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And this for £20, Mr Jarndyce
All signed "R Carstone"
This for 30
And this, again, for 20
And this, again for 20
140 all told
Exactly, Mr Jarndyce
Ah, Miss Summerson Mr Vholes has brought an ugly report of poor Rick's situation, Esther
I have staved off many little matters for Mr C, but there is a limit to staving off
and we have reached it So what is to happen?
I believe he intends to sell out of the army, Miss Summerson
That will buy him a little time, but face him with new difficulties
mundane, but real enough
Food, lodgings and so on
You see my difficulty, Esther I can go behind his back but I can't help him openly
He would never accept it Let me go down to Deal and talk to him
If he would only give up this wretched case, everything could be put right
Even now You might think that, Miss Summerson, but it is my duty
to point out that Mr Carstone has an interest in Jarndyce and Jarndyce, and a right to pursue that interest
It is not for me to tell him to give up that interest
All right, Mr Vholes
Miss Summerson will communicate with Mr Carstone
Will you allow me to give you some lunch before you leave?
Thank you, no
My digestion is much impaired
I am a poor knife and fork at any time
With your permission, I will take my leave, sir
Why didn't our guardian send for me when Mr Vholes was here?
I don't know, Ada After all, Richard's affairs are of more concern to me than to you or to him
They're of concern to us all, Ada
Perhaps he didn't want you upset
He thinks of me as a child still
I want to come down to Deal with you when you go
I think that's a very good idea Perhaps between us we can make him see sense
I don't like it, Esther
When you speak of Richard as if you think he's taken leave of his senses
I didn't mean it like that
I've made up my mind
I shall come of age soon and have my own inheritance
It isn't very large, but it could save Richard from having to sell out of the army
Ada, are you sure it won't be throwing good money after bad?
I don't care
I love him and I want to help him , and that's all I know
Rosa, come and sit down by me
Rosa, remember I told you that I might have to send you away? Yes, m'lady
I have written to Mr Rouncewell, and he will come for you tomorrow
So soon?
Yes, it must be soon
Rosa, I did not want to part with you,
but it is for the best
I hope you will think kindly of me, Rosa,
whatever you hear about me
Ah ! Here we are, ladies
As snug and cosy a room as any you'll find in Deal
Is this your first visit here? Yes, it is
Are you meeting someone from the Indiaman?
She's due to drop anchor off the Downs, on the afternoon tide
Lots of folks gone down to see her boats coming to shore
No, we've come to see an officer who's billeted here
I wonder, could you tell us how to get to the barracks?
Surely, Miss Nothing easier
KNOCK ON DOOR Yes?
Esther
Ada
What are you doing here?
Who would have thought of seeing you?
I was just writing to you Come in, sit down I , er
I've nothing to offer you but myself, I'm afraid
That's all we wanted Well
So what were you writing?
May we read it? Oh, no need
You can
read it in the room
It's all up with me here
If you'd have come an hour or two later, I'd have been gone
Yes, I'm selling out That's the end of another career
Is it really as hopeless as that?
It is
I'm so near disgrace here, they'd rather be rid of me
And it's not just the debts
I've lost my appetite for soldiering
I can't give my heart to it, or my mind or my soul or
I can't attend to anything while those villains in court hold my fate
The regiment's ordered abroad How could I leave things hanging?
How could I trust even Vholes to see to my affairs unless I was at his back?
Richard I came here to tell you I want you to have my inheritance
That portion of it which is mine alone, and will come to me soon,
so that you can set yourself right with the regiment and remain in the service
You would do that for me? Of course I would
I'd do more I'd do anything
Ada !
I shall never forget this
But you know, of course, I could never accept it
Not to stay in this wretched life
I was never meant to be a soldier, and I won't waste your inheritance
Your little fortune will be devoted to what promises a better return
Where you and I have a larger stake Our birthright Richard!
I shall only have one thing on my mind now
And Vholes and I will work at it, I swear it
It's no use arguing My mind is made up
Just give me an hour or two to wind things up here, and I'll
meet you back at the inn and we'll all travel back to London tomorrow
All right, ladies ! Let them through !
Where on earth did all these people come from ?
Ah, it's the Indiaman, Miss
Some of them are from it, and some to greet 'em
The doctor himself is staying here What doctor?
Why, surely you've heard of him , Miss? Woodcourt
The hero of the wreck Why, here they are now, I believe
Miss Summerson
HE COUGHS AND RETCHES
Mr Snagsby! No loitering here, son
Move on And quick about it
Go on, get out of it
What's the matter, officer?
Just riff raff, Mr Snagsby
I sent him off
KNOCK ON DOOR
Is that you, Ada? No, Miss Summerson, it's Allan Woodcourt
I heard of your illness
I wished very much to have been nearer, but no doubt you were well looked after
Oh, yes. Er, my maid, Charley, was an excellent nurse
And you are quite recovered now?
I feel as well as I ever did
And I
am as you see me
Yes
You needn't pity me, Mr Woodcourt
I was never vain about my looks, so there's no harm done
The marks will fade, you know, until no one will be able to tell
I've told you, I don't want pity
If they fade, they fade If they don't, I shall still think myself very lucky to be alive
I never quite thought of that before, you know? No, nor did I
Of course, your shipwreck
I heard you were very brave
How much good will it do me?
I left England as a penniless surgeon, and I'm coming back as one
Can't even afford a decent suit of clothes
I ran into Richard Carstone downstairs He said he envied me
I don't think many men would
Oh, please
How do you think he looked?
Very much as before Eager, cheerful
But I do see a change in him
Before I'd have described him as animated Now, perhaps, "agitated"
would be the better word
Is there something that worries him ?
Only this dreadful Chancery case
Mr Woodcourt, would you do something for me?
Anything, if I can Would you look out for Richard in London?
He needs a good friend more than anything
Gladly I could do with a good friend myself
Now, what do you say?
Shall we all dine together here at the inn?
A free man
A free man You don't know how happy I am , Woodcourt, to be out of that confounded barracks
I feel like I'm starting life all over again
Here, among my friends
To friendship!
To friendship
Ah ! Well, mother
Come in, sit down You have time?
Aye Let 'em wait awhile
I remember you sitting there when you were five years old,
with your brother beside you
Fighting and quarrelling, no doubt
Oh, no
That came later
He was a very sweet natured boy
And later on he was never really bad, just wild
If you say so, mother
I do say so
He was a dear boy
I suppose he's buried in some foreign field now
Come now, mother
You've still got me
And little enough I see you !
Well, never mind that
I know you're a busy man
How's my grandson?
Oh, sends his love
He's all right
Still pining for that Rosa of yours
I offered to educate the girl out of my own pocket, and they sent me away with a flea in my ear
And now they want to cast her off
It's not what I wanted for him
A girl from the village
Well, weren't you a boy from the village?
I was, but I'm not any more, mother
I'm as well set up as them upstairs now
Might buy them out one day when I've had enough of hard work
God knows I'd like to, if it were only to see the look on his face
I am afraid you will have a rather chill, damp journey, sir
We're used to that
Come here, child
You must do as he says, Rosa
Mr Rouncewell will take good care of you
Come, Rosa You do care for my lad, don't you? Yes, sir
Well, then
She seems reluctant to go, sir
Well, she's not well bred, you see, Sir Leicester
If she had remained here, she would have improved, no doubt
Good day, Sir Leicester
Good day, Lady Dedlock
Come along, Rosa
Insolent blackguard !
Jo?
Woodcourt At Deal?
Yes We all had supper together at the inn
He was very attentive to Esther
Ada, he was not
He was polite and kind, like a gentleman
But he got on very well with Richard,
and he has promised to be a friend to him in London
A friend to Rick in London?
So Rick is selling out after all?
It was all done before we got there
Nothing we could say would make him change his mind
Where is he to live?
I think near Mr Vholes's office
Very convenient for Mr Vholes
He will have Rick safely in his sticky web, all the better to
consume him entirely at his leisure Stop!
I can't bear to hear Richard spoken about like that
He has made his decision and I think we should allow him to know what's best for him
Ada, Ada, I
I don't think we should discuss it any more
Is anything the matter? Let me look at you, boy
I'm a doctor, I'm not gonna hurt you Wait a minute Don't I know you?
Didn't they call you to the Coroner's Court?
I never done nothing, sir
It's true, sir
St Albans? Yes, sir And a young lady took pity on him and took him home and nursed him
Only he ran away in the night, and left her with the fever, and she nearly died of it, sir
Poor little thing Isn't there anything you can do for him ?
My guess is he has pneumonia, in both lungs, and more besides
Come on, then
Let's find you a place where you can be comfortable
Oh, be careful with him , Mr Squod Are you sure you can manage it?
Don't you worry, Miss Flite, he's no weight at all to carry, poor wee scrap
What's this? General George, my dear physician, Mr Woodcourt,
sought my assistance in finding a place for this poor young patient, and I immediately thought of you
"General George will help us out, " I said Bring him over here, Phil
Lay him down
The thing is, I don't want to take him to a hospital or a workhouse
He is terrified that he will be found by a man who has been harrying him
A man called Bucket
An inspector of police I know him , sir
And I've seen this boy before Not lately, though
He looks very bad, sir
I fear he is
Well, he's welcome to stay here for as long as it takes
one way or t'other
That's very good of you, Sergeant George
He seems agitated, like Jo?
Anything that we can do for you, to set your mind at rest?
Is there a friend that we could call?
Mr Snagsby
And the lady
Could you tell her I never meant her no harm ?
I shall, Jo I shall
Thought you'd wish to know, sir
Sir Leicester and his lady came to town today
Did they now?
She sent the maid away
The pretty girl, the one you mentioned
Gone
Thought you'd wish to know, Mr Tulkinghorn
Thank you, Clamb
And how do you find yourself?
My poor lad
I'm in luck here, Mr Snagsby
I'm very cosy here
I never meant to do it, sir
Do what, Jo?
Make the make the lady ill
Near to die
She is coming here herself, Jo
You can tell her yourself
Pray God he lives that long
There's very little I can do for him
Poor lad
(Hold up, my boy Hold up We'll beat this, so we will )
Don't let the other one come
Inspector Bucket, Jo? No, he won't come here
No, the other one
You know him , Mr Snagsby
Where I was took Behind the big desk
It was him
set the Inspector on to me
That's when all my troubles started No, no, Jo
He wouldn't harm you Who?
Who do you speak of?
Why, Mr Tulkinghorn
Tulkinghorn
Well? I thought we had an agreement, Lady Dedlock
What agreement?
That you would take no action without reference to me
You have violated that agreement by sending that girl away
What possible harm can it do to spare an innocent girl from the taint of scandal?
If I wish to protect my secret It is not your secret any longer
It is my secret, in trust for Sir Leicester and the family
I consider our agreement to be broken, Lady Dedlock,
and I reserve the right to take what action I see fit
You must do as you wish
Then that is all I have to trouble you with this evening
Wait
Do you mean to tell Sir Leicester tonight?
No
Not tonight
Tomorrow, then?
It may be tomorrow
Good evening, Lady Dedlock
What's the matter, Jo?
I thought I was
Tom All Alone's again It was just a dream , Jo
You're safe now
You're with friends
Not for very long, though
I'm going, ain't I ? Moving on
Like the copper said, right?
You don't have to go anywhere, Jo
Where did you think of going?
Burying ground
That's where
By and by, Jo Not yet
It's getting very dark
I thought there'd be a light coming
Jo?
Did you ever know a prayer?
No, Miss Jo, can you say what I say?
Our Father
which art in heaven
art in heaven Heaven hallowed
Dead
Dead, Your Majesty
Dead, my Lords and gentlemen
Dead, Your Worships Dead, Right Reverends of every order and degree
Dead and dying thus around us
Every day
Beg pardon, my lady I thought you'd retired for the night
Sir Leicester has retired for the night I am going out
Call for the carriage, my lady?
Not necessary, Mercury I simply want a breath of fresh air
So will you be so good as to unbolt the door?
Very good, my lady
At least the poor lad'll have a proper burial
Mr Jarndyce, he'll see to that
Clergyman
Brass handled coffin
All proper and shipshape
He's a good man, that Mr Jarndyce
That man bears a heavy weight of blame, Phil
Mr Jarndyce? What's he done?
Not Jarndyce
Tulkinghorn
It all comes back to Tulkinghorn He's like the old enemy himself
I'm going out, Phil
Where are you going at this time of night?
Never you mind
I'll be going home, then, Mr Tulkinghorn
All right, Clamb Goodnight then, sir
Goodnight
Oh Beg pardon, sir No harm done
Goodnight
Who's there?
Who's there, I say? !
You !
GUN FIRES
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