Big Stone Gap Page #4

Now, that's where old Charlotte

Bronte comes in with her Jane Eyre-

Miss Bront can write

her a love scene.

"Yearning and longing."

"Longing and yearning."

Nothing will take your mind off

your tragedy than a good romance.

I haven't seen this

since I was a girl.

Yeah, well, it's time

for a revisit.

And take notes, honey.

(WHISPERS)

Please, take notes.

Call you later!

...my book report,

but I hate Moby Dick.

My gosh, I love those shoes.

May I borrow them for

my barbecue tonight?

Why, thank you.

Bobby's gonna be there.

So I'm gonna pick up some

lipstick for that, too.

Totally.

Hey, Miss Ave?

Got my prescription ready?

Not yet.

She's so slow. I don't understand

what takes her so long, right?

Hey, ladies!

Put that lipstick down.

And do not touch

any more magazines,

because our patrons

like them untouched.

Virginal.

If prescriptions

didn't take so long,

we wouldn't

read 'em, Fleeta.

FLEETA:
Don't make me

call your mother.

It's Pearl Grimes.

Look at her!

She is the ugliest thing

I have ever seen.

So sad.

Well, you know she's a mess.

I mean, that clothing.

You know it's from Goodwill.

Think about all the people

that have worn that before,

and she's putting it

on her daughter...

Tayloe Slagle.

Your birth control pills are

ready over at the counter.

Your birth control

pills are ready.

Thank you so much

for trading at Mutual's.

Hope to see you soon.

I can't believe... Can you

believe she just... Let's go!

Come on, girls.

From now on

I'm getting my pills

in Appalachia.

They're not very bright.

I'd rather be pretty and stupid

like them than what I am.

Mmm, no, you wouldn't.

Pretty fades, honey.

Stupid, it's annoying.

They got talent, too.

They baton twirl.

It's not a talent one

calls upon later in life.

Well, I ain't

got no talent.

And I ain't good

at nothing.

Mmm...

(SIGHS)

You know, it's just Fleeta

and me around here.

We could use a hand.

Me? You want to

give me a job?

What do you say?

We ain't got no car. I mean,

how am I gonna get here?

I run all over

these hills, hon.

Wouldn't be nothing

for me to pick you up.

You could start by tackling that

big pile of junk sitting there,

and take some of that

out back for me?

That'd be a big help.

Okay-

Thanks.

(SNIFFLES)

So, this is your idea

of the new employee?

You know, she don't keep

herself very nice.

You just don't

like Melungeons.

No, I don't.

But she'll do.

L\/A LOU:
This is the box office

speaking- We are sold out!

If you don't have a ticket,

then you do not have a seat.

I repeat, if you

don't have a ticket,

then you do not

have a seat.

I've asked you

a dozen times,

it is the penultimate

moment in the play.

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