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Arnold:Don't tell me. Please don't tellme. I recognize1 you ...
Peggy:Oh, don't be silly, Arnie. Of course you recognize him. Except for the beard3, he hasn't changed in fifty years. It's Malcolm Stewart!
Arnold:I know it's Malcolm Stewart. You haven't changed much in fifty years.
Grandpa:Peggy ---- Peggy Pendleton! You're Peggy Pendleton!
Arnold:Who am I, You old rascal4 ? You don't recognize me, do you?
Grandpa:I know who you are. You're Arnold Franklin! Iknow who you are!
Peggy:You look wonderful, Malcolm!
Grandpa:[ He walks with them to an outdoor table.]Sitdown. Sit down. Pete isn't home.
Arnold:Really?
Grandpa:No. He left a note on the door saying he wasgoing to the railroad station to pick up a surprise.
Peggy:He's so funny5. Always full of surprises, evenfifty years later.
Grandpa:The two of you look unbelievable!
Arnold:How's your family? Oh, I was sorry to hearabout your wife having passed away6.
Grandpa:Yes. About four years ago.
Peggy:And you're living with your children now? InNew York? Pete wrote us and told us.
Grandpa:Yup7. Retired and moved to New York to livewith my son and his family.
Peggy:By the way, what do you think this big surpriseis?
Arnold:It could be most anything, knowing Pete.8[ Another car arrives . ]
Grandpa:Hey, that must be Pete! Now we'll find outabout the surprise.
[ They go to meet the car.]
Pete:So good to see you all!
Peggy:Oh, Pete, Pete! Oh, it's so good to see you![They all greet one another . ]
Pete:Remember Lillian?
Lillian:I remember all of you. you haven't changed abit.
Peggy:Lillian! Oh, my gosh!9
Arnold:Lillian Winters. We were together in theThursday night drama10 society11.
Lillian:Remember me, Malcolm?
Grandpa:Oh, beautiful as ever, Lillian. How's Donald?[He suddenly realizes that he has said the wrong thing.]
Lillian:That's OK, Malcolm. Donald passed away acouple of years ago.
Arnold:Sorry to hear that, Lillian.
Peggy:Oh, I'm so sorry.
Arnold:I would not have missed this get----togetherfor the world! 12
Grandpa:And your little surprise, Pete? You really surprised me by having us all come together.
Pete:You don't know what the surprise is yet? Comeon! We'll tell you the big surprise.
[They walk back to the table with Pete. Pete pours13 icedtea for them . ]
Pete:I've invited you here for the weekend to help celebrate14
Peggy:Celebrate?
Grandpa:Our fiftieth reunion?
Arnold:No.
Lillian:No. Pete wants to tell you ...
Pete:Now, let me have the honor15, Lillian.
Grandpa:For goodness' sake, 16 Pete, tell us! I can't wait much longer.
Pete:Well, I am pouring this iced tea so that we can toast17 Lillian ---- and me.
Peggy:You don't mean to tell me that you and ...
Pete:Yes, I do. I have loved Lillian all these years,so I asked her to be Mrs. Pete Waters.
Lillian:And I said yes.
Grandpa:I knew it! I knew it! Congratulations !
Peggy:Oh, Lillian, I am so happy for you both.
Arnold:It's wonderful!
Pete:It's wonderful for me. Lillian will make me ahappy man----finally.
Grandpa:You are full of surprises, Pete.
Pete:We are going to spend the entire weekend having a good time together here on the farm. We are going to celebrate all weekend.
Peggy:When is the wedding18?
Pete:That's another surprise. Lillian and I were married two weeks ago in Detroit19. She's come here to stay.
Grandpa:Wait till I tell my family about this!
Peggy:[ to Lillian ] Why, that's wonderful!