The Draughtsman's Contract Page #2
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- 1982
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supplicant on my mother's behalf...
...but she does not want it
for herself but for her husband.
The supplication then
has a long and diverse path.
I am flattered.
May not Mr. Herbert
himself do his own commissioning?
The point of the exercise...
...is to avoid that one thing.
You, Mr. Neville, are to be...
...the instrument of a
hopeful reconciliation.
Mr. Neville...
...how can I persuade you to stay
with us at Compton Anstey?
You cannot.
But you can be bought, Mr. Neville.
How much will it cost?
More than you can afford.
But I must confess my
prime reason is indolence.
I increase my price...
...in proportion to my
expectation of pleasure.
I do not expect great pleasure here.
Madam...
...I'm to leave in the morning
for Southampton.
I've come to take my leave of you now.
Do not order the hay to be cut.
Do not leave the estate
and do not drink my claret.
Don't expect me back until I'm ready,
which at the least will be 14 days.
Good night, Madam.
She laughs...
I have decided...
...that it is most important
that you stay here...
...to make for me twelve
drawings of my husband's estate.
My husband is to
go to Southampton...
Will that be enough time for you?
First you make a
demand that suggests...
...we haven't discussed the
proposition this evening.
Second, you increase your
demand by at least 12.
Third, you add to the
proposition a time limit.
And fourth, you expect me
to start at once.
Four factors, you have convinced us...
...are well within your
talents and capabilities.
Your terms are exorbitant...
...so must mine be.
She loves...
... and she confesses to.
There is then at last...
... no more to do.
The conditions of the
agreement are:
...My services as
draughtsman for twelve days...
...for the manufacture
of 12 drawings...
...of the estate and gardens...
...parks and outlying
buildings of Mr. Herbert's Property.
The sites for the twelve drawings
to be chosen at my discretion...
...though advised by Mrs. Herbert.
For which, Thomas, I am willing
to pay eight pounds a drawing...
Mr. Neville and his servant...
...and...
And, Madam?
And to meet Mr. Neville in private...
...and to comply with his requests
concerning his pleasure with me.
Curriculum for the Execution...
... of the Drawings at
Compton Anstey.
For Drawing Number 1.
From 7 in the morning...
... until 9 in the morning...
... the whole of the
back of the house...
... from the stable
block to the laundry garden...
... will be kept clear.
No person shall use the main
stable yard gates whatsoever...
... and no person
shall use the back door...
... or interfere with
the windows or furniture...
... of the back part of the house.
'A'is for Apricot.
'M'is for Marilla.
'C'is for Citrona.
Citrona.
'A'is for Ananas.
Ananas.
'P'is for Pineapple.
For Drawing Number 2.
From 9 o'clock in the
morning until 11 o'clock...
... the lower lawns of the house...
... including the formal
garden will be kept clear.
of the house will be opened...
... closed or otherwise disturbed.
Your Mr. Neville, Sarah...
...has the God-like power
of emptying the landscape.
It is a wonder the birds still sing.
If they stopped...
...I doubt whether Mr. Neville
would appreciate the difference.
His attitude to
nature is strictly material.
Thomas...
...why is Mr. Neville
interested in my sheets?
He is to draw them
wet outside the laundry.
Wet?
Why does he want them wet?
I cannot answer you that.
Perhaps he has fond
memories of being a baby.
For Drawing Number 3.
From 11 o'clock in the
morning until 1 o'clock...
... the back and
north side of the house...
... will be kept clear.
This area...
... used as a place
for drying linen...
... will be left as asked
for, on an arrangement...
... made between the
draughtsman and the laundress...
... who will take
full responsibility...
... for the disposition of the linen.
I am delighted to see that...
...you've loosened your
clothing as I requested.
When your husband had
the pear trees grafted...
...do you know if he
asked for the advice...
...of Mr. Seymour's gardener?
We...
You do not speak very loud.
We...
We do not know
Mr. Seymour's gardener.
I see.
Mr. Neville.
The trees have been poorly cared for.
The angle between the branches...
...and the main trunk is too steep.
But the original work is good.
And what of the pears themselves...
...in season.
Are they presentable?
From 2 o'clock until 4
o'clock in the afternoon...
... the front of the house that faces
west will be kept clear.
No horses,
carriages or other vehicles...
... will be allowed
to be placed there...
... and the gravel on the
drive will be left undisturbed.
No coals are to be
burned that will issue smoke...
... from the front of the house.
And Hurry up!
From 4 o'clock in the afternoon
until 6 o'clock in the afternoon...
... the hilltop prospect of the
estate to the north of the house...
... will be kept
clear of all members...
... of the household
staff and farm servants.
Such animals as are presently
grazing in the fields...
... will be permitted
to continue to do so.
Good day, Mr. Neville.
Mr. Talmann.
I see you have selected a fine view...
...for my son to inherit.
I prefer, for the moment...
...to regard the view as
the property of Mr. Herbert.
Thomas...
...see that Clarissa doesn't go
And, come to my withdrawing room...
... this afternoon with some ink.
I want to send to
Mr. Herbert to know...
... by which road
he intends to return.
Is it your intention to continue
to stand there Mr. Talmann?
I can see the view
very adequately from here.
Thank you.
Will you be wearing
the same clothes tomorrow?
Why?
I have not decided.
It depends on my servants.
Is it important?
Maybe I will.
For Drawing Number 6.
From 6 o'clock in the
evening until 8 o'clock...
... the lower lawn of the
garden by the statue of Hermes...
... will be kept clear of all
members of the house hold...
... staff, horses and other animals.
Philip, go and ask
those people to move.
Ask them nicely, smile.
Don't trot.
Go away.
Where?
Really?
Not that I know.
Mr. Lucas...
...was a man whose enthusiasms
were divided equally...
...between his
garden and his children.
Whenever his wife conceived...
...Mr. Lucas planted fruit-trees.
His wife seldom came to
a successful labour...
...and those children she was
blessed with died before weaning.
Mr. Lucas threatened to cut his trees
down, but he never did.
To date there are 11 trees
in his fruit-garden...
...and he knows them all
The English are not blessed with
the most appropriate fecundity.
They can raise colonies
but not heirs to the throne.
It depends which
colonies you are speaking of.
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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