The Dark Angel Page #3

Aunt Sheila!

So it's finally happened,

After all these years.

Congratulations.

Gerald!

Gerald, dear.

All my love, Kitty,

For you both.

Congratulations,

Alan.

Thanks, Gerald.

Oh, this is

The way it should be.

I'm happy about it.

Mother!

Mother, come here!

We've news for you.

These two have

Gotten themselves engaged.

We're getting married

Tomorrow.

Darling,

That's splendid.

I'm very happy.

I know

You will be,

Both of you.

We shall all

Be together now.

Always.

Do you mind

If I run?

I can't wait

To tell father.

I think you ought

To come with me.

I fully intend to.

We'll be back.

It's all right, mother.

Gerald,

This came a moment ago.

It's for you.

I took it from a boy

In the drive.

I do hope...

We've got to go back.

We're going out from folkestone

Early tomorrow morning.

Oh, Gerald, no.

Must be a big push on.

All leaves been cancelled.

Those poor children.

They wanted

To be married.

Yes.

I shall have to tell them.

So there's no chance?

Nothing we can do?

There must

Be some way.

You've known us

Since we were children.

This means so much

To us now.

There may

Never be...

I know.

I'm sorry.

Two hours ago, you might have

Secured a special license.

Now... It's too late.

I know how you feel,

But try to see that

Alan will be back soon,

And you'll be

Married here.

We'll arrange it beforehand,

And... It won't be long.

Who knows

How long it'll be?

Thank you anyhow.

You've been

Very patient with us.

God bless you

And bring you

Back to this church,

To the marriage

That you want.

Thank you.

Well, Kitty,

Nobody will marry us.

After all these years,

We were two hours too late.

And I wanted that for us

So much.

Two hours, Kitty.

Two hours that would have

Changed our lives.

No. They're not going to

Change our lives.

Alan, we don't need

Anyone to marry us.

I'm going to folkestone

With you.

Darling.

I marry you, Alan trent,

In front of a church.

And I marry you,

Kitty Vane,

For always...

Until the day I die.

This is

The only room we have.

I think you'll

Find it comfortable.

This will do

Splendidly.

We have to keep the curtains drawn

When there's a light in the room.

We must be very careful these

Nights when there's no moon.

What was that?

The guns.

You can hear them

Very plainly from the coast

When the wind's

This way.

I always tell my husband

That those guns

Make it feel like

Living right in the war.

I always say-

Yes.

Thank you.

Good night.

Good night.

And if you want anything,

Just ring the bell.

Darling.

Those men coming down...

Thousands and thousands

And thousands of them.

And in a little while,

You'll be one of them!

You'll be gone with the

Rest of them! You'll-

Kitty, they're going

And I'm going.

There's nothing

To be done about that.

Listen, darling,

There isn't much time left,

And we must

Face the truth.

And the truth is that

In the short space of tonight,

We must live

A whole life together.

We must pretend there's nothing

Tense and desperate about tonight.

We must pretend that

It's one of many nights.

So few hours.

So little time together.

The only time I'll have to leave

You for the rest of our lives

Is to buy us both

A loaf of bread,

A bottle of milk.

We're married.

See, darling?

We've been married

For a long time.

This is the weekend,

And we've come to visit.

We've come to visit

Your darling aunt josephine,

And you're crying because

You didn't want to come.

Does it have to be

Aunt josephine?

Yes. It has to be

Aunt josephine.

Are you hungry?

I am.

Shall I go and buy us that loaf

Of bread and bottle of milk now?

Make it meat and wine.

Right.

Chicken, wine, cake,

A little cheese.

With pleasure, sir.

Do me a favor?

Of course.

Would you let me

Have those flowers?

Certainly, sir.

A little celebration, sir?

Something of the sort.

I'll be in the hall.

Thanks very much.

Good heavens, Alan,

What are you doing here?

Hello, Lawrence.

You on the job?

Soldiers must eat. An army

Moves on its belly, you know.

Ah, that's the spirit.

Wine, chicken... Flowers.

Well, I suppose

You're not alone.

You can suppose

What you please.

Then I shall probably

Think the worst.

Excuse me.

In a hurry, eh?

One can hardly blame you.

Move out of the way.

Here we are.

Darling, what a spread.

Our wedding feast.

And the flowers.

Where did you get them?

They were just growing.

I picked them for you.

Here's bread.

And, uh, salad.

Ah, yes, and cheese.

This should be good,

Darling.

Straight from

The mousetrap.

Idiot.

Aren't they lovely?

I hope Mrs. Blow-porridge

Doesn't mind this.

rolling, rolling

across the fields

That you won't see again

when the sergeant

Gives his orders

if you don't come back

if you don't come back,

If you don't come back

I hope you like

Sauterne, my dear.

Will you serve the chicken?

Agatha, bertram,

Mimi, harold.

This is the 25th wedding

Anniversary of your parents.

15th.

Please, my dear.

Twenty-five

Years ago today,

Your mother

Married your father.

Your mother...

Your mother

Was a lovely sight.

The most beautiful girl

I ever saw.

And your father,

Children...

Your father...

Mimi!

Kitty, can't you do

Anything with mimi?

She just bit

Little harold.

Do behave, mimi.

Now come to order, children.

As I was saying,

Your father...

Was the finest,

Dearest, kindest...

Your father

Loved your mother

As no one

Has ever loved before.

Oh, Alan.

Don't hear it,

Darling.

It'll stop in a minute.

I've got to go now,

Kitty.

Will you do something

For me?

Whatever you wish, Alan.

Then sit here

Just where you are...

Close your eyes, darling,

And don't open them

Until I've gone.

I love you.

I'll always love you.

Goodbye, my love.

Goodbye.

Sergeant.

Detail, hut!

If you'd do that for me,

I'd feel awfully obliged.

I'll do that for you.

Cheerio.

Thanks so much.

Cheerio.

Alan!

Hello, Alan.

Hello, Gerald.

It's only

Six more minutes.

We're the third transport going out.

Must be something really big this time.

Well, did you say goodbye

To Kitty for me?

Yes.

I didn't come back. I knew you

Two wanted to be alone together.

Oh, she knows that,

Gerald.

Lawrence. Come on, come on,

Got to hurry now.

Orders are that every man's got to

Have something hot before he leaves.

We'll be getting

Something hot after we leave.

Do you know Lawrence has been

Running about like that for two hours?

He's offered me

Five cups of coffee.

Did Kitty...

You know,

Did she mind you...

Was she all right

About you going?

Yes, she-

Coffee. Coffee here.

Coffee, Gerald?

Oh, hello, Alan.

All right. I don't suppose

It'll actually poison me.

Coffee, Alan?

I didn't think

You'd need any.

Like a whiskey?

No, thanks.

Wouldn't it be awful to be as

Bright as that at this hour?

I don't know about being bright,

But I can't help noticing things.

Oh, shut up,

Lawrence.

You two had better start getting on

Better. You're going to be cousins.

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