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Who is itIt's Miss Watlin'Oh Mrs Watling Won't you come in the houseOh no I couldn't do that Miss WilkesYou come in and sit a minute with meHow can I thank you enough for what you did for usHow can
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Gone with the Wind

And you're wrong about Mrs Kennedy; she's broken hearted about her husband

Melanie Hamilton:
Who is it?Belle Watling:It's Miss WatlingMelanie Hamilton:Oh, Miss Watling, won't you come in the house?Belle Watling:Oh, no, I couldn't do that Mrs Wilkes; you come in and set a minute with meMelanie Hamilton:How can I thank you enough for what you did for us? How can any of us thank you enough?Belle Watling:I got your note saying you were going to call on me and thank me. Oh Mrs Wilkes, you must have lost your mind. I come up here as soon as it was dark to tell you you mustn't even think of such things. Why I'm... Why you're... Well it wouldn't be fittin' at allMelanie Hamilton:Wouldn't be fitting for me to call on a kind woman who saved my husband's life?Belle Watling:Mrs Wilkes, there ain't never been a woman in town that's been nice to me the way you was; I mean about the money for the hospital, you know, and I don't forget a kindness. I got to thinkin' about you bein' left a widow, with a little boy - he's a nice little boy, your boy, Mrs Wilkes. I got a boy myself...Melanie Hamilton:Oh you have? Does he liveBelle Watling:Oh, no, he ain't in Atlanta; he ain't never been here. He's off at school. I ain't seen him since he was little, and I... Well, anyways, if it had been that Mrs Kennedy's husband by himself, I wouldn't lift a finger to help. She's a mighty cold woman, prancin' about Atlanta by herself. She killed her husband, same as if she shot himMelanie Hamilton:You mustn't say unkind things about my sister-in-lawBelle Watling:Oh. Please don't haze me Mrs Wilkes; I forgot how you liked her. But she just ain't in the same class with you, and I can't help it if I think so. Well, anyways, I gotta be goin'. I'm scared somebody'll recognize this carriage if I stay here any longer; that wouldn't do you no good. And Mrs Wilkes, if you ever see me on the street, you don't have to speak to me; I'll understandMelanie Hamilton:I shall be proud to speak to you, proud to be under obligation to you. I hope we meet againBelle Watling:Oh, no, that wouldn't be fittin'. Goodnight Mrs WilkesMelanie Hamilton:Goodnight Miss Watling.Melanie Hamilton:And you're wrong about Mrs Kennedy; she's broken hearted about her husband

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Who is it
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It's Miss Watlin'
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Oh Mrs Watling Won't you come in the house
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Oh no I couldn't do that Miss Wilkes
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You come in and sit a minute with me
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How can I thank you enough for what you did for us
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How can any of us thank you enough
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I got your note sayin' you was goin' to call on me and thank me
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Why Miss Wilkes you must have lost your mind
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I come up here as soon as it was dark to tell you
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you mustn't even think of any such thing
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Why I'm
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Why you're
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Well it wouldn't be fittin' at all
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It wouldn't be fitting to thank a kind woman who saved my husband's life
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Miss Wilkes there ain't never been a lady in this town nice to me like you was
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I mean about the money for the hospital you know
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And I don't forget a kindness
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And I got to thinking about you being left a widow with a little boy
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if Mr Wilkes got hung
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and he's a nice little boy your boy is Miss Wilkes
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I got a boy myself and so l
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Oh you have Does he live
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Oh no ma'am he ain't here in Atlanta
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He ain't never been here
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He's off at school
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I ain't seen him since he was little
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Well anyway if it had been that Miss Kennedy's husband by hisself
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l wouldn't have lifted a finger to no matter what Captain Butler said
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She's a mighty cold woman
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Prancin' about Atlanta by herself
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She killed her husband same as if she shot him
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You mustn't say unkind things about my sister in law
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Please don't freeze me Miss Wilkes
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I forgot how you liked her
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But she just ain't in the same class with you and I can't help it if I think so
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Well anyway I gotta be goin'
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I'm scared somebody'll recognize this carriage if I stayed here any longer
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That wouldn't do you no good
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And Miss Wilkes
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if you ever see me on the street you don't have to speak to me
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I'll understand
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I should be proud to speak to you Proud to be under obligation to you
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I hope we meet again
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Oh no ma'am that wouldn't be fittin'
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Good night Miss Wilkes Good night Mrs Watling
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And you're wrong about Mrs Kennedy
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She's brokenhearted about her husband
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Duration
157 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
02:42:53
Uploaded
Mar 12, 2026
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Selznick International Pictures,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Movie Summary

American motion picture classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Actors

Olivia De Havilland
Melanie Hamilton
Ona Munson
Belle Watling