the beautiful things
"As you rock in the misty sea
"Where the old shoe
rocked the fishermen three
"Wynken
"Blynken
"and Nod"
New pajamas. God bless 'em.
Poor thing.
I wish he'd get that hernia fixed.
George, are you sleeping?
I was untiI you started yakking.
I'm sorry.
Was Dennis in our bathroom?
Yes.
I think the little rat
put mouthwash in my nasaI spray...
...and toilet cleanser in my mouthwash.
Why would he do something like that?
Must you ask?
Quiet!
I recited a poem for Dennis tonight...
...that my mother used to recite to me.
I remembered every word.
In some tiny measure...
...my mother would be proud
I passed something on.
It's 10:00, Martha.
Don't start with the regrets.
I would have been a good mother.
And I would have made a swell fireman.
- Where are you going?
- To make myself a cup of tea.
I didn't decree
that we wouldn't have children.
That was out of both our hands.
This isn't about having children
or not having children.
You miss the point.
It's about...
...my feeling something very good...
...and not being able to tell you about it.
Martha?
I didn't mean to hurt you.
I'm not terribly good
with feelings and emotions.
There are a lot of subjects
I'd just as soon not bring up or discuss.
I would have liked a son or a daughter.
You couldn't fire the fatherly feelings
in me...
...because they're not there.
But that doesn't mean my feelings for you
have gone cold.
That'll never happen.
You've got all the love I have.
Remember this?
Je t'aime. Je t'adore. Ma petite chйrie.
George.
Get out of here!
What are you looking for now?
Garden lanterns.
You must be pretty brave to ride
on a tiger in your underpants.
Put that away. That's not for kids!
Martha.
Where are the G.D. garden lanterns?
I think I better go outside and play.
Hello.
Hello, Martha.
It's Alice.
I'm still in Oklahoma.
Oh, dear.
Yes, there's a terrible storm.
My flight's been cancelled.
Till the weather clears,
I don't know what's going to happen.
I know your garden party's tonight.
I feel terrible.
I don't know what to do.
Don't worry about it.
You get home when you can.
We'll be just fine here.
What's George going to say?
Over my dead body!
This is my crowning moment of retired life
and I won't throw it away like the trash...
...for a ninny who can't get her keister
to the airport on time.
George Wilson,
you have no right to insult Alice.
She can't help the weather,
any more than you or I.
It's just plain bad luck.
It's no one's fault.
A tragedy of this magnitude
has to be somebody's fault.
It isn't a tragedy.
A little boy's going to join us for a party.
If you want to forsake your neighbors
when they need help, do it alone.
Why is it, when everyone else
feasts on the pleasures of life...
...I get the indigestion?
Because you're an old grump.
We did a pretty good job.
Uh-huh.
Now we can order furniture
and major appliances.
Well, Dennis...
- ... your mother did not arrive.
- Nope.
This is an important event for me.
I know.
I don't want any nonsense.
You mind whatever manners you have
and don't be a pest.
Okay.
Don't embarrass me.
Okay.
Cheek pinchers.
Look at the cute little boy.
Are you our little host?
The party's in the back.
Ladies, girls, the party's in the back.
Thank you very much.
It's just this way, thank you.
Don't embarrass me.
Attention, everyone.
Gather over here, please.
Have a seat.
It's time to begin the ceremony.
All right, members, don't be timid.
Move down front. Plenty of seats.
Either side, either side.
"On behalf of the Garden Club-
"Selection Committee.
- "We'd like to present...
- "George Wilson. "
"With this beautifuI... "
What does that say?
"Plague. " What does that mean?
- Here, let me have your glasses.
- No. I...
"Plaque. " Come on up, George.
Thank you, everyone. I am honored.
I will cherish this forever.
Forty