The Beguiled Page #5

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What?

That leg is badly broken.

I can't repair it,

I'm not a surgeon.

No!

He's losing so much blood.

EDWINA; Please... The leg

will mortify by the morning.

What do you want me to do?

Do you want him to die?

No! No!

Edwina, look at me!

I need rags.

I need chloroform.

Go to the smokehouse.

Get the saw, now!

Hurry. Hurry!

Quickly! He's losing blood!

Edwina,

bring me the anatomy book.

"My soul does wait,

"And in His word do I hope.

"My soul waiteth for the Lord

"more than that they watch

for the morning."

Jesus Christ!

What have you done to me?

Oh, Jesus!

I've been waiting

for days to talk to you.

You don't know how sorry I am.

You're sorry?

You could have stopped her!

No, I couldn't...

Why didn't you stop her?

I couldn't.

There she is!

The butcher!

We saved your life.

We had no choice.

You didn't have a choice

or you wanted to punish me

for not going to your room!

It was an accident.

She saved your life.

You're worse than she is!

Did you plan this together?

Now you have me

at your beck and call.

John, please...

Get away from me!

Get me something for the pain!

We'll bring you a bottle.

You didn't tell me

it was a house of madwomen.

Miss Martha,

what are we going to do?

Marie said she saw

Union troops approaching.

If we let him go,

he'll join up with them.

He'll tell them about

our garden and our cow.

He'll lead them back here.

Exactly.

You vengeful b*tches!

How are you doin'?

I tried to ease Miss Martha's

suspicions about us.

I was so worried about you.

You'll be strong again soon.

Shut up.

Can I get you anything?

Get me the key.

She would know

if it went missing.

You know I'd get

in trouble for that.

Just get it for me.

There might be another one in

her drawer with her valuables.

Ow!

Get me the key.

All right.

I will.

Who's there?

It's Jane.

Jane.

Open the door

fora minute, will you?

Please.

Jane. Jane,

where are you going?

I'm just going out

to the garden, Corporal.

Play a song for me, will you?

Will you do that for me, Jane?

Will you play one of those

pretty songs?

Pretty like you...

Please.

I'm not really

a bad fella, Jane.

Do you think you'll be

able to put in a...

A good word for me with

Miss Martha and the others?

You know, maybe things

will be able to go back

to the way they were before...

Will you ask her to let me stay?

She seems to be doing that.

No, I mean...

For her to tell me I'm welcome.

For her to talk to me

and let you all talk to me.

Would you see if she'll do that?

Yes, sir.

Thank you, Jane.

I wish he would just leave.

We have to wait for the Union

troops to pass, which will be soon.

I expect our men

to push them back.

Miss Martha, I'm scared.

I know, dear.

He said he was going to kill

me if I made any noise.

Oh, be quiet.

Please.

We must all be strong.

He wasn't harming her.

She isn't harmed, is she?

He intended to harm her.

We're not sure

what his intentions were...

Don't fence with me, miss.

I don't think he meant

to harm anyone.

Perhaps not,

but we can't be sure.

- Stay back.

- Well, well, well...

What are you lovely Southern

ladies learning today?

The art of castration?

Why don't you just go?

We'll help you get your

possessions and you can leave.

Oh, I can leave now, can I?

Just without me leg.

Are you finished dressing me up?

I'll leave

when I goddamn want to.

Everything's gonna change

around here from now on!

Let me tell you

how it's gonna go.

Do you even know why Edwina

threw me down those stairs?

And why your Miss Martha

there, she took my leg?

Because I wouldn't go

to her room! Or Edwina's!

No. No, no, no, they didn't

like that that much!

That's enough! I'll tell

you when it's enough!

Please don't shout,

Corporal McBurney.

You'll frighten Henry here.

No. Amy.

Amy...

Stay away from me!

Come here. Come here.

It's all right.

It's all right.

It's all right.

It's all right.

It's all right.

Miss Martha,

what are we going to do?

Yes, it'll be all right.

It'll be all right.

I need you to get the blue rag.

I need you to go

to the from gate. Hmm?

You pretend like

you're gathering walnuts,

and you tie that

rag on the gate,

and then you come

right back here.

Can you do that?

Yes, Miss Martha.

Yes. Good. Hurry.

What are you doing there, Miss Amy?

Go inside and stay there.

Help!

Leave me alone!

What did Miss Martha say?

Get away from me!

Why are you sending signals?

- Miss Martha!

- Amy!

What are you thinking, sending a

little girl to do your bidding?

Corporal McBurney, please.

It's all right.

You come inside with us.

We have one more bottle

of Bourbon in the cellar.

Go on, then.

Get over there and sit down.

Sit down.

Sit down, the lot of you!

Amy, I thought we were friends.

I never meant

any harm to any of you.

Look at me, look at

what you've done to me.

I'd rather be dead

than be a man without a leg,

hobbling around.

Why didn't you kill me

when you had the chance?

I see how you all look at me,

your disgust and your pity.

I'm not even a man anymore!

I took your kindness

and I trusted you,

and you toyed with me,

you butchered me.

All right. Well. I've had

enough of your devilment.

I've got six shots

left in this gun,

and the next one of you

that tries something,

I swear to God,

you're gonna get it from me!

Do you hear me?

The next shot is for one of you.

Edwina.

Edwina, no.

What are you doing? No.

What do you want?

How could you let her

be alone with him?

Alicia, please,

just let me think.

I knew it was a mistake when

you brought him here, Amy.

You can't blame her, she did it

out of the goodness of her heart.

I'm trying to think.

We have to rid ourselves of him.

We're not safe here

while he's in the house.

Can't we leave him

back in the woods?

No, it'd be too much of a risk.

We could hang him?

We cannot resort to brutality.

We can't go on like

this with him here.

I know, that's why

I need to think.

I'm trying to think of a plan.

I could tell him he's no longer

welcome around certain people...

You'll do nothing of the sort.

You're a fool if you think he's

gonna take your suggestions...

I was trying to help.

Girls, please. Please.

Will you go and get help?

I can't. I can't leave

you here with him alone.

He loved the mushrooms.

The Corporal loved

the mushrooms we served him.

What if Amy picked the kind...

Some especially for him?

Do you think

you could do that, Amy?

Do you think you could

find the mushrooms?

Oh, you'd have to be very quiet.

You'd have to go very quickly

out of the house.

Yes?

Yes, Miss Martha.

He mustn't see you.

Hmm, that's what we're gonna do.

We're gonna make a nice supper.

We'll invite him

for a big send-off.

Prepare a smoked ham and

we'll make biscuits and...

And then we'll saut the

mushrooms in butter and wine.

Allow me.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

- Good evening, ma'am.

- Good evening.

Ladies.

Corporal McBurney,

we'd like you to know that

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