![]() Clara thinks that swearing is the new fashion and shocks her mother by saying "bloody" on the way out. Eliza makes the mistake of swearing and describing her aunt's alcoholism, and she is hustled away by Higgins. The Eynsford Hills arrive for a visit, as does Eliza-with her newly elegant accent and manner. Higgins is writing letters at home when she is interrupted by her son, who shocks her by telling her that he is bringing a flower-girl to his house. Higgins likes him and gives him five pounds.Ī few months later, Mrs. ![]() ![]() Pearce takes Liza away to bathe her and dress her more appropriately, and Liza's father arrives and demands some payment. She wants English lessons, and Pickering bets that Higgins could not pass her off as a lady at the ambassador's ball in a month's time. The next day, Liza intrudes upon Pickering and Higgins in Higgins's home. Pickering and Higgins meet and agree to have dinner, and Higgins fills Liza's basket with money before he leaves. Higgins amazes the crowd by imitating her accent and guessing where they all come from. A bystander warns her that a man is writing down what she is saying, and she confronts him, saying that she has done nothing wrong. She accepts money from Freddy's mother, then Colonel Pickering. ![]() When Freddy goes to hail one, he knocks Liza's flowers out of her basket. In Covent Garden, the Eynsford Hills wait for a cab in the rain. ![]()
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