What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? Page #3

Your brother-in-law

asked us to look out for you.

He went too far.

The whole family did.

They wanted

to be nice to the widow.

And so do you?

Harriet, I'm sorry

your husband was killed.

I...

Let's go, huh?

Well, well, well.

( laughs )

Mrs. Vaughn, I don't believe youve

met George's aunt, Mrs. Marrable.

Mrs. Vaughn's brother-in-law

is a stockbroker, too, in the East.

I hope he gives

better advice than George.

Those stocks I bought for you

went up, Aunt Claire.

Up and down, up and down.

Never enough to matter.

I should be going.

It's nice to meet you,

Mrs. Marrable.

I'd completely forgotten

you had a child to take care of.

I'm so glad you had time

for a breather.

Bye-bye.

Can I get you

another drink, Aunt Claire?

No, I have to steer

this vehicle of mine.

I hope you find

a new housekeeper soon.

It's a pity you had to

fire Miss Tinsley.

She was the nicest one

you ever had.

You know, I still can't

picture her drunk.

Oh, she was though, horribly.

Otherwise I wouldn't have

discharged her.

The help problem is getting

absolutely impossible.

I hope you didn't give

Miss Tinsley any references.

She knew better

than to ask for them.

Youve had such rotten luck

with your housekeepers, Aunt Claire.

Have I?

Actually, I think

I've done rather well.

What makes this valley

so rip-humming popular?

Prettiest part of the county,

but it is kind of remote.

Well, there's one neighbor.

No one's lived there

for some time now.

I gave up nursing

on marrying a doctor,

but when he left me-

by dying-

a few years ago,

I took it up again.

Of course, my knowledge

was pretty dated

to return to full-fledged nursing,

so I became a sort of combination

housekeeper/nurse/companion.

Have you any references?

Three. I-I had four positions,

but one of my people died-

quiet, natural death

at age 95,

and I haven't been able

to reach her son.

You mustn't be misled

by my confinement to this chair.

It's purely temporary,

and I shan't require any nursing,

however adept you may be

in that field.

Well, you don't object to it

as a bonus, I hope.

I can cook a grand meal-

everything from buttermilk pancakes

to a very good beef bourguignonne.

I've always kept a neat house.

I assume

there's an underlying reason

for your desire

to offer your services.

What is it?

In other words,

why do I want to work?

Well, I applied for the job,

so I guess I want it.

Do you require

better reasons than that?

My dear woman,

you don't expect me

to buy a pig in a poke,

do you?

Well, uh...

I want to work because...

I don't think anyone should be idle.

It's bad for your morale.

Besides, I don't like

to live by myself.

I can't come up with more reasons,

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