Look Back in Anger Page #2

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in, miss?

She doesn't take to 'er, eh?

Funny how they know about people.

just relax

a minute.

I'll put something on that burn.

How did you do it?

On the iron. I

was careless.

Does your husband know about the baby?

No.

In the next few months,

you're going to depend

a great deal on his

help and consideration.

What's his

profession?

He has a sweet stall in the market.

I thought you told me once

he was a university graduate.

Doctor...

is it too late,

i mean, to...

do anything?

I didn't hear

that question.

I'm sorry.

I hope you won't ask it again

- of anyone.

Or try to do

anything foolish.

I'm getting

hungry.

Ah, you're a

bloody pig.

I'm not a pig. I just like food, that's all

like it? You're like a sexual maniac,

only, with you,

it's food.

You'll end up in

the news of the world,

boyo, you wait.

"James Porter, age 25,

was bound over last week

"after pleading guilty to interfering

"with a small cabbage

and 2 tins of beans.

"The accused said

he hadn't been

"feeling well

for some time

"and had been

having blackouts."

Hey, there's ma tanner.

Ma!

Ohh, jimmy, lad.

It's good

to see you.

You look

wonderful, ma.

Hello, son.

How are you?

Keepin' well?

Yes, quite. thanks.

Ohh. Oh, you have

got it nice.

You approve?

Yes.

Does you justice?

You bet.

How long do

you got, ma?

Well, i'm only up

for the day.

I came up to see me old man's grave.

Well, let's go and have a drink.

Oh, can you leave?

Yeah, and a

bite to eat.

He's hungry.

All right.

He's runnin'

off with me.

You want to

watch him.

Who's the old

girl, there?

She was his

landlady,

set him up

in this stall.

Oh, aye?

Tchin-tchin.

Cheers.

Oh, i do love a

port and lemon...

proper charlady's

tipple, isn't it?

Well, how's everything going, jim?

The stall

is doing fine.

I know

that, son.

You'll have paid

me off soon,

and i shall be able to

retire to the south of france.

I owe you

a lot, ma.

You don't owe me

nothing, son.

You know,

sometimes i've wondered

whether i did the right thing.

Oh, look who's here.

We was just

talking about you.

How are you, dear?

jimmy, l-l-i wanted

to talk to you.

'ere, let me get you a little something.

no, thank you.

Ow. No, no, no, it's my turn n

Your hubby's been

doing the honors up to now.

Come on, dear. It'll buck you up.

i don't want a

drink, really.

Ohh...

well, perhaps-

give her a pink gin.

Right, a

pink gin.

That's what

she's used to.

Jimmy-

you're right on for m, aren't you?

Look down your nose at her again and i'll-

l-l-i just couldn'

t bear to be touched

you made that

perfectly plain.

Did i? Oh,

l-l-i'm sorry.

She's only here

for a few hours.

Why don't

you go ahead

and really spoil

them for her?

Ta, dear.

Here.

Thanks.

What about you, ma?

not taking anything?

No, better not.

This'll do me.

Cheers.

Cheers.

I was just going to have a

look at me husband's grave,

make sure it's

been kept nice.

Oh.

You know, if you don't

keep your eye on things,

people pinch

the flower vases,

and the grass grows

all over the place.

I wouldn't like him to

think i neglected him.

That's quite a walk to the cemetery

up that steep hill.

Yes, especially

with my feet, dear.

Blimey, look at the time.

I'd better be goin' along.

Good thing you

reminded me.

There's no need

to go yet, ma.

There's plenty

of time.

But i've got to buy me flowers yet,

and i promised my sister

i wouldn't be late back.

You sit still, dear,

and finish your drink.

Well, i've

- she's sign ing the pledge, ma

oh, wise girl.

I wish i'd done that years ago.

This way, ma

[Bird chirps]

now, who's got nice flowers?

I'll get 'em

for ya, ma.

No, i got to

buy 'em.

All right.

Jimmy.

I'll see you

in a minute, ma.

I went to the doctor this morning.

So i see.

did you tell him

what happened?

But l-i

didn't go-

did you tell him i did it deliberately

"i'm terrified

of him, doctor.

"Can't you think of a nice, quiet asylum

"where we can safely lock him up?"

On. But it needs 2

doctors to certify a pers

Better get another befo re that heals up.

what is it, lovely?

Nothing.

i said,"what is it?"

you see,

i'm pregnant.

please.

We don't sell them. Try-try down there.

Oh, thank you.

Have you told jimmy yet?

I tried tojust now.

Hey, lovely, you've got to tell him.

Oh, you've done wonders with it, son.

Now, what's

the time?

You've got plenty of time yet.

Oh, we had lots of fun, him and me,

bein' alive,

you know,

just bein'

alive.

That's enough for an

old girl like me,

chewin' the cud and havin'

a nip of what you fancy.

Wouldn't do if we was all

like that, would it, mate, eh?

Would it, mate?

What do you

really want, jimmy?

Everything.

Nothing.

There, now, it's

going to rain.

Look at me keeping you

out here in all this.

I am sorry.

Upsy-daisy.

Ha ha. He was

quite happy

in his own little way, you know.

He was doing

what he wanted

mind you, i

don't reckon

he'd ever been

a henry irving,

but you know

what i mean.

Helena?

Yes, that will be

perfectly all right.

Yes, come along in about half an hour.

See you.

Thank you,

miss drury.

Don't

thank me.

If Mr. Lewis doesn't

mind giving up his room

oh, no. It's all right by me.

But no one seems

to care about

Poor Arnold's supper, do they, darling?

come along

that was good

of you, Cliff.

Aw, forget

it, darling.

Always wanted to sleep on the landing.

Who is this

helena?

Oh, Helena Charles. She's an old friend.

She's going to be working at the theatre

for the next

couple of weeks.

Actress, is she?

Yes. So, when she telephoned, i.

I needed someone to talk to

do you understand, cliff?

All right,

darling.

Hey, lovely, does jimmy know this helena?

Yes. He

hates her.

I took up a lot

of your time.

Goodbye, ma.

Goodbye. Take care.

goodbye, son.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Oh, can you manage

fine.

I better shift the

ladies, i suppose.

I mean, if she's a bit proper.

Thank you.

How's it

feeling now?

Oh, it's

all right.

It-it wasn't

anything.

I'm sorry.

There's

no need.

I mean it.

I know.

I did do it

on purpose.

Yes.

There's hardly

a moment

when i'm not watching and wanting you.

Nearly 2 years of being

in the same room with you,

and i still can't stop

my sweat breaking out

when i see you doing

something as ordinary as...

leaning over an ironing board.

Trouble is...

trouble is you get used to people.

Even their trivialities

become indispensable to you.

Indispensable.

And a little mysterious.

I think i must have a lot of old stock.

And nobody

wants it.

What shall we

do tonight?

What would you like to do?

Drink?

No, i know what i'd like to do now.

Well, you'll have to

wait till the proper time.

There's no such thing

jimmy-

you're very

beautiful.

Beautiful.

Beautifu l great-eyed squirrel

hoarding, nut-munching squirrel,

with highly-polished,

gleaming fur

l. And an ostrich feather of a tai

whee!

How i envy you.

And you're a jolly,

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