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and the best thing we thought of
was that time in Maine.
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- And we saw the yellow house in Beulah.
- Yes!
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And we peered in through the windows,
and wasn't it beautiful?
:12:09
- And nobody lived there.
- Hey, that was years ago.
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- You're wild.
- I remember it.
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- You weren't even born.
- Oh, stop interrupting.
:12:17
- Your entire lives are about to change.
- Go on, Nancy.
:12:21
Well, Mother, a couple of weeks ago,
:12:22
I decided that I'd try to find out
about that house.
:12:25
So I wrote to the postmaster in Beulah,
and he answered.
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His name is Ossian Popham.
Isn't it a beautiful name?
:12:32
Anyway, he's the agent for Mr. Hamilton,
who owns the house,
:12:35
who's miles away in China or somewhere.
:12:38
Probably an old missionary
or remittance man in disgrace or...
:12:41
- Could I see Mr. Popham's letter?
- It's all right, Mother. I...
:12:44
- Nancy...
- Well...
:12:48
"The pitiful plight of your good self
and your little ones..."
:12:52
Oh, Mother, read the last page.
:12:54
"Beulah is brimming over
with fresh milk for your baby boy..."
:12:59
Who's a baby?
:13:00
"...so there's no need for him
to be blue with rickets." Nancy!
:13:04
The important part's
on the last page. Look.
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It says the yellow house is vacant
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and Mr. Hamilton would be glad to rent
it to a deserving family like ours
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for a mere $60 a year.
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And he has the right to decide,
'cause he's not only the postmaster,
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but Mr. Hamilton's trusted friend,
his factotum, power attorney.
:13:23
- Slow down, Nancy.
- Oh, think of living in the country.
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No storage bills. All our things
will fit into the yellow house.
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We'll be self-supporting.
Chickens. Fresh eggs.
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Vegetables from the garden. Air. Space.
:13:36
Honest toil!
:13:41
- Can we, Mother? Can we?
- Oh, please, Mother.
:13:44
But, Mother,
my school's here and my friends.
:13:49
- Beulah's a hick town.
- Abraham Lincoln came from a hick town.
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Mother?
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Your father loved you so,
and he wanted so much for you.