Mary Poppins Page #4

Mr. Banks:

I'm very grateful to you, Constable, for returning the children. And I'm sure that if you go to the

kitchen, Cook'll find you a plate of something.

Constable:

Thank you, sir. I shall now return to my duties.

Jane:

Thank you, Constable.

Constable:

Good night, miss. Good night, ma'am. Good night, sir. Cook'll find me something. I never--

Mrs. Banks:

I'm awfully sorry about this, George. I'll expect you'll want to discuss it.

Mr. Banks:

I would indeed! Ellen, take Jane and Michael upstairs straightaway.

Ellen:

Yes, sir. I knew it. When all's said and done, who bears the brunt of everything around here?

Me, that's who! They don't want an honest, hard-workin' girl around here. They need a ruddy

zookeeper.

Mrs. Banks:

I'm sorry, dear, but when I chose Katie Nanna, I thought she would be firm with the children. She

looked so solemn and cross.

Mr. Banks:

Winifred, never confuse efficiency with a liver complaint.

Mrs. Banks:

I'll try to do better next time.

Mr. Banks:

Next time? My dear, you've engaged six nannies in the last four months! And they've all been

unqualified disasters.

Mrs. Banks:

I quite agree.

Mr. Banks:

Choosing a nanny for the children is an important and delicate task. It requires insight, balanced

judgment, and an ability to read character. Under the circumstances, I think it might be apropos

to take it upon myself to, uh, select the next person.

Mrs. Banks:

Oh, would you, George?

Mr. Banks:

Obviously the way to find a proper nanny, is to go about it in a proper fashion. I shall put an

advertisement in The Times. Take this down please.

Mrs. Banks:

Yes, of course, dear.

Mr. Banks:

Wanted. Uh, no. Uh, required. Nanny: firm, respectable, no nonsense.

A British nanny must be a general

The future empire lies within her hands

And so the person that we need

To mold the breed

Is a nanny who can give commands

You getting this, Winifred?

Mrs. Banks:

Oh, yes, dear. Every word.

A British bank is run with precision

A British home requires nothing less

Tradition, discipline and rules must be the tools

Without them, disorder, catastrophe, anarchy

In short you have a ghastly mess

Mrs. Banks:

Splendid, George! Inspirational. The Times will be so pleased.

Jane:

Father?

Mr. Banks:

Yes?

Jane:

We've discussed everything, and we're very sorry about what we did today.

Mr. Banks:

I should certainly think so.

Jane:

It was wrong to run away from Katie Nanna.

Mr. Banks:

It was indeed.

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