Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte Page #4

stories about Miss Miriam for?

She ain't even answered your letters.

Well, she's comin' anyway.

Be the saddest day of your life,

Missy, if she does come.

Your cousin Miriam

ain't never had but one idea in her head,

and that was lookin' after herself.

She's gotta come.

She's the only kin I got left.

Miriam has just gotta come.

She's the only one who can help me now.

She's just gotta come.

I guess there's been changes to this part

of the country since you was here last.

I imagine there have been.

Things ain't changed much

in this parish,

except from folks gettin'

a lot older than they used to be.

I suppose they are.

There's absolutely no point

in you gettin' so upset,

the way you did this morning.

Anyone who knew you less well than I do

might be forgiven for thinking

you had a persecution complex.

Yes, Dr. Drew.

Charlotte,

they are asking you to leave this house

because they are going to tear it down,

not because of any of the ulterior

motives that you seem to imagine.

- What's that?

- Charlotte, please.

Don't get so jumpy about everything.

It's Miriam!

Miriam isn't expected

till tomorrow evening.

Now, come on, calm down.

Well, ma'am, this is it.

They say places you

knew as a child

always seem smaller

than your memory of them.

It's not true.

Velma.

Velma Cruther.

Shall I take these in, Miss?

Thank you.

Just put them up there.

It's just as I left it.

- How much is that?

- Two dollars and fifty cents, ma'am.

- Keep the change.

- Thank you, ma'am.

- You nearly beat your telegram here.

- I know I'm a day early.

- I hope it won't inconvenience anybody.

- Miriam!

I just can't believe it.

You look marvellous.

What is it that you

can't believe, Drew,

that I'm here

or that I look the way I do?

Come on, Miriam,

don't make fun of an old man.

You know I never was any good

at expressing myself.

That's not so at all, Drew.

You were always very quick

with your compliments.

It was just your intentions...

that were sometimes a little vague.

- You all want this stuff upstairs?

- I'll give you a hand in just a minute.

I suppose you want to see Charlotte?

I think I already have.

- Won't she be coming down?

- I think we'd better go up.

She's a bit upset. There was

a little trouble here this morning...

- Trouble?

- Nothing serious.

You took us by surprise.

We weren't expecting you till tomorrow.

It was a mix-up.

I had to take an earlier plane.

What kind of trouble?

Just plain, blind stubborn.

With her money, she could live anywhere

in the world like a queen.

But as it is I'm afraid

you'll have more

than your hands full getting her

out of this place.

The three of us used

to slide down this banister.

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