Young Ideas Page #4

- Poor mother.

- That's awful.

Yeah.

A genius like mother and

he'd make her stop writing.

Su, we've got to

get her out of this.

Don't be silly, she doesn't

want to get out of it.

Did you see how

she looked at him?

Temporary infatuation.

Can't be anything else.

Jeff, they're married

and that's not temporary.

- It could be.

- Jeff.

Su, for her sake,

we've got to think in terms

of a year or two from now.

By then, she'll be ruined.

Her career, everything.

What are we going to do?

We're going to blow this fellow

up with his own chemicals.

Breakup their marriage.

Right.

Gee, I don't know if we should.

Of course we should.

Do you want to save her or not?

- Of course I do.

- Alright, then you're with me?

I guess so.

You won't get sentimental

and want to back out.

No, it's for mother.

Alright.

Now, this may sound adolescent

but I think we'll

need a password.

Why?

If you do start to go

chicken on me I can

spring it on you and

get you back on the bean.

Okay.

Oh, how about "They scrape

a ton of rust a year

"from an iron bridge

over the Yukon?"

Anything you say Jeff.

There ought to be an answer

to show you get it.

Why not just be offhand and say,

"No doubt you're right."

Okay, now, if you show

signs of weakening, I say

"They scrape a

ton of rust a year--"

"From an iron bridge

over the Yukon--"

And you say..

"No doubt you're right."

I am born in Paris.

Oh, really.

Only I come here

for my education.

Paris was my home

for several years.

[speaking in foreign language]

Could I come sometime,

just to talk?

Ha-ha. In a word, oui.

Oh, merci, madame, merci.

You've done wonders

with the place, darling.

Just talent, dear,

just talent.

Who was at the door?

Oh, a boy with the kids' trunks.

Jo, about Susan and Jeff..

Oh, I think they're sorry about

the way they talked that day.

They've been nice

and quiet for some time now.

Yes, but there's still a

lot of tension between us.

Oh, I'm sorry. They must seem

like little fiends to you.

Jo, sometimes I think you don't

appreciate those kids.

If you did, you couldn't call

them little fiends.

What?

You see, you've got to

understand the adolescent mind.

Our marriage, the sudden

transition to a new home

'must have been a terrific shock

to Susan and Jeff.'

'Naturally, they were

on the defensive.'

And, furthermore, perhaps I was

a little to blame myself.

I'd like to do something to

help them adjust themselves.

I'll go upstairs and

talk to them right now.

That's the answer.

Meet them halfway.

Michael.

Sometimes I think

you're just wonderful.

[knock on door]

Come in.

- Susan, Jeff.

- Yes, Michael.

I just dropped in

for a little chat.

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