ARE WE THERE YET?
ALMOST.
ISN'T EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL, MALCOLM?
IT'S JUST EXACTLY THE WAY I REMEMBER IT.
GOOD OLD AVONLEA.
THE LOVELIEST PLACE
ON GOD'S GOOD EARTH.
[ GEARS GRINDING ]
SORRY, DEAR.
OH, I HOPE SHE LIKES HOW WE'VE KEPT THE YARD.
ALEC, WON'T IT BE WONDERFUL TO HAVE
MY SISTER LIVING IN AVONLEA AGAIN?
ASK ME IN A WEEK.
OH, NOW, I KNOW WE'VE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES IN THE PAST,
BUT ABIGAIL'S BEEN GONE FOUR YEARS AND I HAVE THE FEELING
THINGS WILL BE BETTER THIS TIME.
[ HORN HONKING ]
THERE THEY ARE!
[ HORN HONKING ]
OHH! HO, HO, ABIGAIL.
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK.
AND I AM SO GLAD TO BE BACK.
MALCOLM, YOU OLD TROUBLEMAKER.
THIS IS QUITE
THE CONVEYANCE YOU'VE GOT HERE.
BEAUT, ISN'T SHE? SHIPPED ALL THE WAY FROM THE YUKON.
MALCOLM'S BEEN TEACHING ME TO DRIVE.
YOU'D THINK THIS THING WAS FLESH
AND BLOOD THE WAY HE FUSSES OVER IT.
HELLO, ALEC.
YOU MIGHT WANT THIS.
I FOUND IT ON THE RAILING.
OH, MUST HAVE TAKEN IT OFF
WHEN I WAS CLEANING THE WINDOWS.
COME AND SAY HELLO TO YOUR AUNT JANET AND UNCLE ALEC, LUCKY.
WELL, YOU'VE GROWN INTO A FINE
YOUNG MAN SINCE WE LAST SAW YOU.
HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW, LUCKY?
71/2.
I'LL BE 8 THIS DECEMBER.
ARE WE GOING INSIDE OR NOT?
YES, DEAR, WE CERTAINLY ARE.
OH, I HAVE MISSED THIS LITTLE PLACE.
OH, ABIGAIL, LET ME SHOW YOU
EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE.
WELCOME HOME.
OH, HO, HO...
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR
TAKING CARE OF EVERYTHING WHILE WE WERE AWAY, ALEC.
IT'S AS IF WE NEVER LEFT.
WHAT'S THAT SMELL?
OPEN A WINDOW. QUICKLY, MALCOLM.
WHAT...
THERE'S A DREADFUL LEAK HERE.
IT WAS ALL RIGHT YESTERDAY WHEN I CHECKED.
AH, IT'S STILL WET. MUST HAVE BEEN THAT DOWNPOUR LAST NIGHT.
DOESN'T SEEM TOO BAD, THOUGH.
WE COULD PROBABLY HAVE THAT
PATCHED UP IN AN AFTERNOON, ALEC.
OH...WE'VE A GREAT DEAL MORE TO DO
THAN A LITTLE BIT OF PATCHING, MALCOLM.
AT THE VERY LEAST, IT WILL REQUIRE
SEVERAL DAYS OF HARD WORK TO MAKE THIS HOUSE LIVABLE AGAIN.
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO STAY AT THE WHITE SANDS
IN THE MEANTIME.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR A HOTEL. YOU'LL STAY WITH US.
OH, NO, JANET, ABSOLUTELY NOT. I DON'T WANT TO TROUBLE YOU.
OH, IT'S NO TROUBLE. IS IT, ALEC?
NO...NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
OH, ALEC, PUT MALCOLM AND ABIGAIL INTO OUR ROOM.
AUNT ELIZA WILL MOVE IN WITH CECILY
AND WE'LL GO INTO AUNT ELIZA'S ROOM.
YES, DEAR.
ARE YOU SURE THIS IS
REALLY WISE, JANET?
SURELY ABIGAIL WOULD BE MORE
COMFORTABLE AT THE WHITE SANDS.
OH, AUNT ELIZA, I WOULDN'T DREAM
OF PUTTING MY OWN SISTER INTO A HOTEL.
BESIDES, IT'LL GIVE US MORE TIME TO BE TOGETHER AND CATCH UP.
THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID OF.
OH, FELIX, YES.
UM, I'VE PUT LUCKY IN YOUR ROOM WITH DANIEL.
WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO SLEEP?
OHH...
WELL...
I'll NEVER GET A DECENT NIGHT'S
SLEEP ON THIS CONTRAPTION.
AT LEAST YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO AUNT ELIZA
SNORING UP A STORM ALL NIGHT LONG.
MAYBE I'll STAY AT THE
WHITE SANDS WHILE THEY'RE HERE.
YOU CAN'T. THAT WOULD BE INSULTING.
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT, WELL, FOR MOTHER'S SAKE.
SHE'S BEEN WALKING ON AIR EVER SINCE AUNT ABIGAIL WROTE
SAYING THEY WERE MOVING BACK TO AVONLEA.
YEAH, WELL, THAT WON'T LAST.
A FEW DAYS WITH
AUNT CRAB-I GAIL AND WE'LL ALL
BE SCREAMING FOR MERCY.
OH, JANET.
YOU DON'T WANT TO FORGET THIS. YOU MIGHT LOSE IT.
IF I HAVEN'T LOST MY WEDDING BAND IN ALL THESE YEARS,
I DOUBT I'll BE LOSING IT ANY TIME SOON.
STILL, IT DOESN'T DO TO TEMPT FATE, DOES IT?
SO, YOU WANTED MY HELP IN SEWING A DRESS.
OH, YES, I'VE GOT THE PICTURE RIGHT HERE.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS DRESS THE MINUTE I SAW IT.
THOUGH I'll PROBABLY HAVE TO SAVE MY EGG MONEY
THE WHOLE WINTER TO BUY THE FABRIC I WANT.
WELL, THE STYLE IS VERY FLATTERING,
BUT WHEREVER WILL YOU WEAR IT?
YOU AND ALEC DON'T GET OUT MUCH.
WELL... MAY NEED A NEW DRESS
FOR A VERY SPECIAL OCCASION IN THE SPRING.
JANET, WHY ARE YOU SMILING LIKE THAT?
TELL ME.
WELL, IT'S NOT OFFICIAL, AND ALEC HASN'T EVEN HEARD YET,
SO YOU CAN'T REPEAT THIS TO ANYONE.
BUT...
I THINK FELICITY AND STUART ARE FINALLY
GOING TO SET A WEDDING DATE.
REALLY? WHEN?
WELL, THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED YET, BUT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT MAY.
OHH, MAY
WOULD BE LOVELY.
LITTLE FELICITY GETTING MARRIED, I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT.
AND AFTER ALL SHE'S BEEN THROUGH.
OH, THIS IS WONDERFUL NEWS.
JANET...
YOU AND I HAVE MISSED SO MUCH
IN EACH OTHER'S LIVES.
NOW THAT WE'RE TOGETHER AGAIN,
I DO HOPE THAT WE CAN MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME.
I WAS HOPING THE VERY SAME THING, ABIGAIL.
FROM NOW ON, WE'RE GOING TO BE THE CLOSEST OF SISTERS
AND THE BEST OF FRIENDS.
HEAR, HEAR.
IT WON'T BE A STYLISH MARRIAGE
I CAN'T AFFORD A CARRIAGE
YOU'RE UP EARLY, AUNT ABIGAIL.
OH, GOOD MORNING, CECILY.
I THOUGHT I'D SURPRISE YOUR MOTHER BY MAKING BREAKFAST.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP, DEAR?
I WOULD, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT COOKING.
HA, HA, WELL, THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO LEARN ABOUT COOKING
THAN JUST BY PLUNGING RIGHT IN AND DOING IT.
YOU CAN START WITH SOMETHING SIMPLE, LIKE TEA BISCUITS.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ANIMALS, SOMEONE HAS TO FEED THEM.
OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT, DEAR, FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WAKE UP, FELIX, DEAR.
RISE AND SHINE, SLEEPYHEAD.
THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE.
OH, NO, CECILY! NOT AN EGG! NO!
AH, FELIX, COME AND SIT DOWN
AND ENJOY THIS DELICIOUS FEAST YOUR AUNT'S PREPARED FOR US.
NO TIME. I HAVE TO GET CLEANED UP FOR WORK.
WELL, AT LEAST HAVE A BISCUIT,
FELIX -- I MADE THEM MYSELF.
UH-OH...CECILY, I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS,
BUT YOUR BISCUITS ARE LIKE LEAD.
BUT I FOLLOWED THE RECIPE EXACTLY.
WELL, YOU MUST HAVE DONE
SOMETHING TERRIBLY WRONG, CECILY.
THE WHOLE BATCH IS RUINED.
I DOUBT EVEN THE PIGS
WILL TOUCH THESE.
IF NO ONE ELSE WANTS THEM...
CAN I HAVE CECILY'S BISCUITS?
THEY'RE NOT FIT TO EAT, DEAR.
I'M NOT GOING TO EAT THEM, MOTHER.
HERE, YOU TRY, DANIEL.
YOU HAVE TO HIT THE PUCK HARDER, DANIEL.
[ LAUGHING ]
IT'S A DREADFUL SHAME THAT CECILY'S ILLNESS SET HER BACK
SO FAR IN HER DOMESTIC TRAINING.
WELL...
CECILY MAY NOT WIN ANY RIBBONS AT BAKING,
BUT SHE'S A GREAT HELP TO HER FATHER AROUND THE FARM.
ESPECIALLY WITH FELIX AWAY AT THE HOTEL.
STILL, A GIRL HER AGE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE
A SIMPLE RECIPE LIKE TEA BISCUITS.
YOU KNOW, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY
TO HELP OUT BY OFFERING A FEW POINTERS.
I APPRECIATE THE OFFER, ABIGAIL, BUT--
OH, THERE'S NO NEED TO THANK ME, JANET.
IT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO.
AND IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT
I AM AN EXPERT AT, IT'S HOUSEWORK.
YOU'LL SEE, I'll HAVE HER WHIPPED INTO SHAPE IN NO TIME.
YES...
I'M AFRAID YOU'RE
INFORIT NOW, MY DEAR.
YOU KNOW, THE KNIGHTS OF P.E. ISLAND ARE HOLDING A SPECIAL
MEETING TO WELCOME YOU BACK TO THE FOLD, MALCOLM --
SHOW YOU AROUND THE NEW LODGE.
I WAS, UH...
I WAS THINKING TUESDAY IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU.
OH, FINE, IT'LL BE AN HONOUR. THANK YOU, ALEC.
"TO KING AND COUNTRY, BRIGHT AND TRUE.”
"PLEDGE THEE BROTHERS, THROUGH AND THROUGH."
YOU BE SURE AND SCRAPE THE MUD OFF YOUR SHOES
BEFORE YOU COME INTO MY CLEAN HOUSE, MALCOLM MacEWAN.
UH, YES, MY LOVE.
SHE'LL NEVER ADMIT IT,
BUT ABIGAIL WAS DESPERATELY
UNHAPPY LIVING UP IN THE YUKON.
IT'S GRAND TO SEE HER GETTING BACK
TO HER OLD FEISTY SELF AGAIN.
OH, SHE'S AS FEISTY AS SHE EVER WAS.
AYE.
ALL RIGHT, JUST A MINUTE, ABIGAIL.
OH...
AH...MY, MY, MY.
HA, NOTHING LIKE A GOOD ROUND OF CLEANING
TO STIMULATE THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
HOW ARE YOU MAKING OUT ON THOSE CURTAINS THERE, CECILY?
LET ME SEE.
NO, NO, NO! THE STITCHES HAVE TO BE SMALLER.
HERE, LET ME HELP YOU.
OH, CECILY, YOU SILLY.
YOU'VE STITCHED THE CURTAIN TO YOUR OWN SKIRT.
OH, THERE'S NO HARM DONE, ABIGAIL.
I'll TAKE CARE OF IT,
COME ON, DEAR, LET'S GO IN
THE KITCHEN WHERE THERE'S MORE LIGHT.
WHEN IT COMES TO SEWING,
CECILY IS ALL THUMBS, I'M AFRAID.
I'M AFRAID TEACHING THAT GIRL BASIC DOMESTIC SKILLS
IS GOING TO BE A MORE DIFFICULT TASK THAN I EXPECTED.
WELL...
AS MY FATHER ALWAYS USED TO SAY, IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED...
TRY, TRY AND TRY AGAIN.
I THOUGHT TOMORROW, ONCE THE PLASTERING'S DONE,
WE COULD POLISH THE FLOORS...
JANET, ARE YOU TIRED?
NO, NOT ESPECIALLY.
YES, YOU ARE. YOU'RE PRACTICALLY FALLING ASLEEP.
MALCOLM.
MMM...
I THINK WE'D BEST CALL IT A NIGHT.
IN A MOMENT, MY LOVE.
I'M ABOUT TO INFLICT ON ALEC
THE TROUNCING OF A LIFETIME.
OH, YOU THINK $O, DO YOU?
WELL, CHECKMATE.
HA, HA, THE TROUNCING'S ON YOU.
A MOMENTARY LAPSE. REMATCH TOMORROW.
YOUR FUNERAL.
HONESTLY, YOU MEN ACT LIKE CHILDREN SOMETIMES.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT THEN.
GOOD NIGHT.
[ SIGHING ]
PEACE AT LAST.
I HAVE TO ADMIT, JANET, THE WAY
YOU AND ABIGAIL ARE GETTING ALONG,
IT IS NOTHING SHORT OF MIRACULOUS.
WELL, WE'D BE GETTING ALONG A LOT BETTER
IF SHE COULD JUST LEAVE POOR CECILY ALONE.
I HAVE A NOTION ABIGAIL'S GOING TO LOSE INTEREST
IN POOR CECILY ONCE SHE'S BACK IN HER OWN HOUSE AGAIN.
GOD WILLING.
I DON'T KNOW...
SOMETIMES I THINK IT'S MORE DIFFICULT GETTING ALONG WITH
MY SISTER THAN IT IS FIGHTING WITH HER.
OH, SHE MEANS WELL, I SUPPOSE.
SHE MEDDLES WELL, YOU MEAN.
MMM...WELL, THAT TOO.
WE DON'T WANT PLASTER TRACKING ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE,
SO BE SURE TO GIVE THE FLOORS A GOOD ONCE OVER.
AND DUMP THE SWEEPINGS OUTSIDE, CECILY.
YES, AUNT ABIGAIL.
DON'T WORRY, DEAR, I'll GET
THESE THINGS OUT OF YOUR WAY.
MAKE IT EASIER.
[ CRASHING ]
WHAT WAS THAT NOISE?
WHAT HAPPENED?
I KNOCKED THE LADDER OVER.
OH...
OH...NO HARM DONE, ABIGAIL.
UH, NO, NO, I'M GLAD YOU WEREN'T HURT, DEAR.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE, CECILY?
I DON'T KNOW.
LOOKS LIKE A STOCK
CERTIFICATE OF SOME KIND.
WELL, I'll BE-- THIS MUST HAVE BEEN
UNDER THE NEWSPAPER IN THAT OLD TOOL BOX
SINCE BEFORE MY FATHER DIED.
PERHAPS IT'S STILL VALUABLE.
WELL, I WOULDN'T THINK SO AFTER ALL THIS TIME.
LET ME LOOK INTO IT FOR YOU, ALEC.
WHO KNOWS, MAYBE YOU'RE FILTHY RICH.
IF WE ARE FILTHY RICH, FATHER,
PROMISE ME YOU'LL HIRE AUNT ABIGAIL A MAID.
WHY WOULD GRANDFATHER HIDE
A STOCK CERTIFICATE IN A TOOL BOX?
IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
HE GOT ECCENTRIC NEAR THE END.
HE GAVE ME THAT TOOL BOX, AND SAID,
"NOW, YOU SAVE THIS FOR A RAINY DAY."
AT THE TIME I THOUGHT HE WAS JOKING,
BUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A CLUE.
IF MY HUNCH IS RIGHT, YOUR FATHER
MIGHT HAVE LEFT YOU A WINDFALL.
WHAT WILL YOU DO IF THE STOCK
DOES TURN OUT TO BE VALUABLE, ALEC?
KEEP IT FOR A RAINY DAY, I SUPPOSE.
A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY'D COME IN HANDY IN THE SPRING, EH, JANET?
WHY DON'T YOU GET THAT NEW
THRESHING MACHING YOU'VE BEEN SAVING FOR.
IT'D BE A BIG HELP DURING HARVEST.
WE'LL SEE.
OH, NO, ALEC, REALLY, YOU SHOULD.
IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE YOU'VE BOUGHT SOME NEW EQUIPMENT.
ALL RIGHT, DEAR. IF YOU SAY SO.
A NEW THRESHING MACHINE IT IS.
I DON'T SEE WHY ALEC CAN'T BUY
YOU SOMETHING WITH THE STOCK MONEY.
OH, I WOULDN'T DREAM OF BUYING
SOMETHING FRIVOLOUS FOR MYSELF WHEN WE
NEED NEW EQUIPMENT FOR THE FARM.
OH, FIDDLESTICKS.
THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF MONEY LEFT
FOR THAT PRESCIOUS THRESHING MACHINE OF HIS.
THAT'S SO LIKE YOU, JANET, PUTTING EVERYONE'S
NEEDS AND WANTS AHEAD OF YOUR OWN.
I DON'T. NOT ALWAYS.
OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES, JANET,
YOU PRETENDED TO BE SICK ON YOUR OWN HONEYMOON
BECAUSE ALEC COULDN'T AFFORD THE TRIP YOU'D PLANNED,
AND YOU DIDN'T WANT HIM EMBARRASSED.
ABIGAIL, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, THE YEAR
ALEC AND I WERE MARRIED, THERE
A POOR POTATO CROP ON KING FARM.
WHAT ABOUT THAT FANCY ENGAGEMENT RING THAT HE TALKED ABOUT?
YOU NEVER SAW THAT EITHER.
WHY DO WE HAVE TO BRING
THAT UP ALL OVER AGAIN -- IT'S ANCIENT HISTORY.
I'M SORRY, JANET, I DON'T MEAN TO UPSET YOU.
I'M NOT UPSET!
BUT...WELL, WHAT'S DONE IS DONE.
WE CAN'T CHANGE IT NOW.
TAKE HER ON A TRIP?
BUT YOUR MOTHER HATES TO TRAVEL.
YOU KNOW THAT.
I'M SURE IF YOU JUST ASKED HER,
SHE MIGHT LOVE TO GO ON A TRIP WITH YOU.
MM WELL, I THINK THE QUESTION IS,
WHY ARE YOU SO STUCK ON
THIS TRIP BUSINESS, HUH?
COME ON, OUT WITH IT.
I OVERHEARD MOTHER AND AUNT ABIGAIL TALKING.
HMM?
I COULDN'T HELP LISTENING, FATHER.
AUNT ABIGAIL SAYS MOTHER PRETENDED TO BE SICK
ON HER HONEYMOON SO YOU WOULDN'T BE EMBARRASSED
THAT YOU COULDN'T AFFORD THE TRIP YOU PLANNED.
SO THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE MOTHER ON A TRIP NOW.
I SEE.
I WISH I HADN'T FOUND THAT CERTIFICATE
IF IT'S GOING TO CAUSE TROUBLE BETWEEN YOU AND MOTHER.
I THINK I BETTER TALK TO YOUR MOTHER ABOUT THIS.
RIGHT AWAY.
BEFORE THINGS GET OUT OF HAND.
ALEC, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME SO STRANGELY.
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
NO, I'M JUST STANDING HERE...
THINKING...
ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE.
AND HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
I DON'T NEED A NEW THRESHING MACHINE.
WHY DON'T WE GO ON A TRIP SOMEWHERE INSTEAD?
JUST THE TWO OF US.
ALEC...
OH, THAT'S SO SWEET.
AH, NO, NO... YOU GO AHEAD
AND YOU BUY THAT THRESHING MACHINE.
YOU DESERVE IT.
JANET!
I NEED MORE SOAP.
I'll BE RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN...
TELL ME AGAIN HOW WONDERFUL I AM.
LATER, WHEN WE'RE ALONE.
JANET!
WAS MOTHER VERY ANGRY
WITH ME FOR EAVESDROPPING?
I DIDN'T TELL HER.
I INVITED HER TO GO AWAY ON A TRIP WITH ME INSTEAD.
YOU DID? WHAT DID SHE SAY?
SHE TURNED ME DOWN FLAT.
I'M SORRY -- I GUESS
I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID ANYTHING.
NO, I'M GLAD YOU DID, CECILY, BECAUSE YOUR MOTHER MAY NOT WANT
TO TAKE A TRIP, BUT I THINK I FOUND SOMETHING SHE DOES WANT.
THIS WAS LYING ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER.
YOUR MOTHER WOULDN'T SAY ANYTHING,
BUT I THINK SHE FANCIES THAT RING.
"EVERY MOTHER'S DREAM.”
"A FAMILY RING SET WITH"
"THE BIRTHSTONES OF HER CHILDREN."
HOW PERFECT, FATHER, YOU COULD
GIVE IT TO HER IN PLACE
OF THE ENGAGEMENT RING THAT...I...
ASSUME YOU COULDN'T GET FOR HER BEFORE.
GOOD LORD, WAS ABIGAIL ON ABOUT THAT RING AS WELL, I--
CECILY, DEAR!
ARE YOU BUSY?
I'M JUST TALKING TO FATHER ABOUT A NEW FEED MIXTURE FOR THE PIGS.
HOW INTERESTING.
WELL, WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED DISCUSSING SWINE,
I COULD REALLY USE YOUR HELP INSIDE.
BE RIGHT THERE.
WELL, THAT SETTLES IT.
RIGHT AFTER LUNCH, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO CARMODY
AND WE'RE GOING TO BUY THIS RING FOR YOUR MOTHER AS A SURPRISE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE LOOK ON AUNT
CRABIGAIL'S FACE WHEN SHE SEES IT.
YOU KNOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO RELY
ON YOUR EXPERTISE ON THIS, MALCOLM.
I, UH...IDON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT PRECIOUS JEWELLERY.
MOST IMPORTANT THING TO CONSIDER WHEN
PURCHASING A GEMSTONE, ALEC, IS CLARITY.
CLARITY.
AYE, THE BETTER THE GRADE, THE LESS OCCLUSIONS.
AH, I SEE... THE LESS WHAT?
AMETHYST, SAPPHIRE, EMERALD AND RUBY,
AS YOU REQUESTED, MR. KING.
THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
AYE, BUT LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING, CECILY.
LET'S SEE.
THESE STONES DO APPEAR TO HAVE
EXCELLENT CLARITY, THOUGH.
I CAN ASSURE YOU WE ONLY
SELL GEMSTONES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE THEM.
WONDERFUL -- NOW, I JUST NEED TO KNOW
ONE MORE THING TO COMPLETE THE ORDER.
WHAT IS YOUR WIFE'S RING SIZE?
WELL, IT'S ABOUT... UH, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.
SHE'LL HAVE TO COME IN FOR A MEASUREMENT THEN.
OH, NO, THAT WON'T DO.
YOU SEE, UH... THIS HAS GOT TO BE A SURPRISE.
I SEE -- WELL, IF YOU BRING ME ONE OF YOUR WIFE'S OTHER RINGS,
I COULD USE IT TO GAUGE THE CORRECT SIZE.
WELL, SHE JUST HAS ONE OTHER
RING -- A WEDDING BAND.
SHE'S ALWAYS FORGETTING IT IN ONE PLACE OR ANOTHER.
I'M SURE WE COULD BORROW THE RING WITHOUT HER EVER NOTICING.
IT WOULDN'T BUT TAKE A MINUTE
TO GET A MEASUREMENT, MR. KING.
WELL, I SUPPOSE WE COULD TRY.
THERE'S NOTHING I LOVE MORE THAN A CHALLENGE.
WE'LL ALL WORK TOGETHER, AND KEEP OUR EYES PEELED
FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO NAB JANET'S RING.
MEN HAVE NO REGARD FOR THE WORK REQUIRED
TO PREPARE FOR ONE OF THEIR LITTLE PARTIES.
IT'S NOT A PARTY, ABIGAIL, IT'S JUST A...
IT'S JUST A SILLY OLD LODGE MEETING.
AND BESIDES, WE'RE ONLY BAKING A CAKE, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.
WHAT DO THEY CALL IT A LODGE FOR ANYWAY?
I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW.
THEY JUST DO.
I'll NEVER UNDERSTAND THAT RULE ABOUT NO WOMEN ALLOWED.
MALCOLM TIRED TO TELL ME NO WOMAN HAS EVER SET FOOT
IN THE KNIGHTS OF P.E.I. LODGE.
WELL, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO WOMAN EVER HAS.
THE KNIGHTS PRIDE THEMSELVES ON THE SANCTITY OF THEIR LODGE.
HOW RIDICULOUS -- AS IF WE'D CARE TO SEE
GROWN MEN PRANCING AROUND IN FUNNY LITTLE HATS,
SINGING SILLY SONGS AND DOING ALL THOSE
DREADFUL HAND SIGNALS.
EXCUSE ME, DEAR.
STILL, I SUPPOSE IT IS NICE THE KNIGHTS DID PLAN
SOMETHING TO WELCOME MALCOLM HOME.
I AM SURPRISED THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWOMEN
DIDN'T ORGANIZE SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR ME.
WELL, I'll BE SURE TO HAVE THEM OVER
TO TEA JUST AS SOON AS I FINISH
GETTING YOU SETTLED IN.
I'D LIKE THAT, JANET, THANK YOU.
ALL READY FOR DATES.
GOODNESS, JANET, YOU DIDN'T MIX THIS CAKE BATTER VERY WELL.
IT'S ALL LUMPY.
WHY MUST YOU ALWAYS RUSH THINGS SO?
THERE!
IS THAT MIXED WELL ENOUGH FOR YOU?
YES. QUITE.
EXCUSE ME, MAY I SPEAK TO MR. ARCHIBALD, PLEASE?
HE'S OUT HAVING HIS TEA.
OH, UH, WHEN WILL HE BE BACK?
UH, NOT FOR AN HOUR, AT LEAST.
WELL, MAYBE YOU COULD HELP ME.
YOU DO WORK HERE, I ASSUME.
UH-HUH.
LOOK, MY NAME IS ALEC KING AND, UH, I'M HAVING A RING
MADE HERE FOR MY WIFE.
I DIDN'T KNOW HER SIZE -- MR. ARCHIBALD WANTED
ME TO BRING THIS IN TO BE MEASURED.
ALL RIGHT, I'll GIVE IT TO HIM WHEN HE GETS BACK.
I'D RATHER NOT LEAVE IT. COULDN'T YOU MEASURE IT NOW?
SORRY, MR. ARCHIBALD IS A VERY STRICT MAN.
HE DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO DO ANYTHING WITHOUT HIS SAY-SO.
WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK LATER WHEN HE'S IN, SIR?
NO, UH, I WON'T HAVE TIME.
WELL, I, I SUPPOSE I'll JUST HAVE TO LEAVE IT.
TELL MR. ARCHIBALD THAT I'll BE IN FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING TO PICK THAT RING UP.
YOU CAN RELY ON ME, SIR.
I AM SO GLAD THE HOUSE IS ALMOST FINISHED, JANET.
THIS HAS BEEN AN EXHAUSTING EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
HELLO!
OH, THERE YOU ARE.
I WAS BEGINNING TO WORRY.
I EXPECTED YOU GIRLS HOURS AGO.
YES, WELL, WE HAD A FEW LAST MINUTE THINGS TO DO AT ABIGAIL'S
AND SOMEHOW THEY SEEMED TO DRAG ON FOREVER.
BUT THE HOUSE IS ALMOST FINISHED.
THANK HEAVENS.
GOOD, GOOD. WELL, CLEAN YOURSELVES UP.
I'VE GOT A GOOD HOT SOUP FOR YOUR SUPPER.
LOVELY.
UH, WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?
OH, WELL, FELIX TOOK THE BOYS OUT TO PLAY HOCKEY,
AND CECILY SAID THAT SHE WAS GOING OVER
TO VISIT IZZY PETTIBONE.
WHAT A TREAT TO HAVE A NICE
QUIET DINNER ALONE WITH THE CHILDREN
GONE AND THE MEN AT THEIR SILLY
LODGE MEETING.
JANET, WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?
WELL, I, I, UH, I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND MY WEDDING RING.
NOW, I USUALLY LEAVE IT ON THE WINDOWSILL,
BUT, UH...IT'S NOT THERE.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU RECALL HAVING IT ON?
OH, I'M NOT SURE.
WELL, I HAD IT ON YESTERDAY, WHEN WE WERE BAKING.
OH, DEAR, THE CAKE.
OH, MERCIFUL PROVIDENCE, MY RING.
MUST HAVE SLIPPED OFF WHEN YOU MADE THAT AWFUL SCENE.
I WOULDN'T HAVE MADE THAT AWFUL SCENE, ABIGAIL,
IF YOU HADN'T BEEN CRITICIZING ME.
I WAS ONLY POINTING OUT
THAT THE BATTER HADN'T BEEN MIXED PROPERLY.
OH, GIRLS, PLEASE, STOP!
NOW, THE MEN WERE HERE JUST BEFORE YOU ARRIVED.
THAT MEANS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE JUST ABOUT
ENOUGH TIME TO BAKE ANOTHER CAKE,
GET INTO TOWN, SNEAK INTO
THAT LODGE OF THEIRS AND MAKE A SWITCH.
HA?8?8?8NO WOMAN HAS EVER $
INSIDE THE KNIGHTS OF P.E.I. LODGE.
WELL, THEY GUARD IT LIKE A FORTRESS.
NO FORTRESS WAS EVER BUILT YET THAT COULD KEEP ELIZA WARD OUT.
WELL, DON'T SIT THERE STARING AT ME, GET TO WORK.
LET'S GO.
PARDON ME, YOUNG MAN, BUT I SEEM TO BE HAVING TROUBLE
WITH THE REAR WHEEL ON MY BUGGY.
WOULD YOU MIND TAKING THE TROUBLE TO HAVE
A LOOK AT IT FOR ME?
AH, I'll SEE WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU, MA'AM.
[ GURNEY MACDONALD]: ...ALL IS QUIET OR OUGHT TO BE NOW.
BEES WILL BE IN THEIR WINTER QUARTERS, SO SNUG THAT
THE STORMIEST GALE THAT BLOWS CANNOT INJURE THEM.
NOW IS YOUR TIME TO STUDY BEES IN BOOKS.
AND IF WELL-GROUNDED IN SCIENTIFIC BEEKEEPING
FROM WHAT YOU READ, NEXT SUMMER'S PRACTICE WILL OR OUGHT
TO MAKE YOU PERFECT IN THIS MONEY-MAKING HOBBY.
AND NOW ONTO...
[ COUGHING ]
...THIS IS ONE OF THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS.
A FOWL, AFTER HER SECOND SEASON OF LAYING...
...THE POULTRY RUN.
WITH LIVELY RECOLLECTIONS OF LAST WINTER'S SEVERITY,
IT IS SURELY WELL TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS.
IF FOWL ARE TO BE ANY GOOD AT ALL...
WHAT'S HE DOING?
I THINK HE'S GONE.
ABIGAIL, I CAN'T GO THROUGH WITH THIS.
YES, YOU CAN, JANET KING, AND YOU WILL.
COME ON, COME ON.
...TABLE SCRAPS, BOILED PLUCK AND WEE BITS OF LIVER,
DO WONDERS IN EGG PRODUCING.
WHEN YOU HAVE FINALLY RENOVATED YOUR FOWL HOUSE,
AND ALL THAT PERTAINS THERETO,
AND MADE EVERYTHING SNUG AGAINST THE COMING STORMS,
LAY IN YOUR SUPPLIES OF NEEDFULS IN THE SHAPE OF...
DOWN.
...AND STRAW, AND THEN YOU CAN AFFORD
TO BE HAPPY IN MIND BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE YOUR DUTY.
AND FINALLY, ON THE TOPIC OF POULTRY, BROTHER FRANE
WILL SPEAK AT THE NEXT MEETING...
SOMEONE'S COMING!
...FOR THE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING TURKEY RAFFLE.
GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT, BROTHER PEALE.
WELL,
ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
NO OTHER BUSINESS, YOUR EMINENCE.
VERY GOOD.
ABIGAIL, GET THE CAKE AND LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
GOD SAVE OUR GRACIOUS KING
LONG LIVE OUR NOBLE KING
GOD SAVE THE KING
SEND HIM VICTORIOUS
HAPPY AND GLORIOUS...
GOOD.
YES, YES.
WELL, YOU BROUGHT A KNIFE?
DON'T BE SILLY, DON'T BE SILLY.
CHECK ALONG, ABIGAIL.
COME ON.
IT'S NOT HERE.
OH, DEAR, PERHAPS I GOT THE WRONG CAKE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN GOT THE WRONG-- ABIGAIL, WHAT DID YOU DO?
WELL, I MAY HAVE GOTTEN THEM CONFUSED.
OH, ABIGAIL.
EXCUSE ME, SIR, I WONDER IF YOU MIGHT HELP ME.
[ UTENSILS CLANKING ]
[ CHOKING ]
I CAN'T BREATHE.
WELL, HERE, HERE, QUICK, DRINK THIS.
OH, AH.
[ COUGHING ]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, MAN?
WHAT WERE YOU CHOKING ON?
WHATEVER IT WAS, I'VE SWALLOWED
IT NOW, THANKS TO YOU, MacEWAN.
IT WAS PROBABLY A DATE PIT.
YOU'LL BE FINE, YOU'LL BE FINE.
MY RING...
ALEC WILL BE SO UPSET.
HE ALWAYS BRINGS MY RING TO ME
WHEN I LEAVE IT SOMEPLACE, ALWAYS.
I DID WARN YOU TO BE MORE CAREFUL, JANET.
WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT, ABIGAIL, ARE YOU HAPPY?
HOW AM I GOING TO TELL ALEC I LOST MY WEDDING RING?
THERE, THERE, JANET.
IF YOU THINK IT WOULD HELP, I AM WILLING TO TAKE
SOME OF THE BLAME FOR THE LOSS OF THE RING.
NOTHING WILL HELP, NOTHING.
DON'T FRET, JANET.
WE ALL LOSE THINGS
FROM TIME TO TIME.
I'M SURE ALEC WILL UNDERSTAND.
[CRYING]
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
I DO REMEMBER THE STYLE, MRS. KING, BUT I DON'T HAVE
A WEDDING BAND OF THAT TYPE IN STOCK AT THE MOMENT.
LISTEN TO ME, YOUNG MAN.
WHATEVER IT TAKES, EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT YOURSELF,
WE MUST REPLACE THAT RING.
AH, I CAN PROBABLY ORDER ONE IN,
BUT IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO ARRIVE.
OH, THANK YOU, MR. ARCHIBALD.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME.
I'M GLAD TO BE OF ASSISTANCE, MRS. KING.
THANK YOU.
YOU WILL TELEPHONE US THE MINUTE THAT IT DOES COME IN.
OF COURSE.
JAMES.
YES, SIR?
WHERE'S THE WEDDING BAND MR. KING BROUGHT IN FOR SIZING?
I MUST TELEPHONE HIM TO PICK IT UP.
ISN'T IT IN THE DRAWER?
IF IT WAS IN THE DRAWER,
I WOULDN'T HAVE CALLED YOU, NOW WOULD I?
MAYBE YOU PUT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER MEASURING THAT RING
RIGHT BEFORE MRS. GILMARTIN CAME IN WITH HER ORDER.
OH, GOOD LORD, NO.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, SIR?
WHAT'S WRONG?
[RINGING ]
KING FARM.
UH, YES, HE'S HERE.
AH, THE JEWELLER CALLING.
MR. ARCHIBALD?
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO CALL.
MY, MY WIFE?
HOW LONG AGO?
YES, I'll COME THERE RIGHT NOW.
I WANTED TO TELL YOU IN PERSON, MR. KING.
IT SEEMS MY ASSISTANT HAS MADE
AN UNFORTUNATE, TERRIBLE MISTAKE.
MY GOD, WHAT HAVE YOU PEOPLE DONE?
I'M DREADFULLY SORRY, BUT MY ASSISTANT CONFUSED
YOUR WIFE'S BAND WITH A RING FROM ANOTHER CUSTOMER
THAT WAS BEING MELTED DOWN
TO FASHION A NEW BROOCH.
BY THE TIME I DISCOVERED THE MISTAKE,
IT WAS TOO LATE.
MY DEEPEST APOLOGIES, SIR.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
MY WIFE'S BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR THIS RING.
HOW AM I GOING TO TELL HER IT'S BEEN DESTROYED?
MR. KING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL HER,
AT LEAST NOT RIGHT AWAY.
I CAN RESTORE YOUR WIFE'S RING TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION.
AND WHEN THE NEW FAMILY RING YOU ORDERED IS READY,
YOU COULD SIMPLY GIVE BOTH RINGS AT THE SAME TIME,
EXPLAIN THE MIX-UP, AND HAVE A GOOD LAUGH
ABOUT THE WHOLE THING AFTERWARDS.
A GOOD LAUGH?
WHAT DO I DO?
WELL, YOU HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING TO LOSE AT THIS POINT
AND, UH, IT DOES SEEM TO BE THE ONLY WAY
TO SALVAGE YOUR SURPRISE, ALEC.
I SUPPOSE -- WELL, YOU'LL CALL ME
AS SOON AS THE WORK IS DONE.
OF COURSE.
NOW, IF I'M NOT HOME,
JUST SAY THAT, UH, MY WATCH HAS BEEN REPAIRED
AND I CAN PICK IT UP.
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME TO BE DISCREET, MR. KING.
I JUST HOPE SHE DOESN'T THROTTLE ME
WHEN SHE FINDS OUT WHAT I'VE PUT HER THROUGH.
OH, YES, LOVELY.
WELL, I SEE YOU TWO ARE
UP TO NO GOOD AGAIN.
HEAVENS, ALEC, I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR YOU COME IN.
YOU'RE TERRIBLE.
YOU SCARED THE BEGEEBIES OUT OF ME.
HA, HA, WELL, IT CERTAINLY SMELLS
DELICIOUS IN HERE.
WELL, WE'RE BAKING A FEW THINGS FOR ABIGAIL'S TEA TOMORROW,
WHICH IS A DOUBLE CELEBRATION FOR JANET AND I,
BECAUSE ABIGAIL IS MOVING BACK HOME AFTERWARD.
SHE IS?
YES, YES, WE FINISHED PUTTING UP THE NEW WALLPAPER TODAY,
AND ABIGAIL FINALLY DECIDED THE PLACE IS HABITABLE AGAIN.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO, GOOD TO HEAR.
I'll, UH...
I'll LEAVE YOU TO IT THEN.
OH.
I'VE GOT BAD NEWS, ALEC.
I SPOKE WITH MY BROKER AND APPARENTLY YOUR FATHER'S STOCK
CERTIFICATE ISN'T WORTH QUITE WHAT WE'D HOPED.
WELL, HOW MUCH IS IT WORTH?
THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE IS ABOUT $2.63.
OH, NO.
WELL, THE WAY MY LUCK'S BEEN GOING
LATELY, I'M NOT SURPRISED.
IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN HELP?
I KNOW YOU WERE PLANNING TO USE THAT MONEY
TO PAY FOR JANET'S NEW RING.
NO, I'VE PLENTY.
IT'S JUST THAT I WAS SAVING UP
FOR A NEW THRESHING MACHINE, BUT, UH...
WHATEVER IT TAKES, JANET IS GOING
TO GET THAT RING,
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER.
TO WIFE AND COUNTRY, BRIGHT AND TRUE...
PLEDGE THEE HUSBANDS, THROUGH AND THROUGH.
YOU'RE A FINE MAN, ALEC KING.
I'VE GOT THAT RUSH ORDER
DONE FOR MR. KING.
EXCELLENT.
TELEPHONE HIM STRAIGHTAWAY AND TELL HIM IT'S READY.
IF MR. KING'S NOT AT HOME--
NOW, WHAT WAS IT I WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY?
WELL, NEVER MIND.
IF YOU CAN'T SPEAK TO MR. KING DIRECTLY,
LEAVE A MESSAGE THAT HIS ORDER'S READY TO BE PICKED UP.
DON'T SAY ANOTHER WORD, UNDERSTAND?
OH...
IN CASE I'M NOT BACK FROM LUNCH BEFORE HE COMES,
BE SURE YOU GIVE THIS TO MR. KING AS WELL.
YES, SIR.
DOTTY OLD GEEZER.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
UH, HELLO, KING FARM.
UH, HE, HE'S OUTSIDE AT THE MOMENT.
CAN I TAKE A MESSAGE?
UH-HUH.
THANK YOU.
HELLO.
DON'T TOUCH.
FATHER, THE CARMODY JEWELLERY STORE JUST TELEPHONED--
WHAT?
...TO SAY THAT THE RING YOU JUST ORDERED
IS READY TO BE PICKED UP.
THEY MUST HAVE MADE MISTAKE.
IT WAS YOUR WATCH, WASN'T IT, ALEC?
YOU WERE HAVING IT REPAIRED.
THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT, MY WATCH.
OH, I SHOULD GET DOWN THERE RIGHT AWAY BEFORE THEY GIVE IT
AWAY TO SOMEONE ELSE BY MISTAKE.
GOOD IDEA.
I'll GO WITH YOU.
FELIX, BE A DEAR.
GO HELP YOUR SISTER WITH THE MILKING.
ALL RIGHT.
I HAVE TO STOP THAT IDIOT JEWELLER
FROM GIVING ALEC MY RING BY MISTAKE.
BLAST, THE LINE'S BUSY.
KEEP TRYING, JANET.
THERE'S NO TIME.
LOOK, IF WE HURRY, WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO BEAT ALEC AND MALCOLM TO CARMODY;
PICK UP YOUR RING BEFORE THEY GET THERE.
WELL, COME ON.
YES.
OH, NO, THEY'VE TAKEN THE BUGGY.
OH, ALL THE BETTER.
WE'LL TAKE THE CAR.
MALCOLM'S BEEN TEACHING ABIGAIL TO DRIVE, REMEMBER?
YES, THERE.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, AUNT ELIZA?
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THERE WE GO. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT ABOUT THIS, ABIGAIL?
YES, YES.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO?
I KNOW WHAT TO DO.
HERE WE GO. GOT IT SET?
YES.
AH!
ABIGAIL, WE'LL GET THERE FASTER--
STOP IT, STOP IT!
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
I DON'T KNOW.
AGAIN, MY DEEPEST APOLOGIES.
YES, SIR. SORRY, SIR.
I DO HOPE YOU'LL FORGIVE US.
WELL, AT LEAST EVERYTHING WORKED OUT ALL RIGHT IN THE END.
YOU'VE DONE A REMARKABLE JOB.
IT LOOKS GOOD AS NEW.
MRS. KING.
JANET.
OH, THE JIG IS UP, MY DEAR.
YOU MAY AS WELL CONFESS.
OH, ALEC.
YOU MUST THINK I'M DREADFUL FOR LOSING MY RING.
NO, NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT, JANET.
YOUR RING HAS BEEN HERE AT THE SHOP.
OH, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS A DUPLICATE.
NO, IT'S NOT A DUPLICATE, BELIEVE ME.
IN FACT, YOUR HUSBAND HAS A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE
FOR YOU, MRS. KING.
A SURPRISE?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT'S A LONG STORY, JANET.
BUT THE WHOLE THING REALLY GOT STARTED WHEN CECILY OVERHEARD
YOU AND ABIGAIL TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU PRETENDED TO BE ILL
ON YOUR HONEYMOON TRIP.
SEE, I GOT THINKING ABOUT, UH, WELL, ALL THE SACRIFICES
YOU'VE MADE FOR THE FARM OVER THE YEARS.
AND, WELL, I KNEW YOU FANCIED THIS RING,
SO I HAD IT MADE UP FOR YOU.
OH.
OH, MY...
OH, YOU POOR DEAR MAN.
WHAT'S WRONG?
OH, ALEC, I'M SORRY.
I DON'T MEAN TO LAUGH, BUT YOU'VE GOT THE WHOLE THING
THE WRONG WAY AROUND.
YOU SEE, WHAT I REALLY WANTED WAS...
FOR ABIGAIL TO HELP ME COPY THE DRESS
WHICH IS ON THE OTHER SIDE.
OH, HA, HA, WHAT A FOOL I'VE BEEN.
I'VE SPENT THE DOWN PAYMENT ON A THRESHING MACHINE
ON A MISTAKE.
NO, ALEC.
NO, YOU'RE NOT A FOOL.
YOU'RE THE MOST WONDERFUL, DEAR,
SWEET MAN IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
MR. ARCHIBALD, DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT SELL IT TO SOMEONE
ELSE, SO MY HUSBAND CAN GET HIS MONEY BACK?
I COULD. DON'T YOU EVEN WANT TO SEE IT FIRST?
OH, NO.
I'M SURE IT'S LOVELY, BUT I REALLY COULDN'T TAKE IT
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
I'M SORRY THAT WE WASTED YOUR TIME.
TIME, MERCIFUL HEAVENS.
WHAT IS THE TIME?
HALF PAST 2:00, MA'AM.
OH, ABIGAIL'S TEA!
THE LADIES WILL BE ARRIVING AND NOTHING'S PREPARED.
COME ALONG, GIRLS,
WE HAVE NO TIME TO WASTE.
I'll SEE YOU BACK AT THE HOUSE, ALEC.
OH, AUNT ABIGAIL.
MOTHER, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
ALL YOUR GUESTS HAVE ARRIVED,
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE YOU'D GONE.
CECILY AND I NEARLY KILLED OURSELVES TRYING
TO GET EVERYTHING IN ORDER.
WELL, I MUST SAY, YOU SEEM
TO HAVE MANAGED VERY WELL ON YOUR OWN.
THANK YOU.
WELL, AT LEAST YOU'RE HERE NOW.
FELIX, I NEED SOME MORE SANDWICHES.
SHE'S A GOOD LEARNER.
THANK YOU.
DIDN'T I TELL YOU?
WELL, PERHAPS WE SHOULD JOIN THE LADIES
WHILE THEY'RE STILL HERE, HUH?
OH, SORRY WE'RE SO LATE, EVERYONE.
HELLO, LADIES, HOW LOVELY OF YOU ALL TO COME.
HELLO.
EMILIA.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A SPELL OF PEACE AND QUIET,
I CAN TELL YOU.
IF YOU WANTED PEACE AND QUIET, MALCOLM,
YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE MARRIED A WARD.
IT'S NICE TO BE OURSELVES AGAIN.
WE GOT INTO MUCH MORE TROUBLE
BEING NICE TO EACH OTHER
THAN WE EVER DID FIGHTING.
ARE WE GOING HOME YET?
YES, DEAR, WE CERTAINLY ARE.
[ ENGINE WHIRRING ]
[ ENGINE STARTING ]
BYE-BYE.
BYE!
BYE, SEE YOU SOON!
BUT NOT TOO SOON.
COME ON.
I WANT YOU TO COME FOR A WALK WITH ME.
OH, ALL RIGHT.
O¢O¢GHT.
DO YOU REMEMBER THIS SPOT?
WELL, I DO RECALL AN EAGER YOUNG MAN
AND A RATHER PASSIONATE PROPOSAL.
BUT, OH, IT WAS SUCH A LONG TIME AGO
THAT THE MEMORY'S A BIT HAZY.
WELL, MAYBE I CAN REFRESH
YOUR MEMORY.
OH, YES, IT'S ALL COMING CLEARLY BACK TO ME NOW.
ALEC, THIS FEELS JUST LIKE THE VERY FIRST DAY
YOU PROPOSED TO ME ALL OVER AGAIN.
EXCEPT THIS TIME I HAVE THE RING
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU WHEN I PROPOSED.
ALEC, NO.
YOU SAVE YOUR BREATH, WOMAN.
I DIDN'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER THE FIRST TIME,
AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO NOW.
BUT, ALEC, WHAT ABOUT YOUR NEW THRESHER?
DID YOU REALLY THINK THAT I WAS GOING
TO LET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE PLAY SECOND FIDDLE
TO A PIECE OF FARM MACHINERY?
YOU TELL ME HONESTLY NOW, JANET.
IF YOU HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, WOULD YOU STILL MARRY ME?
IN A HEARTBEAT.
THERE'S A BIRTHSTONE HERE... FOR EACH ONE OF OUR CHILDREN.
SO WHENEVER YOU LOOK AT THIS,
YOU'LL REMEMBER
HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE TO YOUR FAMILY,
AND HOW MUCH YOU MEAN TO ME.
OH, ALEC,
YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT TO ADMIT THAT AS MISGUIDED AS ABIGAIL WAS,
SHE REALLY DID HELP SHOW US HOW LUCKY WE ARE.
JUST DON'T LET HER KNOW THAT.
SHE'LL NEVER LET US FORGET IT.
OH, MY LIPS ARE SEALED.