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I'M SORRY I TOOK SO LONG, ANDY.

OH, THAT'S OKAY, THERE'S SOME GOOD STUFF ON TELEVISION.

OH, GOOD.

YEAH, THERE'S A DOCUMENTARY ON FOREST RANGERS

LISTED UNDER "BEST BETS,"

AND THEN AFTER THAT, AN EDDIE BRACKEN MOVIE

OH, GOOD. FIRST, I WANT TO GO DOWN TO THE MAILBOX.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA MAIL?

I -- OH, YOU'LL THINK I'M SILLY.

NO, I WON'T THINK YOU'RE SILLY.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAIL THIS.

WHAT IS IT?

YOU'LL THINK I'M SILLY.

I TOLD YOU, I WON'T THINK YOU'RE SILLY.

WELL, IT'S THE MANUSCRIPT

FOR A BOOK I WROTE ABOUT CHILDREN.

IT'S-IT'S NOTHING.

A BOOK!

NO KIDDIN'!

HUH! WHAT'S IT CALLED?

YOU THINK I'M SILLY!

NO, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE SILLY.

WELL, IT'S CALLED, AMUSING TALES OF TINY TOTS.

HUH.

SEE, I TOLD YOU YOU'D THINK I WAS SILLY.

NO, NO, NO, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE SILLY.

IT'S JUST, YOU REALLY WROTE A WHOLE BOOK!

YEAH, IT WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO, SO I DID IT.

WELL, IT'S JUST GREAT!

WHO ARE YOU SENDING IT TO?

OH, THIS PUBLISHER UP IN RICHMOND.

I FOUND HIS NAME IN THE PHONE BOOK.

I THOUGHT I'D SEND IT TO HIM.

NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN, PROBABLY.

WELL, YOU NEVER CAN TELL.

OH, BUT I'M JUST AN AMATEUR.

SO WAS MARK TWAIN, TILL HE GOT SOMETHING PUBLISHED.

WOW, WOULDN'T THAT BE SOMETHING

IF IT ACTUALLY GOT PUBLISHED,

AND I'D BE LIKE A-A REAL AUTHOR!

WOULDN'T IT?

OH!

YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU CAME HERE,

MAYBERRY WAS JUST ANOTHER LITTLE TOWN.

AND NOW, WE'RE LIABLE TO BECOME

THE LITERARY CENTER OF THE SOUTH.

OH, ANDY!

Helen: ANDY!

OH! IT JUST CAME BY SPECIAL DELIVERY.

I'M SO EXCITED, I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY.

LOOK AT IT.

WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

OH, THAT BEATS EVERYTHING.

CAN I MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT?

PLEASE. I'M TOO NERVOUS.

LISTEN. LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN.

MISS HELEN CRUMP HAS JUST BEEN INFORMED

THAT HER FIRST BOOK WILL BE PUBLISHED

AND SHE'S BEEN SENT AN ADVANCE CHECK

OF $1,000.

$1,000!

$1,000!

BOY.

HELEN, YOU MUST BE A VERY TALENTED WRITER.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE BOOK?

AMUSING TALES OF TINY TOTS.

IT'S ABOUT KIDS, HUH?

THEY'RE FUNNY ALL RIGHT.

YEAH.

THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING.

I HAVE TO GO UP TO RICHMOND TOMORROW

AND MEET WITH THE PUBLISHER.

IT'S ALL SO NEW.

ANDY CAN GO WITH YOU.

HE'LL GIVE YOU A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON.

'COURSE I WILL.

OH, I'LL NEED IT.

WHAT YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY?

I DON'T KNOW, OPIE.

GEE, I NEVER HAD A RICH TEACHER BEFORE.

THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION.

COME ON, OPIE.

I'M GOING TO FIX SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL.

COME ON.

OH.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

OH. OH...

OH, HELLO.

UH, I'M HELEN CRUMP.

OH, YES. OH, MISS CRUMP, YOU WROTE A DELIGHTFUL BOOK.

THANK YOU.

MISS CRUMP IS HERE.

Send her in.

WON'T YOU COME THIS WAY?

YOU CAN WAIT OUT HERE IF YOU'D LIKE.

HE'S WITH ME.

WELL...

OH, ANDY, PLEASE COME IN WITH ME.

WELL.

THANK YOU.

EXCUSE US.

HELLO, MISS CRUMP.

I'M ROGER RYAN.

OH, I'M PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

THIS IS ANDY TAYLOR.

HI, THERE, SANDY.

MISS CRUMP, I CAN'T BEGIN

TO COMPLIMENT YOU ENOUGH ON YOUR BOOK.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T HAD

A GOOD, SENSITIVE BOOK ABOUT KIDS

IN A LONG, LONG TIME.

OH, IT'S GOT GREAT STYLE.

AND SHE WROTE EVERY WORD OF IT HERSELF.

WHAT? OH, YES, YES.

HELEN CRUMP, MEET ROBLING FLASK

YOUR COVER DESIGNER AND HAROLD MOSBY

BEST PROMOTION MAN IN THE BUSINESS.

HOW DO YOU DO?

HI.

YES, AND THIS IS TAYLOR SANDERS.

EXCUSE US, WILL YOU?

NOW, LET'S SIT DOWN AND GET TO WORK, SHALL WE?

HERE WE ARE.

OH. WELL.

THANK YOU.

WE, UH, WE ENJOYED YOUR BOOK VERY MUCH, MISS CRUMP.

IT SHOWS CONSIDERABLE TALENT.

OH, WELL, THANK YOU.

OH, YEAH. GRAB A CHAIR, HUH?

UH... I'LL, I'LL JUST STAND.

FINE, FINE.

MISS CRUMP, I TELL YOU

WE SEE A GREAT FUTURE FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE EVEN THINKING OF POSSIBLY

A WHOLE SERIES OF BOOKS LIKE THIS.

AND THE FACT THAT YOUR CREATIVITY

EMERGED FROM A SMALL TOWN LIKE MAYBERRY

WELL, IT GIVES US A GREAT PROMOTIONAL ANGLE.

WELL, IT'S NOT THAT SMALL.

OH, WELL, NOW, LET... LET'S JUST SAY THAT, UM...

THAT NO MAJOR TALENT HAS EMERGED FROM MAYBERRY UNTIL HELEN CRUMP.

OH, SAY, THAT BRINGS UP

ANOTHER POINT I WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH YOU:

YOUR NAME.

YOU KNOW, IF WE LOOK BACK

AT SOME OF THE SUCCESSFUL WOMEN AUTHORS--

EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY...

ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING--

"HELEN CRUMP" DOESN'T QUITE HAVE THE SAME RING.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY A PEN NAME?

WELL, POSSIBLY. POSSIBLY.

UH... HAROLD--

I THINK IT WAS HAROLD-- HAD A THOUGHT.

HELENE ALEXIAN DUBOIS.

"HELENE ALEXIAN DUBOIS"?

WHAT DO YOU THINK, ANDY?

WELL, UH...

OH. WELL, YOU SEE

WE WANTED SOMETHING CONTINENTAL...

SOMETHING WITH CLASS.

WELL, UH...

HELEN, HERE, COMES FROM KANSAS

AND I THINK YOU'LL FIND

OVER THERE, THE NAME CRUMP HAS A LOT OF CLASS.

YES.

WELL, OUR CIRCULATION DOES GO FAR BEYOND KANSAS.

SO, IF YOU HAVE NO OBJECTION...

OH, WELL...

NO, NOT-NOT REALLY.

OH, FINE. FINE.

NOW, ABOUT YOUR COVER DESIGN--

ROBLING.

YOUR COVER LAYOUT PRESENTED

A MARVELOUS CHALLENGE

BUT I BELIEVE I WORKED OUT SOMETHING QUITE THRILLING.

OH, THAT'S NICE.

YES, I LET MY PASTELS RUN WILD.

IT WILL BE AN EFFECTIVE COVER AT A DISTANCE, TOO.

YES. HAVE YOU AN EASEL AROUND HERE, ROGER?

N-N-NO.

NO. OH. I SAY.

WOULD YOU MIND HOLDING THIS UP FOR A MINUTE, OLD CHAP?

OH, NO.

BACK A LITTLE, HUH?

BACK?

YOU SEE, IT PROJECTS JUST RIGHT.

IT HAS IMPACT, TOO, I THINK.

I SAY, WOULD YOU MIND PUTTING IT BEHIND YOUR BACK

AND THEN WHISK IT OUT?

SURE.

YOU'LL SEE. IT'S AN IMMEDIATE EYE-CATCHER.

NOW, WHISK.

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

ONCE MORE, WOULD YOU?

WHISK!

WELL? WHAT DO YOU THINK, MISS... DUBOIS?

I THINK IT'S JUST WONDERFUL.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT, ANDY?

UH...

WELL, UH...

ARE YOU AN ILLUSTRATOR, TOO, SIR?

OH, NO. NO, I'M WITH HER.

FLOYD, YOU KNOW HELEN AND ANDY

ARE BACK FROM RICHMOND?

OLD NEWS IS BORING NEWS, GOOBER.

WELL, THEY JUST GOT IN LAST NIGHT.

I DIDN'T FIGURE YOU KNEW.

IT'S ALL RIGHT HERE IN THE PAPER.

YOU YOUNG FELLOWS REALLY OUGHT TO READ MORE.

WELL, LET ME SEE.

YOU DON'T APPRECIATE THE PRESS LIKE MY GENERATION.

NO TIME TO INFORM YOURSELF ON CURRENT EVENTS.

LOOK, FLOYD, I JUST DROPPED IN HERE

TO MAKE A SIMPLE STATEMENT.

IF I WANT TO HEAR A LECTURE I CAN TURN ON MY RADIO.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING ABOUT HELEN AND HER BOOK, AIN'T IT?

$1,000.

THAT'S PROBABLY ONLY THE BEGINNING.

YOU KNOW, WHEN AN AUTHOR GETS FAMOUS

THEY START PAYING THEM BY THE WORD--

10 CENTS A WORD, 20 CENTS A WORD.

YEAH, THAT CAN MOUNT UP.

YEAH.

IN ONE OF HER LITTLE STORIES

SHE COULD STICK IN SOMETHING ABOUT A SUNSET.

YOU KNOW, LIKE,

"THE SUN IS DROPPING LAZILY DOWN

BEHIND THE PURPLE HILL IN THE WESTERN SKY."

A THING LIKE THAT COULD RUN $10 OR $12.

EASY. WHY, I'LL BET THAT...

HI, GUYS.

HEY, ANDY.

HOW ABOUT A HAIRCUT?

YEAH. TELL US ABOUT RICHMOND, ANDY.

YOU MUST BE AWFUL PROUD HAVING YOUR FIANCEE

COME UP A LITERARY SENSATION.

YEAH.

YOU WON'T HAVE A THING TO WORRY ABOUT

AFTER YOU AND HELEN ARE MARRIED.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WITH ALL THE MONEY SHE'LL BE MAKING.

GOOBER'S RIGHT.

YOUR ADDRESS WILL BE ON EASY STREET.

COULD I GET A HAIRCUT, FLOYD?

AND THINK OF EVERYBODY YOU'LL MEET, TOO.

YEAH, MOVIE STARS, QUEENS, MAHARAJAS.

WRITERS HANG AROUND

WITH THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW.

YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR FISHING, WITH HELEN

BRINGING IN THE BACON.

OH, YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE IT UP.

CHAMPAGNE, CAVIAR, FLAMINGO EGGS.

FLOYD, COULD I GET A HAIRCUT?

WHY DON'T YOU GET HELEN TO BUY YOU

ONE OF THEM GOLD RINGS WITH YOUR INITIALS ON IT

FOR YOUR LITTLE FINGER?

NOW, THAT'S CLASS.

INVEST HER MONEY WISELY, ANDY.

IT COULD BE THE START OF AN EMPIRE.

HEY, WHERE YOU GOING?

Howard: HEY, ANDY!

HOWDY, ANDY.

OH. HI, HOWARD.

SAY, I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE

TO CONGRATULATE YOU YET.

CONGRATULATE ME?

YEAH, ON HELEN'S BOOK.

WELL, AFTER ALL, SHE'S YOUR FIANCEE.

SO I GUESS I'M CONGRATULATING YOU

ON BEING A GOOD PICKER.

OH. OH.

YOU MUST FEEL EIGHT FEET TALL, HUH?

OH, SURE, I FEEL EIGHT FEET TALL, BOY.

THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES

WHEN THE WIFE OR THE FIANCEE

ACHIEVES MORE FAME AND FORTUNE THAN THE FELLOW

IT CAN CAUSE A BREACH.

HUH.

BUT NOT

GOOD OLD ANDY, HUH?

NO, NOT GOOD, OLD ANDY.

NO, SIR, YOU AREN'T GOING TO CHANGE ONE BIT.

NO, NO.

GUESS YOU'LL KEEP RIGHT ON WORKING, HUH?

UH... YEAH, YEAH.

I THINK I'LL PROBABLY KEEP ON WORKING AND...

I EXPECT ABOUT THE ONLY TIME THAT I'LL TAKE OFF

WILL BE FOR A LITTLE POLO OR TENNIS.

OH.

OH, BOY.

I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS THE FINEST DINNER

THAT I'VE EVER HAD

CELEBRATING ONE OF YOUR BOOKS.

I'VE NEVER SOLD A BOOK BEFORE.

KEEP IT UP-- IT HELPS YOUR COOKING.

HEY, A TOAST.

I'M FOR THAT.

MAY THIS BE THE FIRST IN A LONG LINE OF DINNERS

CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

THAT POUR FROM THE TYPEWRITER

OF HELENE ALEXIAN DUBOIS.

THANK YOU.

THERE YOU ARE.

MMM.

WELL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO LATER?

OH, ANDY, I'M SORRY.

I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE

BUT ROGER BRYANT'S COMING DOWN TOMORROW

TO LOOK OVER THOSE REWRITES

AND I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME

THE REST OF THIS EVENING TO FINISH THEM.

OH. WELL, WE CAN'T LET ANYTHING INTERFERE WITH THAT, CAN WE?

OH.

YOU KNOW, I'M SOMETHING, I REALLY AM.

I'M THE ONLY MAN IN MAYBERRY

OR MT. PILOT, OR ANYWHERE AROUND HERE

WHO IS GOING WITH A LADY WHO IS RICH AND FAMOUS.

I'M NOT RICH AND FAMOUS... YET.

I-I'M JUST ENJOYING AN INTERESTING SIDE CAREER.

THAT'S RIGHT

AND EVERYTHING BETWEEN YOU AND ME

IS GOING TO REMAIN EXACTLY AS IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.

OH, ANDY, YOU'RE SO SWEET TO HELP LIKE THIS.

IF YOU'VE GOT TO DO REWRITES

YOU'VE GOT TO DO REWRITES.

OH, WOULD YOU MIND?

OH. OH, OF COURSE.

HEY, ANDY. NICE-LOOKING APRON.

I WAS WORKING LATE OVER AT THE FILLING STATION.

THESE FOLKS WERE JUST PASSING THROUGH FIRST TIME IN MAYBERRY.

THEY WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING INTERESTING TO SEE.

SO I TOLD 'EM ABOUT POTTER'S CAVE

AND HOW THEY'RE SANDBLASTING THE HIGH SCHOOL

AND THEN I REMEMBERED

ABOUT HELEN BEING A LITERARY SENSATION

AND THEY JUST HAD TO MEET A FAMOUS CELEBRITY.

HELEN, I HOPE I'M NOT OUT OF LINE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, GOOBER.

I'M NOT REALLY A CELEBRITY.

I'M JUST WRITING A BOOK ABOUT CHILDREN.

WE'VE NEVER SEEN A WRITER CLOSE-UP BEFORE.

IT'S REAL EXCITING.

AND, UH, WHO'S THIS GENTLEMAN?

I'M WITH HER.

NOW, THERE'S YOUR TOAST.

AND IT'S NOT BURNT, SO DON'T PICK AT IT.

OH, AND BY THE WAY

TRY NOT TO CROSS YOUR FATHER.

HE'S ACTING A LITTLE PEEVISH LATELY.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK HE'S OVERWORKING.

MAYBE WE'D BETTER NOT MENTION

ANYTHING ABOUT HIS JOB, HMM?

OKAY.

OH, GOOD MORNING, ANDY.

MORNING. MORNING, PA.

TOAST, ANDY?

NOT BURNT LIKE THAT.

HOW'S HELEN?

FINE.

SHE SURE CAN WRITE GOOD.

Bee: ISN'T IT WONDERFUL

HOW SHE'S PUT MAYBERRY ON THE MAP?

YEAH.

THEY RAN A FULL- PAGE AD ON HER

IN THE MT. PILOT BUGLE AND SUN.

MT. PILOT'S PROBABLY JEALOUS

'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANYBODY FAMOUS.

WHY DON'T YOU EAT?

OH, ANDY, YOU'VE MADE ME VERY PROUD.

TO BE THE AUNT OF A MAN

WHO'S GOING TO MARRY A FAMOUS AUTHORESS.

I'D SAY HE'S STILL PEEVISH.

SO HE IS.

AND WE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING

ABOUT HIS JOB OR THE COURTHOUSE OR ANYTHING.

A... ANDY?

ANDY, ARE YOU THERE?

OH, HI, ANDY. OH, HI, HELEN.

ANDY, ROGER BRYANT'S IN TOWN.

I SPENT A FEW MINUTES WITH HIM THIS MORNING

AND YOU JUST HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH WORK'S INVOLVED

IN GETTING A BOOK OUT.

ROGER WANTS ME TO DO SOME MORE REWRITES.

AND HE WANTS ME TO DO A BIOGRAPHY OF MYSELF

FOR THE FLYLEAF.

OH, ANDY, THE REASON I CAME BY IS

ROGER AND I ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK

EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK.

TONIGHT?

WELL, YES, TONIGHT, TOO.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO

TO MORELLI'S TO DINNER TONIGHT.

YEAH, I KNOW, ANDY. I'M SORRY.

THE REASON WE WERE GOING TONIGHT

IS BECAUSE WE COULDN'T GO LAST TUESDAY NIGHT

BECAUSE YOU WERE DOING REWRITES THEN, TOO.

I WOUND UP TAKING GOOBER.

IT'S OKAY, BUT HE'S NOT MUCH OF A DANCER.

I KNOW, ANDY, BUT... WELL, I HAVE TO WORK.

NOW, THERE HAVE BEEN NIGHTS WHEN YOU HAD TO WORK, TOO.

THAT'S DIFFERENT.

HOW'S THAT DIFFERENT?

IT'S JUST DIFFERENT.

WELL, ANDY, I HAVE TO DO THE REWRITES.

NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I JUST DON'T GO OVER TO GOOBER'S

AND READ HIS COMIC BOOKS.

YOU'RE MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT.

I'M MAKING IT DIFFICULT?

I DON'T SEE HOW... I'M FREE. I CAN GO.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE MAKING SUCH A FUSS

BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO SIT HOME A COUPLE NIGHTS.

I DON'T HAVE TO SIT HOME.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MEAN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MEAN.

YOU KN WHAT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MEAN.

OH... OH!

OH, FINE! THAT'S JUST FINE.

GET YOURSELF ANOTHER DATE.

OUTSTANDING IDEA. WHAT?

YOUR SUGGESTION

AND IT'S AN OUTSTANDING IDEA.

WELL, IT MAY JUST BE THE MOST OUTSTANDING IDEA I EVER HAD.

SARAH, GET ME MAVIS NEFF

AT THE DRUGSTORE.

THAT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

YES, IT'S GREAT ABOUT HELEN'S BOOK.

GET ME MAVIS NEFF.

MAVIS NEFF?!

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

NOT FOR ONE MINUTE.

FLOYD, IT'S TRUE.

I WAS IN THE DRUGSTORE.

I JUST ORDERED A MALTED WITH AN EGG IN IT

THE PHONE RANG, MAVIS ANSWERED

AND IT WAS ANDY.

WELL, HOW COULD YOU TELL?

HOW COULD YOU TELL?

WELL, FOR ONE THING, SHE SAID "ANDY."

AND THEN SHE ASKED HOW THINGS WERE AT THE COURTHOUSE.

AND HOW MANY ANDYS AT THE COURTHOUSE DO WE HAVE?

ARE YOU SURE YOU HEARD HIM ASK HER FOR A DATE?

WELL, I HEARD HER SAY, "TONIGHT WOULD BE JUST DREAMY."

AND THEN SHE SEEMED ALL EXCITED ABOUT IT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, SHE FORGOT TO PUT AN EGG IN MY MALTED.

I'LL BET THIS WHOLE THING HAS SOMETHING TO DO

WITH HELEN WRITING THAT BOOK.

ANDY AND HELEN SPLIT UP.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT ANDY GOING WITH THIS MAVIS.

YES. I UNDERSTAND SHE'S RATHER FORWARD.

YEAH. YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO HARVEY BUNKER

WHEN HE STARTED GOING WITH HER?

THEY MADE HIM GIVE UP

HIS JOB AS SCOUTMASTER.

WELL, LET'S JUST HOPE ANDY'S MADE OF STERNER STUFF.

ANDY, YOU HAVE THE CUTEST

LITTLE LAUGH WRINKLES WHEN YOU SMILE!

YEAH, WELL...

ARE YOU STILL GOING WITH HELEN?

WELL, YOU KNOW...

THERE'S THAT CUTE LITTLE LAUGH WRINKLE.

OH, YOU HAVE A LITTLE ONE THERE

AND, OH, A LITTLE ONE HERE

AND, OH, LOOK AT THAT ONE OVER THERE!

HEY, HEY, MAVIS.

HUH?

HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT WE MIGHT DO?

HUH?

GO DOWN TO THE DINER AND GET A BITE TO EAT.

BUT, ANDY, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL OUT HERE.

OH, I KNOW IT IS.

OH, I KNOW THAT, BUT I'M SO HUNGRY.

AREN'T YOU HUNGRY?

NO.

WELL, I TELL YOU SOMETHING, I'M JUST...

BOY, I'M JUST STARVING TO DEATH.

YOU ARE?

MM-HMM.

OH.

LET'S GO DOWN, HUH?

WELL... WELL, ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

ANDY, IF-IF YOU WANT.

OKAY, I'LL JUST GET THE CAR STARTED.

WHY, AT THE RATE YOU'RE GOING,

YOU'LL HAVE THOSE REWRITES LICKED IN NO TIME.

OH, I... GUESS SO.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, HELENE?

THE BOOK DOESN'T SEEM TO BE EXCITING YOU ANYMORE.

OH, UH...

I-I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE I'M COMING DOWN WITH SOMETHING.

I KNOW ALL THE SIGNS.

A WRITER ALWAYS FEELS BLUE JUST BEFORE HIS BOOK IS PUBLISHED.

VERY NORMAL.

OH, HELLO. HI.

HI.

HI, MR. BRYANT.

HI, SANDY.

OH, THIS IS, UH, MAVIS NEFF.

HOW DO YOU DO, MISS NEFF?

HI.

HELLO, MAVIS.

HELLO, HELEN.

WELL, WE'D BETTER SIT DOWN.

OH, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE.

THAT MEYER'S LAKE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.

WE SHOULD GO UP THERE AGAIN SOME EVENING.

TH-TH-THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD FISH IN THAT LAKE.

WHAT WERE WE TALKING ABOUT?

OH, UH, UH, MY BOOK.

OH, YES, YES. I WAS SAYING

IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL TO HAVE A LETDOWN

JUST BEFORE THE BOOK IS PUBLISHED.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO ORDER?

OH, MAYBE JUST SOMETHING TO DRINK.

UH... I KNOW.

A ROOT BEER FLOAT.

THEY MAKE ME BUBBLY ALL OVER.

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

BUBBLY, WUBBLY.

OH, ANDY, YOUR LAUGH WRINKLES

JUST DRIVE ME CRAZY.

I'VE COME TO APOLOGIZE.

I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT

AND I-I KNOW I WAS WRONG.

SEE, WHEN THIS-THIS BOOK BUSINESS

FIRST STARTED-- YOURS--

IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME, NOT ONE BIT.

BUT THEN EVERYBODY STARTED TALKING

ABOUT HOW WEALTHY YOU WERE GOING TO BE

AND HOW FAMOUS YOU WERE GOING TO BE

AND I GOT WORRIED THAT I WAS GOING TO TAKE A BACKSEAT.

BUT NOW I THINK I SEE THINGS

THE WAY THEY OUGHT TO BE.

SEE, YOU'VE GOT THIS TALENT FOR WRITING.

TALENT'S A VERY RARE THING

AND YOU SHOULD USE IT AND BE PROUD OF IT.

AND I'VE JUST REALIZED THAT I HAVE A JOB

AND IT REQUIRES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TALENT

AND I'M PROUD OF IT.

AND I SEE NO REASON

WHY A SHERIFF AND A LADY AUTHOR

SHOULDN'T GET ALONG JUST FINE.

THAT IS, IF YOU WANT TO.

HEY.

YOU WANT TO TAKE A-A DRIVE UP TO MEYER'S LAKE?

WELL, I GUESS ROGER'S BACK IN RICHMOND,

TRYING TO PUT YOUR BOOK ON THE BEST-SELLER LIST.

LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

I'M SO EXHAUSTED FROM WORKING ON IT.

HELLO, HELEN.

HELLO, AUNT BEE.

JUST GOING DOWN TO THE MAILBOX.

WHAT YOU GOT?

HMM?

OH, OH, IT'S REALLY NOTHING,

NOTHING, REALLY.

AUNT BEE, DID, UH,

DID YOU, BY ANY CHANCE, WRITE A BOOK?

A BOOK? OH, NO!

IT-IT'S JUST A COLLECTION OF MY FAVORITE RECIPES.

I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TO COME OF IT.

YES.

PA? YEAH?

IS "BLOODTHIRSTY" ONE WORD OR TWO?

"BLOODTHIRSTY"?

YEAH, I'M WRITING A BOOK.

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE THE SON OF A SHERIFF.

WELL, WHERE DOES "BLOODTHIRSTY" FIT IN?

WELL, I GOT TO MAKE IT EXCITIN', DON'T I?

IT'S ONE WORD.

THANKS.

ANDY, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GONNA

HAVE TO GET YOURSELF A TYPEWRITER, TOO.