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Agnus? My brother, Rachel North.

Rachel, it's Agnus Conway.

I'm delighted to meet you, Miss Conway.

You've divided this family.

My brother, who was always on my side, has turned against me.

Are you a suffragette?

She could pass any test, I'm sure.

But she still works in a shop.

Parliament say yes in a pinch, but you're no mother.

You've got a battle on your hands.

Robbie, are you sure about Marian Jess?

Of course I am.

Then I've got a proposition to make.

Give your eyes open.

You know what?

You know what, four.

Jessie, come back!

Mother, calm yourself.

Calm yourself.

All the troubles she's called me to hold a shield.

They're at the registry office.

They're probably married by now.

Well, I'll put a stop to this before it starts.

What does he think he can do?

Agnus, he's got a gun.

Stop the gun!

I want to marry you.

Do you love Charles?

Deeply I'm you.

The way he loves you.

Yes, I do.

Agnus!

He's in the right state.

I help him upstairs, but he just killed over.

Get him into bed.

Get him into my room.

Come on.

And then hold on to me.

Charles is seriously ill.

Can't you get that through your head?

You, you.

You see what this girl has done?

Nothing happens to him, Mother.

I'll never marry anyone else.

Oh, never is a long time, Lass.

A long, long time.

MUSIC

Agnus.

All right, I'm so glad you're here.

How is he?

We think he's over the worst.

Oh, thank God.

I came as quickly as I could.

Are my mother and father still here?

They're in the guest house, sister to sleep.

You look as though you could do with some sleep yourself.

Thanks to Aggie.

She did everything for me.

She's a great girl.

You're very lucky.

I know.

I'm going to marry her as soon as possible.

Charlie, you're in no state getting married.

You just had pneumonia.

It'll be weeks, maybe months.

Can't wait that long.

Have you got a good doctor?

Very good.

Don, I'm sure he'll advise you to wait.

There's more to marriage than the ceremony.

You're going to need all your strength.

What is it experience, huh?

So when are you going back?

This afternoon, it's looking very serious.

Rumors, more than rumors.

Trouble's unavoidable now.

Take care of yourself, Charlie.

There's nobody in all this world I like more than you.

You know that.

Get your strength back and then I'll be your best man.

LAUGHTER

Doctor, I couldn't talk in front of Charles.

But what's going on?

His parents are making arrangements and telling me nothing.

They've booked him into the sanatorium in Woolley.

He'll be there some weeks, have not months.

He will recover though.

It's too early to say.

He's young.

With tuberculosis, it depends on your constitution.

We haunt him to get married?

Well, that could still happen.

Given time.

Kiss me.

I think you should stay with me tonight.

MUSIC

I'm going to get a bit of go.

Good afternoon, Colonel.

Oh, say it's Colonel, huh?

Hey, thanks.

Charles said you'd been called back to your regiment.

Thank you.

Yes, it's in your desk job, Tommy, for a call up, even the horses.

That's why you've got this.

It's very impressive.

My wife thinks that it'll take some getting used to her.

She could be in here today for Charles' sake, but she's not at all well.

Steady now.

Easy to assume, Mr. Charlie.

Father.

Well, uh, bump into your visiting time.

Someday, and thank you for all you've done.

Soon.

Don't worry, Agnes.

He'll get well again.

MUSIC

Beside, Nurse, can you come?

There's the doctor.

MUSIC

Robbie?

It's a girl.

Are they all right?

They're beautiful.

Well, the politicians have got the war they wanted.

Mm-hmm.

Men like Regil go and fight it for them.

If I was fit, I'd have been a conscientious objector.

You would have supported me when you were a guy.

Of course I would.

It takes courage to stand up for what you believe in.

Don't get yourself upset.

Psh.

Gotta go.

I'll put you've only been here a minute.

Been here an hour?

I don't want to bump into your mother.

MUSIC

MUSIC

It's a pentose.

MUSIC

Whoa, I didn't tell you Nancegivin' in a notice.

She said she can get more money working in a munitions factory.

Oh, no, I'm so busy downstairs.

Hey, the war.

Almost every family around here has lost somebody.

But they're ruling in money.

Charlie?

What was that for?

Just seeing the doctor.

All the tests show new improvements

so within six weeks you can come home

and then whenever we want to we can get married?

I agree.

Hello, Agnes.

Munch?

I'm sorry.

Would you rather sleep?

It's very comfortable here.

I can see what Charles means about this from.

I don't know how you have your tea.

Oh, just as it comes, thank you.

This time tomorrow you'll be one of the family.

Are you afraid?

Should I be?

Thank you.

You do know our parents won't be there, don't you?

Yes, I do know.

Fathers got leave and mother feels they need a holiday, so.

Rachel, I'm worried about you.

You're wondering about what's happened to me, aren't you?

The war.

That's what's happened.

Bloody...

Bloody war.

Would you prefer a whiskey?

Mmm, please.

Look, I'm placency in England about what's going on over there.

Thank you.

I shouldn't do this to you.

I can't talk to the family.

Charlie's been ill and I just hold it all inside until...

Tell me.

You can see anything you want.

Don't misunderstand me.

We put up with the rats and the trenches.

The corpse is surfacing out of the forest.

The corpse is surfacing out of the mud and your feet.

We know it's not a picnic, it's a wall.

I come from a long line of fighters.

Six generations of them.

All army men.

Of course, shooting to kill is part of the training for every man that wears a uniform.

But what's going on over there isn't ordinary killing.

It's slaughterhouse killing.

It's a massacre.

It's a pointless bloody massacre.

I'm so sorry, Agnes.

No.

I'm glad you said it and I heard it.

Do you know the Psalms?

Do you by any chance know the 32nd Psalm?

No, I only know the Lord is my shepherd.

The chap in our unit seems to know them all.

Recites them at the oldest moments.

There are some lines in the 32nd Psalm.

I never realized the beauty of them.

Thou art my hiding place.

Thou shalt preserve me from trouble.

Thou shalt encompass me about the songs of deliverance.

That's what you've been to me tonight, Agnes.

My hiding place.

I'll see you in the morning.

Five!

Five!

Congratulations!

How far is it to this magical place?

It's far away in the wild as I forget.

You are a very special woman.

How do you feel?

You have a full of love.

You mean love.

Never better.

Honestly.

Never better.

Yes, who is it?

Yes, McCann.

There are two policemen to see us there.

They say it's quite urgent.

Right.

Look at us just having breakfast and it's almost time for lunch.

That must be why I'm so hungry.

Whoa.

The car just left the road.

Went down a steep bank.

Oh no.

All three of them.

I don't know what's my fault.

It's my fault.

Don't be silly. How could it be?

It wouldn't have gone on this bloody holiday if I hadn't got married.

Eee, that woman.

God forgive me for saying it, but you'd think she'd done it on purpose to spite you.

Well, she's gone now.

Agnes.

Thank you, pardon.

Mrs. Conway, will you go down and take a turn in the shop?

Jessie could do with a bit of a break.

She's a bit upset.

I'll be down in a moment.

Mother's serving in the shop?

Well, somebody has to.

Haven't they?

What's Jessie upset about?

He wants to join up. Do his bit.

I just think it's right for me too. You know.

Anyway, conscription's coming in.

And I'd rather choose to go than be made to go.

You never leave that town.

We'll miss you, Robbie.

Mrs. Mitchell, can you show Mrs. Farrier to her room, please?

Yes, Mum.

I'll come up too. I need a rest.

Annie? Rose?

I'm so pleased to see you, Elaine.

Thought you'd be too near your time.

I had to be there at the moment, Pa.

So glad Aunt Nessie got over.

Prejudice, she's doing amazing work in France.

She's an extraordinary woman.

I've never sent you, Elaine, for coming to the shop that night and bringing you Charles to me.

That's another reason why I came today.

To welcome you.

And I'm sure everyone else will too.

You're not to take any nonsense from anyone.

Let me manage it in me, only.

If you're sure, Ed, you want us to run the place for the time being?

Absolutely sure.

You know, I'm not sure.

Elaine is quite incredible.

So near her time.

Yes, the irony.

Mother and father dying, and any day now, a new life.

More fodder for the next war.

For God's sake, keep your conscientious objections to yourself.

Would you, Charles?

Some of us are actually fighting in this war.

Regie, there's no cause for you to speak to your brother like.

Your just is bad, rushing around the field hospital.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Hunt Nizzy.

Hm.

Shall we all have a good day?

Yeah.

We'll get on to it.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Nancy.

Mm.

That's all good, I know.

I know.

I know.

I know.

And I'm sorry, I know.

I don't know.

I know.

I know.

I know.

I know.

I know.

I know.

But I know.

I know.

I know.

I know.

I know.

Shall we all have a drink?

Good idea.

Don't ring, I'll go.

That was thoughtless of me.

He's in a bad way.

Yes, he is.

I just wish he could be wounded and soon just enough to get him out of it.

Before he cracks.

Keep doing!

Please not the

E

I don't understand the order.

You've had the briefing for tomorrow.

Why are you shaving in the middle of the afternoon?

If we're going off a don, I'd never get it done in time.

For QB logic, you'll have to shave again by then.

A British officer going into action, unshaven.

Oh, Polly, pretty Polly, you're a disgrace.

What was the order?

Lieutenant Pollard Smith, come here.

I'm shaving.

Come in here!

Right, stand in the corner.

No, advance on me and don't get shot.

Right, I don't understand.

Stop!

Sorry.

Oh, God, I'm sorry.

Get the cigarette.

Thanks.

Yeah.

Thank you.

I must write some letters.

So must you, Polly.

I ran out of things to say.

Yes, but you must. They may be your last.

Dreaming again.

Is she very beautiful?

The first time I saw her, she was near a cathedral.

The sun shining on her face.

She chipped me about my bright shining buttons.

And from that moment I was gone.

I never mentioned it.

Are you engaged on the quiet?

No.

No.

She married someone else.

Oh, sorry.

What was all that about with the gun?

The order to be passed on to all officers and men.

I would phrase that.

Offices and men.

Like two separate species.

Aren't officers men?

Certainly not.

We are young gods come down from Olympus.

We are indestructible warriors infallible.

And when we go into action we wipe the floor with the enemy,

as the generals always say we will,

except that we don't, not always.

And if we do, as this order says,

I forgot to tell me what the order is.

Polly,

when I said advance and don't get killed.

If you'd had the space you'd have run.

You'd have dodged and weaved.

We all do it.

Because a moving target gives us a better chance.

But the order for tomorrow is walk.

We must all walk slowly towards the enemy lines.

I asked why.

New strategy.

Sometimes I think they're as mad as we are.

Hey!

Hey!

Ohhhh

Miss Agnes. Thanks for coming.

Jessie, what is it? What's happened?

No!

It's Robbie. He's been posted missing.

Well, lost our journey and now this.

What happened?

Robbie's ship went down somewhere off the coast off Scotland.

There's none of trees.

Jess.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Here you are, I think, how I used to feel about Robbie.

But since we heard I've cried as much as Jessie has,

he was a good lad, Robbie.

A good lad.

That's the first time I've heard your say's name.

Oh, well.

Are you staying for dinner?

No, I told Charles I'd get back.

How is it, Charles?

It seems fine.

It's funny, and how is in charge? He loves it there.

The way he talks about the future, it's as though we're there for good.

And we're not.

Roger Shaw to come back.

I wish I could see the same about Robbie.

But Jessie's sick.

Madam, thank goodness you're home.

What role is on?

The telegram mom.

The boat with the retches.

What's it say?

It's a theatre mom.

He's being wounded.

Charlie.

I'm a sean.

Darling, I can't rest.

Rest.

He's wounded.

There's nothing you can do.

I knew Charles would be very upset.

He and Reggie are so close.

Unfortunately, he hasn't heard the whole of it yet.

In my opinion, it's a very good thing

that that nice young husband of yours

is not in the best of health.

You mean, at least he can't go rushing down a door?

Reggie's mentally so unhinged.

He'd hardly know Charles anyway.

Is it so bad?

I want to tell you about Reggie,

but I'm so worried about Charles.

In any case, it would be better if you had it from the doctor.

And, Nessie, please come and talk to me.

You want to listen to me?

Yes, of course, dear.

On the very first day of that offensive,

Reginald was caught in a terrible explosion.

He's lost his right arm.

Oh, God.

That's not all, I'm afraid.

He also has very serious burns to his face.

Oh, no, not his face.

Nessie.

I don't want to see you.

Of course he does, I'm his brother.

He has had a complete mental and physical collapse.

Now, in a few weeks, they will transfer him

to a hospital near here.

And you can visit him then, not before.

And only, Charles, only if he wants to see you.

We shouldn't be doing this.

Aggie, he's my brother.

Ar carciber andods.

Norm, man.

Oh, don't worry.

Oh, countably bad.

We're looking for a Celebrity Laptop.

Say, it may be a simple moment,

Sure.

Sure.

Sure.

Sure.

Agnes sense her love.

Agnes.

She'll be in to see you.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

What is it?

Don't ask me. Let's just go.

Charlie, Robbie's been found.

He made it to the Isle of Skye all these weeks and he's still alive.

That's good news.

I wish I could say the same about Reg.

It's over! The war's over!

Yeah, it's over.

Oh, we can't do it.

We can't do it.

I've come to see Captain Farrier.

I understand he's in room 102.

Just down to Carlos.

Thank you.

I'll wait here.

I know he wants to see you.

He just doesn't want you to see him the way he is.

I know.

Come in.

This looks like an office.

Charlie, it is an office.

For the last few months I've been able to help some of the other patients with their various legal and personal problems.

Well, that's good.

Yes.

The hospital board have asked me to make it a full-time job.

Of course.

I'll have to live here.

Which is perfect.

Fine.

For how long?

Charlie, I...

I see no need to leave.

What's this?

No.

Absolutely not.

Brookhall is yours.

You can't just hand it over to me.

I don't want it. I have grandfather's money and my army pension. I want to be here.

You and Agnes are happy on their state, aren't you?

It's not the point.

We're merely looking after it until you're ready to come home.

Charlie, I'm here for life.

Don't be absurd.

Anyway, I'll go long before you.

You haven't had an attack in ages.

Nobody if I do.

I've already discussed it with Elaine.

The house and the stake go to Agnes.

Oh.

Can't sign his life away without discussing it.

Agnes.

Agnes.

Agnes.

Agnes.

Agnes.

Agnes.

Why did you bring her here?

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

Why did you bring her here?

Red, she has always come with me.

Come in.

Satisfied?

It was unfair of you to keep me away.

Now you know why?

No.

Whatever's happened to you is still the same person.

I'm not.

I'm bloody well, not.

Very well you've changed.

Anyone would.

But we haven't.

And we want you back at the hall.

Charlie.

Agnes.

Please.

Understand.

Here I am of some use to people which I can never be out there.

Besides, you see.

They gave me the mirror.

And you know that.

Hair on the back of your neck moment.

And then this huge disfigurement.

And I said.

This is not as bad as I thought.

What do you know?

Not true.

Please.

For my sake.

Accept this gracefully.

I'd like to thank you.

I'd just like to say how delighted I am.

We've all had such a wonderful day today.

Any ghosts from an earlier time who happened to be present

may be a little disconcerted by all the noise.

When we were young, we weren't allowed to make any noise at table.

But my wife and I, well, we'd like it.

I think Alice is going to help me blow out all the candles.

That's it.

And again.

Nicky and he's coming.

Now, come along.

Choose which motor car you want to go home in.

I think I'll go home in the water.

Well, Betty, do you enjoy yourself?

Eee, Agnes, I've did.

I lost two of my lads in the war.

But I've still got my Robbie.

And to say I'm here, to say I'm living dissently doing well,

I am that proud.

Well, I'll give you some more good news about your Robbie.

We're going to make him a partner in the business.

He runs it all himself anyway.

It's time he had his reward.

Thanks.

I'll get him medicine. You go on in.

Macad!

Macad!

Brad, she's very ill.

The doctor's been.

And he was here yesterday. He was fine.

No.

He's not been fine for months.

Please, come.

No, Aggie, I'm sorry.

He's asking for you.

Are you there?

Of course I'm here.

Please?

Look, Aggie, I've never left this place.

Brad, she's dying.

Keep changing.

Charlie, Red is here.

Red.

Red.

Your hand.

Don't talk, O fellow.

Don't talk.

It's only chance I've got.

Like, quietly.

My Aggie.

I love you so much.

You'll be happy.

I love you, both.

I'm so lucky.

You're not.

You can't go on like this.

Your skin and bone.

Sell that place and come back here.

We'll be all together again, like all times.

Though, as Robbie says, you'll not get what it's worth.

Money's so tight since the war.

Yeah, nothing's right.

Strong men, ex-soldiers coming here, looking for work in a sweet shop.

I better go back to that big, empty house.

How worry about you, last there on your own at night?

Well, I'm hardly on my own.

They'd indoor staff and sex outside.

They'd know that lot.

Just a look after one person.

All right, all right, I know.

It's your own money, I suppose you can do what you like with it.

When's the other one due back?

Soon. He's having more surgery.

I don't know why, he bothers.

What life's he got all he ever does is visit you.

Though, as Robbie says, maybe he keeps coming back because he's sorry he gave you the houses.

And the first place.

Robbie seems to see quite a lot.

Well, there's no need to snap at me, Las.

Sorry.

I envyed you so much.

You envyed me?

Yes, you were so strong and independent.

I'm breaking in my shoes in case I was doing everything wrong.

I was going to ask Elaine if you felt like staying for a few days.

I can't, I'm going away for a while.

Agnes, I'm sorry.

Have you seen Reg?

He rings to say hello, but never mentions how he really is.

I never visit when he's having surgery.

He'll come and see me when he feels ready.

What do you intend to do with that spoon?

I was just finishing dinner.

Shall I go home again?

It's all right, he'll bring me something.

Well, what do you think?

Be honest now.

Stupid thing to say, you always are.

Excellent.

You're looking very good.

Thank you. Good Lord, you're out of mourning.

I know. I think Mrs. Mitchum and Mr. Macan were shocked.

It's supposed to be a year.

I'm glad.

May I?

Agnes, I wanted to ask.

My remedial work is only three days a week on a regular basis now.

And the question is...

What do I do with the rest of my time?

Well, the last couple of visits on the estate, I noticed things need a bit of attention.

And I could help if you agree.

If I could stay a few days a week.

There I've asked you.

But don't answer yet.

The doctors you see think I'm ready, almost ready, to face the world at last.

But where better to begin than...

Oh, God, I'm sorry. How stupid of me. You might have other plans.

Your mother said you might go back.

No, I'll never go back to the shop.

Then is it possible?

Oh, Macan.

Good man.

Thank you, sir.

Macan usually does this.

You've thrown him all out.

Look at the moon.

Isn't it beautiful?

Leave the moon alone.

I'm sorry.

Macan usually does this.

You've thrown him all out.

Look at the moon.

Isn't it beautiful?

Leave the moon alone.

It's not beautiful.

Leave the moon alone. It's not hurting you.

I have known that expression in years.

That's the first time I've heard you laugh since Charlie died.

This is nice.

Like our old days here.

For my time.

Yes, before your time.

Days long ago.

Different world.

Since the war, everything's got to be, I don't know, this minute now.

I suppose that's good, really.

The past only lives in our memories.

But I wouldn't want to forget it all entirely either.

Then yet we do live from minute to minute, second.

Agnes, what am I trying to say?

That what's real is only what's happening in this moment.

Everything else, even a second, to go to the past?

Yes.

Yes.

Aggie.

Do you think we could be friends?

Friends?

I thought we were.

Never mentioned, never acknowledged.

I want us to be friends.

That's all I ask, nothing more.

Do you know the words of Byron?

Friendship is love without his wings.

And that's fine for us if I do stay here.

No one will think there's anything wrong in it.

One look at me.

Don't say that.

I'm sorry.

Let's just drink then to the wingless bird.

I'm sorry.

I've been so lonely and now you're here and saying you'll come back.

Aggie, won't you drink with me?

No, I can't drink to that.

Bird has grown wings.

I thought I'd imagined it.

But it's true.

But can you bear it me the way I am now?

Love is not love which alt is when an alteration finds.

Oh my God.

What do we do about the law?

What law?

Don't you know?

A man can't marry his brother's widow.

No, I didn't know.

We'll just have to wait until they change it, won't we?

I can't.

I've waited too long already.

Red!

Red, here it is.

On July the 1st, 1949, the marriage took place between Miss.

Reginald Farrier and Mrs. Agnes Farrier, widow of Mr. Charles Farrier.

The best man was Mr. Robert Felton.

The matriarch of honour was Mrs. Felton.

The wedding was attended by the couple's two sons, their daughters-

And three grandchildren.

And three grandchildren.

The old one window in the night is not a driving door.

You're screened yet there must last and please the light

As of a dark hour of the sweet.

And when the tramway down the hill across the carnies,

The leaves and leaves, there is a bout, my readers say,

That you're not over, far, and free.