These Three

'That concludes the exercises.'

'Martha! Martha.'

Excuse me, please. Martha.

Here I am, Martha.

- Martha, dear. - Aunt Lily.

- And Karen. - Hello.

A glorious, glorious day.

Wouldn't have missed it for the world.

Yes. Glorious.

No matter how many sacrifices I made

to send Martha here, it's all been worth it today.

Sacrifices?

Aunt Lily, I have worked awfully hard

to stay in college.

All sacrifices are not made in terms of money, Martha.

Isn't that so, Karen? Oh, my train. I must get a cab.

Come along. I'm off to St. Louis.

You can join me next week in St. Louis.

Uh, not as good a Stock Company as I am accustomed to, but..

What are your plans for the future, dear?

You know you can always make yourself useful

helping me with my part.

No, Aunt Lily. No.

I've no plans but I'll write you.

Oh, really.. Oh, taxi, just a moment.

Uh, Martha

um, my salary, not until next week, dear.

And I had to get some very new clothes for my part and...

Yes, alright, I haven't earned much lately

but I'll mail it to you.

- Alright. G-goodbye, dear. - Bye.

Goodbye, Karen.

Goodbye, goodbye. Goodbye.

We'll be seeing you soon. Goodbye.

Where are you going to send that trunk when you get it packed?

To Lancet, maybe if I go there

I can sell that old farmhouse my grandmother left me.

It's about all I've got.

Suddenly, I know about

not having any family and not having any home.

I always thought this would be a happy day.

Strange. It isn't. What are you going to do?

Oh, I don't know, teach somewhere, I guess

if I can get a job.

Do you think I could teach?

Maybe we could find some place together?

Two well-educated young women.

Also neat and clean, wish position.

Martha, that farm of mine

I haven't seen it in years, but it's a lovely old place.

I used to spend my summers there when I was a little girl.

We could go there.

Why not?

Why shouldn't we? We could work there.

- Teaching the farmhands? - No, no.

There isn't anyone there anymore.

Hasn't been for years.

Martha, we might start a school. Something of our own.

'It would be fun and we'd be good at it, too.'

Oh, but it isn't practical, Karen.

But we've got to do something.

Oh, Martha, take a chance with me and come.

Take a chance with me.

Will you take us out to Mulberry Road?

It's about a mile past the old Foster place.

Well, let's see now. That's about five miles.

Uh, that would be, uh, five dollars.

- Oh. - Well, say..

I could take you a little shorter way.

It would be three dollars, but I can't do better.

Then let's go by the three-dollar way.

Ain't that funny?

It always acts that way in the three-dollar trip.

'Well. Here we be.'

Are you sure this is the right place?

Yep. I guess you'll be wanting to go back later.

That will be five dollars if you call me at night

'cause I've gotta go by the long way.

Welcome to our house, Miss Dobie.

Lafayette ate dinner here.

It doesn't matter, Karen.

It matters a great deal.

There must be a train sometime this evening.

Perhaps it wouldn't cost too much to fix it up.

No. Not much.

About a million dollars, might do it.

Is he really knocking down the house?

And that thing on his head?

Maybe he's something from long ago.

I say!

Uh, gentleman!

Sir!

Mister! I say, you!

You up there with the bees.

Oh, yes. How do you do?

We're alright, thank you.

We were just a little worried about you.

Oh these? Oh, I won't get stung.

No. That isn't quite what we were worrying about.

You see, this is a house.

And while it isn't the best house

I've ever seen, it belongs to me.

And I'd rather not have its roof knocked off.

Belongs to you?

Hey, you aren't old Mrs. Wright, are you?

No, I am not old Mrs. Wright.

She was eighty when she died. I'm her granddaughter.

Well, I didn't think you looked eighty, but..

You can't tell these days, can you?

Both of you look rather young, in fact.

- 'Do you live up there?' - No, but the bees do.

They've been at your roof for years now.

They've ruined it for you.

I've only assisted them in the most minor way.

He assists bees.

Well now, I really haven't done any harm.

I'm very fond of this old place.

I come here whenever I have a day off from the hospital.

Oh, the hospital. I see.

You've, uh, you've been there a while?

Well, in a way. I'm a doctor.

Here it is.

Have a sandwich.

- No, thank you. - No, thank you.

Alright.

Do you always wear that when you eat?

No. Uh, would you untie this for me?

Uh, right back here, please.

Well, that bucket belongs to you now.

You'll like it. It's very good honey.

I shan't need it. We're not staying here.

- Oh, I'm sorry. - Uh, would you, uh..

Do you find you need that egg on the left?

- Oh, please. - Thank you.

And they're very good sandwiches.

Sit down. Please.

I won't bite you.

Why aren't you staying here?

This is a lovely old place.

What's the matter? You afraid of work?

No. We're not afraid of work.

I see, two rich young women

who can wander around the world and live any place

you happen to like, huh?

Yes, we are very rich.

We have exactly $38 between us.

And we figure that will last us for the rest of our lives.

Hm, it's a lot of money.

Hey, you know, my place was just as bad as this.

It didn't cost much to fix it. Much less than you think.

Borrowed a little money from the bank and..

It was fun doing it, so much fun

I'd like to start all over again.

Anything you could do, we could undoubtedly do.

I think so.

You know

I used to do an operation in the hospital

then run home to paint the left side of the house.

We wouldn't starve anyway, Karen.

We'd always have free honey.

And free help. I'm a good carpenter.

A good house painter and a good plumber.

Why are we talking to this man in this way?

As though we've known him all our lives.

That happens sometimes.

Come on, Martha.

Quick before he talks us into this.

No, come on. Come on. See your house.

You know, you'd be my neighbors.

I can't let you go now without a struggle.

Anybody home?

Hello.

Oh.

Well, I remember you when your face was clean.

- We missed you yesterday. - What are you doing?

Look what I found.

"May 25th, 1883."

- "Brooklyn Bridge opens." - "Two great cities united."

"A fair day for the ceremony.

"May women wore their fur tippets.

And the pearl grey bowlers of the gentlemen.."

It was also attended by His Honor the Mayor

and his fat wife.

And all the beaus and belles of Brooklyn

and Manhattan in their fluffery..

'Is that you, Joe?' - Yeah.

- 'Come on, lazy. I need help.' - Where are you?

- You alright? - Sure. Oh!

Sure. I'm fine.

I'm full of splinters.

I mean, is the lumber alright?

That's the important thing.

I could always take out your splinters.

I'm sorry. I guess we'll have to push.

Oh. How do you do, Mrs. Tilford?

- Hello, Dr. Cardin. - I'm sorry to hold you up.

I wonder if you'd mind if your chauffeur

gave me a hand with this lumber?

- No. Of course not. - We're sorry to be in your way.

- Not at all. - John, will you..