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Barnet has made an unhappy marriage, Downe a happy one. The lives of the 'Fellow Townsmen' become tragically interwoven.
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00:00I
00:30Let's go.
01:00Oh, Mr. Burnett?
01:20Hello, Don. How are you? Jump up here with me and drive to your door.
01:24Thank you, Mr. Burnett.
01:26Have you been on business?
01:28Yes.
01:28There's an old widow over at Tollerdown wanting to make a change in her will.
01:32It's quite a stretch for you.
01:34Well, a solicitor in a town like ours must take all the work he can get.
01:38How's Mrs. Burnett?
01:41Mrs. Burnett was very well when I last saw her.
01:43Here we go.
01:53I'm not sure.
01:55It's coming along, I see.
02:20Yes.
02:21That house is no idea of mine, you know.
02:23The one I have already is good enough for me.
02:27My grandfather built it.
02:28It's as stout as a castle.
02:30My father was born there, he lived there, and he died there.
02:34And I was born there, and I've always lived there.
02:37And yet I must build a new house.
02:40Why do you?
02:42Why?
02:43To preserve the peace in my household.
02:45I'd do anything for that.
02:47If you knew everything about the life we lead,
02:49you'd think it was hopeless to even...
02:51Anywhere you have no such problems,
02:56and God forbid you ever should.
02:57What a hell of a bird.
03:00What a hell of a bird.
03:00What a bird's a bird.
03:01I used to use a bird.
03:02I showed you.
03:03I had a bird.
03:06Where are you going?
03:07What a bird.
03:09It's a bird.
03:09What a bird did it.
03:11Who can't find my bird type?
03:13Who can't find my birdies?
03:15I saw one of them.
03:15I saw one bird.
03:16Something dirigently on the ship.
03:17It's a bird.
03:18I used to stay on the ship.
03:19It's pretty good, I am.
03:20There's a bird.
03:20A bird.
03:20I'm alive today.
03:21I saw one of them.
03:21I was not eating almost but if it was too cold.
03:22I saw another bird you know that.
03:23I was a bird.
03:24Look, here they are, ready to receive you.
03:33It is Father Charlotte, look.
03:36Here he comes.
03:38Hello.
03:38Hello.
03:41Charlotte.
03:42How have you hurt yourself?
03:44Well, hang on a bit.
03:45I think I'm all right.
03:46Oh, Charlotte.
03:46He's all right.
03:48No, come on.
03:49I'm perfectly ill.
03:49Do forgive us, Mr. Barnett.
03:51Not at all, not at all.
03:53Here.
03:55I am sorry, Mr. Barnett.
03:57I was so concerned about Charles, I forgot to wish you good evening.
04:00Please don't mention it, Mrs. Down.
04:02You have been far better employed.
04:05Now, if you will excuse me, I must be on my way.
04:08Thank you for bringing my husband home.
04:11And please give our regards to Mrs. Barnett.
04:15Of course.
04:17Good night, you all.
04:19Good night, Mr. Barnett.
04:20Good night, Mr. Barnett.
04:21Good evening, Mr. Barnett.
04:40Good evening, sir.
04:40Good evening, sir.
04:40Good evening, sir.
04:57Where's your mistress, William?
04:58Mrs. Barnett is upstairs with her dressmaker, sir.
05:01Dressmaker?
05:02At this time of day?
05:03Mrs. Barnett dined early, sir.
05:06She hopes she'll excuse her not joining you this evening.
05:08She knew I was coming home tonight?
05:10Yes, sir.
05:12Go up and tell her that I'm here.
05:13Yes, sir.
07:20Please give me your hand.
07:35I've held it often enough in the past.
07:42I would rather forget the past, Mr. Barnett.
07:46I cannot think it kind of you to refer to it, or indeed to come here at all.
07:53I don't trouble you often, Lucy.
07:55Oh, indeed.
07:56It's been a very long time since I had the honor of a visit from you.
08:00I certainly did not expect it now.
08:05I hope Mrs. Barnett as well.
08:06I believe she is, yes.
08:08I believe she is, yes.
08:09You should know, Mr. Barnett.
08:12She's your wife.
08:20Don't be frightened.
08:21Shh, shh, shh.
08:22I did not come to talk of Mrs. Barnett.
08:24I came to talk of you.
08:25I wanted to inquire how you were getting on since the loss of your father.
08:33I'm getting on fairly well, thank you.
08:37Of course.
08:39You should not be painting in this light, you know.
08:41I was not painting.
08:42I was only sketching the outlines.
08:44I do that at night to save time.
08:47I have to get three dozen done by the end of the month.
08:50You will only hurt your eyes.
08:51You ought not to do it.
08:52There was a time when I would have said you must not do it.
08:58I almost wish my own eyes had never seen light when I think how we were then, Lucy.
09:05You used to have a respect for me.
09:08And for yourself.
09:11Don't speak any more as you've spoken.
09:14And don't come here again.
09:16I came to visit a woman I loved.
09:19Don't be angry with me.
09:20I couldn't help coming to see you.
09:23So many things have brought you into my mind.
09:26On my way home this evening,
09:28I met a man I've known for a long time.
09:30An old school friend of mine.
09:33When I saw how happy he was.
09:36How his wife and family welcomed him.
09:39Though he's only got a tenth of my income and of my chances.
09:44When I thought how it might have been for me.
09:48I couldn't help coming here.
09:50I had to see you.
09:51Oh yes.
09:54I know it was wrong of me to come.
09:55But I wanted to talk to you.
10:00To talk of the past and of the people and places we used to know.
10:04I think it would take a little more time before we can sit together and talk like that.
10:08It is still too soon for me to remember it calmly.
10:11Perhaps you have forgotten already.
10:14Indeed, you must have forgotten long before you acted the way you did.
10:16Well, I'm doing my best to forget it too.
10:19And I know I shall succeed from the progress I've already made.
10:24Yes, that's only what I deserve.
10:26But if you had written one line to me, Lucy.
10:31After that misunderstanding between us, just one little line.
10:35I declare I should have come back to you.
10:38How could I write to you, Mr. Barnett?
10:40There was never an excuse for me to do so.
10:42Then there ought to have been.
10:44Everything was so indefinite.
10:45Your position was so much wealthier than mine.
10:48I fancied I might have mistaken your meaning.
10:51And then when I heard of the other lady.
10:54A woman from a family of which even you might be proud.
10:57I thought how foolish I had been and I said nothing.
11:00You are the woman I should have made my wife.
11:04And I let you slip like the stupid man I was.
11:13I am the wrong one to console you, Mr. Barnett.
11:15You should not even be here.
11:17Think how bad it would be for me if it were known.
11:23I'm so sorry, yes.
11:26Indeed it would, yes.
11:30I'm not right in doing this.
11:34And I won't do it again.
11:38I think it foolish to believe the course we did not take must have been the best.
11:42And you don't know that I should have accepted if you had asked me to marry you.
11:47Please do as I ask.
11:50Make it up with your wife.
11:52I will try.
11:53I must try and make the best of it all, I suppose.
12:00But I will never again meet with such a girl as you.
12:03Ah, Mr. Barnett.
12:26That little bill you signed for me, Mr. Barnett.
12:29I hope to be able to make it right with you in three weeks' time.
12:33Don't worry, Dr. Charlson.
12:34As I keep telling you, there's no hurry for it.
12:37I've had a dream, Mr. Barnett.
12:45I've had a dream.
12:47I dreamed that a gentleman who's been very kind to me
12:51married a haughty lady in haste
12:53before he'd quite forgotten the nice little girl he knew before.
12:56And that one fine evening, like this one,
13:01as I was walking up the harbour road,
13:04I saw him coming out of the cottage
13:06where that dear little girl has her present abode.
13:09Let's have no more of that talk, please, Charlson.
13:11No, no, of course not.
13:13I assure you, Mr. Barnett, I meant no offence in any way at all.
13:17Please accept my apologies for mentioning it.
13:20I shall not have cause to go there again.
13:41Good day to you, Mrs. Barnett.
13:50The council meeting will reconvene in 15 minutes, gentlemen.
14:15Mr. Barnett.
14:16I'm sorry to trouble you, Mr. Barnett.
14:20No, it's quite all right, Mr. Jones.
14:21Well, it is a matter of some urgency.
14:24I had a visit from Mrs. Barnett this morning
14:25and she requested certain alterations in design.
14:28Well, I thought I ought to point out...
14:30Please do as she wishes, Mr. Jones.
14:32Do as she wishes.
14:33I'm quite prepared to sustain the additional costs.
14:36Very good, Mr. Barnett.
14:40Good day to you, Mr. Barnett.
14:42Good day, Mr. Jones.
14:46We see you very seldom these days, Mr. Barnett.
15:01Yes, I'm afraid I don't attend as often as I should.
15:05Well, the business can be tedious, I know.
15:09Especially this matter of constructing a proper harbour.
15:11I sometimes wonder if it'll ever be done.
15:16Oh, there's Mrs. Barnett.
15:19Has she come to meet you?
15:21No, I think not.
15:24I expect she has something to do in town.
15:27Ah, yes.
15:28You know, I've often thought of proposing a little plan to you.
15:37You must take it or leave it as you choose, of course.
15:41But, in fact, it was my wife who suggested it.
15:46She said she'd be very pleased to call on Mrs. Barnett
15:50and get into her confidence.
15:51She seemed to think that Mrs. Barnett was rather alone in the town.
15:57She has no friends here.
15:59It might help her if she had someone to whom she could talk.
16:03Mrs. Barnett's used to London people of good position.
16:07And this has made Emily a little...
16:10fearful of intruding on her.
16:12Thank you, darling.
16:16I'm grateful to you both.
16:18And I must admit, there is something in what your wife says
16:21about the effects of my wife's background.
16:26But please let her call if she will.
16:30I will take it as the kindest thing if she will try.
16:35And not be too frightened of a repulse.
16:38Yes.
16:42You coming back to town?
17:12Mr. Barnett.
17:14No, I don't think I shall, Mr. Jones.
17:17I shall go down to the harbour instead.
17:19Then I can bring back my wife and Mrs. Dull.
17:42Hello, Mr. Barnett.
18:00Hello, Lucy.
18:01I've been thinking about you this afternoon.
18:06Since I saw Mrs. Barnett's carriage go by.
18:11Yes.
18:13She's driving Mrs. Down to the harbour.
18:15Well, I'm going there myself.
18:23It's a beautiful day, is it not?
18:26Yes, it is.
18:29Good day, Lucy.
18:31Good day, Mr. Barnett.
18:32Good day, Lucy.
18:37Good day, Lucy.
18:40Good day, Lucy.
18:43Hey!
19:08What is it? What's wrong?
19:09Terrible. It's a boat.
19:11John Green's boat.
19:12Two ladies and her out for a trip.
19:15Coming back in, Wayne gusted round.
19:18Turned her over.
19:19All drowned.
19:20Run to the inn. Tell them to ride to town for a doctor.
19:42It's my wife.
19:44It's my wife.
19:44It's my wife.
19:53It's my wife.
20:09Where's the other lady?
20:18Dragged out to see, sir.
20:19Must have been.
20:20I've got my wife here.
20:45There may still be a chance to revive her.
20:47Mrs. Darn was with her, but they haven't found her yet.
20:49Send your man down there in case he can help her.
20:50Come on, man, quickly!
21:05What can I do?
21:09I shall do everything that can be done.
21:12I shall have to tell Darn.
21:15His wife was only there because of me.
21:17I shall have to tell Darn.
21:21Darn.
21:23Darn.
21:24Darn.
21:25Darn.
21:26Darn.
21:27Darn.
21:29Darn.
21:30Darn.
21:31Darn.
21:32Darn.
21:33Darn.
21:34Darn.
21:35Darn.
21:37Darn.
21:39Darn.
21:40Oh, God.
22:10Well, we've done everything but without results.
22:37I sympathize with you in your bereavement.
22:48Mr. Barnett, that little mutter between us, I hope to settle it finally in about three
22:54weeks.
24:35VIOLIN PLAYS
25:05VIOLIN PLAYS
25:35VIOLIN PLAYS
25:40VIOLIN PLAYS
25:44VIOLIN PLAYS
25:58Who cares?
26:23Did your mistress say where she was going?
26:26No, sir.
26:27Has the carriage been ordered to meet her anywhere?
26:29No, sir.
26:30Did she take her latchkey?
26:32No, sir.
26:54Dr Charleston to see you, sir.
26:57Dr Charleston would like to see you, sir.
26:59Shall I show him in, will you?
27:02Yes, sir.
27:03Yes, sir.
27:04Dr Charleston, sir.
27:05Good evening, Mr. Barnard.
27:06What is it, Charleston?
27:08What is it, Charleston?
27:09I come not as a surgeon, nor yet as a settler in the matter of 50 pounds, though I assure you that that affair will be cleared very soon.
27:13Please state your business, Charleston.
27:14What is it, Charleston?
27:15What is it, Charleston?
27:16What is it, Charleston?
27:17What is it, Charleston?
27:18What is it, Charleston?
27:19What is it, Charleston?
27:20I come not as a surgeon, nor yet as a settler in the matter of 50 pounds, though I assure you that that affair will be cleared very soon.
27:30Please state your business, Charleston.
27:32My business is the business of a messenger, Mr. Barnard.
27:37A certain lady gave a note to the waiter at the Bull Hotel.
27:42And as I myself was in the hotel at the time, taking a little refreshment, you know, I offered to save the weight of the labor of delivering it to you.
27:51Where is the letter?
27:52It is here, Mr. Barnard.
27:55Unread, unopened.
27:58I deliver it into your hands, as I promised to do.
28:07Do you have any brandy, Mr. Barnard?
28:10There is some on the sideboard. Please help yourself.
28:17Unread.
28:19Not undeciphered, Mr. Barnard.
28:22I decipher that a certain lady has caught the stage for London.
28:28I decipher that she does not intend to return.
28:32I decipher that she would like you to send on her belongings.
28:36And I decipher that that is the end of that.
28:45If only it were, eh, Mr. Barnard.
28:48Oh, yes.
28:50You're certainly rid of her.
28:52But you're still married, Mr. Barnard.
28:55You're not free.
28:57As you might have been.
28:58As you might have been.
29:02You're right.
29:03I'm a dealer.
29:05I'm not free.
29:06I'm a dealer.
29:07I've got a heading for you, Mr. Barnard.
29:11The police are all right.
29:12Yes.
29:14Let's go.
29:16Let's go.
29:18Let's go.
29:20Yes.
29:21All right.
29:22Mr. Barnard.
29:23Mr. Barnett
29:31Yes, Lucy
29:39How can I repay the pleasure of meeting you?
29:43The night was so clear I came out for a walk
29:46I'm on my way home now
29:49I'm glad we've met just now
29:52I've been meaning to ask you if there's something I can do for you
29:55Help you in some way
29:57I know you have few enough friends
30:00I'm not entirely without friends, Mr. Barnett
30:03But I have already decided I shall make a change in my life
30:07I've advertised for a post as a drawing teacher or a governess
30:11It would not be easy to find such a post
30:13You must let me help you
30:15No
30:16My brother, as you know, is settled in India
30:21He's often asked me to join in there
30:23If I fail to obtain employment, then I've decided that is what I shall do
30:29I wish I could go anywhere
30:31Everywhere with you, Lucy
30:33But forget this place and its associations forever
30:36I told you before, you must not speak in that way
30:39It simply makes it impossible for me to see you
30:41Let alone receive any guidance from you
30:44No, Mr. Barnett
30:46There is nothing you can do for me at present
30:49If ever I think there is, I shall take the trouble to ask you
30:54Till then, goodbye
30:56I'm sorry to disturb you at breakfast, darling
31:26Oh, not at all, Mr. Barnett
31:30I'm later than I should be
31:34I should really be at my office by now
31:38Since I lost my dear Emily, all the order seems to have gone out of my life
31:48Anyway, I'm glad you called
31:54I have something I very much wanted to show you
31:59I got your architect, Jones
32:04To do this for me
32:06It's not precisely what I wanted, no, no
32:11She was a treasure beyond compare, Mr. Barnett
32:16Oh, I know it's unbecoming to grieve
32:20I know her spirit's home was elsewhere
32:23The tender light in her eyes always showed that
32:28But I have a long, dreary time ahead of me
32:32I shall never be able to fill the void that she has left in my heart
32:37She was a good woman in the highest sense
32:40No, it's not quite what I want
32:44I want something more striking
32:47More like a tomb I have seen in St. Paul's Cathedral
32:50Nothing less will do justice to my feelings
32:53And even that will fall far, far short of them
32:58Should you not try to live more in your children's lives, Darn
33:02Try to soften the sharpness of regret for your past
33:07By thinking of their future
33:09Yes, I should, yes
33:12But what more can I do that I'm already doing?
33:16That was one reason for my visit this morning
33:18I have a suggestion to make to you
33:23Now be careful, children
33:36You must be careful
33:38You must not run about
33:41You may not be entirely safe
33:43Oh, oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Barnett
33:47The children would come in
33:49And I did not realise there was anyone here
33:51You're perfectly welcome, Lucy
33:52I should be most happy
33:54If you would allow me to show you round the place
33:55It's perfectly safe
33:57You can run, play, do whatever you choose
33:59How are you liking your post as governess, Lucy?
34:11Very much, Mr. Barnett
34:13I'm most happy in it
34:14I could not believe my good fortune
34:17When Mr. Downe replied to my advertisement
34:19The thing I fear most is my own incompetence
34:23I did try very much to stop them from coming in here
34:27They are rather willful
34:29We are directed to walk this way to take the sea air
34:33I know
34:34In the past few weeks
34:37I've often watched you pass along the road
34:39I wish you would allow them to make the house their regular playground
34:43There's no better place for children to romp around in
34:46than the empty rooms of a house
34:47I don't know
35:05Come on, man.
35:35Good afternoon, Mr. Barnett.
35:57Hello, Lucy.
35:58Uh, Mr. Jones has left me these wallpaper patterns.
36:08Would you be good enough to look at them and tell me what you think would suit this room best?
36:13Mr. Barnett, I find I owe you a hundred thanks.
36:18It was through your kindness that I was engaged by Mr. Downe.
36:22Believe me, Mr. Barnett, I did not know until yesterday, or I should have thanked you long and long ago.
36:28I had offended you just a trifle at that time, I think, and it was best that you should not know.
36:35Well, let us not allude to that.
36:41It is past and over, and we will let it be.
36:50The house is nearly finished, is it not?
36:55How beautiful the gardens will be when the evergreens are grown.
36:58I have to confess, my feelings are changing for the place.
37:04Its recent associations are cheerful, and I am beginning to like it fast.
37:13Mr. Downe asked me to show you this.
37:16It is a revision of the original design.
37:22He would like your opinion on it.
37:25This is rather surprising.
37:27It is not what he said he had in mind.
37:30But I approve of it, certainly. Please tell him I do.
37:34I am delighted he has chosen a good, straightforward design.
37:39I have come to a decision about my future, Mr. Barnett.
37:53The months I have spent in this work have not only been happy,
37:57they have helped to settle my mind.
38:00I feel it is my place to be with what family I have.
38:04And I have decided to sail for India at the beginning of next month.
38:10Is this a definite decision?
38:12Yes, it is.
38:14I think you have not fully considered it.
38:16You have said yourself you are happy in your work.
38:18Think of the children you teach. What will become of them?
38:22I have thought over all these things.
38:25The children will quickly find a better governess than I.
38:30And there is no other reason for my staying here.
38:39I think we are nearing completion, Mr. Barnett.
38:40All that remains to be done is the wallpapering.
38:41All that remains to be done is the wallpapering.
38:42good morning mr. Barnett good morning Jones I think we're nearing completion
39:06mr. Barnett all that remains to be done is the wallpapering are you able to make a suitable choice
39:12of patterns that I left I have been rather occupied these past few days I will give the matter my
39:25attention very shortly thank you mr. Barnett excuse me Mason wishes me to visit the churchyard give
39:36my approval on the work he's done on mrs. Downs grave but that cannot have been completed
39:41the design was only picked three days ago which design mr. Barnett there have been very many
39:47the whole thing's been so reduced it's been nothing but wasted labor for me in the end he decided on a
39:52common headstone oh Mason would put that up in half a day a common headstone yes oh I tried to hold out
40:01for the addition of a footstone at least but he said oh no he couldn't afford it anyway
40:06I've been trying for some time to find you this letter has come by post and it's marked immediate
40:16and there's a note from mr. Down
40:18from dr. Andrew Carter Brant Lodge Putney near London dear sir a few days ago I was called to the furnished
40:34villa which for the past few months your wife has rented here and I discovered that she was suffering
40:40from a severe attack of pneumonia I regret to have to inform you that our efforts to affect her recovery
40:46were of no avail and that unfortunately she died this morning please accept my deepest sympathy
40:53if you'll excuse me mr. Barnett
40:58of course Charles
41:02thank you
41:18thank you
41:26thank you
41:31thank you
41:33thank you
41:35thank you
41:40I beg your pardon, sir, but here's the note from Mr. Down that you didn't take.
42:01Oh, thank you, William.
42:10Oh, thank you.
42:40Oh, thank you.
43:10Oh, thank you.
43:40Oh, thank you.
43:50Hello, Mr. Barnett.
43:51Ah, my dear friend.
43:53How good to see you.
43:55I congratulate you from the bottom of my heart.
43:57I know that you will be very happy, Miss Savile.
44:00Mrs. Down?
44:01Of course.
44:02Thank you, Mr. Barnett.
44:04I wish you could have come sooner.
44:06I called on purpose to ask you.
44:08Both of us so wanted you to be here.
44:09I realize this is very sudden, but you must blame dear Lucy for that.
44:17She expressed her intention of going to India.
44:20I then realized I couldn't do without her.
44:22You will drive back with us, won't you?
44:26No, no, no, no, no.
44:26I'm not at all prepared.
44:27I haven't even had time to go home and dress.
44:30I shall stand back and observe the effects of the spectacle on myself as if I were one of the public.
44:34I shall stand back.
45:04I shall stand back.
45:34I shall stand back.
46:04I shall stand back.
46:34I shall stand back.
47:04I shall stand back.
47:34I shall stand back.
47:36I shall stand back.
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47:45I shall stand back.
47:47I shall stand back.
47:49I shall stand back.
47:51I shall stand back.
47:53I shall stand back.
47:55I shall stand back.
47:59I shall stand back.
48:00Let's go.
48:30Let's go.
49:00Let's go.
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