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Can't be that late. You're early, aren't you? Early.

I feel like I've been standing on my feet for a week.

Cleaning up after a bunch of slobs.

Hey, what you been up to?

Where's my supper?

I'm just gonna get it.

I'm just gonna get it what?

I'm just gonna get it Roseanne.

That's better.

Can't have some proper respect in my own home.

And who's been guzzling my gin?

I don't know, Roseanne.

Oh, I know darn well there was a slug or two on the bottom of this.

Oh, bum.

When he gets home, I'm really going to pin his ugly ears back.

Why in the hell did you have to leave that thing there?

And they're all loose.

Why haven't they all been strung together?

Answer me.

Answer me, can't you? Would you like a slug and a puss? Quiet, big mouth.

button it up for once in your life.

Oh, you no good old drunk. You've been guzzling my gin again, ain't you?

Get lost.

I'm calling it out loud. Should have broken my lousy neck. How'd all that

get on the floor?

Ask her.

Ask Lady Selina.

Come on, now. No dinner ready, no beads strung.

What's with you?

I'm sorry, Roseanne.

I went out today and the time just... You went out?

Where? Just in the park.

Clark, how the hell did you get yourself to the park?

Mr. Faber took me, after he'd come with the beats.

Faber?

He's got a nerve.

Wasn't his idea.

I've been at him for ages.

Oh, you've been scheming behind my back, have you?

Well, listen, you get any more big ideas like that, then you tell me about them.

You understand?

I'm sorry, Roseanne. I didn't think you'd mind.

Well, I do.

I do mind, see?

Did you see my specs anywhere?

No, Opa.

Roseanne?

Roseanne? What?

If I promised to get all my work done on time, couldn't I go again tomorrow?

Who do you think around here's got time to take you walking in the park?

Yeah. Oh, Flavor, don't come tomorrow.

You could take me, Opa.

Drop me off on your way to work. No, we can't, because you ain't going.

Please, Roseanne. What you got against it?

Dicks out a mile, stupid.

When you gonna do your beads?

I'll take them with me.

I'll work double quick in the park.

If I don't do twice as much work the first week, I'll give up the idea. I

promise. Says you.

When you gonna do your work around here?

I'll get up earlier and I'll stay up longer.

I want my supper on time like I'm used to.

Do you good to skip supper once in a while, blubber belly?

Oh, listen, old beer belly, talking about blubber.

Only one thing messing up your ideas, Lena, and it ain't fatso supper.

What then?

Nobody bring you home.

You could.

I can wait.

Many a time I'm not on my way, so good and dark.

Is that all?

Dark's nothing to me.

I'm always in the dark.

How about that?

Oh, yeah.

You hear that, Roseanne?

With a face like hers, I wouldn't want to go parading around the streets.

My face.

What's wrong with my face?

If you could see, you'd know.

It ain't true.

There's nothing wrong with my face, is there, old pup? No, it's all right.

Pay no attention to her.

Her face is a mess.

Now, come on, get moving with the supper.

I got a heavy night in front of me.

And would you clean up those beads?

Forget about the parks, Lina. You've got a nice, quiet life here.

No problems.

Where's my purse?

Have supper on time tonight.

And as for you, try and get home sober for once, big face.

Oh, go jump in the lake.

Does this look better, old pa?

Will you take me if I wear this?

Okay.

Get some clothes on you, then, and take that god -awful hat off.

You don't want none of Roseanne's trappings.

You sure, old pa?

I mean, if my face is so bad.

It ain't bad.

It's just your eyes.

It's only that people are so nosy.

When he was a kid, they was always at it.

They say, what happened?

Rosalia gets mad.

Well, come on. Get a move on. I ain't good all day.

Thank you, Pa.

Thank you for being nice to me.

Can't do this every day.

No, just sometimes.

Got the grass.

Come on.

Mr. Faber said it was green.

What's green like?

Green's green, stupid. Same as the trees.

I wish I knew green.

I can remember blue.

The sky's blue, ain't it? Yeah, sometimes.

Here you are.

Now you sit here by this tree.

And you stay put, see?

Okay.

Thanks again, old Paul.

And old Paul, my face.

You sure it's not too bad?

You seem to have a problem. Anything I can do?

There's a crawly thing down my back and I can't reach it.

I got it.

It's a... It's a caterpillar.

And he seems just as frightened as you are.

Thank you, sir.

It's all right.

Sure is kind of you to help, sir.

Nonsense. It was my fault.

What do you do with them?

String them.

That's clever.

Do you ever make mistakes?

Mistakes? Even a fool couldn't make mistakes with this.

So even a blind girl can do them, right?

Yeah, that's right.

Never seen you here before.

Found a day once before.

Do you come here much?

Mm -hmm.

Nearly every day.

Are you out of a job, then? No, I work.

Nice. But I live around here.

There.

Every bead back in the box.

Thanks.

Well, I hope we found them all.

So long.

He must be very tall.

Hey? Your voice sounds tall.

Oh, about six feet and a bit.

Excuse me, is that very much taller than me?

Well, let's see.

I'd say you're about five feet, four inches or so, which would make me about

nine or ten inches taller than you.

Any more questions before I go?

I'm sorry. I don't usually talk so much.

I've got to get moving.

I promised I'd get two days' work done by tonight.

Oh, cripes, the damn thing is all mixed up.

Damn things are all mixed up, you should say.

What? Are all mixed up.

I do.

How's that?

Different.

Kind of sure.

Lots of things is different on the radio.

Are different on the radio.

I'm sorry. Are different.

That's better.

Like what, for instance?

You know, like God and Jesus not really being swear words.

I love the church stuff. Only Roseanne, she won't have it on. And old Pa, he

says religion's a lot of bunk.

Old Pa, is that your father?

He's my grandfather.

He lives with us.

You never heard of my father after I got this.

Does it look bad?

No, it doesn't look bad.

How did it happen?

It was when I was five.

One night, after I was in bed, Harry, that's my father, he

come home unexpected.

He was in a war or something.

Roseanne, that's my mother.

Share one of her friends in.

Harry, he got mad and he sliced up Roseanne's friend to a mush.

Then Roseanne threw the bottle.

It was meant for Harry.

It's too bad.

I'm sorry.

Well, I gotta be going. Bye -bye.

Excuse me.

I know something happened to my face.

But is it, you know... Well, somebody said it was a bit of a mess.

Meth? Nah.

You got a couple of scars around your eyes, that's all.

No kidding?

No kidding.

Hi there.

I brought you a present.

Present?

Why should you bring me a present?

I don't know.

Here.

Take it.

It's glasses.

Like old Paul wears for reading.

Not quite. They're sunglasses.

Sunglasses?

It's very kind of you, but what are they for?

Never mind. Put them on.

Just as I thought. What?

Now you're a very pretty girl.

Pretty?

Me? Yeah, no sign of a scar. Your face looks perfect.

Perfect?

Oh, you're pulling my leg.

No, I mean it.

Oh, because of these glasses?

Mm -hmm.

Sounds like magic.

Yes, it is.

Kind of magic.

Hey, would you like something to drink?

Yes, please.

I love him.

Are you wearing glasses?

No, but I often do.

Yeah.

Lots of people do.

Why?

Oh, keep the sun from being too bright to hide behind. You'd be surprised how

many people wear dark glasses to hide behind.

You?

Sometimes.

What's the name of this wonderful drink?

Wonderful drink. It's just pineapple juice.

You like it?

Yes, I do. I want to thank you. It's all right. I guess stringing beads is awful

thirsty work.

Oh, holy smokes of beads.

I'm way behind with the beads.

Those beads seem to mean a lot in your life.

Sure do.

It's my work, and I promised to do double today.

Some hope with them won't make stuff like this.

I'll tell you what.

I... Could give you a hand for a couple of minutes if you want.

Thanks, but you've got better things to do.

Well, it's my fault they all messed up, and I wouldn't want them on my

conscience for the rest of the day, boy.

So... Well...

I think you're a real nice person.

You mind telling me your name?

Gordon Routh.

My name's Selina.

Selina Darcy.

Selina? That's right. How do you spell it?

S -E -L -I -N -A.

Oh, Selina.

That's a lovely name.

How'd you say it?

Selina.

Selina.

It sure does sound better.

It sure does.

You like this work?

Nobody likes work, do they? How long you been doing it?

Five or six years.

Five or six years?

Even while you're in school, huh?

I never been to school.

Why not, for heaven's sakes?

Well, you know, being blind and all.

Well, that's no reason. They're blind schools.

Never kind of come up.

I guess we're down with too busy.

Can't you read Braille?

What's that?

You're not serious.

You mean you've never heard of Braille?

Haven't you been taught any of the things blind people do nowadays?

I ain't been taught nothing.

Oh, that's not possible.

It's okay.

I could buy.

Would you hurt yourself?

I'm doing the right to see.

Maybe you really need that.

Excuse me.

Is anyone there?

Is anyone around?

Is there anyone here?

I said I got me a brand new pair of sunglasses.

They belong to somebody else.

Not anymore, they don't.

I found them in the park.

Whoever dropped them might come looking for them today.

Says you.

Shut up in there. Do you have to behave like a pig?

was it?

It's like wow.

You sick or something?

I never felt finer.

You feel like wow now?

I washed your nose, Roseanne.

I cleaned up. I didn't skip nothing.

Except my supper.

That don't matter, I suppose.

And what about your beads?

I don't.

I've done quite a few.

You just better.

Watch where you're going.

What's more, I'll have a thing or three to say if I get home tonight and find

out that kid's been in the park again.

Oh, look at the time.

I'm warning you.

Both of you.

Prop dead.

No, Pa.

Shut up.

It's Roseanne. You still have the glasses? What glasses?

You know, the sunglasses when she went out.

I don't know.

I don't think she did.

There's your choppers, Opal. I know. I got eyes.

Here.

Mr. Faber will take me to the park today.

You'll pick me up, won't you?

I don't mind how late.

It don't matter how late, old pa.

Just as long as I'm back in time for Roseanne's supper.

You heard what your ma said?

Yes. Well, then.

And how is my best worker today?

It's getting so late, Mr. Faber. You still got time to get me to the park,

you?

It's the park again, is it?

Yes.

Please?

I work good in the park.

Look.

Oh, this is just fine.

You will take me down, won't you? I should be glad.

More than glad. Oh, thank you, Mr. Faber.

Which one of these is the prettiest?

I think the one with the white spots.

This one?

That's it.

Do you see a pair of sunglasses around?

I forgot where I put them.

Hello?

You're welcome.

Do I look okay?

You look lovely.

Oh, I never heard you coming.

I hope you've been working hard today.

Yeah, I've done a lot.

Just stopping for lunch.

Hey, you want some?

What you got there?

Crackers.

Crackers?

Crackers is for the birds.

Come on, let's go get something.

Oh, how did I get up like that? That was easy.

You lead the way.

Oh, me?

Yes, when we get to the exit, I'll show you what to do next.

I don't know how to get to the exit. Then you'll have to learn, won't you?

on.

It's not so difficult if you know a little geography.

Now, can you feel the sun on you?

Sure. Top.

Now, try facing straight towards it.

Now, by this time of day, the sun is roughly in the south, which means you're

facing south. Now, raise your left arm.

Now, that's east.

Now, raise your right arm.

That's west, and the nearest exit is west from here. So, which way do we go?

Turn right.

Now it's smooth sailing.

This is the park.

Oh.

It costs ten cents a park.

Or five bucks if you try to be a wise guy.

Come on.

Now we want to cross the street. Right? So we have to stop the traffic.

Stop the traffic. Yes, that's no problem. Now feel for this post here.

About level with your waist, there's a button.

Here? That's it. Press it.

That's the signal for the traffic to stop.

It'll take a minute or so, but I want you to listen.

One step down, and count your steps as you go across.

One step up.

There you are.

Now, there's a delicatessen a little bit further on. Wait! Don't we have to let

the traffic go? No, that's automatic.

You could just about kill old Paul.

He never told me none of this. Now, Mr. Faye will need him. Well, most of us

think too much for granted. Now, the next thing, I want you to tell me when

get to the delicatessen.

How will I know?

I think you'll know.

Here's someplace, ain't it?

Right. I thought so.

They make great corned beef sandwiches here.

You like corned beef?

I love corned beef.

Still hot, too.

Here's your drink.

No, thank you, Gordon.

It's pineapple juice.

I don't care to drink anything today.

You don't have to.

steps from here is a place for little girls to wash their hands, etc.

I'll show you how to get there any time you say.

I never streamed beef.

If I ever took up streaming beef, seriously, boy, I'd stab myself.

What's the matter?

It's wonderful to have a friend.

You know, that's going to be my favorite word from now on.

I know a better word.

Well, perhaps friend doesn't mean so much to you.

I suppose you've got lots of them.

A few.

Well, what's your word, then? Or is it a secret?

Tolerance.

Tolerance?

I don't think so much of that.

What's it mean?

Well, it means... Oh, I know.

Like when I've got a headache, Roseanne says you'll just have to tolerate it.

Well, it means more than that. It means you don't knock your neighbor just

because he thinks or looks different from you.

That's a pretty good word, too.

I bet you're full of tolerance.

No, I'm not. Not by a long shot.

What a gorgeous smell.

Oh, it's a rose garden.

It's five o 'clock. I gotta go to work.

Oh, do you have to?

I certainly do.

If you expect to live a life of luxury, swilling down pineapple juice.

Do you think you'll be coming this way tomorrow?

Tomorrow's Sunday.

Cripes, so it is.

There.

How about Monday?

Mr. Faber comes Monday.

Noon Monday.

Thank you for my lovely day, Gordon.

Scumdog, this is my lucky day.

Good evening, Selina. Me and Scumdog, we were just taking a little walk in the

park. You want us to walk you to home?

Oh, Mr. Faber, how tolerant you are.

Yes, yes.

You are a fine and tolerant friend.

Just walking. Scumdog.

You here again?

Yeah. Ain't you glad you're going out? Sure am.

Yoo -hoo!

Hi, Roseanne. How's the girl?

Hi, doll.

Sit down. Take a load off.

Hello, Sadie.

Man, she's a crazy ghost.

Hey, you hear a ghost telling me hello, Roseanne? Please, Sadie, not that again

today.

Damn it for her giving me lip, Roseanne.

Selena, tuck in your tongue.

Get Sadie and me some coffee, huh?

Yeah, bring me a glass.

With pleasure.

Are you going to let her get away with that?

Oh, Sadie, come on, it's Sunday. Take it easy.

The kid didn't mean nothing.

Yeah? Well, I wouldn't take any of that upstage malarkey from her.

Thank you, dear.

You want a drop?

Thanks, honey. I'm sticking a coat today. Kind of cleans out my system for

week.

Yeah, well, I suppose you've got to watch yourself.

You ain't exactly Marilyn Monroe anymore, either.

Maybe not.

You make me spit when I think of what I could have been.

Well, that's it.

Neither one of us is getting any younger.

No, we ain't getting any younger, are we?

You think you'll be coming this way tomorrow?

Tomorrow's Sunday. How about Monday?

Noon Monday.

Noon Monday.

Noon Monday.

Don't stop, Selina.

You thought I wasn't coming, didn't you?

I was a bit worried.

I'm sorry. Something came up. I haven't even done my marketing yet, and Monday

is my day for that. Would you like to help me?

Oh, I sure would.

I won't be a nuisance, though, will I? Sure you will, but I could use your

advice.

Asparagus, chili beef, minestrone.

Clam chowder, tomato, chicken gumbo, turkey noodle, kangaroo tail,

vichyssoise, vegetable, or just plain pea?

Kangaroo tail sounds interesting.

Kangaroo tail?

I bet you it tastes interesting, too.

All righty.

Strawberry, chocolate, vanilla, and all sorts of fruit flavors.

Either that or pineapple.

Pineapple?

Pineapple.

Pineapple sherbet.

You want some?

I guess so. It's not easy to choose. One pineapple sherbet and one vanilla for

the experience.

Now, what's next?

Eggs, bread, milk.

That's over here. Hey, hop on.

Continuing along aisle three, on your right, exotic fruits of the earth.

Pears, pineapple, peaches, apricot plums, mango lychees, Libby's

And on your left, spices from the Orient.

Aisle five, candy cookies, cereal pickles.

Aisle six, prepared foods, canned soups and vegetable cereal.

Now, this is where I really need your help.

There's swish.

Keeps your hands soft as velvet. Good.

With? Retains your girly skin.

Marvelous.

Jiffy? Jiffy makes you feel like a princess. Oh, beautiful.

Froth? Froth? I never heard that one. That one's just for washing dishes, but

that's the one we need.

Oh, this sure is fun.

And the way Roseanne always gripes about marketing.

You know what this is?

Tomato.

Don't buy this one. It's too soft.

Thanks.

Go get me some oranges.

Me? Yeah.

Straight ahead.

How many?

A dozen.

Can I drop one?

Take them from the top.

Leave them.

Nine.

Ten.

Eleven.

have to do is pay it'll cost a fortune you must be very rich not so you'd

what's happening now

they're adding it all up in their head no on machines they don't use heads

anymore kb we're

gonna have to dump the rest of this stuff my pad's just around a corner you

don't mind it no i don't mind

What do you think is happening?

Is this an elevator?

Yes.

Oh, I thought we was going to hit the ceiling.

Now this is the hallway.

Jeepers. What is it?

Carpet in the hall?

Shh. Don't laugh so loud.

It's air -conditioned. Is it all new?

No. Why?

It smells new. Come, you sit down over here while I go dump this stuff.

You

sure

you're not rich?

Quite sure.

Hello. Hello.

You been taking care of?

It's all right. I'm just waiting for Mr. Ralph.

Oh, where is he?

He's in there putting some stuff away.

Well, maybe I can help you then. What was it you wanted?

Nothing. I'm a friend of his.

I see.

Oh, please, sit down.

It's noisy.

I'm Mark. I'm Gordon's brother.

He must have forgotten his manners, leaving you alone like this.

Sit down. I'll go dig him out.

Hey, bro.

What goes on here?

Hi. What happened? The hospital burned down or something? Whip, man. I just

dropped in for a shower and some sack time.

What's with little Orphan Annie out there?

She says she's a friend of yours.

Yeah, that's right.

Since when? I never saw her before.

Since a few days.

Where'd she come from, this, uh... Selina.

Well, thanks.

Where'd you meet her?

In the park.

In the... Oh, man.

You're picking up chicks in the park now?

Knock it off. That kid's blind.

Oh.

Yeah, I thought there was something a bit off -center, but I still don't get

It's very simple.

She's blind and she needs help.

She's just a friend.

Very touching.

You've got to be out of your mind.

The most you're likely to get out of this is a kick in the pants.

Why don't you go take a shower and cool off?

You want some lunch?

No, thanks. I have my... That was Mark.

I know.

Talks fast, doesn't he? Yeah.

He's a bit wound up. He's been having a tough time at the hospital.

He been sick?

No, he works there. He's an intern.

And he thinks he's one great ball of fire.

What do you think?

I think he's one great ball of fire.

I thought you thought that.

Open that.

Where'd you get it?

It belonged to my grandmother.

Can we play it again?

How do you wind it up? Look, I'm starving.

Come on, bring it in the kitchen and I'll show you how.

Okay.

Mmm.

This tastes real good.

Glad you like it. It's nothing special.

Maybe it's because we're sharing it.

It's great eating and talking.

Man, most of the time I have the radio on, but you can't talk to the radio.

Here's your milk. Oh, thanks.

I'm so

gentle.

I bet your grandmother was just like that.

Sweet and gentle.

What was your name?

It's Pearl.

Well, that suits her.

I had a friend called Pearl once.

She used to come up to the room and play with me. We had a lot of fun together.

Me and Pearl, we was great buddies.

Not anymore?

Nah. Roseanne, she put a stop to that.

What for?

She came home early one day and raced hell.

What were you up to?

Nothing much.

She got mad because Pearl was colored.

You know, black.

She said I could never have a black friend.

Did you ask her why?

When Roseanne gets going, you don't bother about why.

You keep out of the way.

Pity Pearl was colored.

Anyhow, she never came no more.

When was this?

A long time ago.

I was only nine, but I missed Pearl a lot.

She was my only friend till now.

She used to teach me things, too.

Everybody ought to have a friend.

Go on, tell me about your grandmother.

Where'd she get the music box?

Oh, with a present.

From Matt?

That's right.

Did he marry her?

No, he didn't.

Why not?

I don't know why not.

I don't know all the details.

See, my grandmother was... Yes, go on.

Well, the man, he was from a different world, you know. He was very rich and

important. And she?

She was just a beautiful woman.

Well, go on, tell me some more. I don't know anymore.

You must know some more.

The man, he was her lover.

You sound so experienced.

You're a baby.

I'm no baby, Gordon. I got experience.

You have, haven't you?

Yeah, I've been done over about a year back.

I don't know who he was.

Some fellow Roseanne brought back.

I can tell they've been drinking.

Don't pay no attention to her.

I ain't no circus performer.

Oh, but she can't see nothing.

Yeah, but you better get rid of her.

Oh, all right.

I'll go find the old man. He can take her for a while.

I'll teach you to bite, you little bitch, you. Rosanne!

Get away from there.

Rosanne! Get away!

No!

No!

No! No! No!

No! No!

No! No!

No! No!

No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No!

No!

No! No! No!

Rosanne had to take another room down the hall.

I don't think she ever forgave me for that.

No.

I always used to think Roseanne was having a good time for herself on that

of hers.

I know better now.

I feel a bit sorry for her sometimes.

Are you still there, Gordon?

I'm here.

What do you think of the book?

I never knew you could feel words.

But I can't read it anymore in an ordinary book. You will.

Matter of fact, that one was written by a blind woman.

She was deaf and dumb as well.

Don't seem possible.

Certainly is.

Come, we have to go.

Would you like to take it with you?

You mean it?

Get

a

load of lover girl in her sunglasses.

What did you say, Roseanne? I said I got me a brand new pair of sunglasses.

now don't cry don't cry anymore here take my coat put it around you

Is it dark?

Yes. I'm glad.

Why?

Makes you more like me.

Stop.

Yeah.

Seems to be all over now.

Is your grandfather coming for you?

Yes. Good. We'll have to get back to work.

Is there a step?

Yeah, two.

Don't let go.

I won't.

Okay?

I love you so much.

Don't be silly, Selina.

I do love you. Stop it.

You hardly know me.

There's your tree.

You sure your grandfather's coming?

Oh, pa?

Oh, sure, he's bound to come soon.

Thank you for coming back.

It's crazy to get scared.

It's the time I grew up and stopped acting like a kid.

I'll be fine now. I'll be fine.

Oh, pa, he's bound to come soon.

Lena?

Lena, are you still here?

That's him now.

He's plaster for sure.

Lena!

Where's your lunchbox, old pa?

I don't know.

Maybe left in the saloon. I don't know.

Old pa, you and I should punch the time clock for you this morning?

You speaking to me?

You're going to be good and light, ain't you? I'll punch the clock for you.

Thanks, Rosalia.

How good are you?

Oh, I feel terrible.

Oh, that's hot.

Poor old fellow like you oughtn't to have to rush.

You all right, Roseanne?

Oh, I'm fine.

I feel good and rested. Said he treated me to supper last night.

We took it easy.

Beats me how anybody could take it easy with that brat.

Well, she'll make it exactly hard to get now, huh?

kill yourself. It wasn't that funny.

Oh, I gotta get going.

Poor old buzzard. They're gonna be real late this morning. What with taking

Selena to the park and all.

What'd you say?

You're gonna be in a real bind if you take her with you.

Like hell.

Like hell you are or like hell you ain't, huh?

Like hell I ain't. And finish with that baloney going in the park in the middle

of the night and pouring rain.

Wonder I ain't dead nuts to that.

Goodbye, Selena.

Goodbye, Roseanne.

You didn't mean that, old pa, did you? You are taking me, aren't you?

What's this?

That's your lunch.

You are taking me to the park, aren't you?

No!

I'll throw that hole a hole up.

Roger, leave me alone.

Oh, help me.

Somebody, please help me. You sick, honey?

No, I'm blind.

Can you get me across the street?

Sure, come on.

Watch your step.

Take it easy, okay?

Where am I?

What side am I on? What?

I'm blind. I can't see where I am. Well, you have no right to be out alone.

Where do you live?

73.

73 Pines Street. Oh, that's around the corner. Come on.

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detergent that... It's 5 o 'clock. I've got to go to work.

Oh, do you have to? I certainly do.

Did you expect to live a life of luxury, swilling down pineapple juice? I'm

blind. I can't see where I am.

Why, you've no right to be out alone.

No right.

No rights at all.

Because don't have to take this!

I got a message for you from my father.

Your father?

For me?

Yeah, Mr. Faber. He said to tell you he had a phone call from a friend of yours,

from Mr. Ralph.

He wanted to know if you were sick or something.

Are you sick?

No. No, I'm not sick.

Well, then, if you're not sick, he said he'd meet you tomorrow.

He said you'd understand.

I understand.

Okay, yes. Yes, yes.

Okay? Okay.

Thank you.

Papa said he had to go through the park tomorrow.

You want to go?

Oh, yes.

Tell your father yes, please.

Okay. Bye now.

Those eggs were great.

I think I'm going to hire you the full -time quarter.

You couldn't afford me.

I think I'll make my brother the doctor pay half.

I won't have you scare me with Mark.

I'm going to give you my phone number.

You called yesterday, you know, and saved yourself a lot of grief.

Wouldn't have done no good.

We haven't got a phone.

There must be a pay phone somewhere nearby.

I'll walk you home today and we'll find one.

I don't know how to phone Gordon.

Well, we'll take care of that, too, at the same time.

Oh, Gordon, I'm sorry.

It's all right, it's all right.

Happens to me all the time. I never break anything, really, I don't.

Why'd I have to break a maillard?

Forget it.

Forget it.

Oh, God.

God. Oh.

I wish I'd never been done over.

I'm sorry.

You were much thinned against.

Are you angry with me?

No.

Do you think I'm bad?

Dirty?

No, I don't.

I said what I did because I love you so much.

I know why you said it.

I'm glad you said it. You brought me back to Earth.

I didn't want you to come back to Earth.

I wanted you to make love with me.

Wait. Hey, can I try, Puff?

He won't like it.

Don't blow.

Draw.

I told you.

You really like that.

Helps me to think.

Are you thinking now?

Uh -huh.

I'm thinking about you, as a matter of fact.

Oh? What about me?

You cannot go on living the way you are. It's a dark age, Doreen.

I don't know what else I can do. Well, there must be some way.

I'm all right, Gordon. Really, I am.

I've never been so happy before.

It's good, Serena. But we have to look ahead. Things change.

I don't want anything to change. I just want to go on being with you.

That's just it. You can't be with me all the time.

I don't want you to go on living with Roseanne either.

I'll think of something.

Now, if I'm going to walk you all the way home, it's time I got changed.

Right? Mark?

Now, I'm always finding you abandoned.

I don't know why you put up with it.

Don't you get mad at him?

I could never get mad at Gordon.

Well, where is he this time?

Changing his clothes.

Excuse me.

Uh -huh.

Hi.

You bring that girl here every day now?

No. It's the second time.

Well, maybe you better make it the last.

Wait a minute.

Since when are you my keeper?

Listen, I don't want to be your keeper, but I don't like to see you wasting your

time either. I think that girl comes from a trash heap.

Maybe, but she isn't trash.

Given half a chance, she could be something.

You planning on providing that chance?

I think I can help.

Get her in a school.

You planning on educating a white girl?

Man, that's not your job. Let Whitey educate his own women. They've never

us anything but a hard time.

Okay, Mark, let's not get into a political argument.

This is a personal matter.

Yeah, too personal.

What do you mean by that?

I mean that nobody takes this kind of interest in a girl if there isn't

something in it.

You're out here dead.

Yeah? All right, then tell her.

Tell her she can never really mean anything to you.

Look, on race and politics, we don't agree, so let's drop that. Tell her that

she can't fit in here. If she could see, she'd know that already. I said drop

it.

Let me handle this my way.

Well, this isn't your way.

Dammit, facts have always been facts to you. No have truths. You've rammed that

down my throat often enough.

Now, you go out there and tell her the score, man, or I will.

Don't tell me what to do.

He doesn't have to know the score.

I want to get her settled somewhere first. Is that clear?

And just make sure you can see the forest.

Make sure the trees aren't getting in the way.

Got it.

Three, two, six, eight.

Five, five, five, three, two, six, eight. All right. One, two, three,

two, six, eight.

Pick up the receiver.

And a dime.

That's the one.

Operator?

I'm blind and I can't read the dial.

Would you please get me...

Well,

your money comes back when nobody answers. Here.

You keep it for good luck.

Now, you got that?

Okay. He ain't much trouble.

I'm not having that mangy old buzzard. And I should have thought you'd be glad

to lose him. But you don't mind Selena? Well, that's different. She can do the

chores. Where can I see it, baby?

I'll take you around there tonight. Oh, it's a swell place. You'll love it.

Oh.

How about that?

73.

You sure you can manage from here?

I'll be fine, Gordon.

Bye. Bye -bye.

Get to be a big girl now.

See you later.

Well, the man, he was from a different world.

And she?

She was just a beautiful woman.

What you grinning at?

What you been up to with him?

He's teaching me things.

Wonderful things.

I just bet he is. I bet you're learning some swell things from that black buck.

Shut up!

Don't you dare say those ugly things about Gordon. He's a lot better than

anybody. Don't you tell me to shut up, you ungrateful little chippy.

Make it worse. You do it. She's your kid.

I'm going to take a bath.

I feel so sick, old Paul.

Me too.

Too old.

I can't clean it up.

I'd like to, but I can't.

I'm going out to get classic.

You understand, Selena.

Don't go out.

Not tonight, old boy.

I have to.

Sorry, Selena.

I'm a no -good old drunk.

What?

I got a lot to do today.

And I settled your hash, too.

Killed two birds with one stone.

What do you mean, Roseanne? We're moving out of this dump.

Moving out?

Shh! Keep your voice down.

He don't have to know everything.

Why are we moving?

Me and Sadie got plans.

You and Sadie?

Quit talking like some parrot.

Me and Sadie are going in together.

We got a new place. Sadie says we can make some real dough.

Doing what?

Don't ask stupid questions.

All I know is I got a chance to get out of that crummy hotel job.

And I ain't gonna miss it.

I don't want to go anyplace with that Sadie.

So do as you're told and consider yourself lucky that she'll have you

we've seen.

Well, what about old Paul?

Nothing about old Paul. There ain't gonna be any room.

Couldn't I stay here and look after him?

I don't want to leave old Paul.

Oh, that would suit you, wouldn't it, on your own?

No telling what you wouldn't get into.

Not a chance.

Here.

I see.

But you could take a girl of that age.

Yes, I understand.

All right.

Yes.

I'll be there tomorrow at three.

Thank you.

to you doll i've seen the last of that place i told them just what they could

with their lousy job well good for you i've been waiting to do it for years you

should have seen the expression on their faces

it's

mighty nice of you to give me a hand i wasn't looking forward to packing all

this stuff

Can you believe it?

After the smack around I gave her last night?

Get going on this stuff, honey. I'll be back in some...

Let's get a move on. Well, then I told you to fight. Ain't any sense of me

coming through. I want to make sure.

Congratulations! You made it!

Oh, God.

I tried to phone you, but you weren't home.

Why? What happened?

Roseanne's taken me away.

I won't be able to get here anymore.

Where is she taking you? I don't know exactly, but she's leaving her job.

She's moving in with Sadie. They're going to start one of those places.

Roseanne must be some dame.

Oh, she sure is.

Come, let's sit over here.

And just put the whole cockeyed idea out of your mind, Selina. How can I?

I can't help wondering what might happen to me in a place like that. Just forget

it. Now, there are laws against what Roseanne and Sadie have in mind.

And a word or two in the right place will soon take care of that.

The cops won't do anything.

The cops like Roseanne. You don't know anything about it, so stop worrying.

I can't help worrying about it while it hangs over my head. It is not hanging

over your head. Not anymore.

In a few days, I hope you'll be leaving Roseanne for good.

I found a school for you.

A school?

At my age?

People go to school at all ages.

But if you can stop Roseanne starting a place, I won't need to go to school.

Then things can stay just the way they are.

The way things are, Selina, isn't good enough.

You do want to learn how to live properly, don't you?

Yes, I do.

But this school, is it far away?

Not too far.

I'll be with strangers to laugh at me.

I don't think they will.

Isn't there something else we can do?

I think this is best.

Will I still be able to see you? Of course you will.

Okay?

I think it's about time you fixed me some nuts.

Okay, go on.

Come on.

I nearly forgot.

There's something I've got to get.

I'm going to miss my lunch. Oh, come on.

I hope it's still okay.

Defy me again, would you, you little tramp?

Wait a minute. Oh, and as for you, I got a good mind to call a cop. From what I

hear, that wouldn't be such a bad idea.

What? Where do I get you, home blabbermouth?

Waiter!

No!

Take your filthy hands off my chin!

Leave her alone, Mrs. Darcy.

Did you see that?

He struck me.

He struck me.

You can't get away with that.

What are you doing in the dark?

Sorry. It's okay.

Old Pa's always doing that.

Well, it's all set.

They can take you tonight.

They're sending a whole school bus for you.

They'll call when it's on its way.

I'll put the candle on. I thought you'd like some coffee.

They wanted to know how old you were. I told them 18.

That's right, isn't it?

Yes. April 23rd.

Gordon Rowe.

Yes, that's right.

Thank you.

Yes, she'll be ready.

School the buses on its way already

When will I be able to see you

I'll be around

Are

you married already

What do you mean already

I mean, I mean, I thought, like, you've never said, um, you've never said you

were married.

I was thinking if you were already married, then that's why...

I'm

sorry.

I shouldn't have asked.

Please be tolerant.

It's all right.

You can ask me anything. No, I'm not married.

I've never been married. Then why don't you... Why don't I ask you to marry me?

Not ask. Just marry. You don't have to ask.

Come.

There's something I want to talk about before the bus arrives.

I'm not wrong, am I?

You do love me, don't you?

Of course.

Gordon, you've gone away from me.

Everything is changing.

No, I haven't.

I thought you'd gone away.

Sit down.

Selina, there are many kinds of love.

Most of them have nothing to do with marriage.

You mean you don't want to marry me? I believe there are reasons why it

work out.

Because of my being blind?

Because of where I come from?

Selina, you'll meet many new people, men and women.

You will see lots of things differently.

And after a time, you'll be able to tell. We'll both be able to tell whether

what we feel for each other has anything to do with marriage.

How long is all this going to take?

Let's say a year from today.

A year?

A year's forever.

I couldn't hold out longer than a week.

A year is not forever, Selina.

Will you listen to me for a minute? There's something I want to tell you

me. I know everything I need to know about you.

I love you.

I know you're good and kind.

I know you're colored.

And I think you're beautiful.

Beautiful?

Most people would say the opposite.

Well that's because I don't know you.

Time to say goodbye, Selena.

Gordon, do I really have to go?

Yes, darling.

For a while.

How did you learn about me?

We learned sauce together yesterday.

Do you want me to come with you?

I have to say goodbye again?

Miss Selina Dorothy?