One Summer of Happiness Page #2

It was a brilliant idea.

The youngsters needed a place-

- and here they had a roof and

four walls that nobody really used.

I caught myself keeping

an eye out for Kerstin.

But she never came.

- You can get started.

- Thanks.

It'll take a lot of hard work...

...but we can make it work.

We'll get started tomorrow-

- and you're more than welcome

to lend an extra hand.

No Kerstin tonight,

but Sylvia asked me to dance.

She was one of

the soft-lipped locaI girls.

Giddy-up, lovely girI.

Excuse me.

- So you came.

- Yes, I heard the music.

- What's all this?

- Great things.

- Come dance.

- No...

But Kerstin...

Sigrid... Are you listening

to the music from the barn?

- Is that our old barn?

- It's their barn now.

I wanted to do my part.

What do you think?

You'll get in trouble

with the minister.

They'll say that your father

has betrayed the church.

But the minister

has to come to his senses.

- Go up there and dance.

- I've never had time for that.

- And now I'm too old.

- Too old?

No, Sigrid.

Sigrid!

- I was waiting for you to come.

- You were?

- Don't tell me you're leaving.

- I have to go home.

It's Saturday evening. No one

will wonder when you get home.

How would you know?

- Can I walk you home?

- No, I know the way. Good night.

Klasse?

Shouldn't we invite the dandy?

- He's too good for that.

- You're being silly.

Do you have enough people?

Sign me up. StendaI.

- With an H?

- No.

Isn't it nice here?

I don't feeI like sleeping tonight.

Shouldn't we rest for a while?

No, you're thinly dressed

and it's chilly.

Did you see the girls staring?

They're jealous of me.

- And why's that?

- Because you danced with me.

Graduates are charming.

It's a shame I've only met a few.

And the ones I've met

have been stuck-up.

- Are you stuck-up?

- Count on it.

Come get your coffee!

- You'll get proper windows.

- And electric lighting.

Heat and hot water, right?

Just get the roof fixed first.

We'll take care of the roof

and get some benches.

And boards, for the stage.

You could get a part

in a play we're putting on.

- What play?

- "The Vrmlanders".

It's not exactly new, but it should

draw people at the opening this fall.

- You could be Erik.

- I won't be here this fall.

But thanks anyway.

Who do you have in mind as Anna?

It's a new girI. She's over there.

It's a gamble,

but I think she'll be fine.

- Kerstin?

- Kerstin?

Are you going to be in a play?

- Me?

- That's right.

- But I can't.

- Sure you can, if you get permission.

It's a really big part. - Convince

her, Gran. I know she can do it.

Can you get away tomorrow afternoon?

- I'll try.

- Great.

- Are you daydreaming?

- I'm not daydreaming.

I'm thinking.

So you can think?

Yes, can you?

On days like this, you just

want to think about poetry.

Make up poems...

It could be because it's so beautifuI

here, or because you're here.

- What do you think?

- How should I know?

Are there crayfish in the stream?

Should we try to catch a few?

- You can't untiI the fall.

- But I won't be here then.

No, you won't.

Why not daydream on a day like this?

Reality can never be

as good as dreams.

Kerstin? Where are you?

What got into you?

Come here...

Grandpa!

- Hello, Grandma.

- What are you doing here, Kerstin?

- And who is this handsome boy?

- This is Gran.

Hello.

- Did Grandpa see you come?

- He's down by the lake as usuaI.

He's waiting for the prize pike,

and he's been waiting for so long-

- that the pike should be

as old as that old fart.

Look who's talking.

Little old lady...

- It's enough to feed the cat.

- The cat has to eat, too.

It's hard to get anything

but roach and ruffe-

- when the pike snatches all the fish.

- You should try bait casting.

- Pikes won't fall for such novelties.

Not in Hellmo Parish. But...

If you want to know what

a reaI Hellmo pike looks like-

- just have a look at Kerstin's aunt.

But be carefuI because she bites.

- Johan...

- Don't start.

Grandma and Grandpa...

Don't tell anyone

that you saw us together.

Can't aunt Anna stand

that you've grown up and want a man?

- And why shouldn't she get one?

- I'm old enough to speak my mind.

Be nice to her. She deserves it.

Who's that boy?

Do you know what I'm thinking about?

If I should feeI

really blue sometime-

- I'd visit the old folks.

They'd know how to help me.

- What was that?

- Pay attention!

I'll twist your nose

if you don't tell me. Well?

Come to me when things are bad.

- Don't you want to play?

- No, we're having coffee.

It's after-church coffee

at the Fredriks.

I think we'll get something

more substantiaI than coffee.

Why did they invite us

when we didn't go to church?

- Don't you ever go there?

- I can get scolded elsewhere.

The minister will be there

and they're up to no good.

About the barn?

He won't be happy about that.

People can be so dense and petty.

It's not like the Fredriks

wanted any part of it.

- Sigrid won't like it, either.

- She can't face the minister now.

Sigrid? We'll walk with you.

- Hello.

- Hello, Reverend.

- No...

- I insist, Miss Persson.

In the name of the Father,

the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Amen.

I'll start here.

- Here you go, Mr. Persson.

- Thank you, Reverend.

Sugar?

- Watch it, girI.

- Oops.

Give me a splash, too.

I don't mind some on the saucer.

Just make sure it's a lot.

- Have a bun, Reverend.

- Thank you.

It looks good,

but I'll stick to the biscuits.

It looks to be

a good year for farming-

- with the right amounts

of rain and warmth.

You could help me

weed out turnips tomorrow.

It's hard work,

but a good lesson for the future.

Some people weed things out

and some should be weeded out.

What about the turnips, Reverend?

The ones you leave in the ground?

It's for their sake that

you weed things out.

Yes, but it takes care and knowledge.

I had a field-hand who weeded out

the turnips and left all the weeds.

You have to get to know the plants.

- How much do you want?

- Trade services with my uncle.

I've heard that Mr. Persson has

been unusually generous lately.

You gave away some property

and people work there on Sundays.

- For free? Can that pay off?

- Most youngsters around here...

...are busy during the weeks

and have to work on Sundays.

Sundays are for the church.

One shouldn't neglect the spirituaI.

Church attendance is poor

among the youngsters.

We only had about half

of the choir in church today.

Soon they'll want

hymns on phonograph records.

Record the sermons instead.

It's nice to see the youngsters sing.

How many youngsters

did we have today?

- Two, not counting your children.

- Three.

- They take time to play ball.

- Perhaps it's more enjoyable.

Some of the older parishioners

are setting a poor example...

...by betraying the church.

The thing is that you have to

deaI with the corporeaI, too.

- Like in Persson's barn.

- A roof is nice when it's raining.

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