The Wedding Night Page #2

There are four answers to that.

Positively, absolutely, definitely and yes.

Then it's settled.

If you bring the papers,

you may have the money.

- Well, we can settle that right here.

- There's no hurry.

As long as we have your word.

My dear young lady, you not only have

my word, you have my solemn oath.

Signed, sealed and delivered.

- Come, Father.

- What? Is all right?

- Yes, Father, we have an option.

- Option?

Well, that's all right. Come.

- MANYA:
Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thanks.

- TONY:
Thanks to you.

DORA:
Bring some ice, Taka.

TAKA:
No ice, missy.

Ice is the second most important item

in this household.

Remember that.

Our neighbors, Dora. My wife.

How do you do?

- Is that your woman?

- Yes, my woman.

My woman tell me,

ask you if you take milk.

Well, I can take it or leave it alone.

My father means that

we sell milk around here.

- He wants to know if you'd like to buy it.

- Yes.

I'm sorry, you'll have to arrange all that

with the cook.

Cook? You no cook?

No, I no cook.

She does so many other things,

Mr. Novak, that...

Well, you know, mixing drinks and...

(CHUCKLING AWKWARDLY)

Well, if you don't mind

going around by the kitchen,

the cook'll tell you

how much milk we need.

Thank you.

- Goodbye, Mr. Barrett.

- Goodbye, missus.

- DORA:
Goodbye.

- Goodbye, Mrs. Barrett.

- TONY:
Goodbye.

- Goodbye, Mr. Barrett.

Well, we certainly have

delightful neighbors.

We must have them up

to dinner sometime.

Don't make fun of our neighbors.

Mr. Novak is a Polish plutocrat

with a big business proposition.

(IMITATING POLISH ACCENT)

Yeah, me swap milk. You swap what?

Seems I have an old field full of rocks

and stones, and no good to anybody.

But to him, it's worth 5,000 smackers.

- What's the catch?

- No catch.

They said, come down and sign the papers

tomorrow and I'll get the money.

Actually, $5000?

- Cash.

- Tony.

And I spent the morning cursing your

ancestors for leaving us this place.

I'm sorry, Grandfather.

Were you the one who cleared that lovely

field with your own bare hands?

Bless your heart.

I don't think I'll sell the field after all.

- You don't what?

- I know I won't.

- Have you lost your senses?

- No, I've just come into them.

Do you realize that we are stony broke?

That I haven't a rag to my back?

$5,000 would keep us for months

in New York.

Yup.

And you're going to talk

a lot of sentimental nonsense

about this old place?

- You haven't even seen it in 15 years.

- Yep.

You put that in your next book.

It'll sound much better there.

You're very funny, Dora,

but the field is still mine.

- And you won't sell?

- No.

- Tony Barrett, you come down from that...

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