Tess Page #5

say a word about your bygone trouble.

Never a word, my girl. Least of all to him.

Tess. Why does the idea of

becoming my wife displease you?

I never said that. It would please me so much.

It's simply that I can not.

Why? Is there someone else?

Don't i deserve to know the truth?

Well?

Not now

When then?

Later.

But why?

I'll tell you when we get home.

You'll stop loving

me when you know.

Let me wait till then.

Londoners will drink it at

their breakfast tomorrow, won't they?

Yes but watered down,

in case it goes to their heads.

Strangers that we have never seen.

You saw me once before.

you know that?

I did?

You wouldn't dance with me.

It was at Marlott.

Of course!

That's incredible!

You remember now?

Tessy!Tessy!

Now my girl.

Yes. I may never again be

brave enough to tell my story.

Then get on with your precious story.

I was born at such and such place

and in such and such a year...

I was born at Marlott and i grew up there.

I was in the Sixth Form when I left school.

They said that I would make a geed teacher.

But there was trouble in my family.

Father was no great worker.

He drank. Anyway, my parents, they...

it was then that something happened.

Something which changed my life like.

They discovered

that we were not Durbeyfields

but D'Urbervilles.

WEll, go on.

WEll, that's it.

WEll the D'Urbervilles are an old family.

I know

On account of being of that

name my mother thought that...

I was sent...

-I had a...

-A what?

I was told that you hated old families.

Is that all the trouble?

None of that matters, Tess. Say you'll be my wife.

Say it, Tess. SAy it, my dear love!

Yes yes yes...

my health, my simplicity.

I'm a strangeness of my situation.

I perhaps lessen my fault.

But since I've committed it I am guilty.

I must be guilty.

Because the lord sawfit to take my child.

If what I have just written,

failed to pass my lips,

in your presence, then I have

repeated it a thousand times

in my heart. For it was the

fear of losing you forever.

For love of you,

Is hall conquer that fear

and bring you this letter

Once you are savoured Angel

you'll hold the rest

of my life in your hands.

I hope and I tremble. I love you.

Oh darling!

I've been assumed to put

an edge on my appetite.

I'm starving.

Angel.

Angel please.

I must speak to you.

What's the matter?

I want to confess all my past faults, all of it!

Later Sweetheart.Once we are married,

we'll tell each other everything.

I have some failings of my own to confess!

I required and charge you both

as you all have to answer

at that dreadful day of judgement.

Let the secrets of all

hearts should be disclosed.

If either of you know any impediments

why you may not be

lawfully joined in matrimony,

Ye do now confess.

Will thou have this woman

for thou wedded wife

To live together after

god's just ordinance

In the holiest state of matrimony,

will thou love her, comfort her,

honour and keep her in sickness

and in health and forsaking

all other, keep thee only unto her,

so long as ye both shall live?

I will.

Welcome sir, welcome ma'am.

Mr Plunkit told me to make ye at home.

The rooms, they are ready.

They are on the first floor.

Mr Plunkit had to leave for Manchester

so you'll have the whole house

to yourselves. I hope you

are very comfortable here.

The house is inclined to be

damp but I put a good fire

in the drawing room and

leave it the afternoon.

As for food, look, I've prepared

you a cold supper and maybe

there's a nice bottle of wine to go with it!

Tomorrow, if you wish, I'll

bring you some of my husband's

excellent cider. He makes it himself.

Oh... oh... to use your ups...

The... bedroom!

A bit of surprise, love.

I've totally prepared...

my son picked it in the bush.

Oh... it's a good bed.

I think you'll find that you like it.

now i'll leave you to yourselves.

cheerio

Which are my hands and which are yours?

They are all yours.

Open it. It's for you.

Family jewels.

Is this for me?

Of course.

Truly?

Put them on. Put them on now.

Oh god, how beautiful you are.

Come and see.

I have a confession to make my love.

You have something to confess?

Why not? You think far too highly of me.

Now listen. I want you to forgive me.

And not be angry with me

for failing to tell you earlier.

This is nothing for fear of losing you.

I shall be brief.

Not long before we met,

I lived in London for a time.

There, I met a woman older

than myself. Ours was a flase

relationship. A sad one.

It was all over in a few weeks.

That's all there is to tell.

Do you forgive me?

Angel, oh, Angel.

You are so utterly good and gentle

I was mad to fear you'll hate me.

I have a confession too Angel.

Something of a same kind.

Well, tell me at table. WE'll talk over supper.

I'm hungry, aren't you?

I told you. I have a confession like your own.

What confession?

I shall be just as brief.

His name is D'Urberville like mine.

Alexander D'Urberville.

His family bought the title.

Their real name is Stoke.

It was fate that drove me to work

for false relations as a way of

hoping my own folk to live.

Alec, Alexander took advantage of me.

Lioness strengh... my defeat.

I became his mistress

and his affaire without love.

Like yours, my sad union

ended after a few weeks.

We bore a child which died very young.

My life was a ruins until the day I met you.

I'm going out.

If you don't forgive me......

but I forgive you, Angel.

Yes, I know.

But you.... you don't forgive me?

You were one person, now you are another.

I have mercy.

I have mercy.

Angel, what do you mean by that laugh?

How can you speak to me like this?

It frightens me. How can you?

You are not the woman I loved.

Well, who am I then?

Another woman in her shape.

It is not the woman I love... but

another woman in her shape.

Angel, Angel, please.

I was a child, a child when it happened.

I... I knew nothing of men.

You were sinned against. That I grant you.

So you don't forgive me.

I forgive you, but forgiveness isn't all.

You don't love me.

I can not help associating your lack

of firmness with thedecline of your family.

Decrepid families imply indeficient

will-power and indecadent conduct.

I thought you were a child of nature.

But you are the last in the line

of degenerate aristocrats.

Breakfast is ready.

You can get rid of me.

What did you say?

You can get rid of me.

You won't see me.

Good god.

How can you be so simple?

You are too much of a child.

Too immature.

Too ignorant I suppose.

Leave that!

You are my wife, not my servant.

I am your wife but you

don't want to live with me.

You are going to go, aren't you?

I couldn't stay without despising myself

which is worse than despising you.

How can we live together

while that man exists?

He is your natural husband. Not I.

Can you honestly tell me to stay?

No.

But it's absolutely necessary

that one of us remain here

to avoid a scandal.

We must at least keep up appearances.

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