:34:02
In fact it turned out there were not so few things
that the other townsfold of Dogville didn't need doing either.
:34:11
As Ben had no home, Grace's domestic
experiments were absolutely things he didn't need,
:34:17
but he put up with them anyhow,
appearing with astonishing punctuality
when the act of domesticity had been completed,
:34:24
no matter how unpredictable business
hours in the freight industry might otherwise have been.
:34:32
Olivia didn't need anyone to help June
to the toilet while she was at work,
:34:37
as hitherto they had coped splendidly
with Olivia's excellent diaper arrangement.
:34:44
If Jack McKay had needed a partner
for conversation he would surely have gone out
and gotten one for himself in the town.
:34:52
So it was not out of need that he allowed
Grace to sit with him in his dark parlor
:34:57
with the dramatic drapes on one wall
for lengthy discussions regarding
the underestimated qualities of the light on the East Coast.
:35:06
As Martha wouldn't dream of burdening
the parish with wear and tear of the pedals and bellows,
:35:12
while waiting for the new priest to be appointed,
she practiced without a note ever leaving the organ,
:35:18
and was therefore not really
in need of anyone to turn her pages.
:35:23
And God knows that Mr. and Mrs. Henson's son
did not need any help with his books,
:35:30
and that the family had taken Grace
for her own sake.
:35:38
And although Liz's hands had improved
through Grace's good counsel,
:35:43
Thomas Edison was a doctor and
of indisputable health and he did not need care,
:35:48
or help with the pills from the medicine
closet with its many secrets.
:35:56
Actually Chuck was the only one
"not yet hooked", as Tom put it.