Peter Ibbetson Page #5

I'll see what I can do.

Oh, uh, there's...

there's one thing more, Peter.

The Duke or

probably the Duchess

was more than anxious

that whoever I sent

was as near being

a gentleman as possible.

Oh, a gentleman!

Yes. Yes.

You will live there,

it seems,

for quite a stretch.

It means that

you will be

in very close contact

with the family, and...

And as you say,

they want a gentleman.

You speak

my very thoughts.

The holiday,

it was successful, I hope?

Very.

Oh, I'm glad.

I'm very glad.

There's nothing

like a holiday.

Paris, and the ladies!

Uh, there were ladies,

Peter?

Yes, there... there was a lady.

A lady. Oh, dear, dear,

that sounds serious.

Was she beautiful?

She was very beautiful.

She was eight years old,

still wore

a little white dress

and I shall

never forget her.

Oh, bless me! Eight years old.

Oh, bless my soul.

Here in the country,

we don't get the fog

that London gets,

but I understand

it's been fine

in London, too.

Very fine.

And, l... I suppose

those are the stables.

Yes, sir.

Well, they've seen

their best day, all right.

Yes, sir, they have.

And a long day

it's been, too.

I'll go down

and have a look at them.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ibbetson?

Yes.

I'm the Duchess of Towers.

How do you do?

How do you do?

I expected you this morning.

Well, I missed my train.

Oh.

Well, I'll tell you

what we want here.

You see, we need more room

in the stables,

so we want an addition

built onto that end there.

A new wing to match exactly

what you see down here.

Oh, You don't... you don't want

entirely new stables?

Certainly not.

Well, I'm... I'm sorry.

I... I had a fine idea, I think.

I was going to have

the stables sort of a,

well,

almost a new building,

uh, using part of

what's there, of course,

but, uh, with a new roof

to match your house

as if they'd been built

nearer the same time.

Understand?

Yes, I see what you mean.

But, oh, we wouldn't tear down

the old stables for anything,

Mr. Ibbetson.

Well, they're your stables.

Uh, you want this wing to...

To match the other exactly.

Well, this is just

a rough sketch.

An idea that will make them

all seem new again.

I don't want them

to seem new.

Well, uh, I don't mean new

the way you mean.

Uh, they'll look as old

as ever

but, well, the only chance

to have any beauty about them

and have them conform to

your own house is to, well...

Something like that.

There's really no use

wasting any time about it,

Mr. Ibbetson.

I've told you

just what we want.

All you have to do

is just go ahead and do it.

You want the wing

to match that?

Yes.

Well, I can't do it.

Why not?

Because I don't like it.

Oh, and just what has

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