All language subtitles for Upstairs Downstairs S04E13 Peace Out of Pain WEB-DL DDP2 0 H 264-squalor (1)_track3_[eng].1

[gentle classical music]

- Oh, it's you two.

- Eddie's just got here.

- Oh yeah?

- Weekend leave pass, he's
back from France for good now.

- Have you drawn the
landing curtains?

- Yes.

- Seen to the morning room fire?

- Yes.

- Taken Mrs. Bridge's
up her afternoon tea?

- Ruby has.

- Oh well that's alright
then, hello Edward.

[laughing]

- Ever so charmed to
meet you, milady.

- Who's your letter from, Rose?

- Well it's got a
Australian stamp,

so I suppose it's something
to do with --

- Sergeant Wilmot's people.

- Oh well I don't know.

- One of the lads in our section

at the depot's from New Zealand.

- New Zealand's not
Australia, silly.

What section?

- The one I told you about.

It's why that Sergeant
Major's had me put on him

ever since I got posted home.

It's why I'm applying
for an early discharge

before I throw up.

- Well, why, Eddie?

- They've made me the
regimental sanitary corporal.

I'm in charge of latrines
at the depot.

[Daisy laughs]

- Go on.

- Well it's not funny,
Daisy, it's flaming tragic.

- Oh, I can't believe it.

It can't be true.

Oh there's been a mistake,
must have been.

- What is it, Rose?

What's happened?

- It's from Mrs. Everett
and Saul Solicitors,

14 Union Street, Melbourne,
Australia.

And it says,

- Well go on.

- "Dear Miss Buck, estate of
the late Gregory Walter Wilmot

"hereby inform you,
bequest under terms of will

"of this said legacy
of 1200 pounds."

He's left me 1200 pounds.

Here look, Darcy.

I'm not dreamin', am I?

- I don't know.

- No, that's what it says, look!

Oh, Rose!

- 1200 pounds!

You're a flipping
millionaire, Rose!

- Oh no.

Oh I must tell Mr. Hudson.

- Yes!
- Mr. Hudson!

- God, 1200 quid!

We could do with that, Daisy!

- I'll say we could.

Some people have all the luck!

Well, perhaps not.

- It's a great deal
of money, Rose.

But then, he was your intended.

You were to have married.

- Yes, I know.

That'll be the reason.

- That'll make a difference
to your life, Rose.

Bound to.

It'll bring you a certain
independence.

- Yes I suppose it will.

Funny.

Funny how a letter can
come through the post,

and change your whole life.

- There's a letter here
for his lordship,

bearing an Inverness postmark,

which could well alter
the course of his life

if I'm not too much mistaken.

- Mr. Hudson!

Inverness?

- No one could hardly
fail to notice

the recent exchange
of correspondence

between the minister
and Mrs. Hamilton.

- Mr. Hudson!

Oop, I'm gonna tell
Mrs. Bridges.

I could buy a house!

Or street.

Oh, of course I'll buy you
all something nice with it,

goes without saying.

1200 pounds.

[joyfully shouts]

- Hello, anyone at home?

- Miss Georgina!

- Surprised to see me?

- Mrs. Bellamy didn't
mention it.

- Oh, I know.

There was no time to send
a telegram or anything.

I only just got to Bologna in
time to catch the leave boat.

- Oh you're looking a
wee bit tired, miss,

shall I get you some tea?

- No tea, thank you.

Just early bed tonight
and a good sleep, I think.

Where is everyone?

- His lord just went
out I'm afraid,

and Mrs. Bellamy had her
canteen work to do, miss.

The major is upstairs
in his room.

- How is he?

- Going on as well as
can be expected, miss.

He's still very weak,

though his appetite's improving.

- That's good.

I shall go up and
see him at once.

- I'll send Daisy up to
your room later, miss.

I expect you'll be dining
in bed tonight.

- I'll see how I feel
after I've had a bath.

Thank you, Hudson.

- Very good, miss.

[knocking]

- Who is it?

- It's me.

And I'm not a ghost.

- Georgina!

You're back!

- They sent me home,
just for a bit.

They think I'm overtired.

- And so I should think.

Hey, come on sit down
and talk to me.

I get so bored and
lonely up here.

- Oh my poor Jumbo.

Are you still in pain?

- Oh, not too bad really.

The ole leg pains now a bit
if I stand on it too long.

Apart from that, all serene.

And I've been downstairs,
you know, to a few meals.

Come sit down, eh?

And what about you my
little miss nightingale?

- Oh, I'm very glad to be home.

- And why didn't you come
home on your last leave?

- I went to Paris.

With Martin Adams and
two other people.

We had a very gay time.

Oddly enough, Martin was
on the boat coming over.

He was so kind to help me
when we got into Folkestone.

He lost an arm, poor darling.

- Did he?

- Wasn't it wonderful of Hazel

coming over with that
ambulance to fetch you?

- And father.

- Yes.

- I don't remember much
about it, not really.

- Well, I ought not to
stay too long and tire you.

- I'm not tired.

- The nurse who replaced
me at the CCS

came over from London.

Do you know they've got
five wards at Saint Thomas'

filled with cases of
this awful Spanish flu?

It's quite an epidemic.

A lot of the soldiers
have got it.

- That's all we need
now, a plague.

- Well I better be going down.

I am glad you're feeling better.

[sighs]

Oh, Hazel.

- Georgina.

Hudson told me you were home.

It's a lovely surprise.

- It's all been such
a terrible rush.

- Anyway you're here now.

You must be very distressed
and tired

after all you've been through.

- No, not really.

It's just the awful
lack of sleep.

I fainted twice in
the ward last week,

so matron sent me on
indefinite leave to rest.

Anyway, isn't it wonderful that
James is getting on so well?

- Yes.

I thank God he was taken
into your hospital.

Into your care.

- Hazel.

If I behaved stupidly over
him coming home with you,

I do hope you can
understand and forgive me.

It's just that I was
so afraid for him.

Oh the bumpy roads and
going onto the boat.

But I knew that you
and uncle Richard

would take very good
care of him.

But perhaps I felt that,

well after nursing him
through the worst part that--

- Georgina.

Georgina.

Come and sit down.

My dearest Georgina.

If I didn't understand
exactly how you felt,

I wouldn't be much of a person.

Naturally I've known how
fond of James you've been

ever since you came to
live in this house,

and he of you.

You're young,

you're pretty,

and you're so full of life.

I've been rather a
disappointment to him.

- Oh no, Hazel.

- I'm still dreadfully shy.

You know I still feel
only part of this family.

Perhaps it has something to do

with the circumstance
of our marriage.

Our different homes.

I've tried hard to
make him happy.

To be a good wife to him but ...

well for one thing, never
being able to have children--

- Oh but Hazel, you will.

I so want you to.

- Well anyway he's safe now,

and finished with the war
so we can plan our future.

- Yes.

- I mustn't bother
you with my life.

Come along, you must go
upstairs and rest.

I'll come up with you
and tuck you in.

- Oh, Hazel you're being
so kind to me.

Are you feeling alright,
you don't look well.

- I think we're all
a little tired.

Come on.

- Georgina, my dear!

How splendid.

You got some leave?

- Yes.

- I was just about
to put her to bed,

and have her dinner
sent up on a tray.

She's very tired.

- Well of course, good idea.

- Hazel there's no need
for you to come up, really.

Daisy can help me unpack.

- I should like to.

- Have you seen James?

- Yes.

He's much better isn't he?

- Much, much.

- I'm afraid he's not up to

dining downstairs with
us tonight, Richard.

- Oh, that's a pity.

Is that clock right?

- It's getting on
for half past six.

- Then I must go.

- Where?
- Out.

- You've only just come in.

- Sorry my dear, change of plan.

I'm dining out, will
you tell Hudson that--

- Ah, Hudson, his lordship is--

- Dining out, Hudson.

And I shall need a taxi right
away if you can find one.

On second thought, I'll
pick one up on Pond Street,

there'll be one on the rank.

I've got to meet a train at
the King's Cross in 40 minutes

and I shall have to hurry.

- Is it someone important?

- What?

- The person you're meeting.

Is it the first lord?

- No, no it's not
the first lord.

Even the prime minister.

Someone a damn sight more
important than either of them.

Well I have to rush,
take care of yourselves.

Thank you, Hudson!

[women laugh]

- Well if the major is dining
upstairs and Miss Georgina.

- Madam.

- That will be just
two trays, Hudson.

I don't want anything.

- Very good, madam.

- Oh Hazel, I really think
you ought to eat something.

- I'm not hungry.

Besides I've many
letters to write,

and bills to pay.

Oh come along let's
get you upstairs.

- We had some American
soldiers in the ward last week.

"Hey nursie, come over here."

They call all the nurses
sugar and chocolate candy.

There're so funny the
way they speak.

- What you staring at, Ruby

- The soup, Mrs. Bridges.

- Had you never seen
a pot of soup before?

- His lordship is dining
out now, Mrs. Bridges.

- Oh!

Why couldn't he have
said so before?

- A letter in the afternoon post

appears to have altered
his plans.

So it'll just be the two
trays for upstairs, Ruby.

Mrs. Bellamy is not hungry.

- This place is getting
like a boarding house.

Letter in the post, did you say?

- Postmark I-N-V-E-R-N-E
double S.

- Oh.

Ruby.

Go and gratine this cheese.

- Do you mean the
grate the cheese

with a grater, Mrs. Bridges?

- I said gratine,
and stop arguing!

- I'm not!

- Heard from her again, has he?

- Headed off to King's
Cross to meet a train.

You can guess where from.

- She's not staying
again is she?

- No, no, not this
time, Mrs. Bridges.

At least I've had no
orders to that effect.

Going to a hotel I expect.

- There's two younger
children, isn't there?

- There are indeed.

- Poor woman.

Fancy losing a husband
and a son in the war.

I don't know.

How did she strike
you, Mr. Hudson?

This Mrs. Hamilton?

- A woman of breeding and
good looks, Mrs. Bridges.

Much character and a
good deal of dignity.

Oh not to be easily, shall
we say, pushed around.

But kindly, and with courage,

and a healthy, cheerful
soul to boot.

- I'd like some soup

and some roast chicken
with potatoes and spinach.

Oh, and perhaps a little
fruit salad.

I'm afraid long train journeys

always make me ravenous.

- Course they do.

I'll have the same, please.

And a bottle of

whatever wine waiter recommends.

- You're being so kind,
Richard, really spoiling me.

- How spoiling you?

- I didn't write and tell
you my train got in at 7:10

meaning you to meet us.

It was just my way
of information.

- I couldn't leave you
standing on a drafty platform

with two young children
and a senile nanny.

- The porter would
have got us a taxi.

And to come here first

and make sure that our
rooms were ready.

Oh and the flowers.

- The flowers were to
welcome you to London.

- I know.

- Compliments of the
High Park hotel.

- That's not true.

- How do you know?

- Because when I telephoned
down to the manager's office

to thank him for them,
he knew nothing about it.

- Oh.

- I'm afraid you're just a very

kind and chivalrous
man, Richard.

And now to invite me to dine.

Really you shouldn't have.

- You said you were ravenous.

-[Virginia] I am.

- Well with the children
upstairs in bed,

what better than a leisurely
dinner in the gray room,

so that.

- So that what, Richard?

- So that we can discuss
the future.

- Who's future?

- Ours.

- Did you really mean what
you said in your last letter?

- Every word of it.

- You'll be taking on three
of us, you know, and a nanny.

Alice is 10 now, William six.

That's quite a circus.

- Delightful.

New, young family.

- They'll run up and
down stairs, you know?

And scream and shout

and invade your dressing
room when you're shaving.

Oh and require endless
games of hide and seek.

- [laughs] I should like that.

- Where would we live?

- It would have to be in London.

I'll find a house
north of the park.

Near Marble Arch perhaps,

so the children can
run about in Hyde Park.

- What will James think
and Elizabeth?

- Well I like to think they,

they've always wanted my
eventual happiness and

have done ever since
their mother died.

- She was very beautiful.

- Yes.

-[Virginia] Are you ready yet to

give all your love
to another woman?

- Oh yes.

- I don't mean that
selfishly, Richard.

I mean for your memory's sake.

- I am ready to remarry,
Virginia.

If you'll have me.

That is if you, too, are ready.

Hasn't been very long
for you, has it?

- Four years.

I think Charles would approve.

He said when war broke out that,

that if we was unlucky,

he hoped that one day
I would find someone

to be a father to our children.

- Marjorie told her greatest
friend the same about me,

that she'd hope I would
marry again, if ever--

- Oh people should.

But not for convenience.

- Oh good heavens, no,
you're not convenient.

Not at all.

- No I didn't think I was.

- I don't care how many
screaming children you've got.

Or that you once nearly

got me the sack from
the admiralty.

Or that I took a

violent dislike to you
the first time we met.

I did ask you in writing
don't forget

to marry me, Virginia
my dearest,

because I have fallen
deeply in love with you.

I find you amusing, brave,

warm hearted and
utterly adorable.

And I want you to consider
very carefully

the prospect of becoming
my wife.

But not let it spoil
your dinner.

- I won't.

- You won't um,

what?

- I won't let it spoil
my dinner, Richard,

because I don't have
to think it over.

I already have.

And I accept.

[romantic music]

- Good morning my dears.

- Where have you been?

- Didn't you want any breakfast?

- I had to go shopping.

- Shopping?

- To the jewelers.

- What for?

Well now this seems a good
opportunity to tell you my news

now that we've got
all the family

gathered together in
one room for once.

- All the family is not

gathered together in
one room father.

Elizabeth isn't here.

- I wrote Elizabeth a
long letter last night

which Hudson posted
this morning.

- What about?
- What is all this father?

-[Hazel] I think I can guess.

Can I not?

- Possibly, possibly.

- Oh Uncle Richard, you
can't keep us in suspense.

Please tell us.

- They haven't made you
a duke, have they?

- No.

- Prime minister?

[laughing]

- Oh Richard, tell, please.

- Well I want you all to know

that last night I asked

Virginia Hamilton
to become my wife

and she agreed.

- Richard.

Richard, how lovely.

- There's my secret out.

- Congratulations.

- She's so nice and I,

oh you'll be so happy,

I know you will.

It's wonderful news.

- Many congratulations.

Hazel said only last night

she thought there might
be something in the wind.

- Thank you my dears.

Well I must confess to

feeling a trifle guilty
being so happy

at a time of so much suffering.

But I cannot help it, I love
Virginia very dearly, you know.

- I always thought you'd
fall in love with her.

- Of course.

She'll never quite take
Marjorie's place

and doesn't aspire to.

We both lost somebody

close and precious

and well that gives us
something in common and

well when we've found a house
and moved in with the children

I shall no longer feel
quite such a burden.

- Richard, you're not
a burden to anyone.

- Well no longer a paying guest.

One less mouth to feed.

- We'll miss you terribly.

What will we do without you?

- Well I hope I should
see something of you.

I mean I'm not going
to Timbuktu,

only north of Hyde Park.

- We'll come to tea

and we'll play with Mrs.
Hamilton's children in the
nursery,

won't we Hazel?

- Yes and spoil them

and take them to the zoo.

-[Richard] Yes.

-[Georgina] All the same,

the house will seem
very funny without you.

- Not too funny I hope.

Well but I must go.

My chief clerk will
start worrying.

I've got an Admiralty
meeting at 12.

- Yes, I must go too,

up to Manchester Square
to see Violet Courtney,

who's gone down with flu
and then on to Selfridges.

- Well come in my taxi

I'll drop you at
Hyde Park Corner.

- Oh would you?

Then I can get a
bus up Park Lane.

- Delighted.
- Thank you.

- Well James, I shall
see you later.

- Yes father.

- I am in fact taking Virginia
to dine at the Savoy tonight

but I shall be back to change.

We'll have a good talk
then, eh James?

- Yes father.

- Well come along Georgina.

Come on.

- Mind he doesn't cheat.

He's rather keen
on winning lately

aren't you Jumbo?

It's too early in the
morning for silly jokes.

-[Richard] Come on Georgina.

- I'm sorry.

- Hm, there you are, king.

- Oh dear.

One, two, three.

Jack, one please.

Thank you.

- Can't see the point
of this idiotic game.

- Do you want to stop?

- Not particularly.

What else is there to do?

- James, I am trying
very hard to.

- To keep me amused?

- Yes.

Yes I am.

I'm doing my very best.

I know you're still not well

and I know you're
rather depressed

but I do think you might try

and be a little more cheerful--

- I didn't,

I didn't sleep very well
last night Hazel.

- Then why didn't you
ring your bell?

I'd have come.

- Can't disturb you every night.

We should never have gotten
rid of that Nurse Wilkins.

- James.

You've actually ordered
me to get rid of her.

You said she drove you
mad fussing over you.

- She did.

I didn't mean you
to sack the woman.

-[Hazel] But that's
what you said.

- I did not say that.

- You implied that you
wanted me to dismiss her.

Why must you go on and on

being so unreasonable?

- Oh go away, I can't
bear weeping women.

Get out if you're gonna
weep all over the place.

- What have I done so wrong?

Why are you being cruel to me?

Why?

- Nonsense.

- Nothing I do is right
for you these days.

You shout at me,

you curse me.

Whenever I try to be helpful,

loving and concerned
for you, you humiliate--

- Just, just leave me
alone will you Hazel.

Leave me alone, will you?

- What do you want me to
do about Nurse Wilkins?

Get her back?

- I don't care.

No, no, I don't want her back.

- Are you sure?

What about your--

- I do not want her back.

Didn't you hear me?

- Yes I heard you.

- I do not want her back.

Now get out.

Hazel.

[crying]

- Madam?

Madam, what's the matter?

- It's nothing Rose,
nothing's the matter.

- Was you going upstairs?

Oh, well, I'll come with you.

- Would you?

- Course I will.

I done the linen.

- Oh, Rose.

- Oh, good morning sir.

You feeling a bit better today?

- No, Daisy, I am not.

Get on with your work.

- He don't mean it.

He's not hisself, not yet.

And you mustn't be upset by it,

please, Madam.

- Dear Rose.

You're so good and comforting.

When I think what you've
suffered I am ashamed.

- Oh, we've all suffered, Madam.

You have had the uncertainty,

the worry a not knowing.

- Yes.

But the Major is safe.

He's home

and he's alive.

I ought to be thankful
that he's changed.

He's not loving or,
or glad to be safe.

It seems as if

he'd rather be dead.

- Oh, it's the strain.

What he's been through.

He'll get ov,

he'll get over it.

Madam, you're ever so hot.

Your cheeks are burnin'.

Feel your skin.

- Why I am a bit flushed.

It, oh it's being
upset I expect.

- Are you feelin' all right?

- I feel a bit feverish
and giddy but

it'll pass, Rose.

- I think you ought to
lie down for a bit.

- I can't, I have far
too much to do.

I've, I have the shopping and

it's my canteen day and

I must see Mrs. Bridges
about the books.

- I think you ought to
lie down for awhile.

Feels to me as if you're
runnin' a temperature.

It's not normal to be that hot.

- I'm all right, Rose,
really I am.

- Will you let me take
your temperature?

Just to satisfy meself.

- If you insist.

The thermometer's in
the desk drawer.

- Hallo, Dr. Folly.

I'm speaking on behalf
of Lord Bellamy.

It's the butler, sir.

His lordship is out you see

and the fact is that Mrs.
Bellamy is running a
temperature.

Yeah, a temperature.

Yes, well her maid says
it's just over 103 degrees.

In bed, oh yes, yes she is sir.

You will?

Oh, very good doctor.

Thank you doctor.

He'll be 'round within the hour.

[muffled classical music]

- Who's playing the gramophone?

- Oh, it's Major Bellamy, sir.

Next door in his room.

- That ought to be stopped.

- Yes, sir.

- She won't feel like listening
to that the next few days.

- No, sir.

- You'll have to have this
made up at the chemist

as soon as possible

and have that music stopped.

- Oh I couldn't, sir.

It's not my place to
tell Major Bellamy

he can't play his gramophone.

- No, I suppose not.

Oh very well then, I'll
go in and see him myself.

- Oh, but sir, Madam specially
didn't want him told.

- Please.

I don't want him to think
I'm at all ill.

- Of course he must be
told, he's your husband.

- He's not well himself.

Not yet.

- He's well enough to be
told if his wife's ill.

- Rose.

Rose, I'm burning.

Rose, my face, my body.

I feel as if I'm on fire.

- It'll quieten down
in a minute.

Please try to go to sleep.

I'll close the curtains
a bit more and

shut the sun out.

Oh, it's a lovely day outside.

- Rose.

I was so glad to hear about
your money from Australia.

He wanted you to be

all right.

- Yes, Madam.

Now you go to sleep.

[lively music]

- Morning.

- Oh, Dr. Foley, I didn't
know you were coming anymore.

I'm supposed to be
better, you know.

- So I hear.

I say, would you mind
turning off this machine?

I find it difficult to
hear what I'm saying.

- The music keeps me
cheerful doctor.

- I'm sure it does, James.

But I would like it turned off.

- I'm not giving
up my gramophone,

if that's what you're saying.

- I wasn't going to say
that, not in so many words.

I just think you should know
that your wife's down with

what I'm fairly sure is this
wretched Spanish Flu and --

- Oh, God.

Oh no.

- No, no, no, look, I don't
want her disturbed just now.

She's sleeping.

It's the best thing for her.

You can see her later.

- Is it serious doctor?

- It's a nasty epidemic James

and she's running a
fairly high temperature.

You must just keep her quiet
and try to get it down.

- Well, why in God's name
didn't anybody tell me?

[Foley chuckles]

- I'll come back this
evening after dinner.

Meanwhile, no music eh?

[panting]

She's holding her own,
that's about all I can say.

-[Richard] Is there nothing
more we can do for her doctor?

-[Foley] Not really.

If she wants anything.

-[Rose] I told her to
ring our bell, sir.

- Good.

But don't let her talk too much.

There must be no undue strain.

-[Hazel] James.

- You're doing very
well, Mrs. Bellamy.

I'll be back to see
you in the morning.

-[Hazel] James.

- Darling

- What time is it?

- It's evening.

About nine o'clock.

It's dark outside.

How do you feel?

- I'm better.

My body aches all over

and my head throbs a bit.

- No, don't talk too much.

The doctor says you're
not to talk too much.

Try and get some sleep.

- Thank you, Hudson.

You'll have to be mother
and pour out.

- Yes, all right.

- The major will be down
directly, Madam.

- Thank you, Hudson.

- Milord.

Oh, tea is in, Major.

- Thank you, Hudson.

- James.

I'm so sorry about Hazel.

- Hudson tell me she's
little better.

- Yes, her temperature's down

but it's still high.

She's, she's more herself.

- I'm so glad.

We've been looking at houses.

Two in Sussex Garden,
one in Clarendon Street

and your father insisted on
bringing me home for tea.

- Quite right.

After all, you're going to
be my step-mother I believe.

- Oh dear.

That makes me feel 90 at least

and rather wicked.

Step-mothers in stories
are always wicked.

- Should you not greet your
future step-mother with a kiss?

- If I'm allowed to.

- Of course you are.

Dear James.

- And am I allowed to
call you Virginia?

- I don't know what else.

- Step-mama I suppose.

- No thank you.

- Well sit down and
have some tea.

Your step-mama will
pour you a cup.

[laughs]

- I feel an awful intruder
doing this

but Richard insisted.

He seems to be insisting
on quite a lot these days.

Very determined, your father.

- I didn't think
Hazel would mind,

Virginia presiding
over the tea pot.

Somebody has to.

- Course she wouldn't.

- Thank you, Virginia.

- I want so much to
go up and see Hazel,

if it's allowed.

Or perhaps sit with
her for awhile

and read to her if
she feels up to it.

Do you think I might?

- Well that would be
most awfully kind.

- Heard the good news James?

- Only yours and Virginia.

What good news?

- War news.

- No, what's happened?

- German armies have
fallen back on all fronts.

Austria-Hungary have asked
for cease fire terms.

Lord Cavan's troops
and the Italians

have smashed the Habsburgs
forever.

- I wish I could believe
it was nearly over.

It's been four years
and two months.

- Seems more like 40 years
so much has happened.

- Yes, it seems more
like a lifetime.

- Your father and
I were wondering

if you felt up to
going out tonight.

We're dining at the Carton

and oh it would be fun if
you could come and join us.

-[Richard] Yes, how
about it James?

- I haven't set foot
in a restaurant

since I got back from France.

I probably wouldn't know
which fork and spoon to use.

[laughing]

- We'll show you.

Oh do come James.

- Do you good to get out of
the house for a few hours.

- I must admit I'm tempted.

- Well then join us.

No need to wear a uniform,
just a light suit.

- No, no, I will get into my
uniform if you don't mind.

Don't want to shame
my new step-mama

by having a white feather
handed to me with my soup.

[laughing]

- Glad to you see
smile, old boy.

You're feeling better,
aren't you?

- Yes, yes I do feel a
bit more cheerful today.

Can't think why.

- Well I can tell you.

Your wounds are healing,

Hazel's a bit better,

war's going well

and you have just acquired

an extremely pretty and
attractive step-mother.

What more could a man want?

- Nothing, I suppose.

- 'er temperature's going up

and she's delirious again.

- Oh, it always takes a few
days to shake off a fever.

- Few days?

It's been almost a week
now, poor soul.

How's the Major taking it?

- He sat up with her all night

and he's still in with
her this morning.

But Dr. Foley's coming
after lunch

and they're gettin'
in a night nurse.

- Some men have been putting
straw down the street outside.

Have you seen?

- Yes I have.

Dr. Foley ordered it.

- Says the traffic would make

too much noise going
by and disturb her.

- They do that when someone
in the house is gravely ill.

- All right, Ruby, less talk
and get on clearing the table.

- Yes, Mr. Hudson.

- I hear there's two
more cases of it,

next door but one.

169.

Mrs. Wentworth Baker's house.

One of the children and
the nursery maid.

- How can English people
catch Spanish influenza?

That's what I can't work out.

- The disease is brought
into this country

by foreign waiters, Daisy,

and the crews of foreign ships

and others whose hygienic
standards fall below our own.

- Then it must have
started in Spain.

- That goes without saying,
Mrs. Bridges.

- Hoo, hope I don't get it.

- What's the matter,
Daisy, don't you feel well?

- Course I do, stupid.

It's no jokin' matter Ruby.

- I wasn't joking.

- "In brief, the bass-voiced
man of

"the chimney-corner was
never recaptured.

"Some said that he went
across the sea,

"others that he did not,

"but buried himself in the
depth of a populous city.

"At any rate, the gentleman
in cinder-gray

"never did his morning's
work in Casterbridge,

"nor met anywhere at all,
for business purposes,

"the genial comrade with whom

"he had passed an
hour of relaxation

"in the lonely house
on the corner.

"The grass

has long been green."

- How is she?

- I'm afraid Thomas
Hardy sent her to sleep.

She dropped off while
I was reading to her.

- That's good.

You must go downstairs now

and keep Uncle Richard
and James company.

I'll sit with her.

- I'm all right, Georgina.

Let me stay, I'm not tired

and you must be exhausted.

- No, no, no, I'm used to this.

Besides, I want to be
with her for a bit.

- All right.

- Snap.

[laughing]

There, I've won.

- Bully you.

- If Hazel wants to be read
to again in the morning

do go on with the Wessex Tales,

she dearly loves them.

I've put a bookmarker
in the place.

- Oh, right.

[door opening]

- Here, Georgina,
what's the matter?

- Well I , I'm sure it's nothing
to be alarmed about, but,

well she's breathing
awfully noisily,

I'm a bit afraid it
may be her lungs.

- Well then Foley must come
'round at once and look at her.

- He's coming father at 10.

He's got people to dinner.

- If she's having difficulty
breathing

I want him here now.

That night nurse won't be
here for another hour yet.

- Hello, Hudson?

Get me Dr. Foley's
number, will you?

The private number, yes.

Quickly as you can.

- Listen.

-[Bridges] What?

- Taxi meter.

Doctor must be going.

- Where are you going?

- Rose.

- Well, the doctor's leaving

and I want to see how she is.

- It is not your place
to go up, Rose.

His lordship will
see Dr. Foley out.

He'd have rung otherwise.

- I don't care.

He's been up there ever
such a long time

and I wanna know how Madam is.

- Rose.

Don't go up.

- It's not the first
case that this

wretched flu has taken this
turn, nor will it be the last.

- Yes, of course it is
quite unpredictable.

- Beg pardon, my lord.

I just wanted to inquire
how Madam is going along.

- Mrs. Bellamy died
in her sleep, Rose,

about 10 minutes ago.

No, no, don't go upstairs Rose.

Dr. Foley has arranged
things in the room.

The door's locked.

Perhaps you'll

just go down and tell
the others would you?

[sentimental music]

[door opening]

Hello James.

- Father.

- Pour yourself a whisky
and sit oh will you.

- Yes.

Yes, I think I will.

- Was it very distressing?

- They were

pathetic, that's all I can say.

Mrs. Forrest was pretty good.

Did her best to hold her end up.

But her father was simply.

- I know.

- I love her parents.

They were shattered.

- Yes.

Did you happen to settle a date?

- Yes, yes, the 11th.

The day after tomorrow.

It's the only day the
vicar can manage.

It'll be at her parish church.

St. Marks in Wimbledon.

- Yes, I see.

- Do you think any of the
servants will want to come?

- They must be given the
chance to go, certainly.

I can make some arrangements
to motor them up there.

-[Paperboy] Read
about the Kaiser.

- What's that paperboy shouting?

-[Paperboy] Read
about the Kaiser.

- He's coming this way
by the sound of it.

Something about

the Kaiser's abdicating.

- Before I say grace today

I think we should all
offer up a small prayer.

First, let us ask our Lord

to grant peace and repose

to the soul of Mrs. Bellamy,

our dear departed mistress.

- Dear departed mistress.

You couldn't stand her
when she was alive,

leave her alone now she's dead.

- Rose.

She's all upset today,
Mr. Hudson.

You must forgive her.

What with the war endin'

and thinking about Sergeant
Wilmot and,

now Madam going and everything.

- If I have upset Rose I shall

certainly make it up with her.

Later.

Meanwhile I,

I still believe we
should all of us

pray for Mrs. Bellamy

and for the major to receive all

what divine comfort he may

and to give thank
to the Almighty

for the Allied victories
in the field

and pray to him for a
speedy end to the fighting.

Amen.

-[Group] Amen.

- And now, for what we
are about to receive

may the Lord make
us truly thankful.

The cauliflower smells
extremely appetizing, Ruby,

if you were responsible for it.

- That's right, Mr.
Hudson, I was.

It's gratine.

- Indeed.

-[Bridges] There's
yours now, Rose.

Tuck in, eh?

- Sorry Mr. Hudson.

- Do you realize

15 minute from now when
we're on our way to Wimbledon

guns in France will be silent.

- The cars are here milord.

- Thank you, Hudson.

We'll be off then.

Come on my dears.

- Is my hair all right
at the back Virginia?

- Yes, it's perfect my dear.

- Thank you.

- We'll be off then.

Hudson you'll take
the second car.

- Very good my lord.

[church bells chiming]

- Hey listen Dais.

There.

All the church bells
are ringing.

- Well what's them guns firing?

- That's the horse artillery

firing a salute in Hyde Park,

celebrate armistice.

- It's all over.

Made it safe.

- Yep.

All ready to start
a new life now.

Well we'll show them.

We'll make a nice pile of money

and we'll buy a little house

with a garden

and you'll be waiting by
the gate every evening

for your wealthy,
successful hubby

to come home for his supper.

- Home from where, Eddy?

- Well a factory or works.

Maybe a bank.

Well, any place of business
where I'm employed.

- I see.

Well when are we gonna give
the major our notice then?

- Or his lordship.

Well when things settle
down a bit, eh?

- I think we ought to give a
fortnight's notice tonight.

After all, if we're
gonna leave service here

there's no point in stopping
on is there?

I mean it.

Let's get it over with.

- Well they've only just been

at Mrs. Bellamy's funeral today.

They'll still be a bit
upset won't they?

- Can't see what
difference it's gonna make.

This house is going
to pot anyway.

Mr. Hudson says his
lordship and Mrs. Hamilton

won't be living here
once they're married and

with Mrs. Bellamy gone

he reckons the major will
go and live in [mumbles].

There's Miss Georgina.

I don't know what's
going to happen to her.

Unless she goes to her
grandmother's at Southfield.

- Yeah, it's all bloomin'
sad, I reckon.

Oh come on Dais, let's
talk about something else.

Eh, hope Mr. Hudson's gonna
let you have this evening off

so we can go round to the pub

and drown the Kaiser
in a pint of ale, eh?

We'll make a nice night of it.

[drunken singing]

- Hudson told me Virginia
was dining

so I dressed.

- Yes.

I asked her because she
oughtn't to be alone tonight,

nobody should be.

- If she'll be able to get here.

The streets are crowned
with people cheering,

screaming.

You can hear them from
the window in my bathroom.

- Yes, two men went charging
past the house just now,

completely intoxicated,
singing God Save the King

at the top of their voices.

- She'll be all right?

- I sent a car for her.

- I should imagine that

the whole world is
rejoicing tonight.

- Yes.

I suppose as a family we have

had our fair share of the grief.

No more, no less than
any other family.

- Yes.

And it's for men to
parish in war, not women.

I'd rather be with them,
the men who died.

- There's no shame in
being spared, James.

The young men who came through

have a gigantic task
on their hands.

To see to it that all men live
in peace and a better world.

- Isn't it exciting,
all the cheering?

- Yes.

- Aren't you going to be late?

- What for?

- I thought you were going

to an armistice party
at the Dancers.

- Oh, they telephoned
to ask me but,

well I didn't think
I'd go, not tonight.

- The funeral's over Georgina.

- I couldn't go out to
a party tonight, James.

For your sake.

- No, for my sake you
must go to the party.

And sing and dance and drink
as much champagne as you can.

Hazel would hate you not to go.

- I shouldn't enjoy it.

- You've earned a few
hours of happiness.

Go out and spend them.

- James means what
he says, Georgina.

Go to your party.

Virginia's dining.

We shall celebrate the armistice
in our own quiet way here.

- Yes, all right I will.

- I've done the pots,
Mrs. Bridges.

Can I go now and get
my hat and coat?

- Yes, run along will ya.

They going out upstairs?

- No, no, only Miss Georgina.

I've set the bridge
table for them.

- All right if we go
out now Mr. Hudson?

- Yes, yes.

- Don't you go without Ruby.

-[Daisy] Where is she?

- Fetching her hat and coat.

- I told her to be ready.

-[Ruby] I'm here Mrs. Bridges.

- Well, I must say,

if the German had seen you
looking like that Ruby,

they would've surrendered
weeks ago.

[laughing]

- Careful how you go now,
the streets are very crowded.

- I'll take of them, Mr. Hudson.

Thanks for letting them off.

- There'll never be another
armistice night Edward.

Not in your lifetime.

- Oh God willing.

-[Hudson] Where are
you making for then?

- Oh, we're gonna walk
across to Hyde Park Corner

and along Piccadilly
to the circus.

That's right isn't it?

-[Edward] Well that's
the idea, yeah.

- What you grinning at, Ruby?

- Well it's nice to be
going out with a soldier,

even if I do have to share him.

- [laughing] Come on then.

Bye bye, bye bye.

[singing]

- Oh well.

- Come on Angus, we'll have
a nice sit down, us elderlys.

Eh?

- The trouble with this game is

you have to make all
the decisions yourself.

No partner to blame if you lose.

Come on Virginia, you
must take a trick soon.

- I'm afraid I'm letting
your father down badly.

- I don't think you
will somehow.

- Rose?

Don't strain your eyes sittin'
over there all by yourself.

Come over here by the
fire and get warm.

- I'm all right Mrs. Bridges.

[pleasant classical music]