Of Human Bondage Page #9

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defect of body or mind.

You can say the whole world

Is like a sick house with

no rhyme nor reason for it...

Sick hearts, sick lungs,

languor of the will.

Haven't you a holy

compassion for them all?

Can they help themselves? My

dear Carey, the only reasonable

Thing you can do is to

accept the good in men

And be patient

with their faults.

Remember, the dying god once said,

"forgive them; They know not what they do."

There's a certain

solace and comfort

In the feeling that

things don't matter.

Things don't matter.

Do your wife and child

matter nothing to you?

You have a wife and child, haven't you?

Oh, my dear Carey,

I had no thought

Of discussing your

private matters.

The thing that concerned

me for the moment

Was your mood, your outlook.

My two eminent doctors

are expecting me home.

It's my first time

out alone, you know.

Well, that's fine.

If you really want work,

I could take you

Down to Leonard

and Smedley's, where I am,

And introduce you

to the head buyer.

That would be

very kind. Good-Bye.

So long.

Hello, Carey.

Have you ever felt that opening

and shutting effect in the head?

I need a drink.

Hey, Carey, what were you

doing in my medicine kit?

I didn't want to disturb you.

What are you trying

to do, kill yourself?

Yes.

I believe

you mean it. Why?

The horror of myself.

Carey, wait a minute.

What?

I think as a doctor,

I can understand you.

Well?

You've had a bad illness.

You've lost your money.

You've lost your possessions.

You've had a violent shock.

You're sensitive and proud.

You wanted to be a

painter, and you failed.

You wanted to be a doctor,

But because of the lack of money,

You had to give that

up for the time being.

It's a frustration.

Is that wretched woman

still in your mind?

Did you find her wretched

When you took her away?

When she fell in love

with you, did you?

I'm asking you.

Is she?

I suppose she always will be.

It's because of the

suffering she caused me

That I'll never be

quite free of her.

That is the horror

of myself that I mean.

I'm glad you told me

that, Carey, very glad.

Now I think we can help you.

What's happened?

What's the matter?

Our friend Carey was

contemplating killing himself.

Now I think we can tell

him about Mildred Rogers.

Where is Mildred Rogers?

I'll take you to see her

now. I hadn't intended...

How did you find her?

She wrote to you

while you were ill.

Griffiths and I...

Yes. I want to see her.

All right. Get your hat and coat.

Number two.

Where is the child?

That was a month ago we lost her.

Round of that?

Yes. And this one,

I'm afraid,

Is only a question of hours.

Yes, I know.

We did all we could, Carey.

You were very kind.

Dr. Griffiths? The

doctor says, "will you wait?"

He'll be down in a moment.

Yes. You go on, Carey.

I'll see you later.

So he jumped on the

donkey, but the donkey ran away!

Yes, and they never found him.

Go on, off you go.

You run, too.

What a neighborhood. Just

waiting for my kids to get home.

Athelny, uh, was it because

you thought I was married

That your manner

towards me has changed?

It was unlike you. You

seemed uncordial. You...

I didn't want to hurt

your feelings, Carey,

But we have our little family

problems like anyone else.

Nothing serious, I hope.

Come in. Come in.

It's a beautiful day, isn't it?

Yes.

Real spring.

Well, our little Sally

found a prince charming.

It was all right,

as far as it went.

And she's told us he hadn't

any idea of it at all.

And she... She's

just at that age.

I'm sure it was her first,

well, call it romantic emotion.

You know?

Hmm.

Yeah. Well, last Christmas

morning, Sally and I

Went over to where you lived to

invite you for Christmas dinner,

And we heard about

your wife and baby.

I'll come to the point, Carey.

Betty and I were relieved

when you didn't come here...

Wait a minute.

You mean me?

Yes. You are

the prince charming.

We were sorry to hear of

your illness, naturally,

And the little girl's all right.

I like you, Carey.

I like you very much.

You asked me a question,

and I've told you.

And it's nothing for you

to think about... Nothing.

Oh, and another thing. I don't want

Sally to know what I've told you.

No, of course not.

No. Today, for instance, she

felt your troubles keenly...

Did she?

Yes. But her mother's taking

her for a walk in the park.

It's all very human, Carey.

She'll be all right.

Athelny, I was never married.

No?

The child was not mine.

The woman you know of is dying,

And her child preceded her months ago.

I'm sorry to hear that, Carey.

No, it's just something

I could never explain.

Don't.

I've suddenly found that my life

Is in my own hands to

do what I like with.

I'm free for the first time in so long.

Don't tell me anymore, Carey.

She did stay in my rooms

Because she had nowhere

to go. She needed help.

You were in love with her.

I'll never know.

They're coming in now.

You're going to stay

and have a cup of tea.

Do me a favor, will you?

What?

Will you tell Sally

I was never married?

If you really want me to, Carey,

Yes, I will.

Father says, "will you

stay to tea, Philip?"

Yes, please, Sally.

Sally, come here.

Yes, Philip?

You are like milk and honey.

Yes, Philip.

One day, will you marry me?

There is no one else

I would marry.

Please don't think me

a crybaby, Philip.

I'll come back.

THEYCAME2001

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