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to the nearest lamppost by the free men

of the world before it's too late!

Here, take the doll and leave me alone!

All right, step right up, folks!

You hear? Everybody wins at Sunny Jim's!

I tell you...

William, I had a wonderful time.

So did I, Marjorie, and to think

we might never have met

if you hadn't taken a shot at me.

Don't joke about that.

Why, I might have killed you.

What's one life more or less

when all of Europe's bathed in blood?

Won't you come in and have

a nice cool glass of buttermilk?

Yeah. I guess I'd like that.

- Marjorie?

- Yes, William?

In all fairness,

I've got to tell you something.

What?

I don't believe in marriage.

But I just asked you in

for some buttermilk.

Well, I didn't want to drink it

under false pretenses.

Well, my goodness!

Maybe I don't believe in marriage, either.

Now, please, don't be angry, Marjorie.

it's nothing personal. it's just that...

Well, I think that marriage is slavery

for the woman and prison for the man.

I think that if two

people are truly in love,

they needn't be bound by convention.

Well, my goodness! So do I.

- Marjorie, I...

- Yes, William?

What happened?

That's the new power plant.

It breaks down regularly. Every night.

Oh, my. How long do the lights stay off?

Sometimes for hours.

Maybe I better light a match.

Well, I guess you better

show me to the door.

Yes. I guess I better.

Marjorie, I'd like to call on you again.

- When?

- Would tomorrow morning be too soon?

Oh, no.

I guess you better light another match.

Marjorie, I think you're the most beautiful

and the most feminine girl I've ever met.

Thank you, William. Thank you very much.

Well, good night.

Good night.

I guess you better light another match.

I don't have any more.

We don't really have

any buttermilk, either.

Doesn't he ever go home?

Alice, can't you get her in here

to finish her lunch?

Let her be, George.

I never thought I'd see the day.

She's sitting cow-eyed in the swing

and he's playing records for her.

I'll have to ask that young man

his intentions.

Oh, George.

I'll do it very discreetly,

but it has to be done.

Marjorie's young and very inexperienced.

All she knows about men

is their batting averages.

In case you're interested,

this one's batting a thousand.

- Let's play the other side, huh, William?

- All right, Marjorie.

- Cuddle Up a Little Closer?

- Yeah, I like that.

It's Wesley. The lattice

at the front of the porch is loose

and he crawls under

and comes out all bugs.

Wesley, you come out of there right now!

I said come out of there!

What are you trying to do?

Choke a person to death?

I may have to sit here for the next

half-hour just trying to catch my breath.

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