The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
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:18:01
Oh, sure, yeah. Sorry.
The name’s Miglioriti.

:18:04
- Miglioriti.
- Yeah. You got it.

:18:06
But call me Ron.
:18:08
Miglioriti. That’s a nice name.
:18:11
It’s Italian.
:18:12
It’s hard for most Americans.
:18:14
And have the Miglioritis been living
in this town a long time?

:18:17
Hey, you sound like you’ve been
talking to Mrs. Hallet.

:18:20
To her, if you weren’t on
the first ship that put in here...

:18:23
...you'll always be an immigrant.
:18:24
I guess we’re the newest,
me and my father.

:18:26
You’ve been here, what,
a couple of months?

:18:28
Yeah, about that.
:18:31
Like it?
:18:32
- Is school okay?
- Yeah, it’s okay.

:18:37
- Yeah, being new isn’t easy.
- There’s the lane.

:18:39
Around here, folks can be
a little cold at first...

:18:42
...but when you’ve been here longer,
they’ll seem even colder.

:18:49
Thanks for the ride.
:18:50
Maybe I could have
a talk with your father.

:18:53
- Why?
- Nothing to worry your head about.

:18:56
Well, I can’t disturb him
when he’s working.

:18:59
Yeah, well, let’s see if he is.
:19:05
Sorry, he’s working.
He’s translating some Russian poetry.

:19:09
When that door’s locked,
I can’t bother him.

:19:13
I suspect the only reason Mrs. Hallet
lets us into her village...

:19:16
...is because my father’s a poet.
:19:18
Mrs. Hallet loves poets.
:19:20
That’s one of his books over there.
:19:23
- He wrote that, huh?
- Yeah.

:19:25
Want him to sign a copy for you?
:19:27
Yeah, sure. I never met a real poet.
:19:30
I mean, look, don’t laugh at me...
:19:33
...but I can’t believe
people like poetry.

:19:35
I’m not talking about that
birthday-card stuff, but real poetry.

:19:39
I mean, when it doesn’t even rhyme.
:19:42
No, I’m not laughing at you.
:19:43
My father says that most people
who say they like poetry...

:19:46
...only pretend to like it.
You’re honest.

:19:49
He’s your favorite poet, huh?
:19:50
No. He’s my father.
:19:53
Emily Dickinson’s my favorite.
:19:56
Emily Dickinson, yeah.
:19:58
You know, it can be pretty nice here
in the village once you get used to it.


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