All language subtitles for War.and.Peace.1972.S01E20.EN

A little pause.

..

and we are back.

Well, my dear, I'm thinking.

Now, will you both come here?

Now, Petya, that is not funny.

I will not chase you all over this house
when it's time for bed.

Do you hear me?

Let them stay up, for goodness sake.

It's still daylight.

Please don't interfere, Mama.

I want them in bed before Pierre comes
home.

Well, he hasn't seen them for a month.

Well, he can see them in the morning.

He'll be tired out by the journey when he
gets here.

Oh, you know how he loves them.

Let them stay.

No, I will not, Nikolai.

Anyway, there's no knowing what time he's
going to get here.

Come.

No, Mama, please.

No.

Now, come on, both of you.

Get undressed and then get yourself
washed.

I'll see you both home.

Come along.

I don't want to go to bed.

I won't stay.

I don't want to go to bed.

I said you must.

Marshal, I'll be with you in a minute.

You're too strict with him.

I am nothing of the kind.

You make everything revolve around Pierre.

Why shouldn't I?

He's the head of the house.

But does he want it?

I know perfectly well what Pierre wants.

But does Pierre know?

Very funny.

You would be far better off leaving those
boots outside.

She's like a mad woman, the way she
carries on.

You'd think she was the only woman who'd
ever had a family.

Natasha never did anything by halves.

Are you going to play that card or not?

I think so.

She behaves like the great earth mother.

She'd do better to tidy herself up a bit.

Pierre doesn't notice.

Of course he notices.

He just doesn't say anything, that's all.

Never seen a man on such a leash.

If your father were alive, he'd tell him
about it.

You ought to say something yourself.

Leave them alone, Mama.

They're perfectly happy.

I shan't be sorry to see them go home.

Natasha gets on my nerves.

You can't play a four after a ten.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Is that what you've been thinking about
all this time?

Yes.

How foolish of me.

Where are the children?

In the garden.

Petia and Nadia are in the nursery being
got ready for bed.

They don't see why they should go to bed
when their cousins are still in the garden.

Nor does anyone else.

Ask my daughter.

She knows everything.

Well, I shall go to my room and lie down.

Come, Katia.

Come and read.

Four after ten.

I must try to remember.

Oh, Sonia, my dear, send the children up
to me before they go to bed.

Yes, Mama.

You look tired, dearest.

You were up at six.

I'm all right.

Harvest is nearly in.

You work too hard.

Am I in your position?

I'm all right.

I don't want to see her.

My dear, you must.

It's you she's come to see.

Then tell her we're out.

But I can't.

She knows we're in.

Ask Princess Balkonskaja to come up.

What does she want to come prowling around
here for anyway?

Why can't she leave us alone?

But she's almost one of the family after
all we've been through together.

Then you see her.

I'm going to my room.

Nikolai!

Don't you dare leave this room.

Princess Balkonskaja, madam.

My dear.

How wonderful to see you.

When did you arrive?

A few days ago.

I have some business to attend to in
connection with Andrei's estate.

Princess?

I hope you are well.

Yes, thank you.

Come, Princess.

Come sit down and tell us all the news.

Will you be in Moscow long?

About three weeks.

And is Bald Hills all restored again?

Yes, the carpenters left last week.

Of course it's not as it was in my
father's day but...

I was so sorry to hear of Count Rostov.

Oh my dear, what bereavements we've all
suffered this past year.

However, let's not talk of that now.

How is Natasha?

Oh, she and Pierre are very close.

I saw them a few months ago in Petersburg.

The baby must be due soon.

Ah, the blessed event.

Yes, I shall be a grandmother at last.

It's hard to believe.

And Vera and Berg?

Oh, sufficient unto themselves.

They need no one.

You know that Nikolai resigned from the
army.

That couldn't have been easy for you.

I'm quite content.

He is not content.

He does his duty.

Oh my dear, what else could he do?

We were left with so many deaths.

As it is, you can see, we no longer live
in the way we used to.

I'm sure Princess Maria doesn't want to
know the petty details, Mama.

Well, naturally one hears things.

I think it splendid of you to have
undertaken such responsibilities.

It was the only course I considered open.

You all lost so much in the fires.

If there's anything I can do...

Whatever impression my mother may give,
we can manage quite well, thank you.

Oh, I didn't mean to...

I just thought...

we are friends.

I do hope you'll come and call on me while
I'm in Moscow.

We shall, shan't we Nikolai?

Oh, it's lovely to see you again.

We went through so much together.

Goodbye, Count.

I'll show you to your carriage.

Goodbye, my dear.

We shall see each other again very soon.

That I'm sure.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Princess.

Oh, I could hit Nikolai when he behaves
like that.

It must be very hard for him.

Oh, you always defend him.

He could at least have been polite.

He used to quite like her.

Oh, he'll never marry you, you know,
Sonia.

And he won't marry her either,
Mama.

His pride won't let him.

I want you to return her call.

She has enough suitors dancing around her
just for her money...

without adding one more to her list.

There you go again.

Do you imagine that I think about nothing
but money?

I am talking about politeness.

It's only polite to return her call.

Then you return it.

Nikolai!

Understand, I have no interest in whether
you like Princess Maria or not.

I insist as your mother.

You have the courtesy to return her call
before she leaves Moscow.

The real Zionist state, of course,
is still in trust for your nephew.

But since Prince Andrei's death,
you've become the trustee.

You have power to sell if you wish.

Do you think I should?

Land is fetching a high price since the
war.

I'd rather keep it if I could.

Well, take your time and think it over.

There's no hurry.

The rest of your affairs are in good
order.

You have your brother to thank for that.

Will you be returning to Bald Hill soon?

Tomorrow, probably.

And what about this house?

I shall keep it on.

My father always maintained a house in
Moscow, even though he seldom used it.

Count Rostov is downstairs, Princess.

Show him up.

Count Rostov?

Is that the son who was in the army?

The Rostovs from Otradny?

Yes.

I hear they're in much reduced
circumstances.

They lost a great deal in the Moscow
fires.

From what I heard, the old count burned up
a good deal more than the fire.

Well...

still... I was sorry
to hear he died.

He was such a good-humored man.

Goodbye, Princess.

You may leave all the details to me.

I'm so glad you called.

Is your mother not with you?

She has a cold.

She asked me to return your call on her
behalf.

I see.

Won't you sit down?

I hope it's nothing serious.

No, simply a cold.

Have you attended to all your affairs?

Yes.

Andrei left things in very good order.

Moscow has really returned to life.

So much is going on here.

Yes.

It's back to normal.

I expect you go out a good deal.

No.

No, not very often.

Such life doesn't interest me.

Seems such a long time ago since we met at
Bogacharovo.

Yes.

I think of it often.

Do you sometimes?

I don't believe in dwelling on the past.

Oh, well...

to think of it is not necessarily to dwell
on it.

Do you like your government post?

Why, yes.

I'm very glad to have it.

Well, goodbye.

Oh, are you going so soon?

Yes, I have some calls to make.

You're unhappy.

Why?

When we first met we all seemed to be in
trouble enough.

But do you know that I'd give anything to
have that time back again?

You mustn't regret the past.

And you will always be proud of what you
are doing for your mother and Sonia.

Please.

I don't think that that is an interesting
subject.

I'm sorry.

I thought you would allow me to say that.

You and I...

your family and I were brought so near.

They are so dear to me.

You were different to me once or perhaps I
was mistaken.

I don't know why.

There are a thousand reasons.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to upset you.

But why?

Why must I lose your friendship?

Please don't.

Why?

It can't be.

It can't be.

Why not?

Because I've got nothing.

Nothing to bring you.

Nothing.

I've got nothing.

Why not, Papa?

Why won't you play any more?

He fell on it.

He wanted to show me.

He wanted to show you.

I didn't realize you were asleep.

I must have dozed off.

What do we do, Papa?

Mama says it cannot be mended.

I'll tell you what I'll do.

I'll give it to Matvey Yermishin.

He'll know what to do with it.

Right.

Off you go.

What's happened to your ring?

I broke it.

It only needs gluing.

How did you break it?

I hit the bailiff.

Well, I know I shouldn't.

Please, don't make a fuss.

But you promised.

I know, I know, I know.

I lost my temper.

Well, he'd been stealing the grain again
and...

It isn't right to lose your temper in that
way.

You harm yourself.

Maria... No, you promised.

Besides, it isn't like you.

Let others hit their serfs.

You don't need to.

They admire you too much.

They wouldn't admire me if I caught them
stealing and didn't hit them.

Yes, they would.

Because you know as much about farming as
they do.

That's why they admire you.

The master could coax grain out of a
stone.

I've heard them all say it.

You know, last week I started negotiations
to buy back the old house at Atratni.

You're changing the subject.

No, no, seriously.

You know, in the last six years,
I've paid off my father's debts without

touching any of your capital.

Now, I'm in a position to buy back the old
house.

I've even repaid the money I borrowed from
Pierre.

I married a very clever man.

Is that what you're telling me?

I couldn't have done it without you.

I'm well aware you only married me for my
money.

Well, what a good thing you had money
then.

I might never have known how much I loved
you.

Give me the ring.

I'll have it mended.

No.

No, I'll tell you what I'll do.

I'll leave it as it is...

to remind me every day not to lose my
temper.

Oh,

I was a bit short with Sonia too just now.

Oh, Nicolai.

I know.

I'm sometimes unfair to her myself.

You?

Why is it?

I can find no fault with her.

She's wonderful with the children.

She never interferes.

She never reproaches us with a word or a
glance.

Well, maybe that's the reason.

Do you still feel guilty about her?

Yes.

Yes, sometimes.

So do I.

You?

Oh, but you behave wonderfully to her.

I sometimes feel if she'd been as rich as
I, you might have married her.

I don't think so, somehow.

Oh, there was a time when I thought I
would.

I discussed it with Natasha once.

She said that she had the same feeling as
I did.

What did she say?

She said that she had a presentiment that
Sonia and I would never marry.

That she was one of those people who
seemed always destined to lose.

But she chose to lose.

Did she think she was unhappy?

No.

No, she thought she actually enjoyed her
position.

You know, that it
satisfied a sense in her of

what she had always
expected her life to be.

Perhaps she had no choice.

Oh, I don't think so.

After all, she had other offers.

You know, often I feel sorry for her,
but...

more often I just think she doesn't feel
it.

You know, as you or I would.

He's here!

Oh, Pierre!

Oh, Pierre!

Pierre!

Nicolai!

Nicolai!

Well, I explained to you I had to stay
away.

Look at you!

Oh, you look so pretty!

Oh, I've so much to tell you!

Where are the children?

Maria!

There they are!

Now, Pierre, don't get them all excited
because they're ready for bed.

Do you know I bought you from Petersburg?

Pillow!

Oh, what a pretty girl.

Do you know what I'm going to do?

I'm going to take you all upstairs.

Sergei, could you bring the brown box,
please?

I'm going to take you all upstairs...

and I'm going to show you the presents I
bought you.

Pillow!

What have I bought you?

Pillow!

Come on!

Up we go!

Pierre, it's eight o'clock!

Come down earlier!

Natasha!

Don't be quiet!

Oh, Basilio!

Come and have some wine and tell us all
your news.

Well, until our gentleman doesn't have any
news, only gossip.

Well, your gossip will come back on to
Pierre.

Thank you, Nicholas!

Did you talk to all those important
people?

Yes, I did, everyone.

I'll tell you all about it.

Tell you especially.

Tell you later.

Come along!

Come along!

Oh, is it still flourishing, Freemasonry?

All over Petersburg.

We eat it everywhere.

Dear boy, how do you know?

I thought it was supposed to be secret.

Well, they don't tell you in so many
words, but...

they leave you in no doubt.

Broad hints and winks.

And it's rife in the government.

Rife, yes.

What is rife?

Freemasonry in Petersburg.

Oh, what is the country coming to?

They should stamp it out.

Oh, no, I wouldn't say that.

After all, it's harmless enough and
there's some very good people in it.

I think it's when secret cabals get into
the government...

Well, if they're not, I mean, if it's not
Freemasonry, it's one clique or another.

Idiots get preferred just because they're
in the club.

What are you saying about the government,
Denisov?

I'm saying they're a pack of fools,
Countess.

Yes, you're always saying that.

It's not right.

That's why Prince Ivan's a splendid
fellow.

I know his aunt very well.

His aunt may be a splendid fellow,
Countess, but Prince Ivan's an ass.

Oh, come on, Vasily.

He does very well at the war office.

Oh, dear boy.

In the old days, you had to be German to
get anywhere.

Nowadays, you have to dance with Prince
Ivan's daughters.

It's all the same thing.

I wish old Bonaparte were on the loose
again.

He'd knock some sense into all of them.

Pierre, is it still true that he's very
ill on St. Helena?

Yes, I hear.

Although it may just be propaganda from
his friends.

I think it's a shame to keep him there.

Oh, I can't feel sorry for such a man.

Why, he was nothing.

Just a common upstart, and he turned
Europe upside down.

He was a brilliant general, Countess.

He beat us hands down every time.

Oh, it's easy for you to admire him,
Denisov.

You didn't have sons to lose.

Mama, don't upset yourself.

Careful, ma'am.

Life will never be the same again.

In some ways, it's better.

Never.

You'll never convince me of that.

That's why life had elegance and taste.

People knew their place.

Nowadays, it's just common and vulgar.

Well, I suppose I'm just an old woman.

Nobody cares.

Oh, Mama.

Yes, I know you do, Sonia.

I'm not so sure about anyone else.

Mama, Vasily was speaking simply as a
soldier.

Of course.

He was saying how much he admired
Bonaparte's professional skill.

I must say, so did I.

Well, we all admired many things about
him.

Not me.

You never heard me say a good word about
that man.

Why, he burnt us out of house and home,
killed thousands of our people.

Your own best friend among them.

What would father have thought,
Uncle Pierre?

What would he have thought?

Why, your father, Andrei.

I think he would have agreed with Uncle
Pierre.

He was a man who believed in change.

Dear Andrei.

Well, come along.

It's time for presents.

Countess.

Tell you what I brought you from
Petersburg.

Can you draw it?

Yes.

It's sweet of you to think of an old
woman.

What is important is that you
brought her... Never mention Napoleon.

I know.

I never mention him.

She's impossible when you're away.

I don't understand how she...

Now she either droops
like a flower when you're

not here, and she drives
everyone demented.

Now, what is this you brought me?

Something I thought you'd like.

Ah, Madame Molova.

A little present for you.

Ah, Maria.

Sonia.

Natasha.

I hope you haven't fed too much mummies.

No, Adele tempted me.

She condemned me.

She said you'd adore it.

Mikalenka.

It's a book of maps.

Every part of the world.

Thank you, uncle.

Not at all.

Ah, Vasily Nikolaevich.

Oh, Pierre, you wretch.

I brought you nothing.

Oh, Pierre, you are...

When are you going to wear this?

Oh, Charles.

Thanks, Pierre.

This is beautiful.

Thank you.

Did you see Prince Vasily in Petersburg,
Pierre?

Yes, I did.

Um... He's aged a great deal.

Ah, yes, I thought he would.

He wasn't a man to wear well.

And the Trubetskos?

Yes, um... Boris is in Vienna.

Julie, I saw Julie.

She thrives.

On what?

On Boris, of course, and his dazzling
career.

Yes, she would.

And what of Anna Mia, lovely?

I expected to see her at Anna Shira's,
but she didn't arrive.

Apparently, her health has been very poor
lately.

Poor aunt.

You must write to her, mama.

Why should I?

She's never written to me.

She's been ill.

My dear, I was more than good to her in
the past when she needed it.

Why, Boris was practically brought up in
our house.

Now they're all doing so well,
they don't wish to know me.

That's true, mama.

She has behaved rather badly.

When dear Ilya passed away, all I got was
a little note from her.

Three months afterwards.

I never replied.

Oh, well, it's all over and done with.

All in the past.

I'm an old woman, and I don't understand
people anymore.

I don't understand the world anymore.

And that's Bonaparte.

He changed everything.

I shall never forgive him for it.

Well, now I shall go to my room and read
for a while.

Thank you again, my dear.

It was very sweet of you.

As I said, it's not the gift that counts,
but the thought behind it.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night, mama darling.

Good night.

And don't sit up all night talking.

There's another day tomorrow.

Here, have a brandy.

Good night.

Good night.

Come on, sit down.

There, you're awake.

Good night.

Good night.

I'll see you later.

Well, thank you, everybody.

Ah, it's me.

And you.

Oh, yeah.

Very good.

Now then, tell us how Prince Theodore was.

Yes, was that who you went back to
Petersburg to see?

Ah, yes.

He sent me a letter just after we arrived
here.

What about him?

Well, as you know, um...

I found a member with the
Prince of a certain society, which

is dedicated to the advancement
of the arts and the sciences.

Oh, one of those.

Yes, one of those.

And, um...

Our members were particularly agitated
about certain things that were happening

in the government, and so our policy
towards it needed to be thrashed out.

What do you mean by certain things
happening in the government?

Well, I mean that men like Arachev and
Golitsyn are practically the government now.

Really?

It's the first I've heard of it.

I can't accept that.

The Tsar's the head of the government.

Oh, no.

No, the Tsar lets everything go.

He's entirely wrapped up in mysticism now.

Well, what is this society of yours,
dear boy?

Is it going to help?

Well, it's a society of liberals and
like-minded men who believe that we cannot

stand idly by and leave things to men like
Arachev and Golitsyn.

Secret society?

Yes, in a way.

Those need not be.

Secret societies,
whatever their intentions,

always end up as
conspiracies against the state.

They needn't.

They needn't.

It's better to leave things to the Tsar.

He knows what he's doing.

Ah, Nikolai, the Tsar.

All the Tsar wants is to be left alone.

All he asks for is peace.

He's earned it.

No, he purchases it at
the price of handing over

the government to men
of no faith, no conscience.

Russia cannot, must not, will not stand
still.

I would have thought
we'd have enough action

in the last few years
to last us a lifetime.

It's much better to leave things as they
are.

Things won't stay as they are,
Nikolai.

Whether we want them to or not.

If men like us do nothing about it,
our men with fewer scruples will take over

the government and they'll arrange for
themselves, believe me.

Well, I agree.

They certainly were in the army.

The army's a case in point.

I mean, men like Vasily, who know how to
defend their country, know how to lead a

division into battle, thrust
aside in favor of incompetent

fools, who simply know
how to lick the right boots.

A poor verb, precisely spoken.

Oh, I don't see where this is getting us.

I think you should go to bed.

Let him stay.

Why shouldn't he have these things talked
about?

For goodness sake.

But Count, what would you propose?

Another harebrained scheme?

For goodness sake, Nikolai, listen first
and then judge.

I'm listening?

No, no, no, Nikolai doesn't like to talk
of change.

He wants things settled and I understand
that.

I sympathize with it.

And, uh...

Change is sweeping through Europe!

What?

Are we to shelter
Russia behind walls and

forever remain somewhere
in the Middle Ages?

But, Count, what do you propose?

Um, well, I'll tell you what I told the
League of Virtue.

Good gracious, is that what you call
yourself?

Sounds like a society of maiden haunts.

Never mind what it sounds like.

What's happening in our country today?

Larson in the law court and the army
nothing but flogging and drill.

I agree.

Everything youthful and honorable is
persecuted.

The Tsar wrapped up in his mysteries.

The government, um... Seeing
nothing but conspiracy everywhere.

Frightened of everything.

It's action that is needed.

Pressure!

Pressure from the enlightened men of our
age.

Yes, but action towards what end?

Opposition to the government?

Well, preferably not.

In fact, we could be its supporters,
if only it will listen to reason.

And if not?

Well, then pressure will come from below
and we won't be able to control it,

neither us nor the government.

Yes, revolution.

Yes, revolution, inevitably.

And you'd support it?

Yes, if necessary, though not through
choice, but yes.

Um, as I said to them in Petersburg,
our society needs to become more like,

uh, the German Tugendwund.

Subversive of law and order?

Preferably not, but if it
has to be... Yes, yes, yes.

No, my friend, I was with you till then.

A Tugendwund's all very well for the
sausage eaters, but I don't understand it.

I can't even pronounce it properly.

Now, everything's rotten
and corrupt, I agree,

but let's have
something really Russian.

A proper revolt now and I'm your man.

Revolution never accomplished a damn thing
that was any good.

I'm opposed to it and always will be.

A country must have a government,
whether you accept it or not.

And it's our duty to obey it.

Under any circumstances?

Yes, under any circumstances, but listen,
I'll tell you this.

You're my best friends, both of you,
but if you were revolutionaries and the

government asked me to lead a charge
against you, I would do it.

I wouldn't hesitate, not for a moment.

You're mad.

Now, what do you make of that?

Insane.

Nikolai, how can you be so foolish?

You don't know what you're talking about.

I know what I'm saying.

Even your own son?

My son won't be a revolutionary.

Give him a choice.

He'll be no son of mine if he is.

Well, if he is, then...

He'll know where his duty lies.

What a wonderful man my Uncle Pierre is.

And my father.

Father.

Yes, I should do something even you would
be proud of.

You

can put out the lights.

The family have gone to bed.

I don't understand him.

I really don't.

The Tsar wrapped up in mysteries.

It's Pierre who's wrapped up in mysteries.

He always was a dreamer, you know that.

Yes, but this time he's gone too far.

He really irritated me.

I don't know what would happen to him if
Natasha didn't keep him in hand.

I think they both have a good effect on
each other.

Everything youthful and honorable being
sacrificed where?

I don't see it!

Pierre likes to feel at the center of
things.

He's got too little to do.

That's his trouble.

I'd say Vasily taking his part.

Would you have believed that?

You must remember that Vasily feels very
resentful about his career in the army.

He has every reason to.

He was a brilliant officer and they
treated him badly.

That's no excuse for disloyalty.

No, I suppose not.

What are you looking at?

I didn't mean you to see that.

I didn't know that you kept a diary.

About the children.

And Russia was not at lunch today.

Nikolai said he was to have no pudding.

He had none.

But looked so miserably and greedily at
the others while they were eating.

To my mind punishing
a child by not letting him

have any sweet only
encourages his greediness.

I must tell Nikolai.

You didn't mention it.

I was waiting for the right moment.

You are extraordinary.

How is it you understand us all so well?

But I don't.

That's why I keep the book.

It helps.

You struggle all the time for all of us.

Make us better than we are.

I don't know what we'd do without you.

What would I have been without you?

I suppose I shouldn't have said that to
Pierre just now.

Said what?

Oh about leading a charge against him.

It was a bit childish of me wasn't it?

The way you said it perhaps but... I
think what you were saying was right.

You think so?

Yes I do.

Well I think it was because
young Nikolai was there

and I didn't think he
ought to hear such things.

I agree with you.

We may run risks for ourselves but not for
our children.

That's exactly what I felt.

Yes.

I think that's why I got irritated.

Oh well.

What does it matter?

I know you're right about Pierre.

He always was a dreamer.

I fancy Vassili siding with him.

I don't know what's got into him lately.

Do you know what they're offering for the
forest on the Tambov estate?

80,000 roubles.

That's a lot of money.

Things are going really well.

Given another 10 years of life...

I should see the children well provided
for.

Is Prince Fyodor happy that we managed to
get to Petersburg?

Oh yes.

What else did you do?

I went to some dinners and parties.

Talked to a lot of pretty ladies.

I'm a jealous woman.

Tell me how was it here while I was away?

Oh you know how miserable I am when you're
not here.

You didn't quarrel with Maria did you?

Could you please no?

Oh could I?

You ready for going home?

Yes.

In a week or so.

Yes I think so.

I love our visits here and the children
seem to enjoy themselves but...

I know finally one...

begins to feel cut off.

Yes.

I couldn't live in the country.

I don't know how Nikolai stands it.

I suppose I missed the ferment of new
ideas.

Nikolai's a born conservative.

He hates new ideas.

He certainly talks enough doesn't he?

Yes.

Talk.

Yes.

You see for... You
see for Nikolai...

talk is an amusement whereas for me it's
a...

it's a preparation for action.

Hmm.

Can you understand it?

I do.

There he is.

He's collecting the library for himself.

He makes a rule for himself.

Never to buy a new book...

until he's read the last one.

Then all that nonsense about leading a
squadron against us.

He didn't mean it did he?

Of course not.

Well why did he say it then?

Is it responsible?

He just doesn't think that's all.

No he doesn't.

Do you think my attitude was right?

I mean what I told him in Petersburg?

Of course it was.

I really don't know what the League would
do without you.

Yes I feel that... without
me it would all fall apart.

I couldn't say that to anyone but you of
course.

I wonder what Platon Karatayev would have
said.

Would he have approved of you?

I don't know.

I know perhaps not.

One thing he would have approved of though
is our family life.

You know sometimes when you...

talk about when we're parted and...

I'd never believe...

the very special feeling I have
for you... when we are separated.

Yes.

I suddenly thought of that comet of 1812.

Do you remember?

I saw it from that bedroom window when you
were ill.

Just think it wanders the skies forever
and ever.

They say it won't come back for about a
hundred years.

Shall it be here?

No.

I wonder what the world will be like when
it does.

Oh

what a nonsense it all is.

What?

About honeymoons.

The greatest happiness being at the
beginning.

Ah.

Now is the best.

Yes.

To know I think the little one is cutting
a tooth.

It's a bit early isn't it?

His little face was all red down one side
today.

Ah.

Have a look at it tomorrow and see what
you think.

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