1 00:01:28,822 --> 00:01:31,892 Laura: THERE ARE MANY CONFLICTS WHICH LED UP TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 2 00:01:31,925 --> 00:01:36,630 BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE WAS THE PASSAGE OF THE STAMP ACT IN 1765. 3 00:01:36,664 --> 00:01:40,201 NOW, UP TILL THEN, ALL PROTEST AGAINST TAXATION BY ENGLAND 4 00:01:40,234 --> 00:01:44,338 WERE MADE THROUGH THE COURTS, BUT THE STAMP ACT WAS SO HATED 5 00:01:44,372 --> 00:01:47,375 THAT ACTUAL RIOTS BROKE OUT IN THE STREETS. 6 00:01:47,408 --> 00:01:50,378 AFTER A WHILE, THE COLONIES BECAME EVEN MORE DIVIDED 7 00:01:50,411 --> 00:01:52,480 BY THOSE WHO WANTED TO BREAK FROM ENGLAND 8 00:01:52,513 --> 00:01:55,816 AND THOSE WHO WERE DETERMINED TO REMAIN LOYAL SUBJECTS. 9 00:01:55,849 --> 00:01:59,453 NOW, WHO CAN TELL ME THE NAMES OF THOSE TWO GROUPS? 10 00:01:59,487 --> 00:02:01,189 - WILLIE? - WHIGS. 11 00:02:01,222 --> 00:02:02,390 AND? 12 00:02:02,423 --> 00:02:03,824 I FORGOT. 13 00:02:03,857 --> 00:02:06,527 WELL, WHICH SIDE DID THE WHIGS REPRESENT? 14 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,862 THE ONES LOYAL TO ENGLAND? 15 00:02:08,896 --> 00:02:10,664 NO. 16 00:02:10,698 --> 00:02:14,802 THE ONES LOYAL TO ENGLAND WERE... 17 00:02:14,835 --> 00:02:16,204 - JASON? - TORIES? 18 00:02:16,237 --> 00:02:17,905 YES, THAT'S RIGHT. 19 00:02:17,938 --> 00:02:21,309 NOW, I WANT YOU TO LIST ANY OTHER GRIEVANCES HELD BY THE COLONIES 20 00:02:21,342 --> 00:02:23,444 WHICH LED UP TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 21 00:02:23,477 --> 00:02:26,380 AND THEN TOMORROW WE'LL BEGIN STUDYING ENGLAND'S POINT OF VIEW. 22 00:02:26,414 --> 00:02:30,318 WELL, THAT'LL DO FOR TODAY, CLASS DISMISSED. 23 00:02:30,351 --> 00:02:31,519 MISS PLUM! 24 00:02:31,552 --> 00:02:34,922 Etta: HELLO, CHILDREN, HOW ARE YOU? 25 00:02:34,955 --> 00:02:36,790 [LAUGHS] 26 00:02:36,824 --> 00:02:38,292 MISS WILDER? 27 00:02:38,326 --> 00:02:40,428 HI, HOW'S YOUR ANKLE? 28 00:02:40,461 --> 00:02:41,962 DOC BAKER SAYS IT'S MUCH BETTER. 29 00:02:41,995 --> 00:02:43,897 Girl: WILL YOU BE COMING BACK TO SCHOOL SOON? 30 00:02:43,931 --> 00:02:46,867 TOMORROW, AS A MATTER OF FACT. 31 00:02:46,900 --> 00:02:48,836 THAT'S WONDERFUL. 32 00:02:48,869 --> 00:02:51,372 IN THE MEANTIME, I'VE HEARD YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR TOMORROW, 33 00:02:51,405 --> 00:02:53,841 SO, I SUGGEST YOU WASTE NO TIME GETTING AT IT. 34 00:02:53,874 --> 00:02:56,444 - BYE, MISS PLUM. - BYE. 35 00:02:56,477 --> 00:02:57,745 Girl: BYE, MISS PLUM. 36 00:03:03,951 --> 00:03:07,821 I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING OVER. 37 00:03:07,855 --> 00:03:11,325 IT'S BEEN A BURDEN, I KNOW, WITH ALL YOUR DUTIES AT HOME. 38 00:03:11,359 --> 00:03:14,362 NONSENSE, I ENJOYED IT, REALLY. 39 00:03:14,395 --> 00:03:16,364 I COULD TELL. 40 00:03:16,397 --> 00:03:18,966 I HEARD YOU. 41 00:03:18,999 --> 00:03:23,003 YOU'RE A FINE TEACHER, LAURA. 42 00:03:23,036 --> 00:03:24,505 THANK YOU. 43 00:03:40,688 --> 00:03:43,724 ROSE IS FINALLY ASLEEP. 44 00:03:43,757 --> 00:03:46,294 YOU MUST BE PRETTY TIRED. 45 00:03:46,327 --> 00:03:49,863 NO, NOT REALLY. 46 00:03:49,897 --> 00:03:52,333 WELL, TOMORROW YOU CAN SLEEP IN. 47 00:03:52,366 --> 00:03:54,902 YOU'VE PUT IN A LOT OF DOUBLE DUTY LATELY. 48 00:03:54,935 --> 00:03:59,607 MANLY, I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP IN. 49 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,042 YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO? 50 00:04:02,075 --> 00:04:06,414 I WANT TO GO BACK TO THAT SCHOOL TOMORROW, AND I WANT TO TEACH. 51 00:04:06,447 --> 00:04:08,816 I KNOW. 52 00:04:08,849 --> 00:04:12,553 I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT A GOOD TEACHER YOU ARE. 53 00:04:12,586 --> 00:04:14,622 I AM. 54 00:04:14,655 --> 00:04:17,425 I AM A GOOD TEACHER! 55 00:04:17,458 --> 00:04:20,394 AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT OUT OF VANITY, EITHER. 56 00:04:20,428 --> 00:04:22,463 IT'S JUST THAT I NEED IT. 57 00:04:22,496 --> 00:04:26,734 I MEAN, I LOVE BEING A WIFE AND A MOTHER, 58 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:30,738 BUT IT'S JUST NOT ALL OF ME. 59 00:04:30,771 --> 00:04:32,640 HAVING A PROFESSION. 60 00:04:32,673 --> 00:04:36,344 WELL, NOW'S AS GOOD A TIME AS ANY TO GET STARTED. 61 00:04:36,377 --> 00:04:37,611 WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? 62 00:04:40,781 --> 00:04:43,817 IT MEANS I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A WHOLE WEEK TO FIND YOU 63 00:04:43,851 --> 00:04:45,619 IN THIS KIND OF STATE. 64 00:04:45,653 --> 00:04:48,088 I THOUGHT FOR SURE THE TEACHING WOULD DO IT. 65 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:50,758 MANLY, WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? 66 00:04:50,791 --> 00:04:52,626 THE ANSWER, THAT'S WHAT. 67 00:04:52,660 --> 00:04:55,963 THE ANSWER TO WHAT YOU WANT TO BE DOING. 68 00:04:55,996 --> 00:04:58,332 YOU SEE, THERE'S THIS CONTEST. 69 00:04:58,366 --> 00:05:00,033 Almanzo: IT WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK, 70 00:05:00,067 --> 00:05:02,703 AND I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR JUST THE RIGHT TIME TO BRING IT UP. 71 00:05:02,736 --> 00:05:04,372 - WELL, WHAT KIND OF CONTEST? - WRITING. 72 00:05:04,405 --> 00:05:05,573 WELL, WHAT KIND OF WRITING? 73 00:05:05,606 --> 00:05:07,575 SHORT STORIES, POETRY, AND NOVELS. 74 00:05:07,608 --> 00:05:11,111 YOUR REMEMBRANCE BOOKS MUST BE CRAMMED FULL OF ALL KINDS OF STORIES. 75 00:05:11,144 --> 00:05:14,948 MANLY, MY REMEMBRANCE BOOKS ARE JUST BITS AND PIECES OF A FARM GIRL'S LIFE. 76 00:05:14,982 --> 00:05:16,717 WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT? 77 00:05:16,750 --> 00:05:18,085 WELL, CITY FOLKS, FOR ONE, 78 00:05:18,118 --> 00:05:19,620 WHO DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HOW WE LIVE, 79 00:05:19,653 --> 00:05:20,888 AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHERS? 80 00:05:20,921 --> 00:05:22,890 SOUNDS LIKE A WONDERFUL IDEA TO ME. 81 00:05:22,923 --> 00:05:24,958 Jenny: AND YOU'D BE GOOD AT IT, YOU'RE GOOD AT EVERYTHING! 82 00:05:24,992 --> 00:05:26,494 Almanzo: COME ON, BETH, SHE'S RIGHT. 83 00:05:26,527 --> 00:05:28,028 BESIDES, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE? 84 00:05:31,965 --> 00:05:33,333 LET ME SEE THAT. 85 00:05:51,084 --> 00:05:55,022 Laura: IT TOOK LESS THAN 4 WEEKS FOR ME TO FINISH THE NOVEL... 86 00:05:55,055 --> 00:05:59,460 AND THEN IT WAS TIME TO READ IT TO JENNY AND ALMANZO. 87 00:05:59,493 --> 00:06:02,596 I CAN'T REMEMBER BEING MORE NERVOUS THAN I WAS THAT NIGHT. 88 00:06:06,033 --> 00:06:11,572 "SHE LOOKED AT MA, GENTLY ROCKING AND KNITTING. 89 00:06:11,605 --> 00:06:17,545 "SHE THOUGHT TO HERSELF, THIS IS NOW. 90 00:06:17,578 --> 00:06:21,682 "SHE WAS GLAD THAT THE COZY HOUSE AND PA AND MA 91 00:06:21,715 --> 00:06:27,054 "AND THE FIRELIGHT AND THE MUSIC WERE NOW. 92 00:06:27,087 --> 00:06:31,759 "THEY COULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN, SHE THOUGHT... 93 00:06:31,792 --> 00:06:36,697 "BECAUSE NOW IS NOW. 94 00:06:36,730 --> 00:06:38,866 IT CAN NEVER BE A LONG TIME AGO." 95 00:06:47,107 --> 00:06:49,209 WHY, AUNT LAURA... 96 00:06:49,242 --> 00:06:50,611 THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. 97 00:06:56,083 --> 00:06:58,752 BETH... 98 00:06:58,786 --> 00:07:01,455 I KNEW IT WOULD BE GOOD, 99 00:07:01,489 --> 00:07:04,858 BUT I NEVER DREAMED... 100 00:07:04,892 --> 00:07:08,496 DO YOU MEAN IT? DO YOU REALLY MEAN IT? 101 00:07:08,529 --> 00:07:10,598 YOU NEVER KNEW YOU COULD WRITE LIKE THAT? 102 00:07:10,631 --> 00:07:12,566 NO, I REALLY DIDN'T. 103 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:16,737 BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE WHAT I SAID ABOUT TEACHING... 104 00:07:16,770 --> 00:07:22,643 SOMETHING SO RIGHT, SOMETHING I WAS MEANT TO DO. 105 00:07:22,676 --> 00:07:25,212 WELL, JUST WAIT TILL THAT PUBLISHER IN MINNEAPOLIS READS IT. 106 00:07:25,245 --> 00:07:29,249 I DON'T SEE ANY WAY YOU CAN KEEP FROM WINNING. 107 00:07:29,282 --> 00:07:30,951 [TRAIN WHISTLE] 108 00:07:40,528 --> 00:07:42,162 Laura: ALMANZO WAS RIGHT, 109 00:07:42,195 --> 00:07:46,233 AND 3 WEEKS LATER, JENNY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO MINNEAPOLIS. 110 00:07:46,266 --> 00:07:50,270 THEY DIDN'T SAY I WON, BUT THEY WANTED TO SEE ME. 111 00:07:50,303 --> 00:07:52,940 I HAD BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH FOR THE WHOLE TRIP. 112 00:08:03,617 --> 00:08:06,086 MR. BROXTON? THIS IS MY NIECE, JENNY. 113 00:08:06,119 --> 00:08:07,087 HELLO, JENNY. 114 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:08,822 PLEASED TO MEET YOU. 115 00:08:08,856 --> 00:08:10,791 MY HUSBAND'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF PLANTING SEASON, 116 00:08:10,824 --> 00:08:13,060 SO, I ASKED JENNY ALONG. 117 00:08:13,093 --> 00:08:15,896 AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO ESCAPE SCHOOL FOR A WHILE, HMM? 118 00:08:15,929 --> 00:08:17,097 Mr. Broxton: AM I RIGHT? 119 00:08:17,130 --> 00:08:18,666 NOT EXACTLY. 120 00:08:18,699 --> 00:08:21,201 YOU SEE, I'M A TEACHER, OR I USED TO BE. 121 00:08:21,234 --> 00:08:23,537 JENNY WILL HAVE PLENTY OF SCHOOLWORK TO KEEP HER BUSY. 122 00:08:23,571 --> 00:08:25,906 Mr. Broxton: AH, I SEE. 123 00:08:25,939 --> 00:08:27,307 WELL, SHALL WE GO IN? 124 00:08:27,340 --> 00:08:29,109 YOU MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME, YOUNG LADY. 125 00:08:29,142 --> 00:08:30,944 WE HAVE PLENTY OF MAGAZINES THERE ON THE TABLE. 126 00:08:30,978 --> 00:08:32,613 YES, SIR, THANK YOU. 127 00:08:42,956 --> 00:08:44,825 MY CHIEF EDITOR, RUSSELL MATTHEWS, 128 00:08:44,858 --> 00:08:46,660 THIS IS LAURA INGALLS WILDER. 129 00:08:46,694 --> 00:08:48,295 I ENJOYED YOUR BOOK, MRS. WILDER. 130 00:08:48,328 --> 00:08:50,564 THANK YOU, MR. MATTHEWS. 131 00:08:50,598 --> 00:08:53,033 OH, PLEASE, SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN. 132 00:08:53,066 --> 00:08:54,534 BE COMFORTABLE. 133 00:09:00,173 --> 00:09:02,309 NOW, LET'S GET RIGHT TO THE POINT. 134 00:09:02,342 --> 00:09:06,647 RUSSELL AND I BOTH FEEL THAT YOUR MANUSCRIPT SHOULD TAKE FIRST PRIZE 135 00:09:06,680 --> 00:09:08,348 AND BE PUBLISHED. 136 00:09:08,381 --> 00:09:09,850 WELL, THAT'S WONDERFUL! 137 00:09:09,883 --> 00:09:12,920 Mr. Broxton: AH, HOWEVER... 138 00:09:12,953 --> 00:09:15,122 THERE ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE A "HOWEVER," DOESN'T THERE? 139 00:09:15,155 --> 00:09:19,927 WE FEEL THAT YOUR MANUSCRIPT IS ABOUT 80%. 140 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:21,294 80%? 141 00:09:21,328 --> 00:09:23,797 WELL, YOU HAVE A GOOD BEGINNING AND A GOOD END. 142 00:09:23,831 --> 00:09:26,099 WHAT YOU NEED IS A LITTLE MORE IN BETWEEN. 143 00:09:26,133 --> 00:09:28,101 OH, I SEE. 144 00:09:28,135 --> 00:09:30,971 Mr. Broxton: OTHER INCIDENTS FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD. 145 00:09:31,004 --> 00:09:33,941 I'M SURE YOU CAN RECALL OTHERS OF THEM. 146 00:09:33,974 --> 00:09:37,645 MR. BROXTON, I HAVE HALF A DOZEN NOTEBOOKS IN MY LUGGAGE, 147 00:09:37,678 --> 00:09:38,779 AND THEY'RE ALL FILLED WITH CHILDHOOD MEMORIES. 148 00:09:38,812 --> 00:09:40,714 IS THAT SO? 149 00:09:40,748 --> 00:09:42,983 YES, I'M SURE I'LL HAVE NO TROUBLE WRITING NEW CHAPTERS. 150 00:09:43,016 --> 00:09:45,385 WELL, WE'LL NEED 3, WOULDN'T YOU SAY, RUSSELL? 151 00:09:45,418 --> 00:09:47,087 THAT'LL DO. 152 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,389 A HALF A DOZEN NOTEBOOKS, YOU SAY? 153 00:09:49,422 --> 00:09:52,926 YES, I'VE EVEN STARTED WORKING ON A SEVENTH. 154 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,396 THAT'S VERY INTERESTING, VERY INTERESTING. 155 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:58,198 RUSSELL AND I WERE DISCUSSING 156 00:09:58,231 --> 00:10:02,135 HOW YOUR BOOK MIGHT BE IDEAL FOR SEQUELS. 157 00:10:02,169 --> 00:10:03,971 REALLY? 158 00:10:04,004 --> 00:10:07,875 THAT IS, IF WE CAN FIND A GOOD ENOUGH MARKET TO BEGIN WITH. 159 00:10:07,908 --> 00:10:09,977 I--I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. 160 00:10:10,010 --> 00:10:12,212 WELL, FIRST THINGS FIRST, 161 00:10:12,245 --> 00:10:14,147 WE'LL NEED THE 3 CHAPTERS QUICKLY. 162 00:10:14,181 --> 00:10:16,950 UH...HOW FAST CAN YOU WRITE? 163 00:10:16,984 --> 00:10:19,086 WELL, HOW QUICKLY DO YOU NEED THEM? 164 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:21,922 IN TWO WEEKS THEY SHOULD BE READY FOR PUBLICATION. 165 00:10:21,955 --> 00:10:24,057 TWO WEEKS? 166 00:10:24,091 --> 00:10:26,293 IS THERE A PROBLEM? 167 00:10:26,326 --> 00:10:30,764 WELL, I... 168 00:10:30,798 --> 00:10:33,266 I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D NEED ME HERE THAT LONG. 169 00:10:33,300 --> 00:10:37,137 I'M AFRAID I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE EXPLICIT IN MY LETTER. 170 00:10:37,170 --> 00:10:38,806 WELL, THERE'S NO PROBLEM. 171 00:10:38,839 --> 00:10:41,041 I'LL TELEPHONE MY HUSBAND. 172 00:10:41,074 --> 00:10:42,209 GOOD. 173 00:10:42,242 --> 00:10:43,944 THEN WE'LL HAVE A PRESS RECEPTION 174 00:10:43,977 --> 00:10:47,247 FOR YOU AND THE TWO WINNERS FOR POETRY AND SHORT STORIES. 175 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:53,453 YOURS, I EMPHASIZE, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. 176 00:10:53,486 --> 00:10:56,356 SO, YOU COME IN TOMORROW MORNING WITH, SAY... 177 00:10:56,389 --> 00:11:00,360 6 CHAPTER IDEAS, AND WE'LL SELECT THE 3 BEST. 178 00:11:00,393 --> 00:11:02,062 CAN YOU DO THAT? 179 00:11:02,095 --> 00:11:03,831 I THINK SO. 180 00:11:03,864 --> 00:11:06,066 GOOD. 181 00:11:06,099 --> 00:11:12,005 NOW ALL THAT REMAINS IS YOUR ADVANCE OF $50. 182 00:11:12,039 --> 00:11:13,707 $50? 183 00:11:18,178 --> 00:11:21,181 IT'S QUITE USUAL, I ASSURE YOU. 184 00:11:21,214 --> 00:11:22,916 Mr. Broxton: YOUR FEE, OR YOUR PRIZE MONEY, 185 00:11:22,950 --> 00:11:26,219 HOWEVER YOU WISH TO THINK OF IT, WILL BE $250. 186 00:11:26,253 --> 00:11:29,056 AND THERE WILL, OF COURSE, BE ROYALTIES LATER ON, 187 00:11:29,089 --> 00:11:32,492 IF IT SELLS WELL ENOUGH. 188 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:34,094 I'M SPEECHLESS. 189 00:11:34,127 --> 00:11:35,996 Mr. Braxton: FOR NOW, PERHAPS. 190 00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:38,732 IT IS MY EXPERIENCE THAT YOUNG WRITERS GET ACCUSTOMED TO SUCCESS 191 00:11:38,766 --> 00:11:43,136 WITH ALARMING SPEED. 192 00:11:43,170 --> 00:11:45,138 AND NOW, FOR THE LAST DETAIL, 193 00:11:45,172 --> 00:11:46,740 YOUR SIGNATURE ON THE CONTRACT, 194 00:11:46,774 --> 00:11:49,009 AND MR. MATTHEWS CAN SEE YOU TO YOUR HOTEL. 195 00:11:54,782 --> 00:11:57,084 OH, FEEL FREE TO GLANCE OVER IT. 196 00:11:57,117 --> 00:11:59,853 IT'S QUITE ORDINARY. 197 00:11:59,887 --> 00:12:03,290 IS IT ALL RIGHT IF I BRING IT IN TOMORROW AND SIGN? 198 00:12:03,323 --> 00:12:05,425 WELL, OF COURSE. 199 00:12:05,458 --> 00:12:07,527 IT'S SOMETHING I PROMISED MY PA... 200 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:11,064 NEVER TO SIGN ANYTHING UNTIL I'D READ IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH FIRST. 201 00:12:11,098 --> 00:12:12,265 PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT. 202 00:12:12,299 --> 00:12:14,267 YOU'LL FIND IT TO BE QUITE IN ORDER. 203 00:12:14,301 --> 00:12:15,468 THANK YOU. 204 00:12:15,502 --> 00:12:17,170 WELL, LET'S GET YOU SETTLED. 205 00:12:31,451 --> 00:12:33,320 Porter: I THINK YOU'LL FIND THIS QUITE COMFORTABLE. 206 00:12:33,353 --> 00:12:34,855 OH, YES. 207 00:12:34,888 --> 00:12:36,256 Jenny: IT'S BEAUTIFUL. 208 00:12:39,860 --> 00:12:41,094 AND WILL THERE BE ANYTHING ELSE? 209 00:12:41,128 --> 00:12:42,362 NO, THANK YOU. 210 00:12:42,395 --> 00:12:43,763 THANK YOU, SIR. 211 00:12:48,001 --> 00:12:49,502 THIS IS WONDERFUL. 212 00:12:49,536 --> 00:12:52,940 FOR NOW, WE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT PREFER WORKING HERE. 213 00:12:52,973 --> 00:12:54,207 IT'S VERY NICE. 214 00:12:54,241 --> 00:12:56,109 OUR OFFICES CAN GET PRETTY HECTIC. 215 00:12:56,143 --> 00:12:58,211 YOU'LL CONCENTRATE BETTER, I THINK. 216 00:12:58,245 --> 00:13:00,380 I DON'T HAVE THIS MUCH PRIVACY AT HOME. 217 00:13:00,413 --> 00:13:01,581 YOU'LL FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED: 218 00:13:01,614 --> 00:13:04,251 PENS, PENCILS, PAPER, DICTIONARY. 219 00:13:04,284 --> 00:13:06,119 NOW, ALL YOUR EXPENSES HERE ARE PAID, 220 00:13:06,153 --> 00:13:09,222 INCLUDING MEALS TAKEN IN THE HOTEL RESTAURANT, OR ROOM SERVICE. 221 00:13:09,256 --> 00:13:11,091 ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SIGN. 222 00:13:11,124 --> 00:13:13,927 AN ADDED 10% TIP IS CUSTOMARY. 223 00:13:13,961 --> 00:13:16,596 I'M GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY SPOILED. 224 00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:18,832 WELL, CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, 225 00:13:18,866 --> 00:13:20,567 PHYSICAL HARDSHIPS DON'T ADD MUCH 226 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,235 TO THE QUALITY OF A WRITER'S WORK. 227 00:13:22,269 --> 00:13:25,505 COMFORT, THEREFORE, BECOMES A NECESSITY. 228 00:13:25,538 --> 00:13:27,274 WELL, I WON'T ARGUE THE POINT. 229 00:13:27,307 --> 00:13:28,842 GOOD. 230 00:13:28,876 --> 00:13:31,244 WOULD YOU MIND A LITTLE PERSONAL ADVICE? 231 00:13:31,278 --> 00:13:33,046 NO. 232 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,048 TAKE A SMALL PART OF THAT $50 233 00:13:35,082 --> 00:13:37,384 AND BUY YOURSELF SOMETHING FRIVOLOUS. 234 00:13:37,417 --> 00:13:38,886 WHY? 235 00:13:38,919 --> 00:13:41,054 Russell: WELL, BECAUSE IT FEELS MARVELOUS. 236 00:13:41,088 --> 00:13:43,623 AND BECAUSE YOU SHOULD GET USED TO THAT FEELING. 237 00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:48,561 YOUR LIFE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE, YOUNG LADY. 238 00:13:48,595 --> 00:13:50,163 WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW MORNING. 239 00:13:50,197 --> 00:13:52,232 SEE YOU THEN. 240 00:13:52,265 --> 00:13:54,434 AUNT LAURA, COME AND HAVE A LOOK. 241 00:13:58,671 --> 00:14:01,508 AREN'T YOU EXCITED? 242 00:14:01,541 --> 00:14:03,010 YEAH. 243 00:14:06,413 --> 00:14:08,015 BUT I'M A LITTLE SCARED. 244 00:14:28,135 --> 00:14:30,037 LAURA... 245 00:14:30,070 --> 00:14:31,905 YOU'RE STILL WORKING. 246 00:14:31,939 --> 00:14:34,141 I'M ALMOST THROUGH. 247 00:14:34,174 --> 00:14:36,309 IT'S AFTER 2:00. 248 00:14:36,343 --> 00:14:38,979 I KNOW, YOU GO BACK TO BED, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. 249 00:14:39,012 --> 00:14:40,147 ALL RIGHT. 250 00:14:45,118 --> 00:14:47,254 THIS BEING FAMOUS IS HARD WORK. 251 00:15:03,403 --> 00:15:06,239 THEY'RE ALL EXCELLENT CHOICES, I MUST SAY. 252 00:15:06,273 --> 00:15:07,674 THANK YOU. 253 00:15:07,707 --> 00:15:09,676 ESPECIALLY THE ONE ABOUT THE LONG RIFLE. 254 00:15:09,709 --> 00:15:11,044 THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS BOOK NEEDS, 255 00:15:11,078 --> 00:15:12,946 WOULDN'T YOU SAY, RUSSELL? 256 00:15:12,980 --> 00:15:16,249 THE ONE I'D CHOOSE, YES, AND ALSO THE ONE ABOUT THE BEARS... 257 00:15:16,283 --> 00:15:18,318 AND THE HARVEST. 258 00:15:18,351 --> 00:15:21,588 THAT'S EXACTLY WHY RUSSELL WILL ALWAYS HAVE JOB SECURITY IN MY COMPANY. 259 00:15:21,621 --> 00:15:23,156 WE THINK ALIKE. 260 00:15:23,190 --> 00:15:26,259 NOT ALWAYS, NOW AND AGAIN, YOU'RE WRONG. 261 00:15:26,293 --> 00:15:27,460 [CHUCKLES] 262 00:15:27,494 --> 00:15:29,129 Mr. Broxton: YES, I DARE SAY. 263 00:15:29,162 --> 00:15:30,964 YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD WITH THOSE 3 CHAPTERS. 264 00:15:30,998 --> 00:15:32,432 YES, SIR. 265 00:15:32,465 --> 00:15:37,070 AND NOW THERE'S STILL A QUESTION OF YOUR CONTRACT. 266 00:15:37,104 --> 00:15:38,738 HAVE YOU READ IT OVER THOROUGHLY? 267 00:15:38,771 --> 00:15:40,240 TWICE. 268 00:15:40,273 --> 00:15:42,442 IT'S A GOOD THING I HAD THAT DICTIONARY. 269 00:15:42,475 --> 00:15:46,146 AND ARE YOU NOW SATISFIED? 270 00:15:46,179 --> 00:15:49,482 WELL... 271 00:15:49,516 --> 00:15:52,185 THERE IS ONE SMALL THING. 272 00:15:52,219 --> 00:15:53,720 OH, JUST ONE? 273 00:15:53,753 --> 00:15:56,089 IT WOULDN'T BE MORE MONEY BY ANY CHANCE, WOULD IT? 274 00:15:56,123 --> 00:15:58,258 NOT AT ALL, LET ME FIND IT. 275 00:16:02,362 --> 00:16:04,131 HERE IT IS. 276 00:16:04,164 --> 00:16:06,399 "ALL CHANGES IN THE MANUSCRIPT SHALL BE MADE 277 00:16:06,433 --> 00:16:10,003 AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE PUBLISHER." 278 00:16:10,037 --> 00:16:12,772 DOES THAT MEAN I WOULDN'T BE CONSULTED ABOUT ANY CHANGES? 279 00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:14,707 OF COURSE NOT. 280 00:16:14,741 --> 00:16:16,609 ON THE OTHER HAND, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT SHE WOULD BE, EITHER. 281 00:16:16,643 --> 00:16:18,011 RUSSELL! 282 00:16:18,045 --> 00:16:19,779 Russell: OH, COME ON, BROXTON. 283 00:16:19,812 --> 00:16:22,715 MRS. WILDER ISN'T THE FIRST ONE TO PICK THAT OUT OF THE FINE PRINT. 284 00:16:22,749 --> 00:16:24,751 I WOULDN'T WANT IT IN ANY CONTRACT OF MINE. 285 00:16:28,755 --> 00:16:31,491 VERY WELL, IT ISN'T IMPORTANT. 286 00:16:31,524 --> 00:16:34,061 WE ALWAYS WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR WRITERS, 287 00:16:34,094 --> 00:16:36,096 AND THERE'S NEVER BEEN ANY SERIOUS PROBLEM. 288 00:16:36,129 --> 00:16:37,430 OH, I'M SURE OF THAT. 289 00:16:37,464 --> 00:16:39,266 I'D JUST FEEL BETTER, THAT'S ALL. 290 00:16:39,299 --> 00:16:40,533 OKAY, LET'S HAVE THAT. 291 00:16:44,137 --> 00:16:47,374 CROSS OUT "THE SOLE DISCRETION... 292 00:16:47,407 --> 00:16:49,342 OF THE PUBLISHER"... 293 00:16:49,376 --> 00:16:53,380 REPLACE IT WITH "CONTINGENT... 294 00:16:53,413 --> 00:16:58,518 "UPON AUTHOR'S... 295 00:16:58,551 --> 00:17:00,420 CONSENT." 296 00:17:00,453 --> 00:17:02,489 MY INITIALS... 297 00:17:02,522 --> 00:17:04,624 AND THERE YOU ARE. 298 00:17:04,657 --> 00:17:06,025 THANK YOU. 299 00:17:24,177 --> 00:17:25,345 HOW DID IT GO? 300 00:17:25,378 --> 00:17:26,646 WONDERFULLY. 301 00:17:26,679 --> 00:17:28,281 IN FACT, I FELT SO GOOD ABOUT IT, 302 00:17:28,315 --> 00:17:30,383 I WENT OUT AND I BOUGHT THAT FRIVOLOUS ITEM 303 00:17:30,417 --> 00:17:32,219 MR. MATTHEWS WAS TALKING ABOUT. 304 00:17:32,252 --> 00:17:33,686 IN FACT, I BOUGHT TWO OF THEM. 305 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:37,557 AND THIS ONE IS FOR YOU. 306 00:17:37,590 --> 00:17:40,727 OPEN IT! 307 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,097 IT'S A NEW HAT THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY DON'T NEED. 308 00:17:44,131 --> 00:17:47,667 OH, AUNT LAURA, IT'S BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU! 309 00:17:47,700 --> 00:17:50,103 OH...NOW FOR ME. 310 00:17:50,137 --> 00:17:53,273 NOW YOU SIT DOWN AND CLOSE YOUR EYES, AND DON'T PEEK! 311 00:17:53,306 --> 00:17:55,875 NO PEEKING. 312 00:17:55,908 --> 00:17:58,478 KEEP THEM CLOSED TIGHT. 313 00:17:58,511 --> 00:18:00,313 LIKE MR. EDWARDS SAYS, 314 00:18:00,347 --> 00:18:03,750 "I WON'T STAND FOR NO PEEKIN'!" 315 00:18:03,783 --> 00:18:05,185 THERE. 316 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,257 OKAY, YOU CAN LOOK NOW. 317 00:18:10,290 --> 00:18:13,260 TA-DA, YOU LIKE THEM? 318 00:18:13,293 --> 00:18:15,895 OH, YES! 319 00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:18,231 THEY MUST HAVE COST A FORTUNE! 320 00:18:18,265 --> 00:18:19,632 WELL, ALMOST $6.00, 321 00:18:19,666 --> 00:18:21,568 IF YOU COUNT THE COST OF GETTING MY EARS PIERCED. 322 00:18:24,871 --> 00:18:26,573 Jenny: DID IT HURT? 323 00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:28,675 I WAS TOO HAPPY TO NOTICE. 324 00:18:28,708 --> 00:18:30,743 YOU KNOW, MR. MATTHEWS WAS RIGHT, 325 00:18:30,777 --> 00:18:34,747 BUYING THESE THINGS REALLY DID FEEL MARVELOUS. 326 00:18:34,781 --> 00:18:36,683 AUNT LAURA? 327 00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:38,218 IT'S REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN. 328 00:18:38,251 --> 00:18:40,420 I KNOW IT. 329 00:18:40,453 --> 00:18:41,921 WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? 330 00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:43,656 YOU'RE GOING TO BE RICH! 331 00:19:15,922 --> 00:19:17,290 I DID IT. 332 00:19:17,324 --> 00:19:18,325 I FINISHED THE LAST CHAPTER. 333 00:19:18,358 --> 00:19:20,393 THAT'S WONDERFUL. 334 00:19:20,427 --> 00:19:22,529 I'M SO EXCITED, I'M GOING TO TAKE IT DOWN TO MR. BROXTON RIGHT AWAY. 335 00:19:22,562 --> 00:19:24,931 - IT'S AFTER 6:00. - HE USUALLY WORKS LATE. 336 00:19:24,964 --> 00:19:26,533 - GOOD LUCK! - THANKS. 337 00:19:26,566 --> 00:19:27,834 - BYE! - BYE! 338 00:19:33,406 --> 00:19:35,375 IS MR. BROXTON IN? 339 00:19:35,408 --> 00:19:39,479 YOU JUST MISSED HIM, MRS. WILDER, HE HAD AN EARLY DINNER ENGAGEMENT. 340 00:19:39,512 --> 00:19:42,815 OH, I GUESS I'LL SEE HIM TOMORROW MORNING. 341 00:19:42,849 --> 00:19:45,318 I THINK MR. MATTHEWS IS STILL IN, THOUGH. 342 00:19:45,352 --> 00:19:47,454 OH, GOOD, THANK YOU. 343 00:19:50,723 --> 00:19:52,259 COME IN. 344 00:19:56,596 --> 00:19:58,831 WELL, WELL. 345 00:19:58,865 --> 00:20:00,567 AM I DISTURBING YOU? 346 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,636 YES, AND I'M GLAD. 347 00:20:03,670 --> 00:20:07,240 I'VE JUST BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME EXTRACURRICULAR LITERARY ACTIVITY, 348 00:20:07,274 --> 00:20:09,442 AND I'M NOT IN THE MOOD FOR IT. 349 00:20:09,476 --> 00:20:12,945 RUSSELL MATTHEWS' GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL... 350 00:20:12,979 --> 00:20:17,016 BEEN FIDDLING WITH IT EVER SINCE I LEFT YALE GRADUATE SCHOOL. 351 00:20:17,049 --> 00:20:19,018 MAY I OFFER YOU A DRINK? 352 00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:20,720 NO, THANK YOU. 353 00:20:20,753 --> 00:20:23,923 THEN YOU WON'T MIND IF I OFFER MYSELF ANOTHER? 354 00:20:23,956 --> 00:20:25,525 OF COURSE NOT. 355 00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:26,793 HAVE A SEAT. 356 00:20:31,598 --> 00:20:37,036 SO...WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE AT THIS HOUR? 357 00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:39,939 WELL, IT'S GOING TO SOUND SILLY... 358 00:20:39,972 --> 00:20:41,708 BUT I FINISHED MY LAST CHAPTER, 359 00:20:41,741 --> 00:20:43,810 AND I JUST HAD TO BRING IT RIGHT IN. 360 00:20:43,843 --> 00:20:45,945 NO, THAT'S NOT THE LEAST BIT SILLY. 361 00:20:45,978 --> 00:20:48,047 I'VE NEVER MET A NEW YOUNG WRITER 362 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,383 WHO WASN'T EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. 363 00:20:50,417 --> 00:20:52,652 BROXTON MUST BE PLEASED. 364 00:20:52,685 --> 00:20:54,554 HE'D ALREADY LEFT. 365 00:20:54,587 --> 00:20:57,023 OH, WELL, THEN, JUST LEAVE IT WITH ME. 366 00:21:03,496 --> 00:21:04,897 TELL ME ABOUT YOUR NOVEL. 367 00:21:15,375 --> 00:21:20,813 AH...IT'S A SWEEPING SAGA OF ROMANCE... 368 00:21:20,847 --> 00:21:24,083 SET AGAINST THE TUMULTUOUS BACKDROP 369 00:21:24,116 --> 00:21:27,487 OF THE WAR OF 1812. 370 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,423 IT SOUNDS EXCITING. 371 00:21:30,457 --> 00:21:33,626 NO, NO, WHAT'LL... 372 00:21:33,660 --> 00:21:37,063 WHAT'LL REALLY BE EXCITING IS IF I EVER FINISH IT. 373 00:21:42,669 --> 00:21:46,506 AND HERE I AM, SORRY THAT YOU'RE MARRIED. 374 00:21:46,539 --> 00:21:48,107 WHAT? 375 00:21:48,140 --> 00:21:53,045 YOU ABSOLUTELY COULDN'T GET RID OF ME. 376 00:21:53,079 --> 00:21:54,447 MR. MATTHEWS-- 377 00:21:54,481 --> 00:21:55,948 Russell: NO, NO, NO... 378 00:21:55,982 --> 00:21:58,385 I'M PERFECTLY HARMLESS. 379 00:21:58,418 --> 00:22:00,387 AND I ALWAYS SAY WHAT I MEAN, 380 00:22:00,420 --> 00:22:03,723 ESPECIALLY AFTER A COUPLE OF DRINKS. 381 00:22:03,756 --> 00:22:06,125 HAVE DINNER WITH ME. 382 00:22:06,158 --> 00:22:09,829 NO, THANK YOU, MY NIECE IS EXPECTING ME FOR DINNER. 383 00:22:09,862 --> 00:22:11,964 WELL, CALL HER, HAVE HER USE ROOM SERVICE. 384 00:22:11,998 --> 00:22:13,766 SHE WON'T MIND, JUST THIS ONCE. 385 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:18,638 NO, REALLY, AS YOU POINTED OUT, I AM A MARRIED WOMAN. 386 00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:22,475 YOUNG LADY, I OFFERED YOU A DINNER INVITATION 387 00:22:22,509 --> 00:22:23,943 AND NOTHING MORE. 388 00:22:23,976 --> 00:22:26,713 NOW, YOU HAVE BEEN COOPED UP WITH ALL YOUR OBLIGATIONS 389 00:22:26,746 --> 00:22:28,948 FOR CLOSE TO TWO WEEKS. 390 00:22:28,981 --> 00:22:31,951 IT'S TIME YOU HAD AN EVENING OUT ON YOUR OWN. 391 00:22:31,984 --> 00:22:34,020 Russell: AND YOU MUST BE BORED TO DEATH 392 00:22:34,053 --> 00:22:35,922 WITH THAT HOTEL RESTAURANT. 393 00:22:35,955 --> 00:22:39,659 SO, I'LL TAKE YOU SOMEPLACE SPECIAL. 394 00:22:39,692 --> 00:22:41,928 SOMEPLACE WHERE, IF... 395 00:22:41,961 --> 00:22:44,030 WE SEE ANY OF MY FRIENDS, 396 00:22:44,063 --> 00:22:46,499 THEY'LL WONDER WHERE ON EARTH DID I FIND 397 00:22:46,533 --> 00:22:51,137 SUCH A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY. 398 00:22:51,170 --> 00:22:53,440 REALLY, MR. MATTHEWS... 399 00:22:53,473 --> 00:22:55,842 NO, NO, NO, GO ON. 400 00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:57,910 I WON'T TAKE "NO" FOR AN ANSWER. 401 00:23:28,675 --> 00:23:30,042 Russell: FOR A WHILE THERE, 402 00:23:30,076 --> 00:23:32,211 IT WAS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE I WAS TURNING INTO 403 00:23:32,244 --> 00:23:35,081 A PROFESSIONAL STUDENT. 404 00:23:35,114 --> 00:23:38,585 FIRST THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND THE MASTER'S... 405 00:23:38,618 --> 00:23:40,219 THEN ON TO A Ph.D. 406 00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:42,555 WELL, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? 407 00:23:42,589 --> 00:23:45,925 WELL, AFTER ALL, I WASN'T TRAINING FOR THE MEDICAL OR LEGAL PROFESSIONS. 408 00:23:45,958 --> 00:23:48,961 I WAS MERELY STUDYING WORLD LITERATURE. 409 00:23:48,995 --> 00:23:51,931 I COULD HAVE MANAGED THAT IN MY SPARE TIME. 410 00:23:51,964 --> 00:23:55,535 NO, THE TRUTH IS I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE, 411 00:23:55,568 --> 00:23:58,938 AND THE NOVEL WAS TAKING FOREVER, 412 00:23:58,971 --> 00:24:00,840 SO, I SETTLED ON TEACHING. 413 00:24:00,873 --> 00:24:04,944 AND IT WAS THEN, IN THE COURSE OF GRADING ESSAYS AND THE LIKE, 414 00:24:04,977 --> 00:24:10,850 THAT I DISCOVERED IN MYSELF A POSITIVE FLAIR FOR BEING AN EDITOR. 415 00:24:10,883 --> 00:24:13,520 HERE WE ARE, MR. MATTHEWS. 416 00:24:13,553 --> 00:24:14,821 WOULD YOU CARE FOR MORE COFFEE, MA'AM? 417 00:24:14,854 --> 00:24:16,022 YES, PLEASE. 418 00:24:16,055 --> 00:24:18,591 ALBERT, MORE COFFEE FOR THE LADY. 419 00:24:18,625 --> 00:24:19,959 AND YOU, SIR? 420 00:24:19,992 --> 00:24:24,897 YES, YES, I'LL HAVE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE. 421 00:24:24,931 --> 00:24:26,098 NOW, YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD. 422 00:24:26,132 --> 00:24:28,267 I TEND TO DAWDLE OVER MY FOOD. 423 00:24:28,300 --> 00:24:29,736 WELL, THAT'S ALL YOU'RE EATING? 424 00:24:29,769 --> 00:24:31,871 - OH, THAT'S QUITE ENOUGH. - THANK YOU. 425 00:24:31,904 --> 00:24:37,610 NOW, UH, WHAT WAS I SAYING? 426 00:24:37,644 --> 00:24:40,847 YOU DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAD A FLAIR FOR EDITING. 427 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:44,584 AH, YES, AND I KNEW THE PUBLISHING BUSINESS 428 00:24:44,617 --> 00:24:47,687 WAS BOUND TO PAY AT LEAST AS WELL AS TEACHING. 429 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,690 WHICH, BY THE WAY, WAS BEGINNING TO WEAR THIN. 430 00:24:50,723 --> 00:24:54,093 Russell: SO, I SHOPPED AROUND AND FINALLY CAME WITH BROXTON'S FIRM, 431 00:24:54,126 --> 00:24:56,596 AND I'VE BEEN THERE EVER SINCE. 432 00:24:56,629 --> 00:24:58,765 HERE YOU ARE, SIR, IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? 433 00:24:58,798 --> 00:25:00,800 - YES, THANK YOU. - GOOD. 434 00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:05,204 THANK YOU, HUGO. 435 00:25:05,237 --> 00:25:07,740 MR. MATTHEWS... 436 00:25:07,774 --> 00:25:10,076 WHY DON'T WE GET ON A FIRST-NAME BASIS? 437 00:25:10,109 --> 00:25:14,213 I DON'T MIND RUSSELL, AND I'D ENJOY CALLING YOU LAURA. 438 00:25:14,246 --> 00:25:16,683 WELL, THAT'S FINE WITH ME. 439 00:25:16,716 --> 00:25:20,720 RUSSELL, CAN I ASK YOU A PERSONAL QUESTION? 440 00:25:20,753 --> 00:25:26,659 WELL, YOU'RE FREE TO TRY. 441 00:25:26,693 --> 00:25:28,861 DO YOU ALWAYS DRINK THAT MUCH? 442 00:25:28,895 --> 00:25:30,763 YES, HA HA. 443 00:25:30,797 --> 00:25:34,867 YES, I'D SAY I DO, YES. 444 00:25:34,901 --> 00:25:37,136 WHY? 445 00:25:37,169 --> 00:25:40,272 WELL, I...I FIND IT AGREEABLE. 446 00:25:40,306 --> 00:25:41,774 DOES IT OFFEND YOU? 447 00:25:41,808 --> 00:25:44,010 OH, NO, NO, NOT AT ALL. 448 00:25:44,043 --> 00:25:46,913 IT'S JUST THAT I'D NEVER SEEN ANYONE WHO-- 449 00:25:46,946 --> 00:25:50,850 WELL, ACTUALLY, THERE WAS MR. EDWARDS, UNTIL HE QUIT. 450 00:25:50,883 --> 00:25:53,352 IT ALMOST RUINED HIS LIFE. 451 00:25:53,385 --> 00:25:56,923 WELL, LET ME REASSURE YOU THAT IT'S NOT RUINING MINE. 452 00:25:56,956 --> 00:25:59,992 YOU SEE, I HAVE-- I HAVE A FIRM RULE. 453 00:26:00,026 --> 00:26:04,831 NEVER TO BEGIN DRINKING UNTIL BETWEEN 5:00 AND 6:00 IN THE EVENING 454 00:26:04,864 --> 00:26:07,299 AND NOT TO STOP UNTIL I RETIRE AT NIGHT. 455 00:26:12,705 --> 00:26:15,107 IT'S NICE OF YOU TO BE CONCERNED, BUT DON'T BE. 456 00:26:15,141 --> 00:26:17,309 I'LL EVEN HAVE A BIT OF MY SALAD. 457 00:26:21,881 --> 00:26:26,152 WELL, I IMAGINE YOU MISS YOUR FAMILY, BEING AWAY SO LONG. 458 00:26:26,185 --> 00:26:27,787 OH, YES, VERY MUCH, 459 00:26:27,820 --> 00:26:29,355 ALTHOUGH KEEPING BUSY DID HELP, 460 00:26:29,388 --> 00:26:30,790 BUT NOW THAT THE BOOK'S FINISHED-- 461 00:26:30,823 --> 00:26:33,192 OH, UH... 462 00:26:33,225 --> 00:26:38,130 THE BOOK ISN'T FINISHED. 463 00:26:38,164 --> 00:26:40,900 THOSE OMINOUS CHANGES YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT. 464 00:26:44,737 --> 00:26:46,105 ARE THERE A LOT? 465 00:26:46,138 --> 00:26:49,075 Russell: OH, NOTHING, NOTHING TO BE WORRYING OVER. 466 00:26:49,108 --> 00:26:53,145 NOW, WE'D BETTER EAT, OR WE'LL HURT HUGO'S FEELINGS. 467 00:27:15,802 --> 00:27:18,671 MR. BROXTON, I'M STILL NOT SURE I FULLY UNDERSTAND. 468 00:27:18,705 --> 00:27:21,941 WELL, IT'S PURELY A MATTER OF ENHANCING THE STORIES A BIT. 469 00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:23,275 ENHANCING? 470 00:27:23,309 --> 00:27:26,278 Mr. Broxton: YES, THEY CERTAINLY CAN'T SUFFER 471 00:27:26,312 --> 00:27:31,050 FROM A TOUCH MORE DASH AND EXCITEMENT. 472 00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:33,185 WELL, I'M SORRY. 473 00:27:33,219 --> 00:27:36,322 I'M AFRAID I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU LIKED THEM THE WAY THEY ARE. 474 00:27:36,355 --> 00:27:40,693 BUT WE DO, YOU MUSTN'T THINK OTHERWISE. 475 00:27:40,727 --> 00:27:42,161 THE RURAL SETTING. 476 00:27:42,194 --> 00:27:43,896 THE HARD WINTER. 477 00:27:43,930 --> 00:27:47,466 THE FAMILY'S CONSTANT TRIUMPHS OVER ADVERSITIES. 478 00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:49,869 THEIR LOVE AND FAITH IN ONE ANOTHER. 479 00:27:49,902 --> 00:27:52,471 ALL RICH, RICH MATERIAL. 480 00:27:52,504 --> 00:27:56,743 BUT ALL OF IT MUST BE MADE AS EFFECTIVE AND POWERFUL AS POSSIBLE. 481 00:28:00,179 --> 00:28:01,313 DON'T YOU AGREE? 482 00:28:04,416 --> 00:28:06,452 WELL, YES, I DO, BUT-- 483 00:28:06,485 --> 00:28:08,354 Mr. Broxton: BUT YOU'RE STILL CONFUSED? 484 00:28:08,387 --> 00:28:10,022 YES. 485 00:28:10,056 --> 00:28:12,358 YOU SEE, MRS. WILDER... 486 00:28:12,391 --> 00:28:14,293 "MA BAKES A PIE," 487 00:28:14,326 --> 00:28:17,296 IS NOT IN AND OF ITSELF ELECTRIFYING DRAMA. 488 00:28:20,532 --> 00:28:23,736 BUT IF MA BAKES A PIE 489 00:28:23,770 --> 00:28:27,039 AS IF UNAWARE OR UNCONCERNED... 490 00:28:27,073 --> 00:28:30,977 THAT OUTSIDE RAGES THE WORST BLIZZARD OF THE WINTER... 491 00:28:31,010 --> 00:28:35,047 AND PA IS TWO HOURS OVERDUE, 492 00:28:35,081 --> 00:28:37,516 POSSIBLY STRANDED... 493 00:28:37,549 --> 00:28:40,019 IN THE SNOWBOUND WILDERNESS, 494 00:28:40,052 --> 00:28:44,256 POSSIBLY PERISHING IN THAT WILDERNESS, 495 00:28:44,290 --> 00:28:49,295 THEN THE ROUTINE, DOMESTIC ACT OF BAKING A PIE... 496 00:28:49,328 --> 00:28:53,532 IS TRANSFORMED INTO AN ACT OF COURAGE. 497 00:28:53,565 --> 00:28:58,404 BECAUSE IT SERVES TO ALLAY THE FEARS OF THE CHILDREN, 498 00:28:58,437 --> 00:29:02,374 FEARS THAT WOULD ENGULF AND TERRIFY THEM, 499 00:29:02,408 --> 00:29:06,745 IF SHE ALLOWED HER FEARS TO COME TO THE SURFACE AND BE SEEN. 500 00:29:13,019 --> 00:29:16,288 DOES THAT MAKE IT ANY CLEARER--WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY? 501 00:29:16,322 --> 00:29:18,457 YES, YES, IT DOES. 502 00:29:18,490 --> 00:29:21,493 AS A MATTER OF FACT, I REMEMBER SOMETHING HAPPENED 503 00:29:21,527 --> 00:29:23,529 ALMOST EXACTLY AS YOU DESCRIBED. 504 00:29:23,562 --> 00:29:26,966 THERE, YOU SEE? 505 00:29:26,999 --> 00:29:28,434 I'LL DO MY BEST. 506 00:29:28,467 --> 00:29:30,569 AND I'LL BE WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. 507 00:29:30,602 --> 00:29:32,371 IN FACT, WE CAN GO TO MY OFFICE NOW AND GET RIGHT TO WORK. 508 00:29:32,404 --> 00:29:34,440 ALL RIGHT. 509 00:29:34,473 --> 00:29:38,310 Mr. Broxton: FINE, FINE, HERE, WHY DON'T YOU GO ON AHEAD, MRS. WILDER? 510 00:29:38,344 --> 00:29:41,247 I NEED RUSSELL ON ANOTHER MATTER. 511 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:42,982 OF COURSE. 512 00:29:43,015 --> 00:29:44,483 Mr. Broxton: WE'LL BE THERE IN A FEW MINUTES. 513 00:29:53,525 --> 00:29:55,928 THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE. 514 00:29:55,962 --> 00:29:57,229 I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU BETTER. 515 00:29:57,263 --> 00:30:00,066 THANK YOU, I THOUGHT IT WAS NECESSARY. 516 00:30:00,099 --> 00:30:02,368 I DON'T WANT HER GIVING US TROUBLE. 517 00:30:02,401 --> 00:30:04,436 ONCE WE HOLD THAT PRESS CONFERENCE, 518 00:30:04,470 --> 00:30:07,339 WE'RE COMMITTED TO A FULL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. 519 00:30:07,373 --> 00:30:10,509 AND IF SHE DECIDES TO HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS, 520 00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:13,245 WELL, WITH THAT CLAUSE IN HER CONTRACT... 521 00:30:13,279 --> 00:30:16,248 THEN MAYBE WE SHOULD LEAVE THE BOOK ALONE. 522 00:30:16,282 --> 00:30:17,449 WHAT? 523 00:30:17,483 --> 00:30:20,252 IT'S BEEN ON MY MIND FOR A WHILE. 524 00:30:20,286 --> 00:30:24,456 THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY HER STORIES ARE TOLD. 525 00:30:24,490 --> 00:30:25,858 THERE'S A GENTLENESS... 526 00:30:25,892 --> 00:30:27,994 A DEEP INNOCENCE... 527 00:30:28,027 --> 00:30:30,396 THAT I FIND INTENSELY ORIGINAL. 528 00:30:30,429 --> 00:30:32,064 MAYBE WE SHOULD SIMPLY MAKE SURE 529 00:30:32,098 --> 00:30:34,466 ALL THE Is ARE DOTTED AND THE Ts ARE CROSSED 530 00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:38,537 AND TAKE OUR CHANCES WITH THE BOOK AS IS. 531 00:30:38,570 --> 00:30:40,272 ARE YOU SERIOUS? 532 00:30:40,306 --> 00:30:43,976 IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING. 533 00:30:44,010 --> 00:30:46,412 NOW, I HAD THOUGHT AFTER 12 YEARS IN THE COMPANY, 534 00:30:46,445 --> 00:30:49,882 YOU WOULD HAVE LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE BUSINESS END OF PUBLISHING. 535 00:30:49,916 --> 00:30:52,952 I AGREE WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT OF MRS. WILDER'S TALENT. 536 00:30:52,985 --> 00:30:56,288 BUT WITHOUT INJECTING MORE EXCITEMENT INTO IT, 537 00:30:56,322 --> 00:30:58,324 THE BOOK WOULD NEVER SELL, NEVER. 538 00:31:05,431 --> 00:31:08,467 ALL RIGHT. 539 00:31:08,500 --> 00:31:10,036 LEAVE IT TO ME. 540 00:31:42,234 --> 00:31:44,270 ALMANZO! 541 00:31:44,303 --> 00:31:45,704 GOOD MORNING, MRS. FOSTER. 542 00:31:45,737 --> 00:31:47,073 Mrs. Foster: GOOD MORNING. 543 00:31:53,279 --> 00:31:54,981 A LETTER FROM LAURA. 544 00:31:55,014 --> 00:31:57,149 OH, THAT'S A SURPRISE, SHE'S DUE HOME TOMORROW. 545 00:31:57,183 --> 00:31:59,251 OH, PROBABLY JUST HOMESICK. 546 00:31:59,285 --> 00:32:00,452 YEAH, YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT. 547 00:32:00,486 --> 00:32:01,653 THANK YOU, MRS. FOSTER. 548 00:32:01,687 --> 00:32:03,022 YOU'RE WELCOME. 549 00:32:11,363 --> 00:32:13,065 Laura: DEAREST ALMANZO, 550 00:32:13,099 --> 00:32:15,667 THE CHANGES ARE TAKING LONGER THAN I THOUGHT. 551 00:32:15,701 --> 00:32:18,237 IT COULD BE ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. 552 00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:21,607 I MISS YOU, SO, PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND. 553 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:23,375 GIVE ROSE A KISS FOR ME. 554 00:32:23,409 --> 00:32:24,676 I LOVE YOU. 555 00:32:30,449 --> 00:32:33,752 THE PROBLEM IS, I THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT YOU AND MR. BROXTON WANTED. 556 00:32:33,785 --> 00:32:37,623 BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ACTUALLY WRITING THAT WAY... 557 00:32:37,656 --> 00:32:39,691 WELL, I'M SORRY, I REALLY AM. 558 00:32:39,725 --> 00:32:44,396 WELL, I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING, LAURA. 559 00:32:44,430 --> 00:32:48,434 IT'S JUST THAT I AM SO CLOSE TO MY CHARACTERS. 560 00:32:48,467 --> 00:32:50,502 MAYBE TOO CLOSE. 561 00:32:50,536 --> 00:32:54,740 IT'S JUST HARD FOR ME TO SEE THEM IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. 562 00:32:54,773 --> 00:32:57,343 I UNDERSTAND. 563 00:32:57,376 --> 00:33:01,613 NOW, LAURA, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO TRY ANOTHER APPROACH? 564 00:33:01,647 --> 00:33:03,515 WHAT? 565 00:33:03,549 --> 00:33:05,417 LET ME TAKE THE FIRST CHAPTER ALL BY MYSELF 566 00:33:05,451 --> 00:33:07,619 AND REFASHION IT A BIT. 567 00:33:07,653 --> 00:33:11,323 Russell: NOTHING RADICAL THAT CAN'T BE SWITCHED AROUND MORE TO YOUR LIKING, 568 00:33:11,357 --> 00:33:15,127 BUT IT'S THE BEST WAY I KNOW TO SHOW YOU. 569 00:33:15,161 --> 00:33:16,495 I SUPPOSE. 570 00:33:21,067 --> 00:33:22,801 RUSSELL, I FEEL SO STUPID. 571 00:33:22,834 --> 00:33:25,237 OH, NONE OF THAT. 572 00:33:25,271 --> 00:33:26,805 YOU JUST GO AND RELAX A BIT, 573 00:33:26,838 --> 00:33:30,442 AND I'LL HAVE THAT CHAPTER FOR YOU IN THE MORNING. 574 00:33:30,476 --> 00:33:32,378 ARE YOU SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT? 575 00:33:32,411 --> 00:33:34,080 I MEAN-- 576 00:33:34,113 --> 00:33:36,482 YOU TRUST ME, ALL RIGHT? 577 00:33:40,352 --> 00:33:41,520 ALL RIGHT. 578 00:33:41,553 --> 00:33:43,189 GOOD. 579 00:33:43,222 --> 00:33:45,457 YOU GO HOME... 580 00:33:45,491 --> 00:33:47,559 AND GET SOME REST... 581 00:33:47,593 --> 00:33:49,495 AND I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING. 582 00:33:49,528 --> 00:33:50,696 SEE YOU THEN. 583 00:34:12,151 --> 00:34:15,554 WELL? 584 00:34:15,587 --> 00:34:16,855 IT'S... 585 00:34:16,888 --> 00:34:21,227 IT'S VERY SKILLFULLY DONE. 586 00:34:21,260 --> 00:34:23,329 IT'S CERTAINLY A LOT MORE EXCITING THAN THE ORIGINAL. 587 00:34:23,362 --> 00:34:24,763 Mr. Broxton: EXACTLY! 588 00:34:24,796 --> 00:34:28,834 BUT IT'S STILL THE STORY THAT YOU WROTE. 589 00:34:28,867 --> 00:34:31,503 YEAH, I SUPPOSE IT IS. 590 00:34:31,537 --> 00:34:35,441 AND QUITE FRANKLY, I WOULDN'T CHANGE A WORD OF IT. 591 00:34:35,474 --> 00:34:38,810 HOW DO YOU FEEL, MRS. WILDER? 592 00:34:38,844 --> 00:34:44,516 WELL, UH, TO BE TRUTHFUL... 593 00:34:44,550 --> 00:34:47,453 IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND THE WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT. 594 00:34:47,486 --> 00:34:52,191 Mr. Broxton: EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, IF I MAY? 595 00:34:52,224 --> 00:34:53,792 MISS PRETTIS? 596 00:34:53,825 --> 00:34:55,694 HAVE THIS RUSHED INTO GALLEY PROOFS RIGHT AWAY. 597 00:34:55,727 --> 00:34:58,764 OF COURSE, MR. BROXTON. 598 00:34:58,797 --> 00:35:01,900 NOW, I HAVE A SUGGESTION TO MAKE, AND I HOPE YOU BOTH WILL AGREE WITH ME. 599 00:35:01,933 --> 00:35:06,505 MY SUGGESTION IS THAT RUSSELL CONTINUE REWORKING THE REST OF THE BOOK, 600 00:35:06,538 --> 00:35:09,875 SUBJECT AS ALWAYS TO ANY COMMENTS THAT MRS. WILDER MAY HAVE. 601 00:35:09,908 --> 00:35:11,710 THAT'S FINE WITH ME. 602 00:35:11,743 --> 00:35:16,482 Mr. Broxton: SEE, WHAT I HAVE HERE IS A FINE, FINE WRITING TEAM. 603 00:35:16,515 --> 00:35:18,184 THINGS SOMETIMES WORK THAT WAY. 604 00:35:18,217 --> 00:35:20,919 THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE. 605 00:35:20,952 --> 00:35:24,490 NATURALLY, ONLY LAURA INGALLS WILDER WILL BE LISTED AS THE AUTHOR. 606 00:35:28,827 --> 00:35:30,729 WHAT DO YOU SAY, MRS. WILDER? 607 00:35:33,765 --> 00:35:34,933 I SUPPOSE IT'S BEST. 608 00:35:34,966 --> 00:35:36,935 Mr. Broxton: GOOD. 609 00:35:36,968 --> 00:35:40,906 GOOD, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PLEASED I AM, HOW VERY PLEASED INDEED. 610 00:35:50,616 --> 00:35:53,819 Laura: IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE WATCHING RUSSELL WORK. 611 00:35:53,852 --> 00:35:56,422 HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING. 612 00:35:56,455 --> 00:35:59,391 AND, TRUE TO HIS WORD, HE NEVER TOOK A DRINK 613 00:35:59,425 --> 00:36:00,926 UNTIL HE WAS FINISHED FOR THE DAY. 614 00:36:05,331 --> 00:36:07,333 ON THE EVENING BEFORE THE PRESS RECEPTION, 615 00:36:07,366 --> 00:36:09,935 I GAVE THE GALLEY PROOFS OF THE BOOK TO JENNY TO READ. 616 00:36:32,791 --> 00:36:34,493 AUNT LAURA? 617 00:36:34,526 --> 00:36:36,462 I FINISHED IT. 618 00:36:36,495 --> 00:36:40,232 WELL? 619 00:36:40,266 --> 00:36:43,369 IT'S VERY DIFFERENT. 620 00:36:43,402 --> 00:36:45,237 WELL, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT, 621 00:36:45,271 --> 00:36:49,308 BUT MR. MATTHEWS AND MR. BROXTON DON'T THINK SO. 622 00:36:49,341 --> 00:36:51,977 WELL, I'M SURE IT'LL BE A BIG SUCCESS, BUT... 623 00:36:52,010 --> 00:36:54,780 I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THESE PEOPLE. 624 00:36:54,813 --> 00:36:56,482 THE WAY THAT YOU WROTE ABOUT THEM, 625 00:36:56,515 --> 00:36:58,216 I COULD SEE THEM AND FEEL THEM. 626 00:37:01,953 --> 00:37:04,323 GO ON, JENNY, PLEASE. 627 00:37:04,356 --> 00:37:06,358 THE WAY IT IS NOW, 628 00:37:06,392 --> 00:37:09,395 WHY, AUNT LAURA, HOW CAN YOU EVEN THINK OF ALLOWING YOUR NAME ON THAT BOOK? 629 00:37:09,428 --> 00:37:10,696 IT'S A LIE! 630 00:37:15,934 --> 00:37:18,504 I'M SORRY. 631 00:37:18,537 --> 00:37:20,639 I KNOW I SHOULDN'T SAY A THING LIKE THAT, 632 00:37:20,672 --> 00:37:25,344 BUT IT'S TRUE. 633 00:37:25,377 --> 00:37:29,448 IT'S ALL RIGHT, JENNY. 634 00:37:29,481 --> 00:37:30,682 IT'S ALL RIGHT. 635 00:37:48,066 --> 00:37:50,402 Broxton: AND THE WINNER OF FIRST PRIZE FOR POETRY... 636 00:37:50,436 --> 00:37:51,937 MR. ROBERT HOLMES. 637 00:37:57,676 --> 00:38:00,846 THANK YOU, I DON'T-- 638 00:38:00,879 --> 00:38:02,781 I MEAN, IT-- 639 00:38:02,814 --> 00:38:05,517 IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT... 640 00:38:05,551 --> 00:38:07,619 BUT...JUST... 641 00:38:07,653 --> 00:38:09,721 JUST...THANK YOU. 642 00:38:09,755 --> 00:38:10,956 [APPLAUSE] 643 00:38:15,961 --> 00:38:18,029 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, 644 00:38:18,063 --> 00:38:20,666 I'M AFRAID THERE'S BEEN SOME DELAY IN THE ARRIVAL OF MRS. WILDER. 645 00:38:26,438 --> 00:38:28,039 WHERE ON EARTH HAVE YOU BEEN? 646 00:38:28,073 --> 00:38:29,808 I'M SORRY, I'VE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE. 647 00:38:29,841 --> 00:38:31,410 COME ON, YOU'RE KEEPING THE ENTIRE ROOM WAITING. 648 00:38:31,443 --> 00:38:32,744 NO, PLEASE, I HAVE TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING. 649 00:38:32,778 --> 00:38:34,079 YOU CAN TELL ME ABOUT IT LATER. 650 00:38:34,112 --> 00:38:36,515 COME ON, EXCUSE ME. 651 00:38:36,548 --> 00:38:40,051 AH, HERE SHE IS NOW! 652 00:38:40,085 --> 00:38:41,620 I WAS ALMOST AFRAID YOU WEREN'T COMING. 653 00:38:41,653 --> 00:38:43,121 MR. BROXTON, I'M SORRY, BUT-- 654 00:38:43,154 --> 00:38:44,823 IT'S PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT, SO LONG AS YOU'RE HERE. 655 00:38:44,856 --> 00:38:46,592 Russell: COME ON, JENNY, LET'S TAKE A SEAT OVER HERE. 656 00:38:46,625 --> 00:38:47,793 COME ALONG. 657 00:38:47,826 --> 00:38:50,696 MR. BROXTON... 658 00:38:50,729 --> 00:38:53,765 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE WINNER OF FIRST PRIZE FOR THE NOVEL... 659 00:38:53,799 --> 00:38:55,567 LAURA INGALLS WILDER. 660 00:38:55,601 --> 00:38:57,669 [APPLAUSE] 661 00:38:57,703 --> 00:39:00,071 I'M SURE MRS. WILDER HAS A FEW THINGS TO SAY. 662 00:39:11,750 --> 00:39:15,153 FINDING MYSELF... 663 00:39:15,186 --> 00:39:19,090 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUCCESSFUL WORLD OF PUBLISHING, 664 00:39:19,124 --> 00:39:23,529 WITH ALL THE TALK OF POSSIBLE MONEY... 665 00:39:23,562 --> 00:39:25,163 FAME... 666 00:39:25,196 --> 00:39:28,434 IT'S A VERY HARD THING... 667 00:39:28,467 --> 00:39:33,171 FOR A SIMPLE GIRL FROM THE COUNTRY TO DEAL WITH. 668 00:39:33,204 --> 00:39:35,140 THERE'S A FEELING OF... 669 00:39:35,173 --> 00:39:38,744 CONFUSION... 670 00:39:38,777 --> 00:39:41,513 THAT I'VE NEVER KNOWN BEFORE. 671 00:39:41,547 --> 00:39:43,582 ALL OF A SUDDEN, 672 00:39:43,615 --> 00:39:47,553 NOTHING'S SIMPLE... 673 00:39:47,586 --> 00:39:48,787 NOTHING AT ALL. 674 00:39:53,191 --> 00:39:59,030 IT'S EVEN HARD TO TELL WHAT'S REALLY RIGHT. 675 00:39:59,064 --> 00:40:00,766 MOST ESPECIALLY... 676 00:40:04,703 --> 00:40:10,008 PUTTING MY NAME ON A BOOK THAT REALLY ISN'T MINE ANYMORE... 677 00:40:10,041 --> 00:40:12,210 AND ACCEPTING MONEY FOR THAT. 678 00:40:12,243 --> 00:40:13,812 [AUDIENCE MURMURING] 679 00:40:17,616 --> 00:40:20,719 I'M SORRY. 680 00:40:20,752 --> 00:40:21,887 THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. 681 00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:23,555 PLEASE EXCUSE ME. 682 00:40:23,589 --> 00:40:25,491 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THERE'S PLENTY OF CHAMPAGNE! 683 00:40:25,524 --> 00:40:27,893 PLEASE BEAR WITH US! 684 00:40:27,926 --> 00:40:29,595 SHE'S NOT GOING TO TAKE THAT AWARD? 685 00:40:29,628 --> 00:40:32,498 WELL, I CAN'T-- 686 00:40:32,531 --> 00:40:34,132 Laura: IT ALL HAPPENED SO GRADUALLY. 687 00:40:34,165 --> 00:40:37,736 GENTLEMEN, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, PLEASE. 688 00:40:37,769 --> 00:40:39,571 YOUNG LADY, 689 00:40:39,605 --> 00:40:43,909 AM I TO UNDERSTAND FROM THAT PECULIAR SPEECH YOU JUST DELIVERED 690 00:40:43,942 --> 00:40:46,745 THAT YOU ARE BACKING OUT OF THIS? 691 00:40:46,778 --> 00:40:48,046 YES, MR. BROXTON, 692 00:40:48,079 --> 00:40:50,549 AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW SORRY I AM. 693 00:40:50,582 --> 00:40:54,252 THEN WHY ON EARTH COULDN'T YOU HAVE REACHED THAT DECISION BEFORE NOW? 694 00:40:54,285 --> 00:40:56,121 WELL, I TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT TO BOTH OF YOU 695 00:40:56,154 --> 00:40:59,491 BEFORE YOU PUT ME UP IN FRONT OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE. 696 00:40:59,525 --> 00:41:02,093 ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. 697 00:41:02,127 --> 00:41:05,497 YOU'VE ABSOLUTELY MADE UP YOUR MIND? 698 00:41:05,531 --> 00:41:07,065 YES, I'M AFRAID SO. 699 00:41:12,538 --> 00:41:14,540 THIS IS WHAT'S LEFT OF THE CASH ADVANCE. 700 00:41:14,573 --> 00:41:15,841 IT'S NEARLY $40. 701 00:41:15,874 --> 00:41:18,009 I'LL PAY BACK THE REST AS SOON AS I CAN. 702 00:41:18,043 --> 00:41:19,978 THAT WILL BE ACCEPTABLE. 703 00:41:20,011 --> 00:41:23,014 AND IN TIME, ALL THE OTHER EXPENSES. 704 00:41:23,048 --> 00:41:25,884 THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY. WE KNEW YOUR TERMS, 705 00:41:25,917 --> 00:41:27,619 AND GAMBLED... 706 00:41:27,653 --> 00:41:33,592 THE FACT THAT WE LOST IS OUR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. 707 00:41:33,625 --> 00:41:36,862 I REALLY WOULD BE TERRIBLY UPSET IF I RUINED YOUR RECEPTION. 708 00:41:36,895 --> 00:41:38,564 YOUNG LADY, THE ONLY THING THAT IS RUINED 709 00:41:38,597 --> 00:41:42,067 IS THE RARE OPPORTUNITY YOU CHOOSE TO CAST ASIDE. 710 00:41:42,100 --> 00:41:45,771 Mr. Broxton: THE INSTANT YOUR APPROVAL CLAUSE WENT INTO THE CONTRACT, 711 00:41:45,804 --> 00:41:48,239 I BEGAN THINKING OF CONTINGENCIES. 712 00:41:48,273 --> 00:41:50,909 WHILE I MAY BE LACKING IN CERTAIN ATTRIBUTES, 713 00:41:50,942 --> 00:41:53,579 I AM NOT A FOOLISH MAN. 714 00:41:53,612 --> 00:41:55,614 I HAVE ACQUIRED A NOVEL FROM A YOUNG MAN 715 00:41:55,647 --> 00:41:58,784 WITH NOT A THUMBNAIL OF YOUR TALENT, 716 00:41:58,817 --> 00:42:02,621 WHICH RUSSELL WILL EASILY TRANSFORM INTO SOMETHING QUITE RESPECTABLE. 717 00:42:02,654 --> 00:42:05,991 THE AUTHOR I SPEAK OF IS HERE TODAY AS A GUEST. 718 00:42:06,024 --> 00:42:08,526 I WILL NOW SURPRISE HIM WITH THIS GOOD NEWS. 719 00:42:12,764 --> 00:42:14,232 I WISH YOU A PLEASANT TRIP HOME. 720 00:42:14,265 --> 00:42:15,634 THANK YOU. 721 00:42:21,940 --> 00:42:24,309 GOOD-BYE, RUSSELL. 722 00:42:24,342 --> 00:42:27,879 I ADMIRE YOU A GREAT DEAL. 723 00:42:27,913 --> 00:42:31,316 COME ON, JEN. 724 00:42:31,349 --> 00:42:34,653 LAURA! 725 00:42:34,686 --> 00:42:35,887 Russell: LAURA! 726 00:42:38,690 --> 00:42:41,727 THERE'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SAY, IF YOU DON'T MIND. 727 00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:44,229 I THINK I'LL WAIT DOWNSTAIRS. 728 00:42:44,262 --> 00:42:47,666 RUN ALONG. 729 00:42:47,699 --> 00:42:48,867 WHAT IS IT? 730 00:42:48,900 --> 00:42:51,169 LISTEN, I KNOW BROXTON TOO WELL. 731 00:42:51,202 --> 00:42:53,371 HE'S NOT SAYING A WORD TO HIS NEW YOUNG AUTHOR 732 00:42:53,404 --> 00:42:55,707 TILL THERE'S BEEN TIME FOR YOU TO RECONSIDER, 733 00:42:55,741 --> 00:42:58,343 AND I BEG YOU TO DO SO. 734 00:42:58,376 --> 00:43:01,046 RUSSELL, THE DECISION'S ALREADY BEEN MADE. 735 00:43:01,079 --> 00:43:04,082 YOU'RE A FOOL, YOU KNOW THAT? A FOOL! 736 00:43:04,115 --> 00:43:07,285 I KNOW WHAT A SUCCESS THAT BOOK CAN BE, I CAN SMELL IT. 737 00:43:07,318 --> 00:43:09,154 AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO THROW IT ALL AWAY, 738 00:43:09,187 --> 00:43:12,390 A CHANCE I'D GIVE ANYTHING TO HAVE, JUST ONCE, 739 00:43:12,423 --> 00:43:14,926 AND YOU THROW IT AWAY. 740 00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:17,362 I DON'T UNDERSTAND. 741 00:43:17,395 --> 00:43:19,397 YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO. 742 00:43:19,430 --> 00:43:21,166 YOU CAN REACH ANY HEIGHTS. 743 00:43:21,199 --> 00:43:23,334 RUSSELL, I KNOW HOW WELL YOU WRITE, I'VE SEEN IT. 744 00:43:23,368 --> 00:43:24,636 OH, YEAH, YEAH. 745 00:43:24,670 --> 00:43:26,071 IT'S TRUE! 746 00:43:26,104 --> 00:43:29,107 OF COURSE, I'M A MARVELOUSLY GIFTED WRITER 747 00:43:29,140 --> 00:43:32,678 JUST AS LONG AS I'M REDOING SOMEBODY ELSE'S MATERIAL. 748 00:43:32,711 --> 00:43:34,245 Russell: WHY DO YOU THINK I SPEND MY LIFE 749 00:43:34,279 --> 00:43:37,215 COOPED UP IN A MUSTY OFFICE FOR $20 A WEEK? 750 00:43:37,248 --> 00:43:39,050 BECAUSE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE, 751 00:43:39,084 --> 00:43:43,088 I'VE NEVER TURNED OUT ONE ACCEPTABLE PARAGRAPH OF MY OWN. 752 00:43:43,121 --> 00:43:48,694 DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT HAS TO FEEL LIKE? 753 00:43:48,727 --> 00:43:49,895 CHAMPAGNE, SIR? 754 00:43:49,928 --> 00:43:51,963 - WELL, NOW... - MADAME? 755 00:43:51,997 --> 00:43:54,065 COULD ANYTHING BE MORE OPPORTUNE? 756 00:43:54,099 --> 00:43:57,202 YES, PERHAPS I SHALL. 757 00:43:57,235 --> 00:44:02,207 A FITTING OCCASION, I MUST SAY, TO BREAK MY RULE. 758 00:44:02,240 --> 00:44:05,210 TO YOU, DEAR LAURA. 759 00:44:05,243 --> 00:44:06,978 GO RIGHT AHEAD, 760 00:44:07,012 --> 00:44:10,248 IF IT WILL HELP YOU WASH DOWN ALL YOUR NOBLE-SOUNDING LIES. 761 00:44:10,281 --> 00:44:11,449 WHAT? 762 00:44:11,482 --> 00:44:13,051 THE ONLY REASON WHY YOU DRINK 763 00:44:13,084 --> 00:44:15,120 IS BECAUSE YOU'RE AFRAID. 764 00:44:15,153 --> 00:44:17,388 AFRAID? AFRAID OF WHAT? 765 00:44:17,422 --> 00:44:19,024 TO WRITE. 766 00:44:19,057 --> 00:44:22,761 TO DO WHAT YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO. 767 00:44:22,794 --> 00:44:25,096 Laura: RUSSELL, THAT TAKES COURAGE, 768 00:44:25,130 --> 00:44:26,998 TO EXPOSE YOURSELF TO THE WORLD. 769 00:44:27,032 --> 00:44:28,700 I KNOW! 770 00:44:28,734 --> 00:44:31,837 I WAS SCARED TO DEATH WHEN I SENT IN MY MANUSCRIPT. 771 00:44:35,874 --> 00:44:37,809 BUT I GUESS COURAGE JUST ISN'T IN YOUR DEPARTMENT, 772 00:44:37,843 --> 00:44:39,811 IS IT, RUSSELL? 773 00:44:39,845 --> 00:44:43,481 YOU'D RATHER GO ON HIDING BEHIND YOUR JOB AS AN EDITOR... 774 00:44:43,514 --> 00:44:45,150 AND DRINK. 775 00:44:53,058 --> 00:44:54,793 RUSSELL, I NEED YOU IN HERE. 776 00:44:54,826 --> 00:44:56,127 IS THAT SO? 777 00:44:56,161 --> 00:44:58,129 YES, THAT'S SO. 778 00:44:58,163 --> 00:44:59,965 I'M SORRY, BROXTON, I'M BUSY. 779 00:44:59,998 --> 00:45:04,102 WITH WHAT? 780 00:45:04,135 --> 00:45:06,738 I HAVE A NOVEL TO FINISH, 781 00:45:06,772 --> 00:45:08,439 AND I'M DAMN WELL GOING TO FINISH IT. 782 00:45:30,829 --> 00:45:32,397 Broxton: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. 783 00:45:32,430 --> 00:45:33,899 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, 784 00:45:33,932 --> 00:45:36,201 THE NEW FIRST PLACE WINNER FOR THE NOVEL, 785 00:45:36,234 --> 00:45:37,535 MR. CASEY JOHNSON. 786 00:45:37,568 --> 00:45:39,004 [APPLAUSE] 787 00:45:42,473 --> 00:45:45,877 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M VERY PROUD TO WIN THIS AWARD TONIGHT. 788 00:45:45,911 --> 00:45:47,378 I CERTAINLY DIDN'T EXPECT TO, 789 00:45:47,412 --> 00:45:49,547 BUT NOW THAT LAURA DIDN'T TAKE IT, WELL... 790 00:45:49,580 --> 00:45:50,882 I'LL TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN. 791 00:45:50,916 --> 00:45:52,183 [LAUGHTER] 792 00:45:52,217 --> 00:45:53,852 FIRST THING I'VE EVER HAD PUBLISHED... 793 00:46:07,465 --> 00:46:09,134 [APPLAUSE] 794 00:47:25,310 --> 00:47:27,112 Michael Landon: 40 YEARS LATER, LAURA INGALLS WILDER 795 00:47:27,145 --> 00:47:29,214 FINALLY HAD HER FIRST BOOK PUBLISHED. 796 00:47:29,247 --> 00:47:30,615 IT WAS ONLY THE FIRST OF MANY 797 00:47:30,648 --> 00:47:32,250 IN THE NOW-FAMOUS "LITTLE HOUSE" SERIES 798 00:47:32,283 --> 00:47:34,452 THAT IS SO POPULAR TODAY. 799 00:47:34,485 --> 00:47:37,555 THIS TIME, NO ONE MADE ANY CHANGES.