Young Ideas Page #5

You might call it a

heart to heart talk.

Why, sit down.

Oh ,thank you, Jeff.

Um, I've been thinking about

this little tension that exists

between us and I realize it's

as much my fault as it is yours.

Oh, I wouldn't say that.

Well, I do.

After all, this happened

suddenly and it hasn't been

an easy re-adjustment

for you to make.

That is true, Michael.

So, speaking man to man--

Ah, let's keep it heart to heart

so that she can be in too.

Ah, yeah.

I want you to know,

I'm gonna try and try hard

to make this work out well,

and I...I want to ask you to

meet me half way.

Why? We'll be glad to

meet you half way.

We'll meet you two-thirds

of the way, Michael.

Ah, this may sound silly

and sentimental kids, but..

Put it there.

Now that we're friends.

There's something

I'd like to suggest.

It'll make your mother happy

if you enroll in college here.

Oh, now wait a minute,

friendship is friendship but--

Ah, darling don't be hasty.

Just think of the interesting

facts one can learn in college.

Why just the other day,

a fellow said

"That they scrape

a ton of rust a year

"from an iron bridge,

over the Yukon."

"Oh, no doubt you're right."

Michael, I think

we should go to college.

And you Susan?

Oh, yes, I think education does

add certain of value to you.

Fine, I'll tell the

registrar this morning.

See we're...we're

pulling together already.

- Put it there.

- Ah, ha, ha.

We've got him.

You have something cooked up.

What is it?

[indistinct humming]

Well?

Look.

If I know that faculty

mind up Michaels.

He'll miss the significance

of mothers book completely.

- So?

- All he'll remember.

Is some of the

shocking incidents.

Well, go on.

For instance.

Remember the character, Celeste?

- Celeste, had no character.

- That's the point.

Now listen darling, we get

Michael to read the book.

And then, while he's

still punchy.

We casually let it drop

that Celeste is mother.

Jeff!

And not only Celeste,

Marie and Evon too.

We'll tell him that this is

really mother autobiography.

Jeff, you can't.

Well, who says we can't?

Don't you want to help mother?

- Oh, yes but--

- Alright.

Then look at this way.

It's our duty to use

whatever weapons we've got.

Oh, sometimes your ideas are

so gruesome, you frighten me.

- Can't miss kid.

- Jeff, it's dynamite.

- What if mother finds--

- If mother stays here.

She'll never write another line.

Yes, your right.

When are you gonna

pull it on him?

Right now.

[imitating Michael] "Oh, ah-ah this

may sound silly and sentimental, but.."

"Put her there."

See you in college.

Oh, get a load of this

freshmen manual.

- 68 rules.

- All waiting to be broken.

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