M: Oh, much more, sir.

　　C: Hmm.

　　M: Excuse me, sir, I don't know your signal.

　　C: You may call me Captain.

　　(Captain leaves.)

　　M: At ease. Well now that there's just us. Would you please tell me what are your names again and how old you are?

　　Liesl: I'm Liesl. I'm sixteen years old and I don't need a governess.

　　M: Well, I'm glad you told me, Liesl. We'll just be good friends.

　　Frederick: I'm Frederick. I'm fourteen. I'm impossible.

　　M: Really? Who told you that, Frederick?

　　Frederick: Fraulein Josephine. Four governesses ago.

　　Louisa: I'm Bargitta.

　　M: You didn't tell me how old you are, Louisa.

　　Bargitta: I'm Bargitta, she's Louisa. She's thirteen years old and you're smart. I'm ten and I think your dress is the ugliest one I ever saw.

　　Kurt: Bargitta, you shouldn't say that.

　　Bargitta: Why not? Don't you think it's ugly?

　　Kurt: Of course, but Fraulein Helder's was ugliest. I'm Kurt. I'm eleven. I'm incorrigible.

　　M: Congratulations!

　　Kurt: What's incorrigible?

　　M: I think it means you won't be treated like a boy.

　　Marta: I'm Marta and I'm going to be seven on Tuesday. And I'd like a pink parasol.

　　M: Well, pink is my favorite color, too. Yes, you're Gretl, and you're five years old? My, you're practically a lady! Now I have to tell you a secret. I've never been a governess before.

　　Louisa: You mean you don't know anything about being a governess?

　　M: Nothing. I'll need lots of advice.

　　Louisa: Well, the best way to start is to be sure to tell father to mind his own business.

　　Frederick: You must never come to dinner on time.

　　Bargitta: Never eat your soup quietly.