:04:00
Longfellow Deeds.
Where does he live?
:04:02
Oh, that's what you want. Why didn't
you say so in the first place?
:04:06
Those fellows don't know what they're
talking about. I'll take you there.
:04:11
If they'd only explained to me,
there'd be no trouble.
:04:19
Oh. Will you come in,
please, gentlemen?
:04:21
- Is Mr Deeds in?
- No.
:04:23
He's at the park arranging a bazaar
to raise money for the fire engine.
:04:27
Mal, you knew he was in the park.
:04:29
Yeah, but they wanted
to see the house.
:04:31
Can't read their minds
if they don't say what they want.
:04:34
Come in, please.
:04:36
- A cup of tea?
- No, thank you.
:04:38
Sit down. Sure I couldn't get you
a glass of lemonade or something?
:04:42
That's very kind of you.
:04:44
- Are you related to him?
- No, I'm his housekeeper.
:04:46
We'd like to find out
what he does for a living.
:04:49
He and Jim Mason own the tallow works,
but that's not how he makes his money.
:04:53
- He makes most of it from his poetry.
- He writes poetry?
:04:57
Oh, my goodness, yes.
Longfellow's famous.
:05:00
He writes all those things
on postcards.
:05:02
You know, for Christmas
and Easter and birthdays.
:05:05
Sit down, please.
Here's one. He got $25 for this one.
:05:10
"When you've nowhere to turn
and you're filled with doubt,
:05:14
"don't stand in midstream hesitating,
:05:16
"for you know that
your mother's heart cries out,
:05:19
"'I'm waiting, my boy, I'm waiting."'
:05:23
Isn't that beautiful?
Isn't it a lovely sentiment?
:05:25
Yeah.
:05:28
Here he is now.
:05:34
Break it to him gently.
He's liable to keel over from shock.
:05:37
They've been waiting a long while.
:05:40
- Who are they?
- I don't know.
:05:46
- Mr Longfellow Deeds?
- Yes.
:05:49
How do you do?
:05:50
I'm John Cedar, of the New York firm
of Cedar, Cedar, Cedar & Budington.
:05:56
Cedar, Cedar, Cedar & Budington.
:05:59
Budington must feel
like an awful stranger.