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I thought it came at quarter past

They said quarter past

Well, they were wrong

Are you Mr Boggis?

You're master Tolly

I remember you as smaller

I was smaller I've grown

Yes, yeah, I suppose you would have

Mrs Oldknow would have met you,

but the RAF decided to move out

They only told her this morning

Your grandmother's looking forward to seeing you

Is she?

Aren't you gonna wear your coat?

All right

We've heard about Mr David

He's not dead

Nobody says he's dead, not even the telegram

He's just missing in action

That's all - Ah Missing

That's it That's it

How's your mother?

All right, but busy

She's trying to find out where he is

She's had to go to London

Yeah, I expect she has

I expect we'll have some news any day now

I mean, when you're taken prisoner,

someone's got to know something

~Yes, I think they have$

~Um, would you double-check uh, has someone checked the music room?$

Hello, Tolly

Hello

Do I still call you "granny"?

Well, what else did you have in mind?

I don't know "Mrs Oldknow"?

No, I think we'd better stick with "granny"

I'm sorry I couldn't meet you I just didn't dare leave them to it

Are you sad they're going?

No

We Oldknows like to be left to our own devices

I think that's just about it

I've told them to put everything back and under dust sheets,

so I expect it's all wrong

Ah We'll sort it out

I hope we haven't been too awful

Well, you didn't pull the place down,

so you did better than some

Well, I'm not sure the house would have let us

Goodbye

Does this mean all the soldiers will be home soon?

Well, there's an awful lot of cleaning up to do

But most of them should be here before too long

Everything ready to go, sir

Right-o Thank you

Bye, again

You remember Mrs Tweedie?

How do you do?

Course he don't Why should he?

He weren't much more than a scrap when he was last here

And this is Bismarck

He remembers you

Now you come along with me, and we'll get you settled in

Here we are

Lovely

How long have you worked here?

Too many years to think about

Do you like it?

Yes, I do

Though, it's a funny old house, no doubt about that

But it's our funny old house

That's what my dad used to say

He used to talk about this place all the time

You come down when you're ready

You don't have to worry

I know he's alive

I think I'll still worry a bit, if it's all right with you

Won't you sit-down?

Who are all these people?

They're your family

But they're dead, aren't they?

I thought family meant people who were living

I dare say the distinction is more important in Manchester

than further South

Have you ever been to Manchester?

Not that I recall

So, how do you know so much about it?

Is your mother well?

Has she found a place in London to stay?

I know you don't like her You don't have to pretend

I didn't think I was pretending

Here we are

There's bread for toast

Toasting fork's there

Well, give me a shout if you need anything else

~Thank you, Mrs Tweedie$

It's not true I don't like her

I don't know her

You didn't want him to marry her

No

Why was that?

Was it because she was common?

Certainly not

You wrote that she was common

And not fit to sweep the leaves up on the drive

I saw the letter

Well, sometimes when you're angry,

you can overstate your case

He shouldn't have shown that to you

He didn't I found it

Then he shouldn't have kept it

He kept all your letters

I was worried she wouldn't understand Green Knowe

She'd come from something very different

Anyway, it's immaterial now

Why?

I don't think I shall be here for much longer

Why? What has happened?

Nothing

The world's changing That's all

I don't think I'll have enough money to stay

You can't sell it

I may have to

But it's never been sold

Uuh, it's never been sold till now

We've come close a few times

She brought us right to the brink

Mrs Thomas Oldknow like you?

Hardly

That's Maria van Raymer

She was Dutch, grew up in India

She married captain Oldknow in Calcutta,

then he brought her home

Green Knowe must have seemed very dull

after such exotic beginnings

Would you do your own sugar?

What's this bit? It looks different

That was Maria's new wing

It was built so she could entertain

Is it because dad's missing why you're going to leave?

No, it isn't You mustn't think that

If there was anyway I could avoid it,

I promise you, I would

He always said this house was a part of you

Part of all of us

Part of your father, part of you, too

You don't know the place yet, and you don't know me

So, I suppose it's hard for you to understand

If you think that, then you don't know me, either

You're burning your toast

Hello?

They look like jewellery boxes

So they were for Maria Oldknow's jewels

They must have been put up there before the fire

What fire?

When the new wing burned down

Granny says she almost lost Green Knowe,

but why, if she was so rich?

She didn't have money

Her father was a diamond merchant,

and her fortune was all in precious stones

- She could have sold them ~- She could have,$

but by the time she needed to, they'd been stolen

Do you think she cried when she lost the jewels?

Why?

Do you?

I'm sure she did Wouldn't you?

I'm afraid she took it out on the captain

for quite a while afterwards

Did they have children?

They did

They had a son called Sefton

and a daughter called Susan

And you descend from Sefton

What a funny name

I don't think someone called Towsland

is in much of a position to talk

Was Sefton nice?

No He was selfish and spoiled

The door in the dining room, with the brick wall behind it

was that the way through to Maria's wing?

It was

Look

You might like this It was your father's

I made the pyjamas when David had whooping cough

So they could both have whooping cough together

I'm too old for it, really

Yes, I know

I just thought it might interest you

To know it was his

Was Susan spoiled and selfish like her brother?

No, not at all

No, it would be hard to spoil her

Why?

Enough

Good night

He's a real Manchester lad

I offered to send him to a proper school

I was happy to pay for his whole education,

but of course she wouldn't hear of it

Why not?

She didn't want him taught to look down on her

So selfish

You'd think she'd put him first

Obviously his father agreed with her

Only because he was hypnotized

Well, I don't think it's done him any harm

He seems as bright as a button to me

She's a controller That's all

I'm not attacking her I'm just stating a fact

That's why she's kept him away

He's only here now because she couldn't think how else to manage things

It was exactly the same with David, right from the start,

she could never share him

Could you?

Sefton, is that you?

What where you thinking of, wandering off like that?

Supposing you'd have fallen down the stairs and broken your neck,

what would you say then?

Very little, I should think

Never mind your cheek

Come back to your own room Now

But, Perkins, I was only talking to

Is it Sefton?

There's nobody here, miss Susan

What are you doing downstairs?

Well, I hope it's something serious

Are you ill?

No

Well, what is it?

Do you do you believe in

Well, yes?

In ghosts do you believe in ghosts?

Certainly, I do Don't you?

I do now

I see, yes Which of them was it?

Susan

Well, yes, it would be, after all those questions

You'd better go to bed You'll get cold

Do you want some more hot milk?

Mr Boggis

Mrs Tweedie told me about the fire

How far did the missing wing stretch?

Beyond the cedar tree there

They planted that when they tore what was left of it down

One big room for dining,

drawing room, family bedrooms above

But it seems big enough as it is

Eh

I think I'll climb the oak tree

Don't do yourself a mischief

Susan? Susan, is that you?

It's Sefton's spur

We'll clean it up and put it with its pair

Is there a picture of Sefton?

Yes, it's there

Boggis has brought the tree into the music room

Still a bit of a mess in there, I'm afraid

I thought we could tidy it up later

Then we could decorate the tree

You don't have to

It's all right I'll do it

Why would Sefton hide his own spur?

He didn't He wasn't the "S"

and the "J" was for someone who changed Susan's life

Unfortunately, not everyone was pleased to see him at Green Knowe

There was a butler here then, called John Caxton

He might have been kinder

Welcome home, captain

Thank you, Caxton Thank you, one and all

Father Oh

My darling

What's this?

She was running all over the house, sir

She would have done herself an injury

So she was tethered like a dog

Did you know about it?

What else were we do to?

Would you rather she fell down the stairs?

She's blind, Thomas

She simply must get used to it

But I am used to it, papa

I'm so very, very used to it

How are you, Maria?

How should I be, after seven months in prison

and no one but a blind girl for company?

You've not been ill, I hope?

No, since you don't count fatigue or melancholy as illness

Where's Sefton?

Hello, father

Were you not here to keep your mother and sister company?

Some of the time

Don't fuss the boy Now, let's go in

Are you not curious to see what I've brought?

My dear

Spurs

I thought you wanted some

You're too late

Lord Farrar gave him a pair last month

Finer than these, I'm afraid

Were they, indeed, finer than these?

Well, he's the boy's godfather I suppose he can give him a present

I suppose he can

Why was Farrar here?

He was staying nearby and looked in with some friends for an evening

Did you play?

I could hardly refuse in my own house

It would have looked extraordinary

How much did you lose, Maria?

A little

A little

A little or a lot

What difference does it make?

You'll be angry either way

What about me, father? Is there nothing for me?

Ah, well, now, one would have thought

Let me see

Ah, no, there seems to be nothing here, unless

Tell me, please

Help me

Mother, do say

It's me

This is Jacob

He'll be your special helper

Now, take him 'round the grounds and show him his new home

But first

Burn it

Captain Is that wise?

Come, Jacob

Walk with me,

and you can describe what you see

This is a fine place

~Is it?$

Sure I never saw a

My dad used to talk about decorating the tree in here

Look

This is his favourite

You hang it, to remember him by

I don't need to remember him

Yes, your father loved this one

when he was a boy

You could give parties in a room like this

Well, that's what it was built for

We'll have one when he gets back

Mm

We had wonderful dances, when I was a girl

Blow me down What on earth is all this?

It's a Bible

It's the captain's Bible

How odd

I wondered where it had got to

I hadn't seen it for years

He's made it look as if Jacob was his son

So he has

Like this"ah"

Aren't you coming in?

Of course

Where did you find him?

Well, I suppose the truth of it is that he found me

He appeared on board the day we sailed

He's runaway

A runaway? A runaway what?

What do you think? A runaway slave, of course

He was going to be sold in the market at Charleston,

but somehow he gave them the slip and made for the harbour

And sneaked onto your ship

He heard we were bound for England,

so he swam out that night and climbed aboard

I hid him in a barrel for the harbour master's inspection,

and here he is

But doesn't that mean he's somebody's property?

I'll pretend I didn't hear that

Isn't it forbidden to keep a stowaway aboard?

And if it is

to help Jacob or any slave to freedom,

I'd break every rule in the book

He's as bright as a button, Maria

I never knew a boy so quick

Don't let Sefton hear you

So, what will you do with him now?

Well, as I said, he'll be a friend for Susan

I thought you were joking

He'll change her life I promise you

He can read to her He can learn with her

He'll be her eyes

That just may be

Go on

Well, apart from anything else, he's

not English

Do you think such distinctions mean anything to her?

Come, come, my love

You know better than anyone what it is like to be a stranger in a foreign land

Be kind to him

But he's a boy

I had noticed

Then there's Perkins

Dismiss her

Susan's too old to have a nurse, anyway

But a boy can't wait on a girl

Who's to bathe her or dress her? And where will he live?

Find him a room in the stables and hire a maid if you must

From now on, Jacob is Susan's companion

You talk as if your former slave isn't even to be a servant

What will people say?

Nothing that will interest me

We'll be a laughing stock

I don't expect he'll stay long, Mr Sefton, I don't, really

I don't think he'll find he fits in

But he did fit in

Of course Susan was blind

I should have realized

What do you mean?

How did Jacob cope with Susan's blindness?

He wouldn't have thought about it

Look

The point is, he set her free

He gave her wings

It's much too big for just us

But we don't care, do we?

We do not

Who's he?

St Christopher, of course

Why is he here?

Nobody knows He's always stood here

Did the old part burn?

A bit Not too much

Why not?

Because Fred Boggis got a bucket line going

There was a Boggis here then?

There's always been a Boggis at Green Knowe

After the fire, the captain built a big music room

to replace the rooms that were lost

She never cared for it

I don't think their marriage was all that easy

Not many of them are, master Tolly, not too many

Are you married, Mr Boggis?

I am

Things are really quite peaceful at the moment,

as it happens

Yep Really quite peaceful

Just making a cup of coffee for your grandmother

Would you like one?

Mrs Tweedie?

Hmm?

Have you ever seen any of them?

Any what?

Any of the people who lived here before

The Oldknows

Mrs Oldknow lives here now, don't she?

Or have I got that wrong?

I mean Susan, for instance, or Caxton

Don't go stuffing your head with all that superstitious nonsense

"Let the dead bury the dead" that's what the Bible says

I've never understood that

How can the dead bury the dead?

I don't know

But I do know if I don't get a move on,

this coffee's gonna be cold

Door, please

Who is it? Who's there?

What are you talking about?

It's me, Tolly

You came before, didn't you?

What's going on? Who are you speaking to?

Last year

In the nursery, when Perkins came and took me away

Last year? Two nights ago, you mean

~Jacob Jacob$

Quickly where can he hide?

Bring him round here

Get him in the cupboard

Get in the cupboard

Where is the little beggar?

Who?

Don't you dare take his side

Do you think I don't see you together, grinning and laughing?

You shouldn't be so funny

Mr Sefton

Getaway from there

Leave her alone

Now, you come along with me, little Jacob

I've got a job for you

The captain says I'm to stay with Susan

"Miss Susan," you impertinent blackguard

Miss Susan

I was told to follow Miss Susan's orders

I'm giving the orders now

Pardon, sir, but the captain did say he was only to take orders from miss Susan

Keep out of this, Boggis, or you'll be sorry

But I heard him

Silence How dare you parade your insolence here?

Leave him be

You wouldn't do this if papa was at home

Well, he isn't, is he?

No Get off

Let him go

Can I help? Tell me

~Let go of me$

Don't take on, miss Susan

He won't hurt him He wouldn't dare - But who

~Come on Let's see what's happening$

No Get off

Uh - Sefton, leave him alone

Back, you cat Control yourself

I've got a job for him That's all

I shot a pheasant today that fell into the chimney, and I want it

Don't Jacob, don't do it

Can't you stop this, Mr Caxton?

None of this would happen if the master was home

Hold your tongue, girl

When the captain's away, Mr Sefton's master here

Get on, you little tyke

I want my bird, and I'm tired of waiting

Don't Don't

It's all right I can do it

See? You're the one making all the fuss

Now take her upstairs before I really lose my temper

Come with me

You can wait in your room

He'll be all right

Faster

Robert light the fire

That'll speed things up a bit

You don't have to do this, you know

He can't force you, Robert

What kind of man are you? - Oh, well

Robert No

Come on Don't make a meal of it

My God

For two pins, I'd

You'd what?

You'd lose your place That's what

Just pray for him That's all we can do now

If it isn't Lord Farrar's precious spurs

Should someone go up after him?

And exactly who would you suggest, sir?

I maybe in for a spot of bother if anything happens to him

Boggis, clear this out Dampen it down

It was only a bit of fun, man

Where's your sense of humour?

Finer than the captain's, are they?

What? Who is it?

Shh It's me

Are you all right? Are you hurt?

I'm all right

Will you help me play a trick on Mr Sefton?

For heaven's sake, Susan, I'm too busy for this

Sefton, what's going on?

I told you he sent Jacob up the chimney

Is this true?

Why does it matter?

Is it true?

And if it is?

My darling, you've been foolish

What will you tell your father if the boy comes to any harm?

Mr Sefton was shooting,

and a bird fell into the chimney

Wouldn't it have been more foolish to have left it there?

Thank you, Caxton

When I want your advice, I shall ask for it

What's that?

~Mr Sefton, sir, I got your bird$

My dear

Are the gentlemen about shooting chickens these days?

That's enough, all of you

Shouldn't someone take it to Cook with the rest of the bag?

Come on, Jacob

I'm your mother, and I love you very much,

but you must learn to control your temper,

or you'll end up in worse trouble than this

~That'll teach him$

~I doubt it$

~What we have to put up with$

~Worse things happen at sea$

Take it away, Caxton

Very good, sir

I want to be rid of him, Caxton

I want him out of this house

How dare he prance about waving my father's favour in my face?

How dare he?

Patience, Mr Sefton, patience

When... when

will we be free of these frightful coupons?

Mum says rationing will get worse before it gets better

It will She's right, I'm afraid

I mean, it seems so unfair when the war's nearly over

If only things could get back to normal

She doesn't think things will ever be normal again

Yes

Well, a different normal, but normal

You take my word for it

I'm so glad you could come and stay

I should hate to think you had no memories of the old place

Before it went - Morning

I've got some memories now, all right

Well, you mustn't be frightened

The house is bound to share some secrets

But you mustn't be scared

I don't think I'm scared

I don't know what I feel exactly

Good

Very few people realize they don't know what they feel until they're at least 40

Tolly, Tolly, you do understand

death is not the important thing

What is, then?

Whether you were loved or not

That's what people think about at the end of their lives

Do you believe that?

Yes, I do

You can't possibly be warm in just that

Granny?

You've never seen him, have you,

since he's been missing?

Because I haven't

I mean, I'm sure he's all right

Because if he wasn't,

I think I would have seen him by now, don't you?

And if you had, you would have told me, wouldn't you?

Yes I would have told you

And, no, I haven't seen him

That's something, anyway

Well, here's the shopping, what there is of it

Thank you, Tolly

Where's Boggis?

He was working on the brambles in the tower garden

Where's that?

Beyond the stone coronet, then turn left

Why won't he wear a proper coat?

'Cause he's a boy

Well, Boggis is kind, but if I eat another rabbit,

I swear I'll turn into one

He will keep bringing them in, no matter what I say

Ooh

You've got your work cut out

I don't know how we let it turn into this

Why is it called the tower garden?

Because of the tower

- What tower? - Over there

Yeah, well, I suppose you can't see it now

When did it get so growed over?

What was it used for?

Water tower, I think, first,

with a big bath underneath

A bath?

You mean, like, "having a bath"?

Yeah, I know Seems funny, don't it?

Can I see?

Too dark to see anything

I've got a torch

It's much bigger down here

Ah, bath was a big event in those days

They dug out all these tunnels and rooms

so they'd have parties under the ground while they bathed

Like the romans

Yeah

Then they put plumbing in the house and forgot about this place

Turned it into a garden ornament, a folly

When was this? Before the fire?

Yeah 20 years or more

Mind you it came in handy a few days before the fire happened

Why?

Never you mind

He swore it was the same as our usual brand

It looks simply revolting

War means sacrifice

I think Tolly's all right

Yes

It's a funny old house to wake up and find yourself in

Yes

But it's our funny old house

That's what he said

Did he? Did he, really?

It's going to have to go

I'm afraid so

I do the sums They don't change

Ain't there nothing you can sell?

Not really

Nothing that would make any difference

You'd think there'd be an old master tucked in here somewhere

We had a Vermeer once

Heaven knows we could use it now

I just wish I didn't feel I was cheating Tolly

He's a sensible boy

He'll get through it

Besides, he's got more important things to worry about

He never stops thinking about his father, for a start

Well, none of us do

No

~What shall we do?$

~We have to stop them finding him$

~We have to$

Who are you?

You can see me?

Of course I can see you

Why shouldn't I see you?

Who is this boy?

I think he might be a a relation of mine

You-you are, aren't you, in a way?

In a way

But I know your family,

and I can assure you this ain't none of them

Shall I start with what he's wearing?

It's all right, Jacob Maybe he can help

What's happened?

Fred Boggis they caught him poaching

Just some hares

Now Sefton means to sell him to the gang

- What gang? - The press gang

They kidnap men to crew the ships - Why?

How else they gonna get enough sailors?

So he'll have to go with the gang,

and Sefton and Caxton will split what they can get for him

The stupid thing is, my father would save him,

and he's due back any day

Caxton knows he's still here somewhere

He's watching us all the time

Where's Fred hiding?

There's a maze of tunnels under the old water tower

I know it I'll find him

Go to the kitchen first

He hasn't had anything to eat for three days

And you can find out if you're visible or not

Excuse me?

Nothing from the captain yet, Mrs Robbins

Most inconsiderate, I must say

How can we plan our menus without so much as a "by your leave"?

Menus are not of much interest to the Admiralty, Mrs Gross

Yes, girl?

I was just wondering

if there was any news about Fred Boggis

Really, Rose?

Well, I was just wondering if you had any work to do

Because if not, why do we pay your wages?

Yes, Mrs Gross

Not that I wouldn't like to give her a word of comfort

Mr Sefton's very hard on young Boggis

That I do think

Mr Caxton's put him up to it

Mr Caxton gets above his self when the captain's away

He's cleverer than the people he works for

If you ask me, that's always a recipe for trouble

And he certainly takes on a great many of the captain's duties

Now, now

Aah

Rose, whatever is the matter with you, girl?

I-I just

Nothing, ma'am

I cut my finger

Get on with your work

Yes, ma'am

I just need to get some more milk, ma'am

Who are you?

Are you a ghost?

I don't think I can be

I mean, I'm not dead

Come to think of it, I'm not actually even born yet

What?

Never mind all that

I need something for Fred Boggis to eat

Fred?

Can you help? Of course

Have you seen him?

Is he all right?

I don't know yet

What about this pie?

Well, that will never work

Put it inside your clothes

That might do it

It's worth a try

Well, what if Caxton and his men can see you?

Some people can I did

Let's just hope they can't, then

If you do get to Fred, tell him to look after himself

Tell him Rose said so

I will

Aah

Fred?

Are you down here?

Fred?

Fred?

Fred?

Are you here?

Fred?

Susan told me to come

Who are you?

You can see me, then

Of course I can

And I should think everyone else can see you, too

No, no one did

What's that?

It's just a torch

I've brought you some food

Torch?

It's not even burning

How's it work?

Here

Thanks

The message is, you've got to stay here

But they'll find me

They've searched it twice already

One of them came so close, I could smell his breath

Next time they're gonna get me for sure

No, I have to make a run for it

No, the captain will be home any day now, any moment

I promise

And that's what miss Susan says?

It is

All right

I'll stay, though I may regret it

Keep hidden And good luck

You wouldn't lend me that, would you?

Gets so dark down here

Keep it

Don't use it too much

The battery will run out,

and I don't expect you'll be able to get another

What's battery?

It's a big question

And Rose said to look after yourself

Did she, now?

Rose?

Fancy that

At last we've solved the mystery of the miracle light

It's been part of our mythology for so long

Has it?

I can't think why I didn't guess

It's obvious, once you know

It was a present from my daddy

Well, then you both helped Fred

Granny?

This morning I had the torch in my pocket

Yes

But it was already in the case

Mm, I suppose that's right

But surely isn't that impossible?

Well obviously not

There's one thing I don't understand

Only one?

Lucky old you

Seriously with ghosts,

why is it that some people can see them and some can't,

but then others can only see them sometimes?

Well, I don't know

It might depend on being open

Maybe we get so full of our own affairs,

we block off everything else

But some people can always see them, can't they?

Yes

Now, look I've got some very tedious business to attend to

Why don't you go off for a walk?

I'll see you at lunch

All right

Bismarck, go with him

What a useless dog

Granny, would it be all right if I go down to the vill

Are you so lost to proportion, sir,

that even supposing

you were entitled to feel aggrieved with this man,

which you were not, it seemed reasonable to you

to condemn him to 10 years of slavery?

Well may you be silent

You are weak and easily led

And those who are easily led are not easily followed

You are a disgrace to this family

Now go to your room

- Thomas - To your room, sir

I'm sad, Caxton

After our years together,

I would have looked for something better

Your employment is terminated

What?

You may take a month's wages in lieu of notice

But, Thomas, you can't mean that

The Farrars will be here in two days

I can't receive them in a house with no one to run it

Get one of the footmen to cover his duties

One of the footmen?

After all the hospitality I've had from them?

My mind is made up

But you don't understand The Greshams are coming

The Carberys are coming The Northbrooks are coming

It'll be a disaster - Put them off

Put them off?

Do you know how long it's taken me to get them to say yes?

They've never been here before

I hardly know them

What will they think of me if the house is in chaos?

Why do you invite people you don't know?

Because, Thomas, I'm trying to build something

I'm trying to make a life for myself

Isn't that what you want?

And now you disgrace me Why?

What have I done?

Well, I'm sure you'll manage

I could work out my notice, sir,

if you'd let me

just until you find someone else to take over

Out of the question

Surely I'm entitled to one favour, Thomas

And after all the time Caxton's been with us,

is it so much to ask?

It is

The answer's no

I feel as if I'm in a crow's nest, looking out to sea

When I was little, I wanted to be a sailor just like papa

Not anymore?

I'm blind, and I'm female

I doubt the Navy has a place for me

Then why not be a great explorer?

And cross all seven seas?

Do you really think I could?

Someone will Why not you?

Jacob, nothing's impossible, is it,

not when you really want it?

What are you doing?

I'm carving our initials, miss Susan,

so one day they'll find them, and then they can say,

"That's the famous lady traveller

And her faithful companion"

I wonder what Sefton would say if he could see us up here

Yep I wonder

Thank you, sir

If I hear of anymore such incidents, Maria,

I will hold you to blame

Do you understand me?

Perfectly

I'd be amazed if you didn't blame me

Maria, my dear, you mustn't think that I

No, that's right I mustn't think

I mustn't think, or I'll go mad

I mustn't think that you'll leave me alone

in this desert for months and years

while you swan round Europe playing tag with the French

There must be something you can do besides gambling

And what would that be, pray?

Paying calls on neighbours who don't like me,

who find me funny and foreign and not to be trusted?

Or should I stay home painting fans,

knotting lace, helping the vicar?

Yes, I see what you mean

I don't want you to be bored

Then you're doomed to disappointment

We both are

The truth is, my dear, we're not well matched

Which is my fault, I presume?

The fault is with neither or both of us

We thought we could be happy, but we're not,

and it's too late now for regrets

Who's that, climbing with Jacob in the oak tree?

He should be looking after Susan,

not larking about with some boy from the village,

and why does Boggis allow it?

What are they playing at?

Village boy?

Don't you recognize your ladylike daughter?

It can't be

If you mean it shouldn't be, I quite agree with you

But how can she? She's

Blind?

My dear, that doesn't get in the way of anything these days

Was this what you wanted when you brought that foundling into our home?

Susan

Over here

Father?, don't be angry

You can't climb a tree in a stupid dress

Trousers are much more sensible

Give me 10 minutes to change, and I shall look like a model lady, I promise

She's a good climber, sir

And the clothes were my idea

Come here

Say you're not cross, please, papa

At any rate, not with her, sir

I'm not cross

I'm not cross at all

I'm not cross with any of you

~So, was everything all right after Caxton had gone?$

No, I'm afraid not because he hadn't gone

He was still there,

when a messenger came later that same day,

calling the captain back to his ship

Custard

He should have waited until Caxton left

My dear, any sailor summoned to the wars must go

Caxton Hurry, they're here

Everything's ready, ma'am

Sefton How are you?

If you'd all like to go to your rooms

we'll have tea in here at 5:00

Nellie, tell miss Susan to join us

And put her into the dress that matches this one

And Jacob, ma'am?

Send him back to the stables

We won't need him again today

Miss Susan, your mother wants you to join her

Come and change your frock

Not you, Jacob

There's some tea in the kitchen

I hate the way she treats you

Go

Susan, over here

Can this charming newcomer be dear little Susan?

Curtsey to Lord Farrar, dear

A fine snub for you, My Lord

My sister meant no insult

She's quite blind

Dear - I'm sorry to hear that, Mrs Oldknow

I don't recall you ever mentioning it before

How vexing for you

You're right, Mrs Carbery

To have a child born blind is very vexing

Come here, my dear Sit by me

Of course

Aah ord

Jacob

~Is she all right?$

My dear - Don't worry I'm here$

Jacob, I thought you were told to go back to the stables

Beg pardon, ma'am,

but the captain likes me to keep a close eye on miss Susan,

if that's no bother to anyone

Bravo I wish I had someone to keep me out of mischief

Your wife will manage that, surely, My Lord

I'm afraid it would take up too much of her time

You've found yourself quite a champion, Susan

I think so

I'm sure all the ladies in the room envy you your protector

That's enough, Susan, you'll wear us out with your chatter

Go along

We hope to see you later on and your gallant knight

Children are a blessing, of course, but

I confess to some relief that mine are grown and gone

Heaven knows their incessant babble and fidget would try the patience of Job

I believe Jesus was very fond of their company,

but of course he and Joseph were only carpenters,

not nearly such fine folk as we

If you'll excuse me, I have some things to see to before we go up to dress

We dine at 8:00

You are a minx, lady Gresham

She'd worked so hard to bring these people to Green Knowe,

and they patronized her from the moment they arrived

I've changed my mind

I'll wear the rose taffeta tonight

- Ma'am - Keep the blue silk for tomorrow

And the rubies, the ones in gold filigree, not the diamond setting

Yes, ma'am

My heaven

Madam, come quick

Caxton was the thief

He decided to steal them the moment he was sacked

That's why he wanted to stay on

Well, they shredded his room

They never found a thing

And then it was too late

Maria should have cancelled the rest of the party,

but the crime had to be dealt with,

and the guests were reluctant to embark on another long journey at once

All of which meant that two days later

fourteen of them sat down to dine

Your loss hasn't spoiled your guests' appetite

We all know there's pleasure in a friend's misfortune

The Germans even have a name for it

Perhaps you can win something back tonight

with a little luck

In truth, I don't feel very lucky this evening

in anything

I'm told we're all to be questioned tomorrow,

and all the servants

My maid is beside herself

Seems rather unnecessary

But perfectly thrilling

Our poor hostess is a spectre at her own feast

I'm relieved to know something can disturb her infinite refinement

Surely you must pity her a little?

It's hard to pity a woman who cares more for her jewels than for her child

What is it, Caxton?

Caxton, what's the matter?

I'm sorry to have to tell you, madam, but

the house is on fire

What?

What's that noise?

Your lordship, don't

You, man, open the window

Northwood Gresham Get outside and help the ladies

Quickly Jonathan, help me

Thomas, help me

Mrs Oldknow, I hate to hurry you,

but I really do think we'd find it more congenial on the lawn

Get out of my way

"Susan by Jacob"

~Arthur, George The house is on fire$

~Wake all the men and bring all the buckets you can lay your hands on$

The house is on fire

Jacob ~- What's going on?$

~Jacob - Let's get all the buckets we can, lads$

Jacob, wake up Jacob

- What is it? What's happening? - The house is on fire What?

Look

Susan

~The servants know the house better than we do,$

so leave them to rescue the contents

Are there any sacks and buckets to be had?

Fred Boggis has gone to get some

What's happening?

We can slow it up if we form a chain to the pond

Then we shall have to hold it back as best we can

Why isn't anybody doing anything?

Come on Hurry up Quickly, quickly, lads

Ma'am Ma'am

I'm mad

I should have told the men to take the Vermeer

Caxton, Caxton, can you see if

~Where're you going?$

~Over here Quickly, come on$

Susan Where's miss Susan?

- Where's the child? - Mrs Oldknow?

Maria, is she still in the house?

No, no, no, she can't be She won't be

well, then where is she?

I don't know Sefton will know

Have you seen Susan?

Where would Nellie have taken her?

- I don't know - Find Mrs Gross Find Mrs Gross

Come on Hurry up

No Why are they bothering with that for?

It's not worth the canvas it's painted on

You come with me

Did anyone bring out the bowls?

Nellie It's Nellie

Have you seen Susan?

I was in the kitchen when it started

Somebody told me she'd come down

Stop that Just tell me where her room is

I know

Get a ladder, somebody

No, lady No one could climb a ladder through that

Well, a blanket, then

We can hold both ends and

I know a way

You can't go in there

Yes, I can I know how

Mr Sefton taught me

Robert Did anybody save the plates in the dining room?

Mr Caxton had most of it in a sack,

but I've not seen him since

Susan

Jacob, is that you?

It's me

I knew you'd come I knew it

Well, I didn't, but here I am

Are we going to die? You can tell me, I don't mind, now you're here

We're all gonna die, but if it's the same to you,

I'd rather it wasn't right now

But the window won't open and the door's stuck, and I can feel the heat on the other side

Just do what I tell you

Come on, now Get in there and climb

Wait for me and don't move

Let's go

Where are we now?

Coming back into the old part

Follow the plank

Yes

Now stop right there

Are you ready?

This is the ladder

There

Don't be afraid

I'm not

I've got it

Put your foot here

I'll try

You're almost down

Mama?

Look it's miss Susan

~He's saved miss Susan$

~- Good lad - Boy's all right$

Susan Susan, my darling

Well done, darling, well done

By George, that's a good night's work, young man

You should be proud of yourself

Thank you

♪ For he's a jolly good fellow ♪

♪ For he's a jolly good fe ♪

Thank you, Lord Thank you

~What happened to Caxton?$

~Fred Boggis saw him run upstairs with a sack$

~Maybe he got away with the jewels, maybe not$

~Either way, he was never seen again after the fire$

~And did Maria come to love Jacob?$

~Well, she was always kind to him after that$

If you're going to have a bath before dinner, you better go

Granny?

Why are you called Mrs Oldknow?

If you grew up here, shouldn't you be Mrs something-else?

Your grandfather and I were second cousins

So, you're more of an Oldknow than anyone

You must have thought you'd always live here

Well, if I did, I should have realized

there's no such thing as "always"

Not on earth

It's the table centre for Christmas day

Is it worth it,

going to all this bother when it's just us?

Can't have Christmas without doing it properly

Even in wartime?

Most of all in wartime

News

I wish it'd just stop ending and just end

- Shh, shh, shh ~- General de Gaulle has issued a statement$

~welcoming the Russian advance on Berlin$

- France is free again ~- In the wake of the French-Soviet treaty, signed$

The Russians are moving in

It won't be long We're nearly there ~- when faced by a common enemy$

If you were a prisoner in Germany and no one knew where you were,

I think you might be released now

Why not see what Boggis is up to?

Lovely day

Shame to waste it

~so well against the devastation visited on them by the German bombing$

I know what you're thinking, but you'll see

~They had conferred on the city, the Queen replied,$

~"It is we who are honoured to be here"$

Do you have a holiday at all?

Plants don't know it's Christmas, do they?

But you'll take Christmas day itself off, though, won't you?

I shall go back early for me dinner

That'll be soon enough

What about Mrs Boggis? Won't she be lonely?

That'll be soon enough

Telegram for Mrs Oldknow

Thank you

Shall I wait for an answer?

No No, don't wait

Telegram

What rooms did they make the music room from?

Two downstairs rooms, I think,

with some little bedrooms above

Low servants' room, but they give it a fine, high ceiling

Is that narrow one the music-room chimney?

No No, no, that goes up through the main stack,

with one from the great hall

Well, what is it, then?

Why, leftover from before the changes, I suppose

Too much trouble to take it away

~Tolly Tolly$

Tolly

Come Come

It's a telegram from your mother

She's coming down to see us

- When? - Tomorrow

Is she staying for Christmas?

I don't know You read it

"Arriving tomorrow Stop Joan"

Why don't we ring her?

I've tried There's no reply

Well, whatever it is,

she obviously doesn't want to say it over the telephone

At least we haven't long to wait

You'll be glad to see your mum

I got something for you

Thank you

Heard how yours was lost

I've been thinking some more about the jewels

You and your questions

Did Maria just give up?

Not a bit of it

This is absurd

Without my jewels, I'm a prisoner to the end of my days

Just to accept that would be absurd

I want to learn if I can recover my

I know why you're here

You must embroider a picture of the house

The thing is, I am rather busy

Surely if I ask my maid - ~You$ must embroider the house

Very well, then

And you will use human hair

How perfectly disgusting

taken from the heads of everyone who was there on the night

How could I?

We were fourteen at the party, and I've no idea

Not just the guests

the servants, the guests' servants,

the villagers, whoever came to help, everyone

Impossible

The hair will tell you where the jewels are to be found

Even if I do this, would I know how to read it?

~That I cannot tell you$

Seems a lot of nasty work for a very uncertain result

I have no other answer

But why does it have to be me?

Because, Mrs Oldknow,

~you have overplayed your hand$

~How did Maria get all the hair?$

With a lot of difficulty

The word went' round

In the end, everyone helped, except Lady Farrar

She refused, point-blank

So, what happened?

Her husband found some, on her hairbrush

I think he rather liked Maria

- Does the picture still exist? - Yes, it's that one, there

- Which is Susan's? - Hers is easy

~'Cause it was long, Maria used it for the trees$

And Jacob's?

Well, his was short

In the end, she sewed that little bird with it See?

But it didn't deliver the jewels?

Five generations of Oldknows have stared at that picture

and never found the clue

~Maybe it's a trick$

Of course it didn't work Caxton's was missing

Without his, the picture wasn't finished - No, it was

He'd given a lock of hair to someone he was keen on

Certainly not a housemaid

Why did you say that?

No reason

Anyway, Maria used it for a chimney

I think it's that one there

There wasn't much of it

Come on, into bed And don't read too long

You don't want to be tired for your mother tomorrow

Granny?

Can you be nice to her, when she gets here?

Please?

Oh

You make me feel rather ashamed

Of course I'll be nice to her

'Cause we all love dad, don't we, all three of us?

I know he'd like it if we're all getting along when he comes back

Yes, of course he would

I think she's found him

I think she knows where he is

We mustn't raise our hopes up too high

I don't think my hopes could get any higher

No, nor mine, really

But

But what?

No, never mind Never mind

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it

Tolly? - Yes?

If you have children, don't ever quarrel with them

No matter the reason, no matter how angry you get

don't quarrel

I promise you it's never worth it

You do know I love you more than anyone else in the world?

Except for daddy

Except for David

I'm glad

Good

Because I wouldn't want there to be any confusion on that score

Good night

Night

~"Maria used it for one of the chimneys"$

~"Low servants' room, but they give it a fine, high ceiling"$

~"Fred Boggis saw him run upstairs with a sack"$

~"Maybe he got away with the jewels, maybe not"$

Get out of my way

Don't go up there That staircase is going

You won't get back

~Of course$

Thank you for helping us with Fred

I don't know what we should have done without you

I heard he was all right

Yes, he never left Green Knowe

He married a kitchen maid Rose

I thought he might

He can't hurt you

Did he start the fire?

He meant to start it in revenge and go

He had the jewels, but the silver tempted him,

and then the gold

He'd gone back up to hide it in the chimney of his room

when the fire took him, but nobody ever knew

You know

I know now

You're looking for the one behind you,

the one with the rope

The next one serves the music room,

but you want the disused chimney beyond that arch

It's blocked by the new ceiling below

Thank you for helping us

~Thank you$

Tolly

What on earth have you been doing? - You've got to come to the music room now

Quickly Come on - What are you doing?

What have you been doing with yourself?

You're black

How did you find it?

Susan helped me

And the picture, and Mr Boggis, and even you

That doesn't look like much

But these these are our silver plates

Look Look there's our crest

Tolly

Fetch a table

~Oh, Tolly$

look it's Maria's necklace

the one in the portrait

My Rubies

Does it suit me?

look

I've never seen so many jewels

What do you think?

Try this

Look at all these bracelets

look at the rings

Tolly

So, Green Knowe can be saved, and everything put right?

It can It most certainly can

You won't sell all the jewels?

Don't worry

You will not blush for your mother or your wife

What is it, Tolly?

I've been thinking about ghosts

Don't they come back

if they come back

as they were when they died?

I'll just get started on the washing-up

Thank you Well

don't they?

Well, no, not always But as a rule, yes

Why?

You know why

I'm afraid I do

~It's true They died$

~As children?$

~Well, it wasn't unusual then$

~What did they die of?$

~It's hard to say$

~No doubt something a pill would cure in a week today$

~Together?$

~Well, Susan went first$

~And Jacob just a few hours after,$

~with the captain holding his hand$

~And crying his eyes out, poor man$

~But that makes it bearable$

~Don't you see?$

~Those children were both truly loved$

~So they're not sad$

~And it's our job not to think of them as sad$

~What's the matter?$

Nothing

Race you back to the house

That's not fair I wasn't ready

What's that?

It can't be

Tolly

My dear

There Come

Let's go inside

Tolly, come on

Let let's all be together

Come on

Dad?

Dad, is that you?

David?

Don't worry You're gonna be okay

I promise

Now, come on The old girl's right

You'll find she often is, you know

So, let's all be together

Tolly, dear, let's go inside