1:08:00
"AND THAT A BABY'S SMILE
UPON HER BREAST MIGHT CHANGE
MY CHILD-WIFE TO A WOMAN.
1:08:04
"IT WAS NOT TO BE.
MY PRETTY DORA.
1:08:07
"WE THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE
RUNNING ABOUT AS SHE USED
TO DO IN A FEW DAYS.
1:08:10
"BUT THEY SAID WAIT
A FEW DAYS MORE, AND THEN
WAIT A FEW DAYS MORE,
1:08:14
"AND STILL SHE NEITHER
RAN NOR WALKED.
1:08:16
"I BEGAN TO CARRY HER
DOWNSTAIRS EVERY MORNING
AND UPSTAIRS EVERY NIGHT.
1:08:19
"BUT SOMETIMES WHEN
I TOOK HER UP, I FELT THAT
SHE WAS LIGHTER IN MY ARMS.
1:08:24
"A DEAD, BLANK FEELING
CAME UPON ME,
1:08:26
"AS IF I WERE APPROACHING
SOME FROZEN REGION...
1:08:29
"YET UNSEEN
THAT NUMBED MY LIFE.
1:08:33
"I AVOIDED DIRECT RECOGNITION
OF THIS FEELING BY ANY NAME,
OVER ANY COMMUNING WITH MYSELF.
1:08:37
"UNTIL ONE NIGHT WHEN IT WAS
VERY STRONG UPON ME...
[ Doris Crying ]
1:08:41
"AND MY AUNT HAD LEFT HER
WITH HER PARTING CRY,
1:08:43
"'OH, GOOD-BYE,
LITTLE BLOSSOM.'
1:08:45
[ Crying Continues ]
"I SAT DOWN AT MY DESK,
ALONE, AND TRIED TO THINK.
1:08:51
"OH, WHAT A FATAL NAME
IT WAS.
[ Continues Crying ]
1:08:54
"AND HOW THE BLOSSOM...
1:08:55
WITHERED IN ITS BLOOM
UP IN THE TREE."
1:09:01
I KNEW THAT'S WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.
IT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS SAID.
1:09:05
LIFE ISN'T LIKE NOVELS,
NOVELS AND TEARS,
NOVELS AND SUICIDE.
1:09:08
NOVELS ARE SICK.
THAT WAS SHEER CRUELTY, MONTAG.
1:09:11
YOU'RE A CRUEL MAN.
ALL THOSE WORDS;
IDIOTIC WORDS.
1:09:15
EVIL WORDS
THAT HURT PEOPLE.
1:09:17
ISN'T THERE ENOUGH
TROUBLE AS IT IS ?
1:09:19
WHY DISTURB PEOPLE
WITH THAT SORT OF FILTH ?
POOR DORIS.
1:09:21
BYE, LINDA.
WE WERE HAVING
SUCH A NICE PARTY.
1:09:24
SUCH A SHAME.
I CAN'T BEAR
TO KNOW THOSE FEELINGS.
1:09:28
I'D FORGOTTEN
ALL ABOUT THOSE THINGS.
1:09:30
OH, I'M SORRY, DORIS.
1:09:35
THEY WON'T COME BACK.
I'LL BE ALL ALONE.
1:09:38
I WON'T BE POPULAR ANYMORE.
1:09:40
THEY WON'T USE ME
INTHE FAMILYANYMORE.
1:09:42
AND YOU MADE DORIS CRY !
1:09:44
SHE CRIED BECAUSE
IT IS TRUE.
1:09:46
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW ?
HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH HARM ?
1:09:49
LEAVE ME ALONE, LINDA.
I'VE GOT READING TO DO.
QUITE A LOT.
1:09:52
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU ?
AREN'T YOU WELL ?
IT'S NOTHING.
1:09:55
I'VE GOT TO READ.
1:09:58
I'VE GOT TO CATCH UP WITH
THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE PAST !