Album 11：A Place of Our Own - ACT1_走遍美国

marilyn: ellen, i'd like your opinion

ellen: about what?

marilyn: well, richard and i feel that with a baby coming we need to have our own place to live.

ellen: oh.

marilyn: well, what do you think about richard and me looking for a small house or an apartmnt at this point in our lives?

ellen: we love having you here, and there is room, and...and when the baby comes, the baby can stay in your room for a while.

marilyn: richard feels we need to find a small house.

ellen: i remember when i was pregnant with richard. philip and i were living with grandma and grandpa. philip was a young doctor, and he kept talking about having a house of our own. it's natural.

marilyn: what did you do ?

ellen: we looked at a lot of houses.

marilyn: did you find one?

ellen: oh, not at first. we couldn't afford it. grandpa wanted to led us the money to buy one, but philip is too independent. he didn't want to borrow any money.

marilyn: sounds like richard.

ellen: they're all alike. richard is a real stewart. he's independent, and sometimes just stubbom.

marilyn: when did you buy a house?

ellen: after richard was born. i was teaching music, and philip was opening his first medical office.

marilyn: where was the house?

ellen: right here in riverdate. of course, it was a small house, but just right for us.

marilyn: it's funny. history repeats itself. now richard and i are having a baby, and we probably won't be able to afford a house right away, either.

ellen: why don't you look at some houses, marilyn?

marilyn: good idea.

ellen: look in the real-estate section of sunday's times. you'll learn a lot.

marilyn: maybe we should speak to a real-estate agent about a house.

ellen: and a bank about a mortgage.

marilyn: i'll talk to richard about it. i think it's a good idea, ellen. we can learn a lot by asking.

ellen: and if i can be of any help, let me know. as a matter of fact, my friend virginia martinelli is a real-estate agent.

marilyn: good.

ellen: you won't believe this, but she sold us our first house and this one.

marilyn: well, i'll tell richard, and we'll go to see her. do you think the skirt length is right, ellen? do you think it's too long?

ellen: i think the skirt is just right. are you planning to attach a train to it?

marilyn: no. no train. just the dress. but i am going to make a headpiece of lace.

ellen: that dress is gorgeous.

marilyn: thanks, ellen. and thanks for the advice about the house. i'll talk to richard about it the minute the comes home.

ellen: and remember, we love having you here. there's no need to rush.