The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit Page #3

I couldn't, Judy.

- And just what is

this favorite father treatment?

- It's simple.

All you do is

put a rose at his dinner plate...

bring him a cold martini

and say...

"Daddy, tell me every single thing

that happened at the office today."

- Then what?

- Then he says, "Let's talk

about something else."

So you talk to him

about buying you a horse.

I couldn't do

all that stuff.

Why not,

for pete's sake?

My father and I

understand each other.

Judy, I think this is something

that Helen should decide for herself.

Come on, boy.

Come on.

There's Daddy!

What's he doing here?

Wait a minute, Suzie.

I want you to meet my father.

[Judy]

Talk to him. Talk to him!

Daddy!

- Oh, hi, hi.

- What are you doing here?

[Sneezes]

- Daddy, you're not getting

allergic to me, are you?

- Those clothes, honey.

- Did you bring your antihistamine?

- Yeah, yeah.

- Where's the office?

- Right there.

- Oh.

- I wish you had told me you were coming.

The class just finished, and

I've been dying to have you see me ride.

Honey, I wanna see you ride.

I really do, but I've got

a briefcase full of homework.

I just came by

to deliver this saddle...

and to tell S.J. Clemens

the rules on highway robbery.

I'm Miss Clemens.

May I help you?

- How do you do, Miss Clemens?

Where's your father?

- My father?

S.J. Clemens, the owner

of this pirate's den.

I'm S.J. Clemens.

Suzie, this is Daddy.

Daddy, this is Suzie.

You know, the one

I'm always talking about?

How do you do, Mr. Bolton?

Now, about this pirate's den.

I assume you're objecting to

the charges on your statement.

I think I'll go put this saddle

in the tack room.

[Chuckling]

You sure

you're S.J. Clemens?

If you refer to the statement,

Mr. Bolton...

you'll see there's an unpaid balance

for the past seven months.

No way to run a business,

Miss Clemens.

You should've gotten ahold of me

personally and chewed my head off.

I intended to. Most parents

come down here occasionally

to see their children ride.

I can't even see my child in

jodhpurs without sneezing.

I'll draw up a detailed statement

and send it to you.

In the meantime,

I've got work to do.

Miss Clemens!

Miss Clemens, wait a moment!

Look, I apologize.

I had a miserable day

in the city...

and I took it out

on the first available person.

- I shouldn't have blasted off that way.

- That's quite all right.

We get used to tantrums

dealing with children all day.

[Grunts]

Well, you finally

met Suzie.

Yes, yes.

Finally met Suzie.

- Daddy?

- Yeah.

Uh, Daddy, we've always had

the kind of relationship where...

if one of us wants to ask something,

we just go right ahead and ask.

- Right?

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