she says, "dip their pens in

the ink and keep their noses out of it."

Certain people never had

any daughters of their own.

- Elfrid.

- Not another mouthful!

And kept us in she did,

every afternoon for a week.

- Really?

- (Miriam) Elfrid.

He'd swallowed the very key

to open the drawer!

No wish to make myself disagreeable,

not to God's 'umblest worm.

- You aren't very busy with that brawn!

- (Loud chatter)

(Chatter and laughter)

(Laughter)

Little dog!

(Loud chatter)

Oh, Alfred.

(Chatter)

(Sighs)

(Laughter and chatter)

Hen-witted gigglers.

Funereal games.

Don't hurt him, of course.

Doesn't matter to him.

Feel in the need of fresh air, Alfred?

You ever thought of, um...

investing that money of yours?

Money? What money?

The old man left you.

Pretty near 500 with insurance.

500?

Yes. You'll have

to do something with it.

Give you a tidy income

if you invest it properly.

No end of things you can put it in.

- Put it into a small shop.

- Shop?

Mm, a shop. For a man who sticks to it,

there's a lot to be done in a shop.

I haven't got to go back to a shop,

not if I don't want to. Ever!

What do you think you'll do, then?

Buy a bicycle.

Stamton. Larkins lot asked me over.

Why not? Oscoolatory exercises.

Good idea! Righto!

- (Children shout)

- Rosie!

Why, it's cousin Alfred.

- Thought I'd look you up.

- (She chuckles)

Fancy, you coming to see us like this.

Explorations menanderings.

Wait a moment.

I'll tell Ma.

- Ma?

- What?

- Ma, Cousin Alfred's here.

- He ain't!

- He is.

- You lazy thing!

(Raised voices)

(Chatter)

Go on. Come on, then!

Come on! Don't keep him waiting.

I didn't mean to shut you out.

I've just told Ma.

- (Crockery smashes)

- (Raised voices)

We're all in a bit of a mess today,

you know. It's my cleaning-up day.

Hello, Elfrid. Come in, come in.

Come in, Elfrid,

you've caught us on the 'op,

but welcome all the same.

(Giggles) Oh, I am glad

to see you again, Elfrid.

I didn't know you could

ride a bicycle, Elfrid.

- What, all the way here?

- Yes. I had a bit of a contretemps.

An accidentulous misadventure.

Ooh! Why, whatever happened?

A stout elderly gentlemen, shirtsleeves,

straw hat, starts to cross the road...

You never run him down, Elfrid!

- Not me! I never run anything down!

- (Laughter)

- Wobble. Ring the bell. Wobble.

- (Laughter)

Didn't ring his bell. Ran into me. Over

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