Dialog from Episode 17, scene 1.
Mansion. Betty comes downstairs to breakfast with Leslie.
Robert Morton drops in to check on Catherine.
LH: Would you bring me sugar, Christine?
C: Yes, Sir.
LH: Thank you, Christine.
[Betty comes in the dining room.]
LH: Good morning, Betty.
BA: Good morning, Mr. Harrington.
C: Good morning. What can I bring you, miss?
LH: Mrs. Harrington, Christine.
C: Yes, sir. What can I bring you, Mrs. Harrington?
BA: That's all right. I'll get it.
LH: Oh, sit down, Betty. Christine will bring you what you want.
[Leslie stands and helps Betty with her chair.]
BA: Just coffee and juice, please.
[Betty sits.]
LH: [Laughing] Well, that's not much of a breakfast.
BA: I'm not very hungry.
[Leslie sits.]
LH: Mrs. Harrington seems to be feeling a little better this morning.
BA: That's good. Thank you.
LH: That will be all, Christine.
C: Yes, sir.
[Christine withdraws.]
LH: Sugar and cream?
BA: No thank you.
LH: You have a lovely day for doing things.
BA: Thank you. I mean. Uh, yes, it is.
LH: It will take time, Betty. We live rather formally. Mrs. Harrington
likes it that way. But, you'll get used to it.
BA: I hope so. I want to, Mr. Harrington.
LH: I know.
BA: I don't want to change his life, Mr. Harrington, I never wanted to.
LH: Marriage? A baby? Those are changes. Big ones.
BA: You still think I should have taken your advice don't you?
LH: That's in the past Betty. You didn't take it. That's the fact of
the matter and we're both going to live with it.
LH: Now I've got to get down to the mill, if you'll excuse me. Oh, by
the way. All Harrington mothers had hardy appetites.
BA: Did they?
LH: I don't think Dr. Rossi would approve of that menu.
BA: Uh, I'll see what I can do.
[Door chimes]
LH: That's a good girl.
[Leslie starts toward the front door.]
[Door chimes, again.]
LH: I'll get it, Christine.
[Leslie opens the front door.]
LH: Good morning, Bob.
RM: I was on my way to the hospital. I thought I'd look in on Catherine
again.
LH: That's very kind of you.
RM: How is she, Leslie?
LH: She seems to have had a pretty good night.
RM: I'll go on up.
LH: Uh, Bob. I wonder if you shouldn't take her to Boston. Put her
throught the clinic. You know with her father being there.
RM: Well, perhaps. We'll see what happens.
LH: All right. You know best. Thanks for dropping by.
RM Of course, Leslie.
[Robert goes up the stairs and knocks.]
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