Of Human Bondage Page #4

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the sun makes on the ground,

Shining through the trees?

Have you ever watched a sky?

I should never have seen the sky

If I hadn't been to Paris.

I understand you.

For months, I have

been starved for beauty.

We can call at my rooms

on the way back

And pick up the last

chapters of your book.

Fancy your remembering.

You're very thoughtful, Philip.

Mr. Carey, there's

someone in your room,

A young lady.

Why did you let her in

if you knew I wasn't home?

I shouldn't have, I know,

but she's been here 3 times.

Shh.

I'm sorry. She's that

upset at not finding you.

Will you please try

to get rid of her?

Say I'm not coming

back tonight, anything.

What if she won't go?

She looks a very

determined young person.

Get the police if you have to.

Wait, please.

I'm not coming up, Nora.

Did I do or say anything

to offend you tonight?

I'm worried.

I think I did.

Of course not.

I'll come in tomorrow.

All right.

Good night, Philip.

Good night.

And the key?

Good night, Nora.

What do you want?

I didn't think I would

ever see you again.

He's left me.

Who?

Emil.

Mr. Miller.

Miller?

That night I was to go out with

you, I went with him instead,

And he asked me to marry him.

He had 7.00 a week

in prospects,

And he said we needn't wait.

We could be married

in a registry office.

Go on. What

happened to you?

I can't tell you.

You were married. You

were living in Birmingham.

No. I was here

in London,

But last Monday,

he went up to Birmingham,

And he promised he'd

be back by Thursday,

And he never came back.

And he didn't come on Friday.

So I wrote to ask him

what was the matter,

And he never answered

the letter!

Then I wrote and said if I

didn't hear from him by return,

I was going up to Birmingham.

And this morning,

I got a solicitor's letter

To say I had no claim on him!

And if I molested him, he'd

ask the protection of the law!

You'd had a row?

Oh, yes. We'd had a quarrel

on the Sunday,

And he'd said he was sick of me.

But he'd said it before,

and he'd come back all right.

That's what made me think

he didn't mean it.

Go on.

He was frightened.

Why was he frightened?

Because I told him

a baby was coming.

And was it?

Or rather, is it?

Yes.

I kept it from him as long as

I could. Then I had to tell him.

If you had only heard

the things he said to me.

I found out precious quick

he was no gentleman!

He left me without a penny.

He hadn't paid my rent,

And I haven't got the money

to pay it!

I wouldn't go back to him now,

Not even if he was to come

and ask me on his bended knees.

And he wasn't getting

the money he said he was!

The lies he told me!

You want me to go to Birmingham

and see what I can do?

No.

He'll never come back now.

I know him.

But he's got to provide for you.

He's your husband, isn't he?

He didn't marry me.

He couldn't.

He had a wife already.

Then what made you

go away with him?

Oh, I don't know.

He made me laugh.

That could have been it.

I'd like to help you.

I'm going to.

You mustn't think

I'm not grateful.

You're a good friend, Philip.

What?

I called you Philip.

May I?

Yes.

You have no money?

I can give you some to go on

with until we can see Miller.

I wouldn't take a penny

from you! I'd rather starve!

I've got my pride to consider!

You have to think of

your health, don't you?

Now?

Yes, I suppose I do now.

I think I can let you have

all you'll need until the baby.

I somehow knew

I could depend on you.

This should carry you

along for the present.

You must go now.

Where do you live?

It is late.

It's all the way

over to highbury.

You may stay here.

Philip, I can't take your bed.

I have a fellow student

who lives upstairs.

He'll let me sleep on his sofa.

You see what I mean, Nora?

So you've taken rooms for her

In the Vauxhall bridge road?

Yes.

Why?

She's going to have a child.

Yours?

No, but she needs help.

And that's why you didn't

answer my telegram?

I couldn't help it, Nora.

There's nothing else.

Then how could you love me?

I didn't!

Forgive me, Nora.

I can't help it.

Even though I've despised her,

I've yearned for her madly.

Can there be a greater

torture in the world

Than to love and at the

same time to condemn?

Nora, she's in my blood.

I never thought ours would come to an

end without any fault of mine at all.

If you want men to behave well to

you, you must be beastly to them.

If you treat them decently, they

make you suffer for it! They...

If you don't mind,

I think I'll walk on alone.

I'm afraid I'm going to weep.

I can't very well go along

crying, can I? Bless you.

Driver.

Don't hurry, Mildred,

if you're resting.

It's all right.

I'm up now.

I was dreaming,

and then I woke up.

I was lying there

thinking, and...

And I got afraid.

Afraid?

Yes, and I wished

you'd hurry up.

And I thought

I heard your voice,

And then I thought I was dreaming

again, and then it was you.

What made you afraid?

What?

Afraid I should die from it.

After all, I'm not the first

one to have a baby, am I?

Sit down.

Don't break it.

Oh, Philip, the doctor says

his charge will be 15 guineas.

Is that too much, do you think?

You're a doctor yourself,

or nearly one.

If you're happy and comfortable,

I don't mind a bit

about the expense.

You can't say I didn't offer

to do anything in return.

I don't want a return.

You owe me nothing.

I don't?

But you've been so good to me.

I want you to be happy, and

I want you to be healthy.

When the baby comes,

I'm going to send you both

to Brighton for some sea air.

Would you like that?

Brighton?

Would you go?

I can tell you now, I'm not

going to keep the baby with me.

I'm going to find someone

to take care of it,

And I'm going back

to work at the tea shop.

It'll be better for the

baby and better for me.

Let's talk about that when

the baby comes, shall we?

Oh, I feel a bit giddy.

Here, come on!

Remember, you had a child.

About the baby, I don't feel

like arguing any more about it.

My mind's made up.

But when you leave

a baby with someone,

How can you be sure

they won't ill treat it?

You're a funny old thing,

Philip.

You couldn't make more fuss

if you was her father.

After we are married, I'm

going to bring her up as my own.

There will be no

yes or no about it.

We are going to Paris

for our honeymoon.

Oh, no. That'd cost

a lot of money.

Money? I don't care.

Think how long I've been

looking forward to it.

Don't you know what

it means to me?

I've never loved anyone

but you and never shall.

What you been doing in London

since I been down here in Brighton?

Getting through my exams.

I know that, but evenings?

Working. I dare

not have failed.

I couldn't have faced you.

Did you go out with anyone?

Griffiths.

He lives upstairs.

I told you about him.

And I told him about you.

He wants to know you.

When I left, he

sent you his love.

What cheek.

He's very flirtatious and

amusing and quite handsome.

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