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her the benefit of it.

- Pretty strong evidence.

- Circumstantial.

Hmm, very nice too, they should have

called us in, we'd have fixed her!

To the future Lord Chancellor!

- Pretty girl, Nurse Graham.

- Yeah.

- Bill, I wish I knew.

- What?

- Whether she did it or not.

- Does that matter?

- She's done you a good turn.

- Hope so.

Overfilled the bath again this morning.

More trouble.

- Is Mr Farringdon in?

- Yes. Won't you come in?

- What name shall I say?

- Nurse Graham.

Could you wait a moment?

- It's her!

- What?

- It's her!

- What does she want?

Oh I don't know. Probably wants to

borrow a couple of quid.

- I can't see her. Tell her to go away.

- It's too late. She's in!

- Good evening Miss Graham.

- May I see you a moment, Mr Farringdon?

Why certainly, yes, come in.

- Oh, this is Bill Mather, Miss Graham

- How do you do?

- You don't mind if he stays?

- Oh, I'd better be getting off...

- What?

- Oh I've got to, old man,

I've got to get back to the station,

back to work. Goodbye!

- Goodbye!

- Let me take this!

- You'd left the court before I could

see you alone. I only wanted to thank

you for what you did.

Not at all, you made it easy for me!

Why don't you, uh, sit down?

You stood up to the cross-examination

splendidly!

Did I? I didn't feel like it.

- Have a drink.

- I would like a cigarette.

- Yes of course, I... Oh, just a minute!

- Oh please, don't bother!

That's alright, I've got some in here!

- You've had a rotten time.

- Yes.

I haven't quite got used to the feeling

yet. I mean of not being stared at

in that dock any longer.

After all it isn't every day one gets

snatched from the gallows.

- Well, it's over now.

- Yes, it's over.

- Staying in London?

- Yes. I couldn't go back to Claw Hill

People there, I saw the way they

looked at me.

- Probably your imagination.

- I wish it had been.

I was with Miss Blaker for three years,

you know.

I thought they were my friends. If I

hadn't known you were fighting for me

and believing in me I don't think I

could have gone through with it.

That's really what I came to say.

Thank you. I must go now.

- Have you any plans?

- Yes, I've quite made up my mind.

I'm going to forget about the whole

thing and try and get another job.

Didn't think it sounded very convincing

either. Still thanks to you I can try.

- Same sort of job?

- Why not? I've nothing to be ashamed of.

No, naturally, I mean... well, why don't

you go away first for a little while

and get some rest?

I mean there's no hurry, is there,

from the financial angle?

After all, you'll have the money that

Miss Blaker's left you.

- Why not?

- I couldn't, that's all.

Well, you've a clear conscience,

haven't you?

Of course, I...

- You're not certain, either, are you?

- But Miss Graham...

Do you think I can't tell by now?

I'm sorry to have butted in on you like

this. Silly of me

to imagine your defence of me

was sincere

- Wait a minute!

- Once again, thank you for getting me

the benefit of the doubt. I imagine

that's what you'd call it. Goodbye.

Well, thank you for trying.

Yes, I won't be a moment. Bye.

Oh Nurse Graham, I've had a word with

the matron and I'm afraid it's...

it's not possible.

But I thought... as I'd had my training

here.

Oh, you know if it rested with me!

But we have to answer to the governors!

- You see,if we were to take you back...

- I understand

Yes - you've been to the agencies, I

suppose?

- All of them. Well,thank you for trying.

- Not at all.

- Bye

- Goodbye

You, uh, told them all who you were?

Seemed the thing to do.

Hmm, I sometimes wonder whether honesty

is always the best policy,

In certain cases.

- Good luck

- Thank you

- Hello, Sylvia. Any messages for me?

- No, Miss Graham.

Oh, that came through over there,

that's all.

You'll find it very quiet here, just

my wife and myself and the staff.

- But I take it you won't mind that?

- No, not at all.

Your duties won't be very heavy,

just to wheel me about the garden and

laugh at my jokes.

Judith! Oh, you'll have to give me

my medicine.

It doesn't do me any good at all but

it's a very pretty colour.

- Well, how's that all sound to you, hm?

- Too good to be true!

Ah, now that's only one side of the

picture, though.

Sometimes I'm rather out of sorts, then

I'm apt to blast about a bit.

Judith!

Tell you the truth, when I get like that

I'm rather terrifying.

- That scare you at all?

- I don't think so.

I've had quite a lot to do with

violent patients.

- Did you call me, darling?

- Yes dear, here's Nurse Lovell

- Oh, how do you do?

- This is my wife.

I've just been giving Nurse Lovell all

my references.

- Are they satisfactory?

- Yes, very.

- We're going to get on famously,I think

- Splendid!

I suppose I must write to your last

employer.

I'm afraid my last employer died.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

It does happen to some people.

But you needn't worry my dear, it's not

going to happen to me.

My wife's trying to be businesslike,

Miss Lovell.

- She's really completely muddle-headed!

- That's libellous, Edward!

I'm not interested in references!

Your last three selections had wonderful

ones

- they might have written themselves!

- They probably did!

- Can we take it as settled, then?

- Yes, yes.

- Can you possibly start on Monday?

- Yes, I think so.

Good. I'm looking forward to being

pampered.

- Tracy!

- Yes, Madam?

This is Nurse Lovell. She'll be joining

us on Monday.

Very well, Madam.

You may have to get the 9:30 train from

Waterloo, I'll send a car to meet you

at Dorford station

Thank you, Mrs Bentley.

I says to Nurse Lovell, I says, 'Now this

war's started you'll be going off

nursing soldiers!'

And what did she say?

She said 'Maybe I will one day'

I'd go like a shot if I was in her shoes

I can tell you!

I'd make quite a good nurse, tucking

them in at night!

You'd tuck them in, all right!

And what did he say?

Nothing, just pulled a face as long as

your arm, and then she said, simple,

'But I'd rather be here with you' and

he smiled, happy.

I must say it's made a difference to him

her being here.

He hasn't sent his fish back once in

three months!

- And you know what it was before!

- Terrible!

- Good morning!

- Good morning!

- Hello, nurse!

- Time for his medicine?

Yes. I'm driving into the town before

lunch, does anybody want anything?

I could do with a new lipstick if you're

passing Woolworths!

Remarkable how quick it goes now the

militia boys have moved down here!

- Thank you, Tracy.

- I thought Mrs Bentley was going in?

No, she has a headache, she didn't sleep

very well.

She asked me to get Mr Bentley's tobacco

for him.

Oh.

Oh, I quite forgot to tell her what

colour I wanted!

Colour won't matter in the blackout!

Come in!

- May I put up the curtains, Madam?

- Yes, Tracy.

- Did you give her the prescription?

- No.

Why not?

I can't.

Aren't you being just a little foolish,

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