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Can I talk to you a minute in private?

Oh, well, this is about as private as it's ever going to get, Nicholas, so

shoot. Well, was I expected?

Huh? Was I expected?

That's what I thought she said.

Sit down, Nicholas.

Uh, well...

Oh, yes, yes, of course. Of course you were expected.

I know there are a number of years between you and Tommy, more than between

other kids in the family.

That doesn't nevertheless mean that you were not expected.

You see, there are a lot of things that enter into the decision of having a

child, and it gets very complicated, but it's nice.

What the dickens brought this on, Nicholas?

Charlene Puddlemutter. Who is Charlene Puddlemutter? And what does she know

I don't know?

Well, she's in the sixth grade.

And yesterday in the schoolyard, I heard her say that she was a surprise.

So?

So I've been thinking about the whole situation.

Well, it doesn't make any difference whether you were a surprise or not. But

even if you were, you were a very nice surprise.

So you mean when I showed up, nobody was mad?

Of course not.

Boy, what a relief.

Don't worry about it, son.

All right, as long as you guys know what you're doing.

Yeah, we have a rough idea.

When the sunrise smiles on everything around.

It's a portrait of the happiness that we feel and

always will.

Oh, it is enough to fill our lives with love.

Oh, it's been a day.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh, good morning.

Good morning.

I'm afraid you busted curfew again.

I'm going to have to ground you.

Ground me, please.

What time is it anyway?

It's 12 .30.

She fills up the library again?

Mm -hmm. The campus night watchman and I are on a first -name basis.

Wally. Wally, right. He's a sweet little motherly type.

I remember him from last year.

Abby, have you given any thought to lightening your course load a little

Are you kidding?

I mean, I was just hoping to get my doctorate before the turn of the

Abby, you'll make it sooner than you think. Sure, if I don't flunk anything

get demoralized.

Or sidetracked.

Abby, you know that a lot of women in their 30s go back to school and they all

do fine.

Yeah, but how many of them have a job?

and live in a house with eight other people, with two bathrooms and one

telephone.

Come on, Mary, you'll have your own practice before I make Ph .D.

Well, in that case, I'll treat you for battle fatigue.

Maybe you could specialize in geriatrics.

Good night, Abby.

Oh, good night, Mary.

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don't knock it. At least somebody in this family is gainfully employed. Oh,

yeah, the call -making junk phone calls gainfully employed.

Why not?

Well, once she gets her commission... It will be applied immediately, if not

sooner, to the brown suede coat which you put a deposit on last week.

It's the principle of the thing.

It's the coat.

Nancy's talking to strange people on the phone.

No, no, she's just trying to earn a little extra money, Nicholas.

On the phone?

Gee, Elizabeth, that's a good idea. You should try it. You'll make a million

trillion dollars, Nicholas.

Hey, the kid's got a point with your experience in communication arts.

Oh, yeah.

All right, civilized breakfast discussion is now in order.

The autocrat at the breakfast table.

Is that so?

Yes, it is.

Excuse me.

Morning. Oh, good morning, Abby.

Morning, Abby.

Would you like some juice? No, thanks. How about some toast? Eggs and bacon.

Is that all you're going to have for breakfast, Abby? Just coffee?

Yeah, I'm not very hungry.

Are you feeling okay? Sure, yeah.

You do look a little under the weather. Maybe you should go and see Max.

No, really, I'm fine. I just stayed up late studying last night. Oh, well, you

know what they say about the wages of studying.

Look, do you think it's easy working with kids all day and then coming home

housework and more kids at night and then closing up the library every night?

Well, let me tell you, it's not.

She's taking qualifying exams.

It's that time of year.

Maybe it's more like that time of the... The time of the what, Dad? Nothing.

Excuse me. I'm late. I've got to run now.

Have a nice day.

Boy, men are so insensitive sometimes.

Is Abby mad at Dad?

Is Dad mad at Abby?

Hey, sport.

Hop on. I'll give you a ride to school, huh?

I've got to ask you something.

You can ask me on the way. Let's go.

Your Honor.

Tommy, do you play with girls?

What?

What exactly did you mean by that, Nicholas?

Well, girls ask to play games with you. Do you say yes?

Well, that depends entirely upon the nature of the game.

What about post office?

Oh. a little post office, huh? That's a very interesting little game.

Do you play it with Wendy Springer?

Yep, all the time. Let's say it keeps us off the street.

Come on, we better get going.

But is it fun?

You're gonna love it.

You're working.

You're late.

Excuse me, Chief.

I did report with duty at 0900 hours, but was called up to accounts receivable

to deal with an emergency.

You know Shirley, don't you? Her ex -husband... I don't want to hear about

Shirley's ex -husband. I want to hear about my phone calls.

Mr. Bradford, at this tender hour of the morning, I think you'd really rather

hear about Shirley's ex -husband.

Okay. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Didn't Vector call?

My accountant? Mm -hmm.

Why would he call this time of the year?

It's September. Accountants don't call in September.

Unless... Oh, no, that's ridiculous.

It's probably a social call.

I filed my return on time.

I remember to sign it.

It's got to be a social call.

That's what it is.

Sidney Vector, please.

He wants to take Abby and me out to dinner, of course. I always said he was

very nice man.

Oh, hi, Cindy.

It's me, Tom Bradford.

Fine, fine.

What's up?

Au revoir.

Audited? Yes, audited.

Is that like heavy?

Yes, it's like heavy.

Well, what's all this junk on your desk for? This junk? This junk happens to be

all the receipts and records of this family's finances for the past seven

Elizabeth, don't you realize that we could be in debt to the United States

government?

Heavy. Well, I guess this isn't the time to ask you about that new stereo then,

huh?

Yeah.

Your children's grades will leap to new heights.

You have no family?

Well, Mr. Baskin, you yourself in no time at all will leap to new... Hello?

Wasn't interested in leaping, huh?

Hello, Mrs. Berkowitz.

This is Nancy...

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Berkowitz.

Hey, Nancy!

There's this guy outside in a big convertible.

Oh, really?

Uh, listen, Mrs. Berkowitz, I'll have to call you back later. Bye.

Hello,

Irvy? Yeah, this is Nicholas.

Yeah, Tommy said it was really fun, and he knows a lot about girls.

No, I forgot to ask about that.

Oh, yeah, you're probably right. We probably do need stamps.

guy in what convertible?

He must have the wrong house.

Dad.

Oh, what is it, Nicholas?

Can I have some stamps?

Yeah, if you want a letter mail, just leave it on my desk, all right?

Don't.

Oh, stop being so depressed.

Think positively.

Maybe a little music would help, huh? Something cheerful.

You had your tooth capped? Oh, how could I forget? That dentist was a sadist.

Yes, well, I need the parking lot receipt.

Huh? You know, you park, you pay, you get a receipt. No, I didn't pay.

You didn't pay?

The sadist validates parking.

Validated it? Oh, shucks.

He's not well.

Hilda, I really thank you for seeing me on such short notice.

Abby, I've been your gynecologist for what?

Ten years now?

Now, what can possibly be so wrong that you can't talk to me about?

Hilda, I'm two weeks late for my period.

So, you're two weeks late with your period.

What's so serious about that?

Well, you know what that means.

That can mean several things.

Only one thing that I know of.

Abby.

Two weeks certainly is not conclusive.

I have never been late in my life.

I have a very regular cycle.

Hilda, I really think... I'm pregnant.

Hey, David!

Can I take him for a spin?

Oh, sure, Nicholas. We got enough time before dinner.

Left up by that light.

Nice turn, Ace.

Okay, we got a big semi following us. Now let her rip.

Hey, David.

Can I park her?

Oh, sure. What's wrong? You tired of the game?

Nah. I just got something on my mind.

Well, let's hear it.

David, is it okay to play with girls?

Sure. Yeah, lots of girls are in Little League these days.

I'm not talking about Little League, David.

I'm talking about Post Office.

Well, um, it's been a long time since I played Post Office, but if I remember

correctly, it's pretty okay.

Really? Yeah, really.

The thing of it is, though, you've got to take a little time to get into it,

kind of like eating spinach.

At first, it doesn't taste so hot, but after a while, it's good.

But what if I don't like it ever?

Oh, I've got a feeling you're going to like it.

You know what's for dinner?

I think chicken.

Chicken, that sounds good.

David, do you need a lot of stamps to play post office?

Hey, David, hi.

Hi. I thought I heard the van.

Yeah, no, that was not the van you heard. That was my stomach. May I ask

question? Yes, sir.

Stop. Darn.

Maybe it was that article you wrote.

Remember the one on fiscal irresponsibility in Washington?

Yeah, that one. Remember? You really socked it to him, Dad.

Well, they have some nerve to question my integrity, my honesty.

Well, you questioned theirs. I didn't question their integrity. I just said

they were being very careless with the taxpayer's money.

Well, then don't you think you're taking this audit a little too personally?

Why shouldn't I? My name was on the letter. So what? The computer kicks out

of all returns at random.

There's nothing random about this family.

That's for sure. Eight kids?

Seven of whom are still legal deductions.

Hey, Dad, that's 52 .50 right off the top.

Maybe you should try and shelter some of the bread you own in Lichtenstein.

Is that anywhere near package size?

I'm sorry. If I need your financial help, I'll hire you as my accountant.

Hi, Abby. Hi, Ab. Hi, Abby. I'm sorry I'm late. I had a parent conference.

Did you get a receipt?

I beg your pardon? You haven't heard the good news yet?

What?

Dad's big or...

I tell you, it isn't fair.

Okay, if that's the way they want to play ball, it's okay with me because you

know what I'm going to do?

I'm going to bring down every nitpicking receipt that I can get my hands on

because I've had it with those people.

Abby, are you listening to me?

What?

Have you heard a word that I said?

No.

No, Tom, I guess I'm sorry. I really wasn't listening.

What's wrong?

This morning I thought that maybe you were just having a flash of moodiness,

now I'm beginning to wonder if it's not something more to it.

I'm sorry about this morning.

I guess I just got up on the wrong side of the bed or something.

I promise. I promise to pay attention. Now, tell me, are we really in trouble

with the IRS?

Yeah, we could be if I can't justify some of these deductions, especially

medical.

Medical? Medical expenses seem to mount up in this family. I don't know why, but

we've got to cut it down. Otherwise, we're going to be audited every year.

Oh, please, forget medical expenses. What really gets to me is they give me a

measly $750 deduction for each child.

That's ridiculous.

Do you know how much it costs to raise and feed and clothe a child? A lot more

than $750, believe me. Take it from me, someone who knows.

If I had to start a family all over again at today's prices, I'd think twice

about it.

Good morning, Abby.

Does that mean I'm not really pregnant?

As far as the test is concerned, you're not pregnant.

But... I must tell you, though, that in the early stages of pregnancy, false

negative readings are not uncommon.

Yeah, I have heard that, but just exactly what does that mean in my case?

It means that we can't be completely sure for another two to three weeks.

Unless, of course, you begin your period or the symptoms disappear.

Tell me, are you still receiving vague feelings of nausea in the morning?

I don't know what it is, Hilda. I just... I have this feeling, and...

You can call it instinct, or you could call it intuition, whatever you want to

call it, but I just know I'm going to have a child.

Sometimes that's the most accurate symptom a woman can have.

You're a healthy woman.

You're still young enough to have a child without problems.

You're happily married.

What's wrong?

What's wrong?

What's wrong is that Tom has already fathered eight children.

What's wrong is I have a career I care very much about.

What's wrong is I just don't feel emotionally equipped to bear a child

now.

My life is just too fragmented.

That's quite a list.

Abby, listen.

Before you make yourself a nervous wreck over this, why don't we wait until

we're sure?

Look, go home. Talk to Tom.

Don't tell him you haven't told him yet.

Abby, that's the first step.

Tell him. See how he feels about it.

And whatever you do, stop making yourself miserable.

It's not the end of the world.

Okay?

Oh, hi.

Hi.

I hope you don't think I was snooping or anything. I knocked, but there was no

answer, so I just came on in.

Oh. Well, if you're looking for a little light reading, I don't think you're

going to find it in there.

No, I was just checking through these journals to see if you had anything on

dyslexia. You see, I'm working with a dyslexic child, and I thought if I

about the physiological causes that maybe I'd have some better luck with it.

Did you find anything?

No, I didn't find a thing.

Well, look, if it's that important, you know, I could ask somebody in the

neurophysiology department. No, it's not that important.

Thank you, Mary. For what?

not chicken.

I've been doing plenty of times already.

I've been doing it since I was seven. So there.

I know it's tomorrow.

Don't worry, I'll be there.

I'll be there.

Bye.

Ain't no Mealybugs candy terminal, Johnny.

Sweetie. Hey, I just think you should be prepared for the worst, all right?

All right. Boy, thanks a lot.

All right.

Okay, be better.

Yeah, Johnny.

Huh? Have you been thinking about the same thing I've been thinking about?

I think so.

You don't think...

I mean, just because she's been moody lately and hasn't been eating much.

it's probably nothing.

Probably.

But that's typical, isn't it?

Maybe. But I couldn't be.

Couldn't it?

How could she?

Why would she?

No, why wouldn't she?

Enter only if you're female.

You got to qualify.

Excuse me. I'll go ahead. We're just bathing old Gladys here.

I'm wondering if you've noticed that Abby has been acting strange lately.

What are you talking about? Well, you know, just acting kind of weird.

Yeah, weird.

Well, you know, like as if she was in a different state of being.

State of being? That sounds a little metaphysical.

Well, actually, Mary, we're just talking plain physical.

Yeah. I think I see what you're getting at.

But let me put it to you this way.

I would suggest that you don't rush into print with a story, if you know what I

mean.

Donna! Hiya!

Heard you the first time, Mr. Bradford. I need to find my tax -deductible

receipts for the audit. I can't find anything in this mess.

This mess, as you lovingly refer to it, is the filing system.

This?

Certainly. Well, I don't know how you can find anything in this delicatessen.

Try me.

All right, I will. Are you ready?

I certainly am.

Find me my airline ticket vouchers for my trip to Denver.

Okay, that is T for ticket voucher, so we go to T.

We open up the T file.

Here we are.

And we take it out.

And we see that it's empty.

So we immediately assume that it's cross -filed under V.

Four. Voucher.

When we go to the voucher file, we pull it open. We pull this out, and we

discover that there are no vouchers.

Therefore, we must go to the fail -safe system, which is D.

That's a filing system.

No, that's job security.

Abby, are you all right?

I just thought maybe you'd want to talk, you know?

Ooh, you look like a man with something on his mind.

Nah, I was just thinking.

That's what I meant, Nicholas.

You have any stamps?

Stamps, huh?

No, I don't have any stamps, but if you just leave your letter on Dad's desk,

it'll surely get mailed.

Darn.

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Lola, I don't believe it. What?

Mrs. Garbutt threatened to report me to the phone company. Oh, why?

She thought compendium was a sex manual.

Isn't it?

I really unloaded on you, didn't I?

Do you feel better?

Yeah, do you?

Do you need one of these?

Do you know for sure, Abby?

Oh, not for two weeks.

Unless, of course... You know, I think I could handle all this a lot better if I

just didn't have this feeling inside that I let this happen on purpose. You

what I mean? No, Abby, I don't understand that.

Well, you remember a few nights ago when I told you that you'd be a doctor

before I'd have my Ph .D.? Well, see, it's tough for me to handle that my

stepdaughter has it more together than I do.

Oh, Abby, that's so absurd.

Look, look, you've got a job. I don't have a job.

You have a lot more responsibility around this house than I do. It's just a

convenient set of excuses, you know. I mean, and a baby.

I mean, how convenient can you get?

I mean, I become a mother and I put aside the doctor for a couple of years

then I just conveniently forget my entire career. That is absurd.

No, it's not absurd.

I mean, I don't even know if I want a baby.

I mean, I'm all tangled up inside about that.

But I do know one thing. I want more out of life than just being a part -time

everything, Mary.

Is that all that's bothering you?

That.

And her father?

You, uh, you haven't told him yet, huh?

How do I tell a man who's been out of the baby business for ten years that

back in it again and with number nine?

Don't rub it in. Will you please? The score is only 21 to 3. You did score 3

points.

Did you see my back hand? I was playing terribly.

I tried not to look.

Don't be too sensitive now. Just a little joke.

You still worried about that, aren't you? Sure I am. How would you feel if

tomorrow was the first day of the end of your life?

Catchy.

You know what I should do?

I should register my occupation with the IRS as a father instead of a

journalist. I mean, after all, I spend as much time at home as I do at the

office, and this way I can deduct all the costs of being a father.

Catchy tax angle.

Oh, it's a beautiful tax angle. Talk about deductions. How about 58 ,400

changes? Huh? Well, listen, I figured it all out.

My kids had their diapers changed ten times a day for two years, right?

That's 7 ,300 times. But then you multiply that by 8. 8 times 7 ,300 is 58

diaper changes.

Impressive figure.

Oh, yes.

That's only peanuts.

Do you know how many meals I provided for that family?

Not offhand. All right, listen to this. 140 ,263 as of yesterday.

You counted?

Yeah, well, I did last night as I tried unsuccessfully to fall asleep.

Then there's aspirin. Listen to this. Three headaches a week times 45. Please,

please. You're starting to give me a headache. I'm sorry, Max. It's just this

tax audit has me all wound up. No kidding.

I won't be able to sleep a wink tonight.

Well, look.

I think you're making much too much of this whole thing. But if it'll make you

feel any better, I'm going to give you a good sleeping pill.

Oh, yeah? Oh, I can use it because I've run out of things to count.

That'll be $3.

Would you believe a receipt for some adhesive bandages for, um, corn?

Corn? Yeah, I was dancing in some shoes that were too tight.

Oh, for the autumn.

Yeah, it was last December, and it was only 98 cents for Pete's sake.

Well, you can't go downstairs empty -handed, can you?

Well, it's either that or I could, um, forge it.

Hey, listen, Justin.

Yeah? It's your turn. Dad is waiting.

The Inquisition.

Yes, ma 'am.

Adhesive bandages, 98 cents?

That's all I could come up with, Dad.

I hope it helped.

And, um, it's forged.

It's forged. It's forged. Wait a minute, Elizabeth.

Don't, uh, uh, uh, oh, hi, uh, shorts.

Nicholas, what are you doing here?

Well, everyone was bringing you stuff and... Oh, no, that's all right,

I wasn't expecting anything from you.

What's this?

It's a gotcha. You know, like what you got?

Got from Freddie Ryan.

One skate key.

25 cents.

Nicholas Pratt.

Is that gonna help?

Yeah. It's a big help.

You better get to bed now.

Good night.

Is there something else?

Yeah.

Dad, can I borrow some stamps?

I'll give them back to you tomorrow.

Oh, stamps, sure. Just a second. Here, here's some stamps.

Gee, thanks, Dad.

Good night.

Good night, Nicholas.

Oh, I see you decided to turn in early, huh?

Mm -hmm.

Oh, I imagine what with the audit tomorrow and everything, you wanted to

good night's sleep, huh?

Mm.

Maybe now isn't the best time to bring this up, but I guess there never really

is a good time, is there? So it might as well be now, right?

Mm.

Tom, I have something...

to say to you, and something I want to tell you, and I want you to just listen,

not say anything until I've finished, okay?

Mm -hmm.

Okay.

Boy, this is really difficult, because it has to do with so many more things

than just what it has to do with.

I don't even know where to begin.

Maybe I should just... Plunge right in.

Believe me, I had no idea that this was going to happen. I mean, I don't

even know how it happened, but... This is not

coming out the way I want it to.

Maybe I should just say this, and then you can just scream and shout and do

whatever you have to do, and then we can try to sort it through together.

Okay, that's right. Okay, Tom, I am... Tom, I'm not sure,

but there's a very good chance that I may be... Of course, there's a very good

chance that I may not be, but... Tom, I may be pregnant.

Tom?

Did you hear what I just said?

Mr. Mephisto?

Mm -hmm? I'm Tom Bradford. Hmm.

Are you going to sit down, or would you like to do this standing up? Oh, I'm

sorry.

This is my first time.

Uh -huh.

Seven dependents? Yes.

There used to be eight, but my oldest son, David, he moved out. He's living by

himself. Self -supporting now.

Except sometimes I will give him, you know, $20 just to tide him over until

payday. Well, he's not on the return.

Now, Mary Bradford, age 22, dependent.

Yes, well, actually, she's a very independent young lady.

She's in medical school now, and here are some of the tuition receipts. Where

her principal residence?

She lives at home with us in the room, the first room on the right as you come

out of the bathroom.

Thank you.

Joanie Bradford, age 21.

Dependent.

Is she employed outside the house?

No, no. Well, nothing to speak of. Sometimes she'll take an occasional part

-time job, but you don't have to mention that. Well, we'll just check that

through Social Security.

Oh, thank you.

Susan Bradford, age 20.

D. Pendant.

Nicholas Bradford, age 9.

Dependent.

Take a look at those dental receipts. The kid loves candy.

Tell me something, Mr. Bradford.

How do you do it?

How do I do what?

How do you manage to keep your head above water with this enormous family of

yours?

I tickle a lot.

Is that it?

Mm -hmm.

Oh, can I go?

What is this? The voucher.

Take it to the cashier and they'll give you a refund check for $53 .78.

You used the wrong table for the sales tax standard deduction.

I don't care if you don't want to celebrate. I do. I have $53 .78 to blow,

I'm taking you to dinner. Dinner at 3 .30 in the afternoon.

We'll call it a late lunch. Tom, I have something I have to talk to you about.

We'll talk about it later at lunch. We'll talk about it then.

All right. Where are you going?

Celebrate.

Celebrate? Here we go again.

Hey, how's it going, Ace?

What a rough day, huh?

Hey, you know, you look pretty wasted.

What happened? Did you wipe out on your skateboard?

Oh, I get it. Today must be the day, huh?

Little postal delivery?

Well, how'd it go?

Yeah, what did I tell you? I knew you'd get into it sooner or later.

Yep, runs in the family.

Another Bradford male out in the trenches knocking them dead.

He's playing marbles, huh?

Tommy. What?

If you don't mind, I want to be alone.

Oh, yeah, sure.

I'm pregnant.

I tried to tell you last night, but you fell asleep.

See, at first I thought it was nothing, but how could it be, right? And, well,

when the symptoms continued, I went to Hilda Krauss, and I had a test, and it

was negative. But, see, it's too early to be conclusive. And, see,

Hilda thinks it's possible, and I think it's possible, too, because, see, Tom, I

have this feeling inside me.

Oh, Tom, I...

I know this must come as a shock to you and everything because you already have

eight children.

And I feel... Oh, I feel guilty and I feel...

Sir? A bottle of champagne.

The best you've got.

Yes, sir.

I thought you'd be angry.

I mean, I thought this would be a burden to you.

A burden?

How could having a child with a woman that you love...

Very much. Ever be a burden.

Tom. Don't say any more.

May I have this dance?

There isn't any music.

Music?

Who needs music?

Come in, Evelyn.

Good morning.

Abby! Hi.

I thought it was my nurse.

What are you doing here at this hour? Oh, I just took a long walk.

I'm afraid it's too early to redo the test. I know, but that won't be

You mean the symptoms have disappeared?

Well, certain symptoms have disappeared and others have appeared.

Ah, I see.

And what about that little intuitive voice inside you?

It's still there, but it's saying something really

different. It's saying that my husband loves me very much.

But, Hilda, you know, what I want to know is, how could I have had all these

symptoms and still not have been pregnant?

It's not that all uncommon.

It usually comes from a confusion of roles.

You know, mother versus independent career woman.

Yeah. The body gets conflicting signals.

Are you disappointed now that you know that Tom would have welcomed the baby?

Right now, I'm just feeling a little too much of everything.

Of course.

Tell me, do you think Tom will... How do you think he'll react to this sudden

turnabout?

As well as he did yesterday.

Hi.

Hi.

Well, well, to what do I owe this honor? I thought you might like to have lunch.

Oh, at 10 .30?

We could call it a late breakfast.

Mm -hmm. Mm -hmm.

48 ,400 and 7 ,300.

That would make, um... 55 ,700.

Oh, that's a lot of diamonds. That's a lot of diamonds.

Say hi.

We're going to take a nap. We don't expect to be disturbed until dinner.

I can't take it anymore.

Take what, Mary?

The suspense. It's driving me crazy.

Look, we have all sat here through dinner.

Nobody has said anything. We've all been very patient.

Are you going to tell us or aren't you?

Are you what?

Are you or are you not going to have a baby?

Whatever gave you that idea, Mary?

Would you care for some more rice pudding, Abby?

I'd love some, thank you.

Yes, Mrs. Zamora.

Yes, it will be delivered within 30 days.

Postage paid. I promise.

Oh, thank you.

Yeah, bye.

It's about time.

Aren't you going to congratulate me?

Congratulations. I got it first.

Well, come on, get on with it. Make your phone call.

Uh -uh. Not with everyone listening.

Really, Nicholas, what could you have to say that could possibly be...

Elizabeth, why don't we go play Tiddlywinks? Why?

Hello,

Isabel. This is Nicholas.

Listen, remember that game we played the other day?

Want to play it again this afternoon?