A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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about getting a real legal divorce.
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Because l thought you was dead but
you ain't.

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And because you got the money now on
account of the reward.

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Yours very truly, Sissy." Something
like that.

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But Aunt Sissy, he must have already
done that.

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Because it says here he's married
again.

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lt does?
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"On the human interest side of the
story,

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Mrs. Polasky had returned home only
the day before from the hospital,

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after presenting Mr. Polasky with
a brand new son,

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the fourth child of the marriage.
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So, if he got a divorce that long
ago, you don't have to.

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Then my being married to Bill, this
one l mean, is all legal?

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Well, now, if that ain't a load off
my chest.

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You know something, l think l'll
give Bill Polasky a wedding present.

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But Aunt Sissy, you can't. He's been
married for years.

1:38:41
Four kids, huh? Must be a sickly
woman, this Mrs. Polasky,

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going to the hospital just
to have a baby.

1:38:47
Oh, no, lots of people go there now
to have babies. ls better.

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Sure enough? You know something?
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l'm gonna cash in my funeral policy
and have my baby at a hospital.

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And when my baby is born, and lives,
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l want you to write that R. Polasky
and announce it.

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Boy do l feel better.
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And now, chickapea, we'll talk about
you.

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Can't your Aunt Sissy help you any?
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l'm all right.
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No, you aren't honey.
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Not all shut up like that, l know
how you feel,

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but you can't keep hanging on to it.
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l'm ail right. l don't want to talk
about it.

1:39:18
All right, baby. All right. But l'll
tell you what.

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You can do something for me.
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Look, your Mama feels awful bad too.
She needs you.

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Why don't you talk to her about it.
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She doesn't need me.
No she doesn't.

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She's got Neeley!
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Why wasn't it Neeley she was going
to make quit school.

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He never cared about it.
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She doesn't love me like Papa did.
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And she didn't love him, either. Not
really.

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She hurt him, l saw her. And he
never hurt anybody.

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l'm gonna finish this grade because
he gave it to me

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and then l'll work for her.
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But she can't be Papa to me, she
can't ever!

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Don't feel like that, baby, don't.
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Leave me alone. l'm all right.
Please go away and leave me alone.

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All right, chickapea, all right.

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