♪
HELLO, GUS.
FELICITY.
BETTER MAKE MYSELF DECENT HERE.
SO,
YOU ON YOUR WAY HOME?
I GUESS SO.
YOU SHOULDN'T GET SO OVERHEATED.
YOU'LL CATCH PNEUMONIA.
NAH.
STRONG AS A BULL.
YES.
WELL, UM, I'M STUCK HERE TILL I FINISH STACKING
ALL THIS HERE WOOD.
I'LL HELP.
GUS.
OOH, GUS!
♪ K-I-S-S-I-N-G ♪
♪ FIRST COMES LOVE, THEN COMES MARRIAGE ♪
♪ THEN COMES FELICITY ♪
♪ WITH A BABY CARRIAGE ♪
OH, GUS.
OH, I LOVE YOU.
THERE YOU HAVE IT -- COMPLETE, FINISHED.
I'VE BROUGHT YOU MY MANUSCRIPT TO CRITIQUE
IN EXCHANGE FOR LIKE, UH,
SERVICES FROM ME AS PER OUR AGREEMENT.
ALTHOUGH, OF COURSE, I, IN NO WAY,
WISH TO RUSH THE CREATIVE PROCESS
OF YOUR OWN UNFINISHED WORK.
LORD, YOU DO
CHURN THEM OUT, DON'T YOU?
PERHAPS WE COULD-- AND I KNOW IT'S SHORT NOTICE...
WOULD YOU ENJOY DINING WITH ME TOMORROW NIGHT?
DINING?
PERHAPS AT THE WHITE SANDS.
MY HOUSE, WITH THE CHILDREN AROUND, ISN'T INTIMATE.
INTIMATE? NO, IT ISN'T.
MUCH EASIER TO PERFORM
OUR EDITORIAL TASK
AWAY FROM PRYING EYES.
OH, TO EDIT. I SEE.
WELL, UH, PRIVACY IS A MUST
AMIDST DANGLING PARTICIPLES, TO BE SURE.
FELICITY LOVES GUS!
YOU'RE A BUNCH OF CHILDISH LOUTS!
FELICITY, DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THEM.
WELL, WHAT WAS IT LIKE?
WHAT WAS WHAT LIKE?
DID HE EMBRACE YOU IN HIS ARMS FIRST,
OR DID YOU HAVE TO KISS HIM?
HOW COULD YOU BE SO VULGAR, SARA?
NOTHING HAPPENED.
HOW COULD ANYTHING HAPPEN?
I NEVER GET ANY PRIVACY,
NOT AT SCHOOL, NOT AT HOME, NOT ANYWHERE.
YOU'RE SO LUCKY LIVING ON YOUR OWN WITH AUNT HETTY.
YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.
LIVING WITH FIVE OTHER PEOPLE IS LIKE LIVING IN A FISH BOWL.
AT LEAST YOU HAVE YOUR OWN ROOM.
NO ONE BARGES IN ON YOU.
AUNT HETTY NEARLY MAKES NOTES
IF ANYTHING IS MOVED FROM ITS PLACE IN MY ROOM.
IT'S NOT THE SAME. I'M 16.
YOU'LL KNOW SOON ENOUGH.
I WANT TO BE TREATED LIKE A WOMAN.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO SWOON IN A MAN'S ARMS.
I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO BE KISSED.
I MEAN, HOW CAN YOU SWOON AND KISS AT THE SAME TIME?
WELL, YOU...I DON'T KNOW.
SARA, WHAT IF I NEVER FIND OUT?
WHAT IF I DIE AN OLD MAID IN AVONLEA
WITHOUT EVER HAVING BEEN KISSED OR SWOONED?
[ BABY TALKING ]
NO.
OK.
[ DOG WHINING ]
OH, MERCY!
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!
DIGGER, OUT, OUT, OUT!
AND YOU TOO, DANIEL.
LOOK AT THE MESS YOU'VE MADE FOR MOMMY.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
OH.
IT'S ALL I NEED.
LOOK WHAT YOUR SON'S DONE.
LOOK AT THIS MESS!
MESS? THIS?
I'VE GOT A BROOD OF INCONTINENT PIGS!
AND THAT DOG IS POSSESSED, I SWEAR.
HE'S CONSPIRING TO MAKE MY LIFE A MISERY.
WELL, I'LL TAKE THE DEVIL OVER NATURE ANY DAY.
ONE MORE FOOT OF SNOW ON THAT BARN ROOF, IT'LL COLLAPSE.
I HAVE BEEN LUGGING CHILDREN
AND WET LAUNDRY AND PAILS AROUND ALL DAY LONG.
MY ARMS ARE ABOUT TO SNAP OFF.
WELL, YOU DON'T NEED ARMS
AS MUCH AS YOU NEED A BACK, AND MINE, OH.
WELL, ALEC, DON'T BE SILLY.
ARMS ARE WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN BACKS.
JANET, A BACK IS LIKE-- IT'S LIKE A CHIN.
IT'S WHAT DEFINES A MAN.
IT'S WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT TO JELLYFISH. I MEAN, ARMS--
OH, ARMS ARE WHAT? ACCESSORIES, I SUPPOSE.
WELL, JAN-- JANET.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IF I DIDN'T HAVE ARMS, I COULDN'T DO THIS.
WHAT?
I MEAN, I COULDN'T
TAKE YOU DANCING.
DANCING?
OH, ALEC, WE HAVEN'T HAD A REAL NIGHT OUT
SINCE I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN.
WELL, MY BEAUTY,
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO STEAL AWAY FOR ONE EVENING.
HOW ROMANTIC, FATHER.
[ SIGHING ]
SURELY YOU COULD KNOCK.
IF YOU WERE TO LIVE UP TO YOUR INTENTIONS,
FATHER, I'D BE HAPPY TO BABYSIT.
WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD,
YOU AND MOTHER COULD STAY OUT AS LATE AS YOU WANTED TO.
WHAT A HEAVENLY IDEA.
OH, GUS!
FELIX, CLOSE YOUR MOUTH AND LISTEN.
MOTHER AND FATHER ARE GOING OFF TO THE WHITE SANDS
TOMORROW NIGHT, AND I'M BABYSITTING.
NOT ME, YOU'RE NOT.
EXACTLY -- IF YOU MAKE YOURSELF SCARCE,
I WON'T TELL IF YOU WON'T.
OH, FELICITY, SHAME ON YOU.
DO WE HAVE A BARGAIN?
YOU COULD STAY AT OUR HOUSE.
STAY IN A RABBIT HOLE FOR ALL I CARE. JUST DON'T BE HOME.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?
A NIGHT OF FREEDOM.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? YOU'RE UP TO SOMETHING.
OOH, GUS!
IZZY, DON'T BE SO JUVENILE.
DON'T BE SO STUCK-UP.
IF YOU TELL YOUR FATHER YOU'RE AT MY HOUSE,
AND I TELL MY PARENTS I'M AT YOUR HOUSE--
...THEN WE CAN GO ANYWHERE
AND DO ANYTHING WE WANT!
WE COULD GO TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
AND MAYBE SEE THE GHOST OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.
BUT WHAT ABOUT GUS?
I'LL BET GUS WON'T BE THERE
IF FELICITY HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.
OH, NO, I DO HESITATE TO LEAVE YOU ON YOUR OWN NOW.
AUNT HETTY, I'M OLD ENOUGH TO STAY BY MYSELF.
YOU ARE?
WELL, THEN, ALL RIGHT.
BESIDES, WITH JANET AND ALEC SO CLOSE BY,
SHOULD YOU GET LONELY, YOU CAN ALWAYS STAY THERE, CAN'T YOU?
FELICITY!
WELL, COME IN.
HURRY. DON'T LET IN THE COLD.
HELLO, AUNT HETTY.
I'M NERVOUS. WILL YOU TAKE CARE OF CECILY AND DANIEL?
YOU'RE TAKING A CHANCE INVITING GUS.
I KNOW.
SARA, COME WITH ME.
IF YOU'RE TOO FRIGHTENED TO ASK HIM TO DINNER,
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO EAT WITH HIM?
GUS, ARE YOU HOME?
FELICITY.
I HEARD YOUR VOICE,
AND I THOUGHT I WAS DREAMING.
I WAS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.
I MEAN, UM, DO YOU LIKE BEEF?
WELL, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
BEEF, REALLY -- NOT EVERYONE LIKES BEEF.
UH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TO DINNER TOMORROW?
SURE.
WHAT TIME WOULD YOUR MOTHER EXPECT ME?
MY MOTHER.
YOU'RE PROBABLY WORKING, AREN'T YOU?
NO, IT'S MY NIGHT OFF.
WELL, YOU MIGHT HAVE OTHER PLANS.
I NEVER TURN DOWN A MEAL.
OH, GOSH.
UH, FINE.
OH, WONDERFUL.
SIX O'CLOCK THEN?
SIX IT IS.
♪ TO ME YOU'RE AS FAIR AS YOU WERE ♪
♪ JANET, WHEN YOU... ♪
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S POSSESSED YOUR FATHER.
HE'S BEEN MAKING EYES AT ME ALL DAY.
EYES AT YOU?
REALLY, JANET, DON'T GO PUTTING NONSENSE IN THE GIRL'S HEAD.
GOOD NIGHT, FELIX.
YES, YOU BEHAVE YOURSELF AT THE PETTIBONES'.
YES.
YOU MUST BE IMAGINING THINGS, FATHER.
MR. PETTIBONE DOESN'T LET US GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING.
IT'S WORSE THAN HERE.
GOOD.
GOOD NIGHT.
OH, YES, FELICITY, WHEN YOU GIVE DANIEL HIS BOTTLE,
BE SURE AND RUB HIS BACK AFTERWARDS, BECAUSE IF HE HAS
ANY GAS, HE WON'T SLEEP.
AND DON'T, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES, JIGGLE HIM.
I WON'T.
AND MAKE SURE HE'S IN BED BY 7:30.
YES, MOTHER.
AND DON'T LET HIM SUCK HIS THUMB, OH, AND...
UH, UH, GOOD NIGHT.
ALEC, PLEASE.
CECILY, THEY'RE GONE, HURRY.
HURRY!
ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING.
BUT REMEMBER, YOU PROMISED TO HELP ME
WITH MY MATHEMATICS FOR TWO MONTHS.
YES, I PROMISE,
I PROMISE, I PROMISE.
I CAN'T DECIDE.
[ SIGHING ]
WILL THIS DO?
AUNT HETTY, YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY RESPLENDENT.
AH, NOW, SARA, YOU MUSTN'T BE EXCESSIVE.
AFTER ALL, IT IS ONLY A...
...A BUSINESS DINNER.
OH, YES, QUITE.
[ DOOR OPENING ]
[ KNOCKING ]
CECILY.
D-D-DANIEL.
WHAT'S THIS?
AUNT HETTY, YOU WOULDN'T MIND
IF CECILY AND DANIEL STAY
TO KEEP ME COMPANY, WOULD YOU?
OH, WHAT A GOOD IDEA.
UH, WHERE'S FELICITY?
OH, LORD.
WELL, I, I, I HOPE THERE'S ENOUGH SUPPER FOR EVERYONE.
[ NEIGHING ]
GREAT JEHOSHAPHAT!
CALM YOURSELVES, CHILDREN.
CALM YOURSELVES!
JUST A MINUTE!
[ WHISTLING ]
OH-OH, FORGOT MY MANNERS.
WOULDN'T WANT YOUR FATHER
TO HEAR ME DOING SOMETHING SO DISRESPECTFUL.
MY FATHER ISN'T HOME.
OH.
SURE IS QUIET AROUND HERE.
JUST YOU AND...
...ME.
EVERYONE ELSE HAD AN URGENT PLAN THAT CAME UP AT THE LAST MINUTE.
I COULDN'T BEAR TO INCONVENIENCE YOU, GUS.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT YOU ARE MORE RADIANT NOW
THAN THE DAY I MARRIED YOU.
OH, ALEC.
MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE
I'M MARRIED TO A MAN LIKE YOU.
WHO GAVE YOU FOUR WILD CHILDREN.
OH, BUT THEY'RE VERY
GOOD-LOOKING CHILDREN, ALEC.
I MEAN, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN
WILD AND HIDEOUSLY UGLY.
NO-O-O.
NOT WITH A MOTHER LIKE YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE
SOME MORE BEEF?
UH, YES, PLEASE.
UH, YOU HAD TO KNOW IT WAS MY FAVOURITE.
BETTER THAN CHEF PIERRE CAN COOK UP OVER AT THE WHITE SANDS.
HOW THOUGHTFUL OF YOU. POTATOES?
AH, YES, PLEASE.
CARROTS.
NOT TO MENTION...YOU LOOK A DARN SIGHT PRETTIER IN AN APRON.
PEAS.
OH, THEY'RE MY FAVOURITE VEGETABLE.
BEANS.
ALSO MY FAVOURITE, YEAH.
AND PARSNIPS.
AH, DID I TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LIKE YOUR HAIR UP?
[ ♪♪ ]
[ WHISPERING ]
[ CHUCKLING ]
OH, ALEC, I'D NEVER AGREE TO THAT, AND YOU KNOW IT.
[ CHUCKLING ]
SO YOU SEE, IT TURNS THE PLOT 360 DEGREES.
THAT'S POSITIVELY INGENIOUS.
A ROMANTIC LIAISON WITH A HANDSOME NEIGHBOUR.
AH, AH, INTERESTING.
OH, ALEC, ALEC, YOU'RE POSITIVELY...
IMPROPER, THAT'S WHAT I CALL IT.
UH, IMPROPER, INELEGANT AND UNEQUIVOCABLY FLAT.
DIALOGUE WITHOUT ADJECTIVES IS LIKE,
IS LIKE LIFE WITHOUT BREATH.
JANET, ALEC.
YOU ASKED FOR CRITICISM.
GOOD EVENING.
YOU CERTAINLY KNOW HOW TO DISH IT OUT, CLIVE PETTIBONE,
BUT CAN YOU TAKE IT?
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.
I'M SORRY, BUT WILL WE STOP
ACTING LIKE CHILDREN?
CHILDREN.
YOU'RE WATCHING MINE.
HETTY, I'M SORRY, IT WAS ONLY MEANT
AS CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
SURELY YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE TOO MANY ADJECTIVES.
HETTY, PLEASE!
OUR ONE NIGHT OUT --
AFTER SOMETHING LIKE
TWO YEARS -- RUINED.
IT'S NOT LIKE FELICITY
TO LET THE CHILDREN GET AWAY WITH MURDER.
SHE'S USUALLY SO ON TOP OF EVERYTHING.
HELP! HELP!
FATHER,
YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT WE HEARD!
FOR YOUR SAKE, IZZY, I HOPE I DO.
[ HORSE NEIGHING ]
NICE, HOT FIRE. MORE WOOD STILL?
NO, NO.
DO YOU...
OH, GUS, I'M SO SORRY.
OH.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
COFFEE'S COOLING DOWN NOW.
OH, BUT THIS IS YOR BEST SHIRT.
IT'S FINE, REALLY.
DON'T YOU NEED IT FOR TOMORROW?
UH-HUH.
COFFEE STAINS IF YOU DON'T GET IT OUT QUICKLY.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU'RE HOME! MR. KING, SIR...
GUS PIKE, I WANT TO KNOW JUST WHAT BUSINESS IT IS OF YOURS
TO BE HERE WITH FELICITY, UNBEKNOWNST TO US.
I ASKED HIM, FATHER.
FELICITY, HOW COULD YOU BE SO IRRESPONSIBLE?
TO SHIP OUR BABIES OFF INTO THE NIGHT!
MR. KING, UH, IT'S NOT WHAT IT SEEMS.
YOU'D BETTER GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE, NOW.
AND AS FOR YOU, YOUNG LADY...
I NEVER GET TO BE ALONE.
OH, FELICITY, THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
WE TRUSTED YOU.
WE BROUGHT YOU UP TO BE RESPONSIBLE...
I TOLD YOU,
NOTHING HAPPENED!
...TO HAVE RESPECT FOR US, FOR YOURSELF,
FOR THE MORAL CODE OF THIS COMMUNITY.
WHY CAN'T YOU BELIEVE ME?
BELIEVE WHAT -- THE LIE ABOUT
YOUR BABYSITTING THE CHILDREN, THE LIE
YOU HAD YOUR BROTHER TELL US?
OR THE LIE-- ALEC!
...YOU HAD THE PETTIBONE CHILDREN TELL?
OR THE LIE YOU HAD SARA TELL?
ALEC. EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE TONIGHT
HAS BEEN A LIE -- WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU?
WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
WE JUST WANTED TO SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER.
WE JUST WANTED TO BE TOGETHER.
IS THAT SO TERRIBLE?
WELL, YOUR FREEDOM IS A THING OF THE PAST, YOUNG LADY.
IF I CATCH YOU SO MUCH AS SPEAKING WITH GUS PIKE,
EVEN THINKING ABOUT HIM, I'LL--
DOESN'T ANYBODY UNDERSTAND?
HOW COULD I BE SO FOOLISH?
I'VE GOT TO APOLOGIZE TO GUS,
BUT I'M NOT PERMITTED TO SEE HIM OR EVEN SPEAK TO HIM.
HE MAY NEVER WANT TO SPEAK TO ME AGAIN.
SARA, THIS IS THE LOWEST MOMENT OF MY ENTIRE LIFE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO WRITE GUS A LETTER.
IT'LL BE SO FEEBLE.
I MEAN, WHAT DO I SAY?
"DEAR, GUS, I'M SO SORRY."
"I LIED TO YOU TOO."
HE'LL LAUGH AT IT ANYWAY.
NOT IF IT'S HEARTFELT.
"DEAREST GUS."
WELL, WELL, A SECRET MESSAGE PERHAPS?
IS THERE ANY REASON WE ALL CAN'T BE PRIVY TO IT, MISS STANLEY?
IT'S NOTHING, SIR, REALLY.
LET US BE THE JUDGE OF THAT.
WOULD YOU PLEASE READ IT TO THE CLASS?
"MY DEAREST GUS, MY HEART IS BREAKING"
"AT THE THOUGHT OF NEVER SPEAKING TO YOU AGAIN."
"I QUIVER AT THE THOUGHT OF YOUR HAND TOUCHING MINE."
"I APOLOGIZE FROM THE VERY DEPTHS OF MY SOUL."
"I MUST SPEAK WITH YOU THROUGH AN INTERMEDIARY."
INTERMEDIARY, INDEED.
WHO, I WONDER?
PLEASE, GO ON.
MR. PETTIBONE, SIR.
"PLEASE FORGIVE"
"MY RECKLESS ADVENTURE."
"RECKLESS" IS MISSPELLED.
PERHAPS, MISS STANLEY, YOU WILL DO ME THE HONOUR
OF STAYING AFTER SCHOOL.
YOU WILL WRITE AN ESSAY ON HOW "RECKLESS VENTURES"
MOST OFTEN END IN DISASTER.
YES, SIR.
ISN'T THAT RIGHT, MISS KING?
FIRST COMES LOVE, THEN COMES MARRIAGE,
THEN COMES GUS PUSHING--
STRAIGHT HOME.
MISS STANLEY.
HAVE YOU GOT A GOOD START ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT?
YES, SIR.
THEN YOU MAY GO.
SINCE YOU'RE SO ADEPT AT DELIVERING LETTERS,
PERHAPS YOU COULD DELIVER THIS ONE -- TO YOUR AUNT.
IS IT ABOUT MY REPRIMAND?
PLEASE, SIR.
PLEASE, JUST GIVE IT TO YOUR AUNT.
YES, SIR.
"MY DEAREST GUS, MY HEART IS BREAKING AT THE THOUGHT"
"OF NEVER SPEAKING TO YOU AGAIN."
[ LAUGHING ]
GUS, WAIT!
GUS!
I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY SAY.
THEY CAN'T KEEP US APART.
"I QUIVER AT THE THOUGHT."
HOW ROMANTIC.
WELL, I, SUPPOSE THAT--
I RESPECT YOUR FATHER, FELICITY, BUT HE DON'T RESPECT ME,
AND I AIN'T COMING AROUND THE KING FARM TILL THAT CHANGES.
BUT, GUS, I--
THAT'S JUST THE WAY I FEEL.
YOU'RE AFRAID OF MY FATHER,
AREN'T YOU?
NO, FELICITY, I'M NOT.
BUT I'M NOT SO FOOLISH AS YOU'VE BEEN,
MAKING UP ALL THEM STORIES.
YOU'RE A COWARD!
ALL I'M AFRAID OF IS RUINING MY CHANCES WITH YOU.
WE HAVE TO LAY LOW NOW.
THAT'S WHAT YOUR FATHER SAID, AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
YOU'RE RIGHT TO BE AFRAID.
IF MY FATHER DOESN'T SHOO
YOU AWAY, I WILL!
I THINK, SARA, MR. KING WAS LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSE
TO SEPARATE ME AND FELICITY.
HE DOESN'T THINK I'M GOOD ENOUGH FOR HER.
AND I'M NOT.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE ACTED LIKE
SHE LIKED ME IN THE FIRST PLACE.
GUS, SHE WORSHIPS THE GROUND YOU WALK ON.
REALLY?
YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT.
I LIKE YOU, GUS.
WHY SHOULDN'T SHE?
YOU KNOW, I HAD MY CAP SET FOR FELICITY A LONG TIME AGO.
SOMEHOW I GOT TO SET THINGS RIGHT.
I KNOW YOU WILL, GUS.
SEE YOU LATER.
WHAT IF I WERE TO ADD A TRAGIC ROMANCE,
SAY, WITH A HANDSOME NEIGHBOUR WHO HAPPENS INTO HER LIFE?
THEN, YOU SEE, SHE'LL BE TORN BETWEEN REASON AND PASSION.
OH, HETTY!
THAT'S A BRILLIANT IDEA.
OH, HELLO, SARA.
ARE YOU DELIVERING THE POST NOW?
AUNT HETTY...
IT, IT ALL STARTED OUT QUITE INNOCENTLY.
I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS ALL FOR FELICITY'S SAKE.
MR. PETTIBONE ASKED ME TO GIVE THIS TO YOU.
DON'T JUDGE ME TOO HARSHLY.
DON'T WORRY, SARA.
I HARDLY CONSIDER MR. PETTIBONE
THE BEST ARBITER OF GOOD CONDUCT!
A NOTE ON YOUR CONDUCT, SARA?
"MY DEAR MISS KING."
OH, HETTY,
THIS ISN'T ABOUT SARA AT ALL!
WHAT DRIVEL.
LISTEN TO THIS.
"AS A BEE LONGS FOR HONEY, SO DO I LONG"
"FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS."
THAT'S SWEET.
"I SUFFER INTERMINABLY" -- NO COMMA --
"AS I AWAIT YOUR REPLY."
WELL, SUFFER ON,
MR. PETTIBONE.
HETTY, THE POOR MAN IS TRYING DESPERATELY TO APOLOGIZE.
HE IS NEITHER POOR, OLIVIA,
NOR IS HE MUCH OF A MAN, AS FAR AS I CAN DISCERN.
HETTY.
I DON'T THINK I'M WRONG ON THIS, JANET.
GUS PIKE HAS ALWAYS SEEMED LIKE
A DECENT YOUNG FELLOW, BUT IT TAKES TWO TO DANCE,
AND I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THEY'RE BOTH AT FAULT.
WELL, ALEC, THEY'RE IN LOVE,
AND WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE, YOU DO SILLY THINGS.
SHE IS TOO YOUNG TO BE IN LOVE.
SHE'S NOT PREPARED.
OR YOU'RE NOT PREPARED.
HMM?
TO LET YOUR DAUGHTER GROW UP.
NONSENSE.
WELL, ALEC, YOU CAN'T PROTECT YOUR LITTLE GIRL FOREVER.
I MEAN, WE, WE'VE GOT TO LET HER
MAKE MISTAKES, OR ELSE SHE'LL NEVER LEARN ANYTHING.
LOOK, IF SHE'S OLD ENOUGH TO BE INVITING BOYS FOR DINNER
AND GALLIVANTING AROUND, THEN I'M, I'M--
WELL, YOU'RE NOT READY TO BE PUT TO PASTURE YET,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE BEEN THINKING.
YOU'RE RIGHT, I WAS TOO HARSH, SARA.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO FELICITY.
AND PUT MY FOOT IN IT AGAIN?
SARA, COULD YOU, WOULD YOU WRITE ONE OF THOSE LETTERS OF YOURS
TO FELICITY FOR ME?
NOT YOU TOO?
I CAN'T STAND HER BEING ANGRY.
PLEASE?
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S SEE, UNCLE ALEC AND AUNT JANET
USUALLY GO TO BED QUITE EARLY.
A LOVE LETTER DELIVERED UNDER THE COVER OF DARKNESS.
[ CLUNKING ]
GUS?
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
I'LL COME DOWN. NO.
I HAVE A LETTER.
MR. KING!
BEGGING YOUR PARDON, SIR, BUT YOU MISREAD
WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.
LOOK, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PUT SOMETHING OVER ON MY DAUGHTER.
SHE'S YOUNG AND INNOCENT, BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT TO ME.
WHOA, THERE, MR. KING.
I DO LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER, BUT I ASSURE YOU,
I HAVE ONLY THE BEST INTENTIONS.
OH, I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOUR INTENTIONS.
I WAS YOUNG ONCE MYSELF.
SIR, CAN'T WE STEP INSIDE AND SORT THIS OUT REASONABLY?
FATHER!
WITH MY DAUGHTER? YOU THINK I'M A FOOL!
FATHER, DON'T HURT HIM.
LOOK, YOU GET BACK INTO THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW
AND COVER YOURSELF UP, GIRL.
AND YOU HAD BETTER GET OFF MY PROPERTY RIGHT NOW,
BEFORE I DO SOMETHING I MAY REGRET.
YES, SIR.
GUS!
I HATE YOU!
YOU'VE HUMILIATED ME TO THE BONE.
I AM DISOWNING MYSELF FROM THIS ENTIRE FAMILY FOREVER.
[ GUS PIKE ]: I TELL YOU, SARA, WE MADE A MESS OF IT.
MY, THERE, SARA, YOU SEE, YOUR ACTING AS GO-BETWEEN
HAS MANAGED TO COMPLICATE MATTERS EVEN FURTHER.
LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU.
I SUPPOSE THIS MEANS I WON'T BE RUNNING ANY MORE LETTERS
BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN YOU AND MR. PETTIBONE.
OH, SARA STANLEY, SUCH IMPUDENCE!
COULD EVERYBODY JUST STOP FIGHTING...PLEASE?
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MISS KING, I NEVER KNEW TILL NOW
HOW HOT-HEADED YOUR FAMILY
COULD BE.
LOVE SEEMS TO BRING OUT THE WORST IN ALL OF US.
DOESN'T IT, MISS KING?
I'D ALMOST RATHER NOT BE IN LOVE IF IT MEANS
I HAVE TO GIVE UP MY GOOD NAME.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH I'D CHOOSE --
BEING ABLE TO... SHARE MY HEART WITH SOMEONE
OR BEING ABLE TO HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH TO MY NEIGHBOURS.
WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE, MISS KING?
OH, YOU'RE WISE FOR YOUR YEARS, YOU ARE, GUS PIKE.
IF I HAVE MY WAY, YOU WON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE.
ALEC, ALEC!
HMM, YOU LOOK MORE UPSET THAN I THOUGHT.
HETTY, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
ALEC, WHY IN HEAVEN'S NAME ARE YOU BEING SO BULLISH WITH GUS?
WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE A 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
TO WORRY ABOUT, DO YOU?
IF YOU ASK ME, IT'S A CLEAR CASE OF THE POT
CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK.
NOW, WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
JUST THIS.
AS I RECALL, YOU ONCE FOUND YOURSELF
IN MUCH THE SAME PREDICAMENT WITH THE REVEREND WARD,
DID YOU NOT, BACK THEN WHEN YOU WERE
PURSUING JANET OVER HILL AND DALE
LIKE SOME MAD BULL TERRIER?
NOW, HOLD ON! JANET PURSUED ME.
WE ALL KNOW JANET WAS FLIGHTY, SOMEWHAT
LESS THAN PROPER, PERHAPS, BUT--
THERE WAS NOTHING IMPROPER ABOUT JANET'S BEHAVIOUR.
POOR GIRL WAS...
JUST MADLY IN LOVE WITH ME.
AH, WELL, THEN, WHY WOULD YOU THINK
ANY THE LESS OF YOUR DAUGHTER THAN YOU DID OF YOUR WIFE?
YOU NEEDN'T WORRY ABOUT GUS PIKE.
HE'S A GENTLEMAN THROUGH AND THROUGH,
TO THE VERY CORE OF HIS BEING.
I'LL STAKE MY REPUTATION ON IT.
OH, HE IS CERTAINLY MORE OF A GENTLEMAN THAN YOU EVER
WERE AT THAT AGE. NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
I REMEMBER IT WELL.
I KNOW IT'S AWFULLY SHORT NOTICE, MR. PETTIBONE,
BUT JASPER WOULD DEARLY LOVE SOME MALE ACCOMPANIMENT,
AND HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY OLDER THAN THREE MONTHS.
IN THAT CASE, I ACCEPT YOUR DINNER INVITATION.
OH, GOOD.
HERE WE ARE.
AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, MY CHILDREN WILL BE AT
THE KINGS' -- I WASN'T LOOKING FORWARD TO A LONELY EVENING.
OH, WELL, REST ASSURED, YOU WON'T BE LONELY FOR A MINUTE.
WELL, SEE YOU TONIGHT.
[ HUMMING ]
OH, OLIVIA!
WHAT A SURPRISE!
OH, AND HOW IS OUR MONTGOMERY TODAY, HMM?
HE'S FINE.
I JUST DROPPED BY TO INVITE YOU
TO DINNER TONIGHT, HETTY.
JASPER'S AWAY, AND THE BABY'S
BEEN ASKING FOR YOU.
WELL, YOU DON'T SPEAK YET, DO YOU, MY BOY?
SO HOW COULD SHE POSSIBLY KNOW YOU MISS YOUR FAVOURITE AUNT?
MOTHER'S INTUITION, I GUESS.
I CAN'T STAND THIS ANY MORE, LIVING IN THIS FISH BOWL.
EVERY MOVE I MAKE IS SUBJECT TO MOTHER AND FATHER'S SCRUTINY.
THEY PUSHED GUS AWAY AND MADE ME LOOK LIKE A JELLYFISH.
I'M RUNNING AWAY, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME.
FELIX, HURRY UP.
I'M SURE YOU'LL BE VERY HAPPY AWAY FROM HOME.
YOU MEAN YOU'LL BE VERY HAPPY.
THANK YOU, FELIX, FOR YOUR TROUBLE.
AHEM!
IT'S CUSTOMARY TO GIVE YOUR VALET A TIP.
ALL RIGHT, FELIX, HERE'S A TIP.
DON'T BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITH A BRICK.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU DON'T WANT ME.
I LUGGED MY THINGS ALL THE WAY OUT HERE.
IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T WANT YOU, FELICITY.
YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU.
IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.
WE HAVE TO RESPECT YOUR FATHER'S WISHES.
MY FATHER'S WISHES!
WHAT ABOUT OUR WISHES?
I JUST WANT US
TO HAVE SOME TIME TO OURSELVES, TO BE ABLE TO BE BY OURSELVES.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT.
IT IS, FELICITY.
I WANT EVERYTHING YOU WANT.
YOU'RE AMAZING, YOU KNOW THAT?
YOU COOKED UP THAT HAREBRAINED DINNER SCHEME,
DEFIED YOUR PARENTS,
LIED TO HALF OF AVONLEA, RAN AWAY FROM HOME...
ALL SO YOU COULD BE ALONE WITH ME.
NOW WE'RE ALONE,
I'M ABOUT TO THROW YOU OUT.
IS ANYONE HOME?
[ KNOCKING ]
OLIVIA!
JASPER!
IT SEEMS WE ARE THE ONLY ONES HERE, MADAM.
OLIVIA, OLIVIA!
OH!
OLIVIA!
AHA, IT'S A RUSE! HOW COULD SHE?
A TRAP SET BY MY VERY OWN SISTER!
NOW, DON'T GO FLYING OFF THE HANDLE AGAIN, HETTY.
PLEASE, LOOK ME IN THE EYE.
I'M SORRY I OFFENDED YOU.
OH, SO YOU'RE SORRY, ARE YOU?
I MISS OUR TALKS.
OUR FRIENDSHIP HAS BROADENED IN SCOPE BEYOND MERE LITERATURE.
HETTY, PLEASE, IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER,
I REREAD MY BOOK, AND YOU WERE RIGHT.
I GOT THE PLOT ALL WRONG.
OH, IT'S NOT ALL WRONG.
IT'S ONE OF YOUR BEST, IN FACT.
NO, MINE WAS ALL WRONG.
CHEERS.
AUNT OLIVIA, I DO WANT THE TRUTH.
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE, WILL ALL THIS TROUBLE COME MY WAY?
OH, SARA, NOTHING OF REAL WORTH EVER COMES
COMPLETELY WITHOUT PAIN.
YOU KNOW WHAT, THOUGH?
YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER THE LOVE MORE THAN THE PAIN.
REALLY? MM-HMM.
YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, FOR A WHILE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS MAN TO MAN.
NO.
WHEN A MAN DECIDES--
NO.
FELICITY'S GROWN UP NOW, AND SHE'S OLD ENOUGH...
NO.
WAIT!
I GOT MY OWN PLACE.
I'M HOLDING DOWN TWO JOBS AND FURTHERING MY SCHOOLING.
I READ BOOKS AT NIGHT TOO, BOOKS ABOUT THE WORLD.
I HONOUR VALUE, AND I VALUE HONOUR
MORE THAN MOST EVERYTHING ELSE.
I-- I'M COMING TO YOU WITH MY HEAD HELD HIGH
AND NOT LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT.
I...
I WANT TO SEE YOUR DAUGHTER,
FELICITY, IN THE OPEN AND WITH YOUR BLESSING.
FINE.
ARE YOU GOING TO COME IN FOR HOT CIDER,
OR ARE YOU GOING TO FREEZE OUT HERE
AND WHISPER IN EACH OTHER'S EAR?
HMM.
I THOUGHT AS MUCH.
[ LAUGHING ]
OH, I SUPPOSE I HAVE BEEN OVERREACTING ALL ALONG.
AFTER ALL, WE WERE ONCE YOUNG AND IN LOVE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "WERE"?
TELL ME, WHEN WE WERE COURTING, WAS I,
WAS I EVER ANYTHING BUT A GENTLEMAN?
OH, NO.
NO, YOU WERE A PERFECT GENTLEMAN.
THANK YOU.
DROVE ME CRAZY.