Tess Page #6

Oh yes we must.

What will you do?

I can go home.

You sure?

If you leave me, I shall go home.

Certainly.

Cross-in-hands, sir.

Yes I know.

Come

Now let's be clear about this.

There's no anger in our hearts.

Even though something

has happened between us

which I cannot endure at present.

I shall let you know where I go

and if I think i can

bare it, if I'm capable of it,

I shall come to fetch you.

I shall wait.

Until then, you'd do better

not to try and join me.

Until then, I must not join you.

May I write to you?

Oh yes. If you are ill

or in need of anything.

Ha very good day to you Mr Clare.

I've brought you some groceries.

There is some chicken,

come sausages and bacon.

Thank you, thank you so much.

I've also brought you some butter,

some flour, a dozen eggs

But that's far too much.

Newly-weds are always hungry sir!

From tonight onwards,

I shall cook for you myself.

The truth is, you see, for sometime

I shall be needing less than

that, because, infact,

I shall be alone for a day or two.

My wife has been obliged

to rejoin her parents.

Was there any illness in the family?

No no nothing of that kind.

It was all arranged beforehand.

So as far as all my meals

are concerned during Mrs. Clare's

absence, I'll talk of that later.

Well shall... shall I leave the basket?

Yes, indeed... the basket'll do for the day.

I was passing on my way home sir.

WE wanted to wish you well.

You and Mrs. Clare.

She's not here.

I'm on the point of leaving

myself as you see.

I'm leaving England.

I've made up my mind to go to Brazil.

Brazil? I am pleased.Tell Mrs Clare,

I hope the journey agrees with her.

She will not be leaving for the present.

I'm going on ahead to get

the measure of the place and

see what life there is like.

How's Retty?

Good. REtty's as strong as ever.

And Marian?

Marianne's taken to drinks sir.

Really?

Yes.Mr Crick's got rid of her.

And you lzz. Are you well?

With you gone sir, how could we be?

There... tis said.

Bye sir.

Goodbye lzz.

Izz!

If I was to ask you to

come with me now,

Come to Brazil with me,

would your answer be yes?

To come with you I should

leave everything this minute.

You know what it will mean

in the eyes of the society.

I wouldn't care.

Do you love me so much?

I've always loved you.

More than Tess.

No. Not more than her.

Nobody could have

loved you more than Tess.

She would have given her life for you.

I could do no more.

Oh... it's vanity.

Good night my pretty.

Good night sir.

It is late for a maid to be roaming

around the mane by herself.

Have you lost your way then?

Step up here beside me and

I'll take you a part of the road.

for you scarce put one

foot in front of the other.

Ride with me I say.

Ah? But I know you.

You are that Mr Stokes-

D'Uberville's fancy woman.

You weren't too proud

to cock-a-leg for Groby.

Trollop!

If it isn't my little Tess.

Oh poor poppet. What a state you are in.

You are so cold!

Here. Get that inside you

This will warm your bones

Go on my love. Drink it.

Get it out

You mustn't let yourself go.

Even bad luck runs out in the end.

Take my word for it.

I can't go on.

You'll feel better tomorrow.

OH no. I can't go on. My life...

If I had the courage, I'd like to die.

Don't talk such flubbery.

Why didn't you come and see me sooner?

Eh? I could have taken you in here, my girl.

Is there still some work here.

In this wretched place?

There's always work here.

Come... have some

of my nice soup.

After that, we must

take off those slum,

mirky clothes and

prettify yourself. Eh?

Just to make me jealous again, hey?

WEll, Tessy.

Are you the new hand?

T'was you was it?

Is that all you've done?

T'is a mighty poor show.

She's not accustomed to it.

I don't keep useless hands here.

I'm not payed for what we do.

So where's the difference?

No arguing.

I want the whole lot cleared.

Well, it's too late.

You'd better.

Now, you not mind Groby.

T'is just as well.

Ah... I know lord loves us.

but it's not like it was at the dairy.

Dairyman on the deck all the week,

On Sundays he's the Mr Richard Crick!

It don't do to pray here missy.

There's been a curse on this place.

This is the Cross-in-hand, isn't it?

Aye. So it is.

On the count of a malefactor

they tortured here, in ancient times

they did nail his hand onto the

post and then they hangged him.

The bones are down

there to this day I'm told.

OH!

What have you found?

An old pair of boots.

STill in good condition.

Could be of use to the poor.

There! Have a look.

I knew nothing of your circumstances.

Nothing at all until your mother wrote to me.

My mother?

She wrote what you should

have told me a long time ago.

I came at once.

Tess...

Why did you never say anything?

I had nothing to ask of you.

That isn't so.

You wear your ridiculous pride like a h

And you put me even more

in the wrong than I was!

Against my will

I have done my duty for my child.

On my honour i did it.

honour...

I want to take you away

from this wretched place.

Somewhere you're worthy of.

What is this strange temptation

that misery holds for you?

Come to your senses.

Come away with me.

your father's ill.

Did you know?

yes...

they fear the worst.

your family will be evicted if he dies.

I'm offering you my help sincerely.

Noone else seems to care.

Who is this husband of yours?

How can he abandon you like this?

Tess!

There's a point beyond

which obstinity becomes stupedity.

Are you in love with this drudgery?

I may be a sham-D'Urberville

but my little finger can

do more for you than

your blue-blooded ancestors.

I'm right. You know I am.

Forget about all this

and forget about that mule

that you call your husband.

Go on. Hit me. I shall not cry out.

Once beckon...

always beckon again.

That's law.

I was your master once

and so shall be again.

If you are any man's wife,

you are mine.

My own dear husband.

I shall die soon unless

I get a word from you.

All my letter have

remained unanswered.

Have you even received them?

I long for one thing only.

And that is to see you again.

Come back to me Angel.

Come back to me and save me

from the thing that threatens me.

Any reasonable person would

call this a ludicrous situation.

I offered to help you.

You wanned all of that.

You prefer to turnyourself into gypsies.

Please go.

In other words, Mrs. Clare,

you are asking me to let

you starve in peace.

Go away!

You'll be civil yet.

What's to become of me

and my poor little mites?

WE be the D'Urberville family.

It's written there isn't it?

Oh yeah... it's written there

fine enough. I grant you.

But the rooms have been taken.

You never sent in your deposits.

He means the money to

pay for the account, mother.

There's more to life than money sir!

You can not leave these poor,

fatherless children in the streets.

It would be a crime!

Missus...

Hospitality is sacred,

even among the Pagan Turks!

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