THAT'S IT!
THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT!
GO SWEETIE!
YOU'RE A GOOSE!
WHAT A PITY MALCOLM HAD TO MISS LUCKY'S BIRTHDAY.
SILVER MINES DON'T RUN THEMSELVES.
DOESN'T ELIZA HAVE A BIRTHDAY COMING UP TOO?
YES, SHE HAS. NEXT WEEK.
SHE'LL BE...
OH, GOOD HEAVENS!
I THINK SHE'LL BE NINETY!
WE SHOULD HAVE A PARTY!
WELL, YES, JANET.
TYPICAL, LEAVE IT TO THE LAST MINUTE.
SHE SHOULDN'T BE OUT IN THIS COLD.
I'll CALL HER IN.
NONSENSE, AUNT ELIZA'S HAVING THE TIME OF HER LIFE.
YOU AND I WERE BORN UNDER THE SAME STAR IN HEAVEN.
HEAVEN?
WHERE THE ANGELS ARE?
THE VERY SAME.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN AN ANGEL?
NEVER.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO?
GRACIOUS PROVIDENCE!
AUNT ELIZA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
MAKING A SNOW ANGEL.
WELL... GET UP THIS INSTANT!
FOR PITYSAKE!
AT YOUR YEARS!?
ABIGAIL, SHE WAS ONLY HAVING FUN...
JANET, I'M SURE IT IS JUST HUNKY-DORY IN YOUR BOOK
FOR A WOMAN ON THE DOOR STEP OF NINETY
TO BE ROLLING IN THE SNOW --
BUT OUR AUNT WILL NOT CATCH PNEUMONIA IN MY YARD!
WIPE YOUR FEET!
YOU, TOO, JANET.
YOU SLEPT A BIT LATER THAN USUAL.
HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING?
OH, STIFF, I'll TELL YOU --
AND TIRED.
FOR SOME REASON.
TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT YESTERDAY, DO YOU THINK?
YESTERDAY?
AT LUCKY'S PARTY?
REMEMBER?
OH, YES, OF COURSE I REMEMBER!
DON'T QUIZ A WOMAN WHO'S ONLY HALF AWAKE.
NOW, IT'S GOING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE'S BIRTHDAY SOON.
AND A LITTLE BIRDIE TELLS ME SHE'S GOING TO BE NINETY.
WELL, YOU CAN JUST TELL THAT LITTLE BIRDIE
TO KEEP ITS BEAK SHUT.
OH YOU!
STILL, WE HAVE TO HAVE A PARTY --
I MEAN, AFTER ALL, NINETY!
REALLY JANET, IF ONE HANGS AROUND LONG ENOUGH,
NINETY IS JUST SOMETHING THAT'S BOUND TO HAPPEN.
NO NEED FOR A BIG TO-DO.
FINE, NO BIG TO-DO.
UH, NOW,
I'M SUPPOSED TO ATTEND
A LUNCHEON MEETING FOR THE R.O.D.D.
BUT, WELL, MAYBE, I COULD JUST STAY HOME WITH YOU
IF YOU'RE NOT FEELING UP TO SNUFF...
BY NO MEANS SHIRK YOUR DUTY
WITH THE DAUGHTERS OF THE DOMINION.
I'M FINE.
SEE?
I'M GETTING MY BREAKFAST.
I'M FINE.
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT AUNT ELIZA.
SHE'S NOT AT ALL HERSELF THIS MORNING.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
OH, I DON'T KNOW...
NOT VERY ENERGETIC.
PERHAPS THE ACTIVITY OF THE DAY BEFORE...
SHE'S NINETY!
WHETHER SHE LIKES IT OR NOT, YOU MUST SLOW HER DOWN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD SLOW HER DOWN -- OR IF I EVEN SHOULD.
SHE LIVES HER OWN LIFE.
WELL, JANET, HAVE YOU PLANNED ANYTHING FOR HER NINETIETH?
YES, I WAS THINKING OF A FAMILY SUPPER
WITH ALL HER FAVORITE FOOD.
AND...
WELL... WE COULD ALL GIVE HER GIFTS.
I'VE BEEN CROCHETING A BED SHAWL.
A BED SHAWL!?
THE WOMAN WAS ALIVE WHEN VICTORIA TOOK THE THRONE --
AND YOU HAVE PLANNED A BED SHAWL AND A BITE OF SUPPER?
TRUST YOU, JANET, TO BE THAT FRUGAL.
SHE DOESN'T WANT A PARTY.
WELL, OF COURSE THAT'S WHAT SHE'D SAY.
I HAVE ALREADY TELEPHONED COUSIN WINIFRED.
WELL, SURELY COUSIN WINIFRED WOULDN'T COME
ALL THE WAY FROM CHARLOTTETOWN IN THE DEAD OF WINTER.
SHE'S OLDER THAN ELIZA!
SHE WAS VERY PLEASED AT THE CALL.
HOW ABOUT AN OPEN HOUSE?
AN AFTERNOON TEA?
A TEA ISN'T TOO MUCH FUSS.
I WOULD AT LEAST EXPECT A TEA.
I SUPPOSE A TEA WOULD BE ALL RIGHT.
BOYS, SETTLE DOWN.
COME AND SEE THE PICTURES.
WHAT PICTURES?
COME AND SEE.
THAT'S COVENT GARDEN.
WHEN I WAS A GIRL,
MY COUSIN WINIFRED USED TO SEND ME WITH TUPPENCE
TO BUY HER FRESH FLOWERS EVERYDAY
FROM THOSE STALLS.
COUSIN WINIFRED ALWAYS HAD A STRONG PERSONALITY.
AUNTIE LIZA?
HOW COME YOU NEVER MARRIED?
OH, I'M MUCH TOO PARTICULAR.
NOT MANY MEN CAN KEEP UP WITH ME.
AND YOU NEVER HAD A BEAU?
ONCE.
A SOLDIER.
OWEN BRIAR.
BUT HE RODE AWAY TO WAR IN CRIMEA AND NEVER RETURNED TO ME.
BUT THAT'S A STORY FOR ANOTHER DAY.
[HORSE WHINNIES]
HEY! THERE'S SOMEBODY HERE!
COME ON! LET'S SEE WHO IT IS!
WELL, DON'T JUST STAND THERE GAPING, GIRL.
HELP ME OUT OF THIS CONVEYANCE.
GOOD LORD, IT'S WINIFRED.
ELIZA!
WHAT'S KEEPING YOU?
I'M SORRY, WINIFRED, BUT WE'VE HAD TO DRAG
THIS THING ONE STEP AT A TIME.
AT YOUR AGE, I COULD HAVE CARRIED TWO BAGS AT A TIME.
OH, TO BE NINETY AGAIN...
REALLY?
YOU BOYS, GO AND FETCH UNCLE ALEC AND TELL HIM
TO COME AND HELP US WITH THIS.
AND BRING THE OTHER BAG.
SO, YOUR BIRTHDAY IS UPON US.
OH, NOT FOR DAYS...
WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE?
YOU JUST THOUGHT OF MY BIRTHDAY AND CAME?
THAT CHARMING LITTLE NIECE OF YOURS TELEPHONED.
SHE DIDN'T THINK YOU'D OBJECT TO MY VISITING.
WHICH NIECE?
THE THOUGHTFUL ONE!
THAT DELIGHTFUL LITTLE ABIGAIL!
YOU STILL KEEP A PICTURE OF OWEN BRIAR?
YES.
WE'RE BOTH TOO SENTIMENTAL BY NATURE.
PERHAPS.
WHAT MUST ONE DO TO GET A CUP OF TEA AROUND HERE?
IT WILL BE WAITING DOWNSTAIRS.
AND SO, ON HER WEDDING DAY,
YOUR GREAT GRANDMOTHER WARD
LEARNED A LESSON NEVER TO BE FORGOT.
NO MATTER HOW BADLY YOU NEED TO SETTLE YOUR NERVES,
NEVER SMOKE A CIGAR IN THE OUTHOUSE...
ESPECIALLY IN A HOOPED SKIRT.
[LAUGHTER]
WELL, WE'LL ALL TRY TO REMEMBER THAT.
WELL, I BETTER GET OUT TO THE BARN.
WE'LL VISIT LATER COUSIN WINIFRED.
I BETTER BE ON MY WAY TOO.
I'VE GOT LOTS OF WORK TO DO AT HOME.
IT'S A REAL TREAT HAVING YOU COME TO VISIT.
YES, DEAR.
IT WAS A TREAT.
WHAT DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS?
I'M OLIVIA.
I'M ALEC'S SISTER.
JANET, CAN YOU RINSE OUT THE CREAM SEPARATOR FOR ME?
I'VE GOT SOME REPAIRS TO DO ON IT.
YES, DEAR.
...PLAYED ME FOR A CUSSED FOOL...
I CAN'T BEAR IT...
I'M SORRY...
...IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME...
THE SAME...
WINIFRED?
OH, DID YOU SAY SOMETHING?
YOU MUST BE TIRED AFTER THE TRAIN.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO UPSTAIRS
AND LIE DOWN, WINIFRED?
YES, ELIZA.
I THINK I WOULD.
NO, IT'S FINE.
I CAN DO IT.
OH, JANET, SHE'S FALLEN!
WINIFRED! WINIFRED!
EASY NOW...
COUSIN WINIFRED, ARE YOU HURT?
DOES ANYTHING FEEL BROKEN?
NOTHING HURT.
NOTHING BUT MY PRIDE.
-OH... -SHOULD I...?
WELL, MISS WARD, YOU SEEM TO BE IN FAIRLY GOOD HEALTH...
I'VE NO IDEA WHY.
I AWAKEN EVERY MORNING IN UTTER AMAZEMENT
I'M NOT YET CALLED TO MY MAKER.
ANY SPELLS OF WEAKNESS, AT ALL?
YOUNG MAN, I'VE HAD SPELLS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION --
AS WILL YOU WHEN YOU GET CLOSER TO A HUNDRED.
WELL, I'll PRESCRIBE A TONIC FOR YOU TO TAKE
WHEN YOU FEEL ONE COMING ON.
I'll LEAVE IT WITH MRS. KING.
NOW, TRY AND CATCH UP ON YOUR REST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
HMM?
SEND ELIZA IN.
IT'S POSSIBLE SHE'S EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF TINY STROKES,
OR IT COULD BE THE ONSET OF SENILE DEMENTIA...
TRUTHFULLY, AT HER ADVANCED AGE,
IT COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF THINGS.
YOU SURE THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO?
WELL, MAKE SURE SHE CATCHES UP ON HER REST.
IT MAY JUST BE THE CHANGE OF PLACE
AND THE EXCITEMENT.
CHANCES ARE SHE'LL BE FINE.
LET'S JUST WAIT AND SEE.
WE ALWAYS SAID THAT ONE DAY
WE WOULD GO BACK TO ENGLAND TOGETHER.
YES, WE ALWAYS SAID THAT.
I DON'T SUPPOSE WE EVER WILL, NOW.
OH, COME.
YOU'VE ONLY HAD A SPELL.
I WOULD SO MUCH LOVE TO SEE HOME.
IS THAT ODD?
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
TO THINK OF THAT AS HOME STILL?
REMEMBER THE CHURCHYARD,
NEAR OUR GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE?
THE BANKS OF DAFFODILS THAT GREW ROUND IT?
YES.
WHAT I WOULD GIVE TO SEE THOSE AGAIN.
THEN WE'LL GO.
WE'LL GO TOGETHER IN THE SPRING.
OPEN MY SUITCASE.
THERE'S SOMETHING THERE I WANT YOU TO SEE.
TAKE OUT THAT SILVER KEEPSAKE CHEST.
DO YOU KNOW WHO GAVE THAT TO ME?
YES.
OWEN BRIAR.
WHEN I DIE, I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT.
I DON'T WANT IT.
IT WILL BE YOURS NEVERTHELESS.
HOW CAN YOU BE SO CRUEL, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?
[MUTTERING]
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. KING.
DONNY, WHAT BRINGS YOU UP THIS WAY?
OPPORTUNITY, SIR.
I AND A PARTNER ARE GOING INTO THE SCRAP METAL BUSINESS.
A PARTNER, YOU SAY?
YEAH, YOU SEE, MR. MACDONALD LOANS ME HIS TEAM
IN CONSIDERATION OF TEN CENTS
ON THE DOLLAR FOR WHATEVER SCRAP
I HAUL TO THE YARD IN CARMODY.
UH-HUH.
AND YOU'RE WONDERING IF I'VE GOT ANY METAL
AROUND HERE YOU MIGHT HAVE?
YEAH.
NOTHING OF VALUE.
JUST WHATEVER OLD JUNK YOU'D AS SOON BE RID OF.
DONNY, BY SHEER NUMBERS, ONE OF YOUR SCHEMES
HAS GOT TO PAY OFF ONE DAY.
THAT'S MY STRATEGY, SIR.
WELL, COME ROUND TO THE SHED.
I GOT AN OLD RUSTY SET OF SPRINGS
I THINK I COULD BEAR TO PART WITH.
[LAUGHING]
...ONE CHOCOLATE CAKE, ONE BLUEBERRY CRUMBLE
AND FOUR LEMON PIES...
ALL RIGHT THEN,
I'll TELEPHONE OLIVIA
AND INVITE HER
TO AUNT ELIZA'S TEA.
[LOUD PLAYFUL RACKET]
LUCKY, DEAR!
WILL YOU PLEASE STOP RUNNING!
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE INVITATIONS,
I'VE TAKEN CARE OF THEM.
YOU'VE INVITED PEOPLE TO MY HOME?
THE TEA'S NOT GOING TO BE HERE!
GOOD GRACIOUS, JANET!
THIS PARLOUR'S MUCH TOO CRAMPED.
WE DON'T WANT THE AFFAIR TO LOOK STINGY!
I'VE ARRANGED FOR THE HOTEL BALLROOM.
AND, UH, JUST EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WE EXPECTING?
FIFTY TO SEVENTY-FIVE.
[LOUD RACKET]
I'VE MADE ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MR. TREMAYNE
AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU NEED CONCERN YOURSELF WITH.
OWEN...BRIAR...
OFF HAND, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE
THAT NEEDS HAULING,
BUT YOU COULD CHECK WITH JANET AT THE BACK DOOR.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
OWEN...
[KNOCKING]
OWEN...
UH, NO.
I'M DONNY...
LISTEN MA'AM, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS
ANYMORE METAL JUNK YOU JUST WANTED TO GET RID OF.
TAKE IT BACK...
AS THOUGH IT WERE NEVER IN MY HANDS.
I DON'T WANT IT!
ARE YOU SURE?
I MEAN, THIS IS...
WELL, THANK YOU!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JANET WARD KING!
WHAT GALL!
YOU ARE ALWAYS MAKING ME OUT TO BE THE MEAN ONE
AND YOU SO SWEET!
ALL I TRIED TO DO WAS SOMETHING NICE!
YOU ARE DOING YOUR DARNEDEST TO MAKE ME
LOOK THE PENNY-PINCHING FOOL!
THAT IS SOMETHING, JANET, THAT YOU ACCOMPLISH
VERY NICELY ON YOUR OWN!
LUCKY, COME ALONG, WE'RE GOING HOME.
NO!
YOU SAID I COULD SLEEP OVER!
NOW, YOU'RE TURNING MY OWN SON AGAINST ME.
ABIGAIL, I DON'T WANT TO ARGUE.
LET'S TRY TO GET ALONG AND WORK TOGETHER.
LUCKY, I WILL COME AND GET YOU IN THE MORNING.
COUSIN WINIFRED!
HOW LOVELY TO SEE YOU, DEAR.
COUSIN WINIFRED,
I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU'D COME DOWN...
DID I HEAR A KNOCK ON THE DOOR EARLIER ON?
THE DOOR, DEAR?
THERE WAS NO KNOCK.
"I SHALL BE INDENTURED NO MORE!"
SHE CRIED TO THE EVIL UPHOLSTERER
AND BOLTED FROM HIS CARAVAN.
THE ALARM RANG THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN
AND THE WHITE SLAVERS WERE IN PURSUIT!
HOLY MOLY!
DID THEY CATCH HER?
WITH THE UPHOLSTERER'S HOUNDS AT HER HEELS,
THE YOUNG GIRL THREW HERSELF
INTO AN ABANDONED NAIL KEG
AND SENT IT CAREENING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE;
ROCKING THROUGH CRAGGY ROCKS
AND BOUNCING INTO THE VALLEY BELOW.
DID SHE LIVE?
I AM SHE.
[CLEARS THROAT]
ALL RIGHT, CHILDREN.
TIME FOR NIGHT SHIRTS, PRAYERS AND UP TO BED.
COME ON, FELLAS.
I'll GET YOU ALL SET UP.
I SHALL ASSIST.
I CAN'T FORGET TENTING IN THE CRIMEA.
IT WAS THE MORNING AFTER THE FAMOUS CHARGE
OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE...
AUNT ELIZA, ARE HALF HER STORIES TRUE?
YES.
ABOUT HALF OF THEM.
SHE SEEMS IN GOOD FORM TONIGHT, THOUGH.
DR. SNOW SAID WE SHOULD STILL MIND HER CLOSELY.
AUNT ELIZA,
I'M SO SORRY YOU HAD TO GIVE UP YOUR ROOM.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE ENOUGH WITH CECILY?
OH, I'M FINE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO.
I MEAN, SHE SHOULDN'T GO BACK ALONE
TO LIVE IN CHARLOTTETOWN...
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST ABOUT THE ONLY FAMILY
THAT WINIFRED'S EVER BOTHERED WITH.
I KNOW YOU THINK SHE'S A PECULIAR OLD DUCK...
BUT YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN HER ONCE...
SO FEARLESS...
SO STRONG...
DON'T WORRY, ELIZA.
WE'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
[PICTURE FRAME DROPS]
DID I HEAR A BELL?
IF THAT'S OWEN BRIAR CALLING,
TELL HIM I'M NOT ADVERSE TO A CARRIAGE RIDE --
IF THE COMPANY'S AS FAIR AS THE WEATHER...
HE GAVE ME A SILVER KEEPSAKE CHEST...
A BOX TO KEEP MY SORROW IN...
WHERE IS IT?
OWEN GAVE IT ME...
WHERE... WHERE...
WHERE?
WON'T YOU GO BACK TO BED?
IT'S STOLEN!
THEY'VE TAKEN IT!
I'll FIND IT FOR YOU COUSIN WINIFRED.
THEY'VE TAKEN IT!
IT'S MINE!
IT'S MINE... IT'S MINE...
COUSIN WINIFRED!
WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH...?
THEY'VE TAKEN IT!
SH..SH... I KNOW... I KNOW...
IT'S MINE! IT'S MINE!
THEY'VE TAKEN IT!
OH, OWEN BRIAR CALLED ON WINIFRED,
WAY BEFORE I CAME INTO THE PICTURE.
SHE HAD EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THEY WOULD MARRY
AND OWEN AND I TRIED NOT TO ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN,
BUT SOMEHOW HIS ATTENTION TURNED TO ME.
OH, DEAR.
OH, DEAR!
OH, WELL, THE ROW WAS TERRIBLE, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.
BUT, I THINK, HE NEVER STOPPED LOVING HER.
THEY WERE REUNITED, YOU KNOW, IN THE CRIMEA,
WHERE SHE WENT TO WORK AS A NURSE
AND TRAGICALLY, HE WAS KILLED SOON AFTER.
BUT AT LEAST SHE KNEW THAT HE LOVED HER.
OH...
OH, GOOD.
YOU BROUGHT DOWN COUSIN WINIFRED'S BREAKFAST TRAY.
UH, YES.
BUT, I THINK SHE THOUGHT I WAS A WAITER OR SOMETHING.
SHE GAVE ME THIS, "FOR MY TROUBLES".
IT'S ONE THING TO GET TIPPED AT THE HOTEL,
THIS IS A FIRST FROM FAMILY.
WELL, DON'T GET USED TO IT.
I'll JUST TAKE THIS UPSTAIRS AND POP IT INTO HER JEWELRY BOX.
OH, POOR WINIFRED,
YOU KNOW SHE USED TO BE SHARP AS A TACK.
IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE HER MIND FADING AWAY.
WELL, YOU KNOW, WHAT I CAN'T FIGURE OUT IS
WHAT ON EARTH SHE DID WITH THAT BLESSED KEEPSAKE CHEST.
AUNTIE LIZA, NO ONE STOLE COUSIN WINIFRED'S KEEPSAKE BOX.
YES, LUCKY, WE KNOW THAT...
SHE GAVE IT AWAY TO SOME FELLA.
I SAW HER.
-WHAT? -WHO?
THE SCRAP METAL FELLA.
DONNY!?
THAT LITTLE...
TYPICAL OF LESTER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AN ELDERLY WOMAN!
I'll STRAIGHTEN THIS THING OUT.
COUSIN WINIFRED?
I SEE YOU THERE!
OH, COUSIN WINIFRED,
YOU GAVE THIS TO FELIX BY ACCIDENT.
I REALLY DON'T THINK HE HAS MUCH USE FOR AN EARRING.
I GAVE IT TO NOBODY.
YOU STOLE IT!
COUSIN WINIFRED! DON'T SAY THAT!
WHERE IS MY KEEPSAKE CHEST?
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BECOME OF THAT CHEST...
WELL, YOU'VE BEEN STEALING FROM ME
AND I CAUGHT YOU RED HANDED!
NOW STOP THAT, DO YOU HEAR ME?
I WON'T LISTEN TO THIS.
ABIGAIL WAS ALWAYS THE NICER OF YOU TWO GIRLS.
SWEET-TEMPERED AND SELFLESS.
NOT LIKE YOU.
YOU WERE SPOILED JANET!
ABIGAIL WOULD NEVER USE ME THE WAY YOU HAVE.
ABIGAIL WOULD NEVER...
I KNOW!
I HEARD.
ABIGAIL WOULD TAKE SO MUCH BETTER CARE OF YOU!
INDEED, SHE WOULD!
I WANT TO GO TO ABIGAIL.
WELL, YOU CAN'T!
I'M SORRY, BUT YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO PUT UP
WITH MEAN OLD, MEAN SPIRITED, PENNY-PINCHING ME.
I DO NOT!
YOU CAN'T KEEP ME HERE.
I WANT TO GO TO ABIGAIL!
FELIX KING, YOU'RE THE ONE OFF YOUR PEA-PICKING NOGGIN.
I NEVER SAW NO SUCH BOX -- SILVER, NOR OTHERWISE.
COUGH IT UP, DONNY!
LOOK, THE OLD LADY GAVE ME SOME CHEAP TIN BOX
WITH NOTHING BUT BUTTONS.
IT WAS A PIECE OF JUNK, SO I HUCKED IT IN WITH THE REST
OF THE SCRAP AND NOW IT'S LONG GONE, CRUSHED UP FOR TIN CANS.
I SMELL A RAT, LESTER AND IF I FIND OUT YOU'RE LYING...
YOU'LL DO WHAT? HUH?
WHAT'LL YOU DO?
YOU THINK YOU CAN TAKE ME, KING?
WELL, COME ON, TRY IT...
BY HOLY!
THE BOTH OF YOUS!
DONNY MAY BE MANY THINGS BUT NONE OF MY KIN IS LIARS.
THE SALT OF YA!
YOU KINGS THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN US ALL!
SWAGGERING AROUND OUR PLACE OF WORK,
MAKING TROUBLE!
WELL, YOU CAN JUST GET YOUR HIGH AND MIGHTY BACKSIDE
OUGHTA HERE AND LET HONEST PEOPLE DO THEIR WORK!
DEAR, SWEET ABIGAIL.
WELCOME. WELCOME.
HERE I'll BE TREATED WITH SOME RESPECT.
MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE, WINIFRED!
[BELL RINGS]
YES, COUSIN DEAR?
I'VE RUN OUT OF THIS GREEN COTTON.
WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO GET YOU SOME MORE AT THE STORE.
YOU MUST REMIND ME.
I JUST DID.
WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TO REMIND ME WHEN WE'RE GOING TO THE STORE.
RIGHT NOW, I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF BAKING TO DO,
AND SHORTLY I AM GOING TO MAKE SUPPER.
[BELL RINGS]
WHAT ARE WE HAVING?
-FOR SUPPER? -YES.
YOUR FAVORITE.
HAM AND CANDIED YAMS.
YAM?
OH, I DETEST YAM.
THEN YOU SHALL HAVE TURNIP.
TURNIP? I ABHOR TURNIP.
THEN I WILL MAKE YOU SOMETHING ELSE.
WHAT?
IT WILL BE A SURPRISE.
[BELL RINGS]
MY TEA'S GOT COLD.
I'll FETCH YOU ANOTHER.
ELIZA?
WHERE ARE YOU, ELIZA?
WHY AM I LEFT, HERE?
THEY WON'T PLAY ME FOR A FOOL...
ELIZA!
ELIZA?
WHERE ARE YOU?
ELI..
OH, OH, SOMEONE...
WHERE... WHERE IS EVERYONE?
ELIZA... ELIZA... MY KEEPSAKE CHEST.
WHERE IS IT? YES...
COUSIN WINIFRED?
WHAT DO YOU WANT...?
I'M PUTTING LUCKY TO BED...
MERCIFUL HEAVENS!
WINIFRED!
WHERE AM I? THEY CAN'T DO THIS TO ME.
[MUTTERING] ...I'M GOING TO BE LATE.
ALL RIGHT, YOU AND CECILY FOLLOW THE FENCE LINE.
YOUR MOTHER AND I'll HEAD UP TOWARDS THE WARD PLACE.
ELIZA... OWEN GAVE ME...
OH!
THERE! ON THE ROAD!
COUSIN WINIFRED!
OH DEAR, I'VE TRIPPED ON MY SHOE LACE.
WHERE'S MY LUNCH BUCKET?
I'll HAVE NOTHING TO EAT.
I'VE GOT TO HURRY.
I'll BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.
NO, NO, DEAR.
YOU CAN COME HOME WITH US TODAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL, C'MON.
ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH WITH THIS?
WHY SHOULDN'T I BE?
WELL, AFTER YOUR LITTLE EXCURSION LAST NIGHT...
WHAT ARE YOU GOING ON ABOUT JANET?
WHAT EXCURSION?
NEVER MIND.
NOW, HOW DOES THAT LOOK TO YOU?
LOVELY.
GOOD. GOOD.
LET'S GET YOU DRESSED OVER HERE THEN.
YOU WERE TELLING US, MISS WARD, THE STORY,
OF YOUR YOUNG SOLDIER...
ELIZA AND I WERE BOTH BITTERLY HURT OVER OWEN BRIAR.
WE VOWED NEVER TO SEE HIM.
YES, BUT ELIZA SAID THAT YOU AND HE WERE REUNITED?
I WAS THIRTY-SEVEN.
MAYBE I THOUGHT OWEN WAS MY LAST CHANCE.
THAT'S WHY I VOLUNTEERED TO BE A NURSE --
TO FOLLOW HIM TO CRIMEA.
AND YOU FOUND OWEN BRIAR?
OWEN WAS WOUNDED -- AND BROUGHT INTO MY CARE.
NATURALLY THAT MEANT WE SPENT TIME TOGETHER.
HE WAS A FINE SPECIMEN OF A MAN,
WITH THE SLENDER HANDS OF A POET...
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU FOUND OUT
FOR SURE THAT HE LOVED YOU...
NO.
THAT'S WHEN I KNEW FOR CERTAIN, HE DID NOT.
SIX WEEKS LATER, HE SENT ME A SILVER KEEPSAKE CHEST
AND HE RETURNED TO THE FRONT.
AND THERE HE DIED.
[KNOCKING]
MAY I COME IN?
OH, ELIZA...
OUR BIRTHDAY GIRL.
OH, AUNT ELIZA, YOU LOOK RAVISHING!
WHAT WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT IN HERE?
ANCIENT HISTORY, MY DEAR.
ANCIENT HISTORY.
THIS LOOKS NICE.
LOOK DRY.
OH, ALEC, THIS MUSIC IS FUNEREAL.
SHOULDN'T SOMEONE SPEAK TO THE ORCHESTRA?
WELL, APPARENTLY, ABIGAIL CHOSE ALL THE MUSIC PERSONALLY.
THERE YOU ARE, ELIZA.
WHAT THE BLAZES?!
DONNY, I'VE LEFT MY SCARF BEHIND.
DONNY! YOU DECEITFUL, BLAGGARD!
YOU TOLD ME YOU DIDN'T KNOW A THING ABOUT THIS CHEST!
AW, TAKE IT FOR ALL IT'S WORTH.
I WILL!
AND DON'T THINK YOU AREN'T TOO BIG TO TAKE A FEW GOOD LICKS.
WELL, YOU TAKE IT BACK AND SETTLE IT WITH THE KINGS!
JUST A PIECE OF JUNK ANYWAYS.
EXCUSE ME, MISS WARD.
I'M SORRY TO COME BARGING IN HERE LIKE THIS...
I HAVE SOMETHING THAT BELONGS TO YOU.
OH, MY BELOVED CHEST.
YOU'RE SUCH A DEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MY SON HAD IT ALL THIS TIME.
I CAN'T SAY HOW DREADFUL SORRY I AM.
ALL THAT MATTERS IS I HAVE IT SAFE AGAIN.
PLEASE JOIN US, IT'S MY COUSIN'S BIRTHDAY.
WELL THANK YOU.
T'AINT MUCH OF A PARTY NOW, IS IT?
I WONDER WHAT SHE'S UP TO.
[LIVELY MUSIC]
JANET! THEY'RE YOUR FAMILY!
STOP THEM!
AFTER THE BALL IS OVER
AFTER THE BREAK OF MORN
AFTER THE DANCERS' LEAVING...
ELIZA...
AUNT ELIZA, YOU LOOK LIKE A LADY WHO WOULD LIKE TO DANCE.
OH, I'D LOVE TO.
MANY A HEART IS ACHING
IF YOU COULD READ THEM ALL
MANY THE HOPES THAT HAVE VANISHED
AFTER THE BALL.
DEAR, I'M A LITTLE TIRED NOW.
COULD YOU TAKE ME HOME, PLEASE?
OF COURSE.
AFTER THE STARS ARE GONE
WHAT A DAY THIS HAS BEEN...
MOTHER! FATHER!
OH, GOOD HEAVENS!
THEY'RE TAKING ABIGAIL HOME.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
AUNT ELIZA, COME QUICK.
COUSIN WINIFRED SAYS SHE'S GOING TO DIE.
WHA...
YOU STAY OUT OF IT.
YOU TWO STAY DOWN HERE.
I'll GO.
WHAT IS THIS FOOLISHNESS?
I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE, ELIZA.
BRING ME MY KEEPSAKE CHEST.
I WANT TO KNOW YOU HAVE IT BEFORE I DIE.
WHAT ROT.
I WILL NOT HAVE YOU DIE AND RUIN MY BIRTHDAY.
BRING IT HERE, I SAID.
OPEN IT.
IT'S NO LONGER LOCKED.
THOSE LETTERS ARE YOURS.
THE ONES YOU RETURNED TO OWEN, UNOPENED.
WHAT?
THAT CHEST WAS NEVER MINE AT ALL.
OWEN ASKED ME TO GIVE IT TO YOU.
AND YOU KEPT IT?
I TOLD MYSELF I WAS SPARING YOU.
THAT IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR YOU TO FORGET HIM,
PUT IT BEHIND YOU, GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE,
BUT THE TRUTH IS, I WAS TOO HUMILIATED...
NO.
TOO PROUD.
NOW, I WANT YOU TO HAVE THEM.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW, YOU WERE LOVED.
DO YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN LOVED --
LOVED BY JANET AND BY ALEC AND BY THE CHILDREN HERE...
AND YOU...
THAT IS TRUE...
NOW, LISTEN TO ME!
JUST SIT UP AND LISTEN TO ME.
NOW, WE ARE GOING BACK TO ENGLAND IN THE SPRING
AND THIS TIME I MEAN IT.
I AM DONE HERE NOW.
JUST ALLOW ME TO CLOSE MY EYES.
OH, YOU STUBBORN OLD THING, I BELIEVE YOU COULD DIE ON ME,
IF YOU TRIED!
WELL, I WON'T ALLOW IT! YOU HEAR ME?
I WON'T LET YOU LEAVE ME.
ELIZA, I'VE DANCED ALL MY DANCES.
I NEED YOU.
I NEED YOUR COMPANY.
I NEED YOU WITH ME.
I NEED TO HEAR YOUR STORIES...
I'VE TOLD YOU ALL MY STORIES.
THEN YOU CAN TELL ME THEM AGAIN!
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT CHURCHYARD NEXT TO THE HOUSE
ON EUBURY STREET?
THE SPRING DAFFODILS?
THE BANKS OF DAFFODILS?
YOU'VE BEEN A DEAR FRIEND.
[CRYING] PLEASE, DON'T GO YET...
IF YOU LIKE,
YOU CAN FETCH THE TONIC
THE DOCTOR WANTS ME SO BADLY TO TAKE.
I THINK I KNOW WHERE JANET LEFT IT.
AUNTIE JANET?
YES, DEAR?
DOES EVERYBODY DIE?
YES, DEAR.
EVERYONE DIES.
WHY?
WELL, YOUR GRANDFATHER WARD WAS A MINISTER.
AND HE USED TO SAY THAT LIFE WAS A JOURNEY.
NOW, IT COULD BE A LONG ONE OR A SHORT ONE,
BUT IT ALWAYS HAD A BEGINNING AND AN END
AND THE BEST THING WE CAN DO IS TO LOVE EACH OTHER
AND TO HELP EACH OTHER ALONG THE WAY.
SO, WHEN IT COMES TIME TO REST, WE CAN LOOK FORWARD
TO THE NEXT PART OF THE JOURNEY.
AND, WHO KNOWS,
THAT WELL MAY BE THE MOST WONDERFUL JOURNEY OF ALL.
MY CONDOLENCES...
...AND IF I CAN DO ANYTHING...
SHE LIVED A GOOD LONG LIFE.
SHE CERTAINLY DID.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT HER FINAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE, ELIZA?
SHE WANTED TO BE RETURNED TO ENGLAND
AND BURIED IN THE CHURCH YARD
BY THE HOUSE WHERE SHE WAS RAISED.
OH, DEAR.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO,
BUT I'M TAKING WINIFRED BACK TO ENGLAND.
AUNT ELIZA!
BACK IN THAT HOUSE WITH THE OTHERS!
I TOLD YOU,
I GAVE MY WORD TO WINIFRED, AND, ABOVE ALL ELSE,
I AM A WOMAN OF MY WORD.
BUT DEAR, WE CAN'T HELP BUT WORRY ABOUT YOU.
WHEN YOU'VE LIVED AS LONG AS I HAVE,
YOU'LL KNOW HOW PRECIOUS AND SHORT THIS LIFE IS --
FAR TOO SHORT FOR PETTY BICKERING.
YOU MUST LIVE EACH DAY TO THE FULLEST.
THAT IS WHAT MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVING.
COME AND KISS YOUR OLD AUNTIE.
YOU BE SAFE.
I'll MISS YOU, AUNT ELIZA.
AND I YOU, DARLING.
NOW, GO HOME. GOOD BYE.
THAT'S ALL.
I'M OFF ON A REMARKABLE JOURNEY!
[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]
WELL, OLD GIRL...
WE'VE JOURNEYED A LONG WAY TOGETHER.
GOOD-BYE, WINIFRED, DEAR.
'TILL WE MEET AGAIN.