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I keep thinking this is just another three-day pass,

and then it's back to Camp Rockfish.

How long are you planning on staying?

Until I move in with you.

Jason, how long have you known about Toni?

Quite a while.

Then why have you been hiding it from us?

I wasn't hiding anything.

I just didn't think it was such a big deal.

Do you know Jason Walton?

Just.

I'm in love with him.

His family and I do all right.

Kid, light and easy, until he told them I was Jewish.

I just didn't want to lose a brother.

I asked her to marry me.

She turned me down because she didn't want to come between me and my family.

JOHN-BOY: The pattern of our lives was broken by the war,

and the old ways of the past became less a part of us when we returned home.

So long as our mother and grandmother were there to shepherd us,

the church was central to our lives.

But without them on the scene, some of the family found it easy to backslide

and, as interest in the church slipped away,

it didn't seem possible that events would join to bring them back again.

(BELL RINGING)

Ben! Ben, it's the church bells!

What time is it?

After 3:00.

What do you think is happening?

Nothing good.

Take care of John Curtis for me, Rose.

What could be wrong at the church?

We'll find out when we get there.

Good idea. Stay home.

I've got to get my coat.

It's probably a fire. You women will just get in the way.

I hope, whatever the emergency,

it warrants this ear-splitting sound in the dead of the night!

Corabeth, you don't have to come.

Oh, I've never liked bells,

and I shall never rest until I know what is going on.

It does seem clearer down here.

Church bell, do you think?

Yes, Sister.

Perhaps the war is over. Again.

- Hey, who are you? - What are you doing?

Calling the faithful to their church.

In the middle of the night?

Yeah. Surprised you found your way.

But as long as you're here, why don't you take a look?

Take a good look.

You've got some nerve, breaking into a church.

Wasn't very difficult.

Why'd you do it?

Your house of God's in a pretty sorry state, wouldn't you say?

Our church is none of your business.

Maybe he's the vandal we've been after.

I'm your new minister.

I don't believe it, not for a minute.

No ordained minister would indulge in this kind of behavior.

MARSHALL: This is supposed to be a house of worship.

The state of decay is inexcusable.

This man claims to be a minister.

A minister wouldn't lie, Corabeth.

My name is Tom Marshall.

I will be putting this church in order.

I'll need your help.

You found your way here tonight.

I'll expect to see you all here tomorrow.

Come along, Sister. Let's come back when it's warmer.

Do you always start out like this?

I don't know.

It's my first church.

We haven't had a real minister here for a long time.

The congregation has had to go to Rockfish for services

ever since those vandals broke in and tore the place apart.

Well, you've got a minister now.

Army chaplain?

Yeah.

I spent most of my time in the 107th, in Europe.

I was in the 72nd. I'm Jason Walton.

There's a lot of work to be done, Jason Walton.

I was ashamed at the condition of the church,

and then I realized how long it's been since I was there.

Rose and Elizabeth do most of the church-going around here.

It was almost worth getting up that early to see the look on Corabeth's face.

Boy, was she mad as hell.

Mama would wash your mouth out with soap for that, Jim-Bob.

Thank you, Mary Ellen.

The language is getting a little lax around here.

You know, I've thinking about Ginny.

Do you realize that I haven't been to church

more than six times since she was born?

That's a terrible example to be setting for your children.

It'll change, now that we have a new minister.

I wonder what's keeping Elizabeth.

You didn't have to go ringing the church bell in the middle of the night.

Well, I'd call it an awakening.

Every member of this church needed it.

Some people kept coming to church,

even when we didn't have our own minister.

We'd end up reading the Bible to ourselves.

Did you come every Sunday?

Well, it got hard sometimes.

I mean, Mama and Daddy are in Arizona. Grandpa's gone. Grandma's not well.

God's here, Elizabeth.

God's everywhere, isn't he?

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Oh, you'd better go, Sister.

Oh, my, come in!

Good morning. We're a little early.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

- We were just... - Jason.

We were just on our way out. I hope you'll excuse us.

You can go right upstairs to the room.

Make yourselves at home.

You both are so kind to do this for me.

MISS EMILY: We're doing it for Jason, too.

I don't deserve it.

We'll be back posthaste.

Do have Jason tell you about the tintinnabulation of last evening.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

It's a strange Mountain ritual. You wouldn't like it much.

I can think of one I would. How about a kiss for a veteran?

Okay. From one veteran to another.

I keep thinking this is just another three-day pass,

and then it's back to Camp Rockfish.

How long are you planning on staying?

Until I move in with you.

I never should have let you establish a beachhead.

Tom. Tom Marshall, if that is indeed his real name.

Yes. Yes, I'll wait.

Corabeth, the people in the church office in Richmond

have got something better to do than talk to you.

Oh, I doubt that, Mr. Godsey.

I believe that we are being victimized, that this man is a hoax.

Hoax?

Why on Earth would somebody want to pretend to be a minister when he wasn't?

Well, perhaps the stress of war was too great for him.

I mean, his behavior last night was outrageous.

No minister would ever... What?

Oh!

Well, what divinity school was that?

Excuse me.

- Excuse me. Excuse me. - With honors?

Uh-huh.

Oh, no. No, his war decorations are not in question.

The Purple Heart?

The Silver Star for gallantry? How many clusters?

(CHUCKLING) Some hoax.

Uh-huh. All right. Thank you.

Thank you so much. You've been most kind.

Mmm-hmm. Goodbye.

Corabeth, sometimes you're just so sure of things.

He sounds extra special to me.

Well... Well, perhaps he just needs someone to show him our ways.

Excuse me. Coming through.

(DOOR OPENING)

Oh, here's the reverend.

Hello. I'm Tom Marshall.

Yes, we know. We were here last night.

We answered your bell, so to speak.

I'm Miss Mamie Baldwin, and this is my sister, Miss Emily.

Ladies.

Neither of us have ever married,

although there have been opportunities, don't you know.

I'm sure.

I hope that's for me.

Oh, it's Mamie's best recipe.

- But not the Recipe. - Oh, no.

Hello, ladies.

Elizabeth, dear, I was about to ask where all the help was.

Well, nobody's here yet.

Elizabeth thinks I might have frightened everybody away

by waking them up in the middle of the night like that.

Oh, nonsense. We all needed a good stirring up.

I thought it was rather exciting.

We're not often awake at that time of night.

We know our friends here on the Mountain, Reverend Marshall,

and they'll come to help in their own time.

Now, young lady, suppose you lead me to the work.

Sister has sent away for a special gift for me.

Oh, is that so?

If I tell you what it is, you won't tell?

It's a secret.

It's a bird.

Morning.

Morning, uh, Ben, right?

Right. Gonna go get started on that altar rail.

Okay, thank you.

- Hey, Reverend. - Hey, Jason.

- I'm ready to work. - Tom, please, okay?

Tom, okay.

Help yourself.

JASON: Morning, ladies.

MISS EMILY: Good morning. MISS MAMIE: Good morning.

Hello, Reverend. My name is Ike Godsey. I run the local store.

Yes, I remember you from last night.

Yes, I noticed that the bell rope is a little frayed, so I brought one.

I figured you could always use some paint.

Thanks a lot, Ike.

Can I borrow your ladder?

You bet. Help yourself.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Well, it's true, isn't it, Reverend? The Lord helps those who help themselves.

Well.

It's a beginning.

I'll give you a hand, Toni.

Oh, I can handle it, thanks.

I happen to excel in most domestic jobs.

I can cook and sew and wash and iron

and paint the house and mow the lawn and trim the trees.

I'd make someone a marvelous wife.

And she's modest, too.

(ALL LAUGHING)

I think you'd better listen to her, Jason.

She's volunteering for an awful lot of work.

It's not lawful to own slaves anymore.

Unless you call it marriage.

(ALL LAUGHING)

I don't know, Jason, I'm kind of getting used to her.

You could have done worse.

You're coming along just fine, Jim-Bob.

All right, all of you. Come and sit down while it's nice and hot.

Well, everything looks some good, Rose.

Smells good, too.

I wouldn't rush into anything, Toni. You haven't met the new minister yet.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Good idea, Elizabeth. Maybe Jason will introduce her to him.

Not on your life.

(ALL LAUGHING)

All right, now, shh. Jason?

Heavenly father, we ask your blessing on our family,

on this food before us,

and on this strange woman in our midst. Amen.

ALL: Amen.

Now, that was not at all necessary, young man.

He's wild for me, Rose.

He'd never pray for me if he wasn't madly in love with me.

I think Elizabeth is right.

I think we should have you meet Tom Marshall.

He's awfully good-looking, Toni.

I don't think I'm his type.

You won't know that until you meet him.

A minister wouldn't be interested in her. She's Jewish.

Well, now, let's get the salad traveling around here.

Why don't we just go back about a minute? Want to pass the salad?

And pretend Jason never said anything.

There's nothing wrong with what I said.

You just took us by surprise, that's all.

I mean, we just never would have known.

Well, now you do.

I mean, it's not like there's anything wrong, honest.

You had that good buddy at Camp Rockfish.

What was his name? Uh, Ted... Ted Lapinsky.

I thought he was a real great guy.

He was nice.

I remember him.

He was nice.

I had a brother with two heads, which made him twice as smart as...

Never had a brother, honest.

Toni, wait.

Sorry, friend, I can't handle this right now.

They didn't mean anything. They were just surprised.

So was I. I was really surprised.

You never told them I was Jewish before?

I didn't think it mattered.

They obviously did.

Nobody meant to upset Toni.

I told her that.

I wish it hadn't happened. I'm sorry.

Everything was going great until you, uh...

Until I said she was Jewish.

I don't think that should change things.

Jason, how long have you known about Toni?

Quite a while.

Then why have you been hiding it from us?

I wasn't hiding anything.

I just didn't think it was such a big deal.

You could have saved us a lot of embarrassment

if you'd told us about it earlier.

Embarrassment from what?

It's not like she has diphtheria or something.

Jason, it was quite a surprise.

I mean, you put us all in an uncomfortable situation.

You only have yourself to blame for that, Ben.

How'd you like to be the only Baptist at a table of Jews?

You, uh... You the new rabbi?

Well, I guess you could say that, yeah. Who are you?

Well, I'll tell you one thing. I'm not a Baptist, that's for sure.

I hear they're clannish. Keep to themselves, you know?

That's a new one on me.

You let one in the neighborhood, you might as well open up the floodgates.

They just sweep in and take over. I hear they eat funny, too.

Now, do you want to just sit in there and yell at me,

or could you come out here where we can discuss this?

Oh, no, not today. I'm not discussing anything today.

Today, I yell.

Well, I'll be here tomorrow.

You know something?

You're not that good-looking.

(EXCLAIMS)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

MISS MAMIE: Toni, you have a visitor.

I know you said you wanted to be alone,

but I thought you'd make an exception for Jason.

And I hope, whatever your quarrel is about, that you'll settle it.

She hasn't had a bite of food.

Thank you, Miss Mamie.

I don't know what to do if you're not going to stay and fight.

Me either.

I feel like a fool, but I don't know what to do about it.

There's nothing you should do.

No?

The big exit, the big anger?

Pretty bad.

I came to apologize for my family, for me.

Don't. Look at Germany. Look at the war.

That's all the more reason.

It just hit wrong, their silence, then their words.

I was surprised at my reaction, too.

I never even studied the religion.

Your family didn't, either?

Maybe when I was very little, but I wouldn't remember it.

When my parents were killed,

my grandfather refused to have anything to do with religion.

He never took me to temple, never even talked about it.

If you never practice the faith, what makes you a Jew?

That's a good question.

I don't know. The heritage, maybe?

The culture through the ages?

What makes you a Baptist?

I was baptized. Immersed. I remember that.

It was a joyous time for Mama and Grandma.

And you?

It was then, yeah.

This last while, the war, the separations.

I haven't done much about it.

I wonder why.

So do I.

It shouldn't matter that Toni's Jewish, should it?

No.

Then why wouldn't Jason have said something?

One of my best friends was a Baptist,

and she married a Catholic boy.

It split those families right down the middle.

They ended up getting a divorce.

That'd never happen to Jason and Toni.

I thought my friend had the most perfect marriage,

and now she's raising two kids all by herself.

She won't even speak to her mother.

She blames the families for the breakup.

What about the husband?

He moved as far away as he could get.

Dare I ask, Ike? Has it come?

Yes, Miss Mamie, it's come.

But just a minute. I've got a letter for you here somewhere, Tom.

Miss Mamie, how are you?

Oh, I'm almost beside myself, Reverend. I don't see it, Ike.

It's tied outside. Oh, here it is.

What's tied outside?

Oh, the most delightful surprise for Sister.

Came bright and early this morning.

Uh, did it fly in?

Uh, no, it came by truck.

Come on. I'll show you.

(EXCLAIMS)

Oh, my, what a beautiful animal you are!

And friendly, too.

The truck driver almost didn't want to leave her.

You know, I'd love to have her myself, if it weren't for Corabeth.

That isn't a bird.

No, it isn't a bird.

No, but she was... Never mind.

Won't Sister be delighted?

Well, she was expecting a bird.

Oh, that's ridiculous. Sister wasn't expecting anything.

Won't you come along and help me surprise her?

Wouldn't miss this for the world.

Now, if he's going to live in the church instead of the parsonage,

I think the least we can do is make it homey.

Now, of course, I don't want to take on this whole thing myself...

What's outside, Miss Emily?

Nothing.

Now, I don't know if you heard me.

I was talking about that room in back of the pulpit

where the young reverend has taken up residence.

Nothing yet, anyway.

Did I tell you Sister smiled all through breakfast?

No. No, you didn't.

She could hardly wait to go on her mysterious errand.

You must help me decide where to put the cage.

Now, he'll want light, don't you think?

What cage, Miss Emily?

For my bird. We can't just let it fly about.

Oh, you mean, Miss Mamie's giving you a bird?

I can't tell you how long I've wanted something of my own to love.

Something... Something cheerful.

With a touch of color, perhaps.

A canary.

Lovebirds, a pair!

(BOTH LAUGHING)

(DOG BARKING)

Surprise, Sister!

Sister! What have you done?

I've brought you the pet that we discussed.

Well, she's not a canary, but she loves you.

Well, I think she is a he, Rose.

Well, I guess you won't be needing to hang his cage in here.

Now, Rose, that's silly.

It wouldn't have been silly if she'd been a bird.

Well, now, Sister, we've been all through that.

We decided that we wanted a pet who could protect us.

I remember pointing out there are some very large birds.

Well, I... I think she'll be a wonderful pet for you, Miss Emily.

(STAMMERING) I mean that he'll be a wonderful...

I wanted a bird, Reverend Marshall. A bird.

I already had his name picked out. Dickie.

Oh, I think he likes that, Sister.

"Faith is not alone what we believe, but what we apply of what we believe..."

We do... Do with... With what we...

Do with...

"Our faith is not alone what we believe, but what we do with what we believe.

"Our faith is not part of our life. Our faith is our life,

"and as such must be fed and nourished by thought and deed and..."

That's stuffy. Come on.

I think it sounds nice.

Hello.

I remember you.

I yell a lot when I'm angry.

That's funny. That's not what I saw.

I find I need your forgiveness.

I saw hurt.

You were hurt, not so much angry.

You do well with words.

You practice what you preach?

Well, yeah.

I listen, too.

Do you know Jason Walton?

Just.

I'm in love with him.

His family and I do all right.

Kid, light and easy, until he told them I was Jewish.

Say something.

- Why? - Because they didn't.

They just sat there and looked like they'd been hit with something.

Well, they had.

When they did start to speak, finally,

it just got worse, and I had to get out of there.

To come here and yell at me?

I apologize for that.

I call myself a Jew.

Shouldn't I know what that means?

He wrote this when he was in the service?

No, before.

He told me about it on the troop ship going over.

"Rabbi Nathan Levitt."

We crossed paths all over Europe.

And we talked everywhere, foxholes, cafes, hospitals.

We still have a date to tour the Vatican together.

The Baptist minister and the rabbi.

There's always something to learn.

I'll return it soon.

You read it, and read it again.

You know, there's instruction you can take about Judaism,

and I'll find out where the nearest temple is.

One of the larger cities in Virginia must have one.

Hold it a minute, Reverend. One step at a time.

Hello, dear. How are you?

Good, thanks, Corabeth.

I won't forget this.

Neither will I.

I understand we're to be neighbors. Come see me!

Isn't she a lovely girl? Lovely.

And so spirited, too. She was in the service, you know.

No, I didn't.

And she is simply wild about Jason Walton.

Or was.

All I did was lend her a book.

Reverend, I want to talk to you privately.

Like you, Reverend Marshall, I, too, am an educated person,

and as such, I feel that you should be told...

Oh, dear, I don't believe you're listening.

I'm sorry. I'm just thinking about my sermon.

Precisely why I am here.

As I was saying, I am an educated person, and I feel that I can give you insight

into the ways of administering to the needs

of the Baptists here on Walton's Mountain.

Excuse me. Let me just look at this for just a moment.

You see, I have lived among them, and I know their ways.

Par example, bell-ringing in the middle of night is frowned upon.

It tends to breed rancor.

Well, I guess I'm just a bell ringer at heart, Miss Godsey.

There comes a time when bell ringing is the only answer.

Oh, dear. Well, let us hope that, that is over and done with.

Now, I can get on to the gist of my additional suggestions.

Hi.

A gentleman caller, with flowers?

Oh, they're lovely. Thank you.

Why do I think these are the first you've ever brought me?

How soon we forget.

Your new minister and Rabbi Levitt were chaplains together.

How do you know Tom Marshall?

I went by to see if he really was good-looking.

Finding answers, are you?

Some.

There are several ways that you can be a Jew.

You can accept the faith, or the culture, ethics, heritage,

or you can just call yourself a Jew.

That's you?

It was.

Something's changed?

It's like... It's like a hunger I've never felt before.

All I know is I want to know more.

And I'm searching, and I'm really enjoying the search.

Like thinking you were an orphan, and finding out you were part of a family.

This is your night for surprises.

Why was this kiss so different from all the others?

I don't know.

I guess the last couple of days I've seen a side of you I'd never seen before.

Just don't feel sorry for me, Jason, or I'll break your neck.

(CHUCKLES)

Come along, Sister.

No, I want to stay with Dickie. He gets lonesome.

Now, you're too permissive, Sister. You must be more assertive with him.

Mamie's bark is worse than her bite.

Now, let's see. This is Rover's Dog Meal, is that right?

Rover's Big Boy Dog Meal. It says to specify Big Boy.

Big Boy. And you want a case?

Oh, several. Dickie eats like a...

Like a big boy.

(ALL LAUGHING)

What are you going to feed her until we get this order in?

Uh, everything. He has an enormous appetite.

(ALL EXCLAIMING)

We decided to come in.

We can't have that dog in here.

He has become devoted to Sister, and I'm inclined to be a little bit jealous.

Mr. Godsey, now don't befriend it.

I'd steal her if I could.

She's a he, Ike.

Corabeth, you look a little piqued.

Well,

I'm afraid I'm not taking the news about Toni very well.

What news?

Oh, she's not ill. We saw her at breakfast.

Well, I suppose it's best that you hear it from an old friend.

Ladies, Toni is a Jewess.

Yes, we know. Like Rebecca.

Yes, we've had some very interesting theological discussions.

No, no. I'm afraid you don't understand.

She is of the faith of the Old Testament. Solomon, Moses, those people.

(BARKING)

Mr. Godsey, that beast!

(CHURCH ORGAN PLAYING)

Good morning, and welcome.

Everyone is welcome here.

This morning, I'd like to share a few thoughts on our faith.

Our faith is not alone what we believe, but what we do with what we believe.

The apostle James asks in Chapter 2, Verse 20,

"Wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?"

We speak often of the grace of God...

(ALL LAUGHING)

Well, I said everyone was welcome here.

(ALL LAUGHING)

MARSHALL: We do speak often of the grace of God,

but how are we to achieve his grace if we don't exercise our faith?

The English philosopher, John Locke, described our faith well when he said,

"The Baptists were the first propounders of absolute liberty,

"just and true liberty, equal and impartial liberty."

Now, that's a belief to take pride in,

for it says that Baptists are not merely tolerant of others,

but they accept liberty in its broadest, truest sense.

They demand unrestricted religious liberty for themselves

and for all others, be they Catholic, Hindu, Muslim, Jew, or Pagan,

be they atheist, agnostic, or questioning seeker.

MISS EMILY: Thank you, Reverend, for being so understanding.

Dickie meant no harm. He just doesn't like to be tied up.

And your sermon was about freedom, so that's all right.

MARSHALL: It's quite all right.

I was delighted to see him.

Once Dickie came in, I knew nobody would fall asleep during my sermon.

(LADIES LAUGHING)

Oh, thank you, Reverend.

My pleasure. Nice to see you.

- Thank you. - Bye.

Thanks for coming, Steve.

Mary, I look forward to dinner on Wednesday, right?

Bye, Amber. See you then, okay?

Interesting sermon.

Thank you very much.

- Nice. Good to see you. - Good to see you, Cindy.

Glad to see you, Toni.

Glad to see you, Elizabeth.

I hope you'll come to dinner this afternoon. We all do.

Thank you. That sounds nice.

We've got plans, Elizabeth.

Well, we always have a lot of food. You know.

I know.

See you later, Elizabeth.

Good to see you, folks.

Thank you for coming. We'll see you next Sunday.

Well, how's my Judaic scholar?

Learning a lot, thank you.

Well, Nate's a good teacher.

Your sermon, it was a revelation. There's so much I didn't know.

Well, even when you already know, sometimes you need to hear it said again.

We all need affirmation.

I wonder if they'll ever hear you.

Sometimes they only hear what they want to.

I never heard that John Locke quote before. It's what I've always wanted to believe.

Made me proud to be a Baptist.

Don't forget that part about practicing your faith every day.

Now that's the key.

Still, I've never heard it all put quite that way.

Ben, you're not eating a thing.

Did you notice the way Jason ignored us at church?

He's been that way for days.

I don't think it meant anything at all.

Well, the way Reverend Marshall was talking,

we gave Toni a hard time for nothing.

When Jason said she was a Jew,

a good Baptist would have stood up and cheered her.

For what? Breaking up our family?

(SIGHING)

Drink in the view. Then maybe you won't mind the food.

I can't believe it,

the view, and the fact that you've brought me here.

Didn't I ever tell you one day I'd show you the top of the world?

No.

I thought it was you.

(LAUGHING)

I'm convinced you made the sandwiches.

Well, you can't be good at everything.

And you're not.

Cream soda?

Mmm. And nicely warm.

(LAUGHING)

Oh, this is great. I knew everything would be better up here.

You know why?

Because we're here.

And our problems are down there.

We don't have any problems.

What about your family?

Maybe they have problems. We don't.

You don't know how much I've envied you and your family.

So many of you, so full of love for each other.

I wouldn't come between you and them for anything in the world.

They've come between you and me.

You see you and me against the world,

and since people seem to be against me, you're all for me.

Dear, gentle Jason and the underdog.

Come on. Something important.

Every one of us came to him when we were in trouble.

I still do.

When I listen, I can still hear my grandfather.

I heard Grandpa all the way through the sermon this morning,

strong, fair, decent.

I wish he'd been sitting at the table when I told them you were Jewish.

But he wasn't.

He'd have loved you, and you'd have loved him.

My friend, Ted Lapinsky, said the Kaddish right here over his grave.

I wish I knew your grandfather.

What a lovely place to rest.

I love you.

I want you to marry me.

You don't know how long I've waited to hear those words.

But not now! Don't even ask me!

Why not? I mean it. I love you.

(SOFTLY) I love you.

(PLAYING SLOW MUSIC)

Jason.

I'm surprised you're here.

You left the family. I thought maybe you'd left town.

Left my family?

Sure. When you sat with Toni in church, and you stood with her afterwards.

You let everyone know you had made your choice.

You made your choice, remember? And without letting any of us know.

Cindy came into the family. She didn't try to take me away from it.

Will you let up?

I didn't come home to Sunday dinner.

You know who worried about that most? Toni.

I don't believe it.

Stay here. I want to talk to you.

I'm sorry, Ben.

I'm sorry, too.

Guess I had it coming.

I just didn't want to lose a brother.

I asked her to marry me.

She turned me down because she didn't want to come between me and my family.

I love her. She's got to believe that.

JASON: Toni? Toni!

I don't know all the answers. I just know we'll find them together.

Oh! Oh, Jason!

Oh, Jason, I want to. I want to.

(RINGING)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Hey! Hey! What's going on here?

I hope we woke you up!

Well, you did.

She said yes! She's gonna marry me!

Are you sure?

Absolutely.

JOHN-BOY: It was a joyous night for Jason and Toni.

The problems which they faced together were made smoother by the family,

and by old friends who grew more interested in the things

that brought them together than those that might separate them.

Truly, it was a beginning.

JIM-BOB: That's the last bell-ringing I'm going to.

You all got that?

MARY ELLEN: Sure, Jim-Bob. Go to sleep.

JIM-BOB: I keep thinking the British are coming.

It kind of gives me a headache.

MARY ELLEN: Take an aspirin.

JIM-BOB: Just remember, no more bells.

(ALARM RINGING)

ELIZABETH: What's that?

JIM-BOB: My alarm clock.

MARY ELLEN: Good morning, Jim-Bob! ELIZABETH: Good morning, Jim-Bob!

English -SDH