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DISHES--ALL THE WAY FROM FRANCE.

JUST IMAGINE!

YEAH, WELL, HAULING THEM ALL THE WAY FROM MANKATO IS PLENTY FOR ME.

I HOPE SHE'LL LET US SEE THEM.

WIDOW THURMOND WILL BE PROUD TO SHOW THEM TO YOU.

WHY DO THEY CALL HER WIDOW?

MRS. THURMOND'S AWFUL YOUNG, AND PRETTY, TOO.

THAT'S JUST WHAT THEY CALL A WOMAN WHEN THEY LOSE THEIR HUSBAND.

MATTER OF RESPECT, I GUESS.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE CALLED WIDOW.

REMINDS ME OF SPIDERS.

[LAUGHING]

THERE YOU GO.

OH!

MR. INGALLS. MARY.

MA'AM.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MRS. THURMOND.

I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU BACK FROM MANKATO SO SOON.

YEAH. WE GOT BACK THIS MORNING.

I SAVED YOUR ORDER FOR LAST.

I WAS KIND OF HOPING YOU'D SHOW YOUR NEW SET OF DISHES TO MARY,

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND.

OH, IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE.

YOU SURE YOU CAN MANAGE THAT ALONE, NOW?

MR. BURNSIDE WILL BE HERE SHORTLY TO FEED THE ANIMALS.

OH, I'VE GOT IT FINE.

WHY DON'T YOU AND I GO IN AND FIX SOME LEMONADE FOR YOUR FATHER?

I THINK HE'LL WANT SOME BY THE TIME HE'S FINISHED.

THANK YOU. I NEVER SAW ANY REAL CHINA FROM FRANCE BEFORE.

WELL, MARY, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, NEITHER HAVE I.

Charles: THERE YOU Go.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

IT'S EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN I EXPECTED.

YOUR HUSBAND MADE AN EXCELLENT CHOICE, MRS. THURMOND.

I'VE NEVER SEEN PRETTIER.

ARTHUR WAS ALWAYS SO THOUGHTFUL.

NEITHER OF US HAD ANY IDEA

HOW THINGS COULD CHANGE SO BEFORE...

WELL, HOW ABOUT THAT LEMONADE NOW?

MARY, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE YOUR FATHER INTO THE PARLOR

AND DO THE HONORS-- I'LL GET SOME COOKIES.

THANK YOU.

ISN'T THIS THE PRETTIEST ROOM, PA?

YEAH. THAT IT IS, SWEETHEART.

ABOUT THE FINEST HOUSE I EVER DID SEE.

MY GOODNESS. I ALMOST FORGOT THE ICE FOR THE LEMONADE.

YOU EVEN HAVE YOUR OWN ICEHOUSE, MRS. THURMOND?

MM-HMM. IT'S JUST A SMALL ONE.

ARTHUR BUILT IT FOR ME WHEN HE PUT UP THE HOUSE.

MA MAKES GOOD LEMONADE.

WE DON'T HAVE AN ICEHOUSE.

I JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO BUILDING ONE YET.

THANK YOU.

MR. INGALLS. WHY DON'T WE SIT DOWN.

WOULD YOU LIKE A COOKIE, MARY?

MMM. THAT'S AN AWFULLY NICE DISH, TOO.

THANK YOU, BUT I THINK WE'VE SEEN THE LAST OF THESE.

AS SOON AS YOUR FATHER FINISHES MY CHINA CABINET,

THEN I'LL HAVE A PROPER PLACE FOR THE NEW ONES.

IT WON'T BE LONG. I DID MOST OF THE HARD WORK BEFORE I WENT TO MANKATO.

MAYBE TOMORROW.

WONDERFUL. I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW THEM OFF.

WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE OLD SET?

OH, PROBABLY STORE THEM

UNTIL SOMEBODY COMES ALONG WHO WANTS TO BUY THEM.

MA SURE WOULD LIKE THEM.

MARY, MIND YOUR MANNERS.

OH, WELL, MR. INGALLS, IF YOU THINK YOUR WIFE WOULD TRULY LIKE THEM,

I'D BE HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR WORK ON THE CABINET AS PAYMENT.

YOU CAN TAKE THEM WITH YOU.

WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH--

OH, COULD WE, PA?

MA WOULD LOVE THEM,

AND THEY'D BE SO EASY TO WASH.

I PROMISE I'D DO THEM EVERY NIGHT.

THEY'D ONLY BE GOING TO WASTE HERE.

WELL, AS I SAID, I APPRECIATE IT,

BUT DISHES LIKE THAT MUST COME PRETTY DEAR.

TO BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU,

WE NEED THE MONEY RIGHT NOW MORE THAN WE DO THE DISHES.

I COULD WORK EXTRA FOR MRS. WHIPPLE.

THAT WOULD HELP SOME.

NEVER ARGUE WITH A MAN'S PRACTICALITY, MARY.

YOUR FATHER'S RIGHT.

THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS MORE IMPORTANT TO A FAMILY THAN DISHES.

THANK YOU ANYWAY.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU FIX YOURSELF SOME LEMONADE BEFORE THE ICE MELTS,

AND I'LL GET YOUR FATHER HIS MONEY.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MORE, PA?

MM. MAYBE JUST A LITTLE MORE ICE.

SURE ARE PRETTY DISHES, PA.

MARY, WE'VE TALKED ENOUGH ABOUT THE DISHES.

YES, SIR.

HAND-PAINTED IN FRANCE, MRS. THURMOND SAID.

MM. SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL.

DID SHE SAY HOW MANY WERE IN THE SET?

SHE DIDN'T SAY, BUT IT WAS A BIG BARREL.

MUST HAVE BEEN A LOT.

THAT SOUNDS TERRIBLY EXPENSIVE.

CHARLES, DO YOU KNOW WHAT CHINA LIKE THAT COSTS?

UH, NO, DEAR. I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW.

HEY, YOU KNOW, I GOT A GOOD IDEA TODAY.

I THOUGHT EDWARDS AND I COULD PITCH IN AND BUILD A COUPLE OF ICEHOUSES.

CHARLES, WE DON'T NEED AN ICEHOUSE.

THE ICE WAS AWFUL GOOD IN THE LEMONADE TODAY.

Laura: WE COULD EVEN MAKE ICE CREAM.

SURE. YOU SEE? LOT OF THINGS WE CAN DO WITH THE ICE.

LAKES FREEZE OVER, WE HARVEST THE ICE-

WITH ALL THE STRAW AND SAWDUST WE'VE GOT,

lT'LL KEEP THE WHOLE SUMMER.

HEY, WE CAN EVEN HAVE ICICLES IN THE SUMMERTIME!

I LIKE ICICLES.

YOU DO?

Charles: THERE YOU Go. WHAT Do YOU SAY?

SAY YES, MA. I THINK HAVING OUR OWN ICEHOUSE

WOULD BE THE BEST THING I CAN THINK OF,

EXCEPT MAYBE A SET OF CHINA LIKE MRS. THURMOND'S.

WELL, IT'S A WHILE BEFORE THE FIRST FREEZE.

THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT.

WELL, I BETTER STOP TALKING AND GET TO WORK ON THAT CABINET.

DON'T WORK TOO LATE.

I WON'T.

OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL, CHARLES.

IT IS TURNING OUT NICE.

BUT IT'S NOT ALL FINISHED YET.

HANSON'S ORDERED SOME SPECIAL GLASS FROM MANKATO.

GOING TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL WHEN THAT'S IN.

OH, EVEN WITHOUT THE GLASS...

THE WIDOW THURMOND IS GETTING A BARGAIN.

I JUST WISH I WAS DOING IT FOR YOU.

WELL, I DON'T THINK OUR DISHES WOULD DO IT JUSTICE.

BESIDES, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS WE NEED MORE.

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS DID MEAN TO GET YOU A BETTER SET OF DISHES.

OH, CHARLES, I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.

RIGHT NOW, I'D SETTLE FOR

A LITTLE MORE TIME WITH YOU.

WITH THE TRIP TO MANKATO AND ALL,

IT SEEMS LIKE I HARDLY EVER SEE YOU.

IT WON'T BE LONG-- AS SOON AS I GET SPRAGUE PAID OFF AT THE BANK.

THAT'LL BE IT, I PROMISE.

PROMISE?

PROMISE.

WELL, IF YOU'RE GOING TO WORK SOME MORE, WILL YOU PUT THIS ON?

I DON'T WANT YOU GETTING SICK.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE IN IN A LITTLE WHILE.

I LOVE YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

DISHES.

OH, MORNING, MR. SPRAGUE.

MORNING, MR. INGALLS. YOU'RE A DAY EARLY.

I REALLY WISH THAT ALL MY CUSTOMERS

WERE AS PROMPT ABOUT PAYING THEIR NOTES.

WELL, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHY I'M HERE.

THERE'S NO TROUBLE, IS THERE?

NO, NO. NO TROUBLE. I'VE GOT THE MONEY.

I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE,

SORT OF AN INVESTMENT.

IN OTHER WORDS, YOU WANT AN EXTENSION ON YOUR NOTE.

NO, NO. I'M GOING TO PAY THE LOAN OFF TOMORROW.

THERE'S NO TROUBLE AT ALL.

WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT WAS ANOTHER LOAN,

JUST A SMALL ONE.

ABOUT $8.00.

$8.00.

YEAH. IT WOULD MEAN AN AWFUL LOT TO ME,

AND I COULD PAY YOU BACK AT HARVEST TIME.

HMM. WELL, MAYBE, BUT, UH...OF COURSE,

I WOULD HAVE TO KNOW THE NATURE OF THE INVESTMENT,

THE PROSPECT OF RETURN, AND...

IT'S NOT THAT KIND OF AN INVESTMENT.

THIS IS MORE OF A PERSONAL THING.

MR. INGALLS, I'VE FOUND THAT MONEY BORROWED FOR PERSONAL REASONS

IS BEST DONE WITHOUT.

HOWEVER, IF YOU TELL ME IT'S ESSENTIAL, WELL...

WELL, I REALLY CAN'T SAY THAT IT'S ESSENTIAL, BUT--

WELL, GOOD. NOW YOU'VE MADE YOUR OWN DECISION.

I'M VERY GLAD I WAS ABLE TO HELP YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND.

BUT, MR. SPRAGUE, I DIDN'T SAY I'D CHANGED MY MIND.

OH, BUT YOU WILL. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A BANKER TO SEE THAT.

MR. INGALLS, A MAN'S GOOD CREDIT

IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HIS OWN PERSONAL COMFORT.

YOU REMEMBER THAT AND YOU'LL NEVER MAKE ANY MISTAKES. GOOD DAY.

YEAH. I'LL SEE YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, IT'S NICE TO SEE GLASS IN THOSE DOORS AGAIN.

I DON'T MIND TELLING YOU,

I'LL BE GLAD WHEN I GET THIS FINISHED.

IF I'D HAVE BROKEN ONE OF THESE PANES OF GLASS,

IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN 5 YEARS OFF MY LIFE.

[LAUGHS] You SOUND LIKE ARTHUR

THE DAY HE PUT THE WINDOWS IN.

HE SAID IF THERE'D BEEN ONE MORE,

HE WOULD RATHER HAVE LEFT HOME THAN FINISH.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW A MAN THAT WORKS WITH WOOD

THAT LIKES WORKING WITH GLASS.

THERE YOU GO.

OH, THERE, NOW.

DOESN'T THAT MAKE IT ALL WORTH IT?

I MUST SAY, IT MAKES MY WOODWORK LOOK TWICE AS GOOD.

YOU'RE FAR TOO MODEST, MR. INGALLS.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A SANDWICH

AND A NICE COLD GLASS OF BUTTERMILK

WHILE I GET THE REST OF YOUR MONEY?

THANK YOU.

MR. INGALLS, HERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WAS JUST LOOKING AT YOUR WOODWORK HERE.

OH, ISN'T IT TERRIBLE?

ARTHUR USED AN EXPENSIVE EUROPEAN VARNISH AND IT JUST DIDN'T WORK.

HE REDID THE REST OF THE ROOMS, BUT, UH...

HE NEVER GOT TO THIS ONE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD STRIP THAT WOOD DOWN AND PUT A SEALER ON IT.

OH, BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK.

TELL YOU WHAT--

I'LL REDO THE WOODWORK IN TRADE FOR YOUR OLD SET OF DISHES.

OH, BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM QUITE FAIR.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WORK, YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THE TRADE.

NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN. BUT I KNOW THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THAT IT TAKES.

I THINK YOU'RE UNDERPRICING YOURSELF.

I THINK IT'S FAIR.

A DEAL?

OH...A DEAL.

THANK YOU.

I'LL START TOMORROW AS SOON AS I FINISH AT THE MILL.

THAT'LL BE FINE.

YOU KNOW, I'D APPRECIATE IT

IF YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.

I'D KIND OF LIKE TO SURPRISE CAROLINE.

YOU'RE JUST LIKE ARTHUR.

EVERYTHING HAD TO BE A SURPRISE.

MAKES IT TWICE AS MUCH FUN.

DON'T WORRY. I WON'T MENTION YOUR SECRET.

SEE YOU TOMORROW. THANK YOU.

RIGHT. TOMORROW.

WHOA. WHOA.

CAROLINE, YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOUR DISHES.

[JACK BARKS]

GO ON, JACK. YOU STAY OUT.

CHARLES.

OH, I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO WAKE YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP SO EARLY?

I TOLD YOU, I GOT A LOT OF EXTRA WORK AT THE MILL.

I WANTED TO GET AN EARLY START.

SO YOU GO WITHOUT BREAKFAST?

WELL, YOU WERE SLEEPING SO PRETTY, I DIDN'T WANT TO WAKE YOU.

AND YOU MAKE YOUR OWN LUNCH?

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M DOING A GOOD JOB.

AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THIS ONE

THAT I MADE YOU LAST NIGHT?

I TOLD YOU ALL THAT EXTRA WORK GIVES ME A BIG APPETITE.

I'LL TAKE THEM BOTH WITH ME.

TRY TO GET SOME EXTRA SLEEP.

BYE-BYE.

HEY, CHARLES, TAKE IT EASY.

YOU'RE NO USE TO ME IF YOU BREAK YOUR BACK.

I'D HAVE TO HIRE TWO MULES TO DO YOUR JOB.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH IT, THAT'S ALL.

I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD GET OFF A COUPLE HOURS EARLY

THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

ANOTHER OUTSIDE JOB?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

LOOK, IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH SPRAGUE,

MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU.

NO. EVERYTHING'S FINE.

I JUST NEED SOME TIME, IS ALL.

WELL, YOU ALWAYS GET HERE EARLY,

SO I DON'T CARE IF YOU LEAVE EARLY.

I APPRECIATE IT.

AH. IT'S NOTHING.

Sprague: MM-HMM.

5, 10, 11, 12, 13.

SEEMS TO BE CORRECT.

AND THERE'S YOUR NOTE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPRAGUE.

A PLEASURE DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU.

OH, NO. THE PLEASURE'S ALL MINE, MR. INGALLS.

YOU SEE, MOST BANK CUSTOMERS DON'T REALIZE

THAT A BANKER LIKES TO SEE HIS CUSTOMERS BUILD UP GOOD CREDIT

AS WELL AS THEY DO.

THAT IS THE SECRET TO THE GROWTH OF A BANK.

I'LL REMIND YOU OF THAT NEXT TIME I NEED A LOAN.

OH, UH, MR. INGALLS,

REGARDING OUR CONVERSATION OF YESTERDAY, UH,

CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT YOU'VE PAID OFF YOUR NOTE,

IF YOU STILL WISH TO BORROW THE $8.00, WELL, UH...

NO, NO. WHAT YOU GAVE ME WAS SOUND ADVICE.

A MAN SHOULD NEVER BORROW MONEY IF HE DOESN'T HAVE TO.

WELL, I DIDN'T MEAN TO DRIVE YOUR BUSINESS AWAY.

NO. YOU DIDN'T. I JUST DON'T NEED THE MONEY ANYMORE.

THANK YOU.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY, LAURA.

THE MOON DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO

WITH WHETHER FISH BITE OR NOT.

IT DOES TOO, WILLIE. EVERYONE KNOWS FISH BITE BETTER DURING THE FULL MOON.

THE FISH CAN'T SEE THE MOON,

SO HOW DO THEY KNOW IF THEY'RE HUNGRY OR NOT?

COME ON, LAURA. WILLIE WOULD ARGUE WITH A SCARECROW.

WELL, I'M NOT A SCARECROW, I'M RIGHT, AND I CAN PROVE IT RIGHT NOW.

I'LL BET YOU MY BEST AGGIE.

OK. I'LL GO ASK MY PA.

OH, LAURA.

PA! PA!

PA! PA!

YOUR PA HAS LEFT EARLY, LAURA.

WELL, DO YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS?

NO. I'M AFRAID NOT. UH, CAN I HELP YOU?

YES, SIR. WILLIE HERE

DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT FISH BITE BETTER DURING A FULL MOON.

THEY HAVE A BET.

WELL, I KNOW THAT THE MOON HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TIDES,

BUT I CAN'T SAY AS I KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FISH.

THERE. I TOLD YOU.

PAY UP, YOUR BEST AGGIE.

HOLD YOUR HORSES, WILLIE.

YOU SAID YOU COULD PROVE IT RIGHT NOW,

DIDN'T SHE, MARY?

WILLIE'S RIGHT, LAURA. I THINK YOU OWE HIM.

BUT PA ISN'T HERE.

DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE. YOU LOSE.

HERE.

SORRY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'LL ONLY WIN IT BACK FROM HIM, ANYWAY.

NOW, NOT EATING YOUR SUPPER

ISN'T GOING TO MAKE YOU FEEL ANY BETTER ABOUT LOSING YOUR AGGIE TO WILLIE.

IF PA HAD BEEN AT THE MILL, I WOULD HAVE WON.

WELL, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO GAMBLE ANYWAY, YOUNG LADY.

I TRIED TO TELL HER NOT TO,

BUT IF MR. HANSON HAD KNOWN WHERE PA WAS,

SHE WOULD HAVE WALKED TO SLEEPY EYE

TO KEEP FROM GMNG HER AGGIE TO WILLIE.

WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE I KNOW I'M RIGHT

AND PA CAN TELL WILLIE SO.

YOUR PA HAS BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN WIN YOUR BETS FOR YOU.

[WAGON APPROACHING]

THERE'S YOUR FATHER NOW.

LAURA, EAT UP.

GIRLS, YOU START GETTING READY FOR BED.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE DISHES.

CHARLES?

Charles: HI, DARLIN'.

I'VE GOT A GOOD STEW.

I KEPT IT HOT FOR YOU.

OH, THANK YOU. I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

GOT A LOT OF EXTRA WORK AT HANSON'S THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

FIGURED I MIGHT AS WELL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

YOU WERE AT THE MILL ALL DAY?

UH-HUH. THIS WON'T TAKE ME LONG.

I'LL BE INSIDE IN A MINUTE.

GOOD NIGHT, MA.

DON'T STUDY TOO LATE.

I WON'T.

MARY, DID MR. HANSON SAY HE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE PA WAS TODAY?

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH. SURE. WHY?

OH, NO REASON.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, MA.

CARRIE, COME ON OVER HERE

AND TAKE IN SOME OF THIS KINDLING FOR MA.

OK.

THAT'S A GOOD GIRL.

CAN YOU GET THE DOOR ALL RIGHT?

[WAGON APPROACHING]

OH.

WHOA.

MORNING, MRS. INGALLS.

GOOD MORNING, MR. BURNSIDE. HOW'S MARTHA?

OH, JUST FINE. JUST FINE.

I BROUGHT THESE HERE PICKLED PEARS OVER THAT SHE PROMISED YOU.

OH, HOW NICE.

YOU KNOW, CHARLES JUST LOVES THESE.

NOW, YOU BE SURE AND THANK HER FOR US.

OH, I WILL. I CERTAINLY WILL.

I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU DIDN'T MENTION TO HER

THAT I'VE BEEN CARRYING THEM IN THE WAGON

FOR 3 DAYS.

OH, I WON'T.

YOU KNOW, I MUST BE THE MOST FORGETFUL MAN ALIVE.

I MEANT TO DROP THEM OFF AT THE WIDOW THURMOND'S

FOR CHARLES TO BRING HOME.

WIDOW THURMOND'S?

WHY, SURE, SINCE WE'VE BOTH BEEN WORKING OVER THERE

PRACTICALLY EVERY DAY.

WHY, I THOUGHT IT WOULD SAVE ME A TRIP,

BUT FOR 3 DAYS I'VE JUST BEEN DRIVING OFF,

AND THERE HIS WAGON SITS, RIGHT OVER THERE,

AND I JUST CLEAN FORGOT TO GIVE HIM THE PEARS.

PLEASE, YOU WON'T MENTION IT TO THE WIFE, I HOPE.

OH, NO, I WON'T.

THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.

WELL, I'VE GOT TO BE GOING NOW. BYE.

BYE, AND THANK YOU!

WHERE'S PA?

I DON'T SEE HIM.

Hanson: GOOD DAY, MRS. INGALLS.

HELLO, MR. HANSON. HOW ARE YOU?

OH, FINE, THANK YOU. AND HOW ARE YOU, YOUNG LADY?

FINE. THAT'S GOOD.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR CHARLES,

YOU HAVE JUST MISSED HIM.

OH, NO, I WASN'T LOOKING FOR HIM.

I WAS JUST GOING TO DO SOME SHOPPING.

WELL...IF YOU ASK ME,

I WOULD HAVE A TALK WITH THAT MAN.

HE IS TAKING ON FAR MORE WORK

THAN ANY ONE MAN CAN HANDLE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING NOW?

NO. WHAT IS HE DOING?

I MEAN, WELL, HE'S JUST BEEN SO BUSY,

WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING, EITHER,

BUT YOU CAN BET YOUR BOOTS IT IS TOO MUCH.

HE PUTS IN A HARD DAY'S WORK HERE AT THE MILL

AND HE QUITS EARLY AND HE GOES

AND DOES ANOTHER JOB.

NOW, I HAVE KNOWN MEN AS STRONG AS CHARLES

TO BURN THE CANDLE TOO LONG.

BUT PLEASE, HAVE A TALK WITH HIM.

I WILL. YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.

THANK YOU.

THANKS, MR. HANSON.

BYE-BYE. GOOD-BYE.

GOOD-BYE.

Carrie: BYE. [CHUCKLES]

Thurmond: YES...l THINK THIS ONE'S TOO PLAIN.

Harriet: YES. YES.

YES. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. YES. THIS IS THE ONE I'LL TAKE.

OH, MY, YES.

OH, I REALLY KIND OF WANTED TO MAKE THIS BOLT FOR MYSELF,

BUT THEN, OF COURSE, IT IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONE WE HAVE IN THE STORE.

WOULD YOU CREDIT THAT TO MY ACCOUNT?

YES. UH-HUH.

OH, MY. I REALLY HAVE TO GET HOME.

WOULD YOU MAKE SURE THAT MRS. WHIPPLE

GETS THAT WHEN SHE COMES IN?

SHE ALREADY HAS THE PATTERN.

YES, CERTAINLY. I'LL BE VERY HAPPY TO.

OH. MRS. INGALLS.

MRS. OLESON.

WIDOW THURMOND.

MRS. INGALLS, HOW NICE TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU.

OH, WHAT A PRETTY COLOR.

YES. ISN'T IT LOVELY?

MARY TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR LOVELY NEW CHINA.

DID SHE?

OH, NEW CHINA!

MY, THERE'S NOTHING I APPRECIATE MORE THAN FINE CHINA.

WELL, I'LL HAVE TO HAVE YOU LADIES OVER SOMEDAY SOON AND SHOW IT OFF.

OH, WELL.

EXCUSE ME. I REALLY MUST RUN.

I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE VERY PLEASED WITH CHARLES' WORK.

OH, YOU MEAN THE CABINET.

IT'S LOVELY. WE'RE REALLY QUITE LUCKY

TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE MR. INGALLS IN WALNUT GROVE.

I THINK SO.

WELL, EXCUSE ME. I HAVE TO GO.

OH! MRS. THURMOND,

DON'T FORGET YOUR PASTILLES.

OH, MRS. THURMOND!

[No AUDIO]

OH, MY.

SUCH AN ATTRACTIVE LADY, THE WIDOW THURMOND.

SUCH EXQUISITE TASTE AND...

SO REFINED.

AH, I MUST SAY, SHE CERTAINLY IS A CUT ABOVE

WHAT ONE WOULD EXPECT TO FIND IN WALNUT GROVE.

SHE'S VERY NICE.

OH, BUT IT'S SUCH A TRAGEDY,

SUCH A LOVELY YOUNG WOMAN HAVING TO LIVE ALL ALONE,

AND SO WELL-TO-DO.

HOW MUCH IS THIS?

HMM?

THIS CHALLIS?

OH, IT'S RATHER EXPENSIVE,

I'M AFRAID-- 45 CENTS A YARD.

I'LL TAKE A YARD AND A HALF, PLEASE.

OH, MY, THAT'S RATHER EXTRAVAGANT, ISN'T IT?

NOW, HERE, HERE.

THIS IS A VERY, VERY SERVICEABLE PIECE OF GOODS.

THERE.

I LIKE THIS.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WILL YOU HURRY UP? WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET HOME.

THERE'S NO HURRY.

THERE IS IF PA GETS HOME

AND WE HAVEN'T DONE OUR CHORES.

PA TOLD MA HE'D BE LATE.

HE HAS TO GO TO SLEEPY EYE-- FOR MR. HANSON.

LAURA.

HUH?

THAT'S PA'S WAGON IN FRONT OF MRS. THURMOND'S.

I WONDER WHAT HE'S DOING OUT HERE.

HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO SLEEPY EYE.

AH, MR. HANSON PROBABLY CHANGED HIS MIND IS ALL.

COME ON. WE'D BETTER GET HOME.

[BARKING]

WHAT DO YOU SAY, JACK?

HI, PA! HI, GIRLS!

HI, PA!

THEY GOT YOU WORKING HARD, HUH?

Mary: YEAH.

OH, YOUR PA'S HOME. OOH, HAVE TO HIDE MAMA'S BLOUSE.

OH, THAT'S A GOOD GIRL, CARRIE. THANK YOU.

NOW, CARRIE, REMEMBER,

KEEP A SECRET ABOUT MA'S BLOUSE.

YES, MA.

THANK YOU.

CHARLES, HELLO!

Charles: HI, DARLIN'.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT HOME BEFORE DARK.

WILL YOU HURRY? SUPPER'S READY AND IT'S A SURPRISE.

BE RIGHT IN.

GOOD.

Mary: DID YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY, PA?

OH, IT'S NEVER TOO GOOD A DAY WHEN I GOT THAT LONG TRIP TO SLEEPY EYE.

MARY. MARY. ARE YOU SLEEPING?

I'M TRYING TO.

MARY, WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE PA DIDN'T TELL THE TRUTH

ABOUT WHERE HE WAS THIS AFTERNOON?

I DON'T THINK THAT'S ANY OF OUR BUSINESS.

IT WILL BE IF THE WIDOW THURMOND

TURNS OUT TO BE LIKE THE WICKED WIDOW IN "CINDERELLA."

SHE WASN'T A WIDOW. SHE WAS THE WICKED STEPMOTHER.

WELL, SHE DIDN'T HAVE A HUSBAND.

SHE WAS SO MEAN, MAYBE HER HUSBAND JUST RAN AWAY FROM HOME.

WELL, ANYWAY, SHE TRIED TO STEAL THE HANDSOME PRINCE AWAY FROM CINDERELLA.

WELL, WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH ANYTHING?

WELL, PA'S HANDSOME, AND THE WIDOW THURMOND DOESN'T HAVE A HUSBAND.

LAURA, THAT'S A WICKED THOUGHT.

NOT IF SHE'S REALLY A WICKED WIDOW.

MRS. THURMOND WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

OR WOULD SHE?

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

[BLOWS]

CHARLES?

OH, I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASLEEP.

HOW'D YOU LIKE THE PICKLED PEARS?

OH, THEY WERE DELICIOUS. I ATE THE WHOLE JARFUL.

THEY'RE MRS. BURNSIDE'S.

WELL, WHEN YOU SEE HER, YOU BE SURE TO THANK HER FOR ME.

MR. BURNSIDE BROUGHT THEM BY TODAY.

OH, HAROLD?

MM-HMM.

WHEN I SEE HIM, I'LL THANK HIM.

HE WORKS FOR THE WIDOW THURMOND, DOESN'T HE?

YEAH. HE DID THE LAST TIME I HEARD. WHY?

OH, NO REASON...

JUST THAT HE SAID HE SAW YOUR WAGON OUT THERE AND...

I THOUGHT YOU'D FINISHED WORK ON THE CABINET.

YEAH, I DID. I WAS JUST DELIVERING SOME LUMBER OUT FOR MR. HANSON.

WIDOW THURMOND'S BUYING LUMBER?

YEAH. SHE'S, UH, SHE'S PLANNING ON DOING SOME FIXING UP ON THE PLACE.

I GUESS THAT MEANS YOU'LL BE WORKING FOR HER AGAIN.

YEAH. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME QUITE A WHILE TO FINISH UP.

GOOD. THERE'S SOME THINGS I NEED TO ORDER FROM THE MERCANTILE.

YEAH, WELL, I THINK YOU OUGHT TO WAIT ON THAT FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

WHY? YOU SAID YOU'D BE EARNING THE EXTRA MONEY.

WELL, I KNOW THAT, BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE CASH IN MY HAND.

YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHARGING.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

I FOUND SOME MORE!

LOOK AT THESE, PA.

HEY, THOSE ARE NICE ONES.

THEY SURE ARE.

YOU TWO MAKE MUSHROOM HUNTING REAL EASY.

WE LIKE IT. BESIDES, YOU'VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD,

YOU SHOULD HAVE SOME HELP.

YEAH. YOU'VE BEEN WORKING TOO HARD.

WELL, IT WON'T BE FOR MUCH LONGER.

GOING TO SLEEPY EYE AGAIN TODAY, PA?

NO. AFTER I GET DONE AT THE MILL,

I'M GOING TO GO OVER AND DO SOME WORK AT THE WIDOW THURMOND'S.

YOU ARE?

MM-HMM.

HEY, THERE'S SOME NICE ONES DOWN BY THE RIVER.

ENOUGH MUSHROOMS HERE TO LAST A WHOLE YEAR.

MARY'S DOING SOME WORK FOR THE WIDOW THURMOND.

MRS. WHIPPLE HAS ME SEWING A DRESS FOR HER.

WELL, DO A GOOD JOB ON IT.

WIDOW THURMOND'S A NICE LADY.

IT'S AWFUL HARD TO SEW FOR SOMEONE

WHO DOESN'T HAVE A VERY GOOD FIGURE.

IT MAY LOOK LIKE SHE'S WEARING CRINOLINES,

BUT THAT'S REALLY HER UNDER THE SKIRT.

WELL, YOU JUST DO THE BEST YOU CAN.

I'M SURE SHE'S PAYING MRS. WHIPPLE A LOT OF MONEY.

I WONDER IF IT'S AS MUCH AS SHE PAID FOR HER TEETH.

WHAT?

WELL, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WIDOWS WEAR STORE-BOUGHTEN TEETH,

AND THEY COME OUT AT NIGHT.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW THAT, YOUNG LADY,

AND I DON'T THINK IT'S A VERY NICE THING TO SAY.

YOU COULD HURT SOMEBODY'S FEELINGS.

WE GOT ENOUGH MUSHROOMS. YOU WANT A RIDE TO SCHOOL?

NO. WE'LL WALK.

YEAH. WE GOT PLENTY OF TIME.

ALL RIGHT. I GOT TO GET GOING.

SEE YOU AT SUPPER.

Mary: SEE YOU.

I DON'T THINK IT WORKED.

THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

WE'VE GOT TO THINK OF SOMETHING.

I'M TRYING.

I WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL.

WHY?

IT'S TOO HARD TO THINK IN SCHOOL.

THAT'S SILLY. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO THINK IN SCHOOL.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN.

HEY, DO YOU HAVE TO WORK

AT MRS. WHIPPLE'S AFTER SCHOOL?

SURE. ON THAT WIDOW THURMOND'S DRESS.

GREAT. THAT'S JUST THE EXCUSE WE NEED.

EXCUSE? FOR WHAT?

FOR GOING TO THE WIDOW'S WEB.

WHOA.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Laura: CAN YOU SEE ANYTHING?

NO.

SHOULD WE WAIT?

NO. WE'D BETTER DO IT NOW BEFORE I LOSE MY NERVE.

WELL, HELLO, MARY, LAURA.

MRS. THURMOND, MRS. WHIPPLE SENT ME BY TO FIT THE SKIRT.

OH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW JUST NOW.--

WELL, I'M GOING TO HELP HER, SO IT WILL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON IN.

THIS WAY.

LAURA, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE PINS AND TACK IT TOGETHER

AND I'LL HOLD IT UP.

ISN'T IT CUSTOMARY TO BASTE THE DRESS TOGETHER

BEFORE YOU FIT IT?

UH...

THIS NEW WAY'S FASTER.

IT SAVES MAKING MISTAKES LATER.

OH.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PULL OUT THE STITCHES.

[HUMMING]

Laura: THE EDGE IS UNEVEN.

Mary: A LITTLE MORE OVER HERE.

THERE.

YEAH. LOOKS JUST ABOUT RIGHT.

Charles: HI, GIRLS. UH!

CAREFUL WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE PINS. MIND YOU DON'T STICK MRS. THURMOND.

OH, SHE'S BEEN DOING QUITE WELL SO FAR.

PA, WHERE'D YOU COME FROM?

WELL, I JUST TOLD YOU, BE CAREFUL WITH THE PINS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I NEVER SAW YOUR MA

DO A FITTING LIKE THAT.

UH, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO WORK.

I GUESS MRS. WHIPPLE'S IDEA

WASN'T SUCH A GOOD IDEA AFTER ALL.

JUST HAVE TO BASTE IT.

WELL, I HAVE A NEEDLE AND THREAD. WE COULD DO IT RIGHT NOW.

NOW, HOLD ON A MINUTE. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE MATERIAL.

I THINK YOU BETTER CHECK WITH MRS. WHIPPLE FIRST.

YES. I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS, GIRLS,

BUT I THINK YOUR FATHER'S RIGHT.

PA...

HMM?

IT'S SUCH A LONG WALK BACK.

YOU WOULDN'T BE LEAVING NOW, WOULD YOU?

NO. I'M AFRAID NOT.

I'VE GOT A FEW THINGS TO DO HERE FIRST.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT.

UH...WELL, BYE, MRS. THURMOND.

BYE. PA.

BYE-BYE.

PA...

IT'S WAY PAST YOUR LUNCHTIME.

AREN'T YOU GETTING HUNGRY?

OH, DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT ME.

MRS. THURMOND WILL FIX ME A NICE SANDWICH.

OH. YEAH. I'M SURE SHE WILL.

BYE.

Charles: BYE.

SEE YOU AT SUPPER.

"COME INTO MY PARLOR," SAID THE SPIDER TO THE FLY.

WHAT?

JUST THINKING ABOUT WIDOWS,

BLACK WIDOWS.

PA WAS WRONG. THEY ARE ALIKE.

THEY INVITE THEIR PREY INTO THEIR PARLOR, AND BEFORE THEY KNOW IT,

THEY'RE TRAPPED.

JUST LIKE PA.

[SIGHS]

[HUMMING]

MRS. OLESON?

UH-HUH?

WOULD YOU PUT THESE ON MRS. THURMOND'S ACCOUNT FOR ME, PLEASE?

OH. MY. ARE YOU WORKING FOR MRS. THURMOND NOW?

MM-HMM.

OH, WELL, I THOUGHT MR. BURNSIDE WAS OVER THERE.

OH, HE STILL IS. I'M JUST REFINISHING SOME WOODWORK FOR HER.

OH. WELL, THAT'S STRANGE.

SHE WAS IN HERE YESTERDAY

AND SHE DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING TO ME

ABOUT YOU WORKING FOR HER.

NO. I ASKED HER NOT TO TELL.

I DON'T WANT CAROLINE TO HEAR ABOUT IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

[SOFTLY] I SEE.

IT'S GOT TO DO WITH A LITTLE SURPRISE I'VE GOT FOR HER.

AH. HEH HEH.

WELL, DON'T YOU WORRY, MR. INGALLS.

I CERTAINLY WON'T MENTION IT TO ANYONE.

I APPRECIATE THAT. GOOD DAY.

GOOD DAY.

NELS! NELS!

HE'S COMING, MA!

MA, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE PA'S BREATH AWAY.

WELL, WE'LL SEE. SHE SURE IS.

ESPECIALLY IF YOU USE THIS.

OH, LAURA, THANK YOU,

BUT I HATE TO USE YOUR LEMON VERBENA.

GO AHEAD. USE A LOT.

FLOWERS DON'T LOOK HALF AS PRETTY

IF THEY DON'T SMELL GOOD.

HI, EVERYBODY.

Girls: HI, PA.

HI. DID YOU ALL HAVE A NICE DAY?

Girls: YEAH.

MMM. THAT SUPPER DOES SMELL GOOD.

THANK YOU. lT'LL BE READY IN JUST A MINUTE.

GOOD. TAKE SOME SOAP DOWN TO THE CREEK AND WASH UP. PRETTY DIRTY.

I DON'T THINK HE REALLY SAW YOU, MA.

OH, WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

YOUR PA'S BEEN REAL BUSY.

IT'S JUST A BLOUSE.

IT'S FOOLISH TO WEAR IT TO SERVE IN, ANYWAY.

[WHISPERING] What are you thinking about?

I was just thinking about how sad Ma looked at supper tonight.

Yeah. She hardly said anything.

Maybe Pa was too tired to notice.

Didn't look tired to me.

Not to me either.

IF I WAS MA, I'D GO--

Shh! They're right downstairs.

If I was Ma, I'd go right over to that Mrs. Thurmond's

and punch her in the stomach.

Ma couldn't do that.

Why not? I bet you if it was reversed, Pa would do it.

He'd punch anybody that tried to work their wiles on Ma.

Well, that's different.

Why?

Because Pa's a man.

So?

So it's different. Men are supposed to fight for women.

What are women supposed to do?

Well, I don't know,

but men and women are just different.

I know they're different.

I've seen our mare birthing.

But men and women both have stomachs,

and I think Ma should punch Mrs. Thurmond's.

Charles: WHAT'S THAT TALKING UP THERE?

WE'RE JUST SAYING GOOD NIGHT, PA.

NEXT THING I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU TWO IS GOOD MORNING.

YES, SIR.

Good night.

Good night.

I SWEAR, THOSE TWO, THE MINUTE THEY GO TO BED,

THEY TURN INTO CHATTERBOXES.

I THINK I'M GOING TO TURN IN.

I'VE GOT A HARD DAY TOMORROW.

HOW MUCH IS MRS. THURMOND PAYING YOU FOR ALL THAT WORK?

WELL, I'M NOT SURE.

YOU DIDN'T SET A PRICE?

NO, I DIDN'T.

IT'S NOT THAT KIND OF JOB.

IT'S KIND OF A HARD JOB TO FIGURE ON UNTIL IT'S DONE.

BUT DON'T YOU WORRY. SHE'S A FAIR PERSON.

I'M SURE SHE IS.

HEY, YOU COMING TO BED?

AS SOON AS I'M FINISHED.

ALL RIGHT.

SURE WAS A GOOD SUPPER YOU COOKED TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S A PRETTY NEW BLOUSE YOU HAD ON TODAY, TOO.

[BELL RINGS]

OH. MRS. INGALLS.

HELLO, MRS. OLESON.

OH, MY, MY. I BET YOUR HENS

HAVE BEEN WORKING OVERTIME AGAIN, HAVEN'T THEY?

WELL, WE HAVEN'T HAD TOO MUCH NEED FOR EGGS LATELY.

CHARLES IS UP AND GONE BEFORE BREAKFAST.

YES. I IMAGINE THAT HE HAS A VERY RIGOROUS SCHEDULE.

WELL, THEY'VE BEEN VERY BUSY AT THE MILL.

OH...IS THAT WHAT HE TOLD YOU?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

OH. OH, BELIEVE ME, MRS. INGALLS,

I DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONE TO TELL YOU,

BUT, WELL, SINCE WE'RE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS, I MUST TELL YOU.

PLEASE, MRS. OLESON--

MRS. INGALLS, I DON'T KNOW. IT UPSETS ME SO.

I DON'T KNOW, WHY IS IT THAT THE WIFE

IS ALWAYS THE LAST ONE TO KNOW?

I DO. I KNOW EVERYTHING.

DID YOU KNOW THAT MRS. THURMOND DID NOT TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

NOR... NOR DID YOUR HUSBAND?

I KNOW ALREADY.

OH, MY DEAR...

MY DEAR, YOU DON'T KNOW THE HALF OF IT.

NOW, I HAVE BEEN ASKING AROUND--

PURELY OUT OF CONSIDERATION FOR YOU, YOU UNDERSTAND--

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR HUSBAND

HAS BEEN SEEN COMING AND GOING

FROM THE WIDOW THURMOND'S HOME EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK.

NOW, IF I WERE YOU--

WELL, YOU'RE NOT ME, HARRIET!

WHAT?

IN THE FIRST PLACE, IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

MRS.-.

IN THE SECOND PLACE, I KNOW ALREADY.

THIRDLY, I TRUST CHARLES COMPLETELY.

[BELL RINGS]

OH, IT LOOKS JUST BEAUTIFUL, MR. INGALLS.

I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT. LET'S HOPE CAROLINE LIKES THESE DISHES

AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE THE WOODWORK.

OH, I'M SURE SHE WILL.

WHILE YOU'RE LOADING THAT ON THE WAGON,

I'LL FIX US SOMETHING TO DRINK.

SOUNDS GOOD.

[WOMAN LAUGHING]

[LAUGHING]

[LAUGHING]

[BARKS]

[BARKS]

[BARKS]

CAROLINE!

[JACK BARKING]

GIRLS, TAKE CARRIE OUTSIDE, WILL YOU?

I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOUR FATHER.

YES, MA. COME ON, CARRIE.

HI, GIRLS. HEY, DARLIN'. DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME CALLING YOU?

I HEARD YOU, CHARLES.

WELL, COME ON OUTSIDE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

FIRST I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO TELL YOU.

IT CAN WAIT. THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT.

CHARLES, IT CAN'T BE MORE IMPORTANT.

WELL, I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT. NOW, COME ON OUTSIDE.

JUST COME ON. WE CAN TALK ABOUT

WHATEVER YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE.

THERE.

CHARLES, WHAT IS IT?

WELL, GO ON, LOOK. LOOK INSIDE.

[SIGHS]

OPEN IT UP.

IT'S JUST MRS. THURMOND'S OLD CHINA.

I DID A LOT OF WOOD REFINISHING TO PAY FOR IT.

I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.

I DO.

HEY, YOU KNOW...

I HAD TO TELL AN AWFUL LOT OF WHITE LIES

TO KEEP THIS SECRET.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.

I DON'T.

WELL, WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT IN THE HOUSE?

TALK TO YOU ABOUT?

YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT SOMETHING.

OH, IT'S NOTHING.

REALLY, IT'S NOTHING.

I LOVE YOU.

OH...

I LOVE YOU.

Laura, voice-over: WE USED THE NEW DISHES AT SUPPER THAT EVENING

AND EVERY SUPPER AFTER THAT.

THAT'S BECAUSE MA SAID SPECIAL DISHES AREN'T FOR SPECIAL TIMES,

THEY'RE FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE,

AND A FAMILY ALL TOGETHER IS THE MOST SPECIAL OF ALL.