:31:01
- Haven't you been having fun?
- No.
:31:05
That is, I didn't until I met you.
I like talking to you, though.
:31:08
Imagine my finding you
right on my doorstep.
:31:12
- Brookfield's just come in.
- Who? The poet? Where?
:31:15
Over at that big round table.
The one that looks like a poodle.
:31:18
- Look, there's Brookfield, the poet.
- Really?
:31:24
Pardon. Longfellow Deeds, who inherited
the Semple fortune, wants to meet you.
:31:29
Oh, yes. I read about him.
He writes poetry on postcards.
:31:35
Invite him over.
Might get a couple of laughs.
:31:38
- Getting rather dull around here.
- It's always dull here.
:31:40
- I'll get him.
- Good.
:31:43
Mr Henneberry.
Mr Morrow. Bill.
:31:49
This is Mr Deeds and his fiancée
from Mandrake Falls.
:31:51
How do you do, Mr Deeds?
:31:55
Nice of you to ask us
to come and sit with you.
:31:59
Back home we never get
to meet famous people.
:32:02
- Waiter, a little service here.
- Yes, a drink for Mr Deeds.
:32:04
- I don't want it, thank you.
- All poets drink.
:32:09
How do you go about
writing your poems?
:32:11
We are very interested
in one another's methods.
:32:14
Do you have to wait for an inspiration,
or do you just dash it off?
:32:17
- Well, I...
- Morrow just dashes them off.
:32:20
Yeah. That's what my publishers
have been complaining about.
:32:23
- Well, your readers don't complain.
- Oh. Thanks.
:32:29
How about you, Mr Deeds?
:32:33
Well, I write mine on order.
:32:35
The people I work for tell me
what they want, and then I write it.
:32:37
Amazing!
:32:41
Why, that's true genius.
:32:43
Have you any peculiar characteristics
when you're creating?
:32:45
- Well, I... I play the tuba.
- How original.
:32:49
I've been playing the harmonica for
40 years. Didn't do me a bit of good.
:32:54
You wouldn't have one
in your pocket?