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Si. Un momento.

Senor Davis, we are at last through to your New York call.

Hello.

Hello, Bill Davis.

Hello, this is Buffy.

Hi, Buffy.

How are you? I'm fine, Uncle Bill. When are you coming home?

Right away, honey. I'm anxious to see you.

Mrs. Beasley finally had to put on glasses.

Oh, that's... That's fine, Buffy. Let me speak to French, will you? I'm calling

long distance.

Is the phone for me?

Uncle Bill, talk to Jody.

Hi.

Oh, hi, Jody.

Jody, look, I'm going to be home real soon, and we can spend a lot of time

together. Right now, I want to talk to French.

Can you hear me, Uncle Bill?

Yeah, I can hear you, Jody. That's good. Bye.

Don't hang up, Jody.

Bill, talk to Uncle Bill.

I wonder what he's going to say when he finds out I've moved in, too.

Hello? Kids, please. Now, it took me two days to get this connection. I'm

calling from Peru.

Mr. French!

It's Uncle Bill on the phone.

He's calling from Peru.

You have to talk loud.

Loudly.

Mr. Davis?

French here.

French.

Now, we've got the project started finally, so I'm going to be able to get

of here tomorrow.

I'm going to take the company plane to Arequipa, and then I can get a

to Lima, and from there I can get a jet to New York. So I'll see you sometime

tomorrow night.

Very good, sir.

French?

Who was that other voice there?

Sir, that was our third child, Sissy.

Sissy?

What's she doing there?

Sir, at the time of your departure, we had the two.

We have since acquired Miss Sissy, which seems to complete the set.

Why, now, French, don't worry.

I'll take care of that when I get home tomorrow.

I'm going to ring off here now. So long.

Goodbye, Uncle Bill.

Three of them.

How are we, sir?

We're fine.

Hi.

Hi, Uncle Bill.

Hi, Buffy.

Do you miss me?

Yes, but Miss Speezy is my really and truly friend. So whenever I cried at

night, she would say, there, there, Buffy.

Say hello to Jody.

Hi,

Jody.

Sissy.

It's been a long time.

Sure has.

It's wonderful to see you again, Uncle Bill.

I didn't know you were here when I called.

I realized that.

Oh, excuse me, sir.

First, you'll want to rest after your long journey.

Have I still got a bedroom?

Oh, quite, sir, quite. I activated the guest room for Buffy and Sissy.

Master Jody has been sleeping in your room, sir, but I've moved him into the

den.

Uncle Bill, I don't like the den. I'm scared of tigers.

Oh, that's not a real tiger, Jody. That's just a head mounted on the wall.

know, stuffed.

He can't hurt you. I shot him in Bengal.

What did you...

Nothing.

I just brought home his head.

If I did that, I'd get spanked.

Well, look, kids.

I am exhausted and I haven't had much sleep, so I'm going to bed now. Good

night. Good night.

Now that I'm home, we'll have plenty of time together, okay? Okay, good night.

You see, Sissy?

He likes kids.

I hope he likes me.

Jody, real llama.

Will they bite?

No, they're just hairy shoes.

And there's yours, Buffy.

Oh, here, sister.

That's for you.

Figured a pretty girl could always use another one of those things.

It's beautiful.

It's good to see you again, sissy.

Uncle Bill, I know you weren't expecting me to move in on you like this.

Don't you worry about that.

Look, I have to go to the office early tomorrow.

Why don't you come down about noon and then we can have lunch and we'll talk,

okay?

Fine.

And whatever you decide to do, I'll understand.

You know, when your father and I were kids, we used to do everything together.

We even had a pretty good double play combination going, you know, baseball.

He meant a lot to me.

I mean, he was more than a brother.

We were good friends, too.

He used to tell me about you, Uncle Bill.

We always used to say that, uh...

We'd have to see more of each other.

They were real busy raising a family and I was wandering around all over the

world.

Well, I'm going to go to bed before I fall over.

Good night, sissy.

Good night, kids.

Good night.

Thank you.

Greg was looking at me real mean.

He has very sharp teeth.

He might come in here and bite you.

Jody, I think at a rough estimate I could safely say I've had two hours

the last two days.

But right now I'm going back to sleep and you are going back to bed.

Which bed?

You can take your pick. Anyone but this.

How about Sissy's and Buffy's bed?

Great. Why didn't you wake them up in the first place?

I did last night. I'm not allowed to do it again.

Mr. French says I have to be a little man.

Very good.

I'll see you in the morning.

Good night.

Good night.

Uncle Beard, if you're scared in the dark, do you want me to keep you

company?

All right.

I guess I am a little bit scared in the dark.

Okay? Okay.

And, Alice, while I can understand your desire to reunite the three children,

I'm sorry, but at this time, I feel that it will not work out.

I am perfectly willing to keep the twins.

At least temporarily.

However, a 15 -year -old girl is something else again.

Sissy is a lovely girl.

However, I am not happy about the way you just dumped her off. Make that

abandoned. Abandoned her on my doorstep while I was in the wilds of Peru.

And therefore, I've decided reluctantly...

decided to put Sissy on a plane and send her back to you.

Of course, I will continue to be personally responsible for any of her

expenses.

Regards.

You got that, Miss Lee? Yes, sir.

Your niece just arrived, Mr. Davis.

And every Tuesday, Piglet spent the day with his great friend, Christopher

Robin. And they were all together again.

There. Did we like it?

Oh, I hope so, Jordan.

Is that the end?

For today.

Now can we run in Yale?

You may run.

Mr. French, I'll trust you with Mrs. Beasley.

She's my really and truly friend.

I bet... Let's go with Jody. He's just a little boy.

Let's go.

Of course, we got this project going in Peru now, you know, and I have to fly

back and forth from there.

But I'll stay here temporarily, at least, until I get you kids settled.

Not one way or the other.

Uncle Bill, could I talk to you about that?

Sure.

I thought it over and...

I want to go back to Terre Hutte and live with the Graysons.

You do?

You mean really?

Oh, yes.

You see, back there, I had my own room and nice dresses, plenty of good healthy

food, and a TV set.

Well, I suppose I miss my high school friends.

The Graysons, they used to always let me go to school dances and movies on the

weekends. They did?

Mm -hmm.

Eddie Parker was on the basketball team.

He's six feet four inches and weighs 145 pounds.

Center? Guard.

Joe Whitfield is 6 '6". 6 '6"? Well, sissy, there are an awful lot of

problems here.

I know.

I might just as well leave tonight.

Would you hire Mrs. Grayson to expect me?

Well, sure.

I mean, if that's what you want, I... You're not in any hurry, are you?

I mean, there's no big hurry to get back there now, is there?

No. Because you're in New York, so you might as well enjoy it, don't you think?

I mean, you could go shopping or something, get some real nice outfits,

know, something that'll kind of put the dazzle on Joe Parker there, or is it

Whitfield? Patty Parker. Patty Parker.

Okay, well, we might as well get going.

Uncle Bill, I'm glad we have it settled.

What?

When you're a child like Buffy or Jody, it's easy to believe in the magic of

people loving and caring.

I was kind of foolish at my age.

Sissy, what's that mean to you, the magic of people loving and caring?

I'm not sure, Uncle Bill.

I guess that's why I came to New York.

To find out.

Miss Lee, cancel that letter.

Mr. French, I do believe.

Oh, there.

Hard castle, huh?

Typical weather.

Quite. Do you mind?

Not at all.

Thank you.

Still with that same engineer fellow, I presume?

Sure.

Still with that same tradesman, I presume?

The owner of a large department store can hardly be called a tradesman.

Matter of degree, old boy.

Reading, I see.

Winnie the Pooh.

Yes, that's me.

Are you by any chance reading Winnie the Pooh to this doll?

Judy has to wash his hands.

Well, then take him there.

It's the boy.

Well, then wait outside.

He needs you. He can unbutton, but he can't button.

Excuse me, old boy. A matter of button.

Buffy, I return to you your really and truly friend, Mrs. Beasley.

If I hadn't seen this, I would never have believed him.

No! No! No! No! No woman's gonna give me a bath!

No! No woman!

No! No!

That whole lad seems to be putting up a gallant struggle against his bath, sir.

I must say, it's rather difficult to distinguish which are his screams and

is Miss Sissy's music.

We'll have to talk to her about that.

Yes, sir. Oh, may I inquire, sir, what are the sleeping arrangements for

tonight? Oh, let's put Jody in my room and I'll sleep in the den.

And his turtle, sir?

Well, sure.

Yes, sir.

Later on, we could redo that little storeroom and put his bed in there.

Later, sir?

Yeah, later.

Well, you realize we are keeping Buffy.

Yes, I suppose I do, sir.

Now, we wouldn't want to split those twins up again, would we?

Now, that brings us to Sissy.

Sissy is a... I look at it this way, French. I figure...

If we can handle two kids, we can handle three, right?

Would you be requiring any more coffee, sir?

No, no, sir.

Would there be anything else tonight, sir?

Nothing, nothing.

Very well, sir.

I was busy.

Packing? Yes.

To go away?

Yes.

Oh.

When are you coming back?

I really couldn't say.

Mrs. Beasley doesn't want you to go away.

Yes, sir. Good night, sir.

Will there be anything else this evening, sir? Oh, no, thanks. Oh, did

up the couch in the den? Oh, that won't be necessary, sir.

You'll be much more comfortable taking over my room, sir.

What do you mean, taking over your room?

Well, I'm afraid I won't be needing it anymore, sir.

I regret... I regret to say, sir, that I'll be departing your employment this

evening.

You're gonna... This evening?

Yes, sir.

If t 'were done when t 'is done, then t 'were best t 'were done quickly.

Now, let's not rush this, French.

Shakespeare, sir. I know it's Macbeth. Now, we can work this out.

I realized that...

They didn't need a manservant, sir, but a mother in residence.

A middle -aged, well -upholstered, kindly and experienced housekeeper.

One must face facts boldly, sir.

I don't want a mother in residence. I want to keep what we've got.

I'm sorry, sir. I spoke to Buffy.

But I wonder, sir, if you'd be good enough to...

Say goodbye to Jody and Sissy for me.

Can we talk this thing over?

There's nothing to talk over, I'm afraid, sir.

Now?

French?

not sick. I've just been abandoned on the doorstep of three children, that's

all.

Yes, there is something you can do for me, Miss Lee. You can call every agency

in town and see if you can find a middle -aged, well -upholstered housekeeper.

Right. Get me a mother -in -residence right away.

Thank you.

green sock and one red.

That's all I could find.

I dressed myself too.

Oh, Sissy, it's nice of you to make breakfast for us. What are we going to

I'm trying to make your favorite.

Eggs Benedict, just the way Mr. French does.

Coffee looks good.

Something wrong?

No, it's great, honey.

I like it thick.

Oh, I let it boil too long.

Huffy, I'm hungry.

Be quiet, Jody, or Uncle Bill will make us eat Sissy's cookies.

It's Mr.

French! He's back!

French!

French.

Good morning, sir.

Now, children, we don't sit at the table dressed like a pack of street urchin.

March.

He's back, all right.

What was this doing in my luggage?

Mrs. Beasley is not a this.

She's a her.

Very well, then. What was this her doing in my luggage?

Mrs. Beasley said she wanted to come with you because you were a really and

truly friend.

And without her, you would be all alone.

Buffy, a man's luggage is private property.

Then no one, but no one, must trespass on private property.

No, sir.

And didn't I tell you to get properly dressed for breakfast?

Yes, sir.

Well, then go.

Miss Lee, check signals.

Now cancel that well -upholstered middle -aged mother -in -residence and hold on

to those Peruvian bankers. I'll make the conference in time. Right.

And call Miss Dawson. I will lunch with her today and theater tonight as

planned.

Right.

I got it under control now.

It's going to be sunshine and downhill all the way.