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I'm mollive. So your beauty Hopeand Luster cream shampoo for soft, glamorous
green girl hair, bring you ar, Miss Brooks, darring Eve Barden Our.
Miss Brooks teaches English at Madison Highand though she's fond of her work
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and her pupils, these last fewdays have been rather hectic. In fact,
she's even had to neglect her favoritefaculty member, biology teacher Philip Boynton.
And when I have to neglect misterBoynton, you can be sure things
are hectic. Of course, likemost scientific men, he's rather preoccupied,
but he doesn't spend all his timelooking at frogs and white mice in his
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laboratory. No. Indeed, everyFriday he goes to the zoo and looks
at frog But in spite of hisapparent absorption in scientific matters, I can't
help feeling that deep down underneath,there's a definite lack of interest in me.
But I keep trying. Now,take this past week, for example,
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I had to get the mid termexaminations ready, but I wanted desperately
to get my work done by Thursdayafternoon so I could keep a date we
had for that evening. But maybei'd better start at the beginning Thursday morning,
my landlady, missus Davis woke mepromptly at seven point thirty. Oh,
conn, it's seven. Help comeon in, Missus Davis. Time
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to rise and shine, my dear. I may rise, but you'll have
to get your own shine. I'mglad you got me up on time.
Now, maybe I can make upa few questions before my first class.
I don't think you should do anythingbefore you finish your work at school.
You've been going at this mid termexamination to hide, Connie. I don't
like to scale you, but I'mworried about your health. It's sweet of
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you to take such an interest inme, Missus Davis, but work doesn't
bother me. I'm healthy as ahorse. Well, just the same.
Over work isn't good for anyone,even a horse. You wouldn't want to
get You wouldn't want to get grayaround the nine, would you? Oh?
Heaven for Finn. But I figuredI'll be all right if I keep
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my fetlocked shampooed regularly, luster creamshampooed. That is, you've got to
build yourself up. Cannie. Here, I've brought you some juice to drink
before breakfast. Taste it and killme. What you think it's made of?
I should know better, but heregoes ooh ooh, that's stronger than
usual. What's in it? Cannie? Well, I would say you took
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a raw potato, one hard boiledegg, some rye crisp, a cup
of kidney beans, and some spinachand threw them into the mix master.
You're slipping deer. You forgot theharmony, gripe. Well, I think
I'll skip the juice this morning,Missus Davis. I've got to hurry.
Walter Denton's picking me up in hiscar. Oh, he's yours in the
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shop again. Oh, definitely,But the repair job this time won't cost
me as much as the fine Ihad to pay twenty dollars for parking twenty
dollars. Where in the world didyou park the lobby of the Stevens Hotel?
But how did you ever get inthere? Just like anybody else through
the revolving door. Glad you pickedme up early, Walter, I've got
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some work to get done before myfirst class. Oh that's all right,
miss Brooks. Glad to be ofservice. But did you say you've got
work to do before your first class? Yes, Walter, I'm preparing questions
for your midterm exams. It's ratherdifficult getting the right ones. Well,
if I may make a suggestion,why don't you forget about the difficult questions
and think up the simple ones thatwould make it easier on you, wouldn't
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it? Yes, But frankly Iquestioned your motives. I wasn't thinking of
myself, miss Brooks. It's justthat I've been looking at you while I'm
driving here out of the corner ofmy eye sort of and well, you
walls a look out for that truck. Sorry, yes, I looked out
at her on corner. Anyway,I've noticed that you've changed a little changed,
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Walter. Yeah, I remember whenyou first got to Madison High,
Miss Brooks. You were so vibrant, you were actually pulsating with life and
energy, and well, gosh,you always seem to be sort of shimmering.
And that's not all I come insix delicious flavors. They're not kidding,
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miss Brooks. You've got to watchyour step. How long do you
think the bloom of youth will clingto your cheeks? It's all according to
how you put it on, Walter. I hope you don't think I'm being
too personal, Miss Brooks. Butas I look at you, I can't
help thinking of something. What's that? Did you ever drive out in the
country and come to an old,deserted pasture? Well, did you ever
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see at the end of the pastureone lonely old horse with sad brown eyes
sharing over the fence rail. Iknew I should have shampooed those fetlocks.
I'm not comparing you to a horse, Miss Brutton. I know, Walder,
I'm not fast enough now. It'sjust the look the horse gets in
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his eye when he's all worn out, as if to say, I've done
my work and now I'm old,Just an old, tired, beat up,
lonely horse with nothing to show formy years of faithful service. It's
his own fault. When he wasyoung. He probably made a man's neck
out of himself. I appreciate yourinterest in me, Walder, but believe
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me, I'm not ready for theglue factory yet. I hope you're not
offended, Miss Brooks. Of courseI'm not, Walder. You know how
I feel about you. Gosh,I think you're a thoroughbred me. I
just don't want you to get rundown. I want Walter. I'm used
to hard work. I've been workingsince I was a young girl. Really,
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I didn't think they let girls workway back in those days. That
is, what kind of work didyou do? Then? I helped my
mother mostly. They had mothers inthose days too. Well, what did
you do for your mother while fatherwas out hunting dinner? I used to
help clean up our cave. You'llsound a little sore, miss Brooks.
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Oh, don't be silly, Walder. Why should I be sore? All
the way I word things? Sometimesit's a little unfortunate, like the stuff
about the horse and all I knowyou meant it for my own Good,
forget it, Walter, I haveWell, here we are, I'll find
a place to part, Miss Brooks. You go ahead, thanks, Walter.
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About what, Harriet, come off? What I've been talking about Miss Brook's
over Workie. I was talking toWalter Kenton and he told me that missus
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Davis told him that miss brook isjust killing herself. But Harry, now,
one way to scare a woman intodoing something, or not doing something,
for that matter, is to makeher think she's losing her looks.
And another way is to get herinterested in doing something other than the thing
you wanted to stop doing. It'sas simple as that. That isn't simple
enough. What are you talking about, Harry. We've got to try and
get miss Brooks interested in something outsideof schoolwork. Now, I'll talk to
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mister Boyan first, then as soonas I find Miss Brooks, I'll send
her in here to talk to you. Agree. Absolutely not good. I
knew you'd see it my way.Good. That's the end of the period,
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Boys and Girls class, dismiss,Miss Brooks. Could I talk to
you for a minute, certainly,Harriet, come on up to my desk.
Miss Brooks, as one woman toanother. I'd like the privilege of
being frank with you. Go ahead, Harry. Well, you're working too
hard, miss Brooks, and it'sbeginning to show where you're falling apart specifically
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or anything. It's just your attitude. Since he's mid exams have to be
written. You're almost constantly preoccupied.You don't seem to have your old sparkle
and crackle. Oh great, nowI'm a bowl of cereal. I know
conditions in school are pretty awful nowadays. And well, you've got a big
load to pull. Here we goagain, here they ask, Miss Brooks.
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There's a look you get sometimes likeit. Oh, don't say it,
Harry. Oh, I wouldn't hurtyour feelings for the world, Miss
Brooks. There's nothing really radically wrongwith you. It's just that you're taking
this exam too seriously. Why Inoticed you yesterday in the cafeteria with mister
Boynton. It just seemed to nibbleat your food. Oh, that's just
to make mister Boyton feel at home. He's very fond of rabbits, you
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know. And you should forget aboutwork when you're at lunch today. I
want you to relax, sit downat that table and really tie the feedback
on. I'll cut those fetlocks off, that's what I'll Oh. By the
way, Miss Brooks, Daddy wouldlike to see you in his office,
mister conquor. What does he wantto see me about, Harriet? I'm
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sure I don't know. Maybe asprincipal of this school, he feels it's
his duty to keep his teachers happy. Of course, you've got to know
how to handle daddy. What doyou mean, Harry, Just take the
bit in your teeth and don't lethim drive you too hard. Okay,
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Amen, Oh it's you, MissBrooks, have a chair, Thank you.
I was just finishing this report fromthe school board. Will you excuse
me for a moment, sir?Then? Oh, she is so no
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excuse me, Miss brook Hello.Hello? Is that your outfore? Oh?
Yes, my dear, I'm gladyou got my message to call me
back. I just wanted to remindyou that this afternoon we're going you nowhere
for tea. Oh you meet missusDavis. I haven't seen Margaret ever so
long. Miss Brooks will be theretoo, won't she. Yes, Martha,
that's the purpose of the little gatheringto help that party get her mind
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off well that is she's been workingquite hard lately, and she looks like
that is her patient. Can't poundit, mater, I can't talk,
now, Sure you can, misterConston. Just make believe I'm deaf too.
I'll call you later. Martha,goodbye, goodbye, I'm good.
Oh just one thing, Yes,if you see miss Brooks, don't say
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anything about her robing in today.That's surprised there, Yes, Martha,
goodbye, that was my wife.She sends her regards to miss Brooks.
Oh, thank you, mister Conston. No doubt you're wondering why I sent
for you. Well, I'll bebriefing. During the war, my outfit
had the most consistently high morale ofany unit in Camp Barbriick, Ohio.
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Now what has all this to dowith you? You asked a reasonable question.
What has all this to do withyou? I really don't know,
mister Conson. Of course you nowtake the time we ran out of ping
pong balls. It was nobody's fault. As supply officer in charge of the
post exchange. I had discharged myduties faith place. But still there it
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was no ping pong ball. Weremurmuring from the men muttering and discontent swept
through the recreation hall. But Irefused to be thrown into a panic.
Do you know what I did,Miss Brooks. I made those men use
their heads by finding another hobby.And that's what I called you here to
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tell you, Miss Brooks, you'vegot to find a hobby. Oh but
I have a hobby, mister Conson, Oh what is it? Collecting a
biology teacher? LISTERO him and Igo to the zoo every Friday. I'm
afraid that is enough of a changefor you, Miss Brooks. Know what
you've got to do is learn howto relax, have a good time.
Don't interrupt. You've got to concentrateon some outside and Christmas Brooks. Fun,
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that's what You've gotta have, funand gaiety. You've just got to
enjoy life more. Be merry.Laugh. I don't know just what taught
to form your hobby ship take,but you've got to get one. You've
got to, Miss Brooks. Please, mister Conkon, remember your blood pressure.
I'll get one. I'll have aginger peachy time. I've got art
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to marry. I'll do something.You wait and see good, good,
That's all I want, Miss Brooksfor my teachers to be happy. That's
all I want, Miss Brooks,for my teachers to be happy, contented
and happy, not nervous. Idon't want a school full of nervous rights
you hate me, no nerves,no want cho I go, mister Corson.
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May I make a suggestion? Whatdid it? Did you ever think
of getting a hobby? The cafeteriais pretty crouded to day, Miss Brooks.
I don't know how you manage toget this table. Oh it wasn't
hard, mister Boyton. I justtold the two students who were sitting here
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i'd flunk them if they didn't leave. How are you working? Do that?
Miss Brooks? No? Not,Actually, I'll get our lunch.
Miss Brooks. Just tell me whatyou want. Oh, I'll go along.
It's fun to shove the little trayalong the little railing. Gives me
a feeling of power. No,no, I'd rather you sit here and
take it easy. I've noticed howhard you've been working, Miss Brooks,
And now did I see you?There's something in your eyes lately that well
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I can't be specific, but theyjust seem to say, all these years
of faithful service, and what haveI got to show for exactly. Oh,
you've got to get your exam questionsset. But the race isn't always
to the swift. You've been whippingyourself terribly. Oh fine, you know
I'm my own jockey. Yes,I just want you to know, Miss
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Brooks, that if there's anything troublingyou, anything at all, i'd be
happy to have you cry on myshoulder. I'd rather laugh up your sleeves.
Oh look, mister Boynan, it'snice of you to be so concerned,
but there's nothing wrong with me.You're right, There isn't a thing
wrong with you that a good hobbywon't cure. Yes, I know,
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and I've thought of a wonderful hobby. What's rapp miss Brooks? It's called
short ribs of beef and boiled potato. But you get me some, right,
certainly you hold out places here andI'll be right back. Okay,
mister Boyn. Let's see. Now, where's that book of questions in English
lids? Maybe I can get alittle work done while I'm waiting, Hi,
miss Brooks. Heat lunch yet,no, Walter, But mister Boynan's
getting me some. Oh then Iwon't sit down. Good, But have
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you seen Harriet Tonqulin since this morning. Wald Uh, she seems to have
noticed my disintegration too. Really,mine has been the swiftest decline since the
fall of the Roman Empire. Tellme something, Miss Brooks. Did you
ever collect stamps? No? Inever did. Then you're in for a
treat. See you later with myalbum. We'll put in a few hundred
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new specimens. I just got afew hundred. Oh look, Walder,
I'm allergic to mucilage. You betterstop at the delicatessen and pick up a
fair tongue. Well, so long, miss Brooks, to see after school,
darlong Walder, Oh, what's theuse I'll just have to lock myself
in a room if I want towork. Hello, Miss Brooks, have
a nice cat with daddy. Yes, Harry is a nice apoplectic case to
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day. Your father told me toget a hobby. Have you hit on
one yet? No? Not yet. Oh, I'm glad I've got one.
You'll just go mad for patter Let'scrossword puzzle helping a big, super
special one over this afternoon. Seeyou then, Miss Brooks. Goodbye,
Harrod, and goodbye to my dateswith miss tonight or did someone mention my
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name? Hello? Say those sharpribs look good, Yes they do.
I hope you like to eat themthe way I do. Plenty of horseradish.
Nex again, here's your audition.Here's a knife and fork. Oh
thank you? That was good.What's for dessert? You didn't vote your
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lunch down already? I'm afraid Idid, mister Boyton. I've got to
get some work done before my afternoonclasses. Well, this is terrible,
miss Brooks. You you're all keyedup. Look do you play chess?
Not? If I can help it, mister Boyn. Well, I'm not
very good at it, but it'swonderful relaxation. I'd be happy to teach
you. Yes, well some othertime, mister Boydon. Now, if
you'll just hand me my check.Oh that's all right, miss Brooks,
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I'll pay you pay your check foryou. Oh thanks, mister Boydon.
You can give me the money lateron. I'm all Missus Davis. You,
Missus Davis. I'm in the livingroom, Connie, come on in.
Well, I didn't get much ofmy test prepared at school, Missus
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Davis, so I've got to getto work with I can wait. I've
got the yarn right here in twosets of extra large needles. Just look
at them. My seconds will callon you at dawn. What in the
world are those spoils for? MissusDavis. I'm going to teach you to
knit with this equipment. It won'tbe any time at all before you have
yourself a nice as Dan. Idon't want myself a nice ass Dan.
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Give me an American boy every time. He's just wonderful to the nerves.
Connie, just get right here andhelp me roll this gin into a ball.
But missus Davis, I do itfor you. Connie, all right,
what do I do first? Justhold your hands about six inches apart.
That's the girls. Now I'll startwinding around and around and around and
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around and a and around and aroundand around and around and around and around
and around and around. What's thematter, Connie, Nothing? I just
wanted to break the monotony, nottell the truth collage. Isn't this fun?
Oh? Yes, indeed, thisis more fun than drawing your fingernail
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over a slate. Now that we'vegot a ball, I'll show you how
to cast on. What did yousay, dear, Oh it's the cat.
Go away, Minerva. We're busy. Maybe she wants a milk no,
she just had her lunch. Imade it for myself. Maybe she
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wants to bicarboners the all the feastthing we do is catch the yarn onto
one needle, so like this andlike this. Yeah, now, don't
don't bind the yard. Minerva bea good girl. Now, yes,
Minerva, be a good girl,and I'll boostre up to the goldfish bowl
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later on. Look, mit theDavis, it was all the same to
you. Let's let the nerve knitfor a while and I'll play with the
ball if you can catch on toit in no time. Connie or I
really must get some work done.If you'll excuse me, I'd like to
go into the dining room. Ican spread my reference books out on the
table there. Very well, Connie, we'll do some more on knitting.
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But the dining room. Oh,I knew there was something I forgot.
You better get in there right away, Connie. You've got company. That's
what I like. Prompt messages.Well, Hello, I guess I beat
you home, Miss Brooks. Iguess you did, mister, so did
I, Miss Brooks. Harriet?Did you two come over together? Yes?
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We did? Oh Thrank drove themall. Listen Walter too, well,
now that we're all here, supposewe all keep nice and quiet while
I do some work. Oh youcan work later, miss Brooks. Here,
I've got the board all set up. Let me show you how to
play chess. Go ahead, missBrooks. I'll start sorting my stamps and
looking for price specimens to show you, and i'll get a crosswords puzzle start
so it won't be too difficult.Ostro here. These little ones here are
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points. They move one or twospaces full. I know the moves of
the pieces, mister Bryton, buthonestly, I just played one game.
It's Brooks. I'll go first there. Now, don't rush yourself. Chess
is a very patient, easy goinggame. Have you got a clean handkerchief,
Miss Brooks? I have to cleanmy magnifying glass, Miss brook Yes,
Harriet, what's a six letter wordfor whores? Have you tried b
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r wks? I've got to eq U I n e. Look at
this Sessqua centennial Dutch Giana. MissBrooks. You can tell by the cancelation
it's legitimate. Go look through theglass. Oh, very pretty waterer.
It's your move, Miss Brooks.Fine, Oh the game. I'll just
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go here. Oh, here's afunny coincidence, Miss Brooks. I need
a six letter word for hobby.M U R d R. Look at
this one. I'll bet there aren'tthree like it in the whole country.
Is that good? I get it? Hello Hargred will mars the conference and
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I'll hello Margaret. Where's the hobbyroom? Just coming on? Here we
are, missus Brooks gets who's here? Doctor Gallup? Looking for a new
hobby? Missus Conran, It's notwaste any time. We'll get right down
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to our hobbies. I've gone overa bag of toys to be fixed for
Christmas. I do this work everyyear, and I help missus Conkland with
my portable carpenter set. May Iset my vice up over here? Oh
yes, mister Conklin, of course, I'm gonna do these toys out on
the table by mare that we are. That's not a legal move, miss
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Brooks. Well, I was justoh the chess game. I'm sorry,
mister. I'll take it back.I'll move my knight instead. There.
Ah, this will do your worldof good, Miss Brooks. Give her
a broken toy to fix up,Matha. I think you'd like to stuff
a few dolls, Miss Brooks,I just love to stuff a few dolls,
mister complin before you, flatness Brooks, take this glass and look at
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this early cameroon. What the fourletter word prepurgatory? Harriett, that's got
seven letters? Oh you mean,Harriet? The Knight can only go two
squares vertical and one diagonal. Lookat this cute little mechanical man. He
can walk in everything. I'll justwind him up. Keep me some of
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those full toys. Explain down mother, here you are, dear? Are
you having fun this brook Oh?Loads? Missus Conklin, But would you
call the little mechanical man back?He's biting my knitting needles with electric drills
of beauty. I think it wasa wonderful idea, Daddy, are having
a hobby afternoon together because it's soentertaining. Sure it takes your mind off
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things. What do you mean,mister Barton? The Knight can only move
two square verticals only it's an awfullycute little wagon. It'll be as good
as new when we fix the bellthere, Martha, could you show me
that new drops that you mentioned lastweek on the phone. Oh that wasn't
a drop, did Margaret? Thatwas a cable. I believe these loose
nails won't never do, never do? Mota seems to be broken on this
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s you can tell the shape ofthe prison worker Billy going this hard is
fine? Now? Well? Thatdoes it? Toys fixed yes, and
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the dogs are all stuffed and painted. It's been a lovely afternoon, Missus
Davis. Thank you all was good. It was nice to have you over.
Well. The main thing, ofcourse, is that we were able
to interest Miss Brooks in something theycould from Miss Brookes. Miss Brooks,
here isn't here? What's funny?Work'd she be? I'm answered it?
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Hello, Hello, missus Davis.This is miss Brooks. Connie. Where
in the world are you? I'vediscovered a wonderful hobby, Missus Davis.
What is it? Connie? Makingup examination questions in the balcony of the
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date with mister Boyton, but thatwas almost inevitable from the beginning. When
I finally reached home, I knewI'd have to buckle down, so I
headed right to the dining room,opened the door and turned on the light.
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