Good Morning, Miss Dove Page #3

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I will repay my father's debt.

You are president of this bank.

You can arrange a personal loan.

I'll try, as you're so determined,

but I can't guarantee anything.

Thank you. Meanwhile, I will make

my application to the school board.

Good morning, Mr Porter.

Is there anything you wish,

Mr Porter?

Yes. Get me

the Superintendent of Schools.

Yes, sir.

"Dear Mr Pendleton...

"..The news that you

have been awarded a fellowship...

".. by the Carnegie Foundation...

".. is most gratifying.

"Much to my regret,...

"..the death of my father...

"..will prevent my receiving you...

"..this summer. "

Mail, Mr Pembleton.

Oh, thank you, Ames.

I... I took the liberty...

I had to express my sympathy

in person.

Please come in, Mr Pendleton.

Now that I'm here, there's

so little I can say that...

You've said it very well,

Mr Pendleton.

Please sit down.

Welford is an awful name,

but must you call me Mr Pendleton?

My friends call me Woof.

I don't suppose you'd care to?

No, but I should like to

call you Welford.

Thank you.

What does the Carnegie Fellowship

mean, Welford?

A year in Tibet

with the Archer expedition.

Tibet? You'll see the Himalayas.

We'll sail down the Brahmaputra,

then Lhasa...

Lhasa... One of the oldest cities

in the history of men.

On to Shigatse and the sacred lakes.

Wait! I know their names.

Manasarowar... and Rakas Tal.

Yes! Then along the ancient route

to Kashmir and the Tarim Basin.

Oh, Mr Pendleton,... Welford,...

.. how I envy you.

I don't want you to envy me,...

.. I want you to come with me.

Come with you?

From the moment we met

at Miss Kingsley's weekly tea,...

.. I felt that our friendship

might ripen into something warmer.

Remember, we left the others

and strolled along the river?

We sat on a marble bench and you

described the misty isles of Greece.

We like the same things.

Yes, we do.

My assets are not impressive.

I have a $1,500 grant

and $5,000 my grandmother left me.

But, in all modesty, I feel

I have a future in my chosen field.

A bright future, Welford.

An exciting future.

Share it with me. Marry me.

Marry me tomorrow. Today.

Let it ring.

Oh, it will only keep on ringing.

I'll be but a moment.

Hello?

Oh... Good afternoon, Mr Porter.

Everything's... been arranged?

Yes, I am...fortunate indeed.

Will you thank the Superintendent of

Schools? And thank you, Mr Porter.

Goodbye.

Well?

I am afraid, Welford,

that we have been premature.

We've let ourselves be carried away

by the spell of far-off places.

We have placed too much importance

on similar interests.

But I'm asking you to marry me.

I'm sorry, Welford, but...

.. my future is here in Liberty Hill.

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