The Dark Angel

Good morning, granny.

Good morning, Kitty.

Ha ha ha!

Here you are,

Darling.

But it's saturday,

Granny.

Oh, so it is.

And you'll be late.

Mmm, but I'm trying

To be late, granny.

You should be

About an hour late, really.

Often I would be

Two hours late,

And a young man

Would be very anxious.

Not my young man.

Just wouldn't wait.

Have you got

My secret safe?

Oh, quite safe.

Yes, here it is.

Do you know what I'm

Going to do with this?

Give it to Gerald.

I am not.

It's for Alan.

Oh, you knew it

All the time.

Poor Gerald.

Doesn't he get anything?

No. It's for Alan,

And I'm going to marry him.

Look, look, Kitty.

Look.

Granny!

Hold the nest

While I dress.

I will be late.

Good morning, father.

Good morning,

Darling.

Good morning,

Aunt Josephine.

Good morning,

Kitty.

Good morning,

Lawrence.

Goodbye,

Aunt josephine.

Goodbye, Kitty.

Have a good time.

I will!

Take good care

Of yourself!

I will!

Goodbye, darling!

Goodbye!

Must we have

A draft, Henry?

I believe in children eating

Their breakfast at home.

Well, Lawrence

Is at home.

Yes.

Lawrence is at home.

And why?

Because the shannons don't

Condescend to ask him over with Kitty.

Come, josephine. Don't

Imagine those foolish things.

Of course Mrs. Shannon

Knows I'm penniless

And Lawrence

Hasn't a father.

Considering that she

Adopted Alan trent,

Who has neither

A father nor a mother,

And brought him

All the way from canada,

That doesn't seem

Very likely.

Alan was

Her sister's son,

But my poor Lawrence

Isn't good enough for them.

I don't want to go,

Anyway.

Not a bit. So there.

Good morning.

Good morning, martin.

The master's started prayers,

Miss Kitty, but good morning.

Am I awfully late?

I'm afraid so.

Down, Peter, down.

Come along, Miss Kitty.

They'll dirty

My frock!

Oh, lord,

Our heavenly father,

Almighty and everlasting god,

To whose watchful

Providence we owe it...

...that no...

To whose watchful providence

We owe it that-

Good morning!

Morning!

To whose watchful providence

We owe it

That no disturbance

Has come nigh to us.

Look, Alan.

It's a bird's nest.

I found it

Under my tree.

I brought it for you.

It's only

A moldy sparrow's nest.

The mother's deserted it

Ages ago.

Can I have it,

Kitty?

Yes, Gerald,

You can.

Humbly

Beseeching thee to accept...

Praying for dogs-

That's what it amounts to.

Morning service

For the dogs.

Have the kidneys very hot.

Very hot.

Kitty, next saturday

I hope you'll be kind enough

To bring your horse

In with you.

I should like to have the

Entire animal world with us,

Like noah's ark.

I suppose you didn't bring that

Moth-eaten bird's nest with you.

Oh, Alan,

I'm so sorry.

I left it at home.

That's all right. I might

Have carried these eggs in it.

It doesn't matter.

What was that?

Just a gust of wind.

But it came up so quick.

Look!

There's nothing now.

Maybe it was

A whirlwind.

That wasn't

A whirlwind.

It wasn't a wind

At all.

It was a warning...

A warning.

You're barmy.

I told you not to have

A third sausage roll.

Well, I'm gonna look

For some more eggs.

I'm much too full

To argue.

Oh, and if you get

Any more warnings,

Let me know.

Tell me, Alan,

What was this warning of?

It wasn't a warning

At all, silly.

I made that up

To keep Gerald in his place.

He shows off a bit because

He's older than I am.

It was a warning

All the same,

A special warning

Just for you and me.

That wind said

That we ought to get married.

I told you we ought.

I've said so lots of times.

Now, we're not going to start

That marriage business over again.

But you promised

To let me know.

I can't waste

The best years of my life

Just waiting for you.

Look here, Kitty.

I'll make up my mind soon.

Very soon.

How soon?

Oh. In about a week.

All right.

I'll give you a week more.

Do you think

You'll say yes?

Oh, I daresay.

There's no one else

To marry, is there?

Now what's the matter?

Nothing.

Nothing at all.

Smile.

Come on, now, smile.

Look, Kitty, if you

Smile, I'll marry you.

How's that?

Let's go and get

Some more eggs.

All right.

Good morning, granny.

Good morning, darling.

You're early.

It's saturday, granny.

A big saturday, too,

Isn't it?

The biggest ever.

Granny...

At first, seeing them

As soldiers was fun,

And I suppose I never really

Thought they'd be going away.

But now, I'm frightened.

I know.

Don't let them know

That you're frightened, dear.

No. Of course I won't.

Anyway, they've promised me

They'll be back very soon.

Granny...

I wish I knew...

I wish I were really sure...

You're not?

No.

When you love so hard

And for so long,

You can never

Really be sure.

And it used to be

So easy, granny!

I'd just ask him

To marry me...

But now...

It's growing up, granny,

That's what it is.

Things aren't

So simple anymore.

I can't just say, "Alan,

Please marry me, quick."

Why not?

That's the best way

To do it.

Saves a lot of time!

I'll bet that's

Just what you'd do.

Heavens, look at the time!

I must fly!

You're going to be early

Again.

Am I?

How dreadful.

Yes, I suppose

I always will be.

Goodbye, granny.

Goodbye, darling.

Best love

To Alan and Gerald.

Good morning, father.

Morning, darling.

Good morning,

Aunt josephine.

Good morning,

Kitty.

Good morning, Lawrence. Morning.

Goodbye, father.

Goodbye, dear.

Goodbye, aunt josephine.

Goodbye, Lawrence.

No speeding, mind.

You've loads of time.

My regards

To the boys.

I will.

Isn't it about time Kitty

Became engaged

To one or the other

Of those young men?

Perhaps she

Hasn't been asked.

Ha ha ha!

Well, she can't go wrong.

Fine boys, both of them.

Good stuff in those boys.

I suppose that's a dig

At my poor Lawrence.

Oh, nonsense,

Josephine.

The canteens are

Just as necessary as...

It's most unfair

And unkind.

You know very well Lawrence

Would have joined the infantry

If it hadn't been

For his hammertoe.

Mother, can't you forget

About my hammertoe?

Morning, Miss Kitty.

Morning, martin.

Poor old Peter.

He's a very old dog,

Isn't he?

Peter's 14, Miss.

That's 98,

Humanly speaking.

He's outlived his master

By two years.

Hello, Kitty.

Hello, Kitty.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Well!

What?

The new uniforms.

Let me look at you.

Stand back

From the table.

Farther.

Turn round

And let me see you.

Like to see me

In profile?

Gerald,

You do look handsome.

I'm in profile.

You know, I think

Gerald's coat fits better.

I just can't find words

To express you.

Come, children,

Breakfast is getting cold.

And you'll need neckties,

And handkerchiefs,

And plenty of books-

You think we shall have

Much time for reading?

And a dinner coat.

We each have a new one.

An opera coat, and a violin,

And keats' sonnets.

Whenever there's a raid, we'll

Have to get all dressed up.

Certainly. The enemy

Won't like us if we don't.

Oh, Gerald, do make him

Have a haircut once a month.

He's so dreadful

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