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[SNORING]

I WAS JUST GOING TO WAKE YOU.

BROUGHT SOME COFFEE UP FROM DOWNSTAIRS. NICE AND HOT.

AFRAID I MIGHT WEAKEN IF I WENT ACROSS THE STREET TO THE HOTEL?

OF COURSE NOT.

YOU SURE? THAT MRS. INGALLS MAKES THE BEST HOT BISCUITS.

IF YOU WANT BISCUITS, GO THERE AND EAT THEM.

I WAS ONLY FOOLING.

I KNOW. I'M SORRY.

DRINK YOUR COFFEE WHILE IT'S HOT.

WHERE'S AMELIA?

SHE'S STARTING THAT LIVERY SCHOOL TODAY.

THAT'S WHY I GOT UP SO EARLY.

I KNOW, BUT IT DOESN'T START TILL 8:00.

I WAS GOING TO WALK WITH HER ON MY WAY TO WORK.

SHE'S JUST ANXIOUS, I GUESS--

HER FIRST CHANCE TO MEET SOME CHILDREN

SINCE SHE'S BEEN IN THE CITY.

THE CITY'S FILLED WITH CHILDREN.

THEY PLAY IN THE STREETS ALL THE TIME.

SHE SHOULD HAVE INVITED THEM OVER.

YEAH, I SUPPOSE, BUT...

SHE'S SHY.

IT'S NOT EASY FOR HER--

ONLY TWO WEEKS HERE AND SO MANY PEOPLE.

SHE WASN'T TOO SHY TO GO TO SCHOOL BY HERSELF, WAS SHE?

WELL, THE COFFEE WAS GOOD,

BUT I'M SO FULL, I COULDN'T SWALLOW ANOTHER DROP.

LOOK. TWO WEEKS AGO, THESE WERE TIGHT.

A LITTLE BETTER.

A LOT BETTER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T EXPECT IT JUST TO HAPPEN--

I KNOW. YOU CAN'T EXPECT A MIRACLE.

TWO WEEKS WITHOUT ENOUGH FOOD TO KEEP A BIRD ALIVE,

AND I LOSE WHAT, A POUND?

WHAT HAPPENS TO A PERSON?

I DON'T KNOW.

THE DOCTOR DOESN'T KNOW, BUT IT HAPPENED,

SO YOU JUST--

SO YOU JUST MAKE THE BEST OF IT, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

WELL.

I MIGHT AS WELL GO TO WORK EARLY.

I GOT A LOT TO DO TODAY.

I GOT MY LUNCH, AND...

IF THERE'S A WORM IN IT, I PROMISE NOT TO EAT HIM.

I LOVE YOU, JOHN BEVINS.

I LOVE YOU, BESS.

[MEN LAUGHING]

HEY, HEY, HEY! HEY, BEVINS!

GOOD MORNING, SMITTY.

I GOT A GOOD ONE FOR YOU.

THERE'S THIS CABMAN IN LONDON,

AND HE'S GOT A REAL FAT LADY IN THE CAB,

AND JUST AS SHE'S GETTING OUT,

HE SAYS TO HER, "WOULD YOU MIND

"WALKING THE OTHER WAY AND NOT PASSING IN FRONT

OF THE HORSE?"

AND SHE SAYS, "WHY, MAY I ASK?"

"BECAUSE," HE SAYS,

"IF HE SEES WHAT HE'S BEEN CARRYING

FOR HALF A SHILLING, HE'LL HAVE A FIT!"

HA HA HA!

A GOOD ONE, HUH? AIN'T THAT A GOOD ONE?

I GOT TO REMEMBER THAT ONE.

HA HA HA!

I GOT TO GET TO WORK, SMITTY.

HA HA HA! OH, OH, HEY, BEVINS,

WHEN YOU GET TO THAT BLIND SCHOOL,

BE SURE AND WALK THROUGH THAT DOOR SIDEWAYS!

I DON'T HAVE ANY SIDEWAYS! IT'S A GOOD ONE.

ISN'T THAT A GOOD ONE?

THOMAS, YOU CAN DO A LOT BETTER WORK THAN THIS.

YOU'RE NOT CONCENTRATING.

YES'M.

NOW DO IT AGAIN.

YES'M.

MISS INGALLS?

GOOD MORNING, MR. BEVINS.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU DURING CLASS.

I JUST WONDERED IF THE LOOMS WERE ALL RIGHT.

OH, THE LOOMS ARE WONDERFUL.

WE HAD TO DRAW LOTS

TO SEE WHO WOULD USE THEM FIRST.

Girl: COME, SEE WHAT I'M MAKING, MR. BEVINS.

WELL, THAT'S VERY GOOD WORK.

BET YOU CAN'T GUESS WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.

SUE, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE, REMEMBER?

OH, MISS INGALLS, CAN'T I TELL? PLEASE?

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S A MUFFLER FOR YOU, MR. BEVINS.

FOR ME?

YES. BECAUSE YOU'RE SO KIND AND GOOD TO US.

WELL...

THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU.

I REALLY NEED A MUFFLER, TOO.

WELL, I'D BEST GET TO PATCHING

THAT HALL CEILING, MISS INGALLS.

I'LL MAKE YOU A COUPLE MORE LOOMS AS SOON AS I GET THE TIME.

OH, MR. BEVINS, YOU'VE DONE TOO MUCH FOR US ALREADY.

IT'S NO TROUBLE.

I LIKE TO. I REALLY DO.

HAVE A NICE DAY.

SAME TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THOSE OF YOU WORKING ON ARITHMETIC,

YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES LEFT.

[CHILDREN GROAN]

CLASS, TAKE YOUR SEATS, PLEASE.

CHILDREN, WE HAVE A NEW STUDENT JOINING US TODAY--

AMELIA BEVINS.

CAN WE ALL SAY WELCOME?

Children: WELCOME, AMELIA BEVINS.

AMELIA, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE DON'T HAVE REGULAR DESKS,

BUT YOU CAN TAKE A SEAT ON THAT CRATE NEXT TO LAURA INGALLS.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

HI. HI.

Teacher: ANDREW, YOU CAN BEGIN THE READING THIS MORNING

WITH LESSON 55.

YES, MA'AM.

"COME HERE, ROSE. LOOK DOWN INTO THE BUSH."

YOU JUST MOVED TO WINOKA?

YES.

THAT'S ALBERT. HE'S A FRIEND OF MINE.

HELLO, ALBERT.

HI.

DO YOU HAVE ANY BROTHERS OR SISTERS?

NO. JUST ME.

I HAVE 3 SISTERS. I LIVE AT THE WINOKA HOTEL.

MY FOLKS RUN IT. WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

Teacher: WOULD YOU CONTINUE, LAURA?

JUST IN THE ROOMING HOUSE.

WHAT DOES YOUR PA DO?

LAURA.

YES, MA'AM?

WOULD YOU CONTINUE?

YES, MA'AM.

"COME HERE, ROSE. LOOK DOWN INTO THE BUSH."

WE'VE ALREADY READ THAT, LAURA.

BOTTOM OF PAGE 79.

"HOW DOES A BIRD MAKE THE NEST SO STRONG, WILLIE?"

"THE MOTHER BIRD HAS HER BILL AND CLAWS TO WORK WITH."

Laura: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO WRITE ABOUT?

Amelia: I DON'T KNOW.

I'M GOING TO WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING I HATE.

WHAT?

WRITING ESSAYS!

HA HA HA!

HEY, THERE HE IS!

HA HA HA!

DID YOU EVER SEE ANYTHING SO FAT?

I GOT AN IDEA.

I'M GOING TO WRITE MY ESSAY ON "MOBY DICK"!

YEAH!

THAR SHE BLOWS!

Laura: COME ON. WE CAN WRITE OUR ESSAYS TOGETHER.

I, UM...I CAN'T. I HAVE TO GO.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER?

I DON'T KNOW. COME ON, CARRIE. LET'S GO VISIT MARY.

SEE YOU LATER.

SEE YOU.

"MOBY DICK." THAT'S GOOD!

Laura: HI, ADAM.

HELLO, LAURA.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I HAVE TO PICK UP SOME THINGS AT THE STORE.

WE'LL WALK WITH YOU.

FINE.

MR. KENDALL?

YES, JOHN.

I'M PATCHING THAT WALL, BUT THE PROBLEM'S THE ROOF.

RAIN KEEPS LEAKING THROUGH, MAKING THE WALL SWELL.

OH, WELL. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.

OH, LAURA, CARRIE, I WANT YOU MEET MR. BEVINS.

THEY'RE MARY'S SISTERS.

WELL, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU GIRLS.

MR. BEVINS.

I CAN FIX THAT ROOF.

I CAN FIX IT WITHOUT IT COSTING MUCH,

BUT IT'LL JUST BE TEMPORARY.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT.

ANY REAL RAINS COME, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

WE CAN'T AFFORD A NEW ROOF, SO JUST DO YOUR BEST.

I WILL.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH.

WELL, YOUNG LADIES, SHALL WE GO?

NO. I CAN'T.

I JUST REMEMBERED I HAVE SOME HOMEWORK TO DO.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU AT SUPPER.

SEE YOU. COME ON, CARRIE.

AND WARN YOUR MOTHER, I'M STARVING!

LAURA, I WANT YOU TO CHANGE BEFORE YOU HELP.

I WILL, MA.

I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT...

ABOUT WHAT?

OH, MA!

OH, THERE, THERE.

OH, WHAT HAPPENED?

COME ON, NOW. NOTHING CAN BE THAT BAD.

WHAT IS IT?

HMM? WHAT IS IT?

A NEW GIRL CAME TO SCHOOL TODAY.

HER NAME IS AMELIA.

AFTER SCHOOL, WE WERE WALKING,

AND WE SAW THE MAN THAT WORKS AT THE BLIND SCHOOL.

WE MADE JOKES

ABOUT HIM BEING FAT AND ALL...

AND HE'S AMELIA'S FATHER.

OH...

OH, MA, WE DIDN'T KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, NOW.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ENOUGH.

WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW

THAT HE WAS HER FATHER.

THE POINT ISN'T WHETHER YOU KNEW OR NOT, IS IT?

THE POINT IS THAT WE SHOULD NEVER

MAKE UNKIND REMARKS ABOUT ANYONE.

IT WASN'T JUST ME.

OH, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO USE AN EXCUSE LIKE THAT.

YES, MA'AM. I KNOW.

I'M SURE WHEN YOU SEE AMELIA TOMORROW, YOU'LL APOLOGIZE.

WHAT SHOULD I SAY?

YOU THOUGHT OF THE JOKES.

YOU CAN THINK OF AN APOLOGY.

YES, MA'AM.

COME ON, NOW.

YOU GO GET CHANGED.

I REALLY AM SORRY, MA.

THE WAY TO SHOW THAT IS TO TRY TO NEVER DO IT AGAIN.

YES, MA'AM.

Bess: AMELIA, PLEASE STOP CRYING.

Amelia: IF YOU COULD HAVE HEARD THEM!

THEY DIDN'T KNOW.

NOW, YOU HAVE TO EXPECT THAT SOMETIMES FROM PEOPLE.

WHY DID WE HAVE TO MOVE HERE? I HATE IT HERE!

YOUR FATHER HAD TO FIND WORK. YOU KNOW THAT.

ON THE FARM, WE WERE AWAY.

THE CHILDREN DIDN'T SEE HIM.

NOW, AMELIA, I'LL NOT HAVE YOU TALKING LIKE THAT.

YOUR FATHER LOVES YOU. HE TRIES HIS BEST.

IT'S HARD SOMETIMES, IN THE BEGINNING, WHEN PEOPLE FIRST MEET,

BUT AFTER A WHILE, THEY'LL GET USED TO IT,

AND THEY WON'T SAY THINGS ANYMORE.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO MEET MY FRIENDS,

I DON'T WANT THEM TO SEE HIM,

AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO KNOW HE'S MY FATHER!

NOW, I WANT YOU TO STOP CRYING.

John, cheerfully: I'M HOME!

BE RIGHT OUT, JOHN.

HERE. DRY YOUR EYES.

IS AMELIA HERE? I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR HER.

YES, SHE'S HERE.

NOW, REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.

HERE.

TO CELEBRATE YOUR FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL.

THANK YOU, PAPA.

NOW, I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO TELL THE BOTH OF YOU.

I'VE BEEN THINKING IT OVER, AND I KNOW IT'S FOR THE BEST.

WHAT IS IT?

WELL, WITH MY SALARY, AND HAVING TO SPEND

FOR TWO ROOMS HERE AT THE HOTEL,

IT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE ANY MONEY LEFT OVER.

WELL, WE'RE MANAGING.

I KNOW.

BUT IF WE COULD GET BY ON ONE ROOM,

WE COULD PUT SOME MONEY AWAY.

WE COULD HAVE SOME SAVINGS.

WE--WE COULD ALL LIVE IN ONE ROOM, BUT--

I HAVE THE CHANCE TO WORK FOR THE RAILROAD.

IT'S MORE MONEY THAN I GET NOW.

WE COULD SAVE.

YOU'D NOT BE WITH US?

IT'S ONLY FOR A WHILE, BESS.

THE RENT'S PAID UP FOR A MONTH.

YOU TWO COULD SHARE A ROOM.

WHEN WOULD YOU GO?

THEY WANT ME TO LEAVE RIGHT AWAY.

TONIGHT.

I'D GO TONIGHT.

JOHN, I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO.

I'LL FIND WORK SOON.

BESS, PLEASE, LET ME DO THIS.

PLEASE?

I'LL MISS YOU.

IT'S FOR THE BEST. YOU WAIT AND SEE.

I WISH YOU'D WAIT AND TAKE THE STAGE IN THE MORNING.

IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY.

I'LL WALK OVER TO THE DEPOT

AND HITCH A RIDE ON THE FREIGHT.

BUT IT'S SUCH A LONG WAY.

BESS? I'M GOING.

YOU LOOK THE SAME,

JUST THE SAME A THE DAY WE MET.

DO YOU REMEMBER?

YEAH, I REMEMBER,

AND I DON'T LOOK THE SAME.

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED.

I WISH I WAS THE SAME AS THEN.

JUST YOU STOP.

YOU'VE TRIED. NOBODY COULD HAVE TRIED HARDER.

I MEAN, WHO CARES?

WHETHER YOU LIKE TO THINK SO OR NOT, JOHN BEVINS,

IT WAS NOT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT WITH ME.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE MAN INSIDE,

NOT THE MAN ON THE OUTSIDE.

NOW YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT.

I WILL.

I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT.

BYE, BESS.

JOHN?

MR. AMES.

I DIDN'T EXPECT ANYBODY WOULD BE UP.

PAPERWORK. I'M ALWAYS PUTTING IT OFF

TO THE LAST MINUTE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE THIS TIME OF NIGHT?

OH. WELL, UH...

I WAS GOING TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT IT TOMORROW, BUT, UH...

I WONDERED IF I COULD USE

MY SUPPLY ROOM UPSTAIRS AS A SLEEPING PLACE.

DON'T YOU HAVE A PLACE?

I DID, BUT...

THE ONLY FAMILY I HAVE IS BACK EAST,

AND I FELT I COULD SEND MORE MONEY BACK TO THEM

IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO ON PAYING FOR A ROOM.

WELL, NOT MUCH OF A ROOM UP THERE,

FILLED WITH PAINT CANS AND--

NO, NO. IT'S... IT'S FINE.

I LIKE IT HERE.

IT'S QUIET HERE, AND, UH...

AND I FEEL AT HOME HERE.

PLEASE?

WELL, CERTAINLY, JOHN, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, JOHN.

Laura: AMELIA!

OH, HI, LAURA.

I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE.

FOR WHAT?

YOU KNOW, THOSE THINGS WE SAID ABOUT YOUR FATHER YESTERDAY.

I'M SORRY.

I--I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

WELL, YOU REMEMBER-- WHEN WE SAW YOUR PA YESTERDAY.

MY FATHER WORKS FOR THE RAILROAD.

YOU MEAN HE DOESN'T WORK FOR THE BLIND SCHOOL?

OH, NO. YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS MY FATHER?

WELL, HIS NAME IS BEVINS, AND WHEN YOU RAN OFF,

WELL, THEN, I JUST FIGURED THAT--

NO. IT WAS JUST A COINCIDENCE.

MY FATHER DOESN'T EVEN LIVE HERE.

COME ON. WE'LL BE LATE.

Amelia: HEY, YOU WANT TO COME OVER TO MY PLACE AFTER SCHOOL?

WE CAN WORK ON OUR ESSAYS.

SURE. ALBERT HAS TO HELP MY MOM WITH COOKING.

BOY, AM I GLAD THAT WASN'T YOUR PA YESTERDAY.

I FELT AWFUL.

Mary: I GAVE YOU AN EXTRA 15 MINUTES FOR LUNCH,

SO I EXPECT YOU TO GET RIGHT TO WORK.

MISS INGALLS?

YES, JOHN?

I MADE SOMETHING. I WANTED YOU TO HAVE IT.

OH, JOHN. A...A NECKLACE.

I CARVED ALL THE BEADS MYSELF.

I PAINTED THEM, TOO.

THANK YOU, JOHN, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

I WANTED TO.

IT LOOKS PRETTY ON YOU.

I, UM...

I MADE ONE FOR SUE, TOO.

IF YOU'D GIVE IT TO HER FOR ME...

OH, WHY DON'T YOU DO IT?

NO.

NO. YOU GIVE IT TO HER.

SHE'S SUCH A SWEET GIRL.

SHE THINKS THE WORLD OF YOU.

I BETTER GIVE IT TO HER AFTER CLASS.

SHE'LL BE TOO EXCITED TO DO HER WORK.

AND THANK YOU, JOHN.

IT'S MY PLEASURE.

Mary: ALL RIGHT, OUR TUMMIES ARE FULL.

LET'S SEE IF OUR HEADS ARE.

[CHILDREN LAUGH]

THE LIVERY SCHOOL IS WORKING ON ESSAYS RIGHT NOW,

AND I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING THEY DO.

[CHILDREN GROAN]

ALL RIGHT. YOU MAY WRITE YOUR ESSAYS

ON ANYTHING OR ANYONE YOU WISH.

THE YOUNGER STUDENTS CAN WRITE AS LITTLE OR AS MUCH AS THEY WISH,

BUT THE OLDER STUDENTS...

THE OLDER STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE ESSAYS OF AT LEAST 200 WORDS.

Thomas: MISS INGALLS?

YES, THOMAS?

AM I AN OLDER STUDENT?

YES. I'M AFRAID SO.

I'M AWFUL SHORT.

SO IS GENERAL TOM THUMB,

BUT HE'S 42 YEARS OLD.

HA HA HA!

ALL RIGHT. EVERYONE TO WORK.

[GIRLS LAUGHING]

MAMA?

SHE'S NOT HERE. SHE'LL BE BACK SOON. WANT A COOKIE?

SURE. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO WRITE ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW YET.

I KIND OF MISS BEING BACK AT OUR FARM.

I THINK I'LL WRITE ABOUT THAT.

HERE.

THANKS.

MM! THIS IS WONDERFUL! WHERE'D YOU GET IT?

MA BUYS THEM AT YOUR HOTEL.

NO WONDER THEY'RE SO GOOD.

I HELP MAKE THEM!

HA HA HA!

HELP ME THINK OF SOMETHING TO WRITE ABOUT.

WELL, YOU'RE NEW IN THE CITY.

YOU COULD WRITE ABOUT THAT--

YOU KNOW, HOW DIFFERENT IT IS.

I SUPPOSE. I DON'T KNOW.

HOW LONG HAS YOUR PA BEEN GONE?

A LONG TIME. MONTHS.

WELL, YOU COULD WRITE ABOUT THAT,

HOW MUCH YOU MISS HIM AND ALL.

MY PA WENT AWAY A COUPLE OF TIMES,

AND I MISSED HIM SOMETHING FIERCE.

I THINK I'LL WRITE ABOUT THE CITY.

[CRACK]

DADBURNIT. I ALWAYS PUSH TOO HARD.

THERE'S A SHARPENER ON THE TABLE.

OH, THIS IS PRETTY.

WHAT?

THIS NECKLACE. WHERE'D YOU GET IT?

MY PA MADE IT FOR ME A LONG TIME AGO.

WELL, THIS ISN'T GOING TO GET MY ESSAY WRITTEN.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT!

HI, MARY! HI, MA!

WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME WHERE YOU'VE BEEN?

I THOUGHT IT WAS ALBERT'S TURN TO WORK TODAY.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU JUST RUN OFF WITHOUT ASKING ME.

WELL, I'VE BEEN WITH AMELIA.

WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR HOMEWORK TOGETHER.

OH, THEN YOU APOLOGIZED.

YES, MA'AM, BUT IT WAS ALL A BIG MISTAKE.

MR. BEVINS ISN'T HER PA.

Mary: MR. BEVINS?

YES. LAURA SAID A FEW THINGS SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE.

BUT I LEARNED MY LESSON, HONEST.

Mary: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SCHOOL WOULD DO WITHOUT HIM.

HE'S THE KINDEST MAN TO EVERYBODY.

LOOK WHAT HE GAVE ME TODAY.

IT'S ALL HAND-CARVED.

Caroline: BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT?

ASIDE FROM ALL HIS OTHER WORK,

HE MAKES LOOMS AND TOYS-- ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

HE DOESN'T EVEN LIKE IT WHEN YOU THANK HIM.

IT'S A RARE PERSON TO FIND IN THIS CITY.

LAURA, YOU WANT TO HELP ME WITH THIS CINNAMON BREAD?

I CAN'T. I STILL HAVE SOME HOMEWORK TO DO.

MARY, DOES MR. BEVINS HAVE A FAMILY?

HE HAS SOME RELATIVES IN THE EAST.

HE EVEN HELPS THEM.

WE CAN'T PAY HIM MUCH, SO HE STARTED SLEEPING IN HIS SUPPLY ROOM

SO HE COULD SEND MORE MONEY BACK TO THEM.

JUST WONDERING.

[PIANO PLAYING, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

[HORSE NEIGHING]

[NOISE FROM SALOON CONTINUES

[PLAYS VIOLIN LOUDLY]

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?!

FEEL BETTER?

MUCH BETTER, THANK YOU.

HA HA HA!

OH, HI, BANDIT. HOW YOU DOING?

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. YEAH.

I LOVE YOU.

OH, IT'S ONLY THE NIGHT AIR AND THE ROMANTIC MUSIC

THAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT.

HA HA HA!

MA?

IS IT TOO NOISY FOR YOU TO SLEEP, TOO?

NO. IT'S NOT THAT.

DON'T TELL ME THE WATER CLOSET IS BROKEN AGAIN.

NO, PA.

IT'S ABOUT MR. BEVINS.

LAURA, THAT'S OVER. I KNOW YOU'RE SORRY.

I KNOW HE'S AMELIA'S FATHER.

Ma: THAT CAN'T BE, LAURA.

AMELIA SAID HER PA WORKS FOR THE RAILROAD,

AND MARY SAID MR. BEVINS' FAMILY IS BACK EAST.

IT'S NOT TRUE. I KNOW IT'S NOT.

COME ON. HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

WELL, THAT NECKLACE THAT MARY HAS.

AMELIA HAS ONE JUST LIKE IT.

SHE SAID HER PA MADE IT FOR HER.

BUT THOSE TWO NECKLACES COULD JUST LOOK THE SAME.

NO. I KNOW HE MADE THEM.

MARY ALSO SAID THAT MR. BEVINS

JUST MOVED INTO THE BLIND SCHOOL.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I'M NOT SO SURE I DO EITHER, BUT...

IT COULD BE SOME KIND OF A FAMILY PROBLEM,

AND THE BEVINSES JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE TALKING.

YOU MEAN A DIVORCE?

YOUR PA MEANS HE DOESN'T KNOW,

AND WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS.

YES, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHT, NOW. COME ON. UP TO BED.

GET SOME SLEEP.

GOOD NIGHT, MA.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, PA.

GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.

IT DOES SEEM KIND OF STRANGE, DOESN'T IT?

[GUN FIRING]

[SIGH]

NOTHING'S STRANGE IN THIS TOWN.

ADAM, I THOUGHT YOU AND MARY HAD PLANS FOR THE DAY.

OH, WE DO, SIR. I JUST HAD SOME PAPERS TO GRADE.

ALWAYS WORKING.

IT'S SATURDAY, SON, AND THE SUN IS SHINING.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A FINE ONE TO TALK, MR. AMES,

WORKING IN YOUR OFFICE ALL MORNING.

THE SUN SHINES FOR SIGHTED PEOPLE, TOO.

VERY TRUE. AS SOON AS I GET

THESE LETTERS ONTO THE NOON MAIL

AND FINISH UP A FEW--

FINISH UP A FEW MORE REPORTS,

GO OVER THE BOOKS AGAIN.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO YOUR WIFE ABOUT YOU.

HA! SHE KNOWS I'M HOPELESS.

I'M GOING OUT NOW. I'LL DROP OFF THE LETTERS.

THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD TIME.

I WILL, SIR.

MR. KENDALL?

YES, JOHN?

I OVERHEARD YOU WERE GOING TO THE POST OFFICE.

I WONDERED IF YOU COULD MAIL A LETTER FOR ME.

SURE.

THANK YOU.

JOHN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US TODAY?

MARY AND I WERE GOING ON A PICNIC.

WE'D APPRECIATE THE COMPANY.

OH!

OH, NO, THANK YOU. I...

I'VE GOT SOME THINGS TO DO AROUND HERE.

ARE YOU FEELING OK, JOHN?

JUST FINE.

WELL, YOU HAVEN'T LEFT THE SCHOOL IN TWO WEEKS

EXCEPT TO WORK ON THE ROOF,

AND YOU'VE BEEN DOING THAT AT NIGHT.

WELL, IT'S... IT'S A LOT EASIER AT NIGHT.

IT'S COOLER.

A LITTLE FRESH AIR WOULDN'T HURT YOU.

I'VE JUST BEEN BUSY IS ALL.

I'LL GET OUT.

YOU SURE YOU WON'T JOIN US?

ANOTHER TIME, BUT THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, BUT I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU TO THAT.

HAVE A NICE DAY.

THANK YOU.

ADAM! ADAM!

YOU BETTER GET DOWN TO THE HOTEL.

MARY'S MADDER THAN A WET HEN.

NOT HAVING BEEN RAISED ON A FARM,

I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW MAD THAT IS.

BELIEVE ME, IT'S MAD.

SHE'S BEEN READY FOR AN HOUR.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THAT LATE.

I HAVE TO GO TO THE POST OFFICE.

YOU TELL HER I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. YOU'D BETTER GET DOWN THERE.

I GREW UP WITH MARY. I KNOW WHAT SHE'S LIKE WHEN SHE'S MAD.

THE SOONER YOU GET THERE, THE BETTER.

OK. I'M MUCH OBLIGED. I'M ON MY WAY.

10 STAMPS. THERE YOU ARE.

20 CENTS.

THAT'LL DO HER.

THANK YOU. BYE-BYE.

BYE.

ALL STAMPED AND READY TO GO.

ALL RIGHT. LET ME CHECK THEM HERE.

WELL, YOU'RE KIND OF WASTING A GOOD STAMP ON THIS ONE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?

LOOK AT IT.

IT'S GOING TO THE ROOMING HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET.

YOU WALK 20 STEPS, YOU COULD SAVE 2 CENTS.

YOU BETTER MAIL IT THE WAY IT IS.

FINE WITH ME.

SOME FOLKS DON'T CARE HOW THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY.

ARE YOU SURE?

OF COURSE I'M SURE. I ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT.

IT'LL JUST GO TO WASTE.

MARY, I CAN'T. IF EVERYBODY IN WINOKA

ATE AS MUCH FRIED CHICKEN AS I DID TODAY,

THE POOR LITTLE BIRDS WOULD BE EXTINCT.

ALL RIGHT, ADAM.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY MOTHER'S FRIED CHICKEN--

I LOVE YOUR MOTHER'S CHICKEN.

[SHOUTING] I LOVE MRS. INGALLS' FRIED CHICKEN!

SHH! ADAM, SHH!

YOU'LL WAKE EVERYBODY.

I LOVE YOUR MOTHER'S CHICKEN.

AND I LOVE YOUR MOTHER'S DAUGHTER.

WHICH ONE?

THIS ONE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS SCHOOL?

WHAT?

I CAN KISS YOU IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CLASS,

AND THEY WON'T KNOW A THING.

ADAM, YOU'RE TERRIBLE.

TRUE.

[DISTANT HAMMERING]

HE'S UP THERE AGAIN TONIGHT.

I WISH HE'D COME WITH US TODAY.

WELL, I TRIED.

I KNOW, AND... IT WAS SWEET OF YOU.

I'M A SWEET PERSON.

IF YOU WERE, YOU'D EAT ANOTHER PIECE OF CHICKEN.

GO TO BED, MARY INGALLS.

THAT IS YOUR SUPERIOR TALKING.

YES, SIR.

GOOD NIGHT.

UHH!

GOD, WHAT WAS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL SEE TO IT.

EASY, JOHN!

DON'T TRY TO MOVE.

I'LL GET THE DOCTOR.

Charles: HOW IS HE?

PHYSICALLY, HE HAS A CHANCE, BUT HE WON'T TAKE IT.

SPLEEN IS SEEPING.

IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL IT GOES.

IT HAS TO BE REMOVED, AND HE WON'T ALLOW IT.

WHY?

HE DOESN'T WANT TO LIVE.

EVEN IF HE LET ME OPERATE,

WITH THAT ATTITUDE, HE'D NEVER MAKE IT.

A MAN THAT SIZE, WITHOUT THE WILL TO LIVE,

HE WOULDN'T HAVE A CHANCE.

DID HE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT HIS FAMILY?

NO. NO. NOT TO ME.

HE IMPLIED HE WAS ALL ALONE.

LOOK, DOC, CAN YOU STAY WITH HIM FOR A WHILE?

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

CERTAINLY. THANK YOU.

Bess: AMELIA, YOU'VE BEEN BRUSHING YOUR HAIR FOR AN HOUR.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

BUT I HAVE TO READ MY ESSAY TODAY.

I WANT TO LOOK NICE IN FRONT OF THE CLASS.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

YOU LOOK LOVELY. NOW, ON YOUR WAY.

YES'M.

MRS. BEVINS.

MR. INGALLS.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

IT'S ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND.

CERTAINLY. PLEASE COME IN.

WHAT IS IT?

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AT THE SCHOOL LAST NIGHT.

HE FELL.

MR. INGALLS, I THINK THERE MUST BE SOME MISTAKE.

JOHN DOESN'T WORK THERE ANYMORE.

HE'S BEEN WORKING FOR THE RAILROAD FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS NOW.

MRS. BEVINS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE

YOU'RE HAVING WITH YOUR HUSBAND,

BUT I WISH YOU'D PUT THEM ASIDE FOR NOW.

HE'S VERY ILL.

WE...WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.

I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME MISTAKE.

LOOK.

I GOT THIS LETTER FROM HIM LATE SATURDAY.

HE'S ALMOST 200 MILES FROM HERE.

HE SENT ME HIS FIRST WEEK'S WAGES.

MAY I SEE THAT?

LOOK AT THE POSTMARK.

WINOKA.

I NEVER LOOKED. I...

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

NEITHER DO I. ALL I KNOW IS,

YOUR HUSBAND NEEDS AN OPERATION AND THE WILL TO LIVE,

AND HE'S DENYING HIMSELF BOTH.

DEAR GOD.

TAKE ME TO HIM.

MRS. BEVINS IS HERE.

MRS. BEVINS.

WOULD YOU LEAVE US ALONE, PLEASE?

CERTAINLY.

JOHN.

JOHN, IT'S ME--BESS.

I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU WHY YOU'VE DONE THIS.

I ONLY ASK THAT YOU HAVE THE OPERATION.

BESS, PLEASE.

OH... OH, PLEASE, LET...

LET ME DIE.

JOHN, WHATEVER I'VE DONE, WHATEVER IT IS,

WE CAN WORK IT OUT.

WHATEVER YOU'VE DONE?

OH...

OH, MY BESS.

YOU AND AMELIA...

YOU CAN HAVE A LIFE.

YOU'RE JUST THE SAME AS THE DAY WE MET.

NO, I'M NOT.

I'M NOT. I DIDN'T LOVE YOU THEN.

BESS, I...

I'M A FREAK.

I'M A FAT, UGLY FREAK.

YOU HAVE YOUR WHOLE LIFE AHEAD.

NOT WITHOUT YOU.

OH...GO.

GO, PLEASE...

IF NOT FOR YOURSELF, THEN FOR AMELIA.

OH, DON'T LET ME RUIN

HER LIFE ANYMORE.

DON'T LET ME RUIN HER LIFE...

LIFE...

JOHN.

JOHN!

DOCTOR!

OPERATE.

WE KNOW THAT MR. BEVINS IS VERY ILL,

AND ALL OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH HIM.

I WAS GOING TO CANCEL ALL CLASSES FOR TODAY

UNTIL I READ AN ESSAY BY SUE FARLEY.

I'VE ASKED SUE TO READ IT FOR US.

SUE?

MY ESSAY IS CALLED "THE LOVE I SEE."

"I'VE ALWAYS LIVED IN A DARK WORLD

"ALONG WITH ALL OF YOU.

"WE HAVE HAPPY TIMES AND SAD ONES, TOO.

"BUT WE'RE TOGETHER AND TRY TO HELP EACH OTHER

"AS BEST WE CAN.

"IT'S A RARE THING WHEN A SIGHTED PERSON COMES INTO OUR MIDST

"AND SEEMS TO UNDERSTAND.

"MR. BEVINS IS SUCH A MAN.

"HIS VOICE MAKES YOU HAPPY WHEN HE SAYS HELLO,

"AND WHEN YOU TOUCH HIS HAND, YOU FEEL KINDNESS.

"HE MAKES US SO MANY THINGS TO BRIGHTEN OUR LIVES.

"IF THE WORLD WERE FULL OF PEOPLE LIKE MR. BEVINS,

"THERE WOULD BE NO DARKNESS--

"JUST A BRIGHT GLOW OF LOVE.

"THE LOVE I SEE.

GOD BLESS YOU, MR. BEVINS."

SOME SANDWICHES.

CAROLINE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE HUNGRY.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[BESS CLEARS THROAT]

HE'S STILL UNCONSCIOUS.

WHY DON'T YOU GET SOME REST, SIT AWHILE?

Bess: I AM TIRED.

[SOBBING]

SHH...

PAPA?

YOU HAVE TO BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU HAVE TO KNOW I LOVE YOU.

I...

I KNOW I HURT YOU.

AND I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO LOVE ME, BUT...

BUT, OH, PAPA...

SO MANY PEOPLE LOVE YOU.

MAMA AND...

AND THE BLIND GIRL SUE.

SHE LOVES YOU SO MUCH.

SO PLEASE LIVE FOR THEM.

PLEASE.

[AMELIA CRYING]

SHH.

DON'T CRY.

DON'T CRY, AMELIA.

YOUR PAPA'S HERE.

SHH.

DON'T CRY.

OH, LOOK, DON'T CRY, AMELIA.

DON'T LOOK SO SURPRISED THAT I'M ALIVE, DOC.

THAT'S WHAT YOU GET PAID FOR.

I'LL GET YOUR WIFE.

MRS. BEVINS.

YOUR HUSBAND WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU NOW.

Charles: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU, BUT I'D LIKE A SANDWICH!

HEY! HEY, BEVINS! HEY!

HEY, BEVINS! HEY! HEY! HEY!

HEY, BEVINS! HEY!

GOOD MORNING, SMITTY.

HEY, I GOT A REAL GOOD ONE FOR YOU.

SEE, THERE WAS THIS REAL FAT GUY, YOU KNOW?

I GOT NO TIME.

I'M WALKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL,

AND I DON'T WANT HER TO BE LATE.

WELL, IT'LL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE,

AND IT'S A REAL GOOD ONE!

HA HA!

SMITTY, TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.

I'VE HEARD THEM ALL.