The script for the film baby doll (1956)

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silva: A great day for the country for both reasons. baby doll: He was a man to respect. silva: And you're a lady to respect, Mrs. Meighan. baby doll: {Sadly and rather touchingly) Me? Oh, no— I never got past the fourth grade. silva: Why'd you quit? baby doll: I had a great deal of trouble with long division. . . . silva: Yeah? baby doll: The teacher would tell me to go to the blackboard and work out a problem in long division and I would go to the blackboard and lean my head against it and cry and cry and — cry. . . . Whew! I think the porch would be cooler. Mr. Va carro, I can't get over your legs. silva: You want to move my legs. baby doll: Yes, otherwise, I can't get out of the car. . . . silva: Okay. He raises his legs so she can get out. Which she does, and continues . . • baby doll: YES, I would cry and cry. . . . Well . . . soon after that I left school. A girl without education is — without education. . • • Page 57