An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008 TV Movie)
Vivien Endicott-Douglas: Prudence
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Quotes
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Mathilda Bassett : What could be keeping mother?
Prudence : She's delivering a baby.
Mathilda Bassett : How much time could it take? She's been gone all night and half the day.
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Prudence : You know what they say? After a society lady wears a dress once, she throws it away.
Mathilda Bassett : Don't be silly.
Solomon Bassett : If she's so well off, why doesn't she get her own place to stay?
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Prudence : One moment and I'll have the tea.
Mathilda Bassett : [watching Prudence suspiciously] You've done something.
Solomon Bassett : [glancing from Prudence to Tilly] Absolutely.
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Solomon Bassett : [after peeking through the door to see Prudence helping Isabella with her corset] Why tie her up?
Prudence : To keep her parts in. Old people have trouble otherwise.
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Prudence : [seeing Solomon bringing the turkey in] Put that back!
Solomon Bassett : It's Thanksgiving tomorrow.
Prudence : We can't make a turkey.
Solomon Bassett : She won't get better if we don't.
[cut to them cooking]
Solomon Bassett : It smells burnt.
Prudence : It's only been ten minutes.
Solomon Bassett : We could check.
Prudence : No, that dries it out.
[off his look]
Prudence : Who's lived longer, you or I?
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Prudence : Ever since I can remember I've to be sensible, reliable, organized. While you sleep late, forget your chores, write sonnets.
Mathilda Bassett : I've never written a sonnet in my life.
Prudence : It doesn't make a bit of difference, does it? You still end up with everything.
Mathilda Bassett : That's not true.
Prudence : Father took you to the woods. You and Gad. Where was I?
Mathilda Bassett : You hate the woods.
Prudence : How would I know? I never got to go.
Mathilda Bassett : [hugs her] Pru...
Prudence : [about their mother, sick with scarlet fever] What if she dies, too?
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Mary Bassett : And what else happened while I was occupied?
Mathilda Bassett : Gad proposed. And I've accepted.
Mary Bassett : Is that so?
Prudence : But you wanted to be a writer.
Mathilda Bassett : That was ages ago.
Solomon Bassett : Let's eat!
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Prudence : [entering the Hopkins' house] Mother is well!
Solomon Bassett : [runs to Gad who lifts him up in his arms] We cured her by fixing a turkey, which you are all invited to eat.
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Mathilda Bassett : [kissing Mary's head enthusiastically] You're an angel. You're a saint!
Prudence : What about the letter?
Mathilda Bassett : [happily tosses rag aside] Doesn't matter! Gad's back!
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Solomon Bassett : You hang the turkey over the fire.
Prudence : You do not.
Solomon Bassett : Do, too! In a hanging oven.
Prudence : We already have an oven.
Solomon Bassett : It's what you use if you do it the proper way.