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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:02:17,441 --> 00:02:19,566 -Evening, Mr. Godby. -Wotcher. 2 00:02:20,066 --> 00:02:22,566 -Hello, Hello, Hello. -Quite a stranger, aren't you? 3 00:02:22,733 --> 00:02:25,316 -l couldn't get in yesterday. -l wondered what had happened to you. 4 00:02:25,483 --> 00:02:27,275 -l had a bit of a dust up. -What about? 5 00:02:27,441 --> 00:02:28,941 A chap got out of first class... 6 00:02:29,108 --> 00:02:31,441 with a third class ticket. 7 00:02:31,608 --> 00:02:34,733 He wouldn't pay excess; turned nasty. l had to send for Mr Saunders. 8 00:02:34,900 --> 00:02:36,775 -Fat lot of good he'd be. -He ticked him off. 9 00:02:36,941 --> 00:02:40,191 -Seeing's believing. -He ticked him off proper. 10 00:02:40,358 --> 00:02:43,191 ''Pay the balance at once'' he says ''or l'll get the police.'' 11 00:02:43,358 --> 00:02:46,400 You should've seen his face at the word ''police''. 12 00:02:46,608 --> 00:02:48,858 Changed his tune. Paid up like lightening. 13 00:02:49,108 --> 00:02:51,316 Exactly, he couldn't handle it himself. 14 00:02:51,483 --> 00:02:53,566 He had to call the police. 15 00:02:53,733 --> 00:02:55,316 He's not a bad lot, Saunders. 16 00:02:55,483 --> 00:02:59,400 After all, he's only got one lung and a wife with diabetes. 17 00:02:59,566 --> 00:03:01,650 l thought something was wrong when you didn't come. 18 00:03:01,816 --> 00:03:05,025 l'd have come to explain, but l had a date and had to run. 19 00:03:05,191 --> 00:03:06,400 lndeed! 20 00:03:06,566 --> 00:03:09,650 -A chap l know is getting married. -Very interesting, l'm sure. 21 00:03:11,233 --> 00:03:14,733 -What's up with you? -l dont know what you mean. 22 00:03:14,941 --> 00:03:17,650 -You're a bit unfriendly. -Beryl, hurry up. 23 00:03:18,025 --> 00:03:20,275 -Put some more coal in the stove. -Yes, Mrs. Bagot. 24 00:03:20,441 --> 00:03:24,150 l can't stand here wasting my time in idle gossip, Mr. Godby. 25 00:03:24,316 --> 00:03:25,525 What about another cup? 26 00:03:25,691 --> 00:03:27,858 You can have another cup when you finish that one. 27 00:03:28,025 --> 00:03:30,816 Beryl will give it to you. l've got my accounts to do. 28 00:03:32,233 --> 00:03:36,108 -l'd rather you gave it to me. -Time and tide wait for no man. 29 00:03:38,025 --> 00:03:40,900 -Laura! What a lovely surprise. -Oh. Dolly! 30 00:03:41,066 --> 00:03:45,191 l've been shopping till l'm dropping. My throat's parched. 31 00:03:45,525 --> 00:03:48,525 l'd have had tea in Spindle's but didn't want to miss the train. 32 00:03:48,691 --> 00:03:51,400 -Dear! -This is Doctor Harvey. 33 00:03:52,025 --> 00:03:52,816 How do you do. 34 00:03:52,983 --> 00:03:57,400 Get me my cup of tea would you? l can't drag my bones to the counter. 35 00:03:57,775 --> 00:03:59,191 No please... 36 00:04:01,191 --> 00:04:04,900 What a nice looking man. Who is he? You're a dark horse. 37 00:04:05,066 --> 00:04:06,983 l'll phone Fred in the morning and make mischief. 38 00:04:08,150 --> 00:04:11,358 This is a bit of luck. l haven't seen you for ages. 39 00:04:11,525 --> 00:04:14,358 l meant to pop in but Tony had measles... 40 00:04:14,525 --> 00:04:16,858 Then l'd that fuss over Phyllis. You don't know. 41 00:04:17,025 --> 00:04:18,941 -She left me. -Dreadful. 42 00:04:19,108 --> 00:04:22,733 l never really liked her, but Tony adored her. 43 00:04:23,483 --> 00:04:26,733 l'll tell you later in the train. Thank you. 44 00:04:27,525 --> 00:04:30,858 There's certainly enough milk in it, but it'll be refreshing. 45 00:04:33,441 --> 00:04:36,150 -Oh dear. No sugar. -lt's in the spoon. 46 00:04:36,316 --> 00:04:38,566 Of course. What a fool l am. 47 00:04:39,191 --> 00:04:42,358 Laura you're looking well. lf l knew you were coming... 48 00:04:42,525 --> 00:04:46,650 we could've had lunch and a gossip. l loathe shopping by myself. 49 00:04:49,900 --> 00:04:51,358 -There's your train. -Yes, l know. 50 00:04:51,525 --> 00:04:53,816 -Aren't you coming with us? -No, l go in the opposite direction. 51 00:04:53,983 --> 00:04:55,733 -My practice is in Churley. -l see. 52 00:04:55,900 --> 00:04:57,316 l'm a general practitioner. 53 00:04:57,483 --> 00:04:59,316 Dr. Harvey's going to Africa next week. 54 00:04:59,483 --> 00:05:00,858 How thrilling. 55 00:05:01,066 --> 00:05:05,733 ...the 5.40 for Churley, Leigh Green and Langdon. 56 00:05:05,900 --> 00:05:07,316 -l must go. -Yes, you must. 57 00:05:07,483 --> 00:05:09,233 -Goodbye. -Goodbye. 58 00:05:20,275 --> 00:05:23,858 He'll have to run or he'll miss it. lt's on the other platform. 59 00:05:24,566 --> 00:05:27,691 Talking of missing trains reminds me of the bridge at Broadham junction. 60 00:05:27,983 --> 00:05:31,108 You've got to traipse up one side, and down the other. 61 00:05:31,316 --> 00:05:35,066 The other day l'd been to see Bob's solicitor... 62 00:05:35,525 --> 00:05:40,733 l got to the station with only half a minute to spare. l flew. 63 00:05:40,900 --> 00:05:44,816 l was with Tony and l'd bought a new lampshade... 64 00:05:44,983 --> 00:05:46,899 l could've got it here in Milford. 65 00:05:47,233 --> 00:05:49,899 lt was enormous. 66 00:05:50,066 --> 00:05:53,899 l couldn't see over it. l nearly knocked a woman down. 67 00:05:54,858 --> 00:05:57,441 When l got home it was battered to bits. 68 00:05:59,191 --> 00:06:02,233 ls that our train? ls that the Ketchworth train? 69 00:06:02,399 --> 00:06:04,358 -No, it's the express. -The boat train. 70 00:06:04,524 --> 00:06:06,524 That doesn't stop, does it? 71 00:06:06,691 --> 00:06:09,108 -l want some chocolate, please. -Milk or plain? 72 00:06:09,274 --> 00:06:11,066 Plain, l think. 73 00:06:11,233 --> 00:06:13,816 No, milk would be nicer. Anything with nuts in it? 74 00:06:13,983 --> 00:06:15,983 Nestle's nut milk. 75 00:06:16,149 --> 00:06:18,024 One plain and one nut milk. 76 00:06:18,566 --> 00:06:20,566 -Large or small? -Large please. 77 00:06:30,858 --> 00:06:32,649 Where is she? 78 00:06:33,858 --> 00:06:35,691 l never noticed her go. 79 00:06:37,649 --> 00:06:39,941 l couldn't think where you'd disappeared to. 80 00:06:40,858 --> 00:06:43,024 l wanted to see the express go through. 81 00:06:44,024 --> 00:06:46,108 What's the matter? Are you feeling ill? 82 00:06:46,733 --> 00:06:49,108 -l feel a little sick. -Come and sit down. 83 00:06:52,941 --> 00:06:55,024 There's our train. 84 00:06:55,274 --> 00:06:57,274 -Have you any brandy? -lt's out of hours. 85 00:06:57,441 --> 00:06:59,566 -Surely if somebody's ill. -l'm all right. 86 00:06:59,858 --> 00:07:02,399 Brandy will buck you up. Please. 87 00:07:02,566 --> 00:07:03,899 Very well. 88 00:07:04,066 --> 00:07:06,066 -How much? -Tenpence please. 89 00:07:07,858 --> 00:07:11,983 The train for Ketchworth is now arriving at platform 3. 90 00:07:12,149 --> 00:07:13,983 We have to hurry. 91 00:07:24,441 --> 00:07:26,233 This is a bit of luck. 92 00:07:26,399 --> 00:07:28,524 This train is generally packed. 93 00:07:29,858 --> 00:07:32,608 l'm really worried about you. You look terribly peaky. 94 00:07:32,774 --> 00:07:35,816 l'm all right. l just felt faint. 95 00:07:35,983 --> 00:07:39,983 lt happens. l did it once at Bobbie's concert. He's never forgiven me. 96 00:07:42,066 --> 00:07:44,191 He certainly was good looking. 97 00:07:44,358 --> 00:07:46,733 -Who? -Your friend. Dr. Whats-his-name. 98 00:07:48,066 --> 00:07:51,108 -Yes, he's a nice creature. -Have you known him long? 99 00:07:51,441 --> 00:07:52,899 No, not very long. 100 00:07:53,941 --> 00:07:56,316 -l hardly know him at all. -My dear! 101 00:07:56,483 --> 00:07:58,483 l've always loved doctors. 102 00:07:58,649 --> 00:08:01,358 l can well understand how it is that women get neurotic... 103 00:08:03,149 --> 00:08:04,858 l wish l could trust you. 104 00:08:06,149 --> 00:08:08,399 l wish you were a wise kind friend... 105 00:08:09,233 --> 00:08:14,024 instead of a gossip l've known for years and never really cared for. 106 00:08:15,274 --> 00:08:17,566 l wish... l wish... 107 00:08:17,733 --> 00:08:20,316 Fancy him going to Africa. ls he married? 108 00:08:20,566 --> 00:08:21,899 -Yes. -Any children? 109 00:08:22,066 --> 00:08:23,899 Yes, 2 boys. He's very proud of them. 110 00:08:24,149 --> 00:08:26,608 ls he taking them with him? Wife and children? 111 00:08:26,774 --> 00:08:28,191 Yes, he is. 112 00:08:28,358 --> 00:08:30,316 l suppose it's sensible... 113 00:08:30,483 --> 00:08:33,566 starting life anew in the wide open space but... 114 00:08:34,108 --> 00:08:36,233 wild horses wouldn't drag me away from England and home... 115 00:08:36,399 --> 00:08:38,399 and all the things l'm used to. 116 00:08:38,816 --> 00:08:41,149 One has one's roots hasn't one? 117 00:08:41,316 --> 00:08:42,899 Yes, one has one's roots. 118 00:08:43,066 --> 00:08:44,524 l knew a girl who went to Africa. 119 00:08:44,691 --> 00:08:47,233 Her husband worked in engineering... 120 00:08:47,399 --> 00:08:49,483 She had the most dreadful time. 121 00:08:49,649 --> 00:08:53,233 She got some awful kind of germ and was ill for months... 122 00:08:53,941 --> 00:08:55,483 l wish you'd stop talking. 123 00:08:56,358 --> 00:08:58,899 l wish you'd stop prying and trying to find things out. 124 00:08:59,691 --> 00:09:03,316 l wish you were dead. No, not that. That was silly and unkind. 125 00:09:04,649 --> 00:09:07,399 -But l wish you'd stop talking. -All her hair came out... 126 00:09:07,566 --> 00:09:10,108 and she said the social life was quite horrid... 127 00:09:10,274 --> 00:09:12,149 Provincial and very nouveau riche. 128 00:09:12,316 --> 00:09:14,524 -Oh Dolly. -Are you feeling ill again? 129 00:09:14,691 --> 00:09:16,649 A bit dizzy. 130 00:09:16,816 --> 00:09:19,232 -l'll close my eyes for a bit. -Poor darling... 131 00:09:19,399 --> 00:09:21,066 Here am l chatting away. 132 00:09:21,232 --> 00:09:23,149 l won't say another word. 133 00:09:23,316 --> 00:09:26,816 lf you drop off l'll wake you up at the level crossing. 134 00:09:26,982 --> 00:09:29,482 You can powder your nose before we get out. 135 00:09:29,732 --> 00:09:31,191 Thanks, Dolly. 136 00:09:36,316 --> 00:09:37,816 This can't last. 137 00:09:39,774 --> 00:09:41,774 This misery can't last. 138 00:09:42,982 --> 00:09:45,399 l must remember that and try to control myself. 139 00:09:46,732 --> 00:09:48,399 Nothing lasts really... 140 00:09:48,732 --> 00:09:50,732 neither happiness nor despair. 141 00:09:51,149 --> 00:09:53,316 Not even life lasts very long. 142 00:09:54,607 --> 00:09:57,607 There'll come a time when l shan't mind about this anymore... 143 00:09:58,732 --> 00:10:02,607 when l can look back and say cheertully: ''How silly l was''. 144 00:10:04,774 --> 00:10:07,274 l don't want that time to come ever. 145 00:10:08,732 --> 00:10:10,691 l want to remember every minute... 146 00:10:12,066 --> 00:10:13,524 always... 147 00:10:14,899 --> 00:10:17,024 always, to the end of my days. 148 00:10:19,232 --> 00:10:22,024 -Ketchworth! -Wake up. Laura. We're here. 149 00:10:22,441 --> 00:10:23,649 Ketchworth! 150 00:10:24,566 --> 00:10:27,316 l could take you home. lt isn't out of my way. 151 00:10:28,149 --> 00:10:31,607 l'll go down Elmore Lane and l'll be home in two minutes. 152 00:10:31,774 --> 00:10:34,607 lt's sweet of you but l'm perfectly all right now. 153 00:10:34,774 --> 00:10:37,732 -You're quite sure? -Positive. Thank you. 154 00:10:37,899 --> 00:10:42,274 Nonsense. l'll phone you to see if you've had a relapse. 155 00:10:42,607 --> 00:10:44,357 l shall disappoint you. Good night. 156 00:10:44,524 --> 00:10:47,232 Goodnight. Give my love to Fred and the children. 157 00:10:57,899 --> 00:10:59,607 ls that you Laura? 158 00:11:00,524 --> 00:11:02,566 -Yes, dear. -Thank goodness you're back. 159 00:11:02,732 --> 00:11:05,149 -The place has been in an uproar. -What's the matter? 160 00:11:05,316 --> 00:11:06,899 Bobbie and Margaret, fighting again. 161 00:11:07,066 --> 00:11:09,441 They won't go to sleep until you talk to them. 162 00:11:09,607 --> 00:11:11,691 Mummy? ls that you Mummy? 163 00:11:11,857 --> 00:11:14,399 -Yes, Margaret. -Come upstairs at once, Mummy. 164 00:11:14,566 --> 00:11:15,857 l want to talk to you. 165 00:11:22,274 --> 00:11:25,024 You're both very naughty. You should be asleep. 166 00:11:25,441 --> 00:11:27,441 -Now what is it? -Well Mummy... 167 00:11:27,607 --> 00:11:30,732 tomorrow's my birthday and l want to go to the Circus. 168 00:11:30,899 --> 00:11:34,441 Tomorrow's not Margaret's birthday and she wants to go to the Pantomime. 169 00:11:34,774 --> 00:11:37,524 My birthday's in June. There aren't any pantomimes in June. 170 00:11:37,982 --> 00:11:41,107 lt's too late to discuss it. Now go to sleep at once... 171 00:11:41,274 --> 00:11:43,441 or you won't go to either. 172 00:11:43,607 --> 00:11:44,774 Oh Mummy! 173 00:11:45,524 --> 00:11:48,191 Why not take them to both? One in the afternoon and one in the evening? 174 00:11:48,357 --> 00:11:52,899 That's impossible. We'd get to bed late, tired and fractious. 175 00:11:53,524 --> 00:11:55,857 One on one day, the other on the other. 176 00:11:56,774 --> 00:11:58,982 You accuse me of spoiling the children. 177 00:11:59,149 --> 00:12:02,482 Their characters would be ruined if it was up to you. 178 00:12:02,732 --> 00:12:04,774 All right, have it your own way. 179 00:12:05,982 --> 00:12:08,107 -Circus or Pantomime? -Neither. 180 00:12:08,274 --> 00:12:12,524 We'll thrash them, lock them in the attic and go the pictures. 181 00:12:17,941 --> 00:12:19,107 Oh Fred. 182 00:12:20,441 --> 00:12:23,816 -What on earth's the matter? -Nothing. lt's nothing. 183 00:12:24,982 --> 00:12:27,566 Darling, what's wrong? Tell me, please. 184 00:12:28,316 --> 00:12:30,149 Really, it's nothing... 185 00:12:30,316 --> 00:12:32,274 l'm run down that's all. 186 00:12:32,941 --> 00:12:36,107 l nearly fainted at the refreshment room at Milford. 187 00:12:36,274 --> 00:12:38,024 lsn't it idiotic? 188 00:12:38,191 --> 00:12:40,524 Dolly Messiter was with me and she talked... 189 00:12:40,691 --> 00:12:43,774 until l wanted to strangle her. But she meant to be kind. 190 00:12:44,815 --> 00:12:47,232 lsn't it awful about people meaning to be kind. 191 00:12:47,399 --> 00:12:50,315 -Would you like to go to bed? -No Fred, really. 192 00:12:51,274 --> 00:12:53,399 Come and sit by the fire and relax. 193 00:12:53,690 --> 00:12:55,982 You can help me with the crossword. 194 00:12:56,357 --> 00:12:59,149 You have the most peculiar ideas of relaxation. 195 00:13:00,649 --> 00:13:02,482 -There you are, darling. -Thank you. 196 00:13:04,565 --> 00:13:06,649 But why a fainting spell? l can't understand it. 197 00:13:06,815 --> 00:13:09,815 Don't be silly. l've often had fainting spells. 198 00:13:09,982 --> 00:13:11,649 You remember Bobbie's school concert... 199 00:13:11,815 --> 00:13:13,274 and Eileen's wedding... 200 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,440 and when you took me to the Symphony concert at the Town Hall? 201 00:13:16,607 --> 00:13:18,565 That was a nose bleed. 202 00:13:18,732 --> 00:13:22,024 l suppose l must be that type of woman. lt's very humiliating. 203 00:13:22,482 --> 00:13:24,982 There'd be no harm in you seeing Dr. Graves. 204 00:13:25,315 --> 00:13:26,815 lt would be a waste of time. 205 00:13:26,982 --> 00:13:30,274 -Now listen... -Shut up. Don't make a fuss. 206 00:13:31,065 --> 00:13:35,274 l'd been shopping and was tired and it was hot and l felt sick. 207 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:36,274 Nothing more than that. 208 00:13:37,024 --> 00:13:39,774 -All right. -Really nothing. 209 00:13:39,940 --> 00:13:42,232 Get on with your puzzle and leave me in peace. 210 00:13:42,399 --> 00:13:44,107 Have it your own way. 211 00:13:46,024 --> 00:13:48,357 You're a poetry addict. See if you can help me out. 212 00:13:48,524 --> 00:13:51,232 lt's Keats. ''l behold upon the night starred face... 213 00:13:51,399 --> 00:13:54,440 huge cloudy symbols of a high...'' 7 letters. 214 00:13:56,149 --> 00:13:58,857 ''Romance'', l think. l'm almost sure. 215 00:14:00,315 --> 00:14:02,274 ''Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance''. 216 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,065 lt'll be in the Oxford. 217 00:14:04,274 --> 00:14:07,149 No, it's right. lt fits in. 218 00:14:12,399 --> 00:14:15,357 -Would music put you off? -No, dear, l'd like it. 219 00:15:18,024 --> 00:15:19,190 Fred... 220 00:15:20,149 --> 00:15:21,357 Fred... 221 00:15:22,774 --> 00:15:24,232 dear Fred. 222 00:15:25,482 --> 00:15:27,732 There's so much l want to say. 223 00:15:28,940 --> 00:15:33,274 You're the only one with the wisdom and gentleness to understand... 224 00:15:34,232 --> 00:15:36,857 if only it were somebody else's story and not mine. 225 00:15:38,565 --> 00:15:41,399 You are the only one in the world that l can never tell. 226 00:15:42,607 --> 00:15:43,982 Never, never. 227 00:15:44,815 --> 00:15:48,899 Because even if l waited until we were old and told you then... 228 00:15:49,482 --> 00:15:52,149 you'd look back over the years and be hurt. 229 00:15:53,482 --> 00:15:55,940 l don't want you to be hurt. 230 00:15:56,857 --> 00:15:58,149 You see... 231 00:15:58,982 --> 00:16:00,940 we're a happily married couple... 232 00:16:01,315 --> 00:16:03,274 and must never forget that. 233 00:16:04,232 --> 00:16:05,899 This is my home. 234 00:16:06,982 --> 00:16:08,524 You are my husband... 235 00:16:09,107 --> 00:16:11,149 and my children are upstairs in bed. 236 00:16:12,357 --> 00:16:14,232 l am a happily married woman... 237 00:16:15,398 --> 00:16:17,773 or l was until a few weeks ago. 238 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:21,565 This is my whole world... 239 00:16:21,982 --> 00:16:23,482 and it's enough... 240 00:16:24,107 --> 00:16:26,440 or it was until a few weeks ago. 241 00:16:28,607 --> 00:16:31,190 l've been so foolish. 242 00:16:32,232 --> 00:16:33,898 l've fallen in love. 243 00:16:34,773 --> 00:16:36,273 l'm an ordinary woman. 244 00:16:37,315 --> 00:16:40,440 l didn't think such violent things happened to ordinary people. 245 00:16:42,565 --> 00:16:44,815 lt all started on an ordinary day... 246 00:16:45,815 --> 00:16:48,232 in an ordinary place... 247 00:16:48,773 --> 00:16:51,023 The Refreshment Room at Milford Junction. 248 00:16:52,315 --> 00:16:56,898 l was having a cup of tea and reading a book that l'd got from Boots. 249 00:16:57,232 --> 00:16:59,273 My train wasn't due for ten minutes. 250 00:17:00,232 --> 00:17:03,440 l looked up and saw a man come in from the platform. 251 00:17:04,398 --> 00:17:08,482 ln an ordinary mac, and hat. l didn't even see his face. 252 00:17:09,357 --> 00:17:11,273 He got his tea and turned... 253 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,898 and then l did see his face. A nice face. 254 00:17:14,065 --> 00:17:16,273 -Any sugar? -ln the spoon. 255 00:17:16,565 --> 00:17:18,440 He passed by my table on the way to his. 256 00:17:19,857 --> 00:17:22,190 The woman was going on as usual. 257 00:17:22,398 --> 00:17:24,440 l told you about her the other day... 258 00:17:24,607 --> 00:17:25,898 the one with the refined voice. 259 00:17:26,065 --> 00:17:28,732 -Minnie hasn't touched her milk. -Did you put it down for her? 260 00:17:28,898 --> 00:17:30,898 Yes, but she never came for it. 261 00:17:31,940 --> 00:17:33,732 -Fond of animals? -ln their place. 262 00:17:34,190 --> 00:17:36,523 My landlady's mad for animals. 263 00:17:36,690 --> 00:17:39,023 She's got two cats, one manx, one ordinary... 264 00:17:39,190 --> 00:17:42,648 three rabbits in the kitchen. They belong to her little boy. 265 00:17:42,815 --> 00:17:45,607 And one of those daft looking dogs with hair over its eyes. 266 00:17:45,773 --> 00:17:49,982 -l don't know what breed you mean. -l don't think it knows itself. 267 00:17:51,607 --> 00:17:54,773 Go and clean Number 3, Beryl. l can see the crumbs on it from here. 268 00:17:54,940 --> 00:17:58,773 And my other cup? l have to go. The 5:40 will be here in a minute. 269 00:17:59,148 --> 00:18:01,398 -Who's on the gate? -Young William. 270 00:18:27,857 --> 00:18:31,440 A glass of water please. l've something in my eye. 271 00:18:33,315 --> 00:18:37,565 -Would you like me to have a look? -Don't trouble. The water will do. 272 00:18:37,732 --> 00:18:39,065 Bit of coal dust, l expect. 273 00:18:39,232 --> 00:18:42,357 A man l knew lost an eye by getting a bit of grit in it. 274 00:18:42,523 --> 00:18:44,357 -Nasty, very nasty. -Better? 275 00:18:44,690 --> 00:18:47,065 -l'm afraid not. Oh! -Can l help you? 276 00:18:47,607 --> 00:18:49,565 No. Just something in my eye. 277 00:18:49,732 --> 00:18:52,232 Pull your eyelid down.. 278 00:18:52,398 --> 00:18:54,273 -And then blow your nose. -Please let me look. 279 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,940 -l happen to be a doctor. -lt's very kind of you. 280 00:18:57,107 --> 00:18:58,940 Turn round to the light please. 281 00:18:59,565 --> 00:19:01,398 Now look up... 282 00:19:02,648 --> 00:19:04,273 now look down... 283 00:19:06,565 --> 00:19:08,648 Keep still. l see it. 284 00:19:11,523 --> 00:19:14,023 -There! -What a relief. lt was agonising. 285 00:19:14,190 --> 00:19:15,940 -lt looks like a bit of grit. -lt was when the express went through. 286 00:19:16,107 --> 00:19:18,732 -Thank you very much indeed. -There we go. l must run. 287 00:19:18,898 --> 00:19:20,857 -Lucky for me you were here. -Anybody could have done it. 288 00:19:21,023 --> 00:19:24,232 -Never mind, you did, l'm grateful. -That's my train. l must go. Goodbye. 289 00:19:24,398 --> 00:19:25,690 Goodbye. 290 00:19:30,357 --> 00:19:31,982 That's how it all began. 291 00:19:32,648 --> 00:19:35,148 Just through me getting a bit of grit in my eye. 292 00:19:36,232 --> 00:19:39,565 l completely forgot about it. lt didn't mean anything to me at all. 293 00:19:41,815 --> 00:19:43,523 At least l didn't think it did. 294 00:19:49,273 --> 00:19:51,940 The next Thursday l went into Milford as usual. 295 00:20:02,231 --> 00:20:03,981 l changed my book at Boots. 296 00:20:04,148 --> 00:20:07,106 Miss Lewis had at last managed to get the new Kate O'brien for me. 297 00:20:07,273 --> 00:20:09,940 She kept it hidden under the counter for two days. 298 00:20:10,356 --> 00:20:13,440 On the way out l bought two new toothbrushes for the children. 299 00:20:13,731 --> 00:20:16,190 l like the smell of a chemist's. 300 00:20:16,356 --> 00:20:17,898 lt's such a nice mixture of nice things... 301 00:20:18,065 --> 00:20:20,190 herbs and scent and soap. 302 00:20:20,773 --> 00:20:25,190 Mrs. Leptwich was there, in one of the silliest hats l've ever seen. 303 00:20:25,940 --> 00:20:27,398 Fortunately she didn't look up. 304 00:20:27,565 --> 00:20:29,481 l got out without her buttonholing me. 305 00:20:30,731 --> 00:20:32,315 Just as l stepped onto the pavement... 306 00:20:32,481 --> 00:20:34,231 -Good morning. -Oh, good morning. 307 00:20:34,398 --> 00:20:35,731 -How's the eye? -Perfectly all right. 308 00:20:35,898 --> 00:20:38,773 -How kind it was of you. -lt was nothing at all. 309 00:20:38,940 --> 00:20:41,606 -lt's clearing up l think. -Yes, it's going to be nice. 310 00:20:42,106 --> 00:20:45,106 -Well l must get to the hospital. -And l must get to the grocer's. 311 00:20:45,273 --> 00:20:47,856 -What exciting lives we lead. -Goodbye. 312 00:20:50,523 --> 00:20:53,065 That evening l had to run to the station. 313 00:20:53,523 --> 00:20:57,565 l'd been to the Palladium. lt was a long film and l was late. 314 00:20:58,731 --> 00:21:02,481 As l came to the platform, the Churley train was just puffing out. 315 00:21:03,148 --> 00:21:06,065 l looked up as the carriages went by... 316 00:21:06,273 --> 00:21:07,940 wondering if he was there. 317 00:21:08,315 --> 00:21:11,065 l remember it crossed my mind, but it was quite unimportant. 318 00:21:11,315 --> 00:21:13,231 l was thinking of other things. 319 00:21:13,606 --> 00:21:16,190 The present for your birthday was worrying me rather. 320 00:21:16,606 --> 00:21:19,148 lt was terribly expensive but l knew you wanted it. 321 00:21:19,315 --> 00:21:21,148 And l'd sort of half taken the plunge... 322 00:21:21,315 --> 00:21:24,690 and left a deposit on it at Spink & Robson's until next Thursday. 323 00:21:25,940 --> 00:21:27,398 The next Thursday... 324 00:21:28,648 --> 00:21:32,606 l squared my conscience by thinking how pleased you'd be and bought it. 325 00:21:32,773 --> 00:21:34,356 -Yes, l'll have it. -Thank you, Madam. 326 00:21:34,523 --> 00:21:37,523 lt was extravagant but l'd committed the crime... 327 00:21:37,731 --> 00:21:39,606 and l felt reckless and gay. 328 00:21:40,481 --> 00:21:41,940 The sun was out. 329 00:21:42,106 --> 00:21:44,648 Everyone looked more cheertul than usual. 330 00:21:44,815 --> 00:21:49,023 There was a barrel organ at the corner and l love barrel organs. 331 00:21:49,273 --> 00:21:52,190 lt was playing ''Let the great big world keep turning''. 332 00:21:52,523 --> 00:21:54,190 l gave the man sixpence... 333 00:21:54,356 --> 00:21:56,148 and went to Kardomah for lunch. 334 00:21:57,023 --> 00:22:00,398 lt was very full but two people got up from a table just as l came in. 335 00:22:01,398 --> 00:22:04,065 A bit of luck wasn't it? Or was it? 336 00:22:04,940 --> 00:22:07,565 Just after l had given my order, l saw him come in. 337 00:22:07,731 --> 00:22:10,898 He looked tired, and there was nowhere for him to sit. 338 00:22:11,065 --> 00:22:12,981 So l smiled and said: Good morning. 339 00:22:13,981 --> 00:22:16,023 Good morning. Are you all alone? 340 00:22:16,190 --> 00:22:17,065 Yes, l am. 341 00:22:17,231 --> 00:22:19,648 Could l share your table? lt's very full and there's nowhere else. 342 00:22:19,815 --> 00:22:21,398 Of course not. 343 00:22:25,190 --> 00:22:26,815 l'm afraid we haven't been introduced properly. 344 00:22:26,981 --> 00:22:29,565 -My name's Alec Harvey. -How do you do. 345 00:22:29,898 --> 00:22:31,981 -Mine's Laura Jesson. -Mrs. Or Miss? 346 00:22:32,148 --> 00:22:35,731 Mrs. You're a doctor, aren't you? You said so in the Refreshment Room. 347 00:22:35,898 --> 00:22:40,273 Yes. Not an interesting one, a G.P. My practice is in Churley. 348 00:22:40,565 --> 00:22:43,231 -Yes, sir? -What did you plump for? 349 00:22:44,106 --> 00:22:46,273 The soup and fried sole. 350 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,648 -Yes, l'll have the same. -Anything to drink? 351 00:22:48,815 --> 00:22:51,023 No, thank you. Would you like anything to drink? 352 00:22:51,815 --> 00:22:54,273 -No, just plain water, please. -Plain water, please. 353 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,440 Do look at the cellist. 354 00:23:13,356 --> 00:23:17,231 lt really is dreadful, isn't it? But we oughtn't laugh. They might see. 355 00:23:17,398 --> 00:23:19,439 There should be a society for the prevention... 356 00:23:19,606 --> 00:23:22,356 of cruelty to musical instruments. You don't play the piano, l hope. 357 00:23:22,523 --> 00:23:24,356 -l was forced to as a child. -You haven't kept it up. 358 00:23:24,523 --> 00:23:27,398 -No, my husband isn't musical at all. -Good for him. 359 00:23:27,564 --> 00:23:29,898 For all you know, l might have a tremendous professional talent. 360 00:23:30,064 --> 00:23:32,981 -Oh dear, no. -Why are you so sure? 361 00:23:33,356 --> 00:23:34,939 You're too sane and uncomplicated. 362 00:23:36,564 --> 00:23:39,773 l suppose it's a good thing, but it does sound a little dull. 363 00:23:39,939 --> 00:23:41,606 You could never be dull. 364 00:23:42,981 --> 00:23:46,398 -Do you come here every Thursday? -Yes, l spend the day at the hospital. 365 00:23:46,689 --> 00:23:49,398 Stephen Lynn, the chief physician graduated with me. 366 00:23:49,564 --> 00:23:52,564 l take over for him once a week. He goes up to London... 367 00:23:52,731 --> 00:23:55,314 -and l study the hospital patients. -l see. 368 00:23:55,481 --> 00:23:56,814 Do you? 369 00:23:57,064 --> 00:23:59,231 -Do l what? -Come here every Thursday? 370 00:24:00,439 --> 00:24:02,648 Yes. l do the week's shopping. 371 00:24:02,814 --> 00:24:06,314 Change my library book, have lunch and generally go to the pictures. 372 00:24:06,481 --> 00:24:08,731 Not a very exciting routine but it makes a change. 373 00:24:10,731 --> 00:24:12,398 Are you going to the pictures this afternoon? 374 00:24:12,564 --> 00:24:13,398 Yes. 375 00:24:14,231 --> 00:24:15,564 How extraordinary. So am l. 376 00:24:17,106 --> 00:24:18,731 l thought you had to spend all day at the hospital. 377 00:24:18,898 --> 00:24:22,398 Between us, l killed 2 patients this morning... 378 00:24:22,564 --> 00:24:26,356 and Matron's displeased. l simply daren't go back. 379 00:24:26,898 --> 00:24:27,814 How can you be so silly? 380 00:24:27,981 --> 00:24:30,523 l got through most of my work this morning. 381 00:24:30,689 --> 00:24:33,856 Would you mind if l came to the pictures with you? 382 00:24:35,273 --> 00:24:38,231 -Well, l... -l'll sit downstairs and you upstairs. 383 00:24:38,523 --> 00:24:40,273 Upstairs is too expensive. 384 00:24:42,939 --> 00:24:45,231 The orchestra stopped as abruptly as it had started... 385 00:24:45,398 --> 00:24:48,689 and we laughed again. l had no premonitions... 386 00:24:48,856 --> 00:24:52,439 although l suppose l should've had. lt all seemed so natural and innocent. 387 00:24:53,439 --> 00:24:56,898 We finished lunch and the idiot of a waitress had put the bill all on one. 388 00:24:57,064 --> 00:24:59,106 -l really must insist. -l couldn't possibly. 389 00:24:59,273 --> 00:25:01,898 Having forced my company on you, it's only fair that l pay for it. 390 00:25:02,064 --> 00:25:05,939 Please don't insist. l would much rather we halved it. Please. 391 00:25:06,564 --> 00:25:09,981 -l shall give in gracefully. -We halved it meticulously. 392 00:25:11,273 --> 00:25:13,481 We even halved the tip. 393 00:25:22,856 --> 00:25:23,981 Thank you. 394 00:25:25,939 --> 00:25:27,148 We have two choices. 395 00:25:27,314 --> 00:25:29,148 ''The Loves of Cardinal Richelieu'' at the Palace, or... 396 00:25:29,314 --> 00:25:30,981 -''Love in a Mist'' at the Palladium. -You're very knowledgeable. 397 00:25:31,148 --> 00:25:34,273 There must be no argument about the tickets. We each pay for ourselves. 398 00:25:34,564 --> 00:25:37,231 You must think me a poor doctor if l can't afford a couple of tickets! 399 00:25:37,398 --> 00:25:39,356 -l insist. -l hoped you were going to treat me! 400 00:25:39,523 --> 00:25:42,064 -Which is it to be: Palace or Palladium? -Palladium. 401 00:25:42,231 --> 00:25:45,564 l was once very sick on a steamer called ''Cardinal Richelieu''. 402 00:26:30,023 --> 00:26:32,356 l feel awfully grand perched up here. lt was very extravagant of you. 403 00:26:32,523 --> 00:26:35,148 -lt was a famous victory. -Do you feel guilty at all? l do. 404 00:26:35,314 --> 00:26:35,856 Guilty? 405 00:26:36,023 --> 00:26:38,523 You ought to more than me. You neglected your work this afternoon. 406 00:26:38,689 --> 00:26:42,189 l worked this morning. A little relaxation never harmed anyone. 407 00:26:42,356 --> 00:26:44,189 Why should we feel guilty? 408 00:26:44,564 --> 00:26:47,481 -l don't know. -How awfully nice you are. 409 00:27:01,772 --> 00:27:02,897 lt can't be. 410 00:27:05,022 --> 00:27:06,439 lt is. 411 00:27:09,981 --> 00:27:11,981 We walked to the station together. 412 00:27:12,397 --> 00:27:15,231 Just as we reached the gate, he put his hand under my arm. 413 00:27:15,981 --> 00:27:19,272 l didn't notice it then but l remember it now. 414 00:27:19,522 --> 00:27:22,064 -What's she like, your wife? -Madelaine? 415 00:27:22,314 --> 00:27:25,231 Small, dark, rather delicate. 416 00:27:25,397 --> 00:27:27,439 How funny. l thought she would've been fair. 417 00:27:27,606 --> 00:27:29,356 And your husband, what's he like? 418 00:27:29,522 --> 00:27:31,314 Medium height, brown hair... 419 00:27:31,481 --> 00:27:33,939 kindly, unemotional and not delicate at all. 420 00:27:34,106 --> 00:27:36,314 -You said that proudly. -Did l? 421 00:27:36,481 --> 00:27:37,856 -Good evening. -Evening. 422 00:27:38,439 --> 00:27:40,897 We've just got time for a cup of tea before our trains go. 423 00:27:41,272 --> 00:27:43,481 For the third time in a week he brought... 424 00:27:43,647 --> 00:27:46,897 a man and wife home without so much as a by your leave. 425 00:27:47,064 --> 00:27:49,939 -Two teas, please. -Cake or pastry? 426 00:27:50,106 --> 00:27:52,231 -Cake or pastry? -No thank you. 427 00:27:52,397 --> 00:27:55,314 -Are those Bath buns fresh? -Certainly. Made this morning. 428 00:27:55,481 --> 00:27:56,897 Two please. 429 00:27:58,772 --> 00:28:00,439 That'll be sevenpence. 430 00:28:01,814 --> 00:28:04,731 -Take the tea to the table, Beryl. -l'll carry the buns. 431 00:28:09,897 --> 00:28:12,606 -You must eat one of these. -Very fattening. 432 00:28:12,772 --> 00:28:14,231 l don't hold with such foolishness. 433 00:28:14,397 --> 00:28:18,314 -They do look good, l must say. -One of my earliest passions in life. 434 00:28:18,564 --> 00:28:21,106 -What happened then Mrs Bagot? -Well... 435 00:28:21,814 --> 00:28:23,106 lt's all very fine... 436 00:28:23,272 --> 00:28:26,731 expecting me to do this that and the other. 437 00:28:26,981 --> 00:28:30,897 But you can't expect me to be a cook and housekeeper during the day... 438 00:28:31,064 --> 00:28:33,564 and a loving wife in the evening. Just because you feel like it. 439 00:28:33,731 --> 00:28:36,981 There are as good fish in the sea... 440 00:28:37,147 --> 00:28:40,897 as ever came out of it. l packed my boxes and left him. 441 00:28:41,064 --> 00:28:42,647 Didn't you never go back? 442 00:28:42,814 --> 00:28:46,481 Never. l went to my sister's at Folkstone for a bit... 443 00:28:46,647 --> 00:28:50,064 then l opened a tea shop in Hathe. 444 00:28:50,397 --> 00:28:51,606 And what happened to him? 445 00:28:51,772 --> 00:28:54,856 -Dad as a doornail in three years. -Well, l never. 446 00:28:57,147 --> 00:28:59,356 ls tea bad for one? Worse than coffee? 447 00:29:00,189 --> 00:29:02,439 lf this is a professional interview my fee is a guinee. 448 00:29:03,106 --> 00:29:06,064 -Why did you become a doctor? -That's a long story... 449 00:29:06,814 --> 00:29:10,814 -Perhaps because l'm an idealist. -All doctors should have ideals... 450 00:29:10,981 --> 00:29:13,939 -or their work would be unbearable. -Don't encourage me to talk shop. 451 00:29:14,272 --> 00:29:16,356 Why not? lt's what interests you. 452 00:29:16,522 --> 00:29:17,939 Yes, it is. 453 00:29:18,106 --> 00:29:20,189 l'm terribly ambitious really. 454 00:29:20,356 --> 00:29:22,981 Not for myself, for my special pigeon. 455 00:29:23,397 --> 00:29:25,189 -What's your special pigeon? -Preventative medicine. 456 00:29:26,147 --> 00:29:28,981 -l see. -l'm afraid you don't. 457 00:29:29,147 --> 00:29:32,022 -l was trying to be intelligent. -Most good doctors... 458 00:29:32,189 --> 00:29:35,814 have private dreams. lt's the best part of them. 459 00:29:35,981 --> 00:29:39,106 But sometimes they get strangulated. Am l boring you? 460 00:29:39,272 --> 00:29:41,689 No. l don't quite understand but you're not boring me. 461 00:29:41,981 --> 00:29:45,314 What l mean is this... All good doctors must primarily... 462 00:29:45,481 --> 00:29:46,856 be enthusiasts. 463 00:29:47,022 --> 00:29:51,189 They must like writers and painters, have a sense of vocation. 464 00:29:52,231 --> 00:29:54,939 A deep-rooted desire to do good. 465 00:29:55,314 --> 00:29:56,272 Yes, l see that. 466 00:29:56,439 --> 00:29:59,231 Obviously one way of preventing disease is worth 50 ways of curing. 467 00:29:59,397 --> 00:30:01,106 That's where my ideal comes in. 468 00:30:01,272 --> 00:30:03,397 Preventative medicine isn't anything to do with medicine... 469 00:30:03,564 --> 00:30:07,439 but with living conditions, hygiene and common sense. 470 00:30:08,147 --> 00:30:09,897 My speciality is pneumoconiosis. 471 00:30:10,772 --> 00:30:12,189 Oh dear. 472 00:30:12,356 --> 00:30:14,855 Don't be alarmed. lt's simpler than it sounds. 473 00:30:15,314 --> 00:30:17,605 lt's a slow process of fibrosis of the lung... 474 00:30:17,772 --> 00:30:19,772 due to inhalation of dust. 475 00:30:20,064 --> 00:30:24,522 Here, there are splendid opportunities, because of the mines. 476 00:30:24,689 --> 00:30:27,647 -You suddenly look much younger. -Do l? 477 00:30:28,814 --> 00:30:32,272 -Almost like a little boy. -What made you say that? 478 00:30:33,855 --> 00:30:35,230 l don't know... 479 00:30:35,897 --> 00:30:37,397 Yes, l do. 480 00:30:37,814 --> 00:30:39,147 Tell me. 481 00:30:40,189 --> 00:30:43,897 No, l couldn't really. You were saying about the coal mines... 482 00:30:44,980 --> 00:30:47,730 Yes, the inhalation of coal dust. 483 00:30:49,522 --> 00:30:53,022 That's one form of the diseases, called anthracosis. 484 00:30:54,647 --> 00:30:56,189 What are the others? 485 00:30:57,147 --> 00:30:58,605 Chalicosis... 486 00:30:58,980 --> 00:31:00,772 from metal dust. 487 00:31:00,939 --> 00:31:02,814 Steel works. 488 00:31:03,522 --> 00:31:05,397 Yes, of course, steel works. 489 00:31:06,189 --> 00:31:07,647 And silicosis. 490 00:31:08,855 --> 00:31:12,105 That's stone dust. Gold mines. 491 00:31:13,939 --> 00:31:15,230 l see. 492 00:31:17,814 --> 00:31:19,230 -There's your train. -Yes. 493 00:31:19,397 --> 00:31:21,772 -You mustn't miss it. -No. 494 00:31:22,189 --> 00:31:24,855 -What's the matter? -Nothing. Nothing at all really. 495 00:31:26,897 --> 00:31:29,064 lt's been nice. l enjoyed the afternoon enormously. 496 00:31:29,230 --> 00:31:32,564 So have l. Sorry for boring you with medical words. 497 00:31:32,730 --> 00:31:35,439 l feel stupid not to understand more. 498 00:31:36,689 --> 00:31:38,272 Shall l see you again? 499 00:31:38,814 --> 00:31:40,314 You have to run. 500 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:42,355 Mine's not due for a few minutes. 501 00:31:42,522 --> 00:31:45,189 -Shall l see you again? -Yes, of course. 502 00:31:45,355 --> 00:31:48,230 You could come to Ketchworth one Sunday. We should be delighted. 503 00:31:48,397 --> 00:31:50,397 -Please... please. -What is it? 504 00:31:50,564 --> 00:31:52,564 Next Thursday, the same time. 505 00:31:54,022 --> 00:31:55,980 -No, l couldn't possibly. -Please. 506 00:31:56,564 --> 00:31:58,397 l ask you most humbly. 507 00:31:59,147 --> 00:32:00,730 You'll miss your train. 508 00:32:01,647 --> 00:32:02,897 All right. 509 00:32:03,564 --> 00:32:04,772 -Run. -Goodbye. 510 00:32:04,939 --> 00:32:07,772 -l'll be there. -Thank you. 511 00:32:36,105 --> 00:32:40,147 l stood there and watched his train draw out of the station. 512 00:32:41,522 --> 00:32:43,230 l stared after it... 513 00:32:43,605 --> 00:32:46,397 until its tail light had vanished into the darkness. 514 00:32:49,605 --> 00:32:51,814 l imagined him getting out at Churley... 515 00:32:52,605 --> 00:32:56,647 giving up his ticket, walking back through the streets... 516 00:32:57,564 --> 00:33:00,105 letting himself in his house with his latchkey. 517 00:33:01,522 --> 00:33:04,147 His wife, Madeleine... 518 00:33:05,272 --> 00:33:07,480 would probably be in the hall to meet him. 519 00:33:09,064 --> 00:33:12,647 Or perhaps upstairs, not feeling very well. 520 00:33:13,355 --> 00:33:15,897 ''Small, dark and rather delicate. '' 521 00:33:17,314 --> 00:33:19,230 l wondered if he'd say: 522 00:33:19,980 --> 00:33:22,064 ''l met such a nice woman at the Kardomah... 523 00:33:22,772 --> 00:33:24,814 We had lunch and went to the pictures. '' 524 00:33:27,355 --> 00:33:31,980 But suddenly l knew he wouldn't. l knew he wouldn't say a word. 525 00:33:32,147 --> 00:33:35,605 Then the first awful feeling of danger swept over me. 526 00:33:44,563 --> 00:33:48,063 l got in the first compartment l saw, l wanted to get home quickly. 527 00:33:49,897 --> 00:33:52,938 l looked around to see if anyone was looking at me. 528 00:33:53,522 --> 00:33:55,772 As if they could read my thoughts. 529 00:33:56,355 --> 00:33:59,438 No one was, except a clergyman. 530 00:34:00,105 --> 00:34:04,855 l felt myself blushing and opened my book and pretended to read. 531 00:34:07,438 --> 00:34:11,022 When l got to Ketchworth, l'd decided l wouldn't see Alec anymore. 532 00:34:11,188 --> 00:34:15,480 -Good evening Mrs. Jesson. -lt was silly, flirting with a stranger. 533 00:34:17,022 --> 00:34:18,313 Good evening. 534 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:20,897 l walked home briskly and cheertully. 535 00:34:21,230 --> 00:34:24,230 l'd been behaving like an idiot, but no harm had been done. 536 00:34:27,230 --> 00:34:28,772 You met me in the hall. 537 00:34:29,022 --> 00:34:33,313 You looked worried. My heart sank. Fred, what's the matter? 538 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:35,897 lt's all right, keep calm and don't get upset. 539 00:34:36,063 --> 00:34:39,397 -What's wrong? -Bobbie's been knocked down. 540 00:34:39,563 --> 00:34:42,147 lt's not serious. He was knocked against the curb... 541 00:34:42,313 --> 00:34:46,063 and he's got a slight concussion. The doctor's with him now. 542 00:34:52,855 --> 00:34:55,188 lt's all right. Don't worry. 543 00:34:55,355 --> 00:34:58,105 He'll be as right as rain in a few hours. 544 00:34:59,230 --> 00:35:01,688 You're sure it's not serious? 545 00:35:01,855 --> 00:35:05,438 Quite sure. lt was a lucky escape. 546 00:35:05,605 --> 00:35:07,147 l've given him a sedative. 547 00:35:07,313 --> 00:35:09,980 Keep him at home a couple of days. 548 00:35:10,147 --> 00:35:11,938 lt must have been a shock... 549 00:35:12,230 --> 00:35:15,647 l felt dreadful, looking at him with that bandage on his head. 550 00:35:16,230 --> 00:35:18,938 l tried not to show it but l was quite hysterical. 551 00:35:19,438 --> 00:35:21,605 As if it were my fault... 552 00:35:21,772 --> 00:35:23,563 a sort of punishment... 553 00:35:23,855 --> 00:35:25,938 an awful, sinister warning. 554 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:30,355 An hour or two later, everything was normal again. 555 00:35:30,730 --> 00:35:32,605 He began to enjoy the whole thing... 556 00:35:32,772 --> 00:35:35,272 and revelled in being the centre of attraction. 557 00:35:35,438 --> 00:35:37,105 Oh good. 558 00:35:37,605 --> 00:35:40,522 Remember how we spent the evening planning his future? 559 00:35:42,022 --> 00:35:44,105 He's much too young to decide. 560 00:35:44,272 --> 00:35:46,063 Good life. He's a feeling for it. 561 00:35:46,230 --> 00:35:48,938 How can we know? 562 00:35:49,230 --> 00:35:51,230 He'll want to be an engine driver next week. 563 00:35:51,397 --> 00:35:53,938 No, that was last week. 564 00:35:54,397 --> 00:35:57,688 lt's so final, entering a child for the Navy. 565 00:35:58,105 --> 00:36:01,772 -lt's a healthy life. -l know it's a good, healthy life... 566 00:36:02,230 --> 00:36:04,813 He'll see the world, have a wife in every port... 567 00:36:04,980 --> 00:36:07,730 and call everybody ''sir'', but what about us? 568 00:36:07,938 --> 00:36:09,438 What do you mean? 569 00:36:09,605 --> 00:36:11,855 -We'll hardly see him. -Nonsense. 570 00:36:12,022 --> 00:36:16,480 lt isn't nonsense. He'll be sent away a smooth-faced boy... 571 00:36:16,647 --> 00:36:19,772 and the next thing we know he'll walk in with a beard and a parrot. 572 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:23,397 You've rather a Victorian view of the Navy. 573 00:36:24,105 --> 00:36:26,855 He's our only son and l'd like to be there while he's growing up. 574 00:36:27,397 --> 00:36:32,147 We'll put him in an office and you can put him on the 8:50 each morning. 575 00:36:32,897 --> 00:36:35,563 You are annoying. You know l'd hate that. 576 00:36:35,730 --> 00:36:37,730 All right, have it your own way. 577 00:36:41,647 --> 00:36:42,772 Fred... 578 00:36:45,563 --> 00:36:47,772 l had lunch with a man and we went to the movies. 579 00:36:47,938 --> 00:36:49,355 Good for you. 580 00:36:50,272 --> 00:36:52,355 He's awfully nice. He's a doctor. 581 00:36:53,105 --> 00:36:55,688 A very noble profession. 582 00:36:57,272 --> 00:36:58,522 Dear. 583 00:36:59,563 --> 00:37:02,772 lt was Richard the Third who said: ''My kingdom for a horse'', wasn't it? 584 00:37:02,938 --> 00:37:04,188 Yes. 585 00:37:04,605 --> 00:37:07,272 l wish he hadn't. lt spoils everything. 586 00:37:08,730 --> 00:37:11,147 We could ask him to dinner. 587 00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:12,813 By all means. 588 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:15,646 Who? 589 00:37:16,646 --> 00:37:19,105 Doctor Harvey. The one l was telling you about. 590 00:37:19,646 --> 00:37:22,063 -Must it be dinner? -You're never at home for lunch. 591 00:37:22,230 --> 00:37:23,563 Exactly. 592 00:37:25,063 --> 00:37:26,438 Oh Fred. 593 00:37:28,563 --> 00:37:30,355 Now what on earth's the matter? 594 00:37:31,896 --> 00:37:35,396 Nothing. lt's only... Oh Fred... 595 00:37:35,563 --> 00:37:37,813 l really don't see what's so funny. 596 00:37:37,980 --> 00:37:41,563 l do... l'm not laughing at you, l'm laughing at me. 597 00:37:42,730 --> 00:37:44,855 l'm the funny one. l'm an absolute idiot. 598 00:37:45,021 --> 00:37:47,688 Worrying about things that don't exist... 599 00:37:47,855 --> 00:37:50,063 and making mountains out of molehills. 600 00:37:50,521 --> 00:37:52,896 l told you it was nothing serious. 601 00:37:53,063 --> 00:37:56,646 -Nothing to get in a state about. -l see that now. l really do. 602 00:38:06,563 --> 00:38:08,980 On Thursday l went to meet Alec... 603 00:38:09,146 --> 00:38:11,938 more out of politeness than anything else. 604 00:38:12,230 --> 00:38:15,396 lt didn't seem important but l had promised. 605 00:38:17,146 --> 00:38:19,021 l managed to get the same table. 606 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:22,355 l waited a bit but he didn't come. 607 00:38:23,396 --> 00:38:26,105 The orchestra was playing as usual. 608 00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:29,938 l looked at the cellist. She seemed so funny last week. 609 00:38:30,105 --> 00:38:32,396 Today she didn't seem funny. 610 00:38:32,771 --> 00:38:34,771 She looked pathetic. 611 00:38:36,105 --> 00:38:39,563 After lunch, l passed the hospital. 612 00:38:40,688 --> 00:38:43,438 l looked up at the windows and wondered if he were there... 613 00:38:43,938 --> 00:38:46,646 or if something awful had happened. 614 00:38:47,438 --> 00:38:51,105 l got to the station early. l hadn't enjoyed the pictures. 615 00:38:51,271 --> 00:38:54,271 lt was a noisy musical and l'm so sick of them. 616 00:38:54,438 --> 00:38:56,313 l'd come out before the end. 617 00:38:56,605 --> 00:38:58,605 As l took my tea to the table... 618 00:38:58,771 --> 00:39:00,813 l suddenly wondered if l'd made a mistake... 619 00:39:00,980 --> 00:39:03,146 if he meant me to meet him there. 620 00:39:18,855 --> 00:39:20,313 Albert Godby, how dare you! 621 00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:23,271 -l couldn't resist. -Keep your hands to yourself. 622 00:39:23,438 --> 00:39:25,980 You're blushing. You're wonderful when you're angry. 623 00:39:26,146 --> 00:39:29,063 -An avenging angel. -l'll give you avenging angel. 624 00:39:29,230 --> 00:39:30,688 Coming here, taking liberties. 625 00:39:30,855 --> 00:39:33,813 l thought after last Monday you wouldn't mind. 626 00:39:33,980 --> 00:39:37,146 Never mind last Monday. l'm on duty now. 627 00:39:37,313 --> 00:39:40,105 What if Mr Saunders was looking through the window. 628 00:39:40,271 --> 00:39:43,688 lf he's in the habit, it's about time he saw something worth looking at. 629 00:39:43,855 --> 00:39:47,855 -You ought to be ashamed! -lt's high spirits. Don't be mad. 630 00:39:48,063 --> 00:39:50,730 lndeed. Take your tea and be quiet. 631 00:39:51,105 --> 00:39:54,271 -lt's all your fault, really. -l don't know what you mean. 632 00:39:54,938 --> 00:39:56,855 l was thinking of tonight. 633 00:39:57,021 --> 00:40:01,063 lf you don't behave yourself there won't be tonight or any night. 634 00:40:01,230 --> 00:40:03,980 -Give us a kiss. -l'll do no such thing. 635 00:40:04,146 --> 00:40:05,980 -Come on, a quick one across the bar. -Albert, stop it! 636 00:40:06,146 --> 00:40:08,063 -Come on. -Let go! 637 00:40:08,230 --> 00:40:09,271 -Come on, love. -Albert. 638 00:40:09,438 --> 00:40:11,563 Now look at my Banburys, all over the floor. 639 00:40:13,438 --> 00:40:15,730 Just in time or born in the vestry. 640 00:40:15,896 --> 00:40:18,938 You shut your mouth and help Mr Godby pick up them cakes. 641 00:40:20,230 --> 00:40:22,480 Come on, what are you gaping at? 642 00:40:42,146 --> 00:40:45,021 As l left the Refreshment Room l saw a train coming in. 643 00:40:45,271 --> 00:40:48,229 His train. He wasn't on the platform. 644 00:40:48,729 --> 00:40:51,771 And l suddenly felt panic at the thought of not seeing him again. 645 00:40:59,354 --> 00:41:01,938 l'm so terribly sorry. l couldn't let you know. 646 00:41:02,104 --> 00:41:05,438 -Your train, you'll miss it. -The house surgeon had to operate. 647 00:41:12,563 --> 00:41:15,354 l was going to send a note but l thought it might embarrass you. 648 00:41:15,604 --> 00:41:17,188 Don't say any more. 649 00:41:23,604 --> 00:41:25,271 Quickly! Quickly! The whistle's gone. 650 00:41:29,021 --> 00:41:31,604 l'm so glad l'd chance to explain. l didn't think l'd see you again. 651 00:41:31,771 --> 00:41:33,646 How absurd. Quickly! Quickly! 652 00:41:36,188 --> 00:41:37,896 -Next Thursday. -Yes. Next Thursday. 653 00:41:38,063 --> 00:41:39,313 -Goodbye. -Goodbye. 654 00:41:39,479 --> 00:41:41,896 Thursday! Goodbye! 655 00:41:43,313 --> 00:41:48,229 The train for Ketchworth is about to leave from Platform 3. 656 00:41:59,271 --> 00:42:01,063 The stars can change courses... 657 00:42:01,229 --> 00:42:03,729 and the world crash around us... 658 00:42:03,896 --> 00:42:05,104 but there'll always be Donald Duck. 659 00:42:05,271 --> 00:42:09,188 l do love him, his energy, his blind frustrated rages. 660 00:42:10,438 --> 00:42:14,438 lt's the big picture now. Here we go. No more laughter, prepare for tears. 661 00:42:18,813 --> 00:42:20,604 lt was a terribly bad picture. 662 00:42:21,271 --> 00:42:24,438 We crept out before the end, rather furtively... 663 00:42:24,604 --> 00:42:26,771 as though we were committing a crime. 664 00:42:27,021 --> 00:42:29,938 The usherette looked at us with stoney contempt. 665 00:42:31,188 --> 00:42:34,604 lt was a lovely afternoon and it was a relief to be in the fresh air. 666 00:42:34,771 --> 00:42:37,063 We decided to go to the botanical gardens. 667 00:42:37,396 --> 00:42:40,354 l believe that we'd all behave differently... 668 00:42:40,521 --> 00:42:42,688 if we lived in a sunny climate. 669 00:42:43,313 --> 00:42:46,063 Not so withdrawn and shy and difficult. 670 00:42:47,396 --> 00:42:49,479 Fred, it was a lovely afternoon. 671 00:42:49,688 --> 00:42:53,354 Some boys were sailing boats. One looked like Bobbie. 672 00:42:53,521 --> 00:42:56,354 lt should've given me a pang of conscience, but it didn't. 673 00:42:56,688 --> 00:42:58,396 l was enjoying myself... 674 00:42:58,563 --> 00:43:00,604 enjoying every single minute. 675 00:43:00,771 --> 00:43:04,479 Alec said he was sick of staring at the water and he wanted to be on it. 676 00:43:06,146 --> 00:43:09,979 All the boats were covered up but we persuaded the man. 677 00:43:10,896 --> 00:43:12,813 He thought we were raving mad. 678 00:43:13,854 --> 00:43:15,521 Perhaps he was right. 679 00:43:15,854 --> 00:43:19,688 Alec rowed and l trailed my hand in the water. 680 00:43:19,938 --> 00:43:22,313 lt was cold but a lovely feeling. 681 00:43:28,229 --> 00:43:30,354 You don't row very well, do you? 682 00:43:30,729 --> 00:43:33,396 l'll be perfectly honest with you. l don't row at all. 683 00:43:33,771 --> 00:43:36,188 Unless you want to go round in circles... 684 00:43:36,354 --> 00:43:38,479 you'd better steer. 685 00:43:40,313 --> 00:43:42,104 We had such fun. 686 00:43:42,479 --> 00:43:45,063 l felt gay and happy and released. 687 00:43:46,021 --> 00:43:48,146 That's what's so shameful. 688 00:43:48,854 --> 00:43:51,229 That's what would hurt you so much if you knew... 689 00:43:51,729 --> 00:43:54,104 that l could feel so intensely... 690 00:43:54,271 --> 00:43:56,063 away from you... 691 00:43:56,396 --> 00:43:58,104 with a stranger. 692 00:43:59,688 --> 00:44:01,813 Look out. We can't get through. 693 00:44:01,979 --> 00:44:03,521 Pull on your left. 694 00:44:09,396 --> 00:44:11,521 l never could tell left from right. 695 00:44:11,687 --> 00:44:13,562 l'm most awfully sorry. 696 00:44:36,979 --> 00:44:39,312 The British are always nice to mad people. 697 00:44:39,771 --> 00:44:42,979 The boatman thinks we're dotty, but look how sweet he's been. 698 00:44:43,854 --> 00:44:46,771 Tea, milk, even sugar. 699 00:44:52,562 --> 00:44:53,937 Thank you. 700 00:45:07,521 --> 00:45:09,271 You know what's happened, don't you? 701 00:45:12,146 --> 00:45:13,354 Yes. 702 00:45:14,396 --> 00:45:15,771 Yes, l do. 703 00:45:17,062 --> 00:45:19,312 l've fallen in love with you. 704 00:45:21,604 --> 00:45:22,937 Yes, l know. 705 00:45:26,937 --> 00:45:30,312 Tell me honestly. Please, tell me honestly, if what l believe is true. 706 00:45:32,687 --> 00:45:35,146 -What do you believe? -That it's the same for you. 707 00:45:35,604 --> 00:45:37,437 That you've fallen in love, too. 708 00:45:39,771 --> 00:45:41,562 -lt sounds so silly. -Why? 709 00:45:41,729 --> 00:45:44,604 -l know you so little. -lt is true, though, isn't it? 710 00:45:47,271 --> 00:45:48,854 -lt's true. -Laura... 711 00:45:49,021 --> 00:45:52,229 No, please. We must be sensible. 712 00:45:52,479 --> 00:45:53,979 We mustn't behave like this. 713 00:45:54,396 --> 00:45:56,104 We must forget what we've said. 714 00:45:56,271 --> 00:45:58,896 -Not yet. -But we must. 715 00:46:01,062 --> 00:46:02,396 Listen. 716 00:46:02,812 --> 00:46:05,437 lt's too late to be sensible... 717 00:46:06,062 --> 00:46:07,812 Too late to forget what we said. 718 00:46:08,229 --> 00:46:10,271 Whether we said it or not doesn't matter. 719 00:46:11,146 --> 00:46:13,854 We know. We've known for a long time. 720 00:46:14,937 --> 00:46:18,812 How can you say that? l've only known you 4 weeks. 721 00:46:19,521 --> 00:46:22,146 We only talked for the first time last Thursday week. 722 00:46:22,479 --> 00:46:26,979 Last Thursday week. Has it been a long time since then? 723 00:46:27,146 --> 00:46:29,021 Answer me truly. 724 00:46:29,521 --> 00:46:30,687 Yes. 725 00:46:30,979 --> 00:46:33,521 How often did you decide you were never going to see me again? 726 00:46:34,729 --> 00:46:36,896 -Several times a day. -So did l. 727 00:46:37,062 --> 00:46:38,604 -Oh Alec. -l love you. 728 00:46:39,021 --> 00:46:40,729 l love your wide eyes... 729 00:46:41,312 --> 00:46:43,104 and the way you smile... 730 00:46:43,604 --> 00:46:45,146 and your shyness... 731 00:46:46,062 --> 00:46:48,021 -the way you laugh at my jokes. -Please don't. 732 00:46:48,187 --> 00:46:50,271 l love you. l love you. 733 00:46:51,062 --> 00:46:53,937 You love me too. We can't pretend it hasn't happened. lt has. 734 00:46:54,854 --> 00:46:56,604 Yes, it has. 735 00:46:56,771 --> 00:46:59,354 l don't want to pretend to you or anyone. 736 00:47:00,062 --> 00:47:01,854 But from now l have to. 737 00:47:02,021 --> 00:47:05,187 That's what's wrong, you see. lt spoils everything. 738 00:47:05,562 --> 00:47:08,062 That's why we must stop here and now talking like this. 739 00:47:09,104 --> 00:47:11,854 Neither of us are free to love, there's too much in the way. 740 00:47:13,437 --> 00:47:15,521 There's still time. 741 00:47:15,896 --> 00:47:19,437 lf we control ourselves and behave like sensible human beings... 742 00:47:20,937 --> 00:47:22,812 there's still time. 743 00:47:25,396 --> 00:47:27,312 There's no time at all. 744 00:47:30,687 --> 00:47:32,812 -There's your train. -Yes. 745 00:47:34,146 --> 00:47:36,479 l'll come to the platform with you. 746 00:47:57,312 --> 00:47:59,687 No, Alec, not here. Someone will see. 747 00:48:00,187 --> 00:48:01,854 l love you so. 748 00:48:14,479 --> 00:48:16,645 Could we turn that down a bit, darling? 749 00:48:17,937 --> 00:48:19,437 Laura! 750 00:48:21,354 --> 00:48:24,937 -Yes, dear? -You were miles away. 751 00:48:25,979 --> 00:48:27,645 Was l? 752 00:48:27,812 --> 00:48:30,729 Why not turn it down? lt really is deafening. 753 00:48:30,895 --> 00:48:32,104 Of course. 754 00:48:41,187 --> 00:48:44,062 l shan't be long. Then we'll go to bed. 755 00:48:44,562 --> 00:48:46,229 You look a bit tired. 756 00:48:46,604 --> 00:48:48,395 Don't hurry. l'm perfectly happy. 757 00:48:57,437 --> 00:49:02,229 How can l say that, ''Don't hurry. l'm pertectly happy''? 758 00:49:03,937 --> 00:49:05,437 lf only it were true! 759 00:49:06,312 --> 00:49:09,145 Not that anyone is ever pertectly happy really... 760 00:49:09,895 --> 00:49:13,312 but to be contented, to be at peace. 761 00:49:15,145 --> 00:49:19,729 lt's a little while ago but it seems like ages since that train left. 762 00:49:21,020 --> 00:49:23,312 Taking him away into the darkness. 763 00:49:24,187 --> 00:49:25,687 l was happy then. 764 00:49:26,312 --> 00:49:29,895 As l went back through the subway, l was walking on air. 765 00:49:30,895 --> 00:49:34,562 When l got into the train. l didn't even pretend to read. 766 00:49:34,854 --> 00:49:37,812 l didn't care if people were looking. l had to think. 767 00:49:38,645 --> 00:49:42,020 l should've been wretched and ashamed. But l wasn't. 768 00:49:42,520 --> 00:49:44,937 l felt suddenly wildly happy... 769 00:49:45,479 --> 00:49:48,770 like a romantic schoolgirl, like a romantic fool. 770 00:49:49,770 --> 00:49:52,979 He said he loved me... 771 00:49:53,520 --> 00:49:57,979 and l said l loved him. And it was true. lt was true. 772 00:49:59,395 --> 00:50:02,062 l imagined being in his arms... 773 00:50:02,354 --> 00:50:05,604 being with him in glamourous circumstances. 774 00:50:05,770 --> 00:50:11,729 lt was an absurd schoolgirl fantasy, being wooed by one's dream man. 775 00:50:17,270 --> 00:50:20,104 l stared out of the window into the dark... 776 00:50:20,854 --> 00:50:24,104 and watched the dim trees and telegraph posts slip by... 777 00:50:25,020 --> 00:50:27,062 and through them l saw Alec and me. 778 00:50:29,562 --> 00:50:31,354 Alec and me. 779 00:50:31,687 --> 00:50:34,812 Perhaps a little younger, but just as much in love. 780 00:50:35,270 --> 00:50:37,187 And with nothing in the way. 781 00:50:42,187 --> 00:50:45,187 l saw us in Paris, in a box at the opera. 782 00:50:45,895 --> 00:50:47,854 The orchestra was tuning up. 783 00:50:52,479 --> 00:50:59,062 Then we were in Venice, in a gondola, with sound of mandolins. 784 00:50:59,979 --> 00:51:05,062 l saw us travelling far away. All the places l've always longed to go. 785 00:51:07,520 --> 00:51:11,228 l saw us on a ship looking at the sea and the stars... 786 00:51:13,478 --> 00:51:17,687 standing on a tropical beach in the moonlight, with palm tress sighing. 787 00:51:19,270 --> 00:51:24,103 Then the palm trees changed into those willows by the canal. 788 00:51:25,395 --> 00:51:27,770 All the silly dreams disappeared. 789 00:51:28,562 --> 00:51:31,728 l got out at Ketchworth and gave up my ticket... 790 00:51:32,478 --> 00:51:38,478 and walked home as usual, soberly, and without any wings at all. 791 00:51:39,437 --> 00:51:42,437 When l was getting ready for dinner, do you remember? 792 00:51:42,603 --> 00:51:44,478 You won't but l do. 793 00:51:45,312 --> 00:51:49,145 That was the first time l'd ever lied to you. 794 00:51:50,103 --> 00:51:56,853 lt started then, the shame of the whole thing, the guilt, the fear. 795 00:51:58,270 --> 00:52:01,062 -Good evening Mrs. Jesson. -Hello, dear. 796 00:52:02,395 --> 00:52:04,353 -Had a good day? -Yes, lovely. 797 00:52:05,937 --> 00:52:07,187 What did you do? 798 00:52:07,353 --> 00:52:10,020 l shopped and had lunch and went to the pictures. 799 00:52:10,187 --> 00:52:12,103 -All by yourself? -Yes... 800 00:52:12,687 --> 00:52:16,187 -No, not exactly. -What do you mean, not exactly. 801 00:52:17,228 --> 00:52:21,145 l went to the pictures by myself but l had lunch with Mary Norton. 802 00:52:21,437 --> 00:52:25,853 She couldn't come to the film. She had to see her in-laws just near Milford. 803 00:52:26,520 --> 00:52:29,103 l walked her to the bus and came home on my own. 804 00:52:29,270 --> 00:52:31,770 l haven't seen Mary Norton for ages. How's she looking? 805 00:52:32,020 --> 00:52:34,103 Very well. A little fatter. 806 00:52:34,395 --> 00:52:36,978 Hurry up with all this beautifying. l want my dinner. 807 00:52:37,395 --> 00:52:39,520 You go down. l won't be five minutes. 808 00:53:02,978 --> 00:53:05,270 Ketchworth 37, please. 809 00:53:14,187 --> 00:53:18,270 Hello. ls Mrs. Norton there, please? Yes. l'll hold on. 810 00:53:20,853 --> 00:53:23,103 -Hello. -Hello is that you. Mary? 811 00:53:23,270 --> 00:53:26,728 Laura! Fancy hearing from you. l thought you were dead. 812 00:53:27,812 --> 00:53:29,853 No, l haven't seen you for ages. 813 00:53:30,020 --> 00:53:34,728 Will you be a saint and back me up in the most appalling domestic lie? 814 00:53:34,895 --> 00:53:38,145 -As bad as all that? -My life depends on it. 815 00:53:38,562 --> 00:53:41,645 Today l went to Milford to do my shopping... 816 00:53:42,270 --> 00:53:45,687 with the intention of buying an expensive present for Fred. 817 00:53:46,478 --> 00:53:48,562 Robson's hadn't got what l wanted... 818 00:53:48,728 --> 00:53:52,145 one of those clocks with barometers and everything in one. 819 00:53:52,312 --> 00:53:57,228 But they had one at the Broadham branch so l went to get it. 820 00:53:57,645 --> 00:54:01,687 -Go on. -This is were the black lie comes in. 821 00:54:02,687 --> 00:54:07,645 Fred asked me about my day and l said you and l had lunch together.. 822 00:54:07,812 --> 00:54:10,687 then you'd gone to your in-laws' and l'd gone to the pictures. 823 00:54:10,853 --> 00:54:12,728 lf you run into him, don't let me down, will you? 824 00:54:12,895 --> 00:54:16,853 -But darling, of course not. -l'll do as much for you l promise. 825 00:54:17,020 --> 00:54:20,395 -Well let's really lunch one day. -Yes, that'd be lovely. 826 00:54:20,562 --> 00:54:25,145 -What about next Thursday? -No l can't. That's my Milford day. 827 00:54:25,312 --> 00:54:28,395 -What about Friday? -Fine better make it here. 828 00:54:28,562 --> 00:54:31,853 -All right, perfect. -You know what my cook's like? 829 00:54:32,145 --> 00:54:35,478 -lt'll have to be early. -Yes, all right. 830 00:54:35,645 --> 00:54:37,187 -Goodbye. -Goodbye. 831 00:54:51,811 --> 00:54:53,311 That week was misery. 832 00:54:55,478 --> 00:54:58,103 l was in a sort of trance. 833 00:55:00,145 --> 00:55:03,770 How odd you didn't notice you were living with a stranger in the house. 834 00:55:06,728 --> 00:55:08,561 Thursday came at last. 835 00:55:09,186 --> 00:55:11,978 l'd arranged to meet Alec outside the hospital at 1 2:30. 836 00:55:19,645 --> 00:55:21,520 -Hello. -Hello. 837 00:55:21,895 --> 00:55:25,520 l thought you wouldn't come. l've been thinking all week you wouldn't. 838 00:55:26,228 --> 00:55:28,853 l didn't mean to really, but here l am. 839 00:55:35,061 --> 00:55:37,978 l hadn't been in the Royal since Violet's wedding reception. 840 00:55:38,395 --> 00:55:40,145 lt all seemed very grand. 841 00:55:40,561 --> 00:55:45,561 He ordered a bottle of champagne and said we were only middle-aged once! 842 00:55:45,728 --> 00:55:48,728 We were very gay during lunch and talked about quite ordinary things. 843 00:55:48,936 --> 00:55:52,978 He was charming. You'd have liked him if things had been different. 844 00:55:53,936 --> 00:55:56,270 As we were going out he said he had a surprise for me... 845 00:55:56,436 --> 00:55:59,686 and that if l'd wait in the lounge he'd show me what it was. 846 00:56:00,020 --> 00:56:05,020 He ran down the steps like an excited schoolboy, not a respectable doctor. 847 00:56:07,186 --> 00:56:10,645 Suddenly out of the dining room came Mary Norton and her rich cousin. 848 00:56:11,436 --> 00:56:15,186 They must've seen Alec and me, the champagne and everything. 849 00:56:16,478 --> 00:56:19,020 Laura! lt was you after all. 850 00:56:19,186 --> 00:56:20,353 Hermione said it was... 851 00:56:20,520 --> 00:56:24,228 l'm so short-sighted. l peered but couldn't be sure. 852 00:56:24,395 --> 00:56:27,436 l never saw you at all. How awful. l expect it was the champagne. 853 00:56:27,728 --> 00:56:30,978 l'm not used to champagne for lunch or dinner... 854 00:56:31,145 --> 00:56:33,978 -but Alec insisted. -Alec? Alec who, dear? 855 00:56:34,228 --> 00:56:37,936 Alec Harvey, of course. You remember the Harveys. l've known them years. 856 00:56:38,103 --> 00:56:40,770 -No l don't think... -He'll be back. 857 00:56:40,936 --> 00:56:42,936 You'll recognise him when you peer closely. 858 00:56:43,145 --> 00:56:46,478 -He looks charming, very attentive. -He's a dear. 859 00:56:46,645 --> 00:56:49,020 One of the nicest people in the world and a wonderful doctor. 860 00:56:51,936 --> 00:56:55,478 -Alec, do you remember Mrs. Norton? -l'm afraid l don't. 861 00:56:55,645 --> 00:57:00,103 lt's no use Laura. We've never seen each other before. l'm sure. 862 00:57:00,270 --> 00:57:04,520 How absurd. l'm sure he and Madeleine were at that dinner before Christmas. 863 00:57:05,228 --> 00:57:07,770 -Alec, this is Mrs. Rolandson. -How do you do? 864 00:57:07,936 --> 00:57:09,436 -Horrid weather, isn't it? -Yes. 865 00:57:09,603 --> 00:57:12,520 Of course, one can't expect spring at this time of the year. 866 00:57:16,145 --> 00:57:20,936 We must be going. l'm taking Harmione to see the in-laws, as moral support. 867 00:57:21,103 --> 00:57:22,603 -Goodbye, Doctor Harvey. -Goodbye. 868 00:57:22,770 --> 00:57:26,353 Goodbye, my dear. l do envy you your champagne. 869 00:57:26,853 --> 00:57:28,520 -Goodbye. -Goodbye. 870 00:57:33,811 --> 00:57:35,936 -That was awful. -Never mind. 871 00:57:36,103 --> 00:57:38,353 They'd watched us all through lunch. 872 00:57:38,645 --> 00:57:41,395 Forget it. Come out and look at the surprise. 873 00:57:42,561 --> 00:57:45,186 At the foot of the steps was a litle two-seater car. 874 00:57:45,770 --> 00:57:48,436 Alec had borrowed it from Stephen Lynn for the afternoon. 875 00:57:49,145 --> 00:57:51,936 l tried hard to look pleased but it wasn't any good. 876 00:57:52,561 --> 00:57:55,811 l kept thinking of those two laughing and talking... 877 00:57:56,603 --> 00:57:59,603 Laughing and talking. l couldn't get them out of my mind. 878 00:58:01,228 --> 00:58:04,770 When we were out in the country, a few miles beyond Brayfield... 879 00:58:05,311 --> 00:58:07,811 we stopped the car outside a village and got out. 880 00:58:08,561 --> 00:58:10,478 There was a bridge and a stream. 881 00:58:10,894 --> 00:58:14,269 The sun was making an effort to come out but not succeeding. 882 00:58:15,186 --> 00:58:18,561 We leaned on the parapet and looked down into the water. 883 00:58:18,978 --> 00:58:21,228 l shivered and Alec put his asm around me. 884 00:58:21,644 --> 00:58:24,144 -Cold? -No, not really. 885 00:58:24,394 --> 00:58:25,894 Happy? 886 00:58:28,936 --> 00:58:30,561 No, not really. 887 00:58:32,103 --> 00:58:34,561 l know exactly what you're going to say. 888 00:58:35,228 --> 00:58:36,853 That it isn't worth it... 889 00:58:37,853 --> 00:58:42,478 the lying outweighs the happiness we might have together. 890 00:58:42,811 --> 00:58:44,103 lsn't that it? 891 00:58:45,269 --> 00:58:46,894 Something like that. 892 00:58:50,644 --> 00:58:53,811 l want to ask you something, just to reassure myself. 893 00:58:54,228 --> 00:58:55,478 What? 894 00:58:56,811 --> 00:58:58,644 lt is true for you isn't it? 895 00:58:59,228 --> 00:59:03,228 This overwhelming feeling. ls a true for you as it is for me? 896 00:59:04,853 --> 00:59:06,269 lt's true. 897 00:59:13,228 --> 00:59:15,728 We must have stayed on that bridge for a long time... 898 00:59:16,936 --> 00:59:20,186 because when we got back to Stephen Lynn's it was getting dark. 899 00:59:22,019 --> 00:59:24,728 l felt as if l was on the edge of a precipice. 900 00:59:25,186 --> 00:59:26,978 l think Alec felt that, too. 901 00:59:27,436 --> 00:59:30,269 We both knew how desperately we loved each other. 902 00:59:33,394 --> 00:59:36,394 Alec had to leave the keys in Stephen Lynn's flat... 903 00:59:36,603 --> 00:59:38,436 and suggested l came up with him. 904 00:59:38,728 --> 00:59:40,769 l refused rather too vehemently. 905 00:59:41,103 --> 00:59:44,811 Alec reminded me that Stephen wasn't coming back till late, but l refused. 906 00:59:55,061 --> 00:59:57,644 l'm going back. l'm going to miss my train. 907 00:59:58,728 --> 01:00:00,644 -Back where? -To Stephen's flat. 908 01:00:01,686 --> 01:00:03,019 Oh Alec. 909 01:00:17,811 --> 01:00:21,353 l must go home, l really must go. 910 01:00:43,019 --> 01:00:44,603 A cup of tea please. 911 01:00:54,019 --> 01:00:56,478 -Good afternoon. -Afternoon lady. 912 01:00:56,644 --> 01:00:59,269 -Couple of whiskies please. -Very sorry. lt's out of hours. 913 01:00:59,436 --> 01:01:02,478 Sneak us a couple under them old sandwiches. 914 01:01:02,644 --> 01:01:05,228 Them sandwiches are fresh and l'll do no such thing. 915 01:01:05,394 --> 01:01:06,894 Come on, be a sport. 916 01:01:07,103 --> 01:01:09,353 You can have as much as you want after 6 o'clock. 917 01:01:09,519 --> 01:01:12,103 My throat's like a parrot cage. Listen. 918 01:01:13,394 --> 01:01:17,769 My license doesn't permit me to serve alcohol out of hours. That's final! 919 01:01:17,936 --> 01:01:19,686 You wouldn't want to get me into trouble, would you? 920 01:01:19,853 --> 01:01:23,478 Just give us the chance. That's all we ask. 921 01:01:26,228 --> 01:01:27,353 Beryl! 922 01:01:28,603 --> 01:01:32,353 Ask Mr. Godby to come for a moment will you? 923 01:01:32,519 --> 01:01:34,769 -Who's he when he's at home? -You'll soon see... 924 01:01:34,936 --> 01:01:37,686 -Come in here, cheeking me... -Come of it, mother, be a pal. 925 01:01:37,853 --> 01:01:39,769 You saucy upstart. 926 01:01:39,936 --> 01:01:44,186 -Who are you calling an upstart? -You. Get out of here double quick... 927 01:01:44,352 --> 01:01:46,727 disturbing the customers and making a nuisance of yourselves. 928 01:01:46,977 --> 01:01:50,061 -Where's the fire? Where's the fire? -What's going on in here? 929 01:01:50,227 --> 01:01:52,394 Mr. Godby, these gentlemen are annoying me. 930 01:01:52,561 --> 01:01:56,477 -We haven't done nothing, have we? -Just asked for a couple of drinks. 931 01:01:57,061 --> 01:02:00,644 -They insulted me, Mr. Godby. -We never did anything of the kind. 932 01:02:00,894 --> 01:02:03,019 -Just having a little joke. -Hop it. Both of you. 933 01:02:03,186 --> 01:02:06,436 -We've got a right to stay here. -You heard what l said. Hop it. 934 01:02:06,602 --> 01:02:09,227 ls this a free country or a Sunday school? 935 01:02:09,394 --> 01:02:12,811 l checked your warrant. Your train's in 1 minute, platform 2. Hop it! 936 01:02:12,977 --> 01:02:15,644 -Now, look here. -Come on Johnnie. 937 01:02:15,811 --> 01:02:19,186 -Don't argue with the poor basket. -Hop it. 938 01:02:23,852 --> 01:02:25,061 Cheerio Mother. 939 01:02:26,852 --> 01:02:29,936 And if them sandwiches are fresh, you're Shirley Temple. 940 01:02:32,686 --> 01:02:35,811 -Thank you, Albert. -What a nerve, talking like that. 941 01:02:35,977 --> 01:02:39,811 Be quiet, Beryl. Poor me out a nip of three star. l'm quite upset. 942 01:02:39,977 --> 01:02:43,852 -l'll get back to the gate. -l'll be seeing you later, Albert. 943 01:02:44,019 --> 01:02:45,269 Okay! 944 01:02:51,102 --> 01:02:57,061 The train now arriving at Platform 3 is the 5:43 for Ketchworth. 945 01:03:01,019 --> 01:03:04,144 -l really must go. -l'm going back to the flat. 946 01:03:04,644 --> 01:03:07,352 l must go home. l really must go home. 947 01:03:07,519 --> 01:03:09,477 l'm going back to the flat. 948 01:03:12,311 --> 01:03:13,811 l'm going home. 949 01:03:37,602 --> 01:03:39,227 Excuse me, l've forgotten something. 950 01:04:45,311 --> 01:04:46,644 Darling! 951 01:04:53,727 --> 01:04:55,186 lt's raining. 952 01:04:56,394 --> 01:04:58,769 lt started just as l turned out of High street. 953 01:04:58,936 --> 01:05:01,269 You had no umbrella and your coat's wet. 954 01:05:01,727 --> 01:05:04,061 You mustn't catch cold. That would never do. 955 01:05:08,352 --> 01:05:10,185 l look an absolute fright. 956 01:05:10,394 --> 01:05:12,685 -Let me put that down. -Thank you. 957 01:05:15,852 --> 01:05:18,269 l hope the fire will perk up. 958 01:05:19,435 --> 01:05:23,019 -l expect the wood was damp. -Yes, l expect it was. 959 01:05:25,894 --> 01:05:27,352 Do sit down, darling. 960 01:05:34,102 --> 01:05:36,852 l got into the train and got out again. Wasn't it idiotic? 961 01:05:37,477 --> 01:05:39,394 We're both very foolish. 962 01:05:45,352 --> 01:05:49,935 -Alec, l can't stay. Really. -Just a little while, a little while. 963 01:05:53,144 --> 01:05:54,519 Quickly. Quickly. l must go. 964 01:05:54,685 --> 01:05:57,810 Here, through the kitchen. There's a tradesman's staircase. 965 01:06:07,977 --> 01:06:10,352 -ls that you, Alec? -Yes. 966 01:06:14,560 --> 01:06:16,644 -You're back early. -Yes, l felt a cold coming on... 967 01:06:16,810 --> 01:06:18,810 so l denied myself the pleasure... 968 01:06:18,977 --> 01:06:22,602 of dining with Roger Hinchly and decided to come back. 969 01:06:23,269 --> 01:06:25,685 lnflamed membranes are unsympathetic to a dialectic... 970 01:06:26,227 --> 01:06:30,560 -What will you do about food? -l can ring down to the restaurant. 971 01:06:31,102 --> 01:06:33,477 We live in a modern age and this is a service flat. 972 01:06:33,644 --> 01:06:37,769 -Yes, of course. -lt caters for all tastes. 973 01:06:43,810 --> 01:06:46,644 You've hidden depths l never suspected. 974 01:06:46,810 --> 01:06:50,144 -Look here, Stephen, l... -No explanations or apologies. 975 01:06:50,477 --> 01:06:53,852 l should apologise for returning so inopportunely. 976 01:06:54,185 --> 01:06:57,310 lt's quite obvious you were interviewing a patient privately. 977 01:06:57,769 --> 01:07:02,310 Woman are frequently rather neurotic creatures. Hospitals upset them. 978 01:07:02,727 --> 01:07:06,810 From the undignified scuffling l heard... 979 01:07:06,977 --> 01:07:09,935 l gather she beat a hasty retreat down the backstairs. 980 01:07:10,144 --> 01:07:13,685 l'm surprised at the farcical streak in your nature, Alec. 981 01:07:13,852 --> 01:07:17,685 Such carryings on are unnecessary. We've been friends for years... 982 01:07:17,935 --> 01:07:20,060 and l'm the most broad-minded of men. 983 01:07:20,394 --> 01:07:26,310 l'm really sorry. l'm sure that the situation must seem vulgar to you. 984 01:07:26,894 --> 01:07:28,769 Actually it isn't in the least. 985 01:07:29,019 --> 01:07:32,935 You're right. Explanations are unnecessary between old friends. 986 01:07:33,519 --> 01:07:35,560 l must go now. l'll collect my coat. Goodbye. 987 01:07:35,727 --> 01:07:41,352 Could you give me my latchkey? l only have 2 and l'm afraid of losing them. 988 01:07:44,144 --> 01:07:48,269 -You're very angry, aren't you? -No. Not angry. Just disappointed. 989 01:08:13,935 --> 01:08:16,227 l ran until l couldn't any longer. 990 01:08:16,560 --> 01:08:21,185 l leant against a lamp post to get my breath in a side road... 991 01:08:21,352 --> 01:08:24,602 l knew it was stupid to run but l couldn't help myself. 992 01:08:25,310 --> 01:08:30,102 l felt humiliated and defeated and so dreadfully ashamed. 993 01:08:32,519 --> 01:08:35,060 After a moment or two l pulled myself together... 994 01:08:36,269 --> 01:08:38,685 and walked towards the station. 995 01:08:39,060 --> 01:08:41,310 lt was still raining but not very much. 996 01:08:41,768 --> 01:08:44,102 l realised that l couldn't go home. 997 01:08:44,268 --> 01:08:47,810 Not until l regained control and had time to think. 998 01:08:47,977 --> 01:08:50,393 Then l thought of you waiting and dinner being spoilt. 999 01:08:50,560 --> 01:08:54,185 So l went found a tobacconist and telephoned you. 1000 01:08:55,685 --> 01:08:57,227 Do you remember? 1001 01:09:21,518 --> 01:09:25,018 Hello Fred, is that you? Yes. lt's me, Laura. 1002 01:09:26,310 --> 01:09:29,268 Yes, everything's all right, but l shan't be home to dinner. 1003 01:09:30,185 --> 01:09:31,893 l'm with Miss Lewis. 1004 01:09:32,060 --> 01:09:35,477 Miss Lewis, the librarian l've told you about at Boots. 1005 01:09:36,185 --> 01:09:39,893 l can't explain because she's outside the box now. 1006 01:09:40,602 --> 01:09:44,268 l met her a little while ago in a terrible state. 1007 01:09:44,685 --> 01:09:48,310 Her mother's ill and l've promised to stay until the doctor comes. 1008 01:09:50,018 --> 01:09:53,852 Yes, but she's always been kind to me and l feel so sorry for her. 1009 01:09:54,935 --> 01:09:57,685 No, l'll get a sandwich. Ask Ethel to leave me some soup... 1010 01:09:57,852 --> 01:09:59,727 in a saucepan in the kitchen. 1011 01:10:01,185 --> 01:10:03,102 Yes, of course, as soon as l can. 1012 01:10:04,560 --> 01:10:06,102 All right. Goodbye. 1013 01:10:07,518 --> 01:10:11,018 lt's awfully easy to lie, when you know you are trusted implicitly. 1014 01:10:11,435 --> 01:10:14,643 So very easy, and so very degrading. 1015 01:10:15,643 --> 01:10:17,852 l started walking without purpose. 1016 01:10:18,018 --> 01:10:20,560 l turned out of the High street almost immediately. 1017 01:10:21,060 --> 01:10:23,268 l was terrified that l might run into Alec. 1018 01:10:23,977 --> 01:10:26,852 l was sure he'd come after me. 1019 01:10:28,018 --> 01:10:31,768 l walked for a long while. Finally, l found myself at the war memorial. 1020 01:10:31,935 --> 01:10:34,102 Right at the other side of town. 1021 01:10:34,727 --> 01:10:37,727 lt had stopped raining and l felt stiflingly hot... 1022 01:10:38,477 --> 01:10:40,727 so l sat down on one of the seats. 1023 01:10:41,643 --> 01:10:43,435 There was nobody about and l lit a cigarette. 1024 01:10:43,602 --> 01:10:46,643 l know how you disapprove of women smoking in the street. 1025 01:10:46,810 --> 01:10:51,810 l do too, but l thought it might help calm my nerves. 1026 01:10:52,393 --> 01:10:55,560 l sat there for ages. l don't know how long. 1027 01:10:56,643 --> 01:10:59,602 Then l noticed a policeman. 1028 01:11:00,685 --> 01:11:03,018 He was looking at me rather suspiciously. 1029 01:11:04,268 --> 01:11:06,018 Presently he came up to me. 1030 01:11:07,268 --> 01:11:09,935 -Feeling all right, Miss? -Yes, thank you. 1031 01:11:10,768 --> 01:11:14,768 -Waiting for someone? -No, l'm not waiting for anybody. 1032 01:11:14,935 --> 01:11:18,602 Don't go and catch cold. lt's a damp night. 1033 01:11:19,060 --> 01:11:21,227 l'm going now. l've got to catch a train. 1034 01:11:21,435 --> 01:11:23,518 You sure you feel quite all right? 1035 01:11:23,685 --> 01:11:28,060 -Quite, Thank you. Good night. -Good night, Miss. 1036 01:11:29,060 --> 01:11:33,310 l walked away trying to look casual, knowing he was watching me. 1037 01:11:33,477 --> 01:11:35,268 l felt like a criminal. 1038 01:11:35,810 --> 01:11:38,602 l walked rather quickly back towards High street. 1039 01:11:39,685 --> 01:11:43,643 l got to the station fifteen minutes before the last train to Ketchworth. 1040 01:11:43,810 --> 01:11:46,893 l realised that l'd been wandering for over 3 hours.. 1041 01:11:47,352 --> 01:11:49,643 but it didn't seem any time at all. 1042 01:11:50,268 --> 01:11:52,018 Sten, you are awful! 1043 01:11:52,768 --> 01:11:54,893 -See you in the yard. -All right. 1044 01:11:58,060 --> 01:12:00,977 -l'd like a glass of brandy, please. -We're just closing. 1045 01:12:01,227 --> 01:12:03,060 Yes, l can see, but you're not quite closed. 1046 01:12:03,227 --> 01:12:05,352 -Three Star? -That'll do. 1047 01:12:10,601 --> 01:12:13,018 Have you got a piece of paper and an envelope? 1048 01:12:13,185 --> 01:12:17,018 -You'll get that at the bookstall. -The bookstall's closed. 1049 01:12:17,351 --> 01:12:20,060 Please, it's important. l'd be much obliged. 1050 01:12:20,226 --> 01:12:22,310 All right. Just a minute. 1051 01:12:39,101 --> 01:12:41,768 -Thank you very much. -We close in a few minutes. 1052 01:12:41,935 --> 01:12:43,185 Yes, l know. 1053 01:13:16,351 --> 01:13:17,851 l've been looking for you everywhere. 1054 01:13:18,018 --> 01:13:20,768 -Please go away. -l've watched every train. 1055 01:13:20,935 --> 01:13:23,810 -l can't leave you like this. -You must. lt's better, really. 1056 01:13:24,393 --> 01:13:27,601 You're being dreadfully cruel. lt was an accident he came back. 1057 01:13:28,185 --> 01:13:30,893 He doesn't know you. l suppose he laughed and you... 1058 01:13:31,435 --> 01:13:33,018 spoke of me as men of the world. 1059 01:13:33,185 --> 01:13:35,935 We didn't speak of you but of some nameless creature. 1060 01:13:36,101 --> 01:13:39,143 Why didn't you tell him? That we were cheap and low and... 1061 01:13:39,310 --> 01:13:42,226 Stop it. Pull yourself together. lt's nothing of the sort. 1062 01:13:43,185 --> 01:13:44,935 We know we love each other. 1063 01:13:45,101 --> 01:13:48,435 -That's all that matters. -lt isn't all that matters... 1064 01:13:48,601 --> 01:13:51,643 self respect matters and decency. l can't go on any longer. 1065 01:13:54,518 --> 01:13:57,643 Could you really say goodbye and never see me again? 1066 01:13:59,768 --> 01:14:01,518 Yes, if you'd help me. 1067 01:14:11,976 --> 01:14:16,185 l love you Laura. l shall love you always until the end of my life. 1068 01:14:18,768 --> 01:14:20,976 l can't look at you now because l know something. 1069 01:14:22,351 --> 01:14:24,476 This is the beginning of the end. 1070 01:14:24,643 --> 01:14:27,726 Not the end of my loving you, but the end of our being together. 1071 01:14:28,768 --> 01:14:31,185 But please, not quite yet. 1072 01:14:33,351 --> 01:14:35,226 Very well, not quite yet. 1073 01:14:36,185 --> 01:14:40,018 l know how you feel about this evening, about the sordidness of it. 1074 01:14:41,018 --> 01:14:45,101 l know about the strain of our different lives, our lives apart. 1075 01:14:46,143 --> 01:14:49,143 The feeling of guilt is too strong. 1076 01:14:50,518 --> 01:14:53,185 Too great a price to pay for the happiness we'd have together. 1077 01:14:55,560 --> 01:14:58,726 l know all this because it's the same for me, too. 1078 01:15:01,810 --> 01:15:03,726 You can look at me now. l'm all right. 1079 01:15:09,893 --> 01:15:13,351 Let's be very careful. Let's prepare ourselves. 1080 01:15:14,560 --> 01:15:18,143 A sudden break now, however admirable, would be too cruel. 1081 01:15:18,518 --> 01:15:21,560 We can't do such violence to our hearts and minds. 1082 01:15:22,518 --> 01:15:23,893 Very well. 1083 01:15:26,976 --> 01:15:29,935 -l'm going away. -l see. 1084 01:15:30,101 --> 01:15:32,518 -But not quite yet. -Please, not quite yet. 1085 01:15:35,643 --> 01:15:38,268 -That's the 1 0:1 0. lt's closing time. -ls it? 1086 01:15:38,435 --> 01:15:40,684 -l shall have to lock up. -All right. 1087 01:15:53,184 --> 01:15:56,309 -Promise me something. -What is it? 1088 01:15:56,726 --> 01:15:58,976 That however unhappy you are... 1089 01:15:59,434 --> 01:16:03,101 however much you think, you'll meet me again next Thursday. 1090 01:16:03,434 --> 01:16:06,309 -Where? -Outside the hospital. 1 2:30. 1091 01:16:07,268 --> 01:16:10,268 -All right, l promise. -l've got to talk to you, to explain. 1092 01:16:10,434 --> 01:16:12,268 -About going away? -Yes. 1093 01:16:12,476 --> 01:16:15,518 Where will you go? You can't give up your practice. 1094 01:16:16,684 --> 01:16:19,434 l've had a job offer. l wasn't going to tell you. 1095 01:16:19,726 --> 01:16:23,268 l wasn't going to take it, but it's the only way out. 1096 01:16:23,768 --> 01:16:27,101 -Where? -A long way away. Johannesburg. 1097 01:16:28,768 --> 01:16:30,101 Alec... 1098 01:16:30,434 --> 01:16:33,976 My brother's there. They're opening a new hospital. They want me. 1099 01:16:35,851 --> 01:16:39,226 lt's a fine opportunity. l'll take Madeleine and the boys. 1100 01:16:40,184 --> 01:16:43,268 lt's been torturing me, having to decide one way or another. 1101 01:16:43,809 --> 01:16:46,309 l haven't told anybody, not even Madeleine. 1102 01:16:47,351 --> 01:16:49,559 l couldn't bear the thought of leaving you... 1103 01:16:50,809 --> 01:16:53,476 but now l see, it's got to happen soon anyway. 1104 01:16:55,309 --> 01:16:56,934 lt's almost happening already. 1105 01:17:06,393 --> 01:17:07,851 When will you go? 1106 01:17:09,393 --> 01:17:12,976 Almost immediately. ln about two weeks time. 1107 01:17:14,434 --> 01:17:16,101 Quite near isn't it. 1108 01:17:16,726 --> 01:17:18,934 Do you want me to stay? Do you want me to turn down the offer? 1109 01:17:19,101 --> 01:17:20,893 Don't be foolish, Alec. 1110 01:17:21,601 --> 01:17:25,934 -l'll do whatever you say. -That's unkind of you. 1111 01:17:26,101 --> 01:17:31,143 The train for Ketchworth is now arriving at Platform 3. 1112 01:17:47,809 --> 01:17:49,768 You're not angry with me, are you? 1113 01:17:50,101 --> 01:17:54,434 No, l'm not angry. l don't think l'm anything. l just feel tired. 1114 01:17:54,768 --> 01:17:57,934 -Forgive me. -Forgive you for what? 1115 01:17:58,601 --> 01:18:00,184 For everything. 1116 01:18:00,351 --> 01:18:02,059 For meeting you... 1117 01:18:02,726 --> 01:18:04,809 for taking the grit out of your eye... 1118 01:18:05,559 --> 01:18:06,934 for loving you... 1119 01:18:07,101 --> 01:18:09,059 for bringing you so much misery. 1120 01:18:11,643 --> 01:18:13,684 l'll forgive you, if you'll forgive me. 1121 01:18:22,518 --> 01:18:23,851 Thursday! 1122 01:18:26,309 --> 01:18:28,101 All that was a week ago. 1123 01:18:28,434 --> 01:18:31,893 lt's hardly credible it should be so short a time. 1124 01:18:33,059 --> 01:18:35,143 Today was our last day together. 1125 01:18:35,309 --> 01:18:37,934 Our very last together in all our lives. 1126 01:18:38,643 --> 01:18:41,643 l met him outside the hospital at 1 2:30. 1127 01:18:42,226 --> 01:18:44,059 1 2:30 this morning. 1128 01:18:45,559 --> 01:18:47,268 That was only this morning. 1129 01:18:47,851 --> 01:18:50,934 We drove into the country again, but this time he hired a car. 1130 01:18:51,309 --> 01:18:53,809 l lit cigarettes for him as we went along. 1131 01:18:54,101 --> 01:18:58,684 We didn't talk much. l felt numbed and hardly alive at all. 1132 01:18:59,393 --> 01:19:00,893 We had lunch in a village pub. 1133 01:19:03,518 --> 01:19:06,351 Afterwards we went to the same bridge over the stream... 1134 01:19:07,143 --> 01:19:09,184 the bridge that we had been to before. 1135 01:19:11,517 --> 01:19:14,351 Those last few hours went by so quickly. 1136 01:19:25,601 --> 01:19:28,434 As we walked through the station l remember thinking... 1137 01:19:29,476 --> 01:19:31,601 ''This is the last time with Alec. 1138 01:19:32,851 --> 01:19:35,267 l'll see it all again but without Alec. '' 1139 01:19:36,559 --> 01:19:38,434 l tried not to think it... 1140 01:19:39,184 --> 01:19:41,851 not to let it spoil our last moments together. 1141 01:20:07,851 --> 01:20:11,434 -Are you all right, darling? -Yes, l'm all right. 1142 01:20:13,017 --> 01:20:15,392 l wish l could think of something to say. 1143 01:20:16,684 --> 01:20:18,392 lt doesn't matter, not saying anything. 1144 01:20:18,559 --> 01:20:22,351 -l'll miss my train and wait for yours. -l'd rather come to your platform. 1145 01:20:22,517 --> 01:20:23,892 Very well. 1146 01:20:27,101 --> 01:20:29,434 Do you think we'll ever see each other again? 1147 01:20:30,601 --> 01:20:33,351 l don't know. Not for years anyway. 1148 01:20:34,767 --> 01:20:36,809 The children will be grown up. 1149 01:20:37,934 --> 01:20:40,101 l wonder if they'll ever meet and know each other. 1150 01:20:40,267 --> 01:20:42,517 Couldn't l write to you? 1151 01:20:42,934 --> 01:20:46,934 -No, Alec, please. We promised. -All right, dear. 1152 01:20:47,559 --> 01:20:53,267 l do love you so much. l love you with all my heart and soul. 1153 01:20:55,976 --> 01:20:57,892 l want to die. 1154 01:20:59,309 --> 01:21:01,142 lf only l could die. 1155 01:21:01,309 --> 01:21:05,017 lf you died you'd forget me. l want to be remembered. 1156 01:21:06,392 --> 01:21:08,226 Yes l know. l do too. 1157 01:21:12,642 --> 01:21:16,892 -We've still got a few minutes. -Laura! What a lovely surprise. 1158 01:21:17,142 --> 01:21:21,434 l've been shopping till l'm dropping. My throat's parched. 1159 01:21:21,601 --> 01:21:25,892 l'd have had tea in Spindle's but didn't want to miss the train. Dear! 1160 01:21:26,059 --> 01:21:28,101 -This is Doctor Harvey. -How do you do. 1161 01:21:28,267 --> 01:21:33,184 Get me my cup of tea would you? l can't drag my bones to the counter. 1162 01:21:33,351 --> 01:21:34,517 No please... 1163 01:21:34,684 --> 01:21:38,184 lt was cruel of fate to be against us right up to the last minute. 1164 01:21:38,392 --> 01:21:42,726 Dolly Messiter. Poor, well-meaning irritating Dolly Messiter. 1165 01:21:43,017 --> 01:21:46,184 Crashing into those last precious minutes we had together. 1166 01:21:47,142 --> 01:21:51,809 She chattered and fussed, but l didn't hear. l felt dazed. 1167 01:21:51,976 --> 01:21:54,142 -Oh dear. No sugar. -lt's in the spoon. 1168 01:21:54,309 --> 01:21:58,142 Alec behaved so beautifully... with such pertect politeness. 1169 01:21:58,309 --> 01:22:00,559 Noone could've guessed what he was really feeling. 1170 01:22:01,559 --> 01:22:02,892 And then... 1171 01:22:04,809 --> 01:22:06,684 -There's your train. -Yes, l know. 1172 01:22:06,976 --> 01:22:09,517 -Aren't you coming with us? -No, l go in the opposite direction. 1173 01:22:09,684 --> 01:22:11,434 -My practice is in Churley. -l see. 1174 01:22:11,601 --> 01:22:14,976 -l'm a general practitioner. -Dr. Harvey's going to Africa. 1175 01:22:15,142 --> 01:22:16,601 How thrilling. 1176 01:22:16,892 --> 01:22:24,684 The train on Platform 4 is the 5.40 for Churley, and Langdon. 1177 01:22:24,851 --> 01:22:26,059 -l must go. -Yes. 1178 01:22:26,226 --> 01:22:27,934 -Goodbye. -Goodbye. 1179 01:22:32,809 --> 01:22:35,642 l felt the touch of his hand for a moment... 1180 01:22:36,601 --> 01:22:38,350 and then he walked away... 1181 01:22:40,059 --> 01:22:42,267 away out of my life forever. 1182 01:22:43,350 --> 01:22:45,100 He's got to get to the other platform. 1183 01:22:45,267 --> 01:22:48,517 Talking of missing trains reminds me of the bridge at Broadham junction. 1184 01:22:48,684 --> 01:22:51,309 Dolly went on talking, but l wasn't listening. 1185 01:22:53,100 --> 01:22:55,684 l was listening for the sound of his train. 1186 01:22:57,892 --> 01:22:59,142 Then it did. 1187 01:23:01,350 --> 01:23:03,309 l said to myself: ''He didn't go. 1188 01:23:04,059 --> 01:23:06,600 His courage failed and he couldn't go. 1189 01:23:07,600 --> 01:23:11,309 He'll come back into the room pretending he's forgotten something. '' 1190 01:23:11,809 --> 01:23:13,642 l prayed for that. 1191 01:23:13,975 --> 01:23:16,434 Just so l could see him for an instant. 1192 01:23:20,059 --> 01:23:22,309 But the minutes went by. 1193 01:23:23,975 --> 01:23:27,350 ls that the train? ls that the Ketchwork train? 1194 01:23:27,517 --> 01:23:29,559 -No, it's the express. -The boat train. 1195 01:23:29,725 --> 01:23:31,559 That doesn't stop, does it? 1196 01:23:32,059 --> 01:23:34,725 -l want some chocolate, please. -Milk or plain? 1197 01:24:04,225 --> 01:24:07,225 l meant to do it, Fred. l really meant to do it. 1198 01:24:08,350 --> 01:24:10,434 l stood there trembling, right on the edge. 1199 01:24:12,767 --> 01:24:14,225 But l couldn't. 1200 01:24:15,225 --> 01:24:16,642 l wasn't brave enough. 1201 01:24:18,434 --> 01:24:22,725 l'd like to say it was you and the children prevented me, but it wasn't. 1202 01:24:24,600 --> 01:24:26,559 l had no thoughts at all. 1203 01:24:27,975 --> 01:24:31,184 Only an overwhelming desire not to feel anything ever again... 1204 01:24:32,892 --> 01:24:34,850 not to be unhappy anymore. 1205 01:24:35,350 --> 01:24:36,892 l turned... 1206 01:24:38,934 --> 01:24:41,100 and went back in the Refreshment Room. 1207 01:24:48,517 --> 01:24:50,642 That's when l nearly fainted. 1208 01:25:30,267 --> 01:25:31,434 Laura. 1209 01:25:34,392 --> 01:25:35,559 Yes, dear. 1210 01:25:36,142 --> 01:25:37,934 Whatever your dream was... 1211 01:25:38,184 --> 01:25:40,559 it wasn't a very happy one, was it? 1212 01:25:43,309 --> 01:25:44,600 No. 1213 01:25:45,225 --> 01:25:47,559 ls there anything l can do to help? 1214 01:25:50,475 --> 01:25:52,475 Yes, Fred. You always help. 1215 01:25:52,934 --> 01:25:54,975 You've been a long way away. 1216 01:25:58,975 --> 01:26:01,059 Thank you for coming back to me. 99543