The Children's Hour (1961)

Karen Balkin: Mary Tilford

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• Mrs. Amelia Tilford : I don't believe this talk of jealousy between Miss Dobie and Miss Wright.

  Mary Tilford : But I didn't say she was jealous of Miss Wright. I said that Mrs. Mortar said that Miss Dobie was jealous of cousin Joe.

• Mary Tilford : They don't like to have us near them. They've got secrets or something.

  Mrs. Amelia Tilford : There's nothing wrong with people having secrets.

  Mary Tilford : But these were funny secrets.

• Mary Tilford : Honestly, Miss Dobie does get mean and cranky every time Cousin Joe comes and yesterday I heard her say to him, "Damn you."

  Mrs. Amelia Tilford : You've picked up some very fine words, haven't you, Mary?

• Mrs. Amelia Tilford : You look nice and healthy.

  Mary Tilford : Healthy? The way they make you slave around here, I'm lucky I don't have gray hair and rickets!

  Mrs. Amelia Tilford : It's all for your own good.

  Mary Tilford : Everything I hate always is.

• Mary Tilford : One time, Miss Dobie was in her room late. It's right near ours. And Miss Wright goes in there almost every night - and stays late. That's why they want to get rid of us - of me, I mean. Because we hear things. That's why they're making us move our rooms. I've heard other things too. Plenty of other things. Strange, funny noises. And we've seen things too.

• Evelyn : Mortar said that Dobie was jealous and that she was like that when she was a little girl and she never wanted anybody to like Miss Wright and that was unnatural. Boy, did Dobie get sore at that.

  Mary Tilford : What did she mean by unnatural?

  Evelyn : Unnatural. "Un" for not. Not natural.