He told me once:
"When we read a story, we inhabit it.
The covers of the books They are like a roof and four walls:
a house".
What he liked best in the world was the moment you finish a book
and history continues to accompany you as the most vivid of dreams.
And after that, he liked to take long walks
to clear your mind of all the emotions and sensations
that the book had provoked him.
That morning,
after confusing years of readings, walks
and mourning the death of her husband,
Florence Green woke up knowing exactly what I wanted to do.
Open a bookstore in the village in which I had gone to live.
I am convinced that this library It will be all it says, Mrs. Green,
but I still can not promise anything firm on behalf of the bank.
The decision does not depend on me.
You claim to have considerable experience in the field.
I learned this job very well in my youth,
and I do not think it has changed much since then.
And what is more important, I know ...
I love reading.
Well, it will not hurt I told him a couple of things.
Consider them a piece of advice, If you prefer.
He had a big heart
and a huge patience.
But neither these two virtues they were strong enough
as to be able to hold the tone grandiloquent and condescending
from Mr. Keble, the banker of Hardborough,
to whom the whole world called Mr. Potato behind him.
I should know that there are some who think
that other uses could occur to Old House.
Although, of course, always have the option to resell it.
I do not have the slightest intention to resell it, Mr. Keble.
What do they think Can Old House be used?
Why have not they done anything in the last seven years?
There were bird nests,
half of the tiles fell and it reeked of rat.
Is not it better to fill it with books so that people can leaf through them?
I read before going to sleep.
And I usually stay roque to the third page.
Go? It does not notice it How useful can books be?
THE BOOKSTORE
BASED ON THE NOVEL OF PENELOPE FITZGERALD
The weather in this part of the world It was totally unpredictable.
Sometimes, in a single morning they could the four seasons are present.
That sunny day, he left the bank
angry, proud, impatient and terribly alive.
I was going to pursue his dream,
and nobody, not even Mr. Potato, I was going to stop her.
Hello, Mrs. Green! Are you busy?
Hello, Mr. Raven. Not because?
Can I throw the corporal?
Of course!
Watch out!
The floor is very slippery. That's how Ethan's leg broke yesterday.
But I know that you are a woman that is not easily scared.
How do you know?
Rumored that is going to open a bookstore here.
Why do you think it is risky?
The only person who reads here It's Mr. Brundish.
And I do not think he leaves home to be your customer.
I think I saw him yesterday on the hill. I saw it from afar.
I imagine they had a long conversation!
Yes, we do not stop talking!
Yeah right.
Good luck, Mrs. Green!
Do not you read, Mr. Raven?
Do not.
The books leave me exhausted.
I have enough with real life!
Mr. Brundish lived alone in the oldest house in Hardborough.
It's not like he especially liked it your own company,
but, after long years of battle,
had agreed to a permanent truce with himself.
I loved books with the same passion with which he detested his peers.
I often fantasized that those volumes that devoured
they had not been written by humans,
but they had appeared by spontaneous generation.
Nothing bothered him more that the images of the writers
that appeared often in certain editions.
It's not red.
It is very dark garnet,
or rust color.
It does not matter ... How about Old House? Do you manage well?
Sam Wilkins Wine and fixed the bathroom and the roof,
and he repaired the system as best he could.
That place is like an old fossil.
Even straw is 500 years old.
OK, hands up.
It is done.
Still plans to settle there, right?
Yesterday I spent my first night there.
What? As soon?
I already warned everyone.
They did not think he was going to settle there with all those humidities.
I know no, but it was all good. It's a little scary at night,
but I imagine it is because I have not got used to it yet.
The wood in such an old house It must creak everywhere.
I'm afraid that red is not my color.
I do not look good in the back.
Maybe if I lean on the wall when I'm there ...
- Too much red. He does not believe? - It is not...
It's not red.
It is a very dark garnet.
Yes.
He will get used to it.
Need some jewel to enhance it.
Yes.
- Are you sure? - Of course I'm sure.
The Gamart do not invite her to a party every day, right?
Stop agonies.
It looks ...
fantastic.
And when you arrive you will not have to worry of its appearance; nobody will notice you.
In addition, he already knows all the guests.
I'm Florence Green.
I am the one who is going to open the little bookstore.
That's it, iclaro!
I've noticed right away!
Clear. Violet was very interested in that matter.
I wanted to have a conversation of yours
with you about the bookstore.
She's a little busy right now,
but I think he'll want to talk to you later.
So...
What kind of things Will you have in your store?
Good...
Basically, books.
Today they are not published Many poetry books, right?
I do not see too many.
I'll have some poetry, of course,
but it does not sell as much like the novel, the essay ...
It will take me a while to find out the kind of material that I will need.
For the moment, I've ordered classics like Thackeray, Dickens, Keats ...
"It's easy to be dead.
Say only this:
'They are dead"'.
Do you know who wrote that?
Do not.
I'm so sorry, I do not know.
I do know who you are.
Must be Mrs. Green.
Yes.
I also know who you are. Of course, Mr. North.
I had never been invited to The Stead. I imagine that you come often.
Yes, they invite me frequently.
Thank you. He is very friendly.
Not that much.
There he is.
Live alone, right? He has just entered Old House.
You alone?
Widow of war.
I already know it.
Have you ever thought about remarrying?
Do not.
The problem is that my marriage He was very happy
Thats weird.
I have always thought that women Begins to be happy after being widowed.
Have they advised you properly to run a business?
I did not know him in person, Mr. North, but he supposed that, because of his work,
I would appreciate it if there was a bookstore in Hardborough.
I'm sure you'll know to writers on the BBC,
and thinkers and others.
I imagine that from time to time they will come to visit it and to breathe fresh air.
If they came ...
I would not know what to do with them.
The writers go anywhere where there is free drink.
I do not have it clear with the thinkers.
I think Kattie, my, let's say, girlfriend, I would take care of them.
In any case, they have to come to my store. I count on you.
No way.
Why is it going red?
Only the maids look good They leave on their day off.
It is not red, it is dark garnet.
My dear lady.
Florence, is not it?
Yes.
I wanted to talk to you since he has arrived,
but my guests do not do more to get away from my priorities.
Thank you very much for coming.
- Thanks for inviting me. - It's a pleasure.
- It's a lovely party. - Everyone talks about their project.
He has a great sense of smell for business!
Bruno!
Have you been introduced to my husband?
Come and tell Mrs. ...
Green.
How delighted we are to see it.
We have all prayed that there would be a good bookstore in our town.
Is not it, Bruno?
Of course dear. There is nothing wrong with praying.
Surely, things would go much better if we all pray more.
One thing, Ms. Green, something unimportant,
He has not moved to Old House yet, has he?
Yes, more than a week ago.
But if there is no water.
Sam Wilkins fixed the pipes.
Do not forget that lately you have spent a lot of time in London
and that you have not been able to control everything.
Why should not I have moved?
I think I can save you many disappointments
and maybe even some money.
In fact, I want to help her.
There are much more suitable premises in Hardborough.
Especially for a bookstore.
I'm afraid we were so used to it that Old House was empty,
that we have been putting things off year after year.
It has practically exposed us In your hurry, Mrs. Green.
But the question is that many of us does not convince us
the sudden transformation of Old House in a shop.
Many of us think that should be a kind of ...
local center of the arts.
Well, Violet. You could also pray for that.
Chamber music in summer, talks in winter ...
Simply, there is no other old house
that has the appropriate ...
ambient.
I have negotiated this purchase for more than six months, so ...
I can not believe that there might be someone in Hardborough
that he has not heard.
In fact, I'm sure that everyone is aware.
We have a great advantage.
It would be a pity ...
Missing it.
This is, now we have exactly to the right person
to take care of the matter, that is, from the center.
He understands, does not he?
Why do not you think about it a bit?
Sonia!
How beautiful you are!
His feet and head ached,
and he regretted having followed the advice of the seamstress
regarding the color of her dress.
That was all.
At no time did he think in the consequences
that his modest act of living in Old House I would cause it.
You're radiant.
Is not that Lord Gosfield?
Caramba! What a guest list Tonight, Violet!
Lord Gosfield.
How complicated has been Get with you tonight.
I hope Bruno has spoken to you
from our new center in Hardborough for music and the arts.
We were talking about it.
Mrs. Green!
Hi.
- Good Morning. - I'm glad I saw her.
- How is it? - Very well thanks. Very good.
I wanted to ask you a question about my store.
I want to talk to you about my store.
- It's going to auction. - Yes
That will not be until April, or maybe later.
The point is that ...
I would prefer to arrive to a private agreement before that.
Since you have shown some interest for the property
and it's not going to stay in Old House ...
I trust you will notice that I'm too busy
as to pay attention to the rumors that I hear.
Presumably who will make an offer for the place.
There has been a misunderstanding, Mr. Deben, but ...
Yes, but it does not matter. And I...
I wish I could help you.
Mrs. Gamart had ...
the kindness to tell me your idea to open a center for the arts.
Something that we will benefit from all in Hardborough.
And I think it's her the one who is looking for a place.
And what could be better What is your fishmonger?
Yes I understand.
You have been very kind.
- Thanks for your help. - You're welcome, Mr. Deben.
- Good Morning. - Yes. Thank you, Mrs. Green.
Florence had lived her life until then
considering that human beings they were not divided
between exterminators and exterminated,
and that did not always prevail the first.
I did not know if I was in London or ...
In London? I am not here. Well, that's what I think.
- Can i sit? - Yes
Nescafé?
I have never tried it.
I've heard about it, but ...
I heard that it is not prepared with boiling water.
Yes.
- This is too small for you. - Yes, I know.
Knows? I'm glad you came.
Nobody else forces me to face the truth.
I have come to ask you one thing.
When Mrs. Gamart spoke at her party
about the ideal person to take the center for the arts,
Of course, I thought of you, right?
Not in me
The party of Violet?
Did she expect me to leave without more from my house, even from the town itself,
with the idea that you will move to Old House to ...
direct everything?
If he was talking about me, I doubt very much that used the word "direct".
Do you want a Nescafé or?
Do not?
No. Neither of you, thank you.
- Are you sure? - Yes
- Do you mind if I ...? - Ahead.
I think I'd better go.
It goes? Really?
Yes. Thanks anyway.
Well ... Nice to see you.
Well, from what I've heard, practically by chance,
is being rethought the library project
Well, you've heard wrong, Mr. Thornton.
I came to demand that all be resolved pending matters as soon as possible,
so you can open the library without forther delay.
- But they told me ... - What?
That I was going to leave Old House, Which, by the way, is my only home?
There are many other empty properties in Hardborough.
In fact, I have a list of other in more distant places.
I hope there are no more delays. Send me the rest of the papers.
Once again, Thank so much for your help.
Let us lead by the river,
But if I shiver, hug me.
Show me the steps of the mambo,
but if I stumble, hug me.
And if I get sentimental,
honey, be sweet,
hug me.
Do not talk to me about marriage,
nor of horses and carriages;
just turn off the light
and give me a goodnight kiss.
We have a world to discover,
my dear lover, hug me.
Can I help you with something, guys?
We are marine scouts, ma'am.
Yes, I see it. And what are you doing here?
Mr. Raven told us to come. What do you want us to do?
I want to mount all the shelves. Will you be able?
How many hand drills do you have?
Come on, guys, it's raining.
Here are the keys.
Come on, hurry up.
When Ms. Green opened the first box of books I had ordered,
the problems and obstacles from the previous days
They disappeared without further ado.
With each edition, the faces and the words of Mrs. Gamart,
The banker,
his lawyer
and Milo North
they were vanishing.
And, for a moment, she felt that her late husband,
he had loved so much,
I was next to her again.
OLD HOUSE LIBRARY
And that was his happiest moment in the bookshop.
ACCOUNTING BOOK
A very lonely job, yours.
Sorry I came with water boots.
I do not feel alone at all.
That shelf is crooked about 5 millimeters.
And that plaster It looks terrible.
Talk about it the next time you see them.
No. Everything has Looks great, Mr. Raven.
I'm very happy with the work of the boys, seriously.
Is it you, Wally? Your ear burns!
- What are you doing here? - I have a message for Mrs. Green.
- Whose? - Mr. Brundish, Mr. Raven.
What?
Did you leave Holt House and give you a note?
No. He looked out the window and told me Give this to Mr. Green.
I'm surprised that this is for me.
I have never talked with him. I can not believe he knows my name.
When I meet him at the corporal,
always goes off, as if he had seen a ghost.
Surely he knows who you are.
He finds out everything that happens in the village. I do not know how he does it.
Do not give importance to the black edges of the envelope.
He commissioned those envelopes in 1919, when he returned all of the First War and ...
dying Mrs. Brundish ...
during your honeymoon.
Oh yeah. How he died?
He drowned.
When crossing the marsh
He had gone to pick some blackberries to make a cake for Mr. Brundish.
"Dear lady".
"I wish you good luck.
In my great-grandfather's time, there was a bookseller on the High Street,
which, if my memory does not fail me,
knocked down one of his clients with a notebook
when it got heavy.
There had been some delay
at the arrival of the last delivery of a new novel. I believe that...
I think it was Dombeye son.
Since that day, nobody has had the courage
to sell books in this forgotten corner of the world.
It makes us a great honor.
Without a doubt, he would visit his store if it ever came out,
but currently that's something that I try never to do
However, if it were to with some remarkable literary novelty,
please, do not hesitate to send it to me.
As for the biographies, it's better, in my opinion,
if they are about good people, while the novels
they are much more interesting if they are about bad people.
Send them to me through the boy who has delivered the letter,
with a note, obviously, to indicate its price.
The greeting ...
Respectfully..."
"Edmund Brundish."
My first client
Come later and I'll give you a package for Mr. Brundish.
Thank you, Mrs. Green.
You may need a helper in the afternoons, if there is a lot of hustle and bustle.
I've thought about the daughters of Gipping.
Mrs. Gipping is more or less up to date,
and I was going to ask him which of them It would be the most suitable for you.
I think the youngest, Christine, is the smartest,
but probably just that's why do not want to leave it.
- Good afternoon, Mr. Thornton. You are welcome. - Thank you.
THE BOOK OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE
Fahrenheit 451
What kind of book is this?
You're Christine Gipping, are not you?
I thought your big sister would come.
My older sister he spends the day with Charlie Cuts.
In fact, on the way here,
I saw your hidden bicycles between fallen leaves, near the crossing.
With me you will not have that kind of problems.
Those things do not happen to me yet.
And the boys disgust me.
And your other sister?
He is always at home, taking care of Margaret and Peter.
They are the smallest.
It's not that I do not want to offer you the job,
it's just that you do not seem old enough ...
nor strong.
Looks are deceiving.
You seem older, but not strong.
But it does not matter, we are all available.
But my older sister will miss work half the time
and the one in the middle will not appear.
It is just a warning.
And I do not like to read. I like geography and mates.
I will spend the afternoon to talk about this with your mother.
Do not worry, I will not force you to read.
However you want.
It will tell you that I can come every day after school
and the whole day on Saturdays.
And that he can not pay me less 12 and a half shillings a week.
And tell me to shut up if I talk too much
And your homework?
I can make them when I get home, after tea
I like your jacket.
Did you knit it yourself? It must have been very complicated.
It came in Women's Issue magazine,
but the instructions They were for short sleeves.
Do not you have children, Mrs. Green?
Do not.
Should?
I do not know.
People say that women without children they waste their life
There are not enough postcards.
Do I put some more?
It would be nice to separate the romantic ones of those of nature and others.
- Does this seem romantic? - Oh my God!
What are these?
I had not seen them.
The representatives They do not know what they send!
We have to throw them away.
Surely more than one in the village would like to find them in the mailbox.
You're right.
- What? - Look at them! They will corrupt you.
- Where is the trash? - Do not throw them away!
Come on, have a cup of tea.
Why does Christine take so long?
He has been working for a lady.
Why?
Because he has a store full of books.
Why?
I do not know.
Good evening, Mrs. Gipping.
Come on, Mrs. Green.
Let's go talk.
I do not know if Christine mentioned you what about the 12 shillings.
Yes, he has told me.
"Dear lady, do not bother in sending me more poetry books
or pseudo-complicated novels.
Please, as far as possible, send more Ray Bradbury books.
Salutes her respectfully, Edmund Brundish. "
Soon, the business of Mrs. Green began to bloom.
He spent the day working, from morning to night.
And, momentarily, he forgot everything related to Mrs. Gamart
and his plans to convert Old House in a center for the arts.
- Good morning, Mrs. Green. - Hi, Wally.
Thanks for doing me this favor. Here you have.
Do you want to come to a tour, Christine?
I can not. Tomorrow will reach us new merchandise
Well, okay
Goodbye.
Would not you like to go hiking?
No. I like Wally, but ...
Yes, you told me that guys make you sick.
But believe me...
It will happen to you.
I guess so.
It's just that I prefer to be here,
in the bookstore, with you.
It's fun to work here.
Although I do not like to read.
MARTIAN CHRONICLES
Mrs. Green, spoil the postcards.
Let them look at things, it's part of the tradition of a bookstore.
Yes, but they leave everything messy and they do not buy anything.
Miss?
Florence.
Mr. North. What a surprise.
It seems that Violet he will not get away with it.
- Have you already come here? - We have opened recently.
Will come. It will appear, sooner or later.
He has too much self-love as to not do it.
I'm sure that dies of curiosity.
- It would be welcome. - Are you already making money?
- Not yet. - You need something like this.
This is the first volume.
Is there a second volume?
Yes, but I have lent it to someone, or I have left it somewhere.
I should keep them together, as a lot.
Lolita
Have you read it? Is it good?
It will make you rich, Florence.
Yes, but I only have good novels.
They do not sell much.
According to Graham Greene, It is a masterpiece.
Although there are others who think otherwise.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Sometimes I need good advice. He is very friendly.
He always makes that mistake.
Until next time.
We have the blue one at home. The Abbey of Westminster comes out,
but it goes all the way around the box.
I'm going to light the stove.
My mother says that paraffin They are not safe.
They are not dangerous as long as you remember clean them properly ...
and do not get the liquid on both sides at the same time.
You should never do that, you hear?
I like this old tray. You can leave it to me in your will.
What?
I still do not want think about my will.
When I do, I will try to remember it.
Yes? Are you sure?
Is from Japan?
It is not...
Chinese enamel.
It was brought to me by my Nanking grandfather.
He was a great traveler.
I do not think they keep doing This type of enameling in China.
Thank you.
I was wondering if you would like that will help you with your homework.
- We could read things together ... - There's nothing to read.
They give you some images and they ask you which is the one that does not fit.
Or they give you numbers like ...
8, 5, 11, 9, 22 and 16,
and you have to find out the next one.
I do not know which one is next.
You're not cold, right?
Do not.
Milo is a ferret.
Smile like a ferret. I wish he went to hell.
It's okay, Christine.
You are too nice. He is a bad bug.
When I grow up, I will try to be like him. It is much more practical!
I know you do not like to read,
but there is a book, I'm afraid, what you should read
HURRICANE IN JAMAICA
What is it about?
It's about pirates good and evil children.
Promise me that, at least, you will open it someday.
Well, if you leave me the Chinese tray in your will,
I can try.
Fact!
"Dear Mr. Brundish.
I send you a copy of a novel that has just been published, Lolita.
I must confess that I found disconcerting.
I would like you to give me your honest opinion, and ask for advice:
Do you think it is a suitable book to sell in my bookstore?
Yours sincerely, Florence Green.
If you do not like the book, I do not have to pay for it. "
For!
For! I give up!
Hello, Mrs. Gipping. Is everything alright?
I have thought I should know it as soon as possible.
Mr. Brundish has asked me
to take you a fruit cake on Sunday,
and he also asked me to ask him
If you want to drink tea that same afternoon.
This Sunday?
Yes.
Yes very good...
I will send you a note. Thank you for the message.
I have never brought him a cake Mr. Brundish.
I hope this do not become a habit.
Mrs. Green, is it true that you will go to have tea at Holt House on Sunday?
Yes, Mrs. Keble, it's true.
- Should I know something before I go? - Mrs. Green.
Hello, Mrs. Deben. How is Mr. Deben?
Still have problems to find a buyer?
Poor.
Surely the general and Mrs. Gamart They are trilling for all this.
They have never been invited to Holt House.
Yes, I've heard that.
So tea at Holt House, huh?
He has protected with great zeal your privacy
after the tragic death of your dear wife.
I sent him some books and ...
I asked him for advice about the bookstore.
- Oh yeah? - Oh sure.
Well, it would be better to continue.
- Yes. He's dribbling! - It's raining cats!
- Good afternoon. - Good afternoon.
- "Advice on the bookstore". - Advice for what?
Hello?
Mr. Brundish?
Go to the dining room.
You asked me a question.
Yes, I did it.
About a new novel.
He had the kindness to ask me a serious question,
thinking that I would be impartial.
Definitely, He thought he was alone in the world.
Not at all. In any moment...
I imagine you have been told all kinds of things about me.
All bad.
Do not.
Really.
I'm a widower, I'm sure they told him. They will also have told you
that my wife died while picking you dwell to make me a cake,
that is the latest version that circulates through the town.
Good...
none of them is true.
- Did not he choke? - Do not.
In the sixth month of our marriage,
both, having been great friends,
We decided that a friendly separation It would be the most convenient.
He lives in London.
I have not seen her in 45 years, but, as far as I know,
he is still very healthy.
Although, it seems to be
that has gained enough weight.
He always loved sweets.
Although I do not remember to make a cake in his life.
I guess for people of Hardborough is more picturesque
imagine a Holt House inhabited by a widower in mourning.
As you already know, Literature has done a lot of damage.
Those blessed Bronte sisters, for example,
of which has not included any copies
in those packages that you sent me, something I thank you immensely.
I imagined that I would have read them.
One of Gipping's daughters, the third,
He lends a hand in the store, I think.
And that is the only help What do you have available?
I have an accountant that comes from time to time,
and then there is my lawyer.
Tom Thornton. He will not get very far with that.
I do not have a special affection by Mr. Thornton.
You see, Mr. Brundish,
it assumes a certain responsibility bring a bookstore
I guess yes.
Especially when he does not approve all the world.
There are certain people
that are quite upset for his bookstore.
Mrs. Green, I mean Violet Gamart,
who had other plans for Old House
and now it seems have felt offended by something.
I'm sure that...
He has good intentions.
Good intentions? Violet Gamart?
That harpy?
Wants...
a center for the arts.
What the hell do you need this town for? a center for the arts?
And how can art have a center?
But she thinks she does need it and that's why he wants to get rid of you.
And it will not stop
Until I get it.
Can not do that.
It's my bookstore. It's my home.
People like Violet Gamart
They have done me the way I am, Mrs. Green.
Thanks to your contacts and acquaintances,
Mrs. Gamart is a woman very powerful Does not that worry you?
Do not.
Could we go back to the reason for my visit?
I'm thinking about doing a first order of Lolita ...
of 250 copies, which is a considerable risk.
Of course, I'm not asking you for advice on the financial part, it would not be good.
The only thing I want to know, before placing the order,
is if you think it's a good book
and if it seems good Sell ​​it in Hardborough.
I guess I do not give it that much importance like you
to the notions of good and evil.
I read Lolita, just as you asked me.
It is a good book,
so you should try selling it to the people of Hardborough.
They will not understand, but better that way.
Understanding things makes the mind become lazy
Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Brundish.
Well, I have given my opinion.
Let me tell you what is it that I admire
of the human beings.
What I value most
it is the virtue that they share with the gods and with the animals,
and to which, therefore, I will not refer to it again as a virtue.
I speak of ...
courage.
And you, Mrs. Green ...
It has that quality in abundance.
I would like...
I'd like to help.
You make me believe ...
once again, in things ...
In things I thought forgotten.
Thanks for the tea, Mr. Brundish. Everything was delicious.
Well, please ...
come back whenever you want
And good luck with Lolita.
Yes thanks.
I do not have to worry, "While there is life there is hope".
God! What a horrifying thought.
Yes!
Thank you...
for your advice, Mr. Brundish.
Charmed.
Do you know if El vino del estío It will arrive soon?
You do not know how much I appreciate you
let me know to Ray Bradbury.
I'll send it to you with Wally.
Or, maybe, I'll bring it ...
myself.
Good...
I would like that very much.
We have never had so much of the same thing.
How long it is!
This book is already famous, Christine. All the people have heard about him.
Although I do not think they expected I can buy it here in Hardborough.
What they will not expect It is to find 250 copies.
He has lost his mind with this one!
THE NOVEL THAT SCANDALIZES THE WORLD
"September 4, 1959.
Dear Mrs. Green,
I have in my possession a letter from John Drury & Co.,
legal representative from Mrs. Violet Gamart, from The Stead ...
in which it is indicated that the current appearance of your storefront
is attracting unwanted attention
of potential and real customers.
Your client ensures, at the same time,
who feels personally aggrieved
by the fact that she, as a judge of peace
and chair of several committees, List is attached,
have to make your purchase at full speed".
"Dear Mr. Thornton.
He has been my lawyer for several years, so I infer that 'represent me'
means' intercede for me strongly'.
Have you deigned to even to see the showcase by itself? "
"Dear Mrs. Green.
In response to his missive from September 5,
I have tried twice approaching your window,
but it has been impossible for me. "
- It is understood? - Yes, Mrs. Green.
"Dear Mr. Thornton.
So, What exactly do you advise me?
Sincerely, Florence Green. "
"We should put to the agglomerations,
prevent your customers from meeting in the narrowest area of ​​the High Street,
before it comes some complaint
And I also think what should we put
for the sale of this novel banal and sensationalist by V. Nabokov,
that has raised so many complaints. "
"Dear Mr. Thornton.
A good book is the precious distillation of a teacher's soul,
embalmed and preserved to reach a life beyond life,
so it is, undoubtedly, an article of first necessity.
Sincerely, Florence Green. "
"Dear Mrs.
Regarding your request of an express prohibition
what concerns to Mrs. Florence Green ...
We are sorry to inform you that,
after having been duly advised,
It would be convenient put aside this matter,
since the local police has put a brake to the aforementioned agglomerations.
My deepest apologies, Mrs. Gamart. "
Why do not you come to London?
Living in London is the worst! You know what I think of people.
Look at this, it's beautiful!
I'm not going to stay here!
What do you mean? Where are you going?
My God!
You always get angry, like a girl.
I have told you...
I'm sick of people like Violet!
- What? - I can not take it anymore, Milo!
Wait. Be careful, do not give a slip!
Wait!
What are you doing sitting there, Florence?
I do not know why I go for a walk, It's a retired thing.
- And I should go to work. - Does it leave me a little room?
- Yeah right. - I'm Kattie, Mrs. Green.
Milo has told me a lot about you.
Kattie did not believe there were places pretty in Hardborough,
so I brought her here so you can see them.
What are you doing at the BBC, Kattie?
I work for the DPG. The Department of Recorded Programs.
I control the expenses ... It's not exactly fun.
We have been eating with Violet Gamart.
We have given him an opportunity so that he does not disapprove of ours.
Mrs. Gamart has been very kind.
Well, not really.
I do not like nice people.
Except Florence.
Do not flatter me
I have the feeling that every day you work less.
Remember that the BBC it is a corporation
and that his salary It leaves the public coffers.
Kattie deals with that. You are in charge of my expense sheet.
Are not you cold, honey? Maybe the time has come
that we retire to our humble abode
and leave Florence alone, sunk in your thoughts.
I think I stay a little longer.
- Unless it bothers you. - Not at all.
Milo told me you're a widow.
Yes I am.
"Widow".
What a strange and dark word. Do not you think?
My husband died...
16 years ago.
How did you meet?
We met in a bookstore. In London.
We fell in love from the first moment.
We had to organize ...
Organize and sort together the poetry section at Muller's.
I read aloud to me every night.
Pepys, George Eliot, Thackeray ...
"Never give a lady a restless horse. "
We loved that!
We were so happy...
busy doing a million things and doing nothing.
And then the war came.
But I still have all your letters.
And yet...
I can hear your voice in my head when I read them
Milo did not do you justice when he told me about you
Save me the opinions of Milo. I do not want to know what you think of me.
I still do not know what you think of me!
Or if you feel something for me.
Or, what's more, if you feel something at all.
I guess that's part of your style ...
keep you constantly in suspense.
You know what they say:
"With that kind of man you never know if it hides a rich inner world or ...
absolutely nothing".
He will never read me out loud.
SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO PLACES OF INTEREST
Aunt Vi!
So your bill is already going for the third reading. Excellent!
- And all thanks to your inspiration, aunt. - What do you mean?
I came up with the idea during your party, Last spring.
Your wonderful campaign in favor of a center for the arts
I could get ahead with a law like this.
And other communities they could also benefit from ...
philanthropists like you.
I've only done what he believed was right.
The Access Law to Places of Public Value
will allow the city councils acquire their historic buildings,
through expropriation, to give them public use.
Is not it wonderful?
I'm sure your father smiles at us right now proud from the sky.
I'm glad we've been to eat today.
Just when the law has been passed!
Do you feel like eating fish?
I know a good place here nearby.
Living in Hardborough takes away your desire to eat it in other places.
There is so cool!
True.
A cup of tea then?
Perfect!
Then I will continue with what he was doing.
I have a sick friend that needs my attention
You are a woman So wonderful and generous, Aunt Vi.
Keep up the exercises, come on.
Okay, continue with the exercises.
You do not have to get up.
I'm the inspector.
It is not.
The truth is that I think I do not know him
Mrs. Traill?
I'm Mr. Sheppard.
Be kind enough to examine my card from the Ministry of Education,
authorizing me, in accordance to the Trade Act of 1950,
to visit any school
where I suspect there are children
that besides studying They do some kind of work.
Job? I assure that everyone would love to work,
but apart from family businesses and the distribution of newspapers,
What awaits them out there? To all this...
I do not remember have seen it before here.
Due to lack of personnel,
our visits are not as frequent as we would like.
And who suggested he come?
Only one of them has a fixed job after school.
Christine Gipping works regularly.
Where?
In the Old House bookshop.
Get up, Christine.
If you allow me.
- This is the girl. - Miss, can you come with me?
Good day.
I do not want you to think that I have something against you.
The law is the law. That's what I wanted to tell you.
The experience is important.
But where can they get it? to find job?
But we tell Christine If you need references
he has only to come to you.
Yeah right. You just have to ask me.
Christine is a wonderful girl, Mrs. Gipping, and ...
I have a lot of love
But now he will have the opportunity to focus on their studies, what ...
But he does not want to stop making money.
No, of course, but I imagine that after of what happened at school ...
We have been looking for options.
Maybe they hire her to work Saturdays at the new bookstore.
New bookstore?
Yes, they will open it very soon. You know, at Deben's place.
The fish shop.
I had no idea.
You must be aware of the competition, Mrs. Green.
It will give you the references Christine, right?
She did not know,
but the new library it was not an initiative like yours,
but an investment of the naive Lord Gosfield,
who followed the advice of the general and Mrs. Gamart.
- Thanks for coming, Mrs. Green. - There's no need, Mr. Keble.
Do you realize the scarcity capital you have?
Yes. It's hard not to notice.
The situation of your business It's gotten pretty bad, right?
I thought you would like to know that There is a possible buyer for your store.
Thank you very much.
Mr. Keble ...
the store is not for sale.
Message received.
Thanks for coming.
It has been an incalculable help.
Good...
I'm going to miss you so much.
I do not want to leave, you know?
I do not want to work in the other bookstore.
My mother does not understand that ...
No Please. You do not have to worry about that.
How can I not worry?
You can not wear this alone ...
and nobody will help her in this town.
Do not.
I will manage. Undoubtedly. I will manage.
I hope you can come to visit Some afternoon.
It will not give me time.
If not.
Unclear. You will be busy.
I have something for you.
You will not have to wait until my funeral.
You are very kind, Mrs. Green.
Bloody friendly!
Good evening, Florence. Mrs. Green.
Mr. Brundish.
How are things going down there?
I think you're already aware, right?
So is. I know some things.
What are you going to do?
Do?
The only thing I can do
Yes.
Do not.
Move on.
That's what I was going to do.
Florence ...
I would have loved it meet her in another moment of my life.
In another life, in fact.
But I'm going to do ...
what little is in my hand To help her.
Mr. Brundish, it's ...
It's very comforting to hear that, and ...
I am very grateful with you. I...
Should not...
There is nothing that can ...
I will talk to her. I'll talk to that woman.
Maybe listen to my ...
Maybe it ends to this hateful persecution.
Would he really do that?
Really?
Will it come out of its isolation for me?
Of course.
I do not know if it will do much, but I'm willing to do it.
I could shoot him, without more, but ...
I do not think you would like that.
I do not know how I can thank you. That...
That's him...
nobler gesture that nobody has had with me.
It works too much, Florence.
I try to concentrate.
Leave them there. They just arrived and I have not reviewed them yet.
Success arrives if one gives everything he has.
I do not see why.
Everyone gives everything they have, sooner or later.
We all die. It can not be said that dying is a success.
Is too young to think about death.
Kattie may pat her.
- Spend so much energy. - How's Kattie?
No idea.
In fact, he has left me.
He has gone to live with someone else.
To Wantage.
She...
He works in World Service.
I'm opening my heart.
We are sharing a special moment, right?
He will have told you to everyone who would like to listen to you.
But it concerns you, especially,
because now I will have much more free time.
I will be able to work here, at half-time, as his assistant.
He must miss the girl.
Christine learned a lot here
and he was extremely kind with the clients.
Not as much as I can be.
So...
How much can you pay me?
I gave 12.5 shillings per week to Christine.
I can not offer more now.
If you are interested in the work, come in the afternoon
for some weeks, as a trial period.
But remember that I did not offer the job, you asked for it yourself.
Has anyone told you who has wonderful ankles?
Do you never shut up?
Go home!
OPEN
CLOSED
"Pour out your love, oh, scorching brightness!
Since one night or the next, the white gardener will come,
and the flowers collected dead are. "
Christine
Very much, Mr. North.
What unpleasant expressions they teach you in that school!
I have not come to see people ...
of his ilk.
Why?
Why do not you help Ms. Green?
I miss you.
He has you, right? It is always coming and going.
They say he can not continue with the bookstore.
- "They say"? Who says it? Your? - You know very well who.
- They have other plans for Old House. - What do you care, tadpole?
They say he can not keep it,
so they will go for it. They will take you to court.
He must swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Well, let's hope it does not come to that.
I never had time to sit down when he was his assistant.
No wonder! You are a girl...
or a woman
Neither of you knows how to relax.
A lot ojito.
I have come to take this. It belongs to my mother.
Thank you.
Give me a moment.
What a pleasant surprise, Mr. Brundish.
Please sit down.
Thank you.
I come to ask you something.
I do not know if it's the most correct way to do it,
but I can not think of a better one.
If you are not willing to listen to me, tell me now.
Would you like a tea?
I do not want your tea.
I want you to leave Florence Green alone.
- Did she ask you to come see me? - Absolutely.
It's just a woman who wants to have a bookstore
If Ms. Green has any complaint I should talk to a lawyer.
Although I think it is quite given to change legal counsel.
The bookstore has drafts, It is impossible to mortgage it and it is humid.
Leave her alone. That woman has not done anything to him.
Have not you considered, that must have a great interest
for the welfare and the future of this place,
that could be put to better use to a building of such historic interest?
That something is old does not mean that has historical interest,
if not you and I would be much more interesting than we are.
I tell you again, I want you to leave in peace to my friend Florence Green!
In peace!
From what you see, her friend has broken the law,
something that I could observe myself on several occasions
If it has been like this, I can not interfere in the matter. The law will run its course.
Do you mean a law that did not exist a year ago
and that the parliament approved behind our backs?
I am referring to an expropriation order,
or eviction, that is the appropriate term.
Did you tell your beloved nephew who will write that law?
I will not deny that my nephew's law may affect the library,
since it is essential that the property It has been empty for five years.
That would be applicable, without a doubt, to Old House.
But there are so many rules that should be taken in consideration, Mr. Brundish.
Simple mortals like me and, of course, you,
We would not know where to start. I'm in politics
and therefore, I'm familiar with the bureaucracy,
but this completely surpasses me.
We would not even know what person should we write to?
Ma'am, I know perfectly well Who to write
During the last years, If I had not found out,
I would have lost hundreds of acres of marsh,
farmland and two mills.
That's why I'm sure that if not nothing has been done so far,
we can still face common Against them.
Certainly, we can think in ways to facilitate the change,
if it finally occurs.
There are still many other sites To rent
in towns larger than Hardborough.
I'm not talking about that!
I should talk about what I'm talking about!
I wish I could do something more.
Then I suppose who does not plan to do anything
You should not talk to me like that, Mr. Brundish.
He does not realize what he says.
You must think that I am a horrible person.
Is that?
I can not answer that question with a "yes" or "no".
With "horrible" I guess he wants say "unexpectedly offensive",
and it is true that it has been quite offensive, but also ...
disgusting, Mrs. Gamart.
So he has behaved exactly as I expected.
OPEN
THE WINE OF THE STYLE
Good afternoon, general.
You do not want a book, do you?
Not quite.
I just came to say:
"He has left us a good man."
I think he knew pretty well Edmund Brundish, is not it?
Yes, in a certain way.
I never crossed word with him.
He was in the Great War, of course ...
but not in the Suffolk.
I think he enlisted in the Air Force.
I wanted to fly.
How weird.
It is very rare that he came to visit us just that morning.
I would like to talk to his wife, I imagine.
Yes, he is right.
Violet told me everything.
He made a great effort to go see her ...
to congratulate him on his idea.
I mean the center for the arts.
It's a pity I did not have the opportunity to talk to him.
I must say that I never would have imagined
that he was interested in art.
But well ...
He has left us a good man.
Anyone could suffer an attack like that,
if you stop to think about it.
You must not be late to your lunch, general.
Leave my house and never come back.
And please...
never come back, you or your wife, to slander
to a man who had more dignity ...
sensitivity...
and compassion that they will never have either of you.
Never again pronounce your name.
And forget about mine.
But she...
Violet ...
Go away!
So yes I have been evicted by the city of Flintmarket.
As we told you during our last phone conversation,
a new parliamentary law authorizes Flintmarket City Council
to take possession of Old House.
Yes.
I would like to know, if possible,
where did the Town Hall come from? the funds needed to kick me out.
Apparently, They have found a benefactor.
What worries me is if Old House will be declared habitable or not.
If it turns out that it is not appropriate to be inhabited by humans
or that there is a danger of sinking, It will be impossible to ask for compensation.
You will not get a penny.
I am inhabiting it and I'm still human.
And it's not so wet.
There is little humidity in summer and mid-winter ...
This is from a basement inspection.
Indicates that the property is settled about an inch of water.
Excuse me, what inspection?
I was not informed of no inspection.
Apparently, on several occasions, when you were not on the property,
an expert in masonry and plastering, Mr. John Gipping,
It was sent by the City Council
to inspect the state of the walls and the basement.
John Gipping? Christine's father?
We assume that he entered peacefully.
I do not remember letting him in.
Your assistant, Mr. Milo North.
Presumably who acted as his employee
and that he followed his instructions.
Has something?
What comment?
What places us in a difficult situation
is that Mr. North He has also signed a statement,
according to which the humidity level of property has affected your health.
This prevents him from accepting any type of normal work.
Why?
There is no reason why.
They insisted a lot, so, you know ...
Simply, I thought: "Better that I do it."
If you are looking for a new assistant, I think Christine is available.
He no longer works in the new library.
He tried to sell Lolita to the parish priest!
Florence!
Mrs. Green! Mrs. Green!
- Christine. - Mrs. Green.
Mrs. Green.
Goodbye.
For many years,
I will remember how he tried to smile to see the book I had in my hands.
Then, he realized
of what I had done.
He had fulfilled his dream
and they had taken it away.
But what she possessed deep inside
it was something that nobody I could never take it off:
your courage
And it was that courage and his passion for books
what left me of legacy,
together with the Chinese enameled tray.
How right I was when he said
that one never feels alone
in a bookstore.
FOR JOHN BERGER