The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) - full transcript

AND NOW MY MIND IS MADE UP.

OH, LUCY.

I NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING.

OH, LUCY, LUCY.

PLEASE DON'T MAKE
IT MORE DIFFICULT.

I KNOW YOU'VE TRIED TO
BE GENEROUS AND KIND,

BUT IT SIMPLY WON'T
WORK, MY LIVING HERE.

EVA, SPEAK TO HER.

ARE YOU SERIOUS, LUCY?

YES, EVA, I AM.

AND POOR EDWIN
BARELY COLD IN HIS GRAVE.



HE'S BEEN DEAD
ALMOST A YEAR NOW.

STILL YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME
CONSIDERATION FOR YOUR HUSBAND'S MEMORY.

I DON'T SEE WHAT EDWIN'S
GOT TO DO WITH THIS.

I'M NOT LEAVING
HIM, I'M LEAVING YOU.

AFTER ALL WE'VE
TRIED TO DO FOR HER.

YOU MUSTN'T THINK
I'M NOT GRATEFUL.

YOU'VE BOTH BEEN
SO VERY KIND TO ME,

BUT I'M NOT REALLY A
MEMBER OF THE FAMILY,

EXCEPT FOR MARRYING YOUR
SON, AND NOW HE'S GONE.

I HAVE MY OWN LIFE TO LIVE,

AND YOU HAVE YOURS,

AND THEY SIMPLY WON'T MIX.

I'VE NEVER HAD A LIFE OF MY OWN.

IT'S BEEN EDWIN'S LIFE
AND YOURS AND EVA'S,



NEVER MY OWN.

STOP SNIVELING, MOTHER.

IF SHE'S DETERMINED TO
MAKE A FOOL OF HERSELF,

THERE'S NOTHING
WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

BUT WHAT WILL I HAVE TO
REMIND ME OF POOR EDWIN?

LUCY, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED ANNA?

YES, EVA, I HAVE.

YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR WHAT MIGHT BECOME OF HER?

SHE'S MY DAUGHTER, EVA.

AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

ONLY WHAT I SAID.

YOU'RE INSINUATING THAT
I INTERFERE WITH ANNA.

DON'T DENY IT, LUCY.

DON'T DENY IT, I SAY!

I'M NOT DENYING IT, EVA.

PLEASE, CAN'T WE DISCUSS
THIS WITHOUT QUARRELING?

I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU'LL MANAGE, LUCY.

YOU HAVEN'T ANY MONEY.

I HAVE THE INCOME FROM
EDWIN'S GOLD SHARES.

ANNA AND I CAN LIVE QUITE
CHEAPLY WITH MARTHA.

DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE
TAKING MARTHA HUGGINS?

AND WHY NOT? SHE WAS WITH ME
BEFORE I CAME TO LIVE WITH YOU.

OF ALL THE UNGRATEFUL...

PLEASE, EVA. I'M SORRY,
BUT I'VE MADE UP MY MIND.

BUT WHERE, LUCY,
WHERE CAN YOU GO?

THE SEASIDE, I THINK.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO LIVE BY THE SEA.

OH, GOODY.

WELL, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

I SHOULD THINK
IT'S QUITE ENOUGH.

APPARENTLY THERE'S
NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT,

BUT WHEN YOU
REALIZE YOUR MISTAKE

AND TRY TO COME
CRAWLING BACK TO US,

DON'T EXPECT ANY
ENCOURAGEMENT FROM ME.

I WON'T, EVA.

WELL, IT'S DONE.

OH, IT'S A BLOOMING
REVOLUTION, THAT'S WHAT.

ISN'T WHITECLIFF
BEAUTIFUL, MARTHA?

OH, I AM SORRY.

IT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.

ARE YOU MR. ITCHEN?

MR. ITCHEN PASSED
ON 30 YEARS AGO.

MAY HE REST IN PEACE.

MR. BOLES?

LIKEWISE.

THEN YOU'RE MR. COOMBE.

JUNIOR.

OF COURSE. YOU ANSWERED
MY LETTER. PLEASE EAT.

THANK YOU.

I'M MRS. MUIR.

MRS. MUIR, OF COURSE. YOU WERE
DESIROUS OF RENTING A HOUSE.

YES.

WELL, I'VE SELECTED
SEVERAL PROSPECTS

SUITABLE TO A YOUNG LADY
IN BEREAVED CIRCUMSTANCES.

BOWLES YARD. SEASIDE VILLA.
THREE BEDS, TWO RECEPT,

COMPLETE OFFICES,
COMPANY'S GAS AND WATER,

IDEALLY SITS NEAR BUS STOPS,
MODERN DRAINS, PRIVATE GARDEN,

£120. £10 DEPOSIT.

I'M AFRAID THAT'S A
LITTLE TOO EXPENSIVE.

RIGHT.

LABERNUM MOUNT.
FIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL STREET,

FOUR BED, ONE RECEPT,
SUN PARLOR, OFFICES,

COMPANY'S GAS AND WATER,
BEAUTIFULLY PLANTED, SHORT WALK...

THIS ONE. UH, GULL COTTAGE.

WHAT WAS THAT, MADAM?

THIS HOUSE. GULL COTTAGE.

IT'S EXACTLY THE SORT
OF PLACE I'M LOOKING FOR.

GULL COTTAGE. OH, NO, NO.
THAT WOULDN'T SUIT YOU AT ALL.

LABERNUM MOUNT.
FIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL STREET,

FOUR BED, ONE RECEPT,
SUN PARLOR, OFFICES,

COMPANY'S GAS AND WATER...

AND ONLY £52. THAT'S VERY
LITTLE FOR A FURNISHED HOUSE.

IT'S A RIDICULOUS PRICE.

I SUPPOSE THERE'S
SOMETHING WRONG.

IS IT THE DRAINS?

WHEN ITCHEN, BOLES, & COOMBE
PUT UP A HOUSE FOR RENT,

YOU MAY BE SURE THERE IS
NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DRAINS.

THEN WHY SHOULDN'T IT SUIT ME?

MY DEAR YOUNG LADY, YOU MUST
ALLOW ME TO BE THE JUDGE OF THAT.

NOW WHERE WERE WE?
OH, YES. LABERNUM MOUNT.

BEAUTIFULLY PLANTED,
SHORT WALK FROM...

BUT IF I'M GOING TO
LIVE IN THE HOUSE,

I SHOULD BE THE JUDGE.

YOU'LL ONLY WASTE YOUR TIME.

BUT IT'S MY TIME.

I BELIEVE THERE'S ANOTHER
HOUSE AGENCY IN WHITECLIFF.

PERHAPS THEY HAVE
GULL COTTAGE LISTED, TOO.

VERY WELL, MADAM, IF YOU INSIST.

I SHALL DRIVE YOU TO GULL
COTTAGE IN MY MOTORCAR.

THAT'S VERY GOOD
OF YOU, MR. COOMBE.

UH, MRS. MUIR.

IT'S ONLY A SHORT DRIVE
TO LABERNUM MOUNT.

BUT I WANT TO SEE THE INSIDE.

THE INSIDE?

OF COURSE. WHAT ON
EARTH'S THE MATTER?

VERY WELL. IF YOU INSIST.

TERRIBLY DUSTY.

THE HOUSE HAS BEEN EMPTY
FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS.

OH.

OFFICE IS BACK THERE.
LIVING ON THE RIGHT.

DINING OFF THE LIVING.

OH.

OF COURSE. IT'S A PAINTING.

I THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT...

WHO IS IT?

THE, UH, FORMER
OWNER, A CAPTAIN GREGG.

A SEA CAPTAIN.

THAT EXPLAINS THE SCHEME
OF DECORATION, DOESN'T IT?

WHICH IS IN FRIGHTFUL TASTE.

OH, I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU.

IT'S REALLY A LOVELY ROOM,

AND MOST OF THE
FURNITURE WILL DO AS IT IS.

MRS. MUIR, I MUST BEG OF
YOU NOT TO BE SO PRECIPITOUS.

I ASSURE YOU THIS HOUSE
WILL NOT SUIT YOU AT ALL.

OH, BUT IT DOES. IT
SUITS ME PERFECTLY.

WHAT A HIDEOUS TREE.

WHAT KIND OF A TREE IS IT?

I BELIEVE IT IS CALLED
A MONKEY PUZZLE TREE.

WHY?

BECAUSE IT DEFIES THE EFFORTS OF
MONKEYS TO CLIMB IT, PRESUMABLY.

WHY, IT RUINS THE VIEW.
I'LL HAVE IT CHOPPED DOWN.

DID YOU SAY
SOMETHING, MR. COOMBE?

NO, I DID NOT.

WELL, I THINK I'D BETTER
SEE THE REST OF IT.

AS YOU WISH, MRS. MUIR.

WHAT ON EARTH?

WHAT, MRS. MUIR?

THAT TABLE. I THOUGHT YOU
SAID NO ONE HAD BEEN HERE.

I SAID NOTHING OF THE SORT.

I SAID THE HOUSE HAD
BEEN EMPTY. IT HAS.

A CHARWOMAN WAS HERE LAST WEEK.

WELL, SHE MUST HAVE
LEFT IN A FRIGHTFUL HURRY.

THAT SHE DID.

DID SHE TELL YOU WHY?

SHE TOLD ME NOTHING.

SHE RETURNED THE KEY TO
THE OFFICE WHILST I WAS OUT.

OH.

MRS. MUIR, I...

I KNOW, IT WON'T
SUIT ME. BUT IT DOES.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE UPSTAIRS.

THE UPSTAIRS.

THE, UH, MAIN BEDROOM.

OF COURSE.

HE LIKED TO WATCH THE SHIPS.

HMM.

BUT WHAT...

THAT'S WHAT IT IS. YOU'RE CLEAN.

I BEG YOUR PARDON, MRS. MUIR.

OH, NOT YOU, MR. COOMBE,
THE TELESCOPE.

DID YOU LAUGH, MR. COOMBE?

MR. COOMBE?

YOU WOULD COME. I DIDN'T
WANT TO SHOW IT TO YOU,

BUT, OH, NO, NO,
YOU HAD TO SEE IT.

HAUNTED. HOW
PERFECTLY FASCINATING.

FASCINATING?

I SUPPOSE IT'S FASCINATING THAT
THIS HOUSE IS DRIVING ME TO DRINK.

TO DRINK! FOUR
TIMES I'VE RENTED IT

AND FOUR TIMES THE TENANTS HAVE
LEFT AFTER THE VERY FIRST NIGHT.

THE OWNER'S IN AUSTRALIA,
CAPTAIN GREGG'S COUSIN.

I'VE WRITTEN TO HIM, CABLED
HIM BEGGING HIM TO RELEASE ME,

BUT HE ONLY REPLIES,
"RELY ON YOU."

WELL, I DON'T WANT
TO BE RELIED ON.

I NEVER WANT TO
SEE THIS HOUSE AGAIN.

I WISH CAPTAIN GREGG
HAD LIVED TO BE 100.

I WISH HE'D NEVER BEEN BORN.

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY, MR. COOMBE.

WELL, AT LEAST YOU KNOW
NOW WHY IT WON'T SUIT YOU.

YES, I... I SUPPOSE SO.

WHY DOES HE HAUNT?
WAS HE MURDERED?

NO, HE COMMITTED SUICIDE.

UHH! I WONDER WHY.

TO SAVE SOMEONE THE TROUBLE
OF ASSASSINATING HIM, NO DOUBT.

COME. WE'LL GO TO
LABERNUM MOUNT.

MRS. MUIR.

MRS. MUIR, IF YOU PLEASE.

YOU'LL PROBABLY THINK IT
VERY SILLY OF ME, MR. COOMBE,

BUT I'VE DECIDED TO TAKE
GULL COTTAGE AFTER ALL.

I MEAN, IF EVERYONE RUSHES
OFF AT THE SLIGHTEST SOUND,

OF COURSE THE HOUSE
GETS A BAD NAME.

BUT IT'S TOO RIDICULOUS, REALLY,

IN THE 20th CENTURY, TO
BELIEVE IN APPARITIONS

AND ALL THAT MEDIEVAL NONSENSE.

BUT YOU HEARD HIM LAUGH.

I HEARD WHAT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN A LAUGH.

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE WIND
ROARING DOWN THE CHIMNEY.

IF I MAY SO SAY, MRS.
MUIR, FIDDLESTICKS.

I WANT GULL COTTAGE.

IN MY OPINION, YOU ARE THE MOST
OBSTINATE YOUNG WOMAN I HAVE EVER MET.

THANK YOU, MR. COOMBE.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO
BE CONSIDERED OBSTINATE.

VERY WELL, MRS. MUIR,

ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
I DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITY

OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN,

YOU SHALL HAVE GULL COTTAGE.

DON'T YOU DARE COME IN.

BRINGING YOUR MUDDY FEET
THROUGH MY NICE CLEAN KITCHEN.

LANDLUBBER.

UH, THERE.

NOTHING LIKE SOAP AND WATER
TO MAKE EVERYTHING SHIPSHAPE

IN BRISTOL FASHION.

YES.

WHAT DID YOU SAY, MARTHA?

WHY, I SAID...

WHAT DID I SAY?

SHIPSHAPE IN BRISTOL FASHION.

I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU USE
THAT EXPRESSION BEFORE.

HUH. MUST HAVE BEEN THE SEA AIR.

COME ALONG, MRS. MUIR.

I'LL HAVE THAT
IRON, IF YOU PLEASE.

BUT I'VE NEARLY FINISHED.

YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH
HARD WORK FOR TODAY.

BESIDES, YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE SUPPOSED NOT TO BE...

IF YOU'RE GOING TO START
TELLING ME I'M NOT STRONG,

I'LL PACK YOU OFF BACK TO
LONDON ON THE FIRST TRAIN.

DEAR OLD LONDON, HOW I MISS IT.

NOW COME ALONG,
UPSTAIRS TO YOUR ROOM

AND A BIT OF
SHUT-EYE BEFORE TEA.

I FEEL SO USELESS.

HERE I AM NEARLY
HALFWAY THROUGH LIFE,

AND WHAT HAVE I DONE?

I KNOW WHAT I DONE, ALL RIGHT.

COOKED ENOUGH STEAKS
TO CHOKE AN HIPPOPOTAMUS

AND KEPT THE NAME OF HUGGINS
AS FAIR AS THE DAY I FOUND IT.

YOU'VE LED A VERY
USEFUL LIFE, MARTHA.

I HAVE NOTHING TO
SHOW FOR ALL MY YEARS.

I SUPPOSE YOU CALL
MISS ANNA NOTHING.

OH, HEAVENS. I CAN'T
TAKE ANY CREDIT FOR HER.

SHE JUST HAPPENED.

YES.

THAT'S WHAT MY OLD
MUM ALWAYS USED TO SAY.

I WAS THE 11th.

OH.

HURT YOURSELF?

HERE, LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

OH, IT'S NOTHING, JUST A SCRAPE.

BUT I AM TIRED. I THINK I
WILL TAKE A LITTLE REST.

BEGGING YOUR
PARDON, YOUR HIGHNESS.

THERE.

THIS WILL KEEP
YOU NICE AND WARM.

THANKS, MARTHA, YOU'RE AN ANGEL.

HA! AIN'T NOTICED ANY
WINGS SPROUTIN' LATELY.

I'LL CALL YOU IN
PLENTY OF TIME FOR TEA.

OH, IT'S YOU.

I CREPT UP, NOT
WANTING TO WAKE YOU

IN CASE YOU WAS STILL ASLEEP.

TEA'S ALL READY.

MISS ANNA WILL HAVE IT
ALL CLEARED OFF IN NO TIME

IF YOU DON'T HURRY.

I'VE GOT A NICE BIT OF
FRESH FISH FOR YOU, TOO.

MARTHA, I HAD SUCH
A CURIOUS DREAM.

DID I CLOSE THE WINDOW
BEFORE I WENT TO SLEEP?

YOU DID, AND SCRAPED YOUR
FINGER. DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

IT'S SHUT NOW, AIN'T IT?

YES.

IT'S SHUT NOW.

SLEEP TIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, MUMMY. I LOVE
THE SEA, AND SO DOES RUMMY.

AND SO DO I.

I PUT HOT WATER BOTTLES
ON THE KITCHEN TABLE, MA'AM,

AND THE KETTLE'S ON THE STOVE.

OH, THANK YOU, MARTHA.

GOOD NIGHT, MA'AM.

GOOD NIGHT.

SHOULD I LEAVE THIS ON, MA'AM?

NO. THIS WILL DO NICELY.

I KNOW YOU'RE HERE.

I SAY, I KNOW YOU'RE HERE.

WHAT'S WRONG? ARE
YOU AFRAID TO SPEAK UP?

IS THAT ALL YOU'RE GOOD
FOR, TO FRIGHTEN WOMEN?

WELL, I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU.

WHOEVER HEARD OF
A COWARDLY GHOST?

NOW IF THE
DEMONSTRATION IS OVER,

I'LL THANK YOU NOT TO INTERFERE
WHILE I BOIL SOME WATER

FOR MY HOT WATER BOTTLE.

LIGHT THE CANDLE.

GO AHEAD, LIGHT IT.

HOW CAN I WHEN YOU KEEP
BLOWING OUT THE MATCH?

LIGHT THE BLASTED CANDLE!

WELL?

YOU'LL... YOU'LL FORGIVE
ME IF I TAKE A MOMENT

TO GET ACCUSTOMED TO YOU.

YOU'RE CAPTAIN GREGG.

AYE.

I'M SORRY I CALLED YOU NAMES,

COWARD AND SO FORTH.

I DIDN'T REALLY BELIEVE IN
YOU, OR I WOULDN'T HAVE.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN
EMBARRASSING TO YOU.

WHY?

WHY, I MEAN BECAUSE
OF THE WAY YOU DIED.

THE WAY I DIED, MADAM?

I MEAN BECAUSE YOU
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

WHAT MADE YOU THINK
I COMMITTED SUICIDE?

MR. COOMBE SAID...

COOMBE'S A FOOL.
THEY'RE ALL FOOLS.

I WENT TO SLEEP IN FRONT OF THAT
CONFOUNDED GAS HEATER IN MY BEDROOM,

AND I MUST HAVE KICKED THE
GAS ON WITH MY FOOT IN MY SLEEP.

IT WAS A STORMY NIGHT LIKE THIS

WITH HALF A GALE BLOWING FROM THE
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST INTO MY WINDOWS,

SO I SHUT THEM AS ANY
SENSIBLE MAN WOULD.

WOULDN'T YOU?

YES, I SUPPOSE SO.

THEN THE CORONER'S
JURY BROUGHT IN A SUICIDE

BECAUSE ME BLASTED
CHARWOMAN TESTIFIED

I ALWAYS SLEPT WITH
ME WINDOWS OPEN.

HOW THE DEVIL SHOULD
SHE KNOW HOW I SLEPT?

OH, I'M SO GLAD.

DO YOU HAVE A STRANGE
SENSE OF HUMOR, MADAM?

I MEAN BECAUSE YOU
DIDN'T COMMIT SUICIDE,

BUT IF YOU DIDN'T,
WHY DO YOU HAUNT?

BECAUSE I HAVE
PLANS FOR ME HOUSE

WHICH DON'T INCLUDE A PACK
OF STRANGERS BARGING IN

AND MAKING THEMSELVES AT HOME.

THEN YOU WERE TRYING
TO FRIGHTEN ME AWAY.

YOU CALL THAT TRYING?
I'D BARELY STARTED.

NO, THAT WAS ENOUGH
FOR ALL THE OTHERS.

THEY DIDN'T WANT ANY
PART OF IT, LET ME TELL YOU.

DIDN'T EVEN STOP
TO WEIGH ANCHOR.

THEY JUST CUT THEIR
CABLES AND RAN.

I THINK IT'S VERY MEAN OF
YOU FRIGHTENING PEOPLE,

CHILDISH, TOO.

IN YOUR CASE, I'M
PREPARED TO ADMIT

I CHARTED THE
COURSE WITH REGRET.

YOU'RE NOT A BAD-LOOKING
WOMAN, YOU KNOW,

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE ASLEEP.

SO YOU WERE IN MY
ROOM THIS AFTERNOON.

MY ROOM, MADAM.

I THOUGHT I'D DREAMED IT. DID YOU
OPEN THE WINDOW TO FRIGHTEN ME?

I OPENED THE WINDOW BECAUSE
I DIDN'T WANT ANOTHER ACCIDENT

WITH THE BLASTED GAS.

WOMEN ARE SUCH FOOLS.

YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE, SHOULD
NOT HAVE BROUGHT THAT UP.

I WOULDN'T CALL THAT
REMARK IN THE BEST OF TASTE.

WELL, I'M SURE IT
WAS VERY KIND OF YOU,

BUT I AM QUITE CAPABLE
OF TAKING CARE OF MYSELF.

NOW, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

WELL, WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW?

I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF
YOU WERE REALLY THERE.

OF COURSE I'M REALLY HERE,

AND I'LL STILL BE HERE WHEN
YOU'VE PACKED UP AND GONE.

BUT I'M NOT GOING.

THE HOUSE SUITS ME PERFECTLY.

MY DEAR WOMAN,
IT'S NOT YOUR HOUSE.

IT IS AS LONG AS I PAY RENT.

PAY RENT TO ME BLASTED COUSIN!

HE'S THE LEGAL OWNER.

LEGAL OWNER BE HANGED!

IT'S MY HOUSE,

AND I WANT IT TURNED INTO
A HOME FOR RETIRED SEAMEN.

THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE
SAID SO IN YOUR WILL.

I DIDN'T LEAVE A WILL.

WHY NOT?

I DIDN'T EXPECT TO KICK THE
BLASTED GAS ON WITH ME FOOT!

I WON'T BE SHOUTED AT. EVERYONE
SHOUTS AT ME AND ORDERS ME ABOUT,

AND I'M SICK OF IT, DO YOU HEAR?

BLAST! BLAST! BLAST!

TEMPER. HA HA!

OR LAUGHED AT, EITHER. I
WON'T LEAVE THIS HOUSE.

YOU CAN'T MAKE
ME LEAVE IT. I WON'T!

HERE, BELAY THAT.

STOP IT NOW, DO YOU HEAR ME?

IF THERE'S ONE THING I CAN'T
STAND, IT'S A WOMAN CRYING.

STOP IT! BLAST IT ALL, MADAM.

I LOVE THIS HOUSE. I
THOUGHT I MUST STAY HERE

THE MOMENT I SAW IT.

I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.

IT WAS AS IF THE HOUSE
ITSELF WERE WELCOMING ME,

ASKING ME TO RESCUE
IT FROM BEING SO EMPTY.

YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND
THAT, CAN YOU?

I SUPPOSE YOU THINK
I'M JUST A SILLY WOMAN,

BUT THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL.

HMM.

WELL, THERE MIGHT BE
SOME TRUTH IN IT AT THAT.

I FELT THAT WAY
ABOUT A SHIP ONCE,

MY FIRST COMMAND.

FOUND HER RUSTING IN THE MERSEY,

GEAR ALL FOUL
AND A PIGSTY BELOW.

ALWAYS SWORE SHE SAILED
TWICE AS SWEETLY FOR ME

AS SHE WOULD FOR
ANY OTHER MASTER

OUT OF GRATITUDE.

WELL, YOU LOVE THE HOUSE.
THAT COUNTS FOR YOU.

AND YOU'VE GOT SPUNK. YOU
DIDN'T FRIGHTEN LIKE THE OTHERS.

THAT COUNTS FOR YOU, TOO.

YOU MAY STAY...

ON TRIAL.

OH, THANK YOU.

KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, MADAM.

I'M SORRY. YOU MADE ME SO HAPPY.

NO INTENTION OF
MAKING YOU HAPPY.

I MERELY WANT TO DO
WHAT'S BEST FOR THE HOUSE.

THEN WE'RE AGREED, AND YOU'LL
GO RIGHT AWAY AND LEAVE US ALONE.

I WILL NOT GO RIGHT
AWAY. WHY SHOULD I?

BECAUSE OF ANNA, MY LITTLE GIRL.

I DON'T WANT HER
FRIGHTENED INTO FITS.

I NEVER FRIGHTEN
LITTLE GIRLS INTO FITS.

THINK OF THE BAD LANGUAGE
SHE'D LEARN AND THE MORALS.

CONFOUND IT, MADAM, MY
LANGUAGE IS MOST CONTROLLED,

AND AS FOR ME MORALS,

I LIVED A MAN'S LIFE, AND
I'M NOT ASHAMED OF IT.

I CAN ASSURE YOU

NO WOMAN'S EVER BEEN
THE WORSE FOR KNOWING ME,

AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW
MANY MEALY-MOUTHED BLUENOSES

CAN SAY THE SAME.

SHE'S MUCH TOO
YOUNG TO SEE GHOSTS.

VERY WELL. I'LL MAKE
A BARGAIN WITH YOU.

LEAVE ME BEDROOM AS IT IS,

AND I'LL PROMISE NOT TO GO INTO
ANY OTHER ROOM IN THE HOUSE.

AND YOUR BRAT NEED NEVER
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME.

BUT IF YOU KEEP THE BEST
BEDROOM, WHERE SHOULD I SLEEP?

IN THE BEST BEDROOM.

BUT...

IN HEAVEN'S NAME,
MADAM, WHY NOT?

WHY, BLESS MY
SOUL, I'M A SPIRIT.

I HAVE NO BODY. I HAVEN'T
HAD ONE FOR FOUR YEARS,

IS THAT CLEAR?

BUT I CAN SEE YOU.

ALL YOU SEE IS AN ILLUSION.

IT'S LIKE A BLASTED
LANTERN SLIDE.

WELL, IT'S NOT VERY CONVINCING,

BUT I SUPPOSE IT'S ALL RIGHT.

THEN IT'S SETTLED. I'M
PROBABLY MAKING A MISTAKE.

I ALWAYS WAS A FOOL
FOR A HELPLESS WOMAN.

I'M NOT HELPLESS.

IF YOU'RE SO
CONFOUNDEDLY COMPETENT,

YOU'LL NOTICE YOUR
KETTLE'S ABOUT TO BOIL OVER.

OH, SO IT IS.

OH, ONE THING MORE.

I WANT ME PAINTING
HUNG IN THE BEDROOM,

THE ONE THAT'S IN
THE LIVING ROOM.

MUST I? IT'S A VERY
POOR PAINTING.

IT'S MY PAINTING. I DIDN'T
INVITE YOUR CRITICISM.

I MAKE THAT PART OF THE BARGAIN.

I WANT YOU TO PUT IT THERE
NOW, TONIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

I MEAN, IT DOESN'T
DO YOU JUSTICE AND...

YOU MIGHT AT LEAST HAVE
TURNED THE LIGHT BACK ON

BEFORE YOU LEFT.

SUCH NONSENSE.

MY DEAR, NEVER
LET ANYONE TELL YOU

TO BE ASHAMED OF YOUR FIGURE!

THERE! THAT'S THE LAST OF THEM.

NEVER HELD WITH MOURNING MESELF.

I ALWAYS SAY LIFE'S
BLACK ENOUGH AS IT IS

WITHOUT DRESSING IN IT, TOO.

CHEER UP, MARTHA.

LIFE ISN'T AS BAD AS THAT.

WHO SAID IT WAS?

GOOD AFTERNOON.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH
ME MONKEY PUZZLE TREE?

I EXPECT IT'S CHOPPED
FOR FIREWOOD BY NOW.

HANG IT ALL, MADAM!

I PLANTED THAT TREE
WITH ME OWN TWO HANDS.

WHY?

BECAUSE I WANTED A MONKEY
PUZZLE TREE IN ME GARDEN!

THINK HOW MUCH PRETTIER

A BED OF ROSES WILL LOOK THERE.

I HATE ROSES!

I HOPE THE WHOLE BLASTED BED

DIES OF BLIGHT!

I WISH YOU WOULDN'T
SWEAR. IT'S SO UGLY.

IF YOU THINK THAT'S UGLY,

IT'S A GOOD THING YOU
CAN'T READ ME THOUGHTS.

YOU SEEM TO BE VERY
EARTHLY FOR A SPIRIT.

AND YOU, MADAM, ARE ENOUGH

TO MAKE A SAINT
TAKE TO BLASPHEMY!

BLASTED WOMEN!

ALWAYS MAKE TROUBLE

WHEN YOU ALLOW ONE ABOARD.

CAPTAIN GREGG, IF YOU
INSIST ON HAUNTING ME,

YOU MIGHT AT LEAST BE
MORE AGREEABLE ABOUT IT.

WHY SHOULD I BE AGREEABLE?

WELL, AS LONG AS WE'RE LIVING...

I MEAN, IF WE'RE TO BE
THROWN TOGETHER SO MUCH,

LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO BE
FOREVER BARKING AT EACH OTHER.

YOUR LIFE MAY BE SHORT, MADAM.

I HAVE AN UNLIMITED
TIME AT MY DISPOSAL.

THERE YOU GO ARGUING AGAIN.

TRY TO SAY SOMETHING
PLEASANT FOR A CHANGE.

HMM.

AH, THAT'S A... THAT'S A
PRETTY RIG YOU HAVE ON.

OH, THANK YOU, SIR.

MUCH BETTER THAN
SMOTHERING YOURSELF

IN ALL THAT UGLY BLACK CREPE.

I HAPPEN TO HAVE BEEN WEARING
MOURNING FOR MY HUSBAND.

WHOM YOU DIDN'T LOVE.

HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT!

BECAUSE IT'S TRUE. YOU
WERE FOND OF HIM PERHAPS,

BUT YOU DIDN'T LOVE HIM.

I SUPPOSE YOU'RE JEALOUS

BECAUSE NO ONE PUT
ON MOURNING FOR YOU.

THAT SHOWS HOW LITTLE
YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.

SOME POOR, MISGUIDED
FEMALE NO DOUBT.

THREE POOR, MISGUIDED
FEMALES TO BE EXACT.

I SHOULD... I SHOULD THINK
YOU'D BE ASHAMED OF IT

INSTEAD OF BOASTING ABOUT IT.

WHY? THEY MISGUIDED THEMSELVES.

I NEVER RAISED A
FINGER TO HELP THEM.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I'VE
HEARD ABOUT SAILORS.

SEAMEN, CONFOUND IT!

SAILOR IS A LANDLUBBER'S WORD.

WHY DID YOU MARRY HIM?

EDWIN?

I DON'T REALLY KNOW.

HE WAS AN ARCHITECT.

HE CAME DOWN TO PLAN AN ADDITION

TO MY FATHER'S LIBRARY.

I WAS ONLY 17.

I REMEMBER I'D... I'D
JUST FINISHED A NOVEL

IN WHICH THE HEROINE WAS
KISSED IN THE ROSE GARDEN

AND LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

SO WHEN EDWIN KISSED
ME IN THE ORCHARD...

BUT IT WAS DIFFERENT

AFTER YOU LEFT THE ORCHARD.

HE DIDN'T BEAT YOU, DID HE?

OH, NO!

POOR EDWIN. HE
NEVER DID ANYTHING.

I'M AFRAID HE WASN'T EVEN
A VERY GOOD ARCHITECT.

HE COULDN'T HAVE
DESIGNED A HOUSE LIKE THIS.

WHO DID?

I DID.

IT REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING...

AN OLD SONG, OR... OR A POEM.

"MAGIC CASEMENTS,
OPENING ON THE FOAM

OF PERILOUS SEAS, IN
FAERY LANDS FORLORN."

THAT'S KEATS, ISN'T IT?

THE NIGHTINGALE.

STRANGE TO FIND A SEA
CAPTAIN QUOTING KEATS.

OH, LIFE'S SLOW AT SEA.

PLENTY OF TIME FOR READING

IN THE OFF WATCHES.

HOW ROMANTIC.

READING LYRIC POETRY
UP IN THE CROW'S-NEST

WITH THE SHEETS
BELLYING IN THE WIND.

SAILS, BLAST IT ALL, MADAM!

A SHEET'S A LINE, A ROPE.

ROPES CAN'T BELLY.

I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THE SEA

EXCEPT THAT IT IS ROMANTIC.

MMM. THAT'S WHAT
ALL LANDSMEN THINK.

SEAMEN KNOW BETTER.

THEN WHY DO THEY GO TO SEA?

BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T
THE SENSE TO STAY ASHORE.

HEAVEN HELP THE ORDINARY SEAMAN.

WERE YOU EVER ONE?

FOR SEVERAL YEARS,
WHILE I LEARNT ME TRADE.

IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE YOU

BEING AN ORDINARY ANYTHING.

YOU GOT CALLERS.

OH, DEAR! WHATEVER
CAN THEY WANT?

WHO IS IT?

MY BLASTED IN-LAWS!

BUT SHE'S RESTING, MA'AM.

THEN WE'LL GO UP.

QUICK! HIDE OR... OR GO AWAY

OR DECOMPOSE.

DEMATERIALIZE, MADAM.

WHATEVER IT IS, DO IT QUICKLY.

NO FEAR. THEY CAN'T
SEE ME OR HEAR ME

UNLESS I CHOOSE
THAT THEY SHOULD.

OH, THEN PLEASE DON'T
CHOOSE. I'LL GET RID OF THEM.

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME?
I'VE HAD PLENTY OF PRACTICE.

SAY THE WORD, AND
I'LL KEELHAUL THEM.

NO. YOU'RE NOT TO DO ANYTHING!

WELL, LUCY.

Talking to herself.

OH, MY POOR LUCY.

YOU LOOK SO PALE.

WELL! WHAT AN UGLY ROOM!

OH, IT ISN'T REALLY.

WHATEVER DO YOU WANT
WITH THAT TELESCOPE?

I... I LIKE TO LOOK
AT THE STARS.

YOU NEVER LIKED TO
LOOK AT THE STARS

WHEN YOU LIVED WITH US.

SIT DOWN, MOTHER.

AND WHAT A HIDEOUS PAINTING.

ANYONE WITH A FACE
LIKE YOURS, MADAM,

SHOULD STEER CLEAR OF
EXPRESSING SUCH OPINIONS.

WHY ON EARTH DON'T
YOU TAKE IT DOWN?

BECAUSE I LIKE IT, EVA.

I'M... I'M VERY FOND
OF IT, REALLY I AM.

HA HA HA! LIAR.

OF COURSE. IF YOU
WANT A PORTRAIT

OF A STRANGE MAN IN YOUR ROOM,

WELL, THAT'S UP TO YOU.

I'M SURE YOU DIDN'T COME HERE

MERELY TO CRITICIZE
THE DECORATIONS.

NO, WE DID NOT.

OH, POOR LUCY, WE'VE
SUCH BAD NEWS FOR YOU.

I SUPPOSE IT'S ALL FOR THE
BEST, EVERYTHING CONSIDERED.

DON'T YOU, EVA?

AND IN MY OPINION,
WE'RE JUST IN TIME.

SO PERHAPS OUR BAD NEWS
IS GOOD NEWS AFTER ALL,

AND NOW WE CAN ALL GO
HOME AND LIVE TOGETHER

AND FORGET ALL THIS NONSENSE

ABOUT LIVING ALONE.

WHAT NEWS IS THIS?

YOUR GOLD MINE, LUCY.

IT'S PETERED OUT.

THEY'VE STOPPED
PAYING DIVIDENDS.

IT WAS IN THE
TIMES THIS MORNING.

OH.

OH.

AVAST NOW.

DON'T MAKE A SCENE IN
FRONT OF THESE SWABS.

I DON'T INTEND TO MAKE A SCENE.

OH. OH, OF COURSE YOU DON'T.

YOU'RE MY BRAVE LITTLE
GIRL, THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.

OH, LUCY. MY LITTLE LUCY.

PLEASE.

MAKE HER STOP THAT
ETERNAL CATERWAULING

OR I WILL TAKE A HAND!

YOU KEEP OUT OF THIS!

OH, LUCY!

HA HA HA!

OH, BLAST!

OH! DID YOU HEAR HER, EVA?

YES, I HEARD HER. STOP
SNIVELING, MOTHER.

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT,
WE WILL KEEP OUT OF IT.

I DIDN'T MEAN YOU.

THEN JUST WHOM DID YOU MEAN?

WELL, I... I COULD
EXPLAIN, I SUPPOSE,

BUT... BUT YOU
WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT YOU'RE ACTING

IN A MOST PECULIAR FASHION.

THE ONLY CHARITABLE EXPLANATION

IS THAT THE SOLITUDE
HAS PREYED ON YOUR MIND.

SHE THINKS YOU'VE GOT
BATS IN YOUR BELFRY.

OH, PIPE DOWN!

I MEAN, I WANT TO THINK.

VERY WELL, I WILL PIPE
DOWN, AS YOU PUT IT,

BUT IT SHOULD BE
PERFECTLY OBVIOUS

THAT WITH YOUR INCOME GONE

THERE'S ONLY ONE COURSE
FOR YOU TO FOLLOW,

AND THAT IS TO COME
HOME NOW, WITH US.

YOU MEAN GIVE UP THIS HOUSE?

NATURALLY. IT WAS IDIOTIC

TO TAKE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE,

AND NOW THAT YOU'RE A PAUPER,

HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY STAY?

DON'T DO IT, LUCY.

DO YOU WANT ME TO STAY?

YES.

DO YOU REALLY MEAN IT?

OF COURSE I MEAN IT.

TELL THEM TO SHOVE OFF.

WE'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.

I'M SORRY. IT'S VERY KIND
OF YOU TO WANT ME BACK,

SO, PLEASE BE GOOD
ENOUGH TO SHOVE OFF.

VERY WELL. YOU'RE
OBVIOUSLY INSANE,

AND I FOR ONE WANT
NOTHING MORE TO DO WITH YOU.

COME, MOTHER.

CAPTAIN GREGG...

CAPTAIN GREGG, WHERE ARE YOU?

DON'T FORGET YOUR PROMISE.

IT'S TOO RIDICULOUS!

I'M GOING TO GIVE
HER ONE MORE CHANCE.

STOP PULLING ME, MOTHER.

I'M NOT PULLING YOU, EVA.

STOP IT, I SAY!

I'M NOT TOUCHING YOU, EVA.

OFF WE GO!

LET ME GO! AAH!

OH! OH!

OH! OH!

MUMMY'S COMING
ABOARD IN A MOTORCAR.

MR. COOMBE IS INVITED FOR TEA.

OH! I'M SO GLAD

YOU FOUND THE HOUSE
SUITABLE AFTER ALL.

I'M CONVINCED NOW THAT
WE WERE UNDULY CONCERNED

ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF A GHOST HAUNTING IT.

AS YOU SAY, HOW
COULD SUCH THINGS EXIST

IN THE 20th CENTURY?

INDEED. HOW COULD THEY?

STILL, YOU MUST ADMIT

IT'S A VERY ISOLATED LOCATION,

AND I'VE OFTEN THOUGHT
OF YOU OUT HERE ALONE

WITHOUT THE PROTECTION
OF A MAN, THE RIGHT MAN,

COULD OFFER YOU.

I ONLY HOPE WHEN I
REACH THE AFTERLIFE

I HAVE A LITTLE MORE DIGNITY.

DIGNITY?

DO YOU CALL IT DIGNIFIED
TO THROW YOURSELF

AT A HERRING-GUTTED
SWAB LIKE THAT?

I ASKED MR. COOMBE HERE

BECAUSE HE'S THE LOGICAL MAN

TO HELP ME FIND
LODGERS FOR THE SUMMER.

LODGERS?

OH.

HERE, WEIGH YOUR ANCHOR.

FORGIVE ME, MY DEAR.

I'VE BEEN SERIOUSLY MISLED.

I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO
SIGN HIM ON FOR A HUSBAND.

MR. COOMBE? THAT WALRUS!

IT'S MY EXPERIENCE THAT WOMEN
WILL DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY.

NOW YOU AND YOUR
BLASTED EXPERIENCES

HAVE RUINED EVERYTHING.

NO. NO. NO. THERE'S
NO HARM DONE.

I COULDN'T ALLOW YOU TO
TAKE IN LODGERS IN ANY CASE.

THEY'RE WORSE THAN
PASSENGERS AT SEA.

IT'S THEM OR STARVE.

NOT AT ALL, MY DEAR.

I'VE SOLVED ALL YOUR PROBLEMS.

YOU'RE GOING TO WRITE A BOOK.

A BOOK?

BUT I COULDN'T.

I FIND IT HARD ENOUGH
TO WRITE A POSTCARD.

NO, BUT I CAN.

I CAN WRITE A BOOK,

AND YOU CAN PUT IT
DOWN ON PAPER FOR ME.

WHAT WILL THE BOOK BE ABOUT?

ME. THE STORY OF ME LIFE.

AND WE'LL CALL
IT, UH, LET'S SEE.

WE'LL CALL IT, UH...

BLOOD AND SWASH.

YES. BLOOD AND
SWASH BY CAPTAIN X.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S
AT ALL A NICE TITLE.

IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE.

IT'S MEANT TO BE SENSATIONAL,

LIKE THE SUBJECT.

BUT IT TAKES MONTHS
TO WRITE A BOOK.

WHAT ARE WE TO LIVE
ON IN THE MEANTIME?

YOU HAVE JEWELRY?

A LITTLE.

PAWN IT.

BUT I COULDN'T!

BLAST YOUR EYES, MADAM.
WILL YOU UNDERSTAND?

YOU'RE TRYING TO
CRAWL OFF A LEE SHORE.

CAN'T AFFORD TO BE SQUEAMISH.

I DO UNDERSTAND,
AND DON'T SWEAR AT ME.

START WITH THAT UGLY BROACH.

BUT EDWIN'S MOTHER
GAVE IT TO ME.

ALL THE MORE REASON TO PAWN IT.

YOU DON'T LIKE EDWIN'S MOTHER,

AND YOU HATE HER BROACH. HMM.

REALLY, CAPTAIN GREGG.
I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW

I'M VERY FOND OF
MY MOTHER-IN-LAW.

VERY WELL. IF YOU'RE
SO FOND OF HER,

YOU CAN GO BACK
AND LIVE WITH HER.

I THINK I CAN GET
ABOUT £10 FOR IT.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE
GOING TO BE SENSIBLE,

AND SINCE WE'RE TO
BE COLLABORATORS,

YOU CAN CALL ME DANIEL.

THAT'S VERY GOOD OF YOU.

AND I SHALL CALL YOU LUCIA.

MY NAME IS LUCY.

IT DOESN'T DO YOU
JUSTICE, MY DEAR.

WOMEN NAMED LUCY ARE
ALWAYS BEING IMPOSED UPON,

BUT LUCIA, NOW THERE'S
A NAME FOR AN AMAZON,

FOR A QUEEN.

I DON'T FEEL MUCH LIKE A QUEEN.

I FEEL FRIGHTENED AND CONFUSED

AND WONDERING WHAT
THE FUTURE WILL BRING.

DON'T YOU TRUST ME?

OH, I DO, DANIEL, WHEN
I'M TALKING TO YOU.

WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE, I...

WELL, IT'S ASKING A GREAT
DEAL TO EXPECT ANYONE

TO TRUST HER
WHOLE FUTURE TO A...

TO SOMEONE WHO ISN'T REAL.

BUT I AM REAL.

I'M HERE BECAUSE
YOU BELIEVE I'M HERE.

AND KEEP ON BELIEVING,

AND I'LL ALWAYS BE REAL TO YOU.

YES, DANIEL.

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

WELL, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED
THE SENTENCE.

I KNOW. IT'S...

IT'S... IT'S THAT WORD.

I'VE NEVER WRITTEN SUCH A WORD.

IT'S A PERFECTLY GOOD WORD.

I THINK IT'S A HORRID WORD.

IT MEANS WHAT IT
SAYS, DOESN'T IT?

ALL TOO CLEARLY.

WHAT WORD DO YOU USE

IF YOU WANTED TO
CONVEY THAT MEANING?

I DON'T USE ANY!

WELL, HANG IT ALL, LUCIA.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRUDISH,
WE'LL NEVER GET THE BOOK WRITTEN.

NOW, PUT IT DOWN THE
WAY I GIVE IT TO YOU.

GOOD.

NOW, AT THIS POINT,
HAVING HAD A DRINK,

I, UH, I WENT UPSTAIRS.

WHY?

WHY WHAT?

WHY DID YOU GO UPSTAIRS?

BECAUSE I SAW NO HARM IN IT.

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN
VERY YOUNG AND FOOLISH.

I WAS YOUNG, BUT I
WAS NEVER FOOLISH.

INEXPERIENCED, PERHAPS,

CURIOUS, AS YOUNG MEN ARE,

EAGER FOR ADVENTURE.

I MATURED EARLY.

I WISH I'D KNOWN YOU THEN.

HOW OLD WERE YOU, DANIEL?

16. IT WAS ME FIRST VOYAGE.

ONLY 16.

I SUPPOSE YOU'D
RUN AWAY FROM HOME.

YES. I WAS AN ORPHAN.

BROUGHT UP BY A MAIDEN
AUNT IN A COUNTRY VILLAGE.

NOW, LET'S GET ON WITH IT.

WHERE WAS I?

UPSTAIRS.

AH, YES!

THE CUSTOMS OF MARSEILLES
ARE DIFFERENT TO ANY...

DIFFERENT FROM.

TO OR FROM, WHO CARES?

THIS ISN'T A BLASTED
LITERARY EPIC.

IT'S THE UNVARNISHED
STORY OF A SEAMAN'S LIFE.

IT CERTAINLY IS UNVARNISHED.

WELL, SMEAR ON YOUR OWN VARNISH.

CHANGE THE GRAMMAR
ALL YOU PLEASE,

BUT LEAVE THE GUTS IN IT.

I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE

IF WE INCLUDED A CHAPTER
ABOUT YOUR EARLY LIFE,

YOUR SCHOOL DAYS.

I NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL.

I WAS EDUCATED BY THE VICAR.

POOR MAN. HE MUST
HAVE HAD A DREADFUL TIME.

HE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT,

EXCEPT FOR THE TIME I
PUT A SNAKE IN THIS BED.

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN
A HORRID LITTLE BOY.

I SUPPOSE YOU WERE A
MODEL OF ALL THE VIRTUES

WHEN YOU WERE 12.

CERTAINLY I WAS.

I WON A PRIZE FOR
DEPORTMENT AT SCHOOL.

HMM. I CAN SEE YOU...

FAT LITTLE GIRL IN HAIR RIBBONS.

I WASN'T FAT. I WAS SKINNY.

JUST AS BAD.

AND I WORE MY HAIR IN BRAIDS.

AND A THOUSAND FRECKLES.

YOU, UH, YOU STILL
HAVE FRECKLES.

ONLY SEVEN OF THEM,

AND I'M TOLD THEY'RE
MOST BECOMING.

THEY ARE AT THAT.

GOOD HEAVENS! 11:00.

I...

I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS SO LATE.

YES. YOU HAD BETTER
BE GETTING SOME SLEEP.

WE'LL PUT IN A FULL
DAY TOMORROW.

DANIEL, WHAT DID YOUR AUNT DO

WHEN YOU RAN AWAY TO SEA?

OH, PROBABLY THANKED HEAVEN

THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND

TO FILL HER HOUSE
WITH MONGREL PUPPIES

AND TRACK MUD ON HER CARPETS.

DID SHE WRITE TO YOU?

EVERY SUNDAY FOR SEVEN YEARS.

I WAS AT SEA WHEN SHE DIED.

IT WAS THE YEAR I
GOT ME MATE'S TICKET.

WHAT ARE YOU
THINKING ABOUT, LUCIA?

I'M THINKING HOW LONELY
SHE MUST HAVE FELT

WITH HER CLEAN CARPETS.

SEEN THAT COOMBE IN THE VILLAGE.

HE GIVE ME THIS FOR YOU.

OH, THANKS, MARTHA.

IT'S ANOTHER DEMAND
FOR PAYMENT OF THE RENT.

HE DID SAY SOMETHING
ABOUT SENDING THE BAILIFFS

TO PUT US OUT.

I'VE GOT A LITTLE
MONEY PUT BY, MA'AM.

THERE AIN'T BEEN NOTHING
TO SPEND IT ON HERE.

OH, THANK YOU, MARTHA,

BUT I WOULDN'T
DREAM OF TAKING IT.

WE'LL MANAGE SOMEHOW.

YES, MA'AM.

IT'S UNIMPORTANT.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

WHAT IF HE SENDS THE BAILIFFS?

I'LL HANDLE THEM.

BAILIFFS ARE NOTHING

BUT SEA LAWYERS COME ASHORE.

I'M SO TIRED, DANIEL.

I CAN'T SEE STRAIGHT
OR THINK STRAIGHT.

AH, NOW THEN,

THERE'S ONLY ONE
MORE CHAPTER TO DO.

BETTER BE AT IT.

LUCIA!

I'M READY, DANIEL.

GOOD, MY DEAR.

TO ALL WHO FOLLOW

THE HARD AND HONORABLE
PROFESSION OF THE SEA,

TO THE AFTER-GUARD
AND FORECASTLE ALIKE,

TO MASTERS, MATES,
AND ENGINEERS,

TO ABLE-BODIED AND
ORDINARY SEAMEN,

TO STOKERS,
APPRENTICES, SHIP'S BOYS,

CARPENTERS, SAILMAKERS,
AND SEA COOKS...

I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME.

THE END.

THE END.

NOW, TOMORROW YOU'LL
TAKE IT TO THE PUBLISHERS.

I HOPE THEY LIKE IT.

THEY MUST LIKE IT.

THEY WILL.

IT'S STRANGE. I...

I DIDN'T THINK SO AT FIRST.

SOMEHOW... SOMEHOW
IT'S A VERY WISE BOOK.

IT HAS ELEMENTS OF
WISDOM IN IT, MY DEAR.

I DIDN'T LEAD A VERY
WISE LIFE MYSELF,

BUT IT WAS... IT WAS A FULL ONE

AND A GROWN-UP ONE.

YOU COME OF AGE VERY QUICKLY

THROUGH SHIPWRECK AND DISASTER.

I NEVER UNDERSTOOD
THE SEA BEFORE,

OR THE MEN WHO GO TO SEA.

WHY DID YOU WRITE
THE BOOK, DANIEL?

IT WASN'T MERELY TO
SAVE THE HOUSE FOR ME.

PARTLY THAT.

FOR YOU AND THE RETIRED SEAMEN

YOU'LL LEAVE IT TO IN YOUR WILL,

BUT MOSTLY TO HELP
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND,

TO MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND.

ALL THOSE COMFORTABLE SWABS

WHO SIT AT HOME
IN THEIR BEAM-ENDS

REVELING IN THE LUXURIES

THAT SEAMEN RISK THEIR
LIVES TO BRING TO THEM,

AND DESPISING THE POOR DEVILS

IF THEY SO MUCH AS
TOUCH A DROP OF RUM, AND...

AND EVEN SNEERING AT PEOPLE

WHO TRY TO DO THEM SOME GOOD

LIKE YOU AND ME.

WELL, UH,

TOMORROW, THE PUBLISHERS.

TACKET AND SPROULE
IN GREAT SMITH STREET.

NOW BE SURE YOU SEE SPROULE.

HE OWNED A SMALL SAILING YACHT.

HE CAME IN FOURTH IN
A CLUB REGATTA ONCE

AND FANCIES HIMSELF
AS THE VERY DEVIL

OF A SEAFARING MAN.

HA HA HA!

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

HE DOESN'T KNOW A
CROSSJACK FROM A SCUTTLEBUTT.

YES, DANIEL.

SHIP OUT THERE.

TOO CLOSE, BY THE SOUND.

IT'S THE LONELIEST SOUND,

LIKE A CHILD LOST AND
CRYING IN THE DARK.

MMM, HE'S LOST, ALL RIGHT,

WITH A CAPTAIN
CURSING A BLUE STREAK

AND WONDERING WHY
HE EVER WENT TO SEA

INSTEAD OF OPENING
A GROCER'S SHOP

LIKE A SENSIBLE MAN.

FOG IN THE CHANNEL
IS TREACHEROUS.

I'D RATHER FACE A NORTHEASTER.

STILL, IT'S HONEST, THE SEA.

IT MAKES YOU FACE THINGS
HONESTLY, DOESN'T IT?

THERE'S SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND.

YES.

WHAT'S TO BECOME OF US, DANIEL?

OF YOU AND ME?

NOTHING CAN BECOME OF ME.

EVERYTHING'S HAPPENED

THAT CAN HAPPEN.

BUT NOT TO ME.

WHEN WE WERE WRITING THE BOOK,

I WAS HAPPY.

WE WERE ACCOMPLISHING
SOMETHING TOGETHER.

NOW, WHEN I TRY TO
THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE,

IT'S... IT'S ALL DARK
AND CONFUSED,

LIKE... LIKE TRYING
TO SEE INTO THE FOG.

YOU'VE BEEN WORKING TOO HARD,

COOPED UP IN THE HOUSE TOO LONG.

YOU NEED A CHANGE OF SCENE.

BUT I LOVE IT HERE.

YOU SHOULD BE OUT
IN THE WORLD MORE,

MEETING PEOPLE.

SEEING MEN.

I HAVE NO DESIRE TO SEE MEN.

YOU SHOULD, LUCIA.

YOU'RE A CONFOUNDEDLY
ATTRACTIVE WOMAN,

OR HADN'T YOU NOTICED?

REALLY, MY DEAR, YOU
OWE IT TO YOURSELF.

YES, DANIEL.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

MY DEAR.

OH, DANIEL, I'M AFRAID
WE'VE GOT OURSELVES

INTO AN AWFUL FIX.

I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE
MR. SPROULE, PLEASE.

I SEE YOU'RE BACK, MR. FAIRLEY.

OBVIOUSLY.

HAVE YOU DECIDED TO WAIT?

FOREVER IF I MUST.

I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE
MR. SPROULE, PLEASE.

CAN'T SEE MR. SPROULE
WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT.

BUT I HAVE A MANUSCRIPT.

SO YOU HAVE A MANUSCRIPT.

MOST UNUSUAL.

NO MORE SO THAN YOUR
ADENOIDS AND YOUR BAD MANNERS.

NOW, TAKE THE LADY'S NAME.

LEAVE YOUR NAME.

MRS. EDWIN MUIR.

MRS...

MRS. EDWIN MUIR.

GULL COTTAGE,
WHITECLIFF-BY-THE-SEA.

CAN'T I HAVE JUST A FEW
MOMENTS WITH MR. SPROULE NOW?

I'VE COME ALL THE WAY
IN FROM WHITECLIFF.

ALL FOR NOW.

IS IT A COOKBOOK?

I HOPE NOT ANOTHER
LIFE OF BYRON.

OR IS IT A BOOK OF DREAMS?

YOU'RE TRYING TO GIVE ME A HINT.

HAS IT SOMETHING TO DO WITH ICE?

IS IT REALLY VERY IMPORTANT
FOR YOU TO SEE OLD SPROULE?

OH, YES, SO IMPORTANT.

THEN SEE HIM YOU SHALL,

AND IT IS YOUR GOOD FORTUNE
THAT I'M NOT ONLY IRRESPONSIBLE,

BUT ALSO UNREASONABLE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT 11:00.

I ARRIVED AT 10:30
AND WOULDN'T WAIT.

I'M ONLY HERE NOW BECAUSE
I FOLLOWED YOU BACK.

SO YOU MAY HAVE MY APPOINTMENT,

FOR WHICH YOU ARE JUST IN TIME.

THAT'S VERY GOOD OF
YOU, BUT I'M AFRAID I CAN'T...

NOW, MY DEAR YOUNG WOMAN,

IF YOU WILL SET ASIDE YOUR
BOOK OF SOCIAL GRACES

FOR JUST LONG ENOUGH
TO SEIZE AN OPPORTUNITY

THAT YOU WANT VERY MUCH

BY MERELY INDULGING A SMALL
NATURAL SELFISH INSTINCT.

WITHOUT DOUBT, SIR, YOU ARE
THE MOST FORWARD GENTLEMAN

I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.

WITHOUT DOUBT.

MR. FAIRLEY.

FORWARD.

OH, NO, NO. I COULDN'T.

IT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.

OH, NO, REALLY.

HERE NOW...

SHE'S MAD ABOUT YOU.
COULDN'T YOU TELL?

COME IN, FAIRLEY. COME IN.

YOUR NEW BOOK IS TERRIBLE,

THE MOST AWFUL TRASH
I'VE HAD ON MY DESK SINCE...

WHO ARE YOU?

I... I'M... THAT IS...

WHO LET YOU IN?

WHY, THE GENTLEMAN
OUTSIDE SAID IT WAS ALL RIGHT.

OH, HE DID, DID HE?

WELL, IT ISN'T ALL RIGHT,

AND I'LL TROUBLE YOU
TAKE YOURSELF ELSEWHERE.

OH, PLEASE, MR. SPROULE.

I SIMPLY HAD TO
GET IN TO SEE YOU. I...

I HAVE A MANUSCRIPT.

OF COURSE YOU HAVE.

20 MILLION DISCONTENTED
FEMALES IN THE BRITISH ISLES

AND EVERY BLESSED ONE
OF THEM IS WRITING A NOVEL.

DON'T TELL ME
WHAT'S IN IT. I KNOW.

BLESS MY SOUL, MADAM,

I'VE GOT TO PUBLISH THIS BILGE

IN ORDER TO STAY IN BUSINESS,

BUT I DON'T HAVE TO READ IT.

NO, MADAM, I DO NOT.

AND NOW IF YOU'LL PARDON ME,

I'M BUSY.

COME BACK HERE,
YOU BLASTED GRAMPUS!

MADAM.

TSK, TSK, TSK.

OH, I'M TERRIBLY
SORRY, MR. SPROULE.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY THAT,

BUT YOU'RE ALL
WRONG ABOUT THE BOOK.

IT ISN'T WHAT YOU THINK AT ALL.

IT'S... IT'S A BIOGRAPHY.

IT'S THE UNVARNISHED
RECORD OF A SAILOR'S LIFE.

A SAILOR'S LIFE, EH?

I ASK YOUR PARDON, MADAM,

BUT WHAT DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT SAILORS?

OH, A GREAT DEAL, BELIEVE ME.

MMM.

UNVARNISHED, YOU SAY?

WELL, PERHAPS I HAVE TIME

FOR A FEW PAGES, AT THAT.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

MRS. MUIR.

HMM.

HEH HEH HEH!

HO HO HO HO!

I HAVE BEEN WAITING
HERE FOR THREE HOURS.

I CONSIDER IT OUTRAGEOUS!

STILL IN THERE?

SENT LUNCHEON IN AT 2:00.

FOR TWO?

WELL! YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
PRETEND THAT YOU WROTE THIS.

NO.

NO. IT'S A MAN'S BOOK,

AND WHAT A MAN.

IS HE... IS HE YOUR
HUSBAND, MRS. MUIR?

OH, NO.

THIS CAPTAIN X, I'D LIKE
VERY MUCH TO MEET HIM.

OH, I'M AFRAID
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

HE'S... HE'S AWAY.

ON A VOYAGE, OF COURSE.

YES. A VERY LONG VOYAGE.

BLESS MY SOUL, WHAT A YARN!

WHAT A LIFE!

I'LL TELL YOU A SECRET.

IF I HADN'T HAD A MOTHER
AND TWO SISTERS TO SUPPORT,

I'D HAVE GONE TO SEA MYSELF.

BLESS MY SOUL,
TO LIVE LIKE THAT!

INSTEAD OF SITTING
THERE TURNING OUT

INDIGESTIBLE READING
MATTER FOR A BILIOUS PUBLIC.

TSK TSK TSK!

OF COURSE WE'LL
PUBLISH IT, MRS. MUIR.

NOW, YOU'RE EMPOWERED BY
THE CAPTAIN TO ACT FOR HIM?

YES. HE'S GIVEN ME THE RIGHTS.

GOOD. WELL, MY DEAR,

YOU PRESENTED ME WITH
A MOST ENJOYABLE DAY.

BLESS MY SOUL, YES, REMARKABLE.

NOW, YOU JUST LEAVE
EVERYTHING TO ME

AND BE HAPPY THAT
YOU KNOW SUCH A MAN.

THERE AREN'T MANY
LIKE HIM THESE DAYS.

YOU APPRECIATE THAT?

YES, I THINK SO.

WELL, GOODBYE, MR. SPROULE.

GOODBYE, MRS. MUIR.

GOODBYE.

MR. FAIRLEY.

COMING.

IT'S EASY TO UNDERSTAND

WHY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL POEMS
ABOUT ENGLAND IN THE SPRING

WERE WRITTEN BY POETS
LIVING IN ITALY AT THE TIME.

HOW DO YOU DO?

I'M NOT A POET, BUT
I'VE GOT AN UMBRELLA,

AND YOUR HAT, IF I MAY SAY SO,

IS SINGULARLY INADEQUATE
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

I DIDN'T BARGAIN FOR
THIS BLASTED RAIN.

THAT IS, I'M AFRAID
I SHALL BE LATE

AND MISS THE LAST
TRAIN FOR HOME.

I COULD CALL YOU A CAB...

IF YOU ASK NICELY.

OY! CAB!

WHERE TO?

VICTORIA.

VICTORIA. WHAT A
COINCIDENCE. VICTORIA, CABBY.

I KNOW YOU WON'T MIND SHARING
MY CAB WITH ME, WILL YOU?

NOT AT ALL.

THE WORD YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR IS "BRASS."

BRASS?

TO DESCRIBE MY BEHAVIOR AND ME.

YOU DON'T APPROVE
OF EITHER, DO YOU?

NOT VERY MUCH.

STILL, IN A WAY I SHOULD
BE GRATEFUL TO YOU.

OF COURSE... WHY?

BECAUSE MR. SPROULE HAS
AGREED TO PUBLISH MY BOOK.

SPLENDID. SO THE OLD BOY

HAS DEVELOPED A WEAKNESS
FOR FEMININE LITERATURE, HAS HE?

I CAN'T SAY THAT
IT'S ONE OF MINE.

THIS BOOK MIGHT SURPRISE YOU.

IT'S SURPRISING ENOUGH

TO FIND A LADY AUTHOR
INFINITELY MORE EXCITING

THAN HER HEROINE
COULD POSSIBLY BE.

DO YOU WRITE, MR., UH...

MY NAME IS MILES FAIRLEY.
YES, I WRITE A LITTLE.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS? YOU?

I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE ONE.

I'M AFRAID YOU ALREADY HAVE.

I WRITE UNDER THE
NAME OF UNCLE NEDDY.

UNCLE NEDDY? YOU'RE UNCLE NEDDY?

RIDICULOUS, ISN'T IT?

THEN ALL OF YOUR CYNICISM
MUST BE NOTHING BUT A POSE.

YOU'RE ADORED BY HALF
THE CHILDREN IN THE WORLD.

UNCLE NEDDY IS A POSE.

DEEP IN MY INNERMOST HEART,

I LOATHE THE LITTLE MONSTERS.

MY LITTLE DAUGHTER
IS NOT A MONSTER,

AND SHE'LL BE VERY
EXCITED TO KNOW

I'VE BEEN TALKING TO
HER FAVORITE AUTHOR.

I SHALL MAKE AN EXCEPTION
OF YOUR DAUGHTER.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO MEETING HER

AND YOUR HUSBAND, TOO.

MY HUSBAND IS DEAD.

OH.

OH?

OH, I DO WISH HE'D HURRY.

WELL, THERE'S NO RUSH NOW.

WE'LL GET THERE IN TIME.

HERE'S AN EMPTY ONE.

WELL, GOODBYE, MRS. MUIR.

GOODBYE, MR. FAIRLEY,

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NOT AT ALL. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

OH, YES, QUITE ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU.

CHEERO!

CHEERO.

OH. YOU'VE BEEN EAVESDROPPING.

FEMININE LITERATURE.

WHAT'S HE MEAN,
FEMININE LITERATURE?

HE HAD NO WAY OF
KNOWING IT'S YOUR BOOK.

BRASS, HE SAYS.

I'LL POLISH HIS BRASS FOR HIM.

AND THE WAY HE
WAS SMIRKING AT YOU,

LIKE A CAT AT A FISHMONGER'S.

YOU SHOULD HAVE
SLAPPED HIS FACE.

WHY? I FOUND HIM
RATHER CHARMING.

RATHER CHARMING. NOW
YOU'RE STARTING TO TALK LIKE HIM.

HOW IN BLAZES DO
YOU WANT ME TO TALK?

THAT'S BETTER.

I THINK YOU'RE BEING
EXTREMELY CHILDISH.

I'M ONLY TRYING TO PROTECT YOU

FROM YOUR OWN WORSE INSTINCTS.

I'LL MANAGE MY OWN
INSTINCTS, THANK YOU.

WHAT MADE YOU
LIE TO THE BLIGHTER?

I DIDN'T LIE TO HIM.

YOU DID. YOU TOLD HIM HE
WAS ANNA'S FAVORITE AUTHOR.

YOU KNOW PERFECTLY
WELL SHE HATES UNCLE NEDDY

AND READS NOTHING BUT DEADEYE
DICK, THE ROVER OF THE SPANISH MAIN.

WELL, I HAD TO SAY SOMETHING.

HMM. YOU SHOULD HAVE
PUSHED HIM OUT OF THE CAB.

IN ANOTHER MINUTE, I WOULD HAVE.

WHY, DANIEL, I BELIEVE
YOU'RE JEALOUS.

OF COURSE I'M NOT JEALOUS!

DO YOU TAKE ME FOR A
BLASTED SCHOOLBOY?

BESIDES, JEALOUSY IS
A DISEASE OF THE FLESH.

I'VE NEVER KNOWN YOU
TO BE SO DISAGREEABLE,

TODAY OF ALL DAYS.

WHAT'S SO WONDERFUL ABOUT TODAY?

THE BOOK, DANIEL.

MR. SPROULE LIKED THE BOOK.

OF COURSE HE LIKED IT.

AND NOW I CAN BUY THE HOUSE.

JUST AS WE PLANNED.

I'M NOT SURE I WANT YOU TO HAVE

THE BLASTED HOUSE AFTER ALL.

OH, DANIEL, PLEASE.

OH, I SUPPOSE BEING A
WOMAN, YOU CAN'T HELP IT.

CAN'T HELP WHAT?

MAKING A FOOL OF YOURSELF.

DANIEL, YOU STOP SULKING.

YOU YOURSELF SAID THAT
I SHOULD MIX WITH PEOPLE,

THAT I SHOULD SEE... MEN.

I SAID MEN, NOT
PERFUMED PARLOR SNAKES.

HE'S A MAN AND A VERY NICE ONE.

ANYWAY, I SHALL
NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN.

HMM.

CHEER OFF, YOU BLASTED
MUD TURTLE! THERE'S NO ROOM!

I BEG YOUR PARDON, MADAM.

HA HA HA HA! HA HA HA HA!

HA HA HA HA! HA HA HA HA!

WILL MY NAME STAY THERE
FOREVER, MR. SCROGGINS?

MM-HMM. FOREVER AND A DAY,

AND I'VE CUT IT NICE AND DEEP

SO ALL THE SHIPS AT SEA
CAN SEE IT AS THEY SAIL ALONG.

MY GOODNESS!

MUMMY!

MUMMY, COME AND SEE WHAT
MR. SCROGGINS HAS DONE!

I'LL BE RIGHT OUT, DARLING!

MR. SCROGGINS SAYS
I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE,

AND ALL THE CAPTAINS
OF ALL THE SHIPS

WILL LOOK AT ME
THROUGH SPYGLASSES.

WHY, THAT'S VERY
THOUGHTFUL OF MR. SCROGGINS.

JUST THINK OF ALL THE
LOVELY SHIPWRECKS

WE'LL HAVE ON THIS BEACH.

NOW, IN THE MEANTIME, WHAT
DO YOU SAY TO GETTING DRESSED

AND PLOTTING OUR
COURSE FOR HOME?

OH, PLEASE, MUMMY!
MR. SCROGGINS AND I

HAVE GOT TO BUILD A
BREAKWATER AND A CANAL!

I'LL BE PLEASED TO
BRING HER HOME, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHT, SKIPPER, BUT
MIND YOU'RE NOT TOO LATE.

LIFE IS JUST ONE COINCIDENCE
AFTER ANOTHER, ISN'T IT?

THANK YOU FOR RETURNING
MY HANDKERCHIEF, MR. FAIRLEY.

I FEEL RATHER ASHAMED
ABOUT HAVING TAKEN IT.

YOU SHOULD BE.

ONLY AS A WRITER, OF COURSE.

IT WAS MUCH TOO
OBVIOUS A DEVICE.

AND IN QUESTIONABLE TASTE.

BUT VERY NECESSARY.

I WANTED TO HAVE
SOMETHING OF YOU

UNTIL I SAW YOU AGAIN.

YOU'RE QUITE
ACCOMPLISHED, AREN'T YOU?

I SHOULD THINK BEING UNCLE NEDDY

WOULD SATISFY ANYONE.

NO. I ALSO PAINT...

UNDER THE NAME OF RENOIR.

OH, YOU'RE SUCH A FOOL.

THAT'S THE NICEST THING
YOU'VE EVER SAID TO ME.

AND WHAT, IF ANYTHING,
DO YOU DO AS MILES FAIRLEY?

PLAY THE FOOL, GENERALLY.

SPECIFICALLY, I BEHAVE
QUITE IDIOTICALLY

TOWARDS A CERTAIN YOUNG
LADY THAT I FELL IN LOVE WITH

WHILE PASSING ON A STAIR.

MR. FAIRLEY, PLEASE.

I HAVE NO ILLUSIONS
ABOUT MY CONDUCT.

AM I BEING UNFORGIVABLY
OFFENSIVE, LUCY?

LUCY?

THAT'S YOUR NAME.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE
ANYONE CALLED ME THAT.

NO, YOU'VE DONE NOTHING
REALLY UNFORGIVABLE.

IT'S JUST THAT I'M NOT...

COME AND TAKE A
LOOK AT MY CANVAS.

WHY, IT'S ME.

YOU'VE BEEN PAINTING ME.

YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING ME BATHE.

BUT ALWAYS FROM A
RESPECTABLE DISTANCE.

NOT TOO BAD, IS IT?

I THINK IT'S VERY
FLATTERING, REALLY...

IT WILL NEED A THOUSAND RENOIRS.

THAT WAS
UNFORGIVABLE, WASN'T IT?

BUT I SHALL NOT GO
AWAY, EVEN IF YOU SEND ME,

AND I SHALL SEE YOU
AGAIN, EVEN IF YOU FORBID IT.

I'M SURE I HAVE NO CONTROL
OVER WHERE YOU GO OR...

OR WHAT YOU DO.

THEN YOU WON'T FORBID IT.

SO NOW YOU'VE BEEN KISSED
IN THE ORCHARD ALL OVER AGAIN.

YOU'VE BEEN SPYING ON ME.

I MERELY HAPPENED TO
BE CRUISING IN THE VICINITY.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

WHY DID YOU LET HIM?

I... I DIDN'T. HE
TOOK ME UNAWARE.

HA HA HA! MY DEAR, SINCE
EVE PICKED THE APPLE,

NO WOMAN'S EVER BEEN
TAKEN ENTIRELY UNAWARES.

JUST WHAT DO YOU MEAN
TO INSINUATE BY THAT?

WHEN A WOMAN'S KISSED,

IT'S BECAUSE DEEP DOWN
SHE WANTS TO BE KISSED.

THAT IS NOTHING BUT
MASCULINE CONCEIT.

NEVERTHELESS, IT'S TRUE.

WELL, NOW WHAT HAPPENS?

HE'LL STAY, OR HE'LL GO AWAY.

IT DOESN'T MATTER TO
ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

I THINK IT MATTERS TO YOU
MORE THAN YOU'LL ADMIT.

ISN'T THAT SO, LUCIA?

WHY BOTHER TO ASK ME, DANIEL?

YOU SEEM TO KNOW MY
MIND BETTER THAN I DO.

YOU DON'T LIKE HIM, DO YOU?

HE PUTS BRILLIANTINE
ON HIS HAIR.

MOST MEN DO.

AND HE USES PERFUME. BLASTED
NEAR DROVE ME OUT OF HIS ROOM.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN
HIS ROOM IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SO YOU CAN FIND AN
EXCUSE FOR EVERYTHING.

ONLY BECAUSE YOU'RE
ATTACKING HIM, DANIEL.

I KNOW. IT'S A NATURAL
HUMAN REACTION.

I WISH YOU WOULDN'T
BE SO SUPERIOR

JUST BECAUSE
YOU'RE... NOT ALIVE.

AND HE IS, VERY MUCH SO.

IT'S NO CRIME TO BE ALIVE.

NO, MY DEAR. SOMETIMES
IT'S A GREAT INCONVENIENCE.

THE LIVING CAN BE HURT.

I DON'T INTEND TO BE HURT.

NO CAPTAIN INTENDS TO PILE HIS
SHIP UP ON A REEF, BUT IT HAPPENS.

YOU YOURSELF SAID I SHOULD
GO ABOUT IN THE WORLD.

THAT MEANS TAKING RISKS.

I KNOW, MY DEAR.

REAL HAPPINESS IS
WORTH ALMOST ANY RISK,

BUT BE CAREFUL.

THERE MAY BE BREAKERS AHEAD.

I WILL, DANIEL.

HELLO, MARTHA.

HELLO.

LIKE MY PICTURE?

NO.

THAT'S HONEST, ANYWAY.

IT'S INDECENT,
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

HIM PAINTING YOU IN YOUR
BATHING COSTUME LIKE YOU WAS A...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT.

OH, COME, MARTHA.
THIS IS THE 20th CENTURY.

WE MUST RID OURSELVES OF
THE OLD FETISHES AND TABOOS.

HUH! LEARNT A LOT OF
NEW WORDS, AIN'T YOU?

WE'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN.

NO. NOR TO MAKE FOOLS
OF OURSELVES EITHER.

"UNCLE NEDDY."

ALL RIGHT, MY
GIRL. LET'S HAVE IT.

WHAT'S HE UP TO?
WHAT'S HE WANT WITH YOU?

WELL, I RATHER THINK HE'S
GOING TO ASK ME TO MARRY HIM.

AND YOU'D BE WILLING TO.

I MIGHT. WHY SHOULDN'T I?

BECAUSE HE AIN'T GOOD
ENOUGH FOR YOU, THAT'S WHY NOT.

HE'S THE KIND OF MAN NO DECENT
WOMAN WOULD ASSOCIATE WITH.

MARTHA, WHAT RIGHT HAVE
YOU TO TALK LIKE THAT?

WELL, I GOT A RIGHT
TO ME OWN FEELINGS,

AND I GOT A FEELING ABOUT HIM.

HOW DARE YOU!

I'M SORRY.

IT'S JUST THAT I'VE BEEN SO
WORRIED ABOUT YOU LATELY.

NOW, MARTHA. THERE'S
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

I KNOW HE ISN'T PERFECT.

PERHAPS HE'S
CONCEITED AND ERRATIC,

EVEN CHILDISH,

BUT HE'S REAL.

REAL?

I THOUGHT I WAS
IMPERVIOUS TO EMOTION,

A RESPECTABLE WIDOW
WOMAN WITH A GROWING CHILD

AND A HIDE LIKE A RHINOCEROS,

BUT I'M NOT.

I NEED COMPANIONSHIP
AND LAUGHTER

AND ALL THE THINGS
A WOMAN NEEDS.

I SUPPOSE I NEED LOVE.

WELL, I HOPE HE
CAN GIVE IT TO YOU.

NOW, SUPPOSE YOU
GO ON DOWNSTAIRS

AND MAKE US BOTH A CUP OF TEA.

I'LL FINISH UP.

YES, MA'AM.

WELL, DANIEL...

HAVEN'T YOU ANYTHING TO SAY?

HAPPY?

OH, I'VE NEVER FELT
LIKE THIS BEFORE.

HOW?

I DON'T KNOW.

TELL ME.

LIKE... LIKE LOOKING
DOWN FROM HIGH UP,

ALL DIZZY AND UNSURE.

YOU WON'T FALL. I'LL HOLD YOU.

IT ISN'T RIGHT, IT CAN'T
BE, TO FEEL LIKE THIS,

LIKE... I DON'T KNOW.

IT IS RIGHT BECAUSE
YOU'RE HAPPY.

MARTHA'S GONE UP.
IT'S ANNA'S BEDTIME.

JUST THIS ONCE, PRETEND
YOU'VE FORGOTTEN.

BUT I DIDN'T.

JUST THIS ONE NIGHT.

THERE'LL BE SO MANY
NIGHTS, DARLING,

TWO LIFETIMESFUL,
TILL WE'RE BOTH OLD

AND EVEN ANNA'S
GROWN AND MARRIED, TOO.

WHAT'S WRONG?

I'M JEALOUS.

I'M EVEN JEALOUS
OF A LITTLE GIRL.

BUT SHE'S MY DAUGHTER.

I CAN'T JUST FORGET
MY DUTY TO HER.

WHEN YOU'RE WITH ME,

I WANT YOU TO FORGET ABOUT
EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD,

YOUR DUTY, AND WHAT
THE WORLD WILL SAY.

I THINK YOU MUST BE A MAGICIAN.

YOU MAKE IT SEEM ALL
WRONG TO CONSIDER MY DUTY

AND ONLY RIGHT THAT I...

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
ONE WOMAN WITH SENSE,

BUT YOU'RE LIKE ALL
THE REST OF THEM...

FALL FOR ANY MAN WHO'LL
PROMISE YOU THE MOON

AND END BY TAKING
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO GIVE.

OH, DON'T TROUBLE
YOURSELF, MY DEAR.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
IT WAS ON THE CHART.

YOU'VE MADE YOUR CHOICE,

THE ONLY CHOICE YOU COULD MAKE.

YOU'VE CHOSEN LIFE,

AND THAT'S AS IT SHOULD BE...

WHATEVER THE RECKONING,

AND THAT'S WHY I'M
GOING AWAY, MY DEAR.

OH, I... I CAN'T HELP YOU NOW.

I CAN ONLY CONFUSE YOU MORE

AND DESTROY WHATEVER CHANCE
YOU HAVE LEFT OF HAPPINESS.

YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN LIFE

AMONGST THE LIVING.

AND WHETHER YOU'LL
MEET FAIR WINDS OR FOUL,

FIND YOUR OWN WAY
TO HARBOR IN THE END.

LUCIA, LISTEN TO ME.

LISTEN, MY DEAR.

YOU'VE BEEN DREAMING,

DREAMING OF A SEA CAPTAIN

THAT HAUNTED THIS HOUSE,

OF TALKS YOU HAD WITH HIM,

EVEN A BOOK YOU
BOTH WROTE TOGETHER,

BUT, LUCIA, YOU WROTE THE BOOK,

YOU AND NO ONE ELSE...

THE BOOK YOU IMAGINED
FROM HIS HOUSE,

FROM HIS PICTURE ON THE WALL,

FROM HIS GEAR LYING
AROUND IN EVERY ROOM.

IT'S BEEN A DREAM, LUCIA.

AND IN THE MORNING
AND THE YEARS AFTER,

YOU'LL ONLY REMEMBER
IT AS A DREAM,

AND IT'LL DIE,

AS ALL DREAMS
MUST DIE AT WAKING.

HOW YOU'D HAVE
LOVED THE NORTH CAPE

AND THE FJORDS AND
THE MIDNIGHT SUN,

TO SAIL ACROSS THE
REEF AT BARBADOS,

WHERE THE BLUE
WATER TURNS TO GREEN,

TO THE FALKLANDS

WHERE A SOUTHERLY GALE
RIPS THE WHOLE SEA WHITE!

WHAT WE'VE MISSED, LUCIA!

WHAT WE'VE BOTH MISSED.

GOODBYE, MY DARLING.

LISTEN TO THIS...
FROM MR. SPROULE.

IT'S ABOUT THE
BOOK I'VE WRITTEN.

"OUR CHECK FOR £100
ADVANCE ROYALTIES

AS YOU REQUESTED."

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THEY
PAID YOU GOOD MONEY FOR THAT?

MARTHA, HAVE YOU
BEEN READING MY BOOK?

I'M SUPPOSED TO DUST IN HERE,

AND WHAT FALLS UNDER
ME EYE FALLS UNDER ME EYE.

I'M SURPRISED AT YOU.
IT'S LIKE EAVESDROPPING.

I'M SURPRISED AT YOU.
SUCH LANGUAGE! LUMMY.

WELL, IF YOU'RE WRITING
ABOUT A SEA CAPTAIN,

YOU HAVE TO USE THE SORT
OF LANGUAGE HE WOULD USE.

HE'D HAVE A HARD TIME
LIVING UP TO YOUR IDEA OF HIM.

MR. SPROULE WANTS ME TO COME
INTO TOWN TO SIGN SOME PAPERS,

BUT I... I CAN'T POSSIBLY
LEAVE HERE NOW JUST WHEN...

JUST WHEN WHAT?

I'M EXPECTING MR. FAIRLEY.

WE'RE HAVING A PICNIC.

YOU MEAN HE IS.

I HEARD YOU, MARTHA.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT
I'M GOING TO MARRY HIM.

YES, MA'AM.

BY THE WAY,

I'VE BEEN THINKING

WE MIGHT PUT THAT
PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN GREGG

UP IN THE ATTIC.

DON'T YOU LIKE IT ANYMORE?

IT WAS A SILLY IDEA
TO HANG IT IN HERE.

I... I DON'T KNOW
WHAT POSSESSED ME.

ATMOSPHERE, I SUPPOSE.

YES, MA'AM.

I'LL HANG IT IN MY
ROOM, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

OF COURSE NOT.

PERHAPS YOU CAN GET UNCLE NEDDY

TO PAINT ONE OF HIMSELF INSTEAD.

MARTHA!

"DEAR MR. SPROULE,

"I FIND THAT I AM UNABLE TO
LEAVE WHITECLIFF THIS WEEK

AND HOPE THAT YOU..."

A BOY BROUGHT A NOTE FOR YOU.

A BILLET-DOUX, I DARE SAY.

OH, HOW TERRIBLE.

MR. FAIRLEY HAS BEEN CALLED
UP TO LONDON FOR A FEW DAYS.

WHAT'S SO TERRIBLE ABOUT THAT?

THERE!

IS THAT ALL, MR. SPROULE?

EXCEPT TO DEPOSIT THE CHECKS TO
YOUR ACCOUNT WHEN THEY COME IN.

I CONGRATULATE YOU, MY DEAR,

AND I CONGRATULATE
THE CAPTAIN, TOO.

OH, THE CAPTAIN.

AND I INTEND TO HOLD YOU TO
YOUR PROMISE TO INTRODUCE US.

OH, YES, I DID
PROMISE, DIDN'T I?

YOU KNOW,

SOMEDAY WHEN I'VE KNOWN YOU
A LITTLE LONGER, MR. SPROULE,

I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH
ABOUT THE CAPTAIN.

GOODBYE AND THANK YOU AGAIN.

GOODBYE, MRS. MUIR.

WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE
ME MR. FAIRLEY'S ADDRESS?

MILES FAIRLEY?

YES, PLEASE.

UH, HERE IT IS, MRS. MUIR.

NUMBER 14, ALBEMARLE STREET.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES, MA'AM?

I'D LIKE TO SEE
MR. FAIRLEY, PLEASE.

YES, MA'AM.

WHAT NAME, PLEASE?

IT'S MRS. MUIR.

YES, MA'AM. WILL YOU
WAIT IN THERE, PLEASE?

MRS. MUIR? THE MAID SAID YOU
WANTED TO SEE MY HUSBAND.

PERHAPS I CAN HELP YOU.

HUSBAND?

OR IF YOU DON'T MIND WAITING.

HE SHOULD BE BACK SOON.

HE'S TAKING THE
CHILDREN TO THE PARK.

I'VE HAD THEM ABROAD FOR THE
PAST FEW MONTHS. WE JUST RETURNED.

MILES IS MAKING
UP FOR LOST TIME.

PLEASE SIT DOWN.

IF YOU'RE A FRIEND OF HIS,

YOU KNOW HOW FOND
HE IS OF THE CHILDREN.

YOU ARE A FRIEND
OF HIS, AREN'T YOU?

I... I'M A WRITER.

WE, UH... MR. FAIRLEY AND I
HAVE THE SAME PUBLISHER.

HOW EXCITING.

I DON'T OFTEN MEET ONE
OF MILES' LITERARY FRIENDS.

YOU'LL WAIT FOR HIM, WON'T YOU?

I EXPECT HIM BACK ANY
MINUTE, AND WE'LL HAVE TEA.

NO, I...

I'LL GO.

I'M AFRAID I'VE MADE A MISTAKE.

MISTAKE, MRS. MUIR?

YES. I... I'M SORRY.

I THINK I UNDERSTAND, MY DEAR,

AND I'M SORRY, TOO.

TRULY I AM.

YOU SEE, IT ISN'T THE FIRST TIME
SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED.

MRS. MUIR.

COME ON IN, MA'AM.

I BROUGHT YOU
SOME NICE HOT MILK.

OH, THERE, THERE.

HE AIN'T WORTH
IT. BLAST HIS HIDE.

HE AIN'T WORTH IT.

WHERE YOU BEEN?

JUST WALKING.

YOU'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF
WALKING THESE LAST FEW MONTHS.

YOU MUSTN'T GO TIRING
YOURSELF OUT, NOW.

I'M NOT A BIT TIRED.

OFF TO YOUR ROOM

AND A NICE BIT OF
SHUT-EYE BEFORE TEA.

MARTHA, DO YOU
KNOW WHAT DAY THIS IS?

WASH DAY.

YES, BUT IT WAS EXACTLY A
YEAR AGO THAT WE CAME HERE.

WE WENT UP THESE
STAIRS TOGETHER,

AND THEN I HURT MY
FINGER ON THE WINDOW.

REMEMBER?

YES, MA'AM.

THEN I HAD A DREAM.

I REMEMBER YOU
TELLING ME ABOUT IT.

IT WAS A VERY STRANGE DREAM,

THE FIRST OF MANY DREAMS.

NOW, THEN, OFF WITH YOUR DRESS.

NO. I'LL REST IN THE BIG CHAIR.

WHATEVER YOU SAY, MA'AM.

GO ON DOWN, RUMMY.

THANK YOU, MARTHA.

I'LL CALL YOU IN AN HOUR.

MUMMY!

HELLO, ANNA!

ANNA! DARLING!
THIS IS A SURPRISE.

HOW DID YOU GET OFF
FROM THE UNIVERSITY?

THEY DON'T KNOW I'M AWAY.

BUT...

COME ON, BILL. DON'T BE SHY.

THIS IS BILL, MUMMY.

HOW DO YOU DO?

HOW DO YOU DO?

HIS REAL NAME IS SIR EVELYN
ANTHONY PEREGRINE SCATHE,

SO OF COURSE HE'S CALLED BILLY,

AND WE'RE THINKING
OF GETTING ENGAGED.

ANNA!

WELL, I HAVEN'T
EVEN ASKED HER YET,

BUT IF SHE KEEPS
ON COMMITTING US,

I SUPPOSE I'LL HAVE TO.

WE'VE COME FOR
YOUR BLESSING, MUMMY,

AND WE HAVEN'T HAD TEA.

ANNA, YOU... YOU QUITE
TAKE MY BREATH AWAY.

DARLING, YOU JUST MAKE
YOURSELF AT HOME IN THERE,

AND WE'LL HELP
MARTHA WITH THE TEA.

WELL, IF I'M NOT WANTED.

OH, WE'LL SING OUT
WHEN WE WANT YOU.

COME ON, MUMMY.

THERE WILL BE TWO
MORE FOR TEA, MARTHA.

MARTHA!

MISS ANNA.

AND YOU'LL FIND A STRANGE
YOUNG MAN IN THE LIVING ROOM.

WHO?

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

GRACIOUS. YOU HAVEN'T
GIVEN ME TIME TO THINK.

I GATHER HIS NAME
IS SIR EVELYN SCATHE,

AND YOU WANT TO MARRY HIM.

SIR EVELYN?

I MET HIM AT A DANCE IN LONDON.

HE'S A SUBLIEUTENANT
IN THE NAVY.

YOU KNOW MY WEAKNESS
FOR SAILORMEN.

WELL, IT'S THE FIRST
I'VE HEARD OF IT.

OH, IT'S A LIFELONG VICE.

BUT WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

DON'T MATTER WHAT YOU SAY.

SHE'LL HAVE HER OWN
WAY, SAME AS HER MOTHER.

DON'T YOU GO MAKING
EYES AT HIM, NOW.

ONLY A LIEUTENANT?
CAPTAINS IS MORE IN MY LINE.

OH, I'VE NEVER BEEN
SO HAPPY IN ALL MY LIFE.

THEN I'M HAPPY, TOO,

AND I SHAN'T WASTE
TIME WITH QUESTIONS.

I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T,
AND WAIT TILL YOU HEAR.

I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH BILL.

YOU'RE TO COME AND LIVE
WITH US, YOU AND MARTHA.

OH, NO, DARLING.

OH, BUT YOU MUST.

YOU'VE BEEN ALONE
SO MUCH OF YOUR LIFE.

YOU'RE VERY KIND, BUT...
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.

YOU CAN BE MUCH MORE
ALONE WITH OTHER PEOPLE

THAN YOU ARE BY YOURSELF,

EVEN IT'S PEOPLE YOU LOVE.

THAT SOUNDS ALL
MIXED-UP, DOESN'T IT?

NO, NOT A BIT, BUT IF YOU
EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND...

GET A PLATE, DARLING.

AND SOME EXTRA CUPS.

NO. I... I WON'T CHANGE MY MIND.

I LOVE THIS HOUSE, AND
I'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY HERE,

AND I SHALL LIVE
HERE TILL I DIE.

WITH CAPTAIN GREGG?

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

WITH THE GHOST OF CAPTAIN GREGG?

ANNA, WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?

OH, I KNEW THE
CAPTAIN VERY WELL.

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,

THE FIRST YEAR WE LIVED HERE,

WE USED TO HAVE THE
MOST WONDERFUL TALKS.

YOU DIDN'T.

IT WAS ALL A GAME I
MADE UP, OF COURSE,

SORT OF A DREAM GAME,

BUT IT WAS A VERY
REAL WHILE IT LASTED,

AND HE STOPPED COMING SUDDENLY.

I SUPPOSE I WAS GROWING TOO
OLD AND SOPHISTICATED FOR HIM,

BUT I GRIEVED AND GRIEVED.

I WAS HOPELESSLY
IN LOVE WITH HIM.

HEAVENS. YOU LOOK
AS IF YOU'VE SEEN A...

DON'T TELL ME YOU SAW HIM, TOO.

NO.

NO, NOT FOR YEARS.

THEN YOU DID.

OH, MUMMY, YOU DON'T
SUPPOSE HE REALLY HAUNTED US.

NO, DARLING. THINGS
LIKE THAT CAN'T HAPPEN.

IT WAS ONLY A DREAM.

THE SAME DREAM FOR BOTH OF US?

PERHAPS I SET YOU OFF BY
TELLING YOU ABOUT MY DREAMS.

LITTLE GIRLS ARE
VERY IMPRESSIONABLE.

I DON'T REMEMBER
YOUR TELLING ME.

OH, TELL ME NOW. I'D
LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THEM.

WELL, I CAN'T REMEMBER
THEM VERY WELL,

JUST BITS AND PIECES,

A PHRASE HERE AND THERE, A LOOK,

AND I THINK I DREAMED MOST
OF MY BOOK BLOOD AND SWASH.

I MUST HAVE.

I NEVER COULD
HAVE THOUGHT OF IT.

ALL THESE YEARS, I...
I'VE TRIED TO REMEMBER,

BUT I CAN'T.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

I THINK YOU FELL IN
LOVE WITH HIM, TOO.

I DID NOTHING OF THE SORT.

OH, I WOULDN'T
BLAME YOU IF YOU HAD.

WHEN DID YOU STOP SEEING HIM?

AFTER ABOUT A YEAR, I
DREAMED WE QUARRELED,

AND IT WAS ABOUT A MAN.

UNCLE NEDDY.

ANNA, DID YOU KNOW
THAT MILES AND I...

I USED TO PRAY YOU
WOULDN'T MARRY HIM.

AND YOU WERE SO RIGHT.

I SAW HIM ABOUT FIVE YEARS
AGO AT A DINNER PARTY.

HE WAS BALD AND FAT. HE DRANK
TOO MUCH, AND THEN HE CRIED.

IT SEEMS HIS WIFE FINALLY HAD
ENOUGH AND TOOK THE CHILDREN AWAY.

YOU NEVER CAN TELL, CAN YOU?

ONCE I THOUGHT I WANTED

TO SPEND THE REST
OF MY LIFE WITH HIM.

OH, PERHAPS HE DID
EXIST, THE CAPTAIN.

PERHAPS HE DID COME
BACK AND TALK TO US.

WOULDN'T IT BE
WONDERFUL IF HE HAD?

THEN YOU'D HAVE SOMETHING...
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN...

TO LOOK BACK ON WITH HAPPINESS.

NO, DARLING. HE NEVER EXISTED.

WE MADE HIM UP, YOU AND I.

I JUST WASN'T INTENDED TO
HAVE THAT KIND OF HAPPINESS,

AND I HAVEN'T MISSED
IT, REALLY I HAVEN'T.

OH, I'VE BEEN LONELY AT TIMES,

BUT THERE HAVE BEEN
COMPENSATIONS... YOU,

NOW BILL... AND DEAR MARTHA.

WE SIT AND CHATTER
LIKE A PAIR OF PARROTS.

AND THIS HOUSE...

AND THE SEA AND THE GULLS...

AND MEMORIES...

I HAVE THOSE, YOU KNOW.

EVEN IF IT WAS A DREAM.

NOW, COME ALONG,

AND WE'LL JOIN YOUR
YOUNG MAN FOR SOME TEA.

YOU, COME IN HERE.

CATCH YOUR DEATH.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING OUT THERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID.

OH, BOTHER THE DOCTOR.

HE'S AN OLD WOMAN.

YEAH, AND YOU AIN'T A
YOUNG ONE ANYMORE.

HERE'S A LETTER FROM ANNA.

WHAT SHE SAY?

LITTLE LUCY'S ENGAGED

TO THE CAPTAIN OF A
TRANSATLANTIC PLANE.

ANNA'S VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT.

SAYS IT MUST RUN IN THE FAMILY.

AIRPLANES, NOT IN
MY FAMILY, THEY DON'T.

I SUPPOSE SHE MEANS CAPTAINS.

HERE, DRINK YOUR HOT MILK.

NOT NOW, MARTHA. I'M TOO TIRED,

AND I HAVE A FUNNY
PAIN IN MY ARM.

NO WONDER, STANDING
OUT THERE IN THE FOG.

COME ON, DRINK IT UP.

STOP BOSSING ME, MARTHA.

I DON'T WANT ANY HOT MILK.

NOW, NOW. DON'T GET IN A STATE.

I'M NOT IN A STATE. I... I
JUST WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE.

BOSSING ME.

VERY WELL. THE BOSSING
I NEVER INTENDED.

I ONLY BROUGHT THE
MILK FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.

BOSSING ME.

I'M TIRED.

AND NOW YOU'LL
NEVER BE TIRED AGAIN.

COME, LUCIA.

COME, MY DEAR.

MARTHA...