The Blue Veil

Louise Mason: Mrs Rawlins, I, I would like to leave if, if you could find someone to replace me.

Annie Rawlins: What's that,Louise? Why?

Louise Mason: Well, I've been meaning to say something to you about it for some time but I find it difficult.

Annie Rawlins: Well, don't you like it here? Don't you like Stephanie?

Louise Mason: Why I'd rather not go into that.

Annie Rawlins: I insist you tell me.

Louise Mason: Well, I've been on the verge of leaving before, but each time you get a new job and I postpone doing anything about it. And each time it would get worse.

Annie Rawlins: I don't understand. I thought you were happy with Stephanie and me. I thought you loved us.

Louise Mason: I do. And believe me, it's because I do that I have to leave.

Annie Rawlins: Well then. That just doesn't make sense.

Louise Mason: Well, let me put it this way; I know that you don't mean to, but you see so little of Stephanie and she's been turning to me more and more. Now, she's turned completely.

Annie Rawlins: wha' that's silly. No one can take the place of a mother in a child's life.

Louise Mason: In church this morning, Mrs Rawlins, she singled me out as her mother in front of her friends.

Annie Rawlins: She did that? It's just a gesture, Louise.

Louise Mason: No, it's more than that. I find it hard to be frank about it or to do myself out of a good job but unless I leave, you may lose your daughter, Mrs Rawlins and that would be the worst mistake you've ever made.

Annie Rawlins: It's good of you to tell me, Louise.