Maybelle 'Mama' Harper: You know, Nell? You've got a lot of growing up to do and when you do, you'll realize that your mama is a woman just like you.
Nell Harper: Ma. Just one question. You know, that night at the Tweedledee Hotel, did you and Ernie...? You know. Did you two...?
Maybelle 'Mama' Harper: Nell, I'm ashamed of you. I think you know the answer to that question and I trust that this subject will never come up again.
Nell Harper: Ma, please wait, I'm sorry. I mean, I shouldn't have... I'm really sorry.
Maybelle 'Mama' Harper: Well, you should be. Hmph!
[turns her face from Nell and walks out the door; Nell looks at her childhood picture from Alabama and thinks about her mother with Ernie]
