Gunsmoke "Kitty" (II)

hint
weekend driving
moderate
to be obedient to
traffic laws
to take chances
second act
to pick up
side door
to move back
shadows
almost as though
to be ashamed
to be all set (= ready)
along
hall
to get a surprise
first date
soft
innocence
sump'n ( = something)
drunk
it was snowin' a little
velvet
cloak
proud
'Evenin' (= Good Evening)
Mrs. Mervin
tickets
reception room
Katherine Russel
flushed
smiling
handsome
platform
Doc
fiddling
song: "Buffalo Gals, Won't
You Come Out Tonight?"
dancing partner
What took you so long?
skirmish
genteel females

Oh, so's she. (sorry)
I get the idea (= it seems)
not to be welcome
New Orleans
bottle of whiskey
punch
scratching
Mrs. Magnesia
to get kind of dry
(= to need an alcoholic drink)
short memory
durnker than a hoot owl
to slap s.o.'s face
committee
Mrs. Sprinkle
bad-mannered
how dare
to see fit to bring
public dance
private
Now see here...
waltz
to warn
You're acting like a kid.
Take me out of here.
to have a good time
pigheaded
to refuse
to blot s.o. out
couples
to whisper
to drop away
stranger
pals
to walk out onto the floor
drifters
to have their fun
to move on
painful duty
to seem upset
fella (= fellow)
seeing as how (= since, because)

to figure
it would be best
smart
law
decency
This ain't right.
(police) badge
with sense
to hightail it out of ( = leave)
to think of
no-good
to find pleasure in
dead drunk
mirror
What are you having?
(= What would you like to order?)
so mad
I should've known better.
polite
kerchief (= handkerchief)
been a long time since...
a nice mess of people
I've run into this before.
because a (= of) you
narrow-minded
prayer-spouting
to hurt one's pride
it wasn't that
That made me real happy.
To figure life different
(= to have a different view of life)
to make s.o. uncomfortable
you can't look at it that way
gonna get hurt
let it go
They don't mean nothin'.
It was worth the chance.
a funny one (= a strange person)
to show s.o. up
(= to do something better than s.o.)
champagne
to beak out (a bottle of wine)
I'd be real pleased.
to feature

1. Why did Kitty feel uneasy going with Dillon even before they arrived at the dance hall?
2. How did Dillon seem to feel about Kitty?
3. What was the first sign that Kitty wasn't very welcome at the dance?
4. What does "to call a dance" mean?
5. Why was Kitty delayed when she went to check her cloak?
6. What did Doc invite Dillon to do?
7. Why did Doc not want Mrs. Magnesia to know what he was doing?
8. Why did Mrs. Sprinkle ask her husband to stop serving the punch?
9. What was the man suggesting who called out "What do you say, Kitty?"
10. What's a "drifter"?
11. Why did Dillon say he was taking off his badge?
12. After Dillon went to console Kitty at the Texas Trail, he first blamed himelf, then the people at the dance; then Kitty blamed herself. What do you think was the source of the problem?
13. What does Dillon mean by "prayer-spouting"?
14. Why did Kitty think Dillon's "pride" might have been hurt?
15. Why was there a difference between people's attitude toward Kitty when they saw her on the street and when they saw her at the dance?
16. In what area did Dillon think Kitty much better than the other women at the dance?

To part I