GUS, COME BACK TO ME...
MORNING, MR. KING.
MORNING, THERE.
MORNING, CECILY.
HOW WAS YOUR RIDE, MR. MCRAE?
VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
MRS. KING.
OH, HELLO, STUART.
HOW ARE YOU?
LISTEN, WON'T YOU STAY FOR BREAKFAST?
I, AH, YOU TOO SETH, I JUST MADE SOME FRESH COFFEE
AND A WHOLE BATCH OF SCONES.
OH, THANKS, MRS. KING, BUT NO, I'VE GOT A DESKFUL OF WORK
WAITING FOR ME, BUT I'll TAKE A RAIN-CHECK THOUGH.
SAME HERE, MRS. KING.
YOUR WHOLE FAMILY'S BEEN SO GOOD TO US SINCE I LOST COLLEEN.
DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD'VE DONE WITHOUT YOU.
OH, SETH, IT WAS THE LEAST WE COULD DO.
WE ALL LOVED COLLEEN DEARLY.
I KNOW.
THANK YOU, MRS. KING.
WELL, AH...
LIKE I SAID, I HAVE TO GET OVER TO CARMODY STATION
AND I DON'T THINK I HAVE TIME TO WAIT FOR FELICITY...
OH, WELL, SHE'LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE, BUT, AH, OH...
COME TO AUNT JANET, YOU BIG, BIG, GIRL, YES!
SO, HOW'RE YOU SETTLING IN AT THE BANK, THEN?
FINE SO FAR.
ENOCH CAINE LEFT THINGS IN GOOD ORDER BUT IT'LL TAKE ME
A WHILE TO GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE AS WELL AS HE DID.
HERE'S HER NAPPIES...
AND THIS IS HER TEDDY.
SHE HOLLERS BLUE MURDER IF YOU PUT HER TO SLEEP WITHOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, YOU, BE GOOD.
AH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING, SETH.
HOW WAS HE TODAY FOR YOU, MR. MCRAE?
DID THE TRICK, CECILY.
THANK YOU.
SHE'S A WONDER WITH THE HORSE, THAT GIRL.
WHICH REMINDS ME...
HERE'S THE TWO WEEKS BOARD THAT I OWE YOU..
AND SOMETHING EXTRA FOR CECILY.
NO, YOU PUT YOUR MONEY AWAY.
NO, I INSIST, WE MADE A DEAL..
FORGET IT.
WE SHOULD BE PAYING YOU.
HAVING THAT HORSE TO LOOK AFTER THE LAST FEW MONTHS
HAS BEEN A GODSEND FOR CECILY...
AND AFTER WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE LAST YEAR,
WELL, IT'S GOOD TO SEE ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS SMILING.
I SAW FELICITY AT THE SHORE JUST NOW.
.. DIDN'T SAY HELLO.
SHE SEEMED SO DEEP IN THOUGHT.
WELL, SHE KEEPS VIGIL AT THE SAME SPOT EVERY MORNING
AT THE CRACK OF DAWN.
JANET AND I ARE WORRIED SICK ABOUT HER.
WELL, THEY SAY IT TAKES TIME...
TRUE.
BUT IT'S BEEN A YEAR.
SEEMS THAT HER LIFE JUST STOPPED COLD WHEN SHE LOST GUS PIKE.
..OH... SORRY..
FRED BILLINGSLEY, LONG TIME....
STUART YOU OLD WARHORSE!
YOU'RE LOOKING PROSPEROUS THESE DAYS.
THANK YOU KINDLY.
I AM.
WHAT BRINGS YOU TO OUR NECK OF THE WOODS?
COME TO PLUNDER THE LOCALS?
I COME BEARING GIFTS.
I'M ACTING FOR THE LLOYD ESTATE.
THOUGHT YOU COULD EXPEDITE A SMALL MATTER..
ACCORDING TO MISS LLOYD'S WILL, THERE'S A HOUSE HEREABOUTS
THAT BELONGED TO HER FAMILY.
SEEMS THERE ARE NO HEIRS TO SQUABBLE OVER IT,
SO SHE'S LEFT IT TO THE TOWN OF AVONLEA.
FOR A WORTHY AND BENEVOLENT CAUSE.
IT'S YOUR TOWN, STUART, PICK ONE.
WELL, THINGS DON'T WORK THAT WAY HERE IN AVONLEA.
MISS HIGGINS.
HAVE SALLY POTTS START CALLING AROUND FOR A TOWN MEETING.
TONIGHT, SEVEN O'CLOCK SHARP.
OH, ALEC, TRY TO PERSUADE FELICITY TO COME WITH US.
IT'LL DO HER GOOD.
MOTHER, PLEASE.
I ALREADY SAID NO.
BESIDES SETH ISN'T BACK YET.
I'LL STAY WITH THE BABY, FELICITY.
JUST BRING THE BABY FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!
EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.
YOU CAN'T LOCK YOURSELF AWAY FOREVER, DEAR.
PLEASE.
JUST LEAVE ME BE.
I WOULD RATHER STAY HOME.
IT ISN'T HEALTHY, YOU KNOW, AVOIDING PEOPLE, BROODING.
SHE'S BECOMING A HERMIT!
I KNOW WHAT FELICITY IS SUFFERING.
I WAS JUST A GIRL WHEN I LOST MY YOUNG MAN.
THE WAR, YOU KNOW.
I MOURNED HIM FAR TOO LONG.
IS THAT WHY YOU NEVER MARRIED, AUNT ELIZA?
YES.
I THREW MY YOUNG YEARS AWAY PINING FOR A BOY
WHO NEVER CAME BACK...
I PRAY FELICITY WON'T DO THE SAME.
SETH.
OH, FELICITY, AH, SORRY I'M LATE, IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
OH, YES, EVERYTHING'S FINE.
SHE'S GOOD AS GOLD.
ACTUALLY WE HAD QUITE...
FELICITY...
THIS IS MAVIS.
MAVIS, THIS IS FELICITY KING.
AH, MAVIS WAS COLLEEN'S SECOND COUSIN...
FELICITY, I'VE BEEN SO LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU.
YES, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU TOO, MAVIS.
AH, MAVIS AND I HAVE BEEN WRITING TO EACH OTHER
FOR A WHILE NOW AND SHE LOVED COLLEEN DEARLY...
AND WE...
MAVIS AND I WANTED YOU TO BE THE FIRST TO KNOW...
OH BOY...
UM...
WE GOT MARRIED.
...MARRIED...
WE WERE GOING TO INVITE A FEW PEOPLE, BUT THEN WE THOUGHT..
WELL.. MAYBE IT'S BETTER TO DO IT JUST THE TWO OF US.
AND FELICITY, I JUST KNOW YOU AND I
ARE GOING TO BE THE BEST OF FRIENDS.
IS, AH, MR. AND MRS. KING HERE?
WE'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM THE NEWS...
UH, THEY'VE GONE TO A TOWN MEETING.
OH, SETH, WHY DON'T WE GO TOO,
THAT WAY WE CAN TELL EVERYONE AT ONCE!
FELICITY YOU MUST JOIN US..
IT'LL BE SUCH FUN.
I'LL GET THE BABY'S THINGS...
I'VE BEEN ACHING TO HOLD HER!
OH, YES.
THEY'RE IN THE KITCHEN.
NOW, DON'T THINK UNKINDLY OF ME, FELICITY.
IT WASN'T EASY.
BUT THE BABY NEEDS A MOTHER AND COLLEEN WOULD HAVE WANTED THAT.
WE'RE READY!
COME WITH US.
PLEASE, FOR MY SAKE.
MAKE HER FEEL AT HOME.
ORDER!
GIVE MRS. BUGLE A CHANCE TO FINISH!
WELL, I SAY THAT WE SHOULD...
I SAY THAT WE...
I SAY THAT WE SELL THE HOUSE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER
AND BE DONE WITH IT!
LET'S USE IT FOR A CLUBHOUSE FOR THE KNIGHTS OF PEI!
HA!
OVER MY DEAD BODY!
I SAY THAT WE CONVERT THE HOUSE INTO A FINISHING SCHOOL,
YES, A FINISHING SCHOOL, FOR YOUNG LADIES.
WHO WANTS A BUNCH OF FANCY SOCIETY GIRLS RUNNING UP
AND DOWN THE MAIN STREET?
CARRYING ON AND SMOKING CIGARETTES!
I VOTE FOR A GUEST HOUSE!
OH, DON'T BE ABSURD, EULALIE!
WE ALREADY HAVE A HOTEL!
THE LAST THING WE NEED IS MORE EMPTY BEDS!
WHAT ABOUT AN ART GALLERY?
..OR A LIBRARY.
SELL THE PLACE!
SELL IT?!
WELL THE PLACE IS FALLING APART.
IT FOR TEN YEARS.
YOU'D HAVE TO GIVE IT AWAY.
OH, IT'S PROBABLY CRAWLING WITH MICE AND RACCOONS.
ORDER!
PLEASE PEOPLE!
I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A MOTION TO FORM A COMMITTEE TO CHECK
INTO THE CONDITION OF THE HOUSE.
IT'LL REPORT BACK AND THEN WE CAN MAKE A DECISION
WHETHER TO SELL IT OR KEEP IT.
I DO.
THANK YOU.
ANY SECONDERS?
I'll SECOND THAT MOTION!
THANK YOU, MR. KING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOUR?
SETTLED.
UM, WHO BESIDES MYSELF WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE?
I'll STAND.
WELL, THEN I WILL TOO.
AH, FORGIVE ME FOR HORNING IN...
I'M MAVIS PRITCHARD.
SETH AND I, WE JUST GOT MARRIED.
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
I'VE BEEN SO LOOKING FORWARD
TO BECOMING A PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY.
I WAS HOPING I COULD GET MY FEET WET BY JOINING YOUR COMMITTEE.
WELL, GOOD.
VERY GOOD.
AND I'D LIKE MY NEW FRIEND FELICITY KING TO SERVE WITH ME!
UH, NO, NO...
I DON'T THINK SO.
I COULDN'T SORRY.
PLEASE!
I WON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER!!
THAT'S SETTLED!
AND HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLYWEDS.
A FIRST INSPECTION OF THE HOUSE TOMORROW MORNING,
8 O'CLOCK SHARP.
THANK YOU.
YOUR MOTHER AND I WERE HAPPY YOU VOLUNTEERED TONIGHT.
I DIDN'T VOLUNTEER.
MAVIS PRITCHARD PUSHED ME INTO IT.
HOW COULD HE DO IT, FATHER?
MARRY SO SOON?
LIFE GOES ON, SWEETHEART AND IT WILL FOR YOU TOO,
IF YOU JUST LET IT.
OH, FATHER.
DON'T YOU SEE?
I'M IN LIMBO.
IF I HAD SEEN HIM BURIED...
IF I KNEW...
BUT NOT LIKE THIS, NOT EVER KNOWING.
WELL, WE WOULD HAVE HEARD BY NOW.
HE'S GONE, FELICITY.
I CAN'T ACCEPT THAT.
I WON'T.
HE'S EVERYWHERE I TURN.
HE'S PART OF ME.
HOW CAN I JUST DISMISS HIM FROM MY MIND?
BY LETTING SOMETHING, SOMETHING ELSE IN.
LIKE SETH DID.
I COULD NEVER DO THAT.
GOOD MORNING.
MR. MCRAE...!
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.
I THOUGHT PERHAPS WE COULD WALK OVER
TO THE LLOYD PLACE TOGETHER.
OH, I DON'T THINK SO.
...THAT IS...
I WOULDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOUR RIDE.
NOT AT ALL.
BLAZE HAS EARNED A REST, HAVEN'T YOU BOY?
BESIDES THERE'S A SHORTCUT THAT'S BEAUTIFUL
THIS TIME OF THE MORNING.
I'D LIKE TO SHOW IT TO YOU.
IT'S JUST A BIT FURTHER...
THE MORNING LIGHT HERE IS MAGNIFICENT.
I LIKE TO THINK THAT I'M THE ONLY ONE IN THE WHOLE WORLD
THAT KNOWS ABOUT THIS SPOT.
LOOK.
IT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL.
I HATE TO DISAPPOINT YOU, THOUGH,
BUT FELIX AND SARA AND I USED TO PLAY HERE AS CHILDREN.
I HAD FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT IT!
SARA LOVED TO SPIN TALL TALES AND WE'D PRETEND
WE WERE IN A CASTLE IN SPAIN.
WE BUILT A TINY STONE CAIRN SOMEWHERE...
THERE IT IS!
WE BURIED NOTES BENEATH IT WITH SECRET WISHES FOR THE FUTURE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S STILL HERE.
GO AHEAD AND DIG IT UP THEN!
I COULDN'T.
WHY NOT?
AREN'T YOU CURIOUS?
THE FUTURE'S NOW.
NO, IT ISN'T.
I DON'T BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE.
IT WAS JUST A SILLY GAME.
OH, THERE YOU ARE, STUART MCRAE.
HMM, AND FELICITY, GOOD.
YOU MAY AS WELL TURN AROUND AND GO HOME, I'M AFRAID.
OH, YES, GREAT AUNT ELIZA WAS QUITE RIGHT,
THE PLACE IS A DISASTER.
OH, NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD BUY IT.
EVERYTHING NEEDS FIXING.
I'M AFRAID IT'LL COST A FORTUNE.
MR. MCRAE, THE ROOFS GOTTA GO.
IT'S LEAKING LIKE A SIEVE.
STILL, WE SHOULDN'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH, I SUPPOSE.
C'MON.
OR SHOULD WE?
LET'S BE PRACTICAL.
IT'S STILL A FINE PIECE OF LAND AND WITH FREE LABOR
FROM THE COMMUNITY, WE CAN TURN THIS PLACE AROUND
AND REAP A NICE PROFIT FROM A SALE.
IT'S A SHAME TO SELL IT THOUGH!
LOOK AT THE GARDENS!
I CAN IMAGINE MASSES OF LAWN CHAIRS.
WE COULD OPEN AN OLD FOLKS HOME FOR LADIES OF GENTILITY
OR SOMETHING...
STUFF AND NONSENSE, OLIVIA.
YOU'LL NOT FIND ME IN A HOME FOR OLD BIDDIES.
C'MON.
PEOPLE ARE MEANT TO GROW OLD IN THEIR OWN HOUSES.
COME ON!
LET'S TAKE A LOOK INSIDE!
MAVIS!
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MOUSE OR PEOPLE...?
WELL, NO MOUSE HAS A JAW THAT SIZE.
YOU DON'T THINK REAL PEOPLE...?
SSSHH!
THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS.
MAYBE WE SHOULD CALL THE OTHERS.
HELLO!
IS THERE ANYONE UP THERE?
HELP!
WHO ARE YOU?
YOU LAY A HAND ON HIM AND I'll KNOCK YOUR BLOCK OFF!
HOLD ON A MINUTE!
LET GO OF ME!
TRESPASSERS!!
CALL THE CONSTABLE!
YOU HOLD STILL YOU LITTLE...
HOLD ON!
CALM DOWN!
WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE! ?
DON'T WHIP US!
WHIP YOU! ?
NO ONE IS GOING TO WHIP YOU.
I DON'T WANNA GO BACK THERE!
BACK WHERE?
SHUT YOUR GOB, DUFFY DEAN!
IT'S OKAY LITTLE FELLOW, NOBODY'S GOING TO HURT YOU!
YOU DON'T WANT TO GO BACK WHERE?
...THE HILLSDALE ORPHANAGE.
NOW YA DONE IT!
I TOL' YA NOT TO TELL NOBODY!
OH THE POOR WEE THING...
WELL, DON'T GET SO SOFT, OLIVIA.
THERE ARE RULES ABOUT HARBORING RUNAWAYS.
WHY, THEY COULD BE THIEVES, CRIMINALS, OR LORD KNOWS WHAT.
WELL, UH, LET'S AT LEAST INFORM THE ORPHANAGE AND FIND...
STOP IT!
EVERYONE!
PLEASE!
STOP!
CAN'T YOU SEE THAT THEY ARE SCARED TO DEATH?
I THINK THAT WE SHOULD LET THEM CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO HARASS THEM EITHER.
WHAT THEY NEED IS A GOOD HOT MEAL.
YES.
I THINK SO TOO.
NOW.
HOW DOES THAT SOUND, LITTLE MAN?
ARE YOU HUNGRY?
DON'T LISTEN TO HIM DUFFY, IT'S A TRICK.
WELL, MY MOTHER'S GOT SOME ROAST CHICKEN IN THE OVEN.
I COULD WHIP UP SOME MASHED POTATOES
WITH LOTS OF CREAM AND BUTTER.
THERE MIGHT EVEN BE SOME CHOCOLATE CAKE...
CHOCOLATE CAKE? ?
DON'T FALL FORIT, THEY'RE A BUNCHA LIARS.
THEY AIN'T GOT NO CHOCOLATE CAKE!
NOW THAT YOU'RE STUFFED, HOW ABOUT TELLING US YOUR NAMES?
I'M DUFFY, SHE'S BELLE-MARIE , SHE'S CALLY AND HE'S EDGAR.
THIS SURE IS GOOD, CAN I HAVE SECONDS?
WELL, YOU'RE ALREADY ON YOUR THIRD PIECE, BUT WHO'S COUNTING?
NOW, HOW DID YOU END UP AT HILLSDALE?
IT WAS ON ACCOUNTA THE CARMODY FLU.
WE ALL GOT SICK.
ONLY US KIDS GOT BETTER, BUT OUR MA AN' PA, THEY CROAKED.
WE AIN'T GOT NO RELATIVES SO THEY SHIPPED US
OVER TO THE ORPHANAGE.
AND IT'S AS BAD AS YOU SAY?
THEY NEVER HAVE CAKE, AN' THEY'RE MEAN
AN' THEY HAVE BEDBUGS...
...THIS BIG.
BUT THAT AIN'T THE BAD PART.
THE BAD PART IS THEY WANTED TO SEPARATE US
AND I SWORE TO MY MA WE'D ALWAYS STICK TOGETHER!
SO YOU RAN AWAY AND HID OUT IN THE LLOYD HOUSE.
WE DIDN'T DO NOTHIN' WRONG!
PLEASE, MISS KING, DON'T SEND US BACK TO THE ORPHANAGE!
IF YOU MAKE US GO BACK THERE, WE'LL ONLY RUN AWAY AGAIN!
.WHAT DO YOU THINK?
PERHAPS WE SHOULD TAKE A RIDE OUT TO HILLSDALE.
NO, NOT YOU!
JUST MR. MCRAE AND I WILL GO.
YOU CAN STAY HERE WITH CECILY.
WE'LL SPEAK TO THE MATRON AND SEE
IF WE CAN STRAIGHTEN THINGS OUT.
THOSE POOR CHILDREN.
I CAN NOT IMAGINE GROWING UP WITHOUT A MOTHER AND FATHER.
MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS THIRTEEN.
THEY SENT ME OFF TO BOARDING SCHOOL.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR FATHER?
OH, HE WAS BUSY, MANAGING HIS MONEY.
I SAW HIM ON VACATIONS.
I RECEIVED A LETTER WRITTEN BY HIS SECRETARY, TWICE A YEAR,
CHRISTMAS AND MY BIRTHDAY.
THEN, WHEN I WAS OLD ENOUGH I STRUCK OUT ON MY OWN.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVER REMEMBER SITTING AROUND A KITCHEN TABLE
ENJOYING A MEAL WITH HIM LIKE WE DID TODAY.
COME INSIDE AND I'll TAKE DOWN THE PARTICULARS.
SOMEONE CAN GO AND GET THEM WHEN WE'RE DONE.
BUT YOU SEE, THEY'RE ALL SCARED TO DEATH
TO COME BACK HERE AGAIN.
THEY'RE TERRIBLY DISTRESSED AND WE'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY.
IT'S THAT BELLE-MARIE.
SHE'S A BAD INFLUENCE ON THE OTHERS.
BUT THAT'S FINISHED.
I'll SHIP HER OUT OF HERE SO FAR SHE'LL NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN!
PLEASE DON'T DO THAT!
ALL SHE WANTS IS FOR THE FAMILY TO STAY TOGETHER.
CAN'T YOU CONSIDER HER FEELINGS?
OH, YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE, ARE YOU?
NOBODY'S GOING TO ADOPT HER
AND NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND'LL TAKE THE FOUR OF THEM.
THE BEST THING I CAN DO FOR THEM IS TO SEPARATE THEM AND GET THEM
OUT OF HERE AS FAST AS I CAN.
YOU'RE WRONG.
WE CAN GET THEM OUT MUCH FASTER.
COME ON STUART.
WAIT, WE HAVEN'T SETTLED THIS...
OH YES, WE HAVE.
FELIX!
HERE YA GO, DUFFY.
WITH ME AN' DORA, IT WAS NIP AND TUCK
ALL THE WAY BEFORE MARILLA ADOPTED US..
WE THOUGHT WE WERE GONERS FOR SURE.
THEN MARILLA DIED AND MRS. LYNDE TOOK US IN.
NOW WE GOT MISS KING LOOKING OUT FOR US TOO.
WE BEEN REAL LUCKY.
I'll SAY.
NOBODY EVER TRIED TO SEPARATE YOU TWO, EVER?
THEY BETTER NOT!
DAVEY'S THE ONLY BROTHER I'VE GOT!
WELL, FELICITY, I KNOW YOU MEAN WELL DEAR,
BUT HOW ON EARTH ARE YOU GOING TO LOOK AFTER FOUR CHILDREN! ?
MAYBE IT WAS WRONG TO RAISE THEIR HOPES.
IT'S PROVIDENTIAL, FATHER!
THE DEANS NEED A PLACE TO LIVE, THE LLOYD HOUSE IS EMPTY,
SO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD MAKE IT INTO A FOUNDLING HOME.
OH, A FOUN...
NOW, FELICITY, CHARITABLE NOTIONS ARE ALL WELL AND GOOD,
DEAR, BUT...
OH, IT'LL BE AN ENORMOUS UNDERTAKING.
WHO, FOR EXAMPLE, WILL RUN THE PLACE?
I WILL...
WITH STUART'S HELP OF COURSE.
I ASSUME THE TWO OF YOU HAVE DISCUSSED THIS CAREFULLY?
WE HAVE, SIR.
THESE POOR CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SHUNTED FROM PILLAR TO POST
SINCE THEIR PARENTS DIED.
WE FEEL IT'S THE ONLY CHOICE.
WELL, THE HOUSE HAS TO BE FIXED UP OF COURSE...
HOLD ON!
HOLD ON, YOU TWO.
YOU DON'T GET TO MAKE A DECISION LIKE THIS ON YOUR OWN, YOU KNOW.
IT'S UP TO THE TOWN...
AUNT HETTY, WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN, AND THAT IS
WHY STUART HAS CALLED ANOTHER MEETING FOR TONIGHT.
WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL ALL BE THERE BECAUSE EVERY VOTE
IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL!
FOUNDLING HOME?
BUT WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM?
DO YOU THINK THAT DOLLAR BILLS GROW ON TREES?
THE BANK WILL COVER ANY LOANS, MRS. POTTS.
INTEREST FREE.
AND THEN WHAT?
EVERY SCRAWNY LITTLE STRAY FOR MILES AROUND'LL SHOW UP
AND WE'LL BE FLOODED WITH CHILDREN!
THEN WHAT'LL DO WE DO?
WE TAKE THEM IN, OF COURSE.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR OWN CHILDREN
TO BE ABANDONED LIKE THE DEANS?
WELL, HOW WOULD ANY OF US LIKE IT?
WELL I NEVER...!!
WHAT'RE THEY GONNA LIVE ON, ALL THESE KIDS... AIR! ?
WHAT ABOUT FOOD, WHAT ABOUT CLOTHING...
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ALL OF YOU?
AS IF A TOWN LIKE THIS CAN'T CLOTHE
AND FEED SOME POOR HUNGRY LITTLE SOULS!
WELL, I SUPPOSE IT'S BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE.
I'll PLEDGE TEN DOLLARS FOR A NEW ROOF!
WHO'LL THROW IN ANOTHER TEN?
WHY, YOU OLD SKINFLINT, STUFF YOUR TEN,
I'll PUT A ROOF ON FOR FREE!
BERT POTTS!
THERE'S THE SPIRIT AND THE LADIES AIDE'LL PAINT
AND DECORATE!
WON'T WE, OLIVIA?
AND THE GENERAL STORE WILL DONATE MATERIAL
FOR THE CURTAINS!
I'll SCROUNGE UP OLD POTS AND PANS FROM THE HOTEL...
AND THE KNIGHTS OF PEI WILL PROVIDE
WHATEVER LABOR'S NECESSARY!
SHALL WE HAVE A SHOW OF HANDS, THEN?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AVONLEA FOUNDLING HOME?
OPPOSED?
THE AYES HAVE IT!
THE MOTION PASSES.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
WHO'S GOING TO COOK AND CLEAN AND SLEEP THERE!
THOSE CHILDREN CAN'T STAY ALONE IN THAT BIG OLD HOUSE!
I KNOW THAT, MOTHER.
I'M MOVING IN WITH THEM.
FELICITY!
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO TAKE ON ALL THAT RESPONSIBILITY...?
YES.
OH, BUT...
LET HER DO IT.
IT'S THE BEST MEDICINE IN THE WORLD.
FOR WHAT WE ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE MAY THE LORD
MAKE US TRULY THANKFUL.. AMEN.
NOW?
NOW.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE.
IT'S TIME FOR HOT CHOCOLATE AND THEN A STORY, AND THEN THE BOYS
WILL GO BACK TO THEIR OWN ROOM.
CALLY INTO BED.
DUFFY, DON'T SPILL IT.
MOTHER USED TO READ TO US BEFORE WE WENT TO BED
WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN, SO I'VE BROUGHT ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
DAVID COPPERFIELD.
CHAPTER ONE.
"1 AM BORN.
WHETHER I SHALL BE THE HERO OF MY OWN LIFE OR THE STATION
WILL BE HELD BY ANYONE ELSE, THESE PAGES MUST SHOW.
TO BEGIN MY LIFE WITH THE BEGINNING OF MY LIFE I RECORD
THAT I WAS BORN AS I HAVE BEEN INFORMED AND BELIEVE ON A FRIDAY
AT TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT."”
CALLY!
WHATEVER IS THE MATTER...
OH, MISS KING!
IT'S SO WONDERFUL HERE, LIKE WE'VE DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN,
BUT I'M SCARED THAT SOMETHING TERRIBLE WILL HAPPEN
AND THAT YOU'LL SEND US AWAY AND WE'LL NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN!
OH, SWEETHEART.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE SAFE NOW, ALL OF YOU.
THIS IS YOUR HOME AND YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
YOU HAVE MY WORD.
I'M SURE SHE'LL BE FINE.
WHAT IF IT RAINS?
I MEAN, IT COULD.
IT COULD RAIN...
YA, THERE IS THAT LEAKY ROOF.
I'D BE WORRIED ABOUT HER ALL ALONE IN THAT SPOOKY OLD HOUSE
WITH FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN...
SHE'LL BE FINE.
DID WE REALLY NEED TO HAUL ALL THESE CAKES AND PIES?
I MEAN, THEY...
SORRY.
HEAVEN FORBID THE CHILDREN SHOULD GET HUNGRY.
I'll BE RIGHT OUT...
I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND, BUT, AH, I JUST, AH,
WANTED TO KNOW THAT YOU AND THE CHILDREN WERE ALL RIGHT.
THAT WAS VERY KIND OF YOU.
WELL.
NOW THAT I KNOW THAT EVERYTHING'S FINE,
I GUESS I BETTER BE GOING...
I WAS JUST MAKING SOME TEA.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A CUP?
UM, WELL, I DON'T THINK I SHOULD...
STUART MCRAE!
IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER I'D THINK YOU WERE
AFRAID TO BE ALONE WITH ME.
MY DEAR GIRL, YOU MAY NOT CARE A WHIT ABOUT YOUR REPUTATION,
BUT MY REPUTATION AND THE REPUTATION OF MY BANK
MAY DEPEND UPON THIS CUP OF TEA
IF EULALIE BUGLE IS LURKING OUT IN THOSE BUSHES.
IF ANYONE IS LURKING IN THE BUSHES AT THIS HOUR,
IT'S PROBABLY A CHIPMUNK, OR A RABBIT, NOT EULALIE BUGLE.
EULALIE...?
WHAT'S THIS?
EULALIE BUGLE!
ARE YOU THERE?
MR. MCRAE IS PAYING A CALL ON FELICITY?
HE'S PROBABLY JUST CHECKING ON THE LEAKY ROOF.
ROOF MY AUNTIE.
WELL, I'll BE DARNED.
WELL, MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST...
UH, YOU KNOW...
MOVE AROUND THERE...
SNEAK AROUND, CHECK OUT THINGS...
ALEC KING, WE'LL DO NO SUCH THING!
I TRUST MY DAUGHTER!
WELL, SO DO I
SSSHH!
BESIDES, STUART MCRAE IS A FINE, SETTLED GENTLEMAN.
FELICITY COULD DO A LOT WORSE.
WAIT.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING! ?
HOME.
HOME?
SO WHY DID WE LUG ALL THIS STUFF HALFWAY THROUGH THE WOODS?
LET ME HELP YOU.
OH, THANK YOU.
DO YOU PLAN TO STAY IN AVONLEA, STUART?
FOR THE TIME BEING.
I LIKE IT HERE.
I'VE HAD OTHER OFFERS, BIGGER TOWNS, BIGGER BANKS, BUT...
AVONLEA SUITS ME.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
OH, WELL, I DON'T LIKE TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
I THINK IT'S BEST TO JUST LIVE MOMENT TO MOMENT.
THESE LAST FEW DAYS WITH THE DEAN CHILDREN
HAVE BEEN THE HAPPIEST I'VE EXPERIENCED IN QUITE A WHILE.
ME TOO.
THE AVONLEA FOUNDLING HOME.
PERHAPS THIS IS WHAT I WAS DESTINED TO DO.
MAYBE ONE DAY IT WILL BE FULL OF CHILDREN.
YOU'RE AN UNUSUAL GIRL, FELICITY KING.
TELL ME ABOUT GUS PIKE.
WHAT'S THERE TO TELL, REALLY?
FOR MONTHS I DREAMED THAT I WOULD SEE HIM AGAIN.
HIS SHIP WOULD COME SAILING OVER THE HORIZON AND THERE
WOULD BE GUS STANDING ON THE BOW WAVING AT ME..
I'M BEGINNING TO BELIEVE THAT THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
ME?
I'M JUST A CROTCHETY OLD BACHELOR WHO'S DEVOTED
FAR TOO MUCH OF HIS LIFE TO FURTHERING HIS CAREER.
I HOPE THAT WILL CHANGE.
IT'S, AH, LATE.
THANK YOU FOR THE TEA AND THE COMPANY.
GOOD EVENING.
FELICITY.
CAN I CALL ON YOU AGAIN?
THAT IS...
IF IT'S NOT TOO UNCOMFORTABLE...
THIS IS...
THIS IS DIFFICULT FOR ME...
I KNOW.
WHAT I'M HOPING IS.. IT WILL GET EASIER...
MAYBE...
GOOD NIGHT, STUART.
GOOD NIGHT.
DID YOU SEE WHAT THEY WERE BUYING IN THERE?
EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK!
I TELL YOU, THOSE ORPHANS
ARE EATING THEM OUT OF HOUSE AND HOME.
AND GUESS WHO'S GONNA HAVE TO PICK UP THE BILL!
THE REST OF US, THAT'S WHO!
GOING ON A LITTLE PICNIC, ARE WE?
YEP, AND WE GOT ENOUGH EATS TO CHOKE A HORSE!
YES.
SO I SEE.
THANK YOU.
GOOD DAY, LADIES.
GOOD DAY, MR. MCRAE.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT?
PAYING AN AWFUL LOT OF ATTENTION TO FELICITY KING THESE DAYS.
THAT WON'T LAST LONG, MARK MY WORDS.
SHE'S ONE OF THOSE GIRLS WHO TAKES A LIKING TO WIDOW'S WEEDS.
BYE!
HAVE A NICE TIME EVERYBODY!
YOU DONE YET, MR. MCRAE?
OH... SURE.
THERE YOU GO.
MR. KING...
DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE?
YES.
I DO.
GOOD.
BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT...
FELICITY.
HMM.
I WANT YOU AND MRS. KING TO KNOW THAT MY INTENTIONS
ARE COMPLETELY HONOURABLE.
I INTEND TO ASK FOR HER HAND IN MARRIAGE.
I WANTED YOUR APPROVAL FIRST.
WELL!
UM... WELL, MR. MCRAE THE...
STUART.
OF COURSE, STUART.
UM, WELL, YOU MUST KNOW THAT JANET AND I LIKE YOU...
VERY MUCH...
GOOD!
THAT'S A GOOD THING!
BUT ARE YOU SURE THAT FELICITY AND YOU...
WELL, HELLO IN HERE!
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
OH, NO...
NOTHING'S WRONG!
IN FACT, UH, MR. MC...
STUART HERE...
WAS JUST, AH, ASKING FOR...
WELL, HE WANTS TO ASK FELICITY TO MARRY HIM...
OH!
MY HEAVENS!
OH, WELL, OF COURSE WE GIVE YOU OUR BLESSING!
OH, ALEC!
ISN'T THIS THE MOST WONDERFUL SURPRISE?
MRS. KING, I'M GREATLY HEARTENED!
SHE'S A WONDERFUL GIRL AND IF SHE'LL HAVE ME,
I'll TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER ALWAYS.
OH, NOW, DON'T RUN...
YOU STAY AND HAVE A BITE TO EAT.
OH, NO, I COULDN'T...
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH...
FORGIVE ME, I JUST COULDN'T EAT A THING.
GOOD LORD, JANET.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.
OH, ALEC, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
OH, YOU YOURSELF SAID FELICITY IS AS HAPPY
AS SHE'S BEEN IN MONTHS!
NOW, THAT IT BECAUSE OF STUART MCRAE.
HE'S BROUGHT HER OUT OF THE DOLDRUMS WHERE THE REST OF US
FAILED MISERABLY.
YES, I KNOW.
BUT STILL...
ALEC, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
OUR DAUGHTER SAFELY MARRIED TO A FINE YOUNG MAN WHO
IS HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE WITH HER.
YOU SHOULD BE ON TOP OF THE WORLD!
EXCEPT HE ISN'T GUS PIKE.
NOT BY A LONG SHOT.
FELIX!
I COULDN'T HELP IT, MOTHER.
I HEARD THE WHOLE THING.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ENCOURAGED HIM WITHOUT
ASKING FELICITY FIRST.
FELIX, I WILL THANK YOU, YOUNG MAN,
TO KEEP YOUR OPINIONS TO YOURSELF!
I KNOW FELICITY AND SHE WOULDN'T FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM,
NOT IN A MILLION YEARS!
FELIX KING.
I DO NOT WANT YOU THROWING COLD WATER OVER
YOUR SISTER'S HAPPINESS!
WHO SAYS SHE'S HAPPY?
HAVE YOU ASKED HER?
I'M JUST SAYING HE'S NOT THE MAN GUS PIKE WAS.
FELIX, THAT'S ENOUGH.
OH, THERE'S SO MUCH THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
THE CHILDREN HAVEN'T REALLY HAD ANY PROPER SCHOOLING,
SO I THOUGHT WE WOULD SPEAK TO AUNT HETTY AND SEE
IF SHE CAN GIVE THEM SOME EARLY LESSONS SO THEY CAN CATCH UP...
FELICITY...
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
ABOUT US.
YOU MUST KNOW HOW I FEEL...
I'M IN LOVE WITH GUS PIKE.
I KNOW THAT.
BUT GUS ISN'T REAL.
I AM.
GUS IS ONLY A MEMORY.
I'M HERE AND NOW.
STOP!
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS!
BE PRACTICAL, FELICITY!
YOU CAN'T CLING TO A GHOST FOREVER.
STOP IT!
LEAVE ME ALONE!
MISS KING, EDGAR TOOK MY JACKS!
DID NOT!
LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!
FELICITY... WAIT!
FELICITY?
GO HOME FOR THE NIGHT.
YOU NEED A REST FROM ALL OF THIS.
I'll TAKE CARE OF THE CHILDREN.
FELIX WAS RIGHT.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE ENCOURAGED HIM.
BUT REALLY, DEAR, DID YOU HAVE TO BE SO... FINAL?
MOTHER...
HE'S ONE OF THE FINEST MEN I'VE EVER MET.
I ONLY WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU.
FELICITY DEAR, A FIRST LOVE IS, IS JUST THAT.
A FIRST.
GUS IS GONE.
PLEASE, DON'T LET THAT FIRST LOVE BE YOUR LAST.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT I SHOULD FORGET GUS?
NO, NO.
I'M SAYING THAT CARING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE IS NOT GOING
TO BANISH GUS FROM YOUR HEART.
GUS!
FORGIVE ME FOR YESTERDAY.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THE THINGS THAT I DID.
I LOVE YOU...
I WOULD HAVE TAKEN YOU ON ANY TERMS.
ALL I WANTED WAS FOR YOU TO BE HAPPY.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT A RIDE BACK TO THE FOUNDLING HOME.
WHAT'S THIS?
IT'S OUR WISH BOX.
YOU AND ME AND SARA, REMEMBER?
IT WAS SO LONG AGO...
I WAS GOING TO OPEN IT, BUT I THOUGHT I SHOULD ASK YOU FIRST.
HOW OLD WAS I?
NINE, I THINK.
WELL, GO AHEAD.
OPEN IT!
LISTEN TO THIS!
"I WISH I COULD HAVE ALL THE WISHES I WANT.
BUT IF I CAN'T HAVE THAT, I WISH I COULD HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS
SO I COULD MOVE FAR AWAY FROM MY MISERABLE SISTER, FELICITY.”
SORRY.
I WAS JUST A KID.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I SUPPOSE I WAS PRETTY AWFUL TO YOU.
"I WISH I COULD MARRY A MAN AS STRONG AND KIND AS MY FATHER,
A MAN WHO WILL LOVE ME FOREVER AND EVER.
I WISH FOR A WHITE WEDDING AND SIX CHILDREN..."
SUCH DREAMS, FELIX.
WHERE DID THEY GO?
MY DEAR FELICITY, I AM LEAVING AVONLEA ON TODAY'S TRAIN,
TO SEEK OTHER EMPLOYMENT.
I HOPE MY FORWARDNESS HAS NOT CAUSED YOU GRIEF.
I NEVER MEANT TO HARM YOUR GOOD NAME.
MY INTENTIONS WERE ONLY HONOURABLE.
LIFE GOES ON, SWEETHEART
AND IT WILL FOR YOU TOO IF YOU JUST LET IT.
DON'T LET THAT FIRST LOVE BE YOUR LAST...
I LOVE YOU.
ALL I WANTED WAS FOR YOU TO BE HAPPY...
FELIX, CAN YOU WATCH THE CHILDREN FOR ME, PLEASE?
ALL RIGHT, AH...
STUART?
STUART!
WAIT!
PLEASE DON'T GO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT I'M BEGGING YOU NOT TO LEAVE.
JUST GIVE ME SOME TIME...