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you must be mad

go back to that prison i had needed

someone to keep me warm in bed had i

had i you had a man here last night

didn't you

did i that's what this was about betty

and i'll have no part of it

don't you ever read the papers charlie

they're brought in conscription left

right left right

left right we shouldn't enjoy

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just friends

have you ever thought about a commission

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so enough you sir

you

however you got put up for that is

beyond me i love you

with your sister i can get through the

bloody war

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come on

see what you can do for him sergeant sir

yeah

oh

come in

at ease hoppers

oh what is it

all right

with my compliments well thank you sir

thank you hope it does the trick carry

on

you know all their names

what was this trouble oh nothing very

dramatic it's pretty embarrassing

diarrhea and you're the man to come to

either you all right

we've been through bloody hell on earth

together

you can call me charlie

not that easy old boy this first name's

business

mine's an old army family backing a tree

are you from doane south somehow we

tumbled a lot

grew up in a pretty starchy atmosphere

spines like ramrods

clipped speech

kept emotions too i'd essay

the war must have a special effect on a

military family

you could say that just heard last week

that my uncle was killed not far from

here

sorry and one of my brothers was killed

on the psalm

and the other three

brothers always arrows

i'm the only one left about my parents

sake

well i have to come through don't i

and by the way call me john

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so

good luck chapstick

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look sharp man

relax

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that's it

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20 seconds

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10 seconds

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uh

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i'm back for you

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aah

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ah

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oh

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give me some help with this man

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oh

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go

and get a

to alright for stretcher sir i can't

find any cheese there but there's wine

you better wait can we stop outside sir

i think there could be something still

around sir i swear i had movement

right post lookouts but they're not to

go beyond that bend until we know what's

there

how would we see it that depends on what

happens out there

you two don't go beyond that bench

sir they're bare-headed i can't tell

you said you'd get me you said you would

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later

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battalion

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sir

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advisor please

where's the shelling coming from

further down the enemy lines and from

our own batteries

we are after all in a german trench

we haven't got enough men to go further

into enemy lines

if we can stay put until dark i think we

should make a break for it back the way

we came

i'll try to get home

charlie

don't worry about me

just get some rest

you can check it through there come with

me better see if there's any more where

he came from

all clear more clear sir

hello

come on

god

i wouldn't do that sir

get back to the other slater i've heard

of blokes in the old days buying the

commissions

but never one that paid for it with his

wife's hoaring

what are you talking about you heard

sir you didn't think you got that

uniform off your own but did you you

and the guts of a boy much lesser man

that's enough

you were all bloody terrified you'd name

the major and cause a scandal

lieutenant swain told you the news

didn't

my lieutenant swain's corporal told me

and half the camp they kicked you

upstairs none you'll be that bloody

grateful you keep your mouth

shut

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and now you've even lost your bloody

plateau

my god you all right sir come on

come on sir

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i'm aware of that sergeant right now

when the next fury light bursts

are we need to jump up and yell scream

shout anything to let them know that

it's us

but sir i know we might be blown to

smithereens but that's the risk we take

sergeant

come on

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sir come on

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get out sergeant

to get a stretcher case back in those

conditions well done

thank you sir sir

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so

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slater acted fully from the start he was

in shock

but he seemed to resent authority

snarled at the left hands he did sir

then later i'd taken the second lot of

prisoners to the dugout

when the shell burst along where

lieutenant mcfell was

i ran back and there was slater rifle in

his hands

he'd been shot through the chest i said

did he go for you sir

and lieutenant mcfell said yes and of

course he'd shot back instinctively

and that's how it was sir thank you

satan

you've been very explicit that will

well michelle it's very commendable that

you

requested this inquiry but the evidence

of your men

completely exonerates you from all blame

in fact with a man in slater's mental

state it's difficult to imagine what

else you could have done

in addition you did damn well to get

most of the platoon back

and with three prisoners into the

bargain

yes it's a great pity that poor ratlid

couldn't make it

despite all your splendid efforts yes

oh come on you mustn't blame yourself

you did everything that you could yes

sir

was there something else

may i ask her how slater's dependents

will be informed of his death

oh the usual died in battle

bravely of course

well i think that's about it then

except that you'll be mentioned

lieutenant you'll be mentioned

thank you sir

i sat like this once before waiting for

you

it was the day you came to

i don't think you ever did propose to me

i think victoria was you who drew up the

terms of our engagement

and speaking of that this letter from

your solicitor

i agreed to come but i don't know what

you want to see me about

would you like a drink whiskey's your

chipper isn't it no at the moment

i've got a big deal

then i shan't either

home to the farm i suppose

you didn't answer my question

i just thought we should meet

you've been away at war naturally i

worry about you

naturally there still husband and wife

charlie surely that means something

doesn't it

you didn't when i wanted it to

scolding me

and all i wanted was a friendly little

chat so that we we could try and

i can't believe what i'm hearing

are you saying that charlie please give

me a chance give us a chance

i don't want a divorce i want us to go

on and try again

what's wrong the major ditched you

oh don't pretend you're weeping

i've been very foolish charlie i've done

stupid bad things

please please give me one more chance

you're wasting your time and mine

there's nothing more to discuss

i'm very short leaving people to see

and we all know who don't we nelly

i couldn't believe it but it's true

isn't it that you could prefer that

drunk to me

you're jealous of nelly nonsense

you can't do it charlie i won't let you

don't throw yourself away and hurt

charlie

i love you now we could have a real

marriage charlie

charlie i won't let her i won't let you

do this to me

and if you do i swear i'll tear your

lives apart

you left one finger to hurt nelly and i

will never let you have a moment's peace

as long as you live

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all the documents for this year and

these piles the others are mostly bills

oh i'll look at those later staying long

not long i want to get over to

brooklyn's well you won't find your wife

there

she never sees the family now

i know

i thought i'd be meeting your uh mr

weatherby

where is he today he didn't come

after all he got a job in town

those prisoners of war have turned out

all right quite useful

i've been glad to have a bit of help for

once

good

what are your plans charlie for the farm

after the war i want to know

soldiers don't make any long-term plans

betty

it's enough to survive each day you're

looking

i believe it's toughened you up

maybe the war has made you the way

father always wanted you

ready to run the farm at last

you wouldn't know what to do with

yourself

i'd find something

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she stands as though you mean to kidnap

me or worse

can we go riding tomorrow what she'd

rather shoot the horses than let us

i'll never have a moment alone i go back

tomorrow night

tea

and i shan't be two seconds seeing to it

then charlie you better be going

you're not sleeping here tonight

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i get the strong feeling your mother

would be very happy if the warper paid

to me and she could have

water herself mother's lonely but my god

charlie so am i

nothing must happen to you do you hear

i want your home in one piece

don't worry i've been through so much

already nothing can happen to me now

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come on

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oh captain mcfaul good to see you

sitting up

what's been happening i don't seem to

remember the last few

not even sure how long it is weeks

months actually we nearly lost you a

number of times

i don't even remember being shipped back

to england normal times you wouldn't

have been

that kind of surgery was impossible over

there

you closely resembled a pincushion

shrapnel

i've almost lost count of how many times

i've had to operate

but you got it all out not quite

uh when you're feeling up to it we must

have a

serious talk no

tell me now please whatever it is

things depend on uh we think

just one remaining piece of shrapnel

there may have to be more surgery

depending on its position

i'm sorry this is old

it may not move at all we hope it does

if it moves to the left or thereabouts

then we'll be able to go in again and

get it out and if it moves to the right

it i'm going to do it

nice nice

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hard to believe isn't it

well where were we the last bit of

shrapnel

if it moves to the right

i don't want to be the specter of the

feast this is a time of celebration

that's not if it moves to the right

it goes straight into your heart

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i went back to my old job but now they

won't even give me leave to go down

south and visit you

so damn their eyes are put in for a

discharge

but dearest charlie when when will i see

you

or my love nelly there's someone to see

you

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betty

better than i expected you look tired

farm's getting too much for you

you know in a couple of weeks they may

be transferring me north

you needn't have made the long trip down

here

it's something the matter

is it true what i hear about you and

nelly chapman

what you've heard is that we intend to

marry once my divorce is through then

yes

you're mad don't you ever learn

what happens to me betty we agreed long

ago you would not go empty-handed when

you left to marry robin wetherby

i'm not going to marry him

why not what's happening that's my

business

well what about me

how many times do i have to tell you

there'll always be a home for you on the

farm

oh thanks i've looked after that place

since father died and now i'm off at the

kitchen corner

you're all right captain yes

please don't stay long he's easily tired

will you sign this i want to sell some

cattle

you have my authority to sell anything

you need those are changing all the time

now

these inspectors came around as soon as

i said you're back in england

they wanted your signature

betty i'm very touched you should come

all the way down here

and once i'm fit again i'll i'll do

everything i can to make life easier for

you on the farm

i promise when did you say be home

i'm not sure but when i do get up north

i'll still be in hospital but i'll take

a trip out to see you as soon as i can

goodbye charlie see you soon

goodbye charlie

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foreign

charlie

nelly

all i want to do now is get out of here

and start my life again

just you and me

except i have promised betty that she

can stay at the farm

until i help her find a place for her

own

i know how she must be feeling whether

be dropping her like that

whether he dropped her i went off with

someone else

a woman with a lot of money oh god

that's my fault that is all my fault

i should have let her have him there

when she wanted to

damn

how is she oh all right i suppose

lovely grams here aren't they

you know i used to hate the farm and

long to get away

i can't wait to get back you have to be

patient charlie

you're still poorly they said i don't

let you get upset or over excited about

anything

a famous shrapnel if it knows where we

don't want it to though

we can have so little time left together

don't i've wasted so much of my life

that stupid marriage

talk about the madness of youth i was

mad too

i fell in love with a lovely lanky lad

but he didn't feel the same

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all that's passed charlie

if you and i never have more than we

have at this moment i'll thank god that

i've loved you

oh charlie don't cry please don't cry

oh i think that's tea come on

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oh you'll never guess who i saw on the

way in polly

polly benton that was holly

what was she doing here visiting her

brother

arthur is here in the annex she said

a special section for oh you're not to

be upset

tell me nelly arthur was my best friend

sometimes i thought the only friend i

had now tell me

he was wounded they didn't expect him to

live

but he did and he's here

what's left of him poor soul

charlie charlie

what am i doing so captain now you

haven't been caught marshall for being

self-familiar now come on arthur

where should i sit

you're a coupling who'da believed it no

indeed

oh no thanks

nice ward this oh hi hi

the doer's proud you worried

probably told us you're in here badly

not about to

shrapnel i have been feeling sorry for

myself

hey nurse just tell him i'll be alone in

a minute just say arthur will be there

gets depressed i'll make him laugh i'll

make them all laugh

your mother said that even your letters

were comical

how is polly i haven't seen her mrs

slater

she ever loved that man died in battle

you know

a hero's death she says if i had to come

across him i would have given him

someone and it wouldn't have been a

hero's death

i mean that charlie

how are you anyway i mean you happy late

yes and no victoria and i getting

divorced

no die is that why you've sold them

sold out what what the

i haven't sold the farm but polly said

that you'd sold up everything and ma was

laid off and

you were going away i'm not going away

charlie

betty

betty you're putting yourself at risk

and i won't be held responsible

look if it happens it happens and

that'll be that and if it doesn't

but i'll be back tomorrow i have been

given specific instructions that you're

not to exert yourself

don't rush about and get excited for

weeks months

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what's happened arnold i thought the

world has stopped going mad when the war

ended

where's my sister gone sir

we did everything she said because we

were told you authorized at all

the clearance of the farm i said

she had a written statement from you

she went down south to see you in

hospital

and come back and said you were in a bad

state

shell's shocked and all and you would

never work again

and everybody felt sorry for us sir

and brought the cattle the sheep

the lot and the farm

oh i think the farm is still yours sir

just every stick of furniture was carted

away for auction

but where is she well

i think she said she was going to

australia

why she did leave something for you sir

behind the clock

what i've taken is man by rights the

last straw was you having the nerve to

bring another chapman here

well see how she likes starting out

building a home and a farm from scratch

you can take me to court if you can find

me i never liked each other much

so i won't waste time on fond farewells

betty

uh

why didn't you tell me because you want

to be upset

i suppose the doctor told you to come

and get me you telephoned as soon as you

walked out

he was very anxious for you charlie

you're still at risk what does it matter

now you've got to rest let's find a

place to sit

do you trust me a second time in a hay

loft

be careful charlie

nelly we've got to talk

sit down

do you remember slater yes polly's

do stop husband

that's where it all began out there on

the cinder puff a cinder path

my father used to beat him there

slater hated us all of us

and taunted me all my life every time we

met

you order one word mister

and the army and the whole bloody world

just how your father lost his life

until the last time in the trenches

when i couldn't take it anymore

i wouldn't do that sir

i killed him nelly i killed slater

why why did you kill him

i thought i had achieved something on my

own at last

i was a lieutenant in command of men i

knew respected me

heard of blokes in the old days buying a

commission but never one that paid for

it with his wife's horn

you're all bloody terrified you'd name

them and cause a scandal

and slater told me about that

appointment

and i knew every word he said was true

and

the truth was too much for me you're the

loser macphail

married a and lost her and now

you've even lost your own bloody plateau

the most frightening thing in life nelly

is to come face to face with yourself

and so i fired

jolly you must have had good reason

oh he had a gun

but would he have used it i mean

i don't know i'll never know

you not let it torment you you've got to

think of the

future now of us we've got to make a

fresh start

charlie charlie

god

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it's moving i'm sure it has

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i've survived

but more than that

i've got you

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you