YOU SURE YOU CAN'T COME TO MY HOUSE?
I PROMISED AUNT OLIVIA I'D
TAKE CARE OF MONTGOMERY THIS AFTERNOON, DORA.
I'LL COME DOWN TO GREEN GABLES TOMORROW
AND PLAY WITH YOU AND DAVEY.
IZZY PETTIBONE, YOU BRAT, I'M GOING TO GET YOU FOR THIS.
COME ON, DORA!
WHAT ABOUT MONTGOMERY?
HE CAN WAIT.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
[ COUGHING ]
MY FUTURE IS COMPLETELY BLACK.
I'M DOOMED.
ABSOLUTELY NONE OF MY CLOTHES ARE RIGHT.
I MIGHT AS WELL JUST HAVE "FARM GIRL"
STITCHED IN LARGE LETTERS ACROSS MY BACK.
OH, NOW, FELICITY.
I CAN'T GO TO TEACHER'S COLLEGE.
I WON'T.
WHY ON EARTH DID I APPLY FOR ENTRY THIS TERM?
I HAVE NOTHING AT ALL TO WEAR.
MOTHER, YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME.
FELICITY,
YOU'RE GOING TO SCHOOL TO LEARN, NOT TO SPORT THE LATEST FASHION.
WELL, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CONCENTRATE ON LEARNING
IF I DON'T LOOK MY BEST?
YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S HANDMADE. YOUR STITCHING'S IMPECCABLE.
HANDMADE.
EXACTLY.
IT STICKS OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB.
ALL THE OTHER GIRLS WILL HAVE CLOTHES FROM CATALOGUES.
MOTHER...LOOK AT THIS ONE.
ISN'T IT EXQUISITE?
I COULD USE MY EARNINGS FROM THE GENERAL STORE TO PAY
FOR PART OF IT, AND YOU AND FATHER COULD PAY FOR THE REST.
OH, MY GOODNESS, IT'S YOUR BABY QUILT.
I MADE THIS FOR YOU BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN BORN.
IT'S AMAZING HOW FAST TIME HAS PASSED.
AND NOW YOU'RE GOING AWAY TO COLLEGE.
OH, HO, HO, LOOK.
THAT'S FELIX'S.
IT'S PRACTICALLY THREADBARE.
HE DRAGGED IT EVERYWHERE.
WHERE'S MINE?
OH, CECILY. NOW, I KNOW I HAD ONE FOR YOU, TOO.
OH, HERE IT IS.
I NEVER REALLY DID FINISH THIS ONE.
BY THE TIME YOU CAME ALONG, I WAS SO BUSY WITH
FELICITY AND FELIX, I BARELY HAD TIME TO CUT IT OUT.
POOR DANIEL, I NEVER EVEN GOT THAT FAR WITH HIS.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY.
CECILY, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?
SHH.
USE YOUR HANDKERCHIEF.
[ COUGHING ]
CECILY, DEAR, WHAT ARE YOU DOING DOWN HERE?
I CAN'T SLEEP, MOTHER.
THIS COUGH.
YOU ARE BURNING UP.
DO YOU FEEL SICK TO YOUR STOMACH?
WELL, LISTEN, YOU... YOU TAKE SOME OF THIS NOW.
IT'LL HELP EASE THAT COUGH.
THERE.
NOW, YOU GO UPSTAIRS AND GET UNDER THOSE WARM COVERS.
I'LL COME UP WITH A CUP OF TEA AND HONEY.
OW.
OH, CECILY, BE QUIET.
I'D JUST GOTTEN BACK TO SLEEP.
CECILY, USE YOUR HANDKERCHIEF.
HONESTLY, I CAN'T WAIT TILL I GO AWAY TO TEACHER'S COLLEGE.
HOW WONDERFUL TO HAVE A FULL NIGHT'S SLEEP.
FELICITY.
WHAT IS IT NOW?
THE ACHES, THE FEVER, THE COUGH AND NOW THE BLOOD IN THE MUCUS.
ALL THE SYMPTOMS POINT TO CONSUMPTION
OR WHAT MY LEARNED COLLEAGUES
ARE NOW REFERRING TO AS TUBERCULOSIS.
TUBERCULOSIS IS HIGHLY INFECTIOUS.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW OTHER CASES IN THESE PARTS.
LILY MURDOCH'S ALREADY BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH IT.
SHE SAT NEXT TO CECILY IN SCHOOL.
CECILY WILL HAVE TO BE KEPT COMPLETELY ISOLATED
FROM THE REST OF THE FAMILY.
THE ONLY OTHER ALTERNATIVE IS...
IS TO GIVE SOME CONSIDERATION TO A SANATORIUM.
A SANATORIUM?
TO SEND MY CECILY AWAY WITH STRANGERS?
IT IS AN OPTION.
NO, NOT FOR US.
I'LL CARE FOR HER FOR MYSELF.
ALEC.
IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT HOME CARE IS JUST AS VIABLE.
NOW, SHE'LL REQUIRE COMPLETE BED REST.
AND MAKE CERTAIN SHE DOESN'T CATCH A CHILL.
OH...
WHAT ABOUT FELICITY?
SHE SHARES A BEDROOM WITH CECILY.
OH, THAT DOESN'T MEAN SHE'LL GET SICK,
THOUGH SHE WOULD BE THE ONE MOST AT RISK.
I'LL, UM, I'LL LOOK IN ON CECILY IN A DAY OR SO.
THANK YOU, DR. SNOW.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
MISS KING.
OH, GOOD DAY TO YOU, DR. SNOW.
WELL, WHAT'S WRONG?
A SOCIAL CALL, I HOPE.
CECILY IS, UH, SICK.
OH, THAT COLD OF HERS STILL HANGING ON, IS IT?
WELL, I TOLD YOU, JANET, SHE NEEDS MOTHER'S SYRUP.
I'LL MAKE UP A BATCH FOR HER RIGHT NOW.
IT'S CONSUMPTION, HETTY.
TUBERCULOSIS.
OH, MY...IT'S LIKE OUR DEAR RUTH.
WILL THE DOCTOR PUT THE HOUSE UNDER QUARANTINE?
NOT YET.
BUT WE'RE ALL AT RISK.
OH, WHAT DID THE DOCTOR SAY WE SHOULD DO?
I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU DIDN'T COME AROUND FOR A WHILE.
OH, NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.
TAKE ALL THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
RUTH WENT IN A MATTER OF MONTHS, REMEMBER?
OH, HETTY, PLEASE, JUST DO AS I SAY.
I'M SORRY, ALEC, JANET.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET
CECILY GET ANY WORSE.
HELLO?
OLIVIA?
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN, HETTY.
[ BABY CRYING ]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH MONTGOMERY THIS MORNING.
HE'S BEEN FUSSY SINCE HE WOKE UP.
HE WAS PERFECTLY FINE YESTERDAY WHEN I LEFT HIM WITH CECILY.
YOU LEFT HIM WITH CECILY?
YES, JASPER AND I HAD TO GO INTO CARMODY
FOR THAT MEETING WITH THE BANK MANAGER.
I'M REALLY WORRIED, HETTY.
HE SEEMS TO HAVE A BAD FEVER.
FEEL HIS FOREHEAD.
A FEVER?
I'M NOT SURE. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
COUGHING?
HAS HE BEEN COUGHING?
WELL, A LITTLE.
WHY? WHAT'S THE MATTER, HETTY?
I'VE JUST BEEN TO THE KING FARM,
AND...CECILY HAS GALLOPING CONSUMPTION.
WELL, CECILY WAS HERE ALL DAY YESTERDAY
PLAYING WITH MONTGOMERY AND HOLDING HIM.
DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE?
NO, NO, NO, IT'S NOT, NOT POSSIBLE.
DON'T WORRY.
IT'S JUST A COLD, I'M SURE. THERE, THERE.
WHAT WAS I THINKING, ASKING CECILY TO WATCH HIM?
SHE'S HAD THAT COUGH FOR WEEKS.
I KNEW THAT.
AND JANET, JANET SHOULD KNOW TO HAVE SEEN THE SIGNS.
OH, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MONTGOMERY,
I'LL NEVER FORGIVE THAT WOMAN.
WHAT DID THE DOCTOR SAY?
THEY WOULDN'T TELL ME.
IT IS AN ACUTE CASE, OLIVIA,
SO WE HAVE TO TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PRECAUTIONS.
RUTH WENT LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW.
THIS ILLNESS IS VERY CONTAGIOUS.
SO FELICITY IS GOING TO MOVE INTO FELIX'S ROOM,
AND FELIX IS GOING TO MOVE INTO THE KITCHEN.
WON'T IT BE FUN TO HAVE A ROOM ALL TO YOURSELF, HMM?
I'M GOING TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE ANYTHING?
WHAT ABOUT MY SCHOOLWORK?
OH, I'LL TELL FELIX TO PICK IT UP.
YOU'RE THE ONE WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.
I'LL GET YOU SOME HOT SOUP.
GO ON, DIGGER.
KEEP WATCH OVER HER.
[ COUGHING ]
I HEARD CECILY COUGHING.
SHE'S HAVING A BAD NIGHT.
I'LL CHECK ON HER AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES.
YOU CAN GET SOME SLEEP.
AREN'T YOU COMING UP TO BED?
CAN'T THAT WAIT?
NO.
WHAT IS IT?
CECILY'S BABY QUILT.
WE'VE GOT PLENTY
OF BLANKETS FOR HER, JANET.
COME ON UP TO BED.
I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE SHE WAS SICK, NOT REALLY.
SHE JUST HAD A COUGH.
CECILY NEVER SAYS ANYTHING, NEVER COMPLAINS.
FELICITY AND FELIX, NOW, THEY'RE SQUEAKY WHEELS.
THEY NEVER STOP COMPLAINING, ASKING FOR THINGS.
GOD LOVE THEM, BUT CECILY NEVER ASKS FOR A THING.
I GUESS SHE WAS STUCK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
I NEVER ATTENDED TO HER THE WAY I SHOULD.
YOU TENDED TO HER JUST FINE.
YOU'RE A WONDERFUL MOTHER,
THE BEST ANY CHILD COULD HOPE FOR.
COME TO BED.
IN A BIT.
I HOPE IT AIN'T SPREADING.
YOU COULD CATCH IT AS EASY AS SHAKING HANDS.
THAT'S THE SECOND CHILD AT THE SCHOOL TO GET IT.
I THINK JANET KING'S DOING THE RIGHT THING,
CARING FOR A YOUNGSTER AT HOME.
THEY JUST LOCK THEM UP IN THOSE SANATORIUMS
AND THROW AWAY THE KEY.
MY SECOND COUSIN WAS SENT TO ONE
AND SHE NEVER CAME OUT.
SOME FAMILIES HAVE A WEAKNESS FOR IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO ALEC KING'S OWN SISTER, RUTH.
THEY SAY SHE CAUGHT IT AT CHRISTMAS
AND WAS GONE BEFORE EASTER.
TWO BARS OF LYE
AND A BOTTLE OF DISINFECTANT,
PLEASE, MISS STACEY.
IT MUST BE SO FRIGHTENING FOR THE KINGS.
IT'S FRIGHTENING FOR ALL OF US.
I HAVE HOURS OF WORK AHEAD OF ME TO GET ALL
THE GERMS OUT OF GREEN GABLES.
AND ALL BECAUSE THE CHILDREN HAVE HAD A CERTAIN PLAYMATE.
SORRY I'M LATE. I HAD LOTS TO DO AT HOME.
HELLO, MRS. LYNDE.
FELICITY KING,
I'M NOT ONE TO LAY BLAME ON THE WRONG SHOULDERS.
I HAVE A MESSAGE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO DELIVER
TO YOUR MOTHER -- I'M SCANDALIZED AND HORRIFIED
THAT SHE LET CECILY RUN AROUND THE COUNTRYSIDE
KNOWING FULL WELL THE CHILD HAD GALLOPING CONSUMPTION.
WE THOUGHT SHE HAD A COLD.
SHE'S BEEN COUGHING IN SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR WEEKS
AND PLAYING WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN.
I'VE BEEN SHARING A BEDROOM WITH HER,
AND THERE CERTAINLY IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ME.
NOTHING YET.
I CAN'T SLEEP KNOWING THAT DAVIE AND DORA HAVE BEEN EXPOSED.
I WILL NEVER FORGIVE JANET
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO THOSE CHILDREN.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE'S SO ANGRY.
IT'S NOT LIKE CECILY CAUGHT IT ON PURPOSE JUST TO SPITE HER.
THAT'S NOT ANGER, DEAR, THAT'S FEAR.
PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
WELL, I'M JUST AS FRIGHTENED.
I MEAN, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT OR WHAT TO DO.
I JUST WISH I KNEW MORE ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, I OFTEN FIND THAT IF I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT SOMETHING,
THE BEST THING I CAN DO IS TO FIND OUT
AS MUCH AS I CAN ABOUT IT.
I'VE HEARD THAT THERE IS AN EXCELLENT MEDICAL SECTION
IN THE LIBRARY AT CHARLOTTETOWN.
WHY DON'T YOU GO THERE AND DO SOME RESEARCH?
IT'LL DO YOU GOOD.
SEEMS I'M NOT DOING YOUR BUSINESS
ANY GOOD BY STAYING HERE.
THERE ARE THINGS MORE IMPORTANT IN LIFE THAN BUSINESS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M GOING WITH YOU.
THAT IS IF YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF MY DRIVING.
THAT'S THE LEAST OF MY WORRIES, MISS STACEY.
'MORNING, MILLY.
UH, MILLY!
OH, JOE, LET ME HELP YOU THERE.
NO, I CAN MANAGE.
WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO DROP EVERYTHING,
AND IT'LL HAVE TO BE LAUNDERED AGAIN.
NO, I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET SICK.
MY HELPING YOU WITH THE LINEN WILL MAKE YOU SICK?
WELL, MAYBE. EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT YOUR SISTER.
YOU COULD HAVE IT TOO, YOU KNOW.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ME. OH, HERE.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT -- YOU MIGHT AS
WELL TAKE IT BACK TO THE LAUNDRY NOW THAT YOU'VE TOUCHED IT.
YOU SHUT UP, JOE.
BOYS!
WHAT IN BLAZES IS GOING ON?
GET THAT OFF THE FLOOR THIS INSTANT.
WHERE'S THAT HAT? GIVE ME THAT HAT.
COME ON, GIVE ME THAT.
ALEC, MY CLEAN FLOOR.
OH, I'M SORRY.
THE POT'S BOILING OVER THERE, JANET.
WHAT? OH!
WHAT'S THAT BURNING SMELL?
OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES.
WHERE IS MY HEAD?
JANET, PLEASE, WHY DON'T YOU JUST SIT DOWN,
LET ME TAKE SOME FOOD UP TO CECILY.
NO, NO, I CAN DO IT.
JANET, PLEASE.
ALEC, I AM HER MOTHER.
LET ME CARE FOR HER.
[ SIGHING ]
DID YOU GET YOURSELF A COOKIE THERE, BOY?
THERE YOU GO, DANIEL, THERE YOU GO.
MORE COFFEE, SIR?
NO, THANK YOU.
YOUNG MAN, WHERE'S MY TEA?
UH, JUST A MINUTE, MA'AM.
YES, SIR?
A NUMBER OF OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERNS TO ME.
RUMOUR LEADS TO RUMOUR.
THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE HOTEL ARE MY FIRST PRIORITY.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT ILL,
BUT GIVEN YOUR FAMILY'S SITUATION...
YOU MEAN CECILY.
I WOULD LIKE TO RELIEVE YOU OF YOUR DUTIES.
BUT, SIR, I'M DOING MY JOB.
THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
IF ONE OF THE STAFF QUITS THEN THEY'LL ALL QUIT.
I'M SORRY, SON.
WHEN THIS CONSUMPTION BUSINESS SETTLES DOWN, YOU CAN COME BACK.
YES, SIR, YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE HOTEL'S THE FIRST PRIORITY.
I'LL COME BACK WHEN IT'S QUIET FOR MY PAY.
OH, JANET, YOU'RE RUNNING YOURSELF RAGGED.
YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE YOUR WIFE SOME HELP.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO, ELIZA.
SHE WON'T LET ME.
FOR ONCE I BELIEVE YOU.
I'M THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT THE WARDS HAVE ONE FAULT --
STUBBORNNESS.
NO, I'M DOING JUST FINE.
BUT WHERE IS THAT FELICITY?
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE HOME BY NOW.
I ASKED HER TO DO THE COOKING.
JANET, WOULD YOU LET ME HELP?
YOU'VE GOT A FARM TO RUN.
[ COUGHING ]
THEN I SHALL HELP YOU.
OH?
NOW, YOU FIRE UP THE STOVE.
AND WHERE ARE THE SKILLETS?
AND WHERE ARE THE MIXING BOWLS?
LISTEN TO THIS.
"THE GREAT TURNING POINT IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST"
"TUBERCULOSIS TOOK PLACE WHEN ITS CAUSE WAS DISCOVERED."
"A BAC-- A BACILLUS, OR ROD-SHAPED BACTERIUM."
"IT REPRODUCES BEST IN TISSUES RICH IN OXYGEN,"
"SUCH AS THE LUNG."
"THE DISCOVERY IS A HUGE STEP"
"TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS DISEASE."
"BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN A CURE IS AT HAND."
WHO WROTE THE ARTICLE?
A DR. T. JONES.
HE'S WRITTEN THE ONE THAT I'M READING TOO.
AND HE SAYS THAT THE DISEASE CAN BE CONTROLLED
IF CAUGHT IN THE EARLY STAGES.
WELL, THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE HALIFAX MEDICAL MONTHLY.
MAYBE HE'S FROM SOMEWHERE NEAR.
LET'S SEE.
"ABOUT THE AUTHOR."
"DR. JONES RESIDES IN SUMMERSIDE."
WELL, WELL.
THAT'S RIGHT ON THE WAY HOME.
YES?
I WONDER IF WE COULD SPEAK TO DR. JONES.
I'M SORRY, THE CLINIC'S CLOSED FOR THE DAY.
PLEASE.
MY NAME IS FELICITY KING.
I DON'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT,
BUT I NEED TO SARE YOU ILL?R.
IT'S HER SISTER.
SHE HAS TUBERCULOSIS.
I READ SOME ARTICLES THAT DR. JONES HAS WRITTEN,
AND I THINK HE CAN HELP HER.
COME IN.
NOW, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR SISTER.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE DOCTOR.
YOU ARE.
PARDON ME?
I'M DR. JONES.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.
I, I JUST DIDN'T...
DON'T WORRY, MISS KING, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
THERE AREN'T MANY OF US AROUND YET.
BUT WE'RE HERE. WHAT CAN I HELP YOU WITH?
IT'S THIS DISEASE.
I JUST FEEL SO STUPID ABOUT IT.
AND I'M VERY FRIGHTENED.
AND YOU UNDERSTANDABLY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
AND YOU NEED SOME ANSWERS.
YES.
TUBERCULOSIS BACILLI?
THAT'S RIGHT.
SHE READ ABOUT THEM IN ONE
OF YOUR ARTICLES; MAY I?
OF COURSE. THIS GROUP CAME FROM A DISEASED LUNG.
I'VE NEVER LOOKED THROUGH A MICROSCOPE BEFORE.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE ROOF OVER OUR HEAD AND THE FOOD WE EAT.
AND PLEASE HELP OUR CECILY GET WELL AND STRONG
SO SHE CAN JOIN US HERE AT THE TABLE AGAIN, AMEN.
PLEASE MAKE MR. TREMAYNE CHANGE HIS MIND ABOUT
LETTING ME GO FROM MY POSITION.
FELIX.
WELL, HE DIDN'T HAVE TO.
I DID ALL MY WORK, AND THEY WERE TREATING ME LIKE A LEPER.
HE MUST DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE HOTEL.
WISH I COULD STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL.
SORRY I'M LATE. I WAS, UH--
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? WE WERE WORRIED.
I WAS AT THE LIBRARY IN CHARLOTTETOWN WITH MISS STACEY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TRAIPSING ALL OVER THE COUNTRYSIDE?
I COULD HAVE USED YOUR HELP AT HOME.
I HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL NEWS.
I MET THIS DR. JONES.
I THOUGHT SHE WAS A MAN, BUT SHE'S A WOMAN.
SHE'S DOING SOME STUDYING ON TUBERCULOSIS.
IMAGINE THAT; SOMEONE HERE IN OUR OWN BACK YARD.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT MISS STACEY SAID.
YOUR SUPPER'S GETTING COLD.
OH, SHE GAVE ME SOME BOOKS TO LOOK AT.
I DON'T NEED TO SEE PICTURES.
I SEE ENOUGH SICKNESS UP THERE.
WELL, I'M GOING BACK TOMORROW.
I NEED YOU HERE.
BUT I HAVE TO.
FELICITY.
YOU HEARD WHAT YOUR MOTHER SAID.
[ COUGHING ]
CAN I PLEASE HAVE SOME WATER?
I'LL GO.
I THINK THAT STOVE COULD DO WITH SOME MORE WOOD IN IT.
OLIVIA?
IN HERE, HETTY.
HERE, I'VE BROUGHT MONTGOMERY SOME SOUP.
HOW IS THAT COUGH, MY LITTLE LAMB?
HE'S FINE.
NO COUGHING, NO FEVER.
THE BOY'S PERFECTLY FINE.
HE DOES NOT HAVE CONSUMPTION.
OH...OH.
WHAT A BOY.
HERE, PUT HIM DOWN.
COME ON, MY PUSSYCAT.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO KING FARM TODAY?
OH, WE HAVE-- NO, NO, I HAVEN'T.
QUITE HONESTLY, I'M AFRAID TO GO OVER THERE.
OH, MONTGOMERY.
OH, SORRY TO HAVE BOTHERED YOU FOR NOTHING, DOCTOR.
I SUPPOSE WE BOTH OVERREACTED YESTERDAY
JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS TOWN.
NO, NO, YOU WERE PERFECTLY RIGHT TO CALL ME.
I FEEL ASHAMED.
WHEN RUTH WAS SICK, SHE WAS SO FAR AWAY,
THERE WASN'T A CHANCE TO HELP.
NOW CECILY'S CLOSE BY, AND--
AND WE DON'T DARE HELP.
I HAVE MONTGOMERY AND JASPER
TO LOOK AFTER -- AND SARA'S
COMING HOME IN A WEEK.
I'M JUST NOT SURE WHAT WE
CAN POSSIBLY DO TO HELP
AND YET NOT RISK OUR OWN HEALTH.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO IN THE HOUSE TO ACTUALLY HELP.
WHAT IN BLAZES?
OH, ALEC, WE
JUST FELT LIKE WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING.
I DID THIS WHEN I WAS 10.
NO REASON I CAN'T STILL DO IT.
YES, OH,
AND WE MILKED THE COWS, TOO, I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW.
AND, ALEC, THERE'S A HAMPER OF FOOD
ON THE FEED BOX OVER THERE.
I'M QUITE SURE COOKING'S THE LAST THING
JANET NEED WORRY ABOUT.
SO YOU THINK WE CAN'T MANAGE IN A CRISIS, HMM?
YOU TWO ARE INCORRIGIBLE.
OH!
EGGS?
EGGS IN THE MANGER.
THANK YOU, BOTH OF YOU.
OH, LOOK AT YOU.
WHY, DEAR, YOU'RE NOT READY!
I CAN'T GO.
MOTHER NEEDS MY HELP.
JANET, I'M...
ITHANK YOU,Y ABOMURIEL.LY.
I HOPE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND.
I CAN'T POSSIBLY COOK AND LOOK AFTER HER AT THE SAME TIME.
I NEED FELICITY TO HELP ME IN THE KITCHEN.
[ BABY CRYING ]
FELICITY, CAN YOU CHECK ON DANIEL?
PERHAPS I SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN FELICITY
TO SUMMERSIDE WITH ME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON,
BUT I JUST THOUGHT IF SHE COULD LEARN SOMETHING
ABOUT THE ILLNESS, IT MIGHT HELP HER,
YOU KNOW, AS A WAY OF COPING.
I'M SURE DR. SNOW CAN GIVE HER ALL
THE INFORMATION SHE NEEDS RIGHT HERE.
DR. SNOW IS A FINE MAN,
BUT DR. JONES IS SOMETHING OF AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD.
AND FELICITY SEEMED SO EAGER TO HAVE--
MURIEL, I NEED HER RIGHT HERE.
OF COURSE, I UNDERSTAND. YOU--
[ SIGHING ]
IS HE ALL RIGHT?
YES, HE'S FINE.
HE WAS JUST THIRSTY.
LOOK AT THIS, JANET.
A COOKED HAM, BISCUITS, POTATO SALAD, BEEF PIES.
YOU WON'T HAVE TO COOK FOR THREE DAYS
THANKS TO HETTY AND OLIVIA.
WELL, IN THAT CASE, YOU MAY AS WELL GO WITH MISS STACEY.
WELL, GO ON, BEFORE SHE LEAVES.
THANK YOU, MOTHER.
JUST DON'T BE ALL DAY.
HOW CAN YOU STOP THE BACTERIA FROM GROWING?
WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THEY'RE HARDER
TO GET RID OF IN DAMP CLIMATES.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND IN THE WINTER
IS NOT THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE TUBERCULOSIS.
IS THAT WHY THEY SEND PEOPLE AWAY?
TO SANATORIUMS? YES.
MOST OF THEM ARE IN THE MOUNTAINS,
WHERE THE AIR IS FRESHER.
WELL, DO YOU RECOMMEND THEM?
THE GOOD ONES.
THERE'S A FINE ONE IN NEW YORK STATE
THAT FAVOURS OPEN-AIR AND SUN TREATMENTS.
DO THEY WORK?
WELL, RESULTS ARE ENCOURAGING.
THE BODY HAS A NATURAL TENDENCY TO CURE ITSELF
IF IT CAN SIMPLY GET PURE AIR.
OH, MY GOODNESS, DANIEL'S LUNCH!
HE'S HAD IT, AND HE'S NAPPING, WHICH IS
WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING.
I CAN'T, AUNT ELIZA.
I HAVE TO READ TO CECILY.
SHE'S BORED, POOR THING, AND SHE'S SO WEAK.
THERE COMES A POINT, JANET, WHEN CHRISTIAN MARTYRDOM ENDS
AND COMMON SENSE PREVAILS.
YOU CANNOT DO IT ALL.
NOW, YOU GET SOME SLEEP, AND I WILL READ TO CECILY.
OH, YOU CAN'T BE AROUND HER.
AND WHY NOT?
BECAUSE YOU'RE SO--
I BELIEVE THE WORD YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS "OLD".
I ASSURE YOU, JANET, I DIDN'T REACH THIS AGE
WITHOUT A FEW HAZARDOUS ENCOUNTERS.
I'VE BEEN THROUGH WORSE THAN THIS.
AND I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT GETTING SICK NOW.
BUT IF I DO, I'VE LIVED A LONG GOOD LIFE, HAVEN'T I?
HELLO, MY DEAR.
HOW GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOUR MOTHER IS HAVING A WELL-EARNED SLEEP.
AND, WHY, FOR YOU, WHY, A CHANGE OF FACE
IS AS GOOD AS A CHANGE OF PLACE, I ALWAYS SAY.
I BROUGHT ONE OF MY FAVOURITE BOOKS.
DO YOU KNOW THAT MY MOTHER USED TO READ THIS BOOK TO ME
WHENEVER I WAS SICK?
AND WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, I WAS VERY POORLY QUITE OFTEN.
REALLY?
OH, YES, I WAS A SICKLY LITTLE THING.
WHEN I WAS BORN, THEY HAD TO FEED ME WITH AN EYE DROPPER.
AND THEY USED TO RUB MY HEAD WITH TONIC
TO GET MY HAIR TO GROW.
YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THAT NOW, OF COURSE.
OH, I HAVEN'T LOOKED IN THIS BOOK FOR YEARS.
BUT IT'S FULL OF LOVELY VERSES.
WHERE WERE WE?
YOU WERE BORN ON A THURSDAY, WEREN'T YOU?
OH, THIS IS INTERESTING.
"MONDAY'S CHILD IS FAIR OF FACE,"
"TUESDAY'S CHILD IS FULL OF GRACE,"
"WEDNESDAY'S CHILD IS FULL OF WOE..."
"THURSDAY'S CHILD HAS FAR TO GO."
[ WHIMPERING ]
FELICITY, I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOUR FANCY DOCTOR SAID.
COLD AIR'S BAD FOR CECILY.
FRESH AIR IS THE BEST THING FOR TUBERCULOSIS.
SCIENTISTS HAVE PROVEN IT.
CECILY CAN BREATHE MORE EASILY WHEN THE WINDOW IS OPEN.
AND BESIDES, SHE SHOULDN'T BE LYING HERE IN BED.
SHE SHOULD BE GOING OUTSIDE AND GETTING SOME SUN.
FELICITY, WILL YOU GET OUT OF THIS ROOM?
MOTHER, I'M JUST TRYING TO TELL YOU WHAT'S BEST--
OUT!
[ COUGHING ]
AT LEAST READ THE ARTICLES THAT I BROUGHT HOME.
I WANT YOU TO STOP
UPSETTING YOUR SISTER.
SHE'S NOT UPSET. YOU ARE, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET YOU TO FACE THE FACTS.
I AM FACING FACTS -- I FACE
THEM EVERY TIME I NURSE THAT
CHILD AND SEE HER SLIPPING AWAY.
THE BEST PLACE FOR CECILY IS IN A SANATORIUM.
IT'S DESIGNED FOR HER TO GET WELL.
SHE'LL GET FRESH AIR,
NONSTOP CARE.
FELICITY, YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO SIMPLE.
I JUST WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR CECILY.
YOU THINK SOME WOMAN DOCTOR WHO PROBABLY DOESN'T
KNOW WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT CAN TELL YOU
WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR SISTER?
WE ARE NOT SENDING CECILY AWAY.
WELL, I WARNED YOU, ALEC.
I'VE BEEN THERE HALF AN HOUR, AND SHE WON'T EAT.
WELL, MAYBE I CAN COAX HER.
ALEC,
I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING.
SNAPPING AT ME ISN'T GOING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER.
AND NEITHER IS BITING FELICITY'S HEAD OFF FOR TRYING TO HELP.
YOU AGREE WITH FELICITY -- YOU THINK WE SHOULD
GIVE UP AND SEND HER AWAY.
DON'T TWIST MY WORDS, JANET. THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.
YOU THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE AFFECTED BY ALL THIS?
YOU ARE NOT REPSONSIBLE FOR THIS DISEASE.
AND YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE SUFFERING.
BUT YOU'RE SPENDING SO MUCH TIME FEELING GUILTY
THAT YOU WON'T LET ANYONE GIVE YOU A HAND.
AND CECILY WON'T EAT BECAUSE SHE'S TIRED
OF YOU HOVERING OVER HER EVERY MOMENT OF THE DAY
MAKING HER FEEL SORRY FOR HERSELF.
ARRRGH, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO LITTLE GIRLS
WHO DON'T EAT THEIR DINNER?
THEIR FATHERS COME UPSTAIRS TO BADGER THEM.
YOUR AUNT HETTY MADE THAT SPLIT-PEA SOUP
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU.
DID YOU KNOW YOUR AUNT HETTY AND AUNT OLIVIA
ARE HELPING WITH THE FARM CHORES?
HERE, COME ON.
THAT'S IT.
YOU SHOULD SEE HOW THOSE CHICKENS SNAP TO ATTENTION
WHEN YOUR AUNT HETTY COMES TO FEED THEM.
HERE, HAVE SOME BREAD AND BUTTER.
YES, AND YOU KNOW HOW SHE--
AH, IT'S NOT FOR YOU, DIGGER.
YOU KNOW HOW YOUR AUNT HETTY DEMANDS
THAT EVERYONE FINISH THEIR PLATE.
WELL, THOSE CHICKENS ARE GETTING SO FAT
THEY CAN BARELY MAKE IT AROUND THE FARMYARD.
WOBBLE, WOBBLE, WOBBLE, BOOP, BOOP.
HERE, HAVE SOME MORE.
THAT'S IT, PUMPKIN.
OOPS. THERE WE GO.
THERE WE GO.
SHE ATE.
MM-HMM.
OH, THANK GOD.
I'VE BOILED ENOUGH MILK FOR TOMORROW.
JANET, WE'VE HAD THE COWS TESTED.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE DISEASE.
WELL, I'M NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
WITH ALL THIS MILK THAT FELIX BROUGHT IN.
THE DAIRIES WON'T BUY IT FROM US. THAT'S FOR SURE.
SIT DOWN.
ALEC, IF I SIT DOWN, I MAY NEVER GET UP AGAIN.
THE ONLY WAY I CAN KEEP GOING IS TO KEEP GOING.
COME ON, SIT.
OHHH!
ARE WE DOING THE RIGHT THING?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
CECILY...
SHE'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.
WE CAN AFFORD A SANATORIUM.
I CAN BARELY STAND TO SEE MY OLDEST DAUGHTER
LEAVE THE FARM AND GO TO SCHOOL.
AND NOW ALL I WANT IN THE WHOLE WORLD IS
TO SEE CECILY GROW UP AND HAVE THE CHANCE TO DO JUST THAT.
BUT I CAN'T SEND HER FROM HOME WHEN SHE'S ILL, ALEC.
I JUST CAN'T DO IT.
[ BABY CRYING ]
NO, YOU STAY.
I'LL SETTLE HIM.
HOW YOU DOING, TIGER?
YOU'RE NOT ALONE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU?
OK, YOU GO TO SLEEP NOW, AND I'LL STAY
RIGHT HERE WITH YOU, ALL RIGHT?
OK, YOU GO TO SLEEP.
[ CRYING ]
SHHH!
♪ SLEEP, MY CHILD AND PEACE ATTEND THEE ♪
♪ ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪
♪ GUARDIAN ANGELS GOD WILL SEND THEE ♪
♪ ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪
♪ SOFT AND DROWSY HOURS ARE CREEPING ♪
♪ HILL AND VALE IN SLUMBER SLEEPING ♪
♪ I MY LOVING VIGIL KEEPING ♪
♪ ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪
♪ WHILE THE MOON HER WATCH IS KEEPING ♪
♪ ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪
♪ AND THE WEARY WORLD IS SLEEPING ♪
♪ ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪
♪ O'ER THY SPIRIT GENTLY STEALING ♪
♪ VISIONS OF DELIGHT REVEALING ♪
♪ BREATHES A PURE AND HOLY FEELING ♪
♪ ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪
WELL, SHE'S RESTING NOW.
I'VE GIVEN HER SOMETHING TO TRY AND CURTAIL HER COUGH.
LET HER SLEEP ALL MORNING IF NEED BE.
AND YOU SHOULD TRY AND GET SOME REST TOO, MRS. KING.
OH, NO, DOCTOR, NO, I'M FINE.
I CAN GO FOR WEEKS WITHOUT SLEEPING.
I'LL LEAVE YOU THIS MEDICATION --
TWO TEASPOONS EVERY FOUR HOURS,
AND DON'T EXCEED FIVE DOSES IN ANY DAY.
THANK YOU FOR COMING OVER
SO QUICKLY, DOCTOR.
HER CONDITION IS BECOMING ACUTE, MR. AND MRS. KING.
I'M AFRAID THE PROGNOSIS ISN'T GOOD.
SHE MAY GET WORSE VERY QUICKLY.
I'M CONCERNED, IF WE CAN'T FIND SOME WAY OF STABILIZING THINGS,
SHE MIGHT JUST SLIP AWAY.
[ CECILY COUGHING ]
OH, MY...
WELL, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
KEEP HER QUIET AND IN BED,
EVEN IF SHE SEEMS TO BE FEELING BETTER.
THINGS CAN GO UP AND DOWN VERY QUICKLY WITH THIS DISEASE.
NOW, I WILL TRY TO COME OVER AS OFTEN AS I CAN.
THANK YOU, DR. SNOW. WE'RE GREATLY INDEBTED.
I'LL SEE MYSELF OUT.
[ CECILY COUGHING ]
MOTHER, COME QUICK!
IT'S DANIEL!
DANIEL! OH, GOD, OH, GOD.
NO, NOT DANIEL TOO!
OH, GOD!
DID HE COUGH UP BLOOD?
IT WAS A, IT WAS A BUTTON.
HE SWALLOWED IT WHEN I WASN'T LOOKING. I'M SORRY.
MOMMY, MOMMY.
MOTHER, IT'S ALL RIGHT. I HAVE THE BUTTON.
CHARLIE, YOU WON AGAIN.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD PLAY ANY MORE.
THAT'S THREE GAMES IN A ROW.
...REALLY EAT EVERYTHING NOW?
ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
IN, UH, THREE MONTHS?
THAT'S RIGHT, BUT I'M SURE
EVERYTHING'S FINE NOW.
THANK YOU.
COME ON, DARLING.
GET YOUR HAT.
GOODBYE, CHARLIE.
THANKS FOR THE GAME, CHARLIE.
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH CHARLIE'S MOTHER?
NOT A THING -- I WAS TALKING
TO HER ABOUT CHARLIE.
HE HAD DIPHTHERIA SIX MONTHS AGO.
IT'S AMAZING.
15 YEARS AGO MY BEST FRIEND IN SCHOOL DIED OF DIPHTHERIA.
TODAY WE CAN CURE IT.
I JUST WISH WE COULD SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS.
MAYBE ONE DAY.
MAY I HELP YOU?
MOTHER?
DR. JONES, I'VE HEARD SO MUCH
ABOUT YOU FROM FELICITY,
AND I DECIDED IT WAS FINALLY
TIME TO MEET YOU.
COME IN.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE IS
THAT EACH OF THESE INSTITUTIONS WILL OFFER CECILY
THE MOST PROGRESSIVE METHODS OF TREATING TUBERCULOSIS.
THERE IS HOPE.
CHANCES FOR COMPLETE RECOVERY ARE IMPROVING.
BUT YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT ADVANCED TREATMENTS
ARE WELL BEYOND THE EXPERTISE OF LOCAL PHYSICIANS,
COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THE LONGER CECILY STAYS,
THE GREATER RISK SHE IS TO ALL OF YOU.
SHE NEEDS MUCH, MUCH MORE HELP THAN YOU CAN OFFER.
WILL THEY READ TO HER?
CECILY NEEDS TO BE READ TO.
IT'S, IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT GIVES HER PLEASURE NOW.
I'M SURE YOU CAN WORK OUT SOME ARRANGEMENT
WHERE YOU COULD STAY AT THE SAN FOR A WHILE
UNTIL YOU FEEL ASSURED THAT EVERYTHING
THEY'RE DOING FOR CECILY IS SATISFACTORY.
HOW QUICKLY CAN WE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS?
IF DISTANCE FROM HOME ISN'T AN ISSUE,
I COULD FIND HER A PLACE WITHIN A WEEK.
YOUR FATHER AND I
HAVE MADE A DECISION.
IT'S NOT BEEN AN EASY ONE.
BUT WE'VE TALKED WITH CECILY AND SHE'S AGREED WITH US.
CECILY WILL GO TO A SANATORIUM
IN NEW ENGLAND.
SHE'S GOING AWAY?
YES, AND I AM GOING TO GO WITH HER...
AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
WE CAN'T BE SURE
THIS'LL MAKE YOUR SISTER WELL, BUT IF IT TIPS THE SCALES
IN HER FAVOUR JUST ONE TINY BIT, IT'LL BE WORTHWHILE.
I DON'T LIKE LEAVING YOU ALL BEHIND, BUT YOU MUST KNOW
THAT IF ANY OF YOU WERE ILL, I'D DO THE SAME FOR YOU.
FELIX, MR. TREMAYNE PROBABLY WILL WANT YOU BACK AT THE HOTEL
NOW THAT CECILY'S GOING, BUT, UH,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT DOWN ON YOUR HOURS
SO YOU CAN HELP OUT ON THE FARM.
AND, FELICITY, I'M SORRY, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO POSTPONE
GOING TO TEACHER'S COLLEGE.
IT'S NOT A SACRIFICE.
I KNOW THIS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND...
BUT I'VE JUST FELT SO GUILTY LATELY
ABOUT THE FACT THAT IF POOR CECILY HADN'T GOTTEN ILL,
I MIGHT NEVER HAVE KNOWN.
KNOWN WHAT?
THAT I DON'T WANT TO GO AWAY TO TEACHER'S COLLEGE.
WHY?
BECAUSE I WANT TO GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL
AND BECOME A DOCTOR.
THERE NOW, YOU'RE ALL PACKED.
I'LL SEND YOUR FATHER UP TO CARRY YOU DOWN.
YOU DO REALIZE THAT WHEN YOU GET BACK,
DIGGER WILL BE RIGHT HERE WAITING FOR YOU.
[ COUGHING ]
THERE WE GO.
THERE YOU GO.
I'LL CALL THE GENERAL STORE AS SOON AS I GET THERE.
AND THEN I'LL, I'LL JUST STAY PUT UNTIL YOU CALL ME BACK.
I'LL BE WAITING.
FATHER?
WILL YOU COME AND GET ME WHEN I'M READY TO COME HOME?
OF COURSE I WILL, PUMPKIN.
NEXT TIME IT'LL BE JUST YOU AND ME.
FELIX AND I ARE GOING TO NEED YOU ON THE FARM COME SPRING.
YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.
WE'LL BE FINE.
ALL ABOARD!
YES.
HERE, YOU GET WARM.
GOODBYE, CECILY!
I'LL WRITE TO YOU.
BYE, CECILY!
BYE-BYE.
I'LL WRITE TO YOU, CECILY.
JANEY MACAULEY LEFT THAT BEHIND.
CALLED IT HER GOOD LUCK CHARM.
DR. SPARROW, MRS. KING.
I'M THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN HERE.
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN GET YOU?
OH, NO, NO.
EVERYTHING'S FINE, THANK YOU.
WHO IS JANEY MACAULEY?
SHE WAS THE LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS IN THIS BED BEFORE CECILY.
SHE WENT HOME LAST WEEK, MRS. KING,
RECOVERED -- DON'T WORRY.
WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO MAKE SURE YOUR DAUGHTER GOES HOME TOO.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR,
THANK YOU.
[ HUMMING ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT ]