Conspirator Page #3

Hello?

Yes .. yes.

Yes!

It's Michael.

Now you can tell him the things

you've been telling me for two days.

Oh, I will. I'll handle him.

Hello?

Yes.

Who?

Oh, Michael?

Oh, you are?

You did?

It's his aunt. He's just told her he's

met the loveliest young woman.

He means me.

Oh, I'm sorry, Michael.

What were you saying?

He's asked me to come for the weekend.

Oh, I can't.

The laundry doesn't come back until

Monday and I have no clothes.

He's swearing.

Alright, I'll come.

Yes, Michael.

I understand.

You'll meet me at Llandryd

station tomorrow morning.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Michael.

Oh.

Oh.

What's the matter with you?

Hello.

This is Melinda, aunt Jessica.

You didn't tell me she

was so beautiful, Michael.

I'm so glad you came.

I'm glad you asked me.

These are my grandchildren.

Hello.

Now children, stop staring and

say how do you do to Melinda.

I refuse to let them call you

Miss Greyton. Good.

This is John.

How are you, John.

Cooper.

Hello, Cooper.

And the little one is Nicko.

How are you, Nicko?

I'm hungry.

Breakfast is just ready.

Run along and chance, Melinda.

I'll show you.

Come along, children.

There you are, dear.

Help yourself to what you like, child.

Thank you, I will.

Oh, I'm starving.

Ann, call Mr Michael again, will you.

Very well, ma'am. I will indeed.

Come along, Nicko.

If you divide it the way I do,

it won't be so hard to eat.

How can I when it

keeps running together.

That's because you take all the cream.

Very wholesome, my porridge.

I see you paint your fingernails.

Tell me, I've always wondered.

Do young women who paint their

fingernails also paint their toes?

Well I do, although I don't

know why. No-one sees them.

I should like to.

Well, it's consistent.

If there is one thing I like in

a woman .. it's consistency.

Of course you're every

young. How old are you?

Eighteen.

Nicko, you're to finish your porridge.

I don't like it.

Nobody likes it. They just eat it.

Well, I've finished mine.

Now I think I'll have the kipper.

Porridge and kipper?

A nice, healthy appetite.

I'm going to like you very much.

I'm sorry to be so late.

Alright, dear.

Michael, when you finish breakfast, you

must show Melinda some countryside.

Kipper?

Yes, please.

It is really very beautiful.

And very wild in places.

There are some interesting spots.

Oh, I want to see all of it.

There's no sightseeing this morning.

Knapsacks are all packed and

ready for the great rabbit hunt.

The party will move off under

sealed orders immediately.

A rabbit hunt?

He promised.

Where is it going to be, uncle Michael?

You'll see.

Well, if you must have a rabbit hunt ..

I think you might have a secret staff

meeting with Melinda before you start.

About the Curragh campaign.

The plans are all made.

Get your knapsacks, children.

I left them in the hall.

Aren't you coming, aunt Jessica?

Nothing would induce

me to leave the house.

It might rain again.

I don't want to get my wig wet.

I'm completely bald, you know.

Typhoid in Malaya.

I didn't know.

I didn't expect you to.

It's a very good wig.

Finish your breakfast, Melinda.

Mustn't keep the children waiting.

I wonder how many rabbits we'll catch.

Not too many, I hope.

Eventually, we'll have thousands.

Watch your footing there .. Cooper.

I'm glad it isn't the kind of

hunt where we use guns.

We're not going to shoot

them, just catch them.

But they run so fast.

I've arranged for that. You'll see.

We're going to pick up our rabbits

and take them home with us.

Alright, men. Stand at ease.

Now, see I'll go first.

It's over there.

I get my rabbit and signal to

you, Melinda. Alright.

Cross the wall here.

Then you take Cooper.

Cooper goes over there.

John, you go over there.

Then we meet back here

for more instructions.

Everyone understand?

Yes.

Alright then, over the top.

Now we have to wait for his signal.

Oh, poor Michael. He didn't get one.

Come on Nicko, let's you and I try.

I'm going to build a

house for my rabbit.

Michael.

His little legs are broken.

There. Come here, Nicko.

It's alright, honey. Don't cry.

What is it, Melinda?

Michael, it's terribly hurt.

It's a steel trap.

It was only a rabbit, Linda.

Linda.

Linda, aren't you going to speak to me?

No.

I didn't mean to frighten you.

Why should I frighten you when I've ..

When I love you so?

I'm frantic and desperately

in love with you.

Don't you love me at all, Linda?

I've been trying to decide

if I really love you.

Or if I'm just obsessed by you.

I don't now, Michael.

I don't know.

Oh don't, Linda.

Don't cry, whatever you do.

You were never born to cry.

I wouldn't hurt you.

Nothing will ever hurt you.

Oh, Michael.

Sometimes you're so kind.

Sometimes ..

Sometimes I'm clumsy.

But I'm no worse than that, Linda.

No worse.

Aren't you?

Of course I'm not.

And when we're married ..

You'll begin to understand me.

And what I am and why.

Then you'll believe in me, Linda.

Believe in me.

Believe in us.

You must.

My goodness.

Come in.

It's a cable, ma'am.

From the States, I fancy.

From mother, Broaders.

Oh, how very nice for you, ma'am.

It's always the news from

home that means the most.

I know. And I'm awful about writing.

But then so is mother.

But she loves to send wires.

When you have a moment to spare

ma'am, we can plan dinner.

Oh, I'm sure you're far cleverer

about dinner than I am, Broaders.

When I can get anything

to be clever with.

But I would like to do something

about those vases. They're awful.

I'd like to get rid of them.

He'd never miss them.

You know what men are.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Michael.

What's up?

A cable from mother at last.

Good.

From Nantucket.

She says:
"Write me. Anxious

to know if you're happy".

"God bless you both. Mother."

Honestly. Anxious to

know if we're happy.

Isn't that the silliest thing?

I suppose now that we're back

we'd both better write to her.

As soon as we have time.

Michael. Can I do anything

I want with this house?

Anything. It's your house now.

Oh wonderful. There

are some things that ..

Do we have a lot of money?

Oh yes. A fabulous amount.

Well, that's nice to know.

How did we get it?

My father left me some.

I make some and ..

Aunt Jessica sends me a bit.

You never told me that.

Next time I write her I'm

going to thank her for it.

No. Better not.

It would only embarrass her.

What about our plans for tonight?

What about them, darling?

I thought after dinner

we could go dancing.

Perhaps to the Orchid Room.

Oh, heavenly.

Look.

Here is a postcard with no message.

Who do you suppose it's from?

I can't say.

Perhaps someone I know

who's visiting London.

Why did Broaders bring

the letters here anyway.

She knows she should

leave them downstairs.

She brought them up with

my cable, so don't be cross.

Oh, honestly.

People who don't sign a name and make

you guess who they are, are just pests.

What's the matter, darling?

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