Tom Sawyer (1973)

Susan Joyce: Cousin Mary

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Quotes 

• [after Tom Sawyer in the house, Sid heard a noise] 

  Cousin Sidney : Tom's home!

  Cousin Mary : You little beast!

• [Tom Sawyer was sitting on the bed, breaking the bed that Aunt Polly, Cousin Sidney and Mary are heard] 

  Cousin Sidney : Tom's home.

  Cousin Mary : Beast!

  [Aunt Polly, Cousin Sidney and Mary began to walking upstairs to Tom's Room] 

  Tom Sawyer : Aunt Polly, honest, I didn't have nothing to do with it!

  Aunt Polly : What happened to you, boy? Look at you!

  Tom Sawyer : Well, there was this runaway horse, you see. And this poor old woman was in the buggy screaming for help. So I grabbed the reins and was drug nearly half a mile down the street before I could stop it. Then, he kicked me!

  Aunt Polly : You were with Huckleberry Finn. Why don't you tell the truth for once?

  Cousin Mary : He does tell the truth! He did it in court and saved an innocent man's life!

  Aunt Polly : A drunkard. Hanging around with murderers and grave robbers... what's to become of you, boy?

  [to Cousin Sidney and Mary] 

  Aunt Polly : You two, downstairs.

  Cousin Mary : Tom, you did a brave thing.

  Aunt Polly : Mary, don't you disobey me too.

  [Cousin Sidney and Mary began to downstairs. Aunt Polly closes the door and turns back to Tom Sawyer] 

  Aunt Polly : Now, you listen to me. Your mother was my favorite sister. We were very close. When she was dying, I promised her that I would raise you as if you were my own. Now, God knows I have tried. But you continue to disobey me, to lie to me, to cavort with the trash in this town. I'm afraid you're gonna grow up to be a wastrel like your father was, God forbid.

  Tom Sawyer : Don't you talk about my father like that.

  Aunt Polly : Well, that's what he was, a no-good, irresponsible bum, leaving your mother and you, a tiny baby. No use lying to yourself about him, too. I am not gonna let you turn into what he was, as God is my witness.

  Tom Sawyer : Well, If'n I was God -

  [Aunt Polly slap Tom Sawyer's face] 

  Aunt Polly : Don't you dare to take the name of the Lord in vain! May God forgive you.

  [Aunt Polly walks away from him, closes the door]