Skylark Page #5

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Too many.

(all chuckling)

Is there anything else

to be done, Lou?

Nope. This is the last of it.

Will:

Remember

when we were little

we used to sit

here when Papa...

Papa fished.

We'd wait to see

his boat come

and then run up the hill

to tell Mama.

Uh-yeah.

William

do you remember

Papa singing a song

about a skylark?

I only remember the first line:

Like a skylark, Sarah sings.

You never stayed

still, you know.

You were always

in the trees--

climbing rocks.

He used to call

you his skylark

and he said you'd

never come to earth.

Papa...

I can hardly remember

when he was happy...

before Mama died.

Yeah, then you only had me

and the treasures.

Only you?

Don't you know

you were my hero?

(chuckling)

And the aunts.

The aunts were

like the sea--

Always there.

Always... surprising.

Always different.

Always the same.

Almost like...

Jacob.

Sarah?

Jacob could work here

with me.

You know, if the farm fails.

Oh, William...

If you knew Jacob

you could see

how that cannot be.

(thunder rumbling)

(neighing)

(dog barking)

(people cheering)

Sarah:

We should have fireworks

all the time, shouldn't we?

At all our family gatherings.

New Year's, Thanksgiving,

Christmas, birthdays.

Man:

Yeah! Meg loves

these family celebrations.

Why don't we retire

for a slice of pie

before the next battery

starts up.

(laughing)

Watch your step there.

A nice little

piece of cake.

Wasn't that

beautiful?

Oh! Wonderful.

Yes. Yes.

You know, Caleb,

I'm a very smart man.

You know, I... There's

something different about you.

I swim better here.

The salt keeps me up.

Maybe. Maybe.

Could be that.

But I think

there's something else.

I told you my real name

didn't I?

Oh, it's all right.

It's all right.

And now you owe me a secret.

I only know one.

Oh, no.

Don't tell me the one

about the hen swimming

in the buff at night.

You know that?

Oh, everybody knows that.

But I think the real

secret here is...

you miss your Papa.

Both you and your sister.

Am I right?

Yes.

And there is this.

Prairie dirt.

Oh, they're beautiful,

the fireworks.

They're like the sunflowers

in the fields at home, remember?

(people cheering)

I like your name.

Yaaay!

(station bell ringing)

Man:

Over here!

Excuse me.

Could you tell

me where the

Wheatons live?

Get in.

I'll take you there.

I'm Chub...

Chubbers.

Horatio Umberto Bell.

Jacob Witting.

Jacob Witting, yeah.

About time you got here.

Thank you.

My pleasure.

Mattie...

Someone's here.

Who is that?

Mattie, come quickly.

I think...

It's him.

Harriet, it's him.

Caleb:

Papa!

Papa! Papa!

(dog barking)

It rained.

It rained.

And there were

fireworks, Papa.

Bigfireworks.

How big is Moonbeam?

Big,

like you.

Restless

like you.

Harriet:

You want

some food, Jacob?

Harri, a solution

to the problems

of the world.

No, thank you.

I couldn't eat.

(seabirds squawking)

(foghorn sounding in distance)

Those sounds.

The sea.

Caleb.

Where are they going?

It's all right.

They'll be back.

Caleb said

it was cold, but...

he didn't say

it was so beautiful.

I love you, Sarah.

There are things that can't

be written in a letter.

I'm not good with words.

You're fine with words.

I never thought you'd come.

I dreamed about

it at night

when the sea

sounded like wind

in the grasses.

I thought about it

at night when Caleb

had bad dreams.

I saw your face

everywhere, Jacob.

Everywhere.

I'd look at the sea

and I'd see your face there

and in the sky.

When I looked

at Anna and Caleb,

you were there.

Once in the street, I saw

somebody that looked like you

and I rushed after him.

Once, I met the train

because something told me

maybe you'd be there.

But I never

thought you'd come.

Here I was like a child

come home to my beautiful sea

and I should have been happy

but I was frightened.

I mean, Iamfrightened

because this terrible love

for you is so strong

that I've... I've never

known such a thing before.

I know.

I never thought

you'd come.

They're kissing and hugging!

Of course

they are.

Chub.

They're doing it more!

Wonderful.

Once Mattie asked me

how long I'd stay here

and, uh, I know now.

I came to stay long enough

to say good-bye.

I think, Jacob, our baby

should be born on the prairie.

It's the right thing.

And you were right--

some things can't be

written in a letter.

You-You said it once.

Sometimes words

aren't-aren't good enough.

Jacob.

I see it!

I see the house!

Anna:

And the new barn!

(horse whinnying)

(mooing)

Oh, Moonbeam!

And Nick!

(barking)

Welcome home.

Hello, Jess.

Your new kittens are waiting

for you on the porch.

(meowing)

Kittens?

How was Maine?

(laughing):

Kittens!

Sarah:

Green, cool.

I'm envious.

Welcome home.

Thank you.

Jacob.

Thank you

for staying.

And thank you

for finishing

the barn, Jess.

Everything's fine.

We got a level

in the stock pond.

Look, Sarah. Orange.

(kitten meowing)

New wheat sprouting

in the fields.

Can you stay

for supper?

Thank you, but I got a mare

that's about to foal.

Uh-huh.

Maybe another day.

It's good

to have you folks back.

There was talk

you might

be selling.

No, Jess.

No.

Won't be selling, Jess.

Good.

I might be interested

in one of the new kittens.

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