SARA!
WELL, IF IT ISN'T OUR NEW MINISTER'S SON.
I CERTAINLY HOPE WHATEVER SICKNESS IT WAS THAT KEPT YOU
HOME FROM MUSICALE ON FRIDAY HAS
FINALLY CLEARED YOUR SYSTEM, SARA.
I WASN'T REALLY SICK.
I KNEW IT. OUT WITH IT.
I PRETENDED TO BE ILL
SO THAT I COULD GO
TO A DANCE PARTY WITH BOOTH.
I WANT EVERY DETAIL.
MY NERVES ARE SHOT, OLIVIA, SHOT TO PIECES.
I HAVE NOT SLEPT A WINK, NOT A PROPER WINK,
SINCE THE NIGHT THAT SARA DEFIED ME.
OH, HETTY, SHE DIDN'T DEFY YOU.
WELL, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT, THEN?
SHE SNEAKED OUT OF THE HOUSE BEHIND MY BACK
TO MEET WITH THAT BOOTH ELLIOT.
WELL, NATURALLY, A GIRL SARA'S AGE
IS GOING TO WANT TO BEGIN TO SEE BOYS.
I LIKE BOOTH.
AND JASPER SAYS HE'S VERY TALENTED.
NO, NO, HE'S NOTHING BUT A... YOUNG, YOUNG...ROUE.
AND YOU SAY AUNT HETTY IS TAKING THIS WELL?
QUITE WELL.
SHE'S EVEN LETTING HIM CALL ON ME.
AND IN HER OWN WAY, I THINK
AUNT HETTY'S STARTING TO ACCEPT BOOTH.
THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE AUNT HETTY.
MAYBE SHE'S MELLOWING WITH AGE.
DO THIS, WILL YOU?
I HAVE A PLAN.
I'LL ALLOW SARA TO SPEND TIME WITH THE ELLIOT BOY
SO SHE CAN SEE FOR HERSELF HIS SHORTCOMINGS.
BUT I'LL NOT LET THE PAIR OF THEM OUT OF MY SIGHT.
HETTY, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
OH, YES, I CAN, AND I WILL.
I'LL BE WATCHING THEIR EVERY MOVE.
OH, YOU NEEDN'T WORRY.
THEY'LL NEVER KNOW IT.
I'LL BE DISCREET, YOU SEE.
ARE YOU NOT COMING, JOHN?
OH, I'M SORRY, MY LOVE.
BUT THE EDITOR OF THE PRESBYTERIAN ADVOCATE
WAS SO EFFUSIVE IN HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR
MY SATIRIC ARTICLE.
HE COMPLETELY SUPPORTS MY THEORY OF THE POWER OF HUMOUR
TO REINFORCE FAITH -- IT'S INSPIRED ME
TO ANOTHER INSTALMENT.
I HAVE AN IDEA TO WRITE ABOUT A SLEEPY LITTLE ISLAND TOWN
WHERE THERE ARE NO SINNERS BECAUSE...
[ CHUCKLING ]
IT'S TOO DULL EVEN FOR THE DEVIL.
WELL, BOOTH IS ALREADY AT THE GATHERING.
I'LL JUST MAKE MY WAY ON MY OWN.
THE MUSE IS AT MY ELBOW.
ALL RIGHT, MOTHER, THERE YOU GO.
UH, NO, ALEC,
I HAVEN'T BEEN UP ON BLADES IN A DOG'S AGE.
JUST...I NEED TO WORK UP MY COURAGE
WHILE YOU GO AND SKATE WITH FELICITY AND DANIEL.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
THERE YOU GO, DANIEL.
THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
WHOA, WHOA!
NO!
WAIT!
WAIT? WAIT FOR WHAT?
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS TO TRY THIS OUT.
JUST LET ME HELP YOU, ALL RIGHT?
OK.
ALL RIGHT.
WHOA!
GOOD MORNING, MRS. BUGLE,
MRS. SLOANE.
OH, GOOD MORNING.
WHERE DOES SHE FIND THOSE HATS?
THERE ISN'T AN OSTRICH ALIVE THAT HASN'T BEEN PLUCKED BALD.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL AUTOMOBILE!
DOES THAT BELONG TO YOU, MISS STACEY?
INDEED IT DOES.
OH, HOW I ADMIRE YOU.
THE MERE IDEA OF AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN
CAREENING AROUND THE ISLAND IN A MOTORCAR.
I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS CAREENING.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, DRIVING IS
A LITTLE DIFFICULT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
WHEN THE ROADS CLEAR, I'LL GIVE YOU A
DRIVING LESSON, IF YREALLY?KE.
REALLY.
OH, CLIVE.
WHERE IS IZZY?
SHE'S COMING -- MAY I HELP YOU LACE UP YOUR SKATES...
HI, VIOLA.
HELLO.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, YOU MUST BE GETTING GOOD ENOUGH
BY NOW TO LET GO OF ME.
I'M NEVER GOING TO LET MYSELF
GET THAT GOOD.
OOH, AUNT HETTY.
HAH! NOTHING LIKE A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED
SKATE, I SAY, FOR RESTORING
THE BODY, CLEARING THE MIND.
THANK YOU.
COME ALONG, YOU TWO.
WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
AH, THERE NOW, UP, MY GOOD WOMAN.
UP, UP, UP.
OH, NO, NO, NO, VIOLA, I'M REALLY NOT
A VERY GOOD SKATER AT ALL.
I'VE NEVER BEEN ON SKATES IN MY LIFE.
GOOD. LET'S SIT TOGETHER AND WATCH THE OTHERS.
WHAT'S THE FUN IN SITTING? COME ON.
OH, DEAR.
LET'S PRETEND IT'S A SWELTERING DAY IN AUGUST, AND WE'VE
COME ACROSS THIS HUGE EXPANSE OF ICE -- WHAT WOULD WE DO?
THROW OURSELVES UPON IT, I SUPPOSE.
AND GLADLY. IT'S ALL THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THINGS.
[ ♪♪ ]
COME ON.
OH, NO, NO!
YOU SEE THAT -- MRS. ELLIOT'S BEHAVIOUR
IS JUST AS SHOWY AS HER HATS.
OH, COME ON, JANET.
LET'S GO.
OH, COME ON, HANG ON.
[ SCREAMING ]
OH, OH, OH!
MOTHER, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
THE ONLY THING THAT'S HURT IS MY PRIDE.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, THEN?
I'M FINE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO HOME JUST YET.
I DON'T WANT YOU OVEREXERTING YOURSELF. WE'LL GO.
WELL, NOW, SURELY YOU CAN STAY
AND HAVE A CUP OF HOT COCOA.
WE GOT TO GET HOME, MRS. KING.
ALL RIGHT, DEAR. ANYTHING YOU SAY.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
GOODBYE, JANET.
GOODBYE, VIOLA.
BOOTH,
ARE YOU COMING BACK?
UH, NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
OH, MRS. POTTS, MRS. INGLIS.
GOOD DAY, REVEREND.
HAVE YOU INVITED THE REVEREND ELLIOT
TO TEA YET?
NOT YET.
I CAN'T THINK OF A WAY OF WORDING IT
SO HIS WIFE WON'T COME ALONG WITH HIM.
SHE'LL PROBABLY SHOW UP WITH ONE
OF THESE GAUDY HATS AS IF
SHE'S ATTENDING A NEW YORK BURLESQUE.
I COULD TOLERATE HER MANNER OF DRESS IF HER CONDUCT
WERE A LITTLE MORE SEDATE.
THERE'S SOMETHING QUEER ABOUT THAT WOMAN'S BEHAVIOUR.
COULD BE SHE'S PICKED UP
A PARASITE OVER THERE IN BORNEO,
AND IT'S AFFECTED HER MIND.
THEY'D HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF TO STAY IN NEW ORLEANS,
IF YOU WANT MY OPINION.
DON'T THINK THAT VIOLA ELLIOT WAS
TOO WILD EVEN FOR NEW ORLEANS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT WOMAN FITTING IN ANY PLACE.
[ SIGHING ]
MOTHER...
OH, FELIX, LEAVE ME IN PEACE. MY POOR ACHING BONES.
BUT I CAN'T FIND A CLEAN NIGHTSHIRT.
WELL, I GUESS YOU'LL HAVE TO SLEEP IN A BURLAP SACK.
DON'T BOTHER YOUR MOTHER RIGHT NOW.
ASK FELICITY WHAT'S BECOME OF THE IRONING.
WELL, YOU AND MRS. ELLIOT CERTAINLY MADE
A DISPLAY OF YOURSELVES THIS AFTERNOON.
WHY SHOULD THE YOUNG HAVE ALL THE FUN?
THERE'S STILL A LITTLE KICK LEFT IN THIS OLD GIRL.
OH, THERE'S KICK ALL RIGHT.
THAT VIOLA ELLIOT, SHE'S QUITE A CHARACTER.
SHE'S LIVELY.
THAT'S NO CRIME.
LIVELY IS ONE THING, BUT SHE IS--
THE MOST INTERESTING, VITAL WOMAN IN AVONLEA.
I ONLY WISH I HAD HALF HER CHARACTER.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS AVONLEA ISN'T USED TO A WOMAN
HAVING A MIND OF HER OWN.
OH?
IS THAT SO?
YES, IT IS.
THESE SCENES OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEAS ARE BREATHTAKING!
I CAN SCARCELY BELIEVE...
HAVE YOU REALLY BEEN TO THESE PLACES?
BEEN AND LIVED.
BORNEO,
MALAYA, SINGAPORE.
THE ORIENT IS SO MYSTERIOUS TO ME.
DO YOU MISS IT A LITTLE?
THOSE BALMY MIGHTS, THE AIR
SCENTED WITH SPICES.
IT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL... BUT BY TURNS, QUITE HARD.
ALL IN ALL, I'M REALLY QUITE GLAD TO BE NEARER TO HOME...
VIOLA, IS SOMETHING TROUBLING YOU?
IT'S JUST, IT DOES SEEM ODD... TO COME HOME AND FEEL AS MUCH
A STRANGER HERE AS I DID IN KUALA LUMPUR.
YOU KNOW, MY FATHER WAS A MINISTER,
AND WE ALWAYS LIVED IN AVONLEA.
BUT I KNEW OTHER MINISTER'S WIVES --
FRIENDS OF MY MOTHER'S.
AND THEY ALWAYS SAID THAT IT WAS HARDEST ON THEM,
LANDING IN A NEW POST,
TRYING TO FIT IN.
PEOPLE JUST NEED TIME TO GET TO KNOW YOU.
VIOLA, VIOLA, YOU COULD GIVE A MAGIC LANTERN SHOW
FOR THE CHILDREN AT THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
NO, I'D HELP YOU.
THEY MAY NOT GET TO KNOW ANY BETTER WHO YOU ARE,
BUT AT LEAST THEY'D KNOW WHERE YOU'VE BEEN,
AND THAT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
OH, THE CHILDREN WOULD LOVE IT!
JANET, I HARDLY THINK THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS
WOULD APPRECIATE ME INTERRUPTING THEIR LESSON TIME.
THEY CAN DO JONAH AND THE WHALE
THE NEXT SUNDAY.
SHALL WE DO IT?
LET'S.
YOU SEE, FOR THE TEMPLE DANCERS, DANCING LIFTS THEM
TO A HIGHER PLANE.
EVERY UNDULATION BRINGS THEM CLOSER
TO A KIND OF RELIGIOUS ECSTASY--
MRS. ELLIOT,
WHEN YOU SAID YOU HAD PICTURES OF THE CHRISTIAN MISSION,
WE WERE ALL HOPING YOU'D HAVE PICTURES OF THE LEPER COLONY.
NOT GODLESS PAGAN TEMPLES.
I ASSURE YOU, MRS. SLOANE, THE HINDU ARE ANYTHING BUT GODLESS.
NOW, THIS TEMPLE ALONE CELEBRATES
OVER A HUNDRED DEITIES.
THE RIVER IS VITAL TO THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY.
HERE IS WHERE THEY
CELEBRATE MANY OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT RITUALS.
[ GASPING ]
THOSE WOMEN ARE IN THEIR BIRTHDAY SUITS!
THAT'S IT!
THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY.
UP, UP, UP, CHILDREN. UP, UP.
UH, NO, UM...
HURRY UP NOW. YOUR PARENTS ARE WAITING FOR YOU.
CHILDREN, YOU MUST REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RIVER
TO THE DYAK PEOPLE.
STRAIGHT OUT. STRAIGHT OUT.
WELL, THIS IS THE LAST THING
I EXPECTED FROM THE SOMEONE WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE
UPSTANDING AND A LEADER
OF PROPER MORALITY.
IN THE NAME OF PROVIDENCE--
DON'T MAKE SUCH A FUSS, EULALIE.
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN EDIFYING EXPERIENCE
IF YOU WEREN'T AN OLD PRUNE.
EDIFYING?
GIRLIE PICTURES AND DANCING THE HOOCHIE-COOCHIE?
THAT'S NOT SUNDAY SCHOOL,
NOT IN AVONLEA.
BERT!
AS AN ELDER OF THIS CHURCH, REVEREND, I GOTTA TELL YOU THAT
HERE IN AVONLEA, WE TAKE OUR CHURCH SERIOUSLY.
AND IF YOU HAVE HOPES OF STAYING ON,
YOU...AND YOUR FAMILY HAD
BEST LOOK TO YOUR WAY OF DOING THINGS.
I'M SO SORRY.
THOSE WOMEN ARE SO BLESSED INFURIATING.
NOW, JANET, DON'T LET THEM
DISTURB YOUR SERENITY.
OH, I'D LIKE TO DISTURB
THAT EULALIE BUGLE'S SERENITY, I CAN TELL YOU.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, JUST SIT DOWN.
IT'S ALL IN THE JOB.
YES, YES, I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'VE JUST TAKEN ON TOO MANY THINGS,
WHAT WITH JOINING ALL THESE COMMITTEES AND THIS AND THAT.
I'M JUST TIRED, THAT'S ALL.
AND DO YOU KNOW MY FEET HAVE NOT STOPPED ACHING
SINCE WE WERE SKATING.
ALL RIGHT, YOU REST RIGHT THERE.
I HAVE JUST THE THING.
IT'S A RESTORATIVE, EXCELLENT FOR A VARIETY...OF ACHES.
OH.
"ONE OR MORE DOSES DAILY TO...VIVIFY THE SYSTEM."
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES.
I FIND IT MOST SETTLING FOR JANGLED NERVES.
I THINK I'LL HAVE SOME TOO.
OH, YES.
OH...OH, THAT TONIC IS GOOD.
OH, I CAN FEEL IT HEALING ALL THE WAY DOWN.
WELL, NOW, IF ONE GLASS OF VIVIFIER IS GOOD FOR THE SYSTEM,
TWO MUST BE TWICE AS GOOD.
SHH, SHH, SHH.
LISTEN.
WHAT?
ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL?
I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.
EXACTLY.
THAT'S WHAT'S SO WONDERFUL.
YOO-HOO!
AUNT HETTY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ALL THE WAY OUT HERE?
OH, JUST TAKING MY CONSTITUTIONAL.
MMM, INVIGORATING, ISN'T IT?
WELL, WHICH WAY ARE YOU TWO HEADED?
AH, WELL, NOWHERE IN PARTICULAR.
WELL, THAT'S FUNNY.
NEITHER AM I.
WELL, WE MAY AS WELL GO NOWHERE TOGETHER, SHALL WE?
COME ON.
OH, OH, LAND SAKES, WE HAVE WALKED A PIECE.
OH, ISN'T THAT MAGNIFICENT?
IT'S LOVELY.
OH, JANET, DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE?
WHAT? ME?
WELL, HAVEN'T YOU...HAVEN'T YOU JUST ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN?
NO, NO, NO, HOW HARD COULD IT BE?
NO, NO, I THINK YOU JUST TURN THIS, DON'T YOU?
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
[ MOTOR REVVING ]
SARA!
BOOTH!
WHERE ARE YOU?
ANSWER ME.
OUCH!
BLASTED SNOW THINGS.
[ HORN HONKING ]
[ SCREAMING ]
SORRY.
JANET KING!
WHAT DO YOU THINK, FELICITY?
SHOULD WE HAVE OUR TEA SHORTLY?
CERTAINLY, MISS STACEY.
OH, GOOD DAY, LADIES.
MURIEL.
A BIT CHILLY TODAY, MURIEL.
[ HORN HONKING ]
DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW TO STOP THIS THING?!
MY CAR!
MY MOTHER!
WATCH OUT!
AT LEAST THAT'S ONE WAY TO GET IT TO STOP.
[ LAUGHING ]
I HAVE GOT MYSELF SUCH A CASE OF THE GIGGLES, HA, HA.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN YOU EITHER,
BUT DON'T BREATHE NEAR ANY OPEN FLAME.
[ ROOSTER CROWING ]
RISE AND SHINE,
MY LADY OF LEISURE.
THE SUN IS WELL UP.
[ MOANING ]
OH, I FEEL DREADFUL.
I MUST BE COMING DOWN WITH SOMETHING.
HEAD POUNDING, STOMACH UPSET?
YES, OH, AND I'M DYING OF THIRST.
WHAT IS IT, ALEC?
IS THERE SOMETHING GOING AROUND?
NOT SINCE TEMPERANCE TURNED THE ISLAND TEETOTAL, MY DEAR.
YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM THE AFTEREFFECTS OF DRINK.
DRINK?
OH, DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.
OH, IT MUST BE
POISONING OF SOME KIND.
OH, IT WAS POISONING, ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DID YOU GET INTO?
ALEC, YOU CAN'T...
IT COULDN'T...
UNLESS...IT WAS
THAT TONIC VIOLA GAVE ME.
TONIC?
THE VIVIFIER.
BUT I ONLY HAD TWO THIMBLES FULL.
NO, MAYBE IT WAS THREE.
OR WAS IT FOUR?
MISS STACEY'S CAR!
WELL, THERE WAS NO REAL DAMAGE.
BUT IT IS A SERIOUS MATTER.
THE TWO OF YOU COULD HAVE BEEN HURT.
OH, ALEC, THIS CAN'T BE TRUE.
HOW MUCH OF THIS TONIC DOES VIOLA TAKE?
HOW OFTEN?
OH, I'M CERTAIN SHE'S PRUDENT.
WELL, I'M NOT SO CERTAIN.
AND FRANKLY, IT GOES A LONG WAY TO EXPLAINING HER BEHAVIOUR.
OH, VIOLA CAN'T HAVE A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE.
ALEC, DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
SHE'S A MINISTER'S WIFE.
WELL, YOU KNOW HER BETTER THAN ANYONE.
I'M GOING DOWN INTO THE TOWN.
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN GET FOR YOU?
OH, NO, I THINK I'LL GO IN LATER MYSELF.
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE FEELING UP TO IT?
JOHN, PLEASE, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES, DON'T BABY ME.
AFTER YESTERDAY--
YESTERDAY WAS ACCIDENT.
THERE'S NO NEED TO DISCUSS IT.
VIOLA, YOU MUSTN'T PUSH YOURSELF.
EVERYONE HAS LIMITATIONS.
I DON'T WANT YOUR CONDITION TO DETERIORATE.
I AM PERFECTLY AWARE OF MY CONDITION.
I'M FINE.
JUST REMEMBER THE DOCTOR'S WARNING.
I'M PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF TAKING CARE OF MYSELF
AND MY FAMILY AND MY DUTIES TO THE CHURCH.
NOW...
JUST GO ON ABOUT YOUR DAY.
♪
ARE YOU WAITING FOR ANYONE IN PARTICULAR?
NO, NO ONE IN PARTICULAR.
UNLESS, OF COURSE, SHE'S GOT GOLDEN BLOND HAIR,
PLAYS THE FLUTE AND STANDS AT A NEAR 5-FOOT-NOTHING.
YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO KNOW ANYONE LIKE THAT, WOULD YOU?
NO, I CAN'T SAY I DO.
WELL, NOW, ISN'T THAT A PITY.
BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO BE
EXTENDING AN INVITATION OF SORTS.
WHY, HELLO, THERE.
HELLO THERE, YOU TWO.
OH, MY, WHAT LUCK.
I WAS JUST ON MY WAY BACK FROM THE VILLAGE.
SO I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WHY DON'T I STOP BY THE SCHOOL.
MAYBE SARA WILL BE THERE, AND WE CAN WALK HOME TOGETHER.
AND HERE YOU ARE.
UM, WELL, I GUESS, UH, I GUESS I'LL BE HEADING HOME.
SEE YOU LATER, SARA.
BOOTH?
UM...YOU WERE
GOING TO ASK ME SOMETHING?
WELL, YEAH,
UM, I WAS WONDERING IF FRIDAY EVENING--
FRIDAY?
FRIDAY, DID YOU SAY?
YOU MUST BE CLAIRVOYANT OR SOMETHING.
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO MENTION FRIDAY.
OH, YOU SEE, SARA AND I HAVE
BEEN MEANING TO INVITE YOU FOR DINNER, HAVEN'T WE, SARA?
WE HAVE?
WELL, FRIDAY WOULD BE PERFECT.
YES, JUST THE TICKET.
A NICE DINNER, A QUIET EVENING AT HOME, JUST THE THREE OF US.
A GET-TOGETHER,
AS YOU SAY NOWADAYS.
WELL, THAT'D BE NICE, WOULDN'T IT?
WELL, IT CERTAINLY WOULD BE, MISS HETTY.
THAT WOULD BE VERY NICE.
FRIDAY THEN,
HALF PAST 6:00.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT WILD GOINGS-ON AND BEHIND
THE WHEEL OF AN AUTOCAR.
THE MINISTER'S WIFE, NO LESS.
HELLO, SARA. MAY I HELP YOU?
NO, THANK YOU.
FELICITY, I NEED YOUR ADVICE. AUNT HETTY IS BEING INTOLERABLE.
SHE WON'T GIVE BOOTH AND ME A MOMENT OF PEACE.
SARA, HOW CAN I POSSIBLY BE EXPECTED TO THINK
ABOUT YOUR ROMANTIC PROBLEMS?
HAVEN'T YOU HEARD?
ABOUT OUR FAMILY SHAME.
AREN'T YOU BEING A TAD MELODRAMATIC?
MELODRAMATIC?
MY OWN MOTHER AND THE MINISTER'S WIFE
WERE BEHAVING LIKE A PAIR OF...TEENERS.
TEENERS? ACTUALLY I DON'T KNOW A SINGLE PERSON
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 19 WHO WOULD EVEN CONSIDER
TAKING A MOTORCAR FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE CONSOLATION, SARA.
THIS ENTIRE TOWN IS IN AN UPROAR.
I'LL GIVE YOU THIS ADVICE:
WATCH BOOTH VERY CAREFULLY.
FOR WHAT?
ANY SIGNS OF LUNACY.
THEY'RE SAYING THAT MADNESS RUNS IN HIS FAMILY.
BOOTH, ARE YOU READY?
NO, GO ON AHEAD, MOTHER, I'LL MEET YOU THERE.
"AND SO SATAN SAYS TO THE OLD FARMER,"
"OH, NEVER MIND. I'M GOING BACK TO NEW YORK CITY."
"THERE'S MUCH MORE OPPORTUNITY THERE"
"FOR ME TO ADVANCE MY CAREER."
[ SIGHING ]
SO AS WE READ IN PROVERBS 1:10,
"IF SINNERS ENTICE THEE, CONSENT THOU NOT."
[ ♪♪ ]
SO THE REPAIRS TO THE ROOF ARE FINALLY PAID FOR,
AND, UH, THERE'S JUST ONE MORE INSTALMENT ON THE ORGAN
BEFORE IT'S FREE AND CLEAR.
AND, UH, ALL IN ALL, IF THE CONGREGATION'S OFFERINGS
REMAIN CONSISTENT, WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD STANDING.
THANK YOU, MR. TREASURER.
OTHER BUSINESS.
OH, OH, RIGHT. OTHER BUSINESS.
UH, REVEREND...
YES, MR. POTTS?
REVEREND, I GUESS IT'S NO SECRET THAT THE CHANGING OVER FROM
ONE PASTOR TO THE NEXT HAS BEEN GOING...
LESS THAN SMOOTHLY.
YES, IT ALWAYS TAKES A LITTLE TIME
TO SETTLE INTO A NEW POST.
NOW, THAT'S TRUE, CERTAINLY.
[ CLEARING THROAT ]
BUT THE THING IS, REVEREND, IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT OCCURRENCES,
SOME WOULD SAY THAT IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT WE GET
CERTAIN ASSURANCES FROM YOU ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS.
WHAT KIND OF ASSURANCES?
WELL, IT'S A MATTER OF STYLE, REVEREND,
AND YOURS IS A LITTLE UNREVERENDLY,
CRACKING JOKES ABOUT SIN
AND SO FORTH.
EVEN THE GREAT PROTESTANT REFORMER MARTIN LUTHER SAID,
"THE BEST WAY TO DRIVE OUT THE DEVIL IS TO JEER"
"AND FLOUT HIM, FOR HE CANNOT BEAR SCORN."
WELL, WE AREN'T LUTHERANS,
REVEREND, WE'RE PRESBYTERIANS, AND WE'D JUST
AS SOON GET OUR LESSONS STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOK.
A GOOD SERMON IS LIKE COUGH SYRUP.
IF IT GOES DOWN TOO EASY, IT'S NOT LIKELY
TO CURE WHAT AILS YOU.
I SEE.
AND WHAT ELSE?
WELL, THERE'S THE, AHEM, THERE'S THE MATTER...
THERE'S THE MATTER OF YOUR WIFE MAKING A DISPLAY OF HERSELF.
AS IF THE HATS WEREN'T ENOUGH.
YOU GOTTA FIND A WAY TO REIN HER IN.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK.
I THINK WHAT WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR HERE
IS A WAY OF DEALING WITH OUR CONCERNS OPENLY AND FAIRLY.
GENTLEMEN, LADIES.
CERTAINLY I CAN CHANGE MY STYLE.
I DON'T SAY THAT I AGREE WITH YOU,
BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER -- IT IS AS MUCH
YOUR CHURCH AS MINE, PERHAPS MORE SO.
HOWEVER, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WHERE MY FAMILY
IS CONCERNED, YOU CROSS THE LINE.
I WILL NEVER REIN IN MY WIFE.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU REFUSE TO SPEAK TO HER ABOUT THIS?
NOT A WORD.
WE ARE BEING MORE THAN FAIR.
YOU KNOW, WE COULD SEND A WIRE OF OFFICIAL COMPLAINT
TO THE PRESBYTERY.
THEN I INVITE YOU TO SEND YOUR WIRE.
YOU'RE NOT LEAVING US MUCH CHOICE, REVEREND.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL WORK OUT THE WORDING OF THE COMPLAINT THEN.
YOU'RE EXCUSED FROM THIS NEXT PART, REVEREND.
BUT...
YOU MIGHT WANT TO GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT
WHETHER AVONLEA IS THE POST FOR YOU.
MRS. KING.
HELLO, BOOTH.
IT'S GETTING COLD OUT THERE.
UH, MOTHER, MRS. KING IS CALLING.
JANET, HELLO.
I HAVE A FRUITCAKE FOR MURIEL STACEY.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO COME WITH ME.
I SUPPOSE...I SUPPOSE WE OWE HER AN APOLOGY.
I SUPPOSE WE DO.
THERE WAS REALLY NO HARM DONE, BUT IT WAS VERY, VERY WICKED
OF US TO HELP OURSELVES TO HER AUTOMOBILE.
NEXT TIME I PROMISE TO DO AS I AM TOLD
AND ASK MISS STACEY FOR A PROPER LESSON.
BUT, JANET, WEREN'T WE AWFUL?
WHAT A PAIR OF TERRORS!
WHAT WERE WE THINKING OF?
CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT, I IMAGINE, WEREN'T WE?
I DON'T THINK IT WAS THE MOMENT, VIOLA,
AS MUCH AS IT WAS PERHAPS YOUR TONIC?
MY TONIC?
I HOPE YOU THINK OF ME AS A FRIEND,
THE WAY I THINK OF YOU.
AND I HOPE, AS A FRIEND, I COULD TELL YOU ANYTHING
AND YOU WOULDN'T JUDGE ME, AT LEAST NOT HARSHLY.
IF THERE WAS ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO TELL ME,
TO CONFIDE IN ME, YOU COULD.
THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU,
BUT I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS IN AID OF.
I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING OF WHICH I NEED TO UNBURDEN MYSELF.
UH, IT'S JUST THAT YOUR TONIC--
YES?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN IT?
DOES IT CONTAIN ALCOHOL?
I FEAR THERE'S SOMETHING--
JANET, IT'S A RESTORATIVE, A PATENT MEDICINE.
I USE IT WHEN I NEED IT.
THAT IS ALL.
DO YOU THINK YOU USE IT TOO OFTEN?
JANET, I'VE CHANGED MY MIND.
I DON'T REALLY FEEL WELL ENOUGH TO VISIT
MISS STACEY THIS AFTERNOON.
I'LL JUST SEND OVER A NOTE LATER.
I'M ONLY THINKING OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF ME SO KINDLY.
AND THANK YOU FOR DROPPING BY.
HETTY I MUST TELL YOU
I WISH I COULD TYPE AS FAST AS I READ.
I'VE SO ENJOYED THE LAST FEW CHAPTERS OF YOUR BOOK.
HAVE YOU READ ANY OF IT, SARA?
OH, NO, NO. ROLL IT MORE, SARA, THINNER.
YOU DON'T WANT YOUR PIE CRUST LIKE BOOT LEATHER, SURELY.
AND I ADORE THE NEW TITLE, TOO.
IT'S BOOTH COMING TO DINNER,
AUNT HETTY, NOT THE KING OF SIAM.
"MY HOME IS THE ISLAND."
YOUR AUNT OLIVIA WILL TELL YOU THAT COURTING IS NOT
JUST FLOWERS AND SIGHS AND STROLLS DOWN THE LANE, OH, NO.
A MAN IS NO END OF WORK, SO THEY TELL ME, FROM THE DAY
YOU MEET HIM TILL THE DAY HE'S LAID OUT IN THE GRAVE.
HE'LL BE WANTING FOUR COURSES, YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.
AND THEN A SPREAD OF DESSERTS.
YES, THEN, WELL, WE HAVE STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB PIE
AND ENGLISH TRIFLE AND, OOH, ASSORTED SQUARES.
A PIE AND TRIFLE?
ISN'T THAT A BIT MUCH?
RESONANCE, THAT'S WHAT THIS TITLE HAS.
NO, NOT AT ALL, NOT IF YOU WANT TO SERVE
YOUR GUEST A PROPER MEAL.
IT WAS NOT MY IDEA
TO SPEND THE EVENING HERE.
YOU'LL THANK ME FOR IT LATER.
NOW, HERE'S THE FILLING.
NOW, FOR AFTER-DINNER AMUSEMENT,
I'VE MANAGED TO TRACK DOWN SOME PARLOUR GAMES.
WE DON'T WANT ANY IDLE MOMENTS, DO WE?
THERE'S CROQUINO AND CHINESE CHECKERS AND...AHA!
NOW I REMEMBER WHERE I SAW THAT PARCHEESI BOARD.
WHO NEEDS PARCHEESI?
AFTER ALL THIS FOOD, WE'LL JUST LIE AROUND
THE PARLOUR AND BURST.
AUNT OLIVIA, I REALLY DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
HOPE FOR THIS EVENING AT ALL.
IT WON'T BE SO BAD. YOU'LL SEE.
I JUST-- I JUST WORRY THAT AUNT HETTY WILL RUIN EVERYTHING.
NO MATTER HOW IT LOOKS FROM TIME TO TIME,
THERE'S NOTHING SHE WANTS MORE FOR YOU THAN YOUR HAPPINESS.
IF THERE'S TRUE FEELING AND A WILL,
LOVE JUST SEEMS TO FIND ITS WAY AROUND EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH.
EVEN AUNT HETTY?
EVEN HETTY.
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WELL, I'M ON MY WAY OVER TO ROSE COTTAGE FOR DINNER.
IS FATHER NOT HOME YET?
OH, YOUR FATHER WENT TO VISIT POOR MRS. McDONALD.
SHE CAME DOWN WITH SOME GOUT AND NEEDS SOME COMPANY.
HE DIDN'T SAY WHEN HE'D BE BACK.
BUT YOU KNOW ISABEL McDONALD -- SHE DOES LIKE TO TALK.
WELL, LOOK, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
I'LL BE FINE.
RUN ALONG, HAVE FUN.
I'LL TRY.
YOU'RE VERY QUIET TONIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?
OH.
HERE, LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT.
ABOUT VIOLA, I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THE UNPLEASANTNESS
THAT'S SPRUNG UP BETWEEN US.
I SHOULD HAVE JUST MINDED MY OWN P's AND Q's.
WELL, YOU WERE JUST ACTING AS HER FRIEND.
OH, WAS I?
OR WAS I JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS?
WAS I JUST BECOMING ONE OF THOSE INTERFERING,
MEDDLESOME WOMEN WHO MADE MY MOTHER'S LIFE MISERABLE?
THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO.
ALEC, I'M GOING TO GO OVER THERE RIGHT NOW AND APOLOGIZE.
WELL, NOW, THAT WEATHER IS STARTING--
NO, THE WEATHER'S FINE. GOODBYE, DEAR.
[ PANTING ]
VIOLA, MERCIFUL HEAVENS.
OH, VIOLA, VIOLA.
IT'S MY BACK.
OH, VIOLA.
THERE.
WELL, THAT CERTAINLY WAS A SCRUMPTIOUS DINNER.
OH, THANK YOU, BOOTH.
WERE YOU EXPECTING OTHER PEOPLE?
JUST THE THREE OF US, AS USUAL.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A SECOND TO OURSELVES LATELY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, SARA.
WE'VE ALSO MADE SOME ICE CREAM,
IF YOU'D LIKE SOME WITH YOUR PIE.
OH, PIE AND ICE CREAM.
WELL, YOU CAN'T HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER.
SOME THINGS ARE JUST LIKE THAT.
TWO BY TWO.
I CAN'T EVEN SEEM TO THINK OF THEM SEPARATELY,
THEY'RE SO MEANT TO BE TOGETHER.
LIKE YOU AND ME.
THE, UH, PIE AND THE ICE CREAM.
WELL, NOW, AFTER DESSERT WE'LL TAKE TEA IN THE PARLOUR.
AND THEN IT'S TIME FOR PARCHEESI.
EAT UP, EAT UP.
I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
I HOPE YOU DIDN'T SLIP ON THAT THREADBARE OLD RUG
WE PUT IN THE PARLOUR.
I TOLD THE CHURCHWOMEN THE MANSE WAS IN NEED OF NEW CARPETING.
NO, NO, NO, DON'T WORRY
YOURSELF ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS NOT A NEW INJURY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS A RELAPSE.
A RELAPSE?
ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO I WAS TEACHING THE DYAK
IN BATANG LUPAR, AND WE SUFFERED A TERRIBLE TYPHOON.
AND THE SCHOOLHOUSE WAS NEARLY DESTROYED,
AND MY BACK ALONG WITH IT.
I HAD NO IDEA.
I SHOULD KNOW WHAT MY BACK CAN BEAR.
AND NOW I'VE DONE IT WORSE THAN EVER.
SHH, THERE'S NO SENSE BLAMING YOURSELF.
VIOLA...
I CAME TO TELL YOU I'M SORRY.
FOR...?
FOR DOUBTING YOU.
I FEEL I FAILED YOU SOMEHOW.
I KNOW WHAT A CARING PERSON YOU ARE.
JUST KEEP ME COMPANY.
MAKE ME LAUGH.
AHA! HA, HA!
THAT'S DONE IT FOR ME AGAIN.
BEST THREE OUT OF FIVE.
WHAT DO YOU SAY, BOOTH?
SHALL WE MAKE IT FOUR OUT OF SEVEN?
OH, I DON'T KNOW, MISS HETTY.
IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THIS STORM'S
GONNA BLOW ITSELF OUT.
MAYBE I SHOULD
TAKE A CHANCE AND GO HOME.
OH!
OH, GOOD GRIEF!
BY THE LOOKS OF IT, YOU'LL NOT BE GOING ANYWHERE, YOUNG MAN.
WHY, YOU'LL GET LOST 10 FEET FROM THE DOOR
IN A STORM LIKE THIS.
OH, DEAR, WELL, I SUPPOSE YOU'LL HAVE TO PUT UP HERE
FOR THE NIGHT ON THE SOFA.
NOW, YOU STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
I'LL FETCH YOUR BLANKETS.
COME ALONG, SARA DEAR.
SARA, BEDTIME.
COME ON, THERE, THERE WE ARE.
GOOD NIGHT, MISS HETTY.
GOOD NIGHT, SARA.
GOOD NIGHT, BOOTH.
GO ON, DEAR.
I THINK SHE'S FINALLY ASLEEP.
OH, WHAT A SHAME THIS HAPPENED.
SHE WAS MERELY
SWEEPING THE CARPET.
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH.
THE DOCTORS HAVE WARNED HER THAT HER SPINE
WOULD NEVER BE STRONG AS IT WAS,
THAT OVEREXERTION WOULD LEAD TO A RELAPSE OF THIS NATURE.
BUT SHE'S SO ACTIVE.
SHE LIVES WITH ALMOST CONSTANT PAIN
BUT NEVER LETS ON HOW GREATLY SHE SUFFERS.
THAT'S VIOLA'S WAY.
SHE CLINGS TO THE PHILOSOPHY
THAT THE LORD GAVE US LIFE, AND WE PRAISE HIM
BY THE FULLNESS WITH WHICH WE LIVE IT.
AND I COMPLAIN
IF MY FEET ARE TIRED.
THAT ACCIDENT WAS THE KIND OF EXPERIENCE
THAT HAS BROKEN MANY, BUT NOT VIOLA.
SHE WORKED SO HARD TO BUILD THE TRUST
OF HER YOUNG CHARGES, TRYING TO INSTIL
AN UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S INFINITE MERCY.
TWO DAYS AFTER SHE WAS INJURED, SHE ASKED THAT THE CHILDREN
BE BROUGHT TO HER IN THE INFIRMARY IN THE AFTERNOON.
AND IN THE MORNING, SHE HAD A NURSE'S AID GO DOWN
INTO THE MARKET ON THE PORT TO FETCH HER THE BRIGHTEST,
MOST VIVIDLY COLOURED BED JACKET MONEY COULD BUY.
OF COURSE, THERE WAS NO SUCH THING TO BE HAD
ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE, BUT THE GIRL DID THE BEST SHE COULD.
AND THAT AFTERNOON, VIOLA TAUGHT
FROM HER HOSPITAL BED THAT LIFE IS PRECIOUS AND WONDERFUL.
AND NOT A CHILD THERE HAS EVER FORGOTTEN IT...
OR THAT FLAMING RED
KIMONO.
DID YOU WRITE THIS?
YES.
IT'S, UH...
IT'S VERY, VERY BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S AS IF YOU CAN SEE WHAT I DREAM.
YOU'VE MADE UP THIS PERFECT SAFE PLACE, FULL OF LOVE.
IT'S A LOT LIKE A HOME
I HOPE MOTHER AND FATHER AND I FIND ONE DAY.
IT'S NOT MADE UP, ACTUALLY.
AVONLEA IS THE VILLAGE YOU'RE WRITING ABOUT?
YES, IT IS...
WITH SOME CREATIVE LICENCE, OF COURSE.
THE PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY ARE THE KINGS?
BITS AND PIECES.
BITS OF MY MOTHER, OF SARA'S MOTHER, RUTH...
BITS OF THE LIVING AND OF THOSE WHO LIVE ON INSIDE US HERE.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE GIFT YOU'VE CREATED FOR YOUR FAMILY.
AND I THINK SARA IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AS AN AUNT.
LIFE IS A PRECIOUS GIFT.
SO, TOO, IS JOY.
DESPAIR IS A SIN, BUT JOY, THE JOY OF LIFE...
IS A BLESSING FROM GOD.
AS WE READ IN PHILIPPIANS, CHAPTER 4:
"REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS,"
"AND AGAIN I SAY REJOICE."
AMEN!
WELL, MAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE
OF ESCORTING YOU TWO LADIES HOME?
OH, THAT'S KIND OF YOU, BOOTH.
NO, NO, YOU TWO GO ON ALONE, GO ON.
I'LL STAY HERE, CATCH UP WITH THE NEIGHBOURS, YES.
WELL, I SEE MRS. ELLIOT'S TASTE IN HATS
HAS RUBBED OFF ON YOU, JANET.
THAT AND A LOT MORE,
I SHOULD HOPE, EULALIE.
AND WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
WELL...
[ WHISPERING ]
REVEREND.
WE'RE, UH...
WE'RE SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR WIFE'S ILL HEALTH.
SOME OF US HAVE DONE HER
A TERRIBLE DISSERVICE.
WHAT WE'D ALL LIKE TO DO IS TO LEAVE ANY HARSH WORDS
BEHIND US AND SAY HOW PLEASED WE WOULD BE IF YOU AND YOUR WIFE
WOULD STAY ON AS LONG AS YOU WILL.
THANK YOU, BERT, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GOOD WISHES.
I'LL PASS THEM ALONG TO VIOLA.
BUT I'M SORRY TO TELL YOU THAT SHORTLY AFTER YOU WIRED
THE PRESBYTERY, I RECEIVED WORD FROM KNOX PRESBYTERIAN
IN SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK -- THEY ARE ALSO IN NEED
OF A MINISTER, AND MY FAMILY AND I WOULD BE WELCOME THERE.
BUT WE'D LIKE YOU STAY ON NOW, TO BE SURE, REVEREND.
THERE'S REALLY NO NEED.
I'M AFRAID THERE IS.
VIOLA WOULD BE NEAR A HOSPITAL
WHERE SHE CAN GET PROPER ATTENTION.
HER CONDITION IS WORSENING,
AND SHE'LL NEED MEDICAL CARE THAT ISN'T AVAILABLE HERE.
I WIRED THEM YESTERDAY TO ACCEPT.
VIOLA, WAIT RIGHT HERE.
THE LADIES OF THE CHURCHWOMEN'S COMMITTEE ALL GOT TOGETHER,
AND WE CHIPPED IN AND WE GOT YOU THIS.
AH! HO, HO!
WE FELT THAT AS THE NEW MINISTER'S WIFE
AT KNOX PRESBYTERIAN YOU SHOULD HAVE A PROPER HAT.
OH, IT'S, IT'S JUST...
IT'S PERFECT.
THANK YOU.
NOW, JANET, YOU PROMISED.
I KNOW.
YOU'VE BECOME A VERY GOOD FRIEND TO ME.
AND YOU TO ME.
WE'LL WRITE...AND I'LL FIND A WAY TO VISIT.
OUR PATHS WILL COME TOGETHER AGAIN, SARA.
THEY WILL.
I PROMISE.
I JUST WISH THAT
OUR LAST MOMENT TOGETHER
DIDN'T HAVE TO BE SO PUBLIC.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE NOW.
DO YOU?
NOT A SOUL.
PIE AND ICE CREAM.
YOU AND ME.
GOODBYE. HAVE A SAFE TRIP.
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