"SHH..." "ROCK BAY IS" "A VERY EXCLUSIVE LITTLE TOWN" "VERY EXCLUSIVE..." "AND VERY, VERY QUIET" "SO PEACEFUL, SO RESTFUL" "THAT NOTHING EVER, EVER DISTURBS IT." "SHH..." "AND IN ALL OF ROCK BAY," "THERE'S NOT A QUIETER, MORE EXCLUSIVE STREET THAN" "SHH..." "IT'S MORNING ON SEA COVE DRIVE." "OH!" "LISTEN!" ""A NEW YORK PUBLISHING HOUSE" ""IS TURNING HANDSPRINGS OVER A NEW WRITER" ""A MAID IN SMALL, EXCLUSIVE ROCK BAY." ""HER BOOK IS A KITCHEN'S EYE VIEW OF THE..." "PEOPLE SHE WORKS FOR."" "OH..." "NO." "NO." "IT COULDN'T BE." "WHY COULDN'T IT BE?" "HEDWIG?" "NOT, UH, THAT WE HAVE" "ANYTHING TO FEAR." "HA HA HA!" "HA HA HA!" "THERE WAS THAT COPPER DEAL LAST YEAR, MR. CASTLE." "AHEM." "WELL, THERE WAS NOTHING" "REALLY ILLEGAL ABOUT THAT." "AND THE BOLIVIAN BONDS THIS YEAR." "DEAR..." "THE CHILDREN." "MY DEAR LLEWELLYN," "BEFORE I MARRIED YOU, MY NAME WAS QUAGMIRE," "AND I'LL NOT ALLOW YOU" "TO DRAG THE NAME OF QUAGMIRE THROUGH THE MUD." "GUINEVERE?" "I WOULDN'T PUT IT PAST HER," "EXCEPT GROUND GLASS IS MORE HER STYLE." "GOOD THING WE'VE GOT NOTHING TO HIDE, EH, BUNNY?" "," "NOTHING SPICY, I MEAN." "WELL, I STILL SAY THE SOMMERFIELDS." "THE CASTLES MAY BE LOUDER, BUT THE SOMMERFIELDS ARE NUTTIER!" "WHY, YOU TAKE THAT LITTLE ONE ALONE!" "HEY, MOM!" "MOM, WILL YOU" "MIRANDA, I HAVE TOLD YOU 10,000 TIMES:" "KNOCK BEFORE YOU ENTER." "YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW." "I WILL, BUT LOOK." "WILL YOU PLEASE JUST READ THAT, PLEASE?" ""A NEW YORK PUBLISHING HOUSE IS..." "KITCHEN'S EYE VIEW-"" "UH, KITCHEN'S-UH..." "MOM, DON'T YOU SEE?" "SUPPOSE IT'S ABOUT US- THE BOOK, I MEAN." "ABOUT US?" "HA HA!" "YES, I CAN JUST SEE" "OUR MRS. McKISSICK AND MARTHA" "SITTING UP NIGHTS WRITING A BOOK." "MOM, LISTEN, THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 10 MAIDS AND COOKS ON THIS BLOCK," "AND OURS ARE JUST AS SMART AS ANY OF THEM." "THAT'S RIGHT, DEAR." "NO KIDDING, MOM, ABOUT THAT ARTICLE" "DON'T YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO GET POP" "AND HAVE A COUNCIL OF WAR?" "DARLING, YOU'LL SEE YOUR FATHER AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE." "NOW, RUN ALONG, MIRANDA," "AND TRY NOT TO WORRY SO ABOUT EVERYTHING." "SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO." "THESE ARE DANGEROUS TIMES." "WE GOT NO DEFENSES." "HAVEN'T YOU HAD BREAKFAST, MIRANDA?" "I'M STILL HUNGRY," "BUT LET'S NOT CHANGE THE SUBJECT." "NOW, I'D SAY" "DARLING." "WELL, WHAT DOES POP THINK ABOUT IT?" "WHAT DOES POP THINK ABOUT WHAT?" "MORNING, DEAR." "OH, POP, THE BOOK- THE ONE THE MAID'S WRITING." "MIRANDA, YOU'RE GETTING" "POSITIVELY NEUROTIC ABOUT THIS." "JUST A FIGURE OF SPEECH, CLARENCE." "YOUR FATHER KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT." "HE KNOWS THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY OVER." "AS HE SAYS, YOU HAVE ONLY TO LOOK AT MARTHA AND" "GOOD MORNING, MARTHA." "GOOD MORNING, MRS. SOMMERFIELD, DR. SOMMERFIELD." "MORNING, MARTHA." "GOOD MORNING." "NOT A CHANCE IN THE WORLD." "AW, LISTEN, POP, FORGET WHAT MARTHA WAS LIKE" "WHEN SHE FIRST CAME HERE." "SHE'S CHANGED A LOT IN THE PAST 2 YEARS." "I'LL BET ANYTHING YOU WANT SHE COULD WRITE A BOOK." "ANYONE WHO CAN WRITE COULD WRITE A BOOK." "THE THING TO FIND OUT" "IS WHETHER SHE WOULD WRITE A BOOK-SHH." "UH, THAT NEW PATIENT OF MINE" "IS A MOST EXTRAORDINARY CASE." "UH..." "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MORNING, MARTHA." "YES." "HAVE YOU NOTICED" "THE BIRCHES LOOK LIKE BALLET DANCERS" "IN THE MORNING MIST?" "SHE'S PERFECTLY RIGHT." "THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO LOOK LIKE." "WHY, THE VIPER!" "SHE CAN'T DO THAT TO YOU!" "HEDWIG, QUIT THAT YOWLING!" "IT AIN'T GOING TO HELP!" "TELL HER TO PUT LUMPS IN THE OATMEAL." "THAT WILL FIX THEM." "KEEP OUT OF THIS." "GET THAT PLUG FIXED." "STUFF A HUNK OF CHOCOLATE CAKE IN THAT BIG MOUTH OF HIS, WILL YOU, BABY?" "WELL, McKISSICK, WHAT'S HAPPENED?" "TAKE A SQUINT AT THAT." "NOW, LISTEN, HEDWIG, WE'RE HOLDING" "A LITTLE GET-TOGETHER" "VIGILANTE-STYLE, YOU MIGHT SAY." "HUH?" "VIGI-OH, TO HECK WITH IT." "A MEETING!" "WRITTEN ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY, MARTHA?" "SEEMS TO ME I HEARD A RUMOR" "ABOUT CHOCOLATE CAKE." "YOU'VE PROBABLY HAD BREAKFAST AT THE CASTLES'," "THE PEACOCKS', THE JACELLS', AND THE STEWARTS' ALREADY." "AND THE WINTERGREENS', TOO," "AND ALL THE OTHER GIRLS" "WERE SO PLEASED TO SEE ME." "OH, MRS. McKISSICK!" "BETTER FEED HIM, BABY." "WAIT A MINUTE, HEDWIG." "PERSONALLY, I DON'T CARE IF HE STARVES TO DEATH," "BUT IT DON'T SEEM QUITE NEIGHBORLY." "OK, THEN, AND STOP BEING A WEAK SISTER." "WELL, BUST MY BRITCHES!" "MEETING AT GUINEVERE'S AT 2:00-ALL THE MAIDS." "I TOLD THEM YOU'D COME, MARTHA." "BUT, McKISSICK, I DON'T UNDERSTAND." "YOU KNOW YOU HAVEN'T BEEN WRITING A BOOK." "NOPE." "DON'T KNOW WHY I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT." "WELL, THEN SURELY YOU'RE NOT WORRIED." "HECK, NO!" "JUST LOOKING FOR A LITTLE EXCITEMENT." "HELLO." "UH-OH." "MRS. McKISSICK, I'M" "I KNOW." "YOU'RE HUNGRY." "AND WHY SHOULDN'T YOU BE, YOU LITTLE SUCTION PUMP?" "ALL YOU HAD FOR BREAKFAST" "WAS 6 EGGS, 12 FLAPJACKS, AND 4 CINNAMON BUNS." "WELL, I-I HAVE TO KEEP UP MY STRENGTH, DON'T I?" "HELLO, DANNY." "HI." "I MAY NEED IT..." "THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING ON AROUND HERE." "GOOD-BYE, DANNY." "GOOD-BYE." "THAT KID HAS BEEN FEUDING WITH ME SINCE THE DAY SHE WAS BORN." "LOOKED RIGHT UP AT ME FROM HER CRADLE." ""KITCHY-KOO," I SAID," "AND SHE SPIT UP HER BREAKFAST." "BEEN EATING DOUBLE TO MAKE UP FOR IT EVER SINCE." "MRS. SOMMERFIELD PROBABLY SENT HER IN" "TO FIND OUT WHAT'S COOKING." "WELL, THIS CAKE SURE AIN'T." "THEY'RE PROBABLY IN THERE RIGHT NOW" "DECIDING WHICH ONE OF YOU TO WORK ON FIRST." "DON'T YOU HAVE A BOAT TO PAINT OR AN ENGINE TO FIX" "OR SOMETHING YOU COULD DO BESIDES HANGING AROUND HERE?" "DOES MY HANGING AROUND BOTHER YOU..." "HONEY?" "YOU COULDN'T DO ANYTHING" "THAT WOULD BOTHER ME, HONEY." "I COULD TRY." "HOW ABOUT TONIGHT?" "NO." "OK, COOKIE." "YOU'RE GOING TO GET OLD BEFORE YOUR TIME." "WHY DON'T YOU RELAX?" "I SAY A GIRL LIKE YOU IS MEANT FOR" "SOMETHING A LOT BETTER THAN YOU HAVE TO OFFER." "HONEY." "HA HA!" "WISH I WAS YOUNG AGAIN." "I'D TEACH YOU A LESSON OR 2." "OH, IT WOULD BE A PLEASURE." "BE A PLEASURE." "IT MIGHT AT THAT!" "HA HA!" "MIGHT AT THAT." "McKISSICK SPEAKING." "OH, GUINEVERE." "GOT THEM ALL ROUNDED UP?" "OK!" "2:00." "SOMEONE IN THIS ROOM HAS WRITTEN A BOOK" "TELLING ALL ABOUT THE FAMILY SHE WORKS FOR," "AND WE'VE GOT TO FIND OUT WHO IT IS." "LADIES, WE'RE MEETING TODAY" "BECAUSE THIS ARTICLE MEANS TROUBLE." "YOU DON'T KNOW HOW BAD THOSE WITCHES CAN GET ONCE THEY GET MOVING." "LADIES, I HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER!" "ORDER!" "ORDER!" "ORDER!" "THAT OLD SHE-DEVIL LISTENED IN ON MY PHONE CALLS!" "THE WAY MINE LOOKED AT ME, YOU'D THINK I WAS A" "AND TO THINK I ALWAYS TREATED HER LIKE A LADY, TOO." "QUIET!" "IT'S TAKEN ME 15 YEARS" "TO GET MY MISSIS WHERE I WANT HER." "I DON'T WEAR A UNIFORM, I DON'T SAY MADAM," "AND I'LL BE DARNED" "IF I'M GOING TO LET THIS UPSET THE APPLECART." "IT'S NOT A QUESTION" "OF WHO'S NICE AND WHO ISN'T." "MRS. McKISSICK AND I ARE LUCKY ENOUGH" "TO WORK FOR NICE PEOPLE." "MMM, THEY'RE PASSABLE." "BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT." "IF THEY'RE GOING TO ACT TOGETHER," "WE'LL HAVE TO ACT TOGETHER." "NO MATTER HOW UPSET THEY ARE," "THEY DON'T HAVE TO BEHAVE LIKE-LIKE THE GESTAPO" "ALL THIS SPYING AND LISTENING IN ON TELEPHONE CALLS." "WELL, THERE'S NOTHING SHAMEFUL" "ABOUT WRITING A BOOK, IS THERE?" "THERE'S NOTHING IN THE CONSTITUTION" "THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T, IS THERE?" "HEAR, HEAR!" "IT'S A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE." "IF THEY WANT TO KNOW WHO'S WRITTEN THIS BOOK AND WHAT'S IN IT," "LET THEM WAIT TILL IT COMES OUT AND BUY A COPY!" "AND IN THE MEANTIME, IF THEY GET TOUGH..." "WE'LL STRIKE!" "NO!" "WE STICK TOGETHER" "AND GIVE THEM AS GOOD AS WE GET." "ONE FOR ONE, AND ALL FOR ALL!" "ORDER, GIRLS." "LET'S HAVE SOME ORDER." "ORDER." "LET'S HAVE SOME ORDER." "I STILL CONTEND IF IT'S REACHED THAT COLUMNIST, IT'S DYNAMITE." "BUT, GIRLS, WHILE ALL THIS IS A LITTLE DISTURBING," "SURELY WE HAVE NOTHING TO CONCEAL." "BUT SURELY, MY DEAR SOPHIE," "THERE MUST BE A LITTLE SKELETON IN ONE OF YOUR CLOSETS:" "A LIE YOU WISH YOU HADN'T TOLD?" "A DECEPTION YOU'D HATE TO HAVE PUNCTURED?" "AN ODD LITTLE QUIRK IN ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN" "YOUR SON JEFFREY, FOR INSTANCE." "WHAT ABOUT MY SON JEFFREY?" "WELL, AFTER ALL," "A MAN WHO SPENDS HIS WHOLE LIFE" "WITH ESKIMOS AND INDIANS" "ISN'T EXACTLY, UH, NORMAL." "MY SON JEFFREY IS AN ANTHROPOLOGIST!" "PERHAPS, MY DEAR, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND" "THE MEANING OF THE WORD." "IT COMES FROM THE GREEK ROOT ANTHRO, MEANING MAN." "IN THE FACE OF A COMMON DANGER," "LET'S NOT INDULGE IN PERSONALITIES, PLEASE." "PLEASE?" "WE MUST FIND OUT WHO'S WRITING THIS BOOK AND SQUASH IT." "I'D SAY FIRE THEM ALL." "OH, NO, WE CAN'T." "IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET DECENT SERVANTS" "TO WORK SO FAR FROM TOWN." "SHE'S RIGHT." "WE REALLY NEED THEM." "OH, I COULDN'T LET MY VIOLET GO." "SHE'S TERRIBLE." "SHE UNDERSTANDS ME." "BUT WE CAN'T LET WHOEVER IT IS GET AWAY WITH THIS." "WE NEED A PLAN." "BETTER TELL ME ABOUT IT, MOM." "WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU" "THE, UM, KITCHEN MENACE?" "DON'T TALK NONSENSE, MIRANDA." "PLEASE TURN OFF THAT RADIO." "WE'RE IN PERFECT CONTROL OF THE SITUATION." "IN THAT CASE, I GUESS YOU KNOW" "THAT THEY HAD A MEETING, TOO." "UH, DID THEY?" "MM-HMM." "MIRANDA." "SAME TIME AS YOURS." "OUR 2 ARE PROBABLY OUT IN THE KITCHEN" "RIGHT NOW, SIFTING PLANS." "OH." "CAN YOU GIVE THE CHEF A LINE" "ON HOW MUCH FLOUR TO USE IN THIS GRAVY?" "SHE CAN'T REMEMBER." "SORRY, HONEY." "EVERY SECOND THURSDAY'S" "STRICTLY THE GAY LIFE FOR ME." "COOKING" "IT BORES ME." "UH-OH." "AMATEUR NIGHT, HUH?" "IN THAT CASE, DON'T BOTHER INVITING ME TO DINNER." "HEY, HOW DID THE MEETING GO THIS AFTERNOON?" "REVOLUTION GET UNDER WAY?" "WE'VE LIT THE CAMPFIRES" "AND PUT ON THE WAR PAINT," "BUT THAT'S ALL." "WATCHFUL WAITING- THAT'S OUR TACTIC." "WELL, MINE, TOO," "BUT IT GETS KIND OF DULL." "AH..." "SAY, YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT TONIGHT, BABY?" "WELL, McKISSICK, I KNOW A LOT OF DAMES," "BUT I NEVER FOUND ONE THAT PLAYED SO HARD TO GET." "THEN WHY DON'T YOU GO WHERE THE GETTING'S EASIER, YOU PANTRY CASANOVA?" "OH, MY PAL." "HEY, LOOK, BABY, I DON'T HAVE" "A WIFE AND 6 KIDS SALTED AWAY IN OMAHA," "AND I DON'T SEE ANYBODY BATTERING AT YOUR DOOR, SO" "BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM TO." "SHE PROBABLY COULD DO WORSE." "WHY NOT GIVE A GUY A CHANCE?" "WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE?" "OH, LET ME ALONE- OH!" "DANNY, THE DOCTOR'S DINNER ISN'T NEARLY READY." "I CAN'T STOP TO TALK ABOUT IT NOW." "WELL, CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT IT LATER?" "NO!" "HOW ABOUT TONIGHT?" "DANNY, GO AWAY." "IS IT A DATE?" "YES." "YES!" "ANYTHING IF YOU'LL JUST GET OUT OF HERE!" "OK, HONEY, I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT." "NO." "OH..." "DO ME A FAVOR, KID." "DON'T ASK ME." "IT'S OK, MARTHA!" "I'LL GET IT!" "MIRANDA, I'M NOT AT HOME TO ANYONE." "I'VE HAD ALL I CAN BEAR TODAY." "THE LADY OF THE HOUSE IS NOT IN." "I AM BUT A LITTLE CHILD." "GOOD EVENING." "YOU MIGHT TELL MRS. SOMMERFIELD HER SON CALLED." "JEFF!" "HA HA HA!" "AHEM." "VERY NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, JEFF." "OH, UH..." "VERY GRATIFYING OF YOU TO SAY SO, MIRANDA." "MOM!" "MOM!" "IT'S JEFF!" "JEFFREY'S HOME!" "OH, JEFF!" "JEFF!" "MOTHER!" "OH, IT'S BEEN SO LONG." "MOTHER, YOU LOOK WONDERFUL." "A YEAR AND A HALF- YOU HARDLY WROTE AT ALL." "OH, I'M SORRY, MOTHER." "MAIL CONNECTIONS IN THE ARCTIC," "YOU KNOW, ARE VERY POOR." "FATHER." "WELL, JEFF." "UH, JEFFREY." "OH." "I WAS AFRAID YOU'D FORGOTTEN ME, JEFFREY." "OH, I'M SORRY, DEAR- SO MUCH EXCITEMENT." "THAT'S ALL RIGHT." "I QUITE UNDERSTAND." "UH..." "MOTHER, FATHER, THIS IS..." "THIS IS SYLVIA NORWOOD," "MY, UH..." "WE'RE ENGAGED." "I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO BE AS FOND OF HER AS I AM." "SYLVIA, THIS IS MRS. SOMMERFIELD." "HA HA!" "I MEAN, THIS IS MY MOTHER." "I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO UNDERSTAND" "EACH OTHER, MRS. SOMMERFIELD." "I'M SURE WE SHALL." "AND, UH, MY FATHER, OF COURSE." "I'M INTENSELY INTERESTED IN YOUR WORK, DOCTOR." "THANK YOU." "AND THIS IS MIRANDA." "HOW DO YOU DO?" "I MET SYLVIA ON THE BOAT COMING HOME." "I'LL BET SHE WAS THE FIRST WHITE WOMAN" "YOU'D SEEN IN A YEAR AND A HALF." "YES." "HA HA!" "YES, AS A MATTER OF FACT, SHE WAS." "OH." "I SEE MIRANDA HASN'T CHANGED AT ALL." "HASN'T SHE" " IN A YEAR AND A HALF?" "THAT'S RATHER BACKWARD FOR A CHILD HER AGE, ISN'T IT?" "UH..." "PARDON ME." "NO, EXCUSE ME." "WON'T YOU- WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?" "THANK YOU." "WELL, JEFF, ANYTHING INTERESTING TO TELL ME," "ANTHROPOLOGICALLY SPEAKING?" "UH..." "OH, YES, YES." "IT WAS A VERY FRUITFUL EXPEDITION, FATHER." "AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE INSTITUTE WOULD LIKE ME TO DO A BOOK." "OH, JEFFREY, REALLY?" "OH, AND I DID SOME WORK FOR YOU, TOO," "COLLECTING DEMENTIA PRAECOX SYMPTOMS AMONG" "THE NORTHERN ESKIMOS." "VERY INTERESTING." "DID YOU RING, MRS. SOMMERFIELD?" "MARTHA, AREN'T YOU GOING TO SAY HELLO" "TO MR. JEFFREY?" "HELLO." "HELLO." "UH, THERE WILL BE 2 MORE FOR DINNER," "AND PLEASE BRING US SOME SHERRY." "WERE YOU ABLE TO DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS" "FROM THE MATERIAL, JEFF?" "HMM?" "THE DEMENTIA PRAECOX MATERIAL, SON." "HMM?" "JEFFREY, YOU WERE TELLING YOUR FATHER" "ABOUT DEMENTIA SYMPTOMS AMONG THE ESKIMOS." "OH, SO I WAS." "DEMENTIA SYMPTOMS..." "UM..." "THEY HAVE THEM" "THE ESKIMOS, I MEAN." "IT'S, UH" "IT'S ALL VERY, VERY INTERESTING." "SYLVIA, HAVE YOU AND JEFF SET A DATE FOR YOUR WEDDING?" "WE THOUGHT THE SOONER, THE BETTER." "IT'S SO WONDERFUL THAT JEFFREY UNDERSTANDS" "THE IMPORTANCE OF MY WORK." "MY BEING A MATHEMATICIAN FRIGHTENS OFF MOST MEN." "ADDING AND SUBTRACTING NUMBERS" "KIND OF BACKWARD FOR A GROWN WOMAN, I'D SAY." "UH..." "YOU BETTER GET ON WITH DINNER." "I DO SO WISH WE'D KNOWN YOU WERE COMING." "MARTHA, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU." "I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU." "JEFFREY, WHAT ARE YOU MUTTERING ABOUT?" "OH, I WAS JUST REMARKING, UH..." "THE ESKIMOS" "THEY, UH-THEY LIKE THEIR FOOD AND DRINK" "WELL-ROTTED." "UH..." "NICE." "EVERY NOW AND THEN, I GET A FEELING" "SOMETHING'S GOING ON I DON'T KNOW ABOUT." "SAY, MOM, TALKING ABOUT JEFF'S BOOK," "WE HAVEN'T TOLD HIM ABOUT OUR BOOK YET." "WHY DON'T YOU GO AND WASH UP FOR DINNER, DEAR?" "BOOK?" "THE BOOK MIRANDA'S READING FOR ME." "WHAT?" "!" "SHE'S A GREAT LITTLE READER." "LOOK, MOM, IF WE HAVE TO SHARE JEFF WITH HER," "I GUESS SHE CAN SHARE OUR PROBLEM WITH US." "OH!" "HA HA!" "JEFF, YOU'RE SO QUIET." "YES, HE IS RATHER SUBDUED." "ON BOARD SHIP, HE WAS POSITIVELY SCINTILLATING-DASHING." "WEREN'T YOU, JEFFREY?" "HUH?" "McKISSICK, LOOK, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR DAY OFF" "UH-UH." "BUT WOULD YOU PLEASE AS A SPECIAL FAVOR SWAP THURSDAYS WITH ME?" "LOOK, I'VE GOT TO GET INTO THE CITY FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS." "SURE, KID." "TRADING'S IN MY BLOOD." "HAD AN UNCLE ONCE WHO WAS A HORSE-TRADER." "DIED ON THE GALLOWS..." "JUST WHERE HE BELONGED." "YOU'RE LOOKING VERY PLEASED WITH YOURSELF." "WHY SHOULDN'T I?" "YOU GAVE ME JUST WHAT I WANTED." "MEN." "THESE REVISIONS ARE WONDERFUL." "NOW, JUST FINISH UP THE LAST CHAPTER, AND" "IF YOU PLANT ONE MORE LINE OF PUBLICITY" "ABOUT THAT BOOK, I WON'T FINISH IT." "ALL THIS FUSS YOU'RE KICKING UP" "WOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO" "WITH JEFF SOMMERFIELD, WOULD IT?" "HE CAME HOME TODAY." "AND ABOUT TIME." "I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK" "HE WAS THE VANISHING AMERICAN." "MR. ARCHER, WITH EVERYONE IN ROCK BAY" "SO UPSET ABOUT THE BOOK," "HOW WILL IT LOOK TO JEFF WHEN HE FINDS OUT?" "I THOUGHT THE WHOLE POINT" "OF YOUR GOING TO NIGHT SCHOOL FOR A YEAR AND A HALF," "STUDYING, MAKING YOURSELF OVER, EVEN STARTING THE BOOK" "WAS SO THAT HE WOULD FIND OUT" "YOU WEREN'T JUST A LITTLE MAID." "I DON'T WANT HIM TO LEARN ABOUT IT IN THE WRONG WAY." "MARTHA, BABY, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO" "IS FIND THE RIGHT MOMENT AND SAY," ""LOOK, PAL, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES MADE."" "UNLESS HE'S A HEEL, WHICH HE PROBABLY IS," "HE'LL BE PROUD OF YOU AND CRAZY ABOUT YOU." "I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT." "I'M ALWAYS RIGHT." "BORING, ISN'T IT?" "GOOD NIGHT." "BABY, I THOUGHT I'D SOLVED ALL YOUR PROBLEMS." "ANYTHING YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME?" "UH-HUH." "WELL, COME ON." "GIVE." "JEFF BROUGHT A FIANCEE HOME WITH HIM." "A FIANCEE?" "OH, BABY." "OH, NEVER MIND." "YOU STILL HAVE ME," "AND NOW, MY BEST WRITER AND PROBLEM CHILD," "YOU'D BETTER GET SOME SLEEP." "COME IN." "YOU..." "YOU'RE LOOKING WELL, JEFF." "I WAS VERY SURPRISED" "TO FIND YOU STILL WORKING HERE, MARTHA." "I NEVER SAID I WOULDN'T STILL BE HERE." "NO, NO, THAT'S VERY TRUE." "THERE WAS SO MUCH CONFUSION" "WE NEVER HAD MUCH OF A CHANCE" "TO REALLY TALK ABOUT IT, DID WE?" "MARTHA, YOU..." "DID GET THE DIVORCE..." "DIDN'T YOU?" "NO, I DIDN'T." "BUT..." "WHY NOT?" "I COULDN'T GET IT SECRETLY IN NEW YORK." "I WOULD HAVE HAD TO GO TO RENO." "WELL?" "THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN 6 WEEKS." "AND?" "AND I DIDN'T THINK YOUR MOTHER" "WOULD GIVE ME 6 WEEKS OFF." "YOU DIDN'T THINK MY MOTHER" "WOULD GIVE YOU 6 WEEKS OFF?" "!" "WHAT EARTHLY DIFFERENCE WOULD THAT MAKE?" "IT WAS ALL ARRANGED." "YOU WERE TO GET A DIVORCE," "AND IT WAS LOGICAL FOR ME TO ASSUME" "THAT YOU WOULDN'T GO ON WORKING HERE." "WHY NOT?" "WHY NOT?" "WHY DID YOU WANT TO GO ON WORKING HERE?" "I LIKE MY JOB." "I LIKE YOUR FAMILY." "I'M HAPPY HERE." "LOOK." "LOOK, TRY TO UNDERSTAND." "ACCIDENTALLY" " QUITE ACCIDENTALLY, IF YOU REMEMBER," "WE RAN INTO EACH OTHER" "ON ONE OF YOUR NIGHTS OFF." "I WAS CELEBRATING" "THE TAKEOFF OF THE EXPEDITION" "FOOLISHLY" " I ADMIT THAT." "IN FACT, I WAS" "CROCKED." "THANK YOU-CROCKED." "QUITE ACCIDENTALLY, WE GOT MARRIED:" "HOW OR WHY, I DON'T KNOW TO THIS DAY." "I COULDN'T GET OUT" "OF LEAVING WITH THE EXPEDITION," "BUT I DID LEAVE YOU PLENTY OF MONEY" "TO HAVE THE THING ANNULLED OR DIVORCED OR" "IT WASN'T AS THOUGH WE DIDN'T REALIZE OUR MISTAKE" "THE NEXT DAY- BOTH OF US." "WHY, YOU SAID YOURSELF YOU" "REMEMBER?" "YES, I REMEMBER EVERYTHING." "SO..." "DON'T YOU SEE HOW EMBARRASSING, HOW UNNERVING IT IS" "FOR ME TO COME HOME WITH A" "A FIANCEE." "AND FIND YOU STILL HERE?" "YES." "I CAN IMAGINE JUST HOW YOU FEEL." "THEN WHY DID YOU STAY?" "WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?" "THERE IS A REASON, JEFF- MORE THAN ONE." "IT'S JUST PRINCE CHARMING," "COME TO SEE WHY CINDERELLA DIDN'T SHOW UP AT THE BALL." "WHO'S THAT?" "WHY, ANOTHER ONE." "OH, CINDY, I HAD YOU ALL WRONG." "HEY, WHO WAS THAT JERK YOU WERE KISSING OUTSIDE:" "YOUR FAIRY GODMOTHER?" "SHH." "UH, DANNY, THIS IS JEFF SOMMERFIELD." "HE JUST GOT HOME." "HE'S BEEN IN THE ARCTIC." "COME DOWN TO WARM UP?" "IT'S NOTHING LIKE THAT, DANNY." "HEY, WAIT A MINUTE." "WHY SHOULD YOU EXPLAIN TO HIM?" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE ANYWAY?" "WHAT'S IT TO YOU, BUB?" "WHAT'S IT TO YOU?" "SHH, QUIET." "THE FAMILY WILL HEAR YOU." "THAT'S RIGHT." "SHH." "WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE." "WHY, ARE YOU SLUMMING?" "SHH." "SHH." "HEY, WHAT'S THE I" "OW!" "YOU'VE GOT TO STOP." "OH!" "OH, JEFF." "ARE YOU HURT?" "SURE, HE'S HURT." "WHY SHOULDN'T HE BE HURT?" "THAT WAS A FOUL- AN OBVIOUS FOUL." "SURE." "THE AGE OF CHIVALRY IS DEAD." "KNIGHTHOOD AIN'T IN FLOWER NO MORE." "YOU WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING OF IT, BUB?" "WELL..." "OH!" "YOU GET OUT OF HERE, BOTH OF YOU." "BRAWLING LIKE" "NOW, LOOK, MARTHA, WILL YOU GO" "AND SIT DOWN SOMEPLACE AND RELAX?" "THIS IS A NICE PRIVATE FIGHT." "YOU GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW." "OK." "OK, I CAN TAKE A HINT." "THAT WAY." "I'LL SETTLE WITH YOU IN THE MORNING." "YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SETTLE WITH ANYBODY" "ANYTIME, ANYPLACE." "OUT." "YOU, TOO." "OUT." "SHH." "WELL, WELL, WELL, GREAT MORNING." "GOOD MORNING." "HI, POP." "AS I WAS SAYING, WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO BROADEN YOUR INTERESTS?" "YOU DON'T WANT TO BE A LONELY AND FRIENDLESS LITTLE GIRL, DO YOU?" "YES." "MIRANDA." "MIRANDA." "OH, COME, NOW." "YOU'RE MUCH TOO INTELLIGENT TO RESENT MY HELPING." "GOOD MORNING, JEFF." "GOOD MORNING." "MORNING." "YOU SEE, IT WAS LIKE THIS" "DEAR, IT'S NO ONE'S BUSINESS BUT YOUR OWN." "YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN." "BUT I WANT TO EXPLAIN." "IT'S NOT NECESSARY, DEAR." "ALL RIGHT, THEN I WON'T EXPLAIN." "DOES IT HURT VERY MUCH, DEAR?" "WELL, MAMA, IT" "A BLACK EYE DOESN'T HURT EXACTLY." "IT'S IRRITATING." "AND SPEAKING OF IRRITATING THINGS, SYLVIA" "UH-OH!" "WE'VE MADE THE NEWS AGAIN." "MIRANDA, IT'S RUDE TO READ AT THE TABLE." "WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?" "WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM, JEFF," "BUT MAMA THINKS YOU AND SYLVIA" "HAVE GOT TO BE SHELTERED." "REALLY, MAMA." "GO AHEAD." "READ IT." ""WE UNDERSTAND OUR ITEM" ""RE THE LITERARY DYNAMITE OF A ROCK BAY MAID" ""DARN NEAR BLEW UP THAT LITTLE COLONY." "NO REASON WHY IT SHOULDN'T, KIDDIES." WOW!" "YESTERDAY HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A MAID" "IN ROCK BAY GETTING OUT A BOOK." "AN EXPOSE OF THE PEOPLE SHE WORKS FOR." "HA HA!" "WE ALL AGREED THAT THE CHANCES" "IT WAS EITHER MRS. McKISSICK OR MARTHA ARE PRETTY NIL." "NOT ME!" "I DIDN'T AGREE!" "BUT EVEN IF IT WERE YOUR SERVANTS," "IT ISN'T AS THOUGH YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO CONCEAL." "WE'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL THAT, SYLVIA." "NOW, JEFF, WHAT ABOUT YOUR BOOK, HMM?" "UH, ONE OR 2 PUBLISHERS HAVE CALLED," "BUT I'VE GOT TOO MANY OTHER THINGS ON MY MIND." "EXCUSE ME." "WHERE ARE YOU GOING, JEFF?" "MY EGGS" " I'VE GOT TO SEE ABOUT MY EGGS." "I'VE GOT THAT FUNNY FEELING AGAIN." "DAY IN, DAY OUT- 6 EGGS FOR THAT BRAT." "YOU CAN'T TELL ME SHE DON'T HAVE A TAPEWORM." "I KNOW EVERYTHING!" "SHH." "DON'T SHUSH HIM, KID." "IT MIGHT BE GOOD." "I KNOW EVERYTHING." "HA HA!" "A YEAR AND A HALF IN THE ARCTIC" "SURE DID A LOT FOR THAT BOY." "SO YOU LOVE YOUR JOB." "SO YOU LOVE MY FAMILY." "SO YOU JUST LOVE WORKING HERE." "WHAT?" "OH, REALLY." "THIS IS DISGUSTING." "IF YOU HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST ME," "ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT OUT ON ME." "BUT TO MAKE MY FAMILY SUFFER" " TO WRITE A CHEAP, POISON-PEN, TRASHY" "WAIT A MINUTE, JEFF." "NO, I WON'T WAIT A MINUTE." "IT'S ALL TOO CLEAR." "WHAT'S YOUR GAME, ANYWAY?" "BLACKMAIL?" "I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A CHANCE TO GIVE THIS BACK TO YOU." "IT'S THE MONEY YOU LEFT ME." "NOT A CENT OF IT'S BEEN TOUCHED." "GO ON." "COUNT IT!" "JEFFREY!" "DON'T EXPLAIN, JEFF." "DON'T SAY A WORD." "WE'RE NOT CURIOUS LIKE COMMON PEOPLE." "WE'RE ALL TOO BROAD-MINDED." "GOOD MORNING." "ARE YOU SORE ABOUT LAST NIGHT?" "NOT AT YOU." "LISTEN, KID, I HAD NO RIGHT TO BUST IN," "BUT I WAITED AND WAITED FOR YOU, AND I'M NOT USED TO BEING STOOD UP." "McKISSICK SPEAKING." "OH, HELLO, GUINEVERE." "WHAT?" "HEDWIG, TOO?" "WELL, BUST MY BRITCHES." "NO, NOTHING HERE." "UH-HUH." "BETTER ROUND UP THE FILLIES AGAIN." "WE GOT A LITTLE TALKING TO DO." "OK." "THE GIRLS ARE ALL IN A TIZZY." "THE OLD SQUAWS HAVE BEEN COTTONING UP TO THEM ALL MORNING." "PICKLE-PUSS CASTLE AND THE 3 UGLY SISTERS MADE BREAKFAST FOR HEDWIG," "AND ANOTHER-WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE SOMMERFIELDS?" "NOT A PEEP OUT OF THEM." "WAIT A SECOND." "DR. SOMMERFIELD TOLD ME I COULD HAVE THE EVENING OFF." "DO YOU THINK" "WELL, SURE!" "THEY'RE BRIBING YOU." "YOUR TURN NEXT, MRS. McKISSICK." "OH, NO." "NOT ME." "NOT McKISSICK." "I CAN JUST HEAR SOPHIE SAYING, "OH, NEVER MIND ABOUT McKISSICK." "SHE'S BEEN WITH US TOO LONG."" "15 YEARS I'VE BEEN WITH THEM, AND WHAT DO I GET?" "THEY TRUST ME." "BETTER SNAP IT UP WITH THOSE DISHES, MARTHA," "IF WE'RE GOING TO SNEAK IN A QUICK POWWOW." "SO YOU GOT THE NIGHT OFF, HUH?" "WELL, NOW, IF YOU WAS SOME OTHER GIRL," "I MIGHT ASK WHAT YOU WERE DOING WITH IT," "BUT YOU-WELL, YOU PROBABLY GOT" "A COUPLE OF ESKIMOS LINED UP ALREADY, HUH?" "I HAVEN'T ANYTHING LINED UP." "NO?" "WELL, IF YOU WERE THIS OTHER GIRL," "I MIGHT SAY, "HOW'S ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE AT 9:00?"" "AND YOU..." "I'LL BE THERE." "OK, HONEY." "BUT YOU BETTER BE." "SHE WILL BE." "I'LL KEEP MY EAGLE EYE ON HER." "MARTHA." "MARTHA, I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU." "JEFFREY?" "OH, THERE YOU ARE." "DID I TELL YOU THE THEORY PROFESSOR MIKELS AND I WORKED ON ABOUT TENNIS?" "IF YOU CORRELATE THE WIND VELOCITY" "WITH THE REVOLUTIONS OF A TENNIS BALL STRUCK WITH A..." "DR. SOMMERFIELD'S RESIDENCE." "OH, HELLO, MR. ARCHER." "I DIDN'T PLANT THAT SECOND ITEM." "OH, THE PIXIES." "THEY DONE IT." "SO HELP ME." "LOOK, BABY, I'VE GOT TO SHOW THE MANUSCRIPT TO SOMEONE TOMORROW." "I'LL PICK IT UP TONIGHT IF YOU CAN FINISH THE REVISIONS TODAY." "THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING, I COULD RENT A PRESS" "AND PRINT THE BOOK RIGHT HERE IN THE LIVING ROOM." "NO, THE SOMMERFIELDS DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHO WROTE THE BOOK." "NOBODY DOES." "I CAN HAVE DINNER WITH YOU, BUT I'LL HAVE TO BE BACK HERE AT 9:00." "ALL RIGHT, THEN." "I'LL MEET YOU AT THE RESTAURANT." "GETTIN' FANCY, KEEPING A TAXI WAITING 10 MINUTES." "I KNOW." "GOOD NIGHT." "I'M LATE." "HEY!" "WHAT ABOUT DANNY?" "YOU'RE DUE AT THE BOATHOUSE AT 9:00." "I'LL BE BACK IN TIME." "SO, MY LITTLE AUTHOR SLAPPED THE BIG ARCTIC EXPLORER'S FACE, HUH?" "IT MUST HAVE DONE YOU GOOD." "I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD LOOK LIKE THIS." "I WAIT AROUND FOR HIM A YEAR AND A HALF," "AND HE TAKES ONE GOOD LOOK AT ME AND AGES 10 YEARS." "I TRY AND TELL HIM I'VE WRITTEN A BOOK," "AND HE ACCUSES ME OF BLACKMAIL." "AND WHILE YOU'RE ACTING LIKE LITTLE GOODY TWO-SHOES," "HE'S OFF COLLECTING FIANCEES." "WELL, TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT." "FROM NOW ON, I'M GOING TO HAVE FUN." "YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A PARTNER." "I GIVE YOU THE TURNING OF THE WORM." "I'VE BEEN LIVING THE GOOD LIFE FOR TOO LONG." "A PROFOUND DECISION." "COME ON." "LET'S DANCE." "WHAT'S NEW SINCE THE BIG APPLE?" "THAT'S WHERE I LEFT OFF." "SAY, YOU'RE GOOD AT THIS." "OH, DON'T LET ME FORGET." "I'VE GOT A DATE AT 9:00." "OH, SURE." "SURE." "LA CONGA!" "I WISH I COULD DO THAT." "COME ON, LITTLE ONE." "LET'S TRY." "OH, I NEVER LEARNED THAT AT NIGHT SCHOOL." "OH, COME ON." "YOU CAN DO IT." "IS IT 9:00?" "NOPE." "THAT'S GOOD." "DRINK?" "NO." "COFFEE, THOUGH." "ANYTHING YOU WANT." "MAKE IT FOR YOU MYSELF." "I'M ONLY JUST THE BEST COFFEE MAKER IN THE WHOLE WORLD." "HOW YOU DOING?" "WONDERFUL." "NEVER FELT SO PLAIN WONDERFUL IN MY WHOLE LIFE." "I WISH I COULD GO ON FEELING LIKE THIS ALWAYS." "IF I HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, YOU COULD." "YOU KNOW, TONIGHT HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT." "THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE," "AND THIS IS THE WAY I'M GOING TO LIVE FROM NOW ON." "I'D ALMOST FORGOTTEN" "HOW MUCH FUN IT IS TO HAVE FUN," "AND I'M NOT GOING TO MOPE ABOUT JEFF ANYMORE." "AREN'T YOU IN LOVE WITH HIM ANYMORE?" "YES, I AM." "THE LADY SAYS YES." "BUT I'VE DONE ALL I CAN." "I GIVE UP." "LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'VE PASSED THE CRISIS." "I PROMISE." "AND NOW..." "AND NOW?" "I THINK IT'S TIME FOR LITTLE GOODY SHOE-TWOS TO GO HOME." "IF I ONLY HADN'T GIVEN LITTLE TUTTY GOO-SHOES COFFEE," "ALL THIS MIGHT HAVE ENDED DIFFERENTLY." "IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL." "THANKS FOR EVERYTHING." "HELLO, JEFF." "DO YOU REALIZE IT'S AFTER 2:00?" "IT IS?" "I THOUGHT IT WAS MUCH LATER THAN THAT." "EVERY PLACE ON THE ISLAND CLOSES DOWN AT 1:00." "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" "WHY, JEFF." "HEE HEE HEE!" "YOU'RE TALKING LIKE A HUSBAND." "NOT AT ALL." "NOT AT ALL." "I" " I MERELY WANTED TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT," "AND I'VE BEEN WAITING UP." "OK." "OK." "LET'S TALK." "YOU START, JEFF." "ALL RIGHT." "MARTHA, WHEN YOU SLAPPED ME THIS MORNING," "YOU WERE QUITE RIGHT." "I JUMPED TO CONCLUSIONS." "I ACTED LIKE A CAD." "BUT-BUT, MARTHA," "YOU'RE JUST MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR BOTH OF US." "ACTING LIKE THIS IS" " WELL, IT'S GOING TO MAKE YOU UNHAPPY, TOO." "SURELY YOU SEE THAT." "MARTHA." "MARTHA?" "MARTHA!" "WAKE UP." "MARTHA." "AREN'T YOU GOING TO KISS ME GOOD NIGHT?" "WELL, AREN'T YOU?" "SHH!" "I WAS THINKING OF SERVING YOUR BREAKFAST IN BED, GLAMOUR GIRL." "SOPHIE GOT IT IN HER PINHEAD SHE WANTS THE WINDOWS WASHED TODAY." "BETTER GET A MOVE ON." "DANNY, I'M AWFULLY SORRY." "REALLY I AM." "I GOT ALL INVOLVED IN SOMETHING, AND I JUST" "I'LL SAY YOU GOT INVOLVED." "I SAW, BABY." "THE LOOK ON MY FACE IS ONE OF ADMIRATION" "PURE AND SIMPLE ADMIRATION." "SISTER, I'VE MET SOME EXPERTS IN MY DAY." "YOU CAN GIVE THEM ALL ACES AND SPADES." "I AIN'T A DEACON, AND I AIN'T LECTURING," "BUT NEVER IN MY WHOLE LIFE" "HAVE I SEEN A DAME JUGGLE AS MANY GUYS AS YOU DO." "AND WHAT GUYS!" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING, COLLECTING CHARACTERS?" "OH, NOW, LOOK, DANNY, YOU'VE GOT IT ALL WRONG." "LAST NIGHT" "THE ONLY THING I CAN'T FIGURE OUT IS," "WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH ME?" "WHY AM I THE ONLY GUY IN AMERICA YOU'RE STANDING UP?" "THERE'S NOTHING THE MATTER WITH YOU, DANNY." "HIYA, BUB." "HI." "I CAN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT, DANNY," "BUT I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT." "I'M SURE I CAN MAKE IT THEN." "WHAT?" "THAT'S ALL SETTLED." "CALL FOR ME TOMORROW NIGHT, AND DON'T YOU FORGET." "GOOD-BYE NOW." "MARTHA, YOU REMEMBER WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST NIGHT." "LAST NIGHT?" "SURE." "DON'T YOU REMEMBER?" "I APOLOGIZED FOR WHAT I SAID ABOUT THE BOOK." "HOW I COULD THINK OF YOU IN CONNECTION WITH IT, I DON'T KNOW." "OH, BUT" "THE IDEA OF YOUR WRITING A BOOK IS FANTASTIC, OF COURSE." "OH, IT'S FANTASTIC, IS IT?" "WELL, OF COURSE." "AND THEN I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU CALMLY AND SENSIBLY" "ABOUT THE DIVORCE." "I WANT TO TALK TO YOU, TOO, JEFF." "YOU DO?" "THAT'S FINE." "BUT RIGHT NOW I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO DO." "HERE." "LET ME TAKE THOSE." "I'M USED TO IT." "I INSIST." "NOT NOW, JEFF." "BUT, MARTHA" "I'M TOO BUSY TO TALK ABOUT IT NOW." "MAYBE LATER THIS EVENING." "BUT, MARTHA, THERE ISN'T MUCH TIME LEFT." "JEFFREY, I'VE THE MOST WONDERFUL SURPRISE FOR YOU." "," "I'VE BEEN TALKING TO MOTHER SOMMERFIELD ABOUT US," "AND WE AGREE THAT IT'S SILLY TO WAIT FOR A BIG FALL WEDDING." "OH, NO!" "UM..." "THAT IS," "YOU'LL WANT TIME FOR CLOTHES AND CLOTHES AND THINGS." "OH, THANK YOU, DARLING," "BUT THAT WOULD BE VERY SELFISH OF ME." "AND WHEN 2 PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT EACH OTHER THE WAY YOU AND I DO," "THERE'S NO ROOM FOR SELFISHNESS, IS THERE?" "BUT, S-EXCUSE ME." "SYLVIA" "MARTHA!" "MARTHA." "MARTHA!" "FATHER SOMMERFIELD," "HOW ARE YOU AT MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS?" "WE'RE HAVING A SMALL PARTY TOMORROW," "AND WE'RE GOING TO BE MARRIED NEXT WEEK." "OH, FINE." "THAT IS, IF IT'S GOING TO MAKE YOU HAPPY." "OH, FINE." "LET'S GO INTO THE GARDEN, DARLING." "THERE'S SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT." "OH, MARTHA- IT IS MARTHA, ISN'T IT?" "I'D LIKE YOU TO HELP ME WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS AFTERNOON." "HAVE YOU A FAIRLY NICE HAND?" "NO, SHE-THAT IS, MARTHA'S VERY BUSY THIS AFTERNOON." "I'M SURE MARTHA'S BEEN WITH YOUR FAMILY LONG ENOUGH" "TO BE HAPPY IN YOUR HAPPINESS, JEFFREY." "YOU SHO' IS RIGHT, MRS. SYLVIA." "I BEEN WITH THIS FAMILY A LONG, LONG TIME." "WHY, I'VE KNOWN MASTER JEFFREY EVER SINCE HE WAS THAT HIGH." "AND, MASTER JEFFREY," "IT'LL BE AN HONOR TO WORK ON YOUR WEDDIN' PLANS" "ONLY I THINK YOU'D BETTER CONFER WITH ME THIS EVENIN'" "ABOUT WHAT HAS TO GO TO THE CLEANERS." "SORRY I'M LATE." "I COULDN'T GET AWAY." "HELLO, JEFF." "HELLO." "DON'T LOOK SO GRIM." "I'LL LEAVE FOR RENO THE DAY AFTER YOUR PARTY," "AND IN 6 WEEKS, YOU CAN FORGET YOU EVER MET ME." "MARTHA, THERE'S JUST ONE THING I DON'T UNDERSTAND." "WHY DID YOU GO ON WORKING FOR MY FAMILY?" "IT'S VERY SIMPLE." "I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO GET BACK." "NO POINT IN NOT TELLING YOU," "NOW THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER." "YOU SEE, I HAD A TERRIFIC CRUSH ON YOU." "YOU DID?" "MM-HMM." "TSK TSK TSK." "YOU WERE SAYING YOU HAD A CRUSH ON ME?" "YOU MEAN, EVEN BEFORE WE WERE MARRIED?" "MM-HMM." "FROM THE FIRST DAY I WORKED FOR YOUR FAMILY." "YOU CAME INTO THE KITCHEN FOR A TURKEY SANDWICH." "OF COURSE, YOU WOULDN'T REMEMBER." "OH, WOULDN'T I?" "YOU COULDN'T FIND THE BREAD, AND WHEN I FOUND IT," "YOU COULDN'T FIND THE TURKEY." "HA HA HA!" "AND WHEN YOU FOUND THE TURKEY..." "YOU DROPPED IT ON THE FLOOR." "OH!" "JUST LIKE THAT." "YOU MEAN THAT IT REALLY STARTED WAY BACK THERE" "IN THE KITCHEN?" "MM-HMM." "THEN AFTER THAT CRAZY NIGHT WE GOT MARRIED," "I KNEW IT DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU." "IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT." "BUT I THOUGHT MAYBE, IF I WAITED..." "AND THEN YOU CAME HOME." "I HOPE YOU DIDN'T THINK I WAS BAWLING YOU OUT ABOUT YOUR CIGARETTE." "JUST MY JOB." "I GOT A WHOLE MILE OF BEACH TO PATROL HERE." "WELL, MAYBE YOU BETTER TAKE A LOOK AROUND" "AND SEE THAT EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT." "THANKS." "IT'LL KEEP." "NICE TO SEE PEOPLE NOW AND THEN." "KIND OF GETS LONESOME-LIKE." "WELL, DON'T BOTHER ABOUT ME NONE." "I KNOW ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE." "YOU WERE SAYING..." "ABOUT MY COMING HOME?" "OH." "OF COURSE, SEEING YOU AGAIN," "I REALIZED HOW SILLY I'D BEEN." "OH." "SO NOW I CAN START LOOKING AROUND AGAIN, HAVING FUN" "YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN THINKING" "THAT IF YOU FOLKS AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO DO," "MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO FISH." "I'VE GOT A LOT OF TACKLE." "THANKS, BUT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO TALK." "WELL, ALL RIGHT," "BUT I GOT A HUNCH THEY'RE BITING." "SURE YOU WON'T CHANGE YOUR MIND?" "AFTER YOU GET OLD, YOU GOT A LOT OF TIME TO TALK." "LET'S GET OUT OF HERE." "MARTHA..." "THIS ISN'T EASY TO SAY." "I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT YOU SINCE I GOT HOME." "HAVE YOU, JEFF?" "MARTHA, THIS IDEA OF YOURS OF LOOKING AROUND" "I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE ON IT." "THIS DANNY O'BRIEN- HE'S NOT FOR YOU." "NO, JEFF?" "MARTHA..." "YES, JEFF?" "SOMEDAY, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND SOMEONE" "THAT YOU CAN REALLY CARE FOR" "SOMEONE YOU CAN SETTLE DOWN WITH." "BUT UNTIL YOU DO, YOU CAN'T JUST THROW YOURSELF AWAY ON ANYBODY." "I WON'T LET YOU DO THAT." "I SEE." "WELL, I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT." "WHAT HAVE I SAID?" "NOTHING, YOU DOPE!" "MARTHA!" "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN," "YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE." "FELLOW CITIZENS OF ROCK BAY" "NO." "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE." "OH." "HELLO, SON." "DAD." "JEFF, I'VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU" "ARE YOU QUITE SURE ABOUT THIS MARRIAGE OF YOURS?" "I KNOW SYLVIA'S A SPLENDID GIRL" "WITH THE SAME INTERESTS, THE SAME ATTITUDE," "BUT, JEFF, UH..." "YOUR MOTHER AND I HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON" "EXCEPT YOU AND MIRANDA," "BUT WE'VE BEEN AWFULLY HAPPY TOGETHER." "JEFF, YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T TAKE LIQUOR." "DO YOU REMEMBER THE LAST TIME YOU WERE DRUNK?" "DURAN'S CLUB, WASN'T IT?" "YOU KNOCKED DOWN THAT AMBASSADOR," "PLANTED A FLAG ON HIS STOMACH," "AND CLAIMED HIM AS TERRITORY OF THE U.S.A." "SOMETIMES, I THINK I OUGHT TO DRINK MORE OFTEN." "I BET YOU COULD STILL GET OUT OF IT." "GET OUT OF WHAT?" "YOU KNOW WHAT." "MRS. McKISSICK SAYS JUST HAVING A ROPE AROUND YOUR NECK" "DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN YOU'RE HUNG." "WELL, YOU COULD TRY, COULDN'T YOU?" "IT WOULDN'T BE SO TOUGH." "REMEMBER THE TIME I BROKE THE LEASE IN NEW YORK?" "REMEMBER THE TIME I GOT THAT GOVERNESS TO QUIT?" "REMEMBER-REMEMBER VALLEY FORGE!" "COME IN." "SYLVIA, I MUST TALK TO YOU." "THERE'S NO TIME NOW, JEFFREY." "YOU'RE NOT DRESSED, AND IT'S LATE." "BUT THAT'S JUST IT." "SYLVIA, WE MUSTN'T LET IT GET TOO LATE." "I'VE BEEN THINKING, YOU HARDLY KNOW ME AT ALL." "I KNOW YOU VERY WELL, DEAR, AND I LIKE WHAT I KNOW VERY MUCH." "BUT" "BUT NOTHING, DEAR..." "EXCEPT THAT I THINK YOU'RE HAVING A VERY NORMAL REACTION." "BUT I MUST TALK TO YOU." "IT'S VERY NATURAL TO HAVE TREMORS OF DOUBT BEFORE TAKING A BIG STEP." "SYLVIA" "DARLING, AFTER NEXT WEEK, WE'LL HAVE THE REST OF OUR LIVES TO TALK." "THE REST OF OUR LIVES, DEAR." "UGLY LITTLE THING, AIN'T IT?" "UGLY LITTLE THING, AIN'T IT?" "MARTHA, THAT'S THE LONGEST FACE I'VE SEEN IN YEARS." "HELLO, BABY." "HURRY UP AND GET DRESSED." "WE'RE GOING OUT TO CELEBRATE." "I HAVE WONDERFUL NEWS!" "OH, MARTHA!" "MARTHA, WE NEED MORE CANAPES." "PEOPLE ARE DRINKING COCKTAILS ON AN EMPTY STOMACH." "HOW DO YOU DO?" "YOU MUST HAVE COME IN THE BACK DOOR." "WELL, I DON'T REALLY" " WHY, YES." "AWW." "PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS MAKING THAT MISTAKE." "YOU SEE, WHEN WE BUILT THE HOUSE," "WE TRIED TO KEEP THE BACK DOOR FROM LOOKING LIKE A BACK DOOR." "VERY DEMOCRATIC." "THANK YOU." "ARE YOU A FRIEND OF SYLVIA'S?" "NO." "OH, THEN YOU MUST KNOW MY SON JEFF." "YES, I KNOW A GOOD DEAL ABOUT JEFF." "OH." "HOW NICE." "WELL, YOU MUST COME IN AND MEET THE OTHERS." "I DON'T THINK I CAUGHT THE NAME." "WOOFELCOOLER." "WOOFELCOOLER?" "YES." "LAFCATIO WOOFELCOOLER." "OH." "YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE THIS, MARTHA, BUT I ONCE KNEW A MAN NAMED WOOFELCOOLER." "SAM WOOFELCOOLER." "HE WAS A PROSPECTOR." "FAMOUS UP AND DOWN THE STATE OF NEVADA." "HADN'T TAKEN A BATH IN 30 YEARS." "HA HA HA!" "THIS MRS. BULLFINCH IS A MOST BAFFLING WOMAN." "HEY, POP" " WHO'S THIS GUY WOOFELCOOLER?" "A FRIEND OF YOUR MOTHER'S, DEAR." "YES, IT'S A MOST EXTRAORDINARY FACT." "A SQUIRREL..." "IT'S WONDERFUL HAVING JEFF BACK HOME AGAIN." "HEY, MOM." "EXCUSE ME." "WHO IS THIS GUY WOOFELCOOLER?" "A FRIEND OF JEFF'S." "EXCUSE ME." "WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU." "SYLVIA" "OH, JEFFREY, LOOK AT YOUR TIE." "SYLVIA, THERE ARE SOME THINGS I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU." "YOU CAN CONFESS ALL YOUR SINS ANOTHER DAY." "RIGHT NOW." "RIGHT NOW THERE ISN'T TIME." "BUT, SYLVIA" "SMILE, DEAR." "AHH, CANAPES." "YOU AN EXPLORER LIKE JEFF, MR. WOOFELCOOLER?" "NO." "NO, DEAR." "AHH, JEFF." "DOCTOR?" "NO." "ENGINEER?" "UH-UH." "THAT'S ALL, SISTER." "JEFF, OF COURSE YOU KNOW MR. WOOFELCOOLER." "YES, OF COURSE." "HOW ARE YOU?" "GLAD TO SEE YOU, OLD MAN." "WAS THE EXPEDITION SUCCESSFUL?" "OH, YES." "A WONDERFUL EXPEDITION." "UH..." "GOOD TO BE HOME AGAIN, THOUGH." "IS IT TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ESKIMOS?" "DO THEY REALLY TRADE WIVES?" "UH..." "OCCASIONALLY." "INTERESTING COUNTRY." "THE, UH..." "THE LOVE LIFE OF THE AVERAGE ESKIMO" "IS A VERY STRANGE THING." "SOMETIMES, IT TAKES HIM A LONG TIME TO THAW OUT ENOUGH" "TO REALIZE HE'S IN LOVE" "MAYBE AS MUCH AS 2 OR 3 DAYS" "BUT THE NIGHTS ARE 6 MONTHS LONG." "WHAT'S HIS GIRL SUPPOSED TO DO?" "WAIT AROUND IN THE IGLOO WHILE HE'S MAKING UP HIS MIND?" "IF HE'S LUCKY AND SHE LOVES HIM, SHE DOES." "BUT IF HE KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS" "HE MAY BE AN OLD, TIRED ESKIMO BY THAT TIME." "HE GETS HER NO MATTER WHAT STANDS IN HIS WAY." "OF COURSE, IN THE MEANTIME, IF THE GIRL HAS ANY SENSE," "SHE'S PROBABLY RUBBING NOSES WITH SOME OTHER GUY." "DINNER IS SERVED." "BANKER?" "NO." "NEWSPAPERMAN?" "LOOK, I'LL SAVE YOU SOME TROUBLE, HAWKSHAW." "I'M A PUBLISHER." "WE MUST HAVE JEFF SHOW US SOME CEREMONIAL DANCES LATER." "MIRANDA TELLS ME THEY HAVE A CERTAIN RUG-CUTTING QUALITY." "HA HA HA!" "MMM." "DOCTOR?" "RIGHT NOW, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SOUP?" "YES." "THERE'S NO HURRY ABOUT IT, SYLVIA." "THIS IS A VERY GOOD TIME FOR IT." "TURN OFF THE RADIO, PLEASE, MIRANDA." "OH, MR. WOOFELCOOLER," "WE WERE JUST WONDERING WHETHER YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT A BOOK" "A BOOK THAT'S BEING PUBLISHED VERY SOON" "A BOOK ABOUT A FAMILY IN ROCK BAY." "WHY, UH, YES." "I'VE..." "READ ABOUT IT." "MR. WOOFELCOOLER, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF A PERSON" "WHO WOULD PUBLISH THIS TYPE OF BOOK?" "OH, VERY SHREWD." "VERY GOOD SHOWMAN." "DO YOU KNOW WHO'S PUBLISHING IT?" "UH..." "UH-HUH." "DOCTOR." "OH, NOT WHILE THEY'RE CLEARING THE DISHES." "IT'S TOO NOISY." "HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK, MR. WOOFELCOOLER?" "WHAT BOOK?" "OH, THAT BOOK." "YES." "YES, I'VE READ IT." "MM-HMM." "OH, HE'S READ IT." "WE MUST FIND OUT ALL ABOUT IT." "OH, WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE BOOK, MR. WOOFELCOOLER?" "OH, DYNAMITE." "DYNAMITE." "DYNAMITE?" "THAT'S AN EXPLOSIVE, ISN'T IT?" "REALLY, WHY SHOULD WE SPEAK ABOUT SUCH UNPLEASANT MATTERS?" "THERE ARE THINGS THAT MIGHT BE OF MORE INTEREST TO EVERYONE." "DON'T YOU THINK SO, DOCTOR?" "OH, I DON'T KNOW, SYLVIA." "THIS SEEMS TO BE INTERESTING TO EVERYONE." "AFTER ALL, THERE'S NO REASON TO INHIBIT THE CONVERSATION..." "IS THERE, DEAR?" "NO, OF COURSE NOT, DEAR." "WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE BOOK, WOOFELCOOLER?" "BOOK?" "OH, VERY SOUND." "VERY WELL-WRITTEN." "THAT HE'S OPEN TO LITIGATION" "IF I-IF WE- IF PEOPLE ARE LIBELED?" "I ABSOLUTELY AGREE." "ABSOLUTELY." "NO MAN HAS THE RIGHT TO BLACKEN ANOTHER MAN'S REPUTATION." "HEAR, HEAR!" "WHAT A CHEAP, TAWDRY WAY TO MAKE A LIVING." "THANK YOU." "AND I SAY THAT A WRITER WHO WOULD WRITE SUCH A BOOK," "A PUBLISHER WHO WOULD PUBLISH IT, DESERVES TO BE HORSEWHIPPED." "JEFFREY, DEAR, I DON'T KNOW WHY" "YOU'RE BEING SO VIOLENT ABOUT THIS." "MATTER OF PRINCIPLE, MY DEAR." "I'M YOUR GUEST, AND I DON'T LIKE TO INJECT AN UNPLEASANT NOTE" "INTO THIS CHARMING DINNER PARTY," "BUT I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT." "I DON'T KNOW WHOSE GUEST YOU ARE, MR. WOOFELCOOLER," "BUT I DO THINK A MAN HAS A RIGHT TO SAY WHAT HE THINKS" "AT HIS OWN DINNER TABLE." "JEFFREY, PLEASE." "I SUGGESTED WE STOP TALKING ABOUT THE BOOK A LONG TIME AGO." "DR. SOMMERFIELD." "YOUR DEFENSE OF A THOROUGHLY UNSCRUPULOUS WRITER" "IS CONTRARY TO ALL THE PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY" "THAT HAVE BEEN FOUGHT FOR FOR CENTURIES." "DOCTOR!" "WASHINGTON." "LINCOLN." "JOHN ADAMS." "SAM ADAMS." "JOHN QUINCY ADAMS." "ALL THE ADAMSES." "IT'S A FILIBUSTER!" "BEFORE YOU GET SO HEATED ABOUT THIS BOOK," "WHY DON'T YOU LISTEN TO A FEW FACTS?" "I'M NOT INTERESTED IN FACTS." "I'M TALKING ABOUT ETHICS." "PEOPLE WHO DO THINGS LIKE THAT BELONG IN PENITENTIARIES." "DOCTOR!" "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-TURN OFF THE RADIO, PLEASE, MIRANDA." "THANK YOU, DEAR." "WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO SAY, DOCTOR?" "UH..." "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, NOW THAT THE SHOUTING IS OVER" "BUT IT ISN'T OVER!" "I ALWAYS SHOUT WHEN I SEE AN INJUSTICE." "RUINING PEOPLE'S LIVES, SMEARING THEM WITH THE TAR AND FEATHERS OF PUBLICITY." "SMEARING POOR MR. CASTLE." "SMEARING POOR MRS. CASTLE." "SMEARING POOR MRS. PEACOCK AND MR. PEACOCK." "AND MR. PEACOCK, JR." "DON'T FORGET ABOUT JUNIOR." "I'VE HEARD JUST ABOUT ENOUGH OF THIS!" "YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR MIND." "YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING YET." "JEFFREY!" "I'VE JUST GOTTEN STARTED." "I'VE GOT LOTS MORE TO SAY." "I TALKED THE MATTER OVER WITH MY ATTORNEYS," "AND THEY INFORMED ME" "JEFFREY'S ONLY SAYING SOMETHING EVERY ONE OF US FEELS." "THERE ARE THINGS THAT IT'S UNETHICAL TO WRITE ABOUT," "AND BESIDES, THAT COPPER DEAL WASN'T REALLY ILLEGAL." "IF YOU'D JUST LISTEN FOR A MOMENT!" "I WAS WONDERING WHETHER ANY OF YOU ARE GOING TO THE DANCE" "AT THE COUNTRY CLUB ON SATURDAY NIGHT." "NO!" "NO!" "NOW WHAT WERE YOU TRYING TO SAY?" "MR. WOOFELCOOLER, SINCE YOU SEEM TO KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THIS," "WHY DON'T YOU TELL US WHO'S PUBLISHING THIS BOOK?" "YES!" "TELL US!" "ALL RIGHT!" "I'LL TELL YOU WHO'S PUBLISHING THE BOOK." "I AM." "WOULD-WOULD SOMEBODY LIKE SOME SQUAB, PLEASE?" "DR. SOMMERFIELD?" "AND IT ISN'T CHEAP OR SENSATIONAL AT ALL." "IT'S A VERY FINE BOOK" "ONE I'M VERY PROUD TO PUBLISH." "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE A SQUAB, MR. WOOFELCOOLER?" "NO." "AS A MATTER OF FACT" "AND THIS IS SOMETHING THE AUTHOR HERSELF DOESN'T KNOW" "I LEARNED THIS AFTERNOON THAT THE BOOK HAS BEEN SELECTED BY THE BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB." "OH." "OH!" "YES." "MARTHA WROTE THE BOOK." "MARTHA, HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO US?" "SOPHIE!" "POP, MOM'S FAINTED." "MOTHER KNOWS BEST, DEAR." "COME ON, BABY." "I THINK YOU'D BETTER GET OUT OF HERE." "YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ANY OF THIS." "DON'T HOLD THIS AGAINST ALL THE WOOFELCOOLERS." "I'M THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY." "I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT," "BUT IF MARTHA GOES, I GO, TOO." "HEY!" "HEY!" "SHE HAD A DATE WITH ME TONIGHT." "I WOULDN'T COUNT ON IT, SONNY." "MOST REGRETTABLE, SOPHIE." "I'M SO SORRY." "YOU POOR PEOPLE." "THAT HORRIBLE GIRL." "SHE BELONGS IN A HOME FOR WAYWARD WOMEN." "WAIT A MINUTE." "I DON'T CARE WHAT'S IN THAT BOOK." "I DON'T CARE WHAT ANY OF YOU THINK ABOUT THE BOOK." "ALL I CARE ABOUT IS MARTHA." "JEFF!" "YES, SYLVIA." "THE FACTS ARE" "WELL, THE POINT IS" "I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR A YEAR AND A HALF TO MARTHA." "WHAT?" "!" "AND ALL I CARE ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS FINDING MY WIFE." "WIFE?" "SHE'S GONE AGAIN." "I WON'T STAY IN THIS HOUSE ANOTHER MINUTE." "YAY, SYLVIA!" "I THINK WE'D BETTER GO, TOO." "PERHAPS YOU HAD." "DEAR, OUR GUESTS ARE LEAVING." "PLEASE EXCUSE MY WIFE." "I THINK SHE'S BETTER OFF THAT WAY FOR A WHILE." "WE HAD A LOVELY EVENING." "I KNOW YOU ENJOYED IT." "WELL, POP, ALONE AT LAST." "BUST MY BRITCHES!" "GOING TO SCHOOL." "WRITING A BOOK." "MARRIED TO JEFF." "ALL THIS GOES ON IN MY OWN KITCHEN, AND I DON'T KNOW IT." "McKISSICK, YOU'RE SLIPPING." "ARE YOU KIDDING?" "PULL OFF!" "I CAN'T!" "IT'S IMPOSSIBLE." "CONCENTRATE." "THAT MAN AHEAD" "HE'S KIDNAPPING MY WIFE." "I'VE GOT TO CATCH HIM." "FOLLOW ME." "UH-OH." "WE'VE GOT COMPANY." "MARTHA, DARLING." "JEFF, ABOUT THE BOOK" "IMAGINE TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH A SNATCH IN ROCK BAY." "WHY, BROTHER, THEY DON'T EVEN LET YOU" "THROW CHEWING-GUM WRAPPERS ON THE BEACH." "WHAT GOES ON HERE?" "SONNY, IS THIS THE GUY" "WHO'S KIDNAPPING YOUR WIFE?" "WELL..." "NOT EXACTLY." "OH." "YOU KNOW HOW IT IS, OFFICER." "TO BE SURE." "DARLING, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU WROTE IN THAT BOOK." "SPEEDING." "I KNOW YOU WOULDN'T SAY ANYTHING IF IT WASN'T TRUE." "RESISTING AN OFFICER." "BUT, JEFF, YOUR FAMILY WON'T KNOW" "WHAT WONDERFUL PEOPLE THEY ARE TILL THEY READ IT." "DARLING." "WELL, DON'T YOU WANT YOUR BOOK TO HAVE A HAPPY ENDING?" "GOING THROUGH 5 STOP SIGNALS." "DISORDERLY CONDUCT."