The Lady Is Willing Page #3

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Would it be too much trouble

for you to move into this building?

It would be a great deal

too much trouble, Miss Madden.

Doctor, do you have any favourites

among your tiny patients?

Or do you just fall in love

with all of them?

I never have favourites, nor do I fall

in love with them as individuals.

Frankly, Miss Madden,

I detest children of all ages.

I detest infants particularly.

What?

But that can't be.

A man who dislikes children

simply can't be a baby specialist.

On the contrary, Miss Madden,

that is absolutely the case.

And I didn't use the word "dislike".

I said "detest".

Children simply fail to strike

a responsive chord in me.

The infant's chest

seems perfect.

Please don't say "infant".

It sounds so unaffectionate.

As though she had no personality.

Please call her Johanna.

Miss Madden, might I suggest

that you choose a different name

for Johanna.

She happens to be a male.

What?

A boy?

But that can't be.

He, I mean, she...

I mean, he was wearing all pink.

He just can't be a boy.

Everybody knows girls wear pink

and boys wear blue.

Don't you know that?

Many years ago

medical science discovered

a much better way

of segregating boys and girls

than by the colour

of their clothing.

Albert, Alexander, Abraham?

Arthur?

No, no, pet, that's one of yesterday's

toys before the doctor came.

You wouldn't like that.

Where have we got the little...?

Oh, here they are.

Look!

Bertram, Bernard, Boyd?

What is that roll call

you're reading, anyway?

A list of your favourite taxi drivers?

No, they're all right here in this book

for expectant mothers to help choose

a suitable name.

Benjamin, Bailey, Bradford...?

Buster? Bouvert?

Bouvert?

Bouvert. It says Bouvert.

Where? Never even heard of it.

What's he supposed to do

when you hit the right one?

Whistle through his teeth

or get up and do a time step?

C'est I'heure pour

le dner de mon enfant.

Leave him here until it's ready.

I'll bring him in.

Oui, madame.

Not bad.

I think French governesses are cute.

And Jo... I mean, he loves her.

He seems to have weathered

the quick shift in sex all right.

You're taking it calmly too.

Of course I'm delighted.

A boy is so much less likely

to get into trouble than a girl.

A boy will be so nice.

A tall, handsome son

to take me out to dinner.

Now, come on, angel.

Pay attention.

Try and concentrate, hmm?

Batiste?

Listen, Liza,

Batiste will be passing you

gum drops through

the bars of Sing Sing

if you don't take my advice

and let me smuggle...

Let me sneak him into a police station

and then run like everything.

Stop being childish.

Go and see some more lawyers.

Keep on trying until you find

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