Wrapping up Scene 82, starting with yesterday's quote, Mrs. Johnson's only scripted reply to Barnabas -
Page 28/Scene 82 - Mrs. Johnson: 'Who shall I say is calling?'
- coming up, followed by today's quote -
Page 28/Scene 82 - Barnabas: 'I am Barnabas Collins. A cousin from England.'
- coming up, followed in the script by:
Mrs. Johnson stares at him, a little doubting, a little perplexed. She nods for him to come in. He does. She turns and leaves quickly. We will not see his face until he is in the gallery.
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End of scene, though not end of sequence.
And when it comes to what's different with the dialogue, the directions, and the descriptions, when Barnabas introduces himself, he drops the "I am" and simply says "Barnabas Collins. A cousin from England" - and to that Mrs. Johnson doesn't simply reply with a nod to come in because she actually replies with an unscripted -
"Won't you come in, please." - and after Barnabas actually replies with an unscripted -
"Thank you." - and then enters the house, looking up at a family (though actually Jay Gould) portrait on the wall of the foyer, Mrs. Johnson begins to move off but then she actually stops and tells him an unscripted -
"Wait here a moment. I'll tell her you're here." - before making her way to the hallway and disappearing as Barnabas watches her move off.