Barbara Wright:  Oh , so you studied medicine at school , did you .
Vicki: Yes , of course , I did . Did n't you teach it ?
Barbara Wright: No . We worked upwards from the three R 's .
Vicki: Hmm ?
Barbara Wright: Reading , writing , ' rithmetic .
Vicki: Oh , it was a nursery school ?
Barbara Wright: It was not !
Vicki: Oh ! I wish I 'd gone to your school . We had to take a certificate of education in medicine , physics , chemistry ...
Barbara Wright: Now , wait a minute . How old were you ?
Vicki: Well , I was _ ten _ when I took those , and then ...
Barbara Wright: Ten ! What did you do in your time ? Live in the classroom ?
Vicki: Live in the what ?
Barbara Wright: Classroom . Lecture hall . How long did you study ?
Vicki: Almost an hour a week . We had these machines , you see , and we all ...
Barbara Wright: All right . Now , look , you do n't think there 's anything wrong with those pills , now do you ?
Vicki: No .
Barbara Wright: Well , why do n't you just pander to my old - fashioned , medieval superstitions and take them for me ?
Vicki: Well ...
Barbara Wright: After all , it would save me having to put make up on and a mask and dance around a fire in order to get rid of evil spirits .
Vicki: All right .
Barbara Wright: Good .