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Mark was further shredded into thousands of tiny paper pieces.The shredded pieces fell onto he floor of Mark's loft and into the open comic book he was reading, with the empty frames now filled in and illustrated with his death(# 3 death)...Leslie, we don't behave like that.Leslie: What do you mean, behave?Bick: Making a fuss over those people.You're a Texan now.Leslie: Is that a state of mind? I'm still myself.Bick: You're my wife, honey.You're a Benedict.Leslie: I still have a mind of my own.Elsewhere, being gracious is acceptable.Bick: Well, we're gracious, but...Leslie: Fine thing, standing here quarreling with rice still in our hair!Due to Leslie's well-bred upbringing, she refused to let traditional Texan ways of life stop her from being considerate, gracious and helpful to the hired Mexican help.In Laughton's words, it was "a nightmarish sort of Mother Goose tale." It also resembled the fairy-tale of the Big Bad Wolf's pursuit of the little pigs.From its start, the film is designed to have the special feeling of a child's nightmare, including the difficult keeping of a secret, and a magical journey to safety - all told from a child's point of view.]Homer: I never knew there was so many planes.Fred: And they're junking them...Boy, oh boy, what we could have done with those in '43!...Some of 'em look brand new, factory to he scrap heap.That's all they're good for now.Bound together as friends after clustered together on the plane, they share the back seat in a taxi-cab ride to their separate hometown addresses.The letter showed a curious interest in Graham and made observations that he was "more alert, purposeful looking" than a "standard gumshoe.