The Children's Hour Page #4

Patient with me?

When I've worked my fingers

to the bone for both of you.

Yes, to the bone, to the very bone!

Aunt Lily...

You've talked about going back

to New York for a long time now.

It's been years. I'll never

live to play on Broadway again.

But you will, Aunt Lily, you will.

You can go back to New York.

You want to get rid of me?

I'm trying to give you something

you've always wanted.

You keep talking about the theater

and the great opportunities in

television that you're missing.

Turning me out.

Nice, grateful girls.

- How can anybody deal with you?

- Please, do not raise your voice.

I shall write to my agent. When

they have a suitable part for me...

No.

I don't think we

should wait that long.

I'll give you what little

money we have now.

You think I'd take your money?

I'd rather scrub floors first.

You'll change your mind

after the first floor.

I should have known by this

time that the wise thing to do

was to stay out of your way

when he's in the house.

When who's in the house?

Don't think you're

fooling me, young lady.

Any day that he's in the

house is a bad day.

Now, look...

Let's give it up. I'm tired. I've

been working since 6:00 this morning.

I know what I know.

You can't stand them being together,

and you're taking it out on me.

God knows what you'll

do when they marry.

- Jealous, jealous...

- Aunt Lily.

You've always had a jealous,

possessive nature even as a child.

If you had a friend, you'd be

upset if she liked anybody else.

And that's what's happening now.

And it's unnatural. It's just

as unnatural as it can be.

The sooner you get out of here, the better.

You are making me sick.

And I won't stand for you any longer.

I want you to leave tomorrow, no delays.

What are you doing down here?

- We just came to...

- I was going up...

- I was going upstairs.

- We just came down to see how Mary was.

I think you came down

to listen deliberately.

We didn't mean to.

Eavesdropping is something that

nice young ladies just don't do.

You wait outside in the hall.

I'll talk to you later.

You should not be around children.

When you're at your best,

you're not for tender ears.

So now it's my fault, is it?

You'd better look to yourself

and not continue to blame

me for everything.

What's the matter with the duchess?

Rehearsing an exit in case

she finds the right play.

- How's Mary?

- Strong as a mule.

I don't know who's teaching

fainting here, but she flunked.

We've about reached the end

of our rope with that child.

Someone should talk to

Mrs. Tilford about Mary.

- You wouldn't be electing me, would you?

- She's your aunt.

Yes, but I'm not writing the

Tilfords into the marriage contract.

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