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00:00:25It all began one day last April.
00:00:28I was living with my grandma in Mt. Bedford, New York, and she was determined to teach
00:00:34me to become a proper young lady, but that day in particular, I was more interested
00:00:39in getting away from my next door nuisance, Eddie Ryland.
00:00:43Samantha!
00:00:48You're so dumb, you probably think three times four is twelve.
00:00:52Three times four is twelve, Eddie.
00:00:54Now if you don't leave me alone, I'll find your money jar and empty it in the river.
00:00:58You're too dumb to find it.
00:01:00Eddie Ryland, you!
00:01:14Come back, you running Ryland!
00:01:36And that was the day I met my new friend, Nellie O'Malley.
00:01:43Who are they?
00:01:45They're our new servants.
00:01:47The big one is my new maid.
00:01:48But she's too young to be a maid.
00:01:50Maybe her mother is the maid.
00:01:55It's grand, Dad.
00:01:56Who's that?
00:01:57Look at that water.
00:01:58Come along now, Bridget.
00:02:06I'm tired, Dad.
00:02:07I'm tired, Dad.
00:02:08I know.
00:02:08It won't be long.
00:02:09And I know you're hungry, Jenny, but you'll just have to wait.
00:02:15Oh, this is beautiful.
00:02:17Do you think you can hide here?
00:02:18No, I'm sorry.
00:02:20Don't throw right in here, Mr. O'Malley.
00:02:22There's only one room for all of you.
00:02:24This will be fine.
00:02:25Thank you, thank you.
00:02:26I'm really hungry, Nellie.
00:02:29Are we going to eat soon?
00:02:34Look, Nellie, next to the pump.
00:02:39Oh, Nellie.
00:02:43See what you did?
00:02:45I didn't do nothing.
00:02:46You threw a rock and broke the window.
00:02:48And I'm gonna tell unless you pay me a penny.
00:02:51I don't have a penny.
00:02:53She is not paying you a cent, Eddie Rylan.
00:02:56And if you make any more trouble,
00:02:58I'll tell your mother that you took her good petticoat
00:03:01and made a kite's tail out of it.
00:03:04Oh, I'm really scared, Samantha.
00:03:08Edward!
00:03:10Edward!
00:03:12I have an errand for you!
00:03:15Edward!
00:03:17Edward, I'm waiting!
00:03:21Thank you, Miss.
00:03:22I'm Samantha.
00:03:25I live next door.
00:03:27I'm Nellie.
00:03:28And this is Jenny and Bridget.
00:03:31Pleased to meet you.
00:03:35Don't pay any attention to him.
00:03:37I have to pay some attention, Miss,
00:03:38if we want to keep our place here.
00:03:41Nellie girl, come along now.
00:03:43Are you going to Mount Bedford School?
00:03:46Maybe we'll be in the same class.
00:03:48I don't go to school, Miss.
00:03:49We're here to work.
00:03:52May I see you tomorrow?
00:03:54Like I said.
00:03:55I'll be working, Miss,
00:03:57from the sides of this place from dawn to dusk.
00:04:01Samantha!
00:04:04Goodbye, Nellie.
00:04:05Goodbye, Bridget.
00:04:06Goodbye, Jenny.
00:04:07Goodbye.
00:04:07Goodbye.
00:04:08Bye.
00:04:10These are lovely.
00:04:11They should do nicely in the park.
00:04:13They're beautiful.
00:04:15The Rylands have new servants,
00:04:16a father and three girls,
00:04:18and one of them is my age.
00:04:21Samantha, look at those stockings.
00:04:23Your grandmother won't like that.
00:04:24No, she won't.
00:04:26Yes, Mrs. Hawkins.
00:04:27Be sure to wash your hands now.
00:04:30Yes, Mrs. Hawkins.
00:04:38Please.
00:04:48Hello, Samantha.
00:04:50Hello, Grand Mary.
00:04:51I trust you have a good explanation for that tear in your stocking.
00:04:56I fell.
00:04:57I'm sorry.
00:04:58You weren't running, were you?
00:05:00Not when I fell, no.
00:05:02Haste makes waste, Samantha.
00:05:05Yes, Grand Mary.
00:05:10Did you know there are three girls that...
00:05:12You can tell me over tea, dear.
00:05:15Begin practicing.
00:05:20Three girls are moving next door,
00:05:21and one of them is lying.
00:05:22Samantha, please, begin.
00:05:32Afternoon bailed his efforts.
00:05:34Thank you, Jessie.
00:05:35You can just leave it on the table, please.
00:05:38Is there anything from Uncle Gard?
00:05:39We'll open the mail later, dear.
00:05:41But he's coming back when he said.
00:05:43He didn't miss the boat, did he?
00:05:44Samantha, please.
00:05:46Just finish your practice.
00:06:13Hello, Miss.
00:06:15Please don't call me Miss.
00:06:17Get in trouble.
00:06:18if I don't miss where did you come from before Mount Bedford in New York City
00:06:26oh my uncle guard lives in New York City dad I worked at a factory there you
00:06:32worked in a factory yes but dad thought we'd be better off living in the country
00:06:38now is your mother's she died miss last winner
00:06:49if you don't go to school would you like to borrow some of my books wouldn't do no
00:06:53goodness unless they're all pictures oh my mother was going to teach me to read
00:07:00but I could teach you every day beside the hedge oh I wish I could miss you can
00:07:05you can bring some work with you like darning or mending can't you you have to
00:07:11sit down sometime and I could sit with you it isn't hard to learn
00:07:23thank you Jesse just leave it on the table please
00:07:30Jesse yes miss how old were you when you first started to work as a maid
00:07:37would you like anything else ma'am no thank you Jesse that will be all
00:07:45Samantha yes we do not discuss personal matters with the servants but in the kitchen we talk about all sorts
00:07:53this is not the kitchen the secret to a happy household is for everyone to know their place do you
00:08:00understand
00:08:02yes primary good are you enjoying your needlepoint
00:08:09yes primary then I'm sure you will have no interest in that package that's addressed to you
00:08:20oh it's from uncle guard how can I get here before he did it's not due for three weeks
00:08:27oh what is it it's a stereopticon oh he says put in the first slide and I will see where
00:08:36he is right now
00:08:37oh my it's Paris the Eiffel Tower as if we were really there uncle guard always gives me the best
00:08:53presents he's taking me to the exposition in St. Louis for a whole week in July
00:08:59we're going to see Japanese pagodas and temples and eat peanut butter and fairy floss and everything
00:09:06they make butter out of peanuts that's what uncle guard says
00:09:09and what's fairy floss uncle guard says it's made out of pink sugar and comes on a stick
00:09:15uncle guard is the best person I know
00:09:18better in your mind
00:09:19dad
00:09:34did I say something maybe we should start your reading lesson
00:09:38I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings miss
00:09:48my parents are gone
00:09:51like your mother
00:09:53only in an accident
00:09:55on the river
00:09:56both of them
00:09:59that's awful
00:10:01I don't know what I'd do without my dad
00:10:04you want to see them
00:10:15she's beautiful
00:10:16and he's so handsome
00:10:23she used to sing to me
00:10:27sometimes
00:10:28I try to hear her voice
00:10:31but it just slips away
00:10:34I know
00:10:38I wish I could ask Grand Mary
00:10:40but speaking about mother hurts her too much
00:10:46I keep them close this way
00:10:51I like that you're here Nellie
00:10:52I think we'll be great friends
00:10:54I've never had a real friend outside the family
00:10:57what you do now Nellie O'Malley
00:11:00friends forever
00:11:01forever
00:11:01come on
00:11:04come on
00:11:06come on
00:11:08come on
00:11:08long
00:11:09ears
00:11:10up
00:11:12thing
00:11:13the arm
00:11:16side
00:11:17dh sounds like this
00:11:20the
00:11:21the
00:11:21that
00:11:22this
00:11:22and
00:11:23the
00:11:24those
00:11:25seeds
00:11:26there
00:11:27thorn
00:11:28Thursday
00:11:29Thanksgiving
00:11:33is
00:11:34roaming cat
00:11:35with a lily fair sat
00:11:36on a rose blossom mat
00:11:39with a meadow
00:11:39stop your fidgeting
00:11:41Jenny
00:11:43Bridget
00:11:46you're pulling too hard on her
00:11:48one slower
00:11:49one slower
00:11:51now stretch your hands out
00:11:53there you go Jenny
00:12:00why doesn't Jenny speak?
00:12:02it hasn't said a word since Ma died
00:12:04did she talk before that?
00:12:07some
00:12:07she talks in her sleep
00:12:16that looks like fun
00:12:18it does
00:12:20can I try it?
00:12:21here
00:12:23I'll beat the rub while you read
00:12:29cat
00:12:30sat
00:12:31m
00:12:32mat
00:12:33good go on
00:12:35fat
00:12:36rat
00:12:38hat
00:12:42rat
00:12:43rat
00:12:43rat
00:12:44rat
00:12:46rat
00:12:47rat
00:12:54you girls about through killing the rug
00:12:58i'm sorry mr o'malley
00:12:59was my fault
00:13:01there's no fault to it
00:13:02ya almost done here?
00:13:03all done dad
00:13:04good then
00:13:04get a move on inside
00:13:06mrs riley i'm just calling for ya
00:13:07yes dad
00:13:10tomorrow samantha tomorrow i wanted to thank you samantha for your kindness toward nelly and the
00:13:17girls no thanks needed sir nelly and the girls are my friends
00:13:24it's uncle guard that's my uncle guard he's come back from europe goodbye mr o'malley
00:13:30goodbye goodbye jenny bridget my uncle guard is here goodbye
00:13:54well here we are
00:14:00thank you
00:14:01uncle guard uncle guard my angel oh i missed you so much oh i missed you so much did you
00:14:12get my
00:14:12present yes i love it it's wonderful well i have an even bigger surprise for you oh what is it
00:14:21if i told you it wouldn't be a surprise
00:14:24will you take me for a ride now first i want you to say hello to someone
00:14:38how are we coming along then my dear
00:14:39fine thank you
00:14:48samantha you remember miss pitt from christmas please call me cornelia
00:14:56can we go now in a moment your uncle guard says you'd love to read sam my name is samantha
00:15:04very well samantha i thought you might like this it's the wizard of oz girls in new york love it
00:15:11thank you come on you two but i thought you said we were going for a ride first we need
00:15:17to say hello
00:15:17hello to your grand mary shall we
00:15:31oh here we are
00:15:40you remember miss pitt what a pleasant surprise
00:15:45how are you miss pitt very well thank you mrs edwards
00:15:50gardner promised me he would tell you i was coming
00:15:53i can see he didn't
00:15:55i like surprises don't you samantha
00:15:59i'm i'm sure we'll have plenty of time to catch up later
00:16:04for now mrs hawkins
00:16:06can show you to the guest room
00:16:09thank you
00:16:09this way ma'am
00:16:13thank you
00:16:16gardner
00:16:18you really should warn me when you're bringing home guests
00:16:22you look well mother
00:16:26this is for you
00:16:28oh my
00:16:31oh
00:16:33oh
00:16:37oh
00:16:40it's lovely
00:16:42has the admiral been to see you lately
00:16:45gardner
00:16:53let's see
00:16:54we
00:16:56we're going to do something now
00:16:59what
00:17:00i don't remember
00:17:05excuse us mother
00:17:06where are you going
00:17:07come here
00:17:12all right i'm gonna let it out now here we are
00:17:25did you see the mona lisa
00:17:26yes mother we saw the mona lisa and it was delightful
00:17:29oh
00:17:30but what we're even more excited about is this new style of art called impressionism
00:17:34yes
00:17:35by a man named monet
00:17:36you've been away a very long time
00:17:39how has your firm managed without you
00:17:41i don't think they even noticed i was gone mother
00:17:44nonsense gard
00:17:45of course they did
00:17:45cornelia is the one who's really making a difference in new york
00:17:48how so
00:17:49she's organizing suffrage meetings all over the city
00:17:52gard perhaps this isn't the best time
00:17:54i don't really understand why women need to vote
00:17:56women of my generation found plenty of ways to influence the course of events
00:18:02without having to stand on a soapbox
00:18:05yes although if women are expected to obey the laws our leaders make
00:18:09shouldn't we have a say in selecting those leaders
00:18:12i believe samantha should have as much say in her government as that little boy next door
00:18:26well uncle gard
00:18:27when are you going to tell us the surprise
00:18:30i was going to wait until after dinner
00:18:32are you coming to live in mount bedford
00:18:33no
00:18:33but it is wonderful news
00:18:43against her better judgment
00:18:45this beautiful woman
00:18:48has accepted my proposal of marriage
00:18:51oh gardner you sound so old-fashioned
00:18:54we've been talking about this for almost a year
00:18:57and while i was in paris i was getting her parents blessing
00:19:01my well then i'm very happy for both of you
00:19:10i'm happy for you too uncle gard
00:19:16since cornelia's family lives abroad
00:19:18we were hoping it would allow us to have the wedding right here mother
00:19:21we could hold it in the conservatory
00:19:23it's so beautiful here
00:19:24we were thinking the end of july
00:19:25july
00:19:26this year
00:19:27yes of course this year
00:19:28why so sudden
00:19:30i don't want to wait
00:19:31i found the woman of my dreams
00:19:37i want you to be my bridesmaid samantha
00:19:38would you
00:19:41she's very young
00:19:42well my sister will be the matron of honor
00:19:44her daughter my flower girl
00:19:46but i don't have a bridesmaid
00:19:49what do you say
00:19:49say yes
00:19:57yes
00:20:05samantha
00:20:06samantha
00:20:15samantha
00:20:16hello
00:20:28i know you're upset with me
00:20:29i don't want things to change anymore uncle gard
00:20:36you've had more change in your life than anyone ought to have
00:20:39but you'll see cornelia is going to be a wonderful friend
00:20:42and in fact if your mother was still alive i'm sure they'd be the best of friends
00:20:46they would
00:20:47oh yes
00:20:48they're quite similar in many ways
00:20:50your mother was so full of life and questions and causes
00:20:54and right now she's smiling down on us
00:20:57making fun of your bushy eyebrows
00:20:59how did you know about that
00:21:00she tortured you
00:21:01she told me so
00:21:05and i miss her every time i think about it
00:21:10you're so like your mother
00:21:13you have her spirit
00:21:14you have her will and her curiosity
00:21:20oh
00:21:22what's this
00:21:24oh
00:21:28st louis the exposition
00:21:33oh no
00:21:36i promised to take you didn't i
00:21:39i'm sorry
00:21:41how can i make it up to you
00:21:42it's all her fault
00:21:44no samantha
00:21:45cornelia is a wonderful person
00:21:47she's
00:21:49strong and caring
00:21:51and she loves children
00:21:52you'll have your own family
00:21:54forget all about me
00:21:56you are my family
00:22:00you'll always be my little girl
00:22:41that was lovely samantha
00:22:43thank you grand mary
00:22:47grand mary
00:22:49yes
00:22:50do you like cornelia
00:22:53do i
00:22:57certainly i do samantha
00:22:59she's going to be gardner's wife
00:23:01and your aunt
00:23:03our family
00:23:05much as we would like things to remain as they are samantha
00:23:09they don't
00:23:10and so we must learn to accept change with grace
00:23:15do you understand
00:23:17yes grand mary
00:23:22she gave a dose of it to peter
00:23:24one tablespoon to be taken at bedtime
00:23:27but flopsy mopsy and cottontail
00:23:30had bread and milk
00:23:32and blackberries for supper at the end
00:23:34i can't believe how quickly you've learned this nelly
00:23:37i think i've been reading over dad's shoulders
00:23:39ever since i was little
00:23:42he says i should start teaching bridget soon
00:23:44hello there
00:23:45i should get back to work
00:23:47can you stay a minute longer
00:23:49i'm trying to decide what kind of cake to have for the wedding
00:23:52now then
00:23:53have a bite of both
00:23:55and tell me which one you like better
00:23:57lemon
00:23:58or almond vanilla
00:24:04i like the lemon
00:24:05but the almond vanilla is wonderful too
00:24:10maybe you'd better taste them again
00:24:16i say lemon
00:24:17i have to agree
00:24:18lemon it is
00:24:19all right then
00:24:21i'll just give the rest to the dogs
00:24:23oh no ma'am
00:24:24cake's not good for dogs
00:24:26it gives them a tummy ache
00:24:28and we don't have a dog
00:24:29oh that's right
00:24:32i forgot
00:24:33why don't we take them to bridget and jenny
00:24:35oh good idea
00:24:37very good
00:24:39thank you girls
00:24:45she's not so bad you know
00:24:49what did you wear when you got married mrs edwards
00:24:51oh
00:24:54belgian lace
00:24:55oh how elegant
00:24:57the gown had tiny pearls
00:24:59all along the hem
00:25:01and crystal stitching
00:25:03in between each pearl
00:25:05and there was a large satin bow
00:25:08just above the bustle
00:25:09bustle?
00:25:10yes
00:25:11it was the height of fashion
00:25:13i will have you know
00:25:17tell her about the veil
00:25:18oh the veil
00:25:20it flowed from behind like a waterfall
00:25:24my mother wore it too
00:25:26she looked like an angel
00:25:28and here is the fabric for the bridesmaid's dress
00:25:31oh
00:25:32oh grandmother look it's lavender
00:25:35your favorite color
00:25:36it's the prettiest color i've ever seen
00:25:40samantha had her heart set on going to st louis
00:25:43we have to make it up to her
00:25:44i want her to come stay with us for the fall
00:25:47you said yourself ann frances is not getting any better
00:25:50it's impossible
00:25:51you'll be newly married
00:25:52the last thing you'll need is a child on your hands
00:25:54she can come and stay with us in new york
00:25:57let us share the burden mother
00:25:59it's just for a few months
00:26:21Nellie
00:26:22Nellie
00:26:27what on earth
00:26:28i tried to sleep
00:26:30but i kept on hearing what they said
00:26:33they were talking about sending me away
00:26:36to new york
00:26:39cranberry and uncle guard
00:26:43they think it will burn me
00:26:45look at you you're shaking you're so cold
00:26:47how long have you been out here
00:26:50please come with me
00:26:52i don't want to be by myself
00:27:03i thought this was just the boathouse
00:27:06this is my secret hiding place
00:27:09there are so many beautiful things here
00:27:11it's where my mother and father and i used to keep our boat
00:27:15but after they died
00:27:18no one came here anymore
00:27:22sometimes when i come here
00:27:25i feel like they're still here
00:27:32what do you do in here
00:27:36read mostly
00:27:37make wishes
00:27:38what do you wish for
00:27:43depends on my mood
00:27:45sometimes i wish for eddie rylan to run into a tree
00:27:52and other times
00:27:55i wish for my parents to be here
00:27:57dad says
00:27:58no sense thinking about what you don't have
00:28:01better think about what you do
00:28:03but i still wish i could see my mom
00:28:07if i go to new york
00:28:09i miss you so much
00:28:11you can write me every day
00:28:13and you can write back
00:28:16what's her name
00:28:20lydia
00:28:21just like my mother
00:28:22i've never seen anything so beautiful
00:28:27if i go away
00:28:30will you keep her for me
00:28:31do you mean it
00:28:33yes
00:28:34i wouldn't trust her with anybody but my best friend
00:28:42you know anything about stars
00:28:44a little
00:28:46first star you see
00:28:48that's the wishing one
00:28:51starlight
00:28:52star bright
00:28:54first star i see tonight
00:28:57wish i may
00:28:58wish i might
00:29:00have the wish
00:29:01i wish tonight
00:29:08i found you i found you
00:29:12oh you get out of here right now eddie
00:29:15pay me a nickel and i won't tell
00:29:17how much do you want for never speaking to me again
00:29:30what do you think you're doing you senseless girl
00:29:33you have had the whole neighborhood looking for you
00:29:35this is completely unacceptable
00:29:37the servants in my household do not trespass on other people's property nor do they sleep outside with the neighbor's
00:29:42children
00:29:47i'm so sorry
00:29:49i cannot understand how this happened
00:29:53it's my fault mrs rylan
00:29:55it was all my idea
00:29:58i asked nelly to keep me company
00:30:01nevertheless i expect my help to behave respectfully at all times
00:30:06i don't think the girls meant any harm
00:30:08i promise you it won't happen again
00:30:11please
00:30:11forgive her mom
00:30:13she's still young and forgets her place
00:30:15i'm so sorry ma'am
00:30:17i knew better
00:30:18i did
00:30:22it's all right nelly
00:30:38mother
00:30:48what's this
00:30:53pictures of lydia
00:31:01lydia's journal
00:31:08samantha
00:31:09a few months in new york city might be good for samantha
00:31:13if you're sure you can manage
00:31:15oh i am
00:31:16yes your grandmary
00:31:19i have some wonderful news
00:31:21your uncle guard has invited you to spend a few months in new york city with him in cornelia this
00:31:27fall
00:31:29and with you in the city i thought i would take the opportunity to visit great aunt frances
00:31:34i'm sorry i put mother's pictures in the boathouse
00:31:37this is not a punishment dear
00:31:39i'll never do it again i promise grandmary
00:31:42when all we have left of someone is our memories of them
00:31:46then we must keep those memories close
00:31:51i'd be disappointed if you didn't have a special place for your mother
00:31:55she did the very same thing
00:31:58my mother
00:31:58she once had
00:32:00a kitten named mabel
00:32:02it was fluffy and gray
00:32:04and a little cross-eyed
00:32:06cross-eyed
00:32:07and she loved that kitten more than anything
00:32:09one day
00:32:10mabel didn't come home
00:32:12she took all of mabel's favorite things
00:32:16and she placed them in the boathouse
00:32:20she did
00:32:22just like you
00:32:36Samantha
00:32:43oh my
00:32:50isn't it the most wonderful gown you've ever seen grandmary
00:32:53the most wonderful
00:32:55i was just on my way up to see cornelia
00:32:58join me
00:33:03you look like a fairy tale
00:33:05yes like a princess
00:33:06yes ma'am
00:33:07i have some pieces here
00:33:08they've been in the family for years
00:33:09i don't feel you must wear them
00:33:11oh mrs edwards thank you so much
00:33:13would do they yours if you liked them
00:33:14oh my
00:33:14yes they would
00:33:15they're so pretty
00:33:17oh i couldn't
00:33:18oh my goodness they're so delicate
00:33:19they're very beautiful
00:33:20they're lovely
00:33:21don't feel obligated
00:33:22thank you so much
00:33:23really
00:33:25oh
00:33:30oh
00:33:31oh
00:33:31oh
00:33:32oh
00:33:32oh
00:33:33oh
00:33:33oh
00:33:37oh
00:34:02oh
00:34:03oh
00:34:12you look lovely
00:34:16would you like to wear my mother's veil
00:34:20I couldn't
00:34:23you must
00:34:29oh it's so beautiful
00:34:33thank you both so much
00:34:42would you help me
00:35:14she's so beautiful
00:35:15yes
00:35:19wilt thou gardener
00:35:20have this woman
00:35:22to thy lawful wedded wife
00:35:24to live together after God's ordinance
00:35:26in the holiest state of matrimony
00:35:28wilt thou love her
00:35:29comfort her
00:35:31honor and keep her in sickness and in health
00:35:34and forsaking all others
00:35:37keep thee
00:35:38only unto her
00:35:40so long as ye both shall live
00:35:42I will
00:35:44wilt thou Cornelia
00:35:46have this man
00:35:47to thy wedded husband
00:35:49to live together after God's ordinance
00:35:52in the holy state of matrimony
00:35:54wilt thou obey him
00:35:56and serve him
00:35:57love
00:35:58honor
00:35:59and keep him in sickness and in health
00:36:01and forsaking all others
00:36:04keep thee
00:36:04only unto him
00:36:06so long as ye both shall live
00:36:08I will
00:36:10I now pronounce you
00:36:12man and wife
00:36:14I get so wholehearted
00:36:21number four
00:36:23so long as ye both shall live
00:36:36please
00:36:44if you
00:36:58Thank you, Mr. Forbes.
00:37:00Glad you're here.
00:37:01Good to see you.
00:37:03Thank you so much.
00:37:08What a pleasant occasion.
00:37:10And he's a fine catch.
00:37:12But then again, we always knew she'd marry well.
00:37:14Not so well.
00:37:17And what do you need?
00:37:18His niece is coming to stay with her until Christmas.
00:37:21Poor Cornelia.
00:37:23Already made family less than a month after her wedding.
00:37:31Goodbye.
00:37:35Goodbye.
00:37:40Goodbye.
00:37:43Goodbye, Mother.
00:37:48We'll be back in a month, and then we'll have many wonderful adventures.
00:37:52How does that sound?
00:37:54Are you ready?
00:37:55Goodbye, Mother.
00:37:58Goodbye, Mother.
00:37:59Goodbye, Mother.
00:38:02Goodbye, Mother.
00:38:02Goodbye, Mother.
00:38:05Goodbye, Mother.
00:38:05Letting Cornelia have your mother's veiled was very generous, Samantha.
00:38:09I did it for you.
00:38:13I know.
00:38:18Have a wonderful time.
00:38:22Goodbye.
00:38:24Goodbye.
00:38:24Goodbye, Uncle Carl.
00:38:26Goodbye.
00:38:28Goodbye, Uncle Carl.
00:38:30Samantha, over here.
00:38:35Look what I found.
00:38:37No.
00:38:38Yes.
00:38:39Eddie Rowland's money jar.
00:38:40I watched him when he bullied the milkman this morning.
00:38:43And then I followed him and found his secret hiding place.
00:38:47The well.
00:38:49Whatever should we do with it?
00:38:51I knew the perfect place for it.
00:38:55Good morning.
00:39:04Hey, boom.
00:39:07Hey, boom.
00:39:19Hey, boom.
00:39:35Is that everything?
00:39:36Yes, dear. I think it's all here.
00:39:38Three times a day.
00:39:40I miss you so much.
00:39:42I'm going to miss you something awful, Samantha Parkington.
00:39:46You promise you won't forget me now?
00:39:49Forget you?
00:39:50I'll be back before you know it.
00:39:52And we'll celebrate Christmas after Christmas together.
00:39:55That sounds grand.
00:39:56I promise.
00:39:58Not even New York City can keep us apart.
00:40:01You'll see.
00:40:24Dear Nellie, today Uncle Garg, Aunt Cornelia and I went on a tour of New York City.
00:40:30First, we stopped in the Madison Square and saw the magnificent Fuller Building.
00:40:35I sent you a slide.
00:40:37They call it the Flat Iron now.
00:40:40Isn't that silly naming a building after an iron?
00:40:46Oh, Nellie, there are so many people here from all over the world, speaking different languages and shouting and laughing,
00:40:55that it makes my ears hurt.
00:40:57And the streets were so full of carriages and carriages and automobiles that there were times where we could hardly
00:41:03move.
00:41:04Uncle Garg says that next month, an underground train will open.
00:41:08It's called the subway, and it can take a person from City Hall to the Harlem Meadows in less than
00:41:1415 minutes.
00:41:16Imagine that.
00:41:18Oh, and I tried the chestnuts, like you said, but I like the smell better than the taste.
00:41:23Hello.
00:41:24Hello.
00:41:25One, please.
00:41:27There you go, miss.
00:41:29Thank you, sir.
00:41:29You're welcome.
00:41:33School is going fine, I suppose.
00:41:44I'd like to introduce a new student.
00:41:48Samantha Parkington, who comes to us from Mount Bedford, New York, which is quite a change.
00:41:54Isn't that right, Samantha?
00:41:56Yes.
00:41:57Maybe you'd like to tell us a little about your life in Mount Bedford.
00:42:08Well, first, Mount Bedford is not a mountain.
00:42:14It's houses and churches and a river.
00:42:19And what river is that?
00:42:21The Husson.
00:42:25The Husson?
00:42:29The Husson, sorry.
00:42:31That's all right.
00:42:32We're all nervous when we come to a new place.
00:42:35The river is the Hudson River.
00:42:38The same one that runs down the west side of the...
00:42:40But it would be so much more fun if you were with me.
00:42:43I miss you so, Nellie.
00:42:45Please write back soon, your best friend, Samantha.
00:42:51Dear Samantha, I'm sorry I haven't written much, but Dad's been under the weather, and I've had to take on
00:42:57more chores.
00:42:58Your uncle's house sounds grand, all stone and marble, like the fine houses in the Gramercy Park that Dad used
00:43:05to point out.
00:43:05I miss you too, Samantha, and I can't wait until you get back.
00:43:10Love from your friend, Nellie.
00:43:13Mrs. Vandergeld has installed a shower.
00:43:16Passing fancy.
00:43:18Like rain shower?
00:43:19Exactly.
00:43:20Only it's inside the house, and you stand underneath, and then the water falls.
00:43:25A ridiculous contraption.
00:43:26Absurd.
00:43:27Prone to breaking, I'm sure.
00:43:30I'm sure.
00:43:32And you'd like one, I suppose.
00:43:35Absolutely.
00:43:37Oh, from Grandmary.
00:43:41She has been to see the Admiral.
00:43:47What's so amusing?
00:43:48Well, the Admiral's proposed to Mother twice a year for the last dozen years, I'd say.
00:43:54Well, no wonder she thought we were rushing things.
00:44:05Good morning, class.
00:44:09Good morning, Ms. Stevens.
00:44:14Today I have a very exciting announcement.
00:44:18The school is conducting a speaking contest on the subject Progress in America.
00:44:24You can write on a topic of your choice.
00:44:26Anything modern and new.
00:44:29Yes, Edna?
00:44:30Could I write about the telephone?
00:44:31The telephone is an excellent example.
00:44:34Anyone else?
00:44:36Samantha?
00:44:37Factories?
00:44:38Another good idea.
00:44:39A single factory can do the work of an entire town in one day.
00:44:43Think of it.
00:44:45Yes, Emma?
00:44:46My Uncle Ren's a factory.
00:44:48May I write on that, too?
00:44:49You all may write on anything you wish, but only 12 speeches will be chosen, and those chosen
00:44:56will be presented in front of the entire school at the Christmas program.
00:45:00Your speeches are due by Thanksgiving.
00:45:06The time has come to change the old ways.
00:45:09Women must vote.
00:45:12The time has come for all of us to speak out.
00:45:15And, in support, Mrs. Winthrop and Mrs. Vandergaard will organize a peaceful gathering of Madison Square Park a week from
00:45:22Tuesday.
00:45:23Women in all 45 states will be holding similar gatherings on that day.
00:45:39I'm very pleased to have met you, Samantha.
00:45:42Pleased to have met you, too.
00:45:44You know, I'm always greatly encouraged when young people join our discussions.
00:45:48Are you anxious to vote one day?
00:45:51I'm not sure.
00:45:53No.
00:45:55Then you won't have to.
00:45:56Isn't that right, Mrs. Vandergaard?
00:45:58Oh, quite.
00:46:00Quite right.
00:46:01It's the right to vote we're fighting for, not the requirement.
00:46:06Good night, Samantha.
00:46:08Good night.
00:46:10Thank you, Amanda.
00:46:13Excuse me.
00:46:15Good night.
00:46:17Good night.
00:46:18We'll soon be replaced by those made by machine.
00:46:22Uncle Gar!
00:46:24Hello, my angel.
00:46:26How was school today?
00:46:27It was good.
00:46:29I'm practicing my speech.
00:46:31Would you like to hear it?
00:46:32Of course.
00:46:37Factories are the foundation of progress in America.
00:46:40They can make perfect products every time, and plenty of them, too.
00:46:44Enough for everyone, all at once.
00:46:46They will provide jobs for everyone who wants one, too.
00:46:50Products that are made by hand will soon be replaced by those made by machine.
00:46:55Thank you, Gertrude.
00:46:56I am impressed.
00:46:58Afternoon mail.
00:46:59Hello, sweetheart.
00:47:01Anything for me?
00:47:03Well, there's a postcard here to all of us from Grand Mary.
00:47:07Nothing from Nellie?
00:47:09No, I'm afraid not.
00:47:13I haven't heard from her in weeks.
00:47:17Oh.
00:47:18There's a letter here from Mount Bedford, from Mrs. Hawkins.
00:47:21What does it say?
00:47:24Oh, dear.
00:47:28What?
00:47:30Nellie's father has died from influenza.
00:47:35Oh, no.
00:47:37Come on, Nellie.
00:47:40May I see?
00:47:42Oh.
00:47:54She says that Mrs. Ryland sent them to an orphanage.
00:47:59In New York City.
00:48:01The Cold Rock House.
00:48:03Do you know where it is?
00:48:05Is it near?
00:48:07It shouldn't be hard to find.
00:48:09Can we go see them, Uncle Gar?
00:48:11I will get the address and stop at the orphanage on my way home tomorrow.
00:48:22Dear Nellie, I just received word about your dad.
00:48:26I'm so sad for you and the girls.
00:48:28We all are.
00:48:29But Uncle Gar is going to arrange for me to see you.
00:48:32And I'll be there in no time.
00:48:35Write me back as soon as you can.
00:48:37Your friend, Samantha.
00:48:40Yeah!
00:49:00I'm practicing for my piano lesson.
00:49:03I'd like to stay and listen.
00:49:05Do you mind?
00:49:07Do you mind?
00:49:38It was lovely, Samantha.
00:49:56Would you like to help?
00:49:58Uncle Gar told me you remind him of my mother.
00:50:02I take that as a great compliment.
00:50:07I remember her hair and my face when she would kiss me goodnight.
00:50:17I don't know why I thought of this, but she hated chickens.
00:50:23Chickens?
00:50:24She hated them.
00:50:27It's guard.
00:50:29Oh, good guard.
00:50:30Hello, ladies.
00:50:34Look at you two.
00:50:36I'd say I'm the luckiest man in New York, wouldn't you?
00:50:39Did you find the orphanage?
00:50:41I did.
00:50:42Oh, wonderful.
00:50:43How was Nellie?
00:50:47Well, they didn't let me see her.
00:50:49What do you mean?
00:50:51The orphans are not allowed to have visitors who are not related, unless they're serious about
00:50:54adoption.
00:50:55It's preposterous.
00:50:56Why?
00:50:57Each institution has its own rules.
00:51:00There must be some way that I could see her.
00:51:05Mr. and Mrs. Vandergeld donate a great deal to New York orphanages.
00:51:09One of them could well be Cold Rock.
00:51:12Excuse me.
00:51:20Hello?
00:51:21Yes, could you connect me, please, to the Vandergeld residence on Fifth Avenue?
00:51:51I'm Mrs. Edwards.
00:51:52I telephoned earlier about seeing Mrs. Fauci.
00:52:02She'll be right with you.
00:52:12You must be Mrs. Edwards.
00:52:14We've been expecting you.
00:52:16Pleased to meet you.
00:52:17Mrs. Vandergeld sent word of your arrival.
00:52:20She spoke very highly of you.
00:52:23And of you, Mrs. Fauci.
00:52:25Mrs. Vandergeld is our most generous benefactor.
00:52:27Would this be a convenient time for a tour?
00:52:33Uh, yes.
00:52:34Yes, of course.
00:52:36Uh, Lillian.
00:52:37Oh, thank you.
00:52:40Oh.
00:52:53Nancy, you wait.
00:52:55You're walking too...
00:52:55No speaking!
00:52:58Ma'am?
00:53:01I'm sure you must understand the importance of rules for girls like this.
00:53:06Obedience, order, and discipline.
00:53:08These are the things that will enable them to find homes.
00:53:13Here's the dormitory for the younger girls.
00:53:19Are there always this many?
00:53:23There are not enough beds for these children.
00:53:25Two of the girls are leaving today to a good home in the country.
00:53:29They'll have a party for them later.
00:53:32Bye!
00:53:47Here we have the dormitory for the older girls.
00:53:50Nine to sixteen.
00:53:53May my niece hand out fruit?
00:53:55Yes, of course.
00:53:57What a lovely, well-behaved child.
00:54:04Now then, Mrs. Rouchy, how many children do you have in this dormitory school?
00:54:09Oh, the number of children ranges from one hundred and twenty-five...
00:54:13Mally!
00:54:13Oh!
00:54:14Samantha!
00:54:17What are you doing here?
00:54:19Are you all right?
00:54:21You're so pale.
00:54:22Look at your hands.
00:54:24Here, take my glove.
00:54:26Did you see Bridget and Jenny downstairs?
00:54:28Are they all right?
00:54:29You mean you don't get to see them?
00:54:30They won't let us play together.
00:54:33I'm sure they think I've abandoned them.
00:54:35You cannot stay here.
00:54:38Are you ever allowed outside?
00:54:40Only when I take out the ashes around the back.
00:54:43Every day at four o'clock.
00:54:44We must let the girls rest now.
00:54:47Um, Samantha, are we ready?
00:54:50I'll come to the alley.
00:54:51Four o'clock.
00:54:52Ready!
00:55:14What's the basket for?
00:55:15It's for coats.
00:55:17Coats?
00:55:18Go in the coat closet.
00:55:19These are for old coats that you don't want anymore.
00:55:22Why do you want her old coats?
00:55:24It's for an orphanage.
00:55:26They need all kinds of things, like hats and gloves and anything that's warm, really.
00:55:31They're stuck there, and we need to help.
00:55:34Maybe you do.
00:55:37I have some old coats at home.
00:55:39They don't fit anymore.
00:55:41And gloves, too.
00:55:42I'll bring them in tomorrow.
00:55:45I like your pilgrims.
00:55:58Yes, Mrs. Evans.
00:55:59Mrs. Frouchy is expecting you.
00:56:01I have a hamper here full of pumpkin pies and Thanksgiving treats for the children.
00:56:05May we bring them into your kitchen?
00:56:07I'll take that for you.
00:56:08Follow me.
00:56:10I'll just wait outside.
00:56:12All right.
00:56:25Nellie!
00:56:26Nellie!
00:56:30You found me!
00:56:33Here.
00:56:34I brought you some walls, but she's inside.
00:56:37Thank you, Samantha.
00:56:39And Mrs. Frouchy says she'll place me out if I don't behave.
00:56:44What's that?
00:56:44Sending me away on the orphan train to get adopted by a family far away.
00:56:50Mrs. Frouchy says girls with my training go really fast in the farm country.
00:56:55And Jenny and Bridget?
00:56:56No.
00:56:57They're too young.
00:56:59She sends me.
00:57:00I'll never get to see them again.
00:57:02Oh, you cannot go.
00:57:04And the three of you have to stay together.
00:57:07Mother, I have to think about what to do.
00:57:09I'm not going to let this happen to you, Nellie.
00:57:12I'm not.
00:57:14Did you hear, Gertrude, that our Samantha has been chosen out of all the girls in her school
00:57:19to speak at the Christmas program?
00:57:21Isn't that wonderful?
00:57:23It's not just me.
00:57:24There are 12 of us.
00:57:25That is quite an accomplishment to be one of the 12, Samantha.
00:57:30It is a shame that Mother won't hear it.
00:57:32Then Grand Mary will have the pleasure of hearing only Samantha when she returns.
00:57:39Oh, now will you look at that.
00:57:41Oh, it looks splendid.
00:57:42Beautiful.
00:57:44On first Thanksgiving.
00:57:47I wish everyone had all the blessings that we have tonight.
00:57:51That's very thoughtful, Samantha.
00:57:54Shall we?
00:57:57Father, we thank Thee for this food, for health and strength, and all things good.
00:58:04Amen.
00:58:09Nellie!
00:58:11Come on, everything's ready.
00:58:13We need to hurry.
00:58:14What?
00:58:15What are you talking about?
00:58:17Look, if we don't go now, we never will.
00:58:19Go?
00:58:20Where?
00:58:21With me.
00:58:22I'm taking you all.
00:58:24What's wrong?
00:58:25I'm scared.
00:58:27It'll be all right.
00:58:29Go get Bridget and Jenny, and I'll meet you in front of the coat closet.
00:58:33I'll meet you there in five minutes.
00:58:37Go, now!
00:58:50Jenny, Jenny, look!
00:58:53Come on, girls.
00:58:55You need to go now.
00:59:00What's it for?
00:59:01I came here to bring donations for the girls.
00:59:05Yes?
00:59:06I usually come here with my aunt, who is very good friends with Mrs. Vandergaard.
00:59:11We usually just leave the boxes beside the coat closet.
00:59:15Fine.
00:59:15Off you go.
00:59:22Nellie, where are you?
00:59:26Samantha!
00:59:27I'll deposit the donation money Monday, Mrs. Frouchy.
00:59:30You best give it to me.
00:59:31I'll hold on to it.
00:59:35For a safe keeping.
00:59:37Yes, ma'am.
00:59:39These are locked.
00:59:41Get in.
00:59:41Bridget, under the vest.
00:59:42I said, I'll invest it.
00:59:47I'll wait.
00:59:49I'll be here.
00:59:55I'll be here.
00:59:57Bye.
00:59:58Bye.
00:59:59Bye.
01:00:00Bye.
01:00:03Bye.
01:00:05Bye.
01:00:06Bye.
01:00:17Richie, come on.
01:00:27Who's there?
01:00:31Run!
01:00:32What?
01:00:34Richie, come on!
01:00:36There you go!
01:00:37Come on, hurry!
01:00:37Stop, wait!
01:00:38Help!
01:00:39Stop him!
01:00:40Stop him!
01:00:41Stop him!
01:00:42Stop!
01:00:44Help!
01:00:45Hurry!
01:00:46No, stop!
01:00:48Stop!
01:00:50Please!
01:00:52Come on, you can do it!
01:00:55What?
01:00:57Hurry, let's go!
01:00:59Please!
01:01:01Please, help!
01:01:05Someone took my babies!
01:01:07Found a donation money!
01:01:09All of it!
01:01:09Wait, wait!
01:01:10He's not running now!
01:01:11He's gone!
01:01:12Stop!
01:01:18Richie, hurry!
01:01:19Come on, pick up!
01:01:23Come on, Jenny, run!
01:01:34Come on, come on, go!
01:01:36Jenny, go!
01:01:40Dinner!
01:01:41Shh!
01:01:42Shh!
01:01:43Bridget, be quiet.
01:01:45If we get caught, we'll get in trouble.
01:01:47And so will Samantha's family.
01:01:49Why can't we live here?
01:01:50We're wards of the state.
01:01:52That's what Mrs. Frouchy calls us.
01:01:53We belong to them.
01:01:54To the state?
01:01:55Yes!
01:01:55And if anyone finds us here, they'll be made to turn us in.
01:01:59So you must be quiet now.
01:02:00Do you understand?
01:02:03It's all right for now.
01:02:05Eat up.
01:02:06There's turkey and dressing and cranberries.
01:02:08Slower, Jenny.
01:02:11I put fresh pajamas on the bed.
01:02:14How'd you get all this up here?
01:02:16I told Gertrude it was for a family in need.
01:02:19And it is so nice and warm.
01:02:23Oh, no, they're home.
01:02:25I'll try to come up after.
01:02:27How can I ever thank you?
01:02:33You're my friend.
01:02:35That's what friends do.
01:02:41Samantha's been here all afternoon.
01:02:43Are you certain?
01:02:45Samantha?
01:02:47Yes?
01:02:52Any further questions?
01:02:54My matron informed me that she was at the orphanage a short while ago.
01:02:59A few of my girls have since gone missing, along with $200.
01:03:04What are you implying?
01:03:05If I find that she has been involved, I'll report her to the authorities.
01:03:09You'll not make threats here.
01:03:16Good day.
01:03:19I said, good day.
01:03:29I hope they don't find out.
01:03:31Do you think she knows?
01:03:34I'm not sure.
01:03:36She said she'd go to the police.
01:03:40She said she'd go to the police.
01:03:40And that we took money.
01:03:42That's a terrible lie.
01:03:45Oh, Samantha.
01:03:46I don't want you to get in any trouble on my account.
01:03:49I'm going to find a job, as soon as I can, so we can get a room of our own.
01:03:55Someone will hire me.
01:03:59I miss my dad.
01:04:02Don't worry, Nellie.
01:04:04I'm not going to let anything happen to any of you.
01:04:08I promise.
01:04:12Gertrude had a visitor today.
01:04:14Mrs. Frouchy.
01:04:16What did you want?
01:04:17Hard to say, madam.
01:04:19But it seemed to me she was accusing our Samantha of stealing.
01:04:24Guard, we must do something to stop this woman.
01:04:43We must do something to stop this woman.
01:05:08Dear Grand Mary, it's almost Christmas, and I can't wait to see you.
01:05:13Cornelia and I are making our own ornaments for the Christmas tree,
01:05:17and making cookies and fruitcakes, and even plum pudding.
01:05:20Though I'm not sure we did it right.
01:05:30Since Nellie is in New York City now,
01:05:32all that's missing is you.
01:05:34Love, Samantha.
01:05:56Thank you, Sarah.
01:06:05»
01:06:22Jenny, what are you doing down here?
01:06:25Is something wrong?
01:06:27What's the matter?
01:06:29What is it?
01:06:32All right, I'll come with you.
01:06:36I'll come with you.
01:06:47Bridget, are you all right?
01:06:51You're so hot.
01:06:52Running up.
01:06:57Do you know where Nellie went?
01:07:00Was she looking to find a job?
01:07:17Is this where she went?
01:07:26Is this where she went?
01:07:29Do you know where they went?
01:07:32Is this where she went?
01:07:33Are you going to go to?
01:07:37Oh, yeah.
01:07:38Do you know where I went?
01:07:38One, two more.
01:07:40Do you know where I could go?
01:07:43I don't know.
01:07:44I don't know where I could go.
01:07:49Do you know where I could go?
01:07:52Have you ever heard of me?
01:07:54Do you know where I could go?
01:08:11Put your name on that list.
01:08:13If you can't write, make an X.
01:08:15Get in line behind them.
01:08:19Hold on, man.
01:08:21No, no, please, help.
01:08:24If that needle breaks, it comes out of your pain.
01:08:26No, don't.
01:08:27Quiet.
01:08:29Oh, look, I need a book.
01:08:33Let's see what you've done.
01:08:35Go on, get him out of here.
01:08:36Come on out here and we'll have a look at it.
01:08:41Hold it tight now, hold it tight.
01:08:48All right, we got an opening now.
01:08:53Come on.
01:08:55Hurry up.
01:08:57Sir?
01:08:59Sir?
01:09:00I'm looking for my friend.
01:09:02This ain't a tea party.
01:09:04You want to see your friend?
01:09:05Get in line behind them.
01:09:06Wait till 7 o'clock.
01:09:08No, sir.
01:09:09I can't wait.
01:09:10This is an emergency.
01:09:12Oh, there she is.
01:09:13Hey.
01:09:15Nellie!
01:09:16Nellie, come quick.
01:09:18Hey, leave the machine, lose the machine.
01:09:21Them's the rules.
01:09:21Bridget is sick.
01:09:23Come on.
01:09:25You decide, girly.
01:09:26You leave now, you don't come back.
01:09:30There'll be none of that here.
01:09:33All right, we got an opening now.
01:09:36Next!
01:09:37Why didn't you tell me what factory work is like?
01:09:41Nobody wants to know where their frogs come from.
01:09:43Just so they keep coming.
01:09:46Are all factories like that?
01:09:48All the ones I've seen.
01:09:50I'm worried, Samantha.
01:09:51I don't want to lose Bridget, too.
01:09:53Come on, let's run.
01:10:03She's burning up, Samantha.
01:10:06I've never seen her this bad.
01:10:10It's my fault for leaving.
01:10:15So cold in here.
01:10:27Hello, Angel.
01:10:28Big day's coming, isn't it?
01:10:30How's the speech?
01:10:32You nervous?
01:10:33I can't wait to hear it all the way through.
01:10:36I need to talk to you.
01:10:39Both.
01:10:43We're listening.
01:10:46I did something wrong, and I need help.
01:10:51Nellie's sister, Bridget, is sick.
01:10:58Upstairs.
01:11:00Upstairs?
01:11:07She's quite dehydrated.
01:11:10Under my orders, you're not to move her.
01:11:12I guess for a few weeks, until she gets her strength back.
01:11:15Of course, Doctor.
01:11:20Any improvement?
01:11:21Not yet.
01:11:22All the girls have to stay here until the patient recovers.
01:11:25I'll be back in the morning to check on her.
01:11:27Thank you, Doctor.
01:11:27I'll see you out.
01:11:31Gertrude's made up beds for you in Samantha's room.
01:11:33Go on up now.
01:11:34I'll go sit with Bridget.
01:11:35Samantha brought us here
01:11:37to save me from being sent on the orphan train
01:11:40without my sisters.
01:11:42They're not supposed to separate families.
01:11:45Ma'am, they do a lot of things they're not supposed to.
01:11:54Good night.
01:11:55And thank you for your kindness.
01:11:58Good night, Nellie.
01:11:59Good night, Nellie.
01:12:00Good night, Jenny.
01:12:01Gertrude?
01:12:02Good night, Jenny.
01:12:03Good night, Nellie.
01:12:09I'm sorry, Uncle Gar, Aunt Cornelia.
01:12:19You can't break the law, Samantha.
01:12:22Even when a law seems unfair.
01:12:24But I had no choice.
01:12:25You always have the choice to come to me.
01:12:27You know that.
01:12:27But you don't even want me here.
01:12:30Why would you want three girls who aren't related to you?
01:12:33Who says we don't want you here?
01:12:37At Cornelia's friends.
01:12:39My friends?
01:12:40At the wedding.
01:12:42They said it was a shame that I was coming here.
01:12:45Oh, Samantha.
01:12:47Don't think for a minute that's how I feel.
01:12:49They were just jealous and mean and petty.
01:12:54You're our family, Samantha.
01:12:56I want you here.
01:12:59Yes, Aunt Cornelia.
01:13:07No one touched Mrs. Fauci's money.
01:13:11We know that.
01:13:13Please don't make Nellie go back.
01:13:16They can't go back there.
01:13:18I have no alternative, Samantha.
01:13:21I must inform the authorities they're here.
01:13:25No!
01:13:35Would you like some tea?
01:13:36No, thank you.
01:13:38I'll be brief before you speak.
01:13:41I'd like to say that we are not going to press charges against the Parkington girl.
01:13:45Well, as long as she returns the money she took.
01:13:48She claims she didn't take it.
01:13:50Well, with Christmas coming, we may have to rely once more on generous benefactors such as yourself.
01:14:01We don't want to disappoint the children.
01:14:03No, we don't, which is why, Mrs. Fauci, we're replacing you.
01:14:08What?
01:14:10Your what?
01:14:12The board of directors is unhappy with the way you've been running Cold Rock.
01:14:15It was never our intention to fund a prison.
01:14:17And there have been indications for some while that funds have been misappropriated.
01:14:27You simply can't be serious.
01:14:29Oh, yes.
01:14:32I simply can.
01:14:34Good day.
01:14:47Factories will produce many goods at the same time.
01:14:50And that's why factories are the golden future of America.
01:14:59And the final speaker will be Samantha Parkington.
01:15:15Americans are very proud of being modern.
01:15:18We are proud of our progress, and we are proud of the machines in our factories and the products that
01:15:24they make.
01:15:26But Americans are proud of being truthful, too.
01:15:31Last week, I went to a factory.
01:15:34And what I saw was nothing like what I had been told.
01:15:38There were children, younger than I am, working from early morning until after dark.
01:15:44They were dirty, they were cold, and they couldn't leave.
01:15:51They don't have time to go to school, and they are too tired to play.
01:15:56Children are hurt in these places.
01:15:59I know.
01:16:00I saw one.
01:16:03If our factories can hurt children, then we have not made good progress in America.
01:16:09America, these words are not the words I had written, but are the words that I need to say.
01:16:17Americans are good and kind.
01:16:20And good and kind people take care of children, even if they are not their own.
01:16:26And once we do that, we can truly be proud of our factories and of our progress.
01:16:50We're so proud of you.
01:16:53Grandmary.
01:16:56You were here.
01:17:00Oh, I missed you.
01:17:02I missed you, too.
01:17:03Did you know that we're coming?
01:17:04You wanted it to be a surprise.
01:17:07You were magnificent.
01:17:09How did you know about factories?
01:17:12Because of Nellie.
01:17:13I went to go get her at her work, and...
01:17:16Oh, forgive me.
01:17:17You remember Admiral Venus?
01:17:19Very nice to see you again, Admiral.
01:17:21That was a very impressive speech, Samantha.
01:17:24No wonder your grandmother talks about you so much.
01:17:27Excuse me.
01:17:29Samantha, that speech was not the speech that you entered in the contest.
01:17:33I changed it when I saw the truth.
01:17:36I'm afraid you've been disqualified from the competition.
01:17:39Disqualified?
01:17:40For telling the truth?
01:17:41She won me over.
01:17:43And I'm a much harsher judge, I can assure you.
01:17:46I believe it takes two to speak the truth.
01:17:50One to speak it, and the other to hear.
01:17:54I beg your pardon.
01:17:58I'd like you to give that speech to my women's group, Samantha.
01:18:03We're very proud of you.
01:18:05How do you feel, Samantha?
01:18:06I feel that Gertrude is overworked.
01:18:08Which is why she's so slow.
01:18:12Slow?
01:18:13She needs help.
01:18:19Cornelia, you've created a crusader.
01:18:21After all, it is a very large house for one person to keep.
01:18:26And how many more maids do we need?
01:18:28Three.
01:18:29Which is really four, counting Gertrude.
01:18:31Besides, if I come to visit more often...
01:18:34What do you mean, if?
01:18:35You're going to need more help.
01:18:37I'm a handful.
01:18:44Samantha, Cornelia and I were hoping that you'd like to come stay here with us.
01:18:48Permanently.
01:18:52You mean leave Mount Bedford?
01:18:55For good?
01:18:56But what about Grand Mary?
01:18:58I don't want her to be all alone.
01:19:00She won't be.
01:19:01Because Grand Mary has finally decided...
01:19:05No.
01:19:05Yes, she's accepted the Admiral's proposal.
01:19:08Which is why we hope you consider staying with us.
01:19:11What do you say, Samantha?
01:19:14Will you adopt us?
01:19:19Will I?
01:19:22Yes!
01:19:33I'll take this.
01:19:36Here you are.
01:19:42Oh, it's so beautiful.
01:19:45So great, Mary.
01:19:48To us, girl.
01:19:49Who did all this?
01:19:51I did, miss.
01:19:53With a little help.
01:19:54It's the prettiest tree I've ever seen.
01:19:57You're probably worn out.
01:19:59You should rest.
01:20:01Really.
01:20:02Really.
01:20:03Stay your strength.
01:20:08Can we open present stuff?
01:20:10Not now.
01:20:11No, not until tomorrow.
01:20:12Tomorrow.
01:20:13But you can start working on your notes to Santa.
01:20:15And there's hot chocolate in the kitchen.
01:20:18And there's hot chocolate in the kitchen.
01:20:19Ooh.
01:20:20Um, Gertrude?
01:20:22Oh.
01:20:26Uncle Gard, does Santa know that Nellie and her sisters are here?
01:20:30Believe me, Samantha.
01:20:32Santa knows everything.
01:20:44Oh, just a moment.
01:20:45Let me get the notes for Santa.
01:20:47The notes.
01:20:47Nellie and Jenny.
01:20:49Yes.
01:20:50Do you want to do Bridget's too soon?
01:20:53Okay.
01:20:55Girls.
01:20:56Milk for Santa.
01:20:58I imagine he'll be very thirsty.
01:21:01Yes.
01:21:06What is all this?
01:21:08It's for the orphanage.
01:21:09Quite a bounty.
01:21:10Oh, this is nothing.
01:21:11Cornelia's arranged for a whole Christmas feast tomorrow.
01:21:14She's got half of New York donating presents and clothes and food.
01:21:17May I help?
01:21:18Yes.
01:21:22I can't believe we're here.
01:21:24It's so wonderful that we can be together, Nellie.
01:21:29This is my favorite Christmas Eve.
01:21:32I wonder where we'll be next Christmas.
01:21:35Let's make a wish.
01:21:38Up there, some places are wishing star.
01:21:45Make your wish, Nellie.
01:21:46Close your eyes tight.
01:21:49Wish like you've never wished before.
01:21:51I'm wishing, Samantha.
01:21:54I'm wishing.
01:22:00I'm wishing.
01:22:01Merry Christmas, Bridget.
01:22:03Merry Christmas.
01:22:04Merry Christmas.
01:22:06Oh, Bridget.
01:22:06How's our patient?
01:22:07I'm so hungry.
01:22:10I'm so hungry.
01:22:10Well, let's go have Christmas.
01:22:12Oh, Christmas.
01:22:16Merry Christmas.
01:22:17Merry Christmas.
01:22:18Merry Christmas.
01:22:18Merry Christmas.
01:22:19It's so beautiful.
01:22:19It's so beautiful.
01:22:22Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
01:22:23Before you start screaming at all the silly little things Santa's left you, there's something
01:22:28we need to tell you.
01:22:29Uncle God?
01:22:31Samantha asked if we would let you three girls come and be maids.
01:22:35Oh, yes, sir.
01:22:37We'll work very hard morning tonight, sir.
01:22:40But we don't need any more maids.
01:22:42However, Samantha's going to live with us permanently.
01:22:48And there's one thing she needs that we would love to give her.
01:22:51She needs three sisters.
01:22:55But not just any three sisters.
01:22:57She needs you.
01:22:59All of you.
01:23:00What do you say?
01:23:01Oh, yes.
01:23:03Sisters, Samantha.
01:23:04Sisters.
01:23:06Don Cornelia and I want all four of you to be our girls.
01:23:10To live here in this house and grow up together as one family.
01:23:13Hey, did you like that, Bridget?
01:23:16Oh, yes.
01:23:17Jenny?
01:23:18Jenny?
01:23:19Jenny says yes.
01:23:20Jenny says yes, sir.
01:23:23She's talking.
01:23:25That's my girl.
01:23:30Merry Christmas.
01:23:32Merry Christmas.
01:23:34Merry Christmas.
01:23:35Merry Christmas.
01:23:39Merry Christmas.
01:23:40Merry Christmas.
01:23:41Merry Christmas, Avril.
01:24:07Merry Christmas.
01:24:10Merry Christmas.
01:24:17Merry Christmas.
01:24:34Happy Christmas.
01:24:37Snowy.
01:24:38Snowy.
01:24:44First note, Samantha, do you think we're dreaming?
01:24:48If we are, I hope we never wake up.
01:25:39I hope we never wake up.
01:26:11I hope we never wake up.
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