Sunday, August 12, 2012

This picture represents Higgins and Colonel Pickering at Mrs. Higgins house on her at home day.

ACT III. I wasn't shocked to see Henry barging into Mrs. Higgins' house like that. He didn't bother to knock which shows his poor manners. I wonder what an "at home day" is? Mrs. Higgins didn't want Henry there for some reason. It must be an important day when she has company over. No wonder her friends are offended by Henry! He has no respect for anyone! This will be a good test for Liza even though she was not invited by Mrs. Higgins. It will be a great opportunity to see her behavior, speech, and manners. Liza won't know exactly what they will talk about, so she will have to think on her own. Mrs. Higgins doesn't seem too excited about the flower girl's company; I hope it goes okay. I would hate to have the job of the parlor-maid because all she does is announce who comes over to Mrs. Higgins' house. It must be boring after a while. I wonder if Mrs. and Miss Eynsford Hill recognize Higgins from Covent Garden. If so, do they remember his talent of speech? Pickering and his manners exceed Higgins by far. Why did Freddy come in after his mother and sister? They probably left Freddy behind like they did before. Henry needs to keep his mouth shut! Now I really understand why he is forbidden to come when Mrs. Higgins has company over. I wish someone would kick him out of the house! I'm glad the parlor-maid introduced Liza in the middle of his speech to interrupt. Everyone seems so surprised at the sight of Liza; she must have made a big transformation. Does Liza remember the mother and daughter from Covent Garden? She ignored Mrs. Eynsford Hill when she said she felt like she had met her before. I think that's the first time I have her Henry apologize. I was not expecting that! I didn't really understand the "new small talk." Was it a cover-up because she was starting to talk like she did before? I was surprised to see them all shake hands because I thought they would say their good-bye's with hugs. The company's visit was very short. Maybe it was shortened because Liza left early. Mrs. Higgins is certainly right about what she said. She won't improve by being around Higgins who constantly swears. When are they going to figure out what to do after she is done? What kind of work will she have? They have to find her employment when she's done. I couldn't deal with Henry like Mrs. Higgins can. I wonder what Mrs. Higgins started to write about.

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