The Innocents Page #3

So, uh, what will you say

to Master Miles?

I shall have it out with him

later on.

That can't be avoided.

But not now.

I'm not going to spoil his homecoming

because of some silly schoolteacher.

Oh, yes, miss.

Oh, I- I'm so thankful

we're not to have trouble.

Dear Mrs. Grose,

what a comfort you are.

[ Miles ]

Why don't you come in, Miss Giddens.

How did you know

I was there?

This is a very old house.

Things creak.

And anyway, I saw the light

from your candle under the door.

You should be asleep.

- I'm much too excited.

- Excited?

By being home. By seeing Flora.

And meeting you.

Besides, I like to lie awake.

That's a very bad habit, Miles.

- Is it?

- Yes.

What do you think about

while you're lying awake?

Oh, a world

of different things.

And tonight...

were you, perhaps,

thinking about school?

Oh, no. All that

seems very far away.

Miles...

you do know that you will not be

allowed to go back.

You realize that it is

a very serious matter...

for a boy to be expelled

from school.

I can't think

what your uncle will say.

Can't you?

I can.

He'll say, "Don't bother me.

I'm too busy.''

- Miles, that's not true.

- Isn't it?

You've met him, haven't you?

You know what he's like.

He doesn't care

about me or Flora.

He doesn't care

what happens to us.

Miles, dear,

you mustn't believe that.

Your uncle has-

Well, he has... a great many responsibilities

and not enough time-

To waste any on us?

I understand.

It's a bit sad though...

when people

don't have time for you.

Oh, I have, Miles.

I have time.

And I care.

And, Miles, if there's something

wrong about school...

if there's something

you want to tell me-

Miles, dear Miles...

can't you see that

I want to help you?

Trust me.

[ Gasps ]

The candle's gone out.

Don't be frightened. It was only the wind,

my dear. The wind blew it out.

- [ Flora ] # We lay, my love and I #

- [ Birds Chirping ]

#Beneath a weeping willow #

#But now alone I lie #

#And weep beside the tree #

#Singing "O Willow Waly''#

#By the tree #

# That weeps with me #

#Singing "O Willow Waly''#

# Till my lover returns-#

- ##[ Stops ]

- [ Birds Cease Chirping ]

- [ Birds Resume Chirping ]

- # We lay, my love and I #

#Beneath a weeping willow #

#But now alone I lie #

# O willow, I die #

# O willow, I die ##

[ Cooing ]

[ Flies Buzzing ]

Miles.

How long have you been here?

I don't know-

20 minutes, half an hour.

- Oh, then you must have seen him.

- Who?

The man who was

standing here on the tower.

I've been quite alone,

except for my greedy friends.

Well, that can't be true.

Not two minutes ago

I saw a man standing exactly here.

Perhaps it was me.

No, no, it was a man.

He was looking at me.

I expect you imagined it.

Or else- Oh, dear.

I hope you won't have to

wear spectacles.

You're much too pretty for that.

Oh, yes, I expect I'm tired.

I haven't been sleeping well.

I know.

Flora told me.

She says you make

little groans and moans all night.

Of course, one can

never believe Flora.

She invents things,

imagines them.

You mean, like poor,

silly Miss Giddens?

[ Laughs ]

[ Kisses ]

Miss, would these,

by any chance, be yours?

Scissors. The gardener brought them up.

He said he found them in the garden.

I must have dropped them this morning

when I-whilst I was cutting roses.

And just left them there.

[ Chuckles ]

I'm afraid today

isn't altogether my day.

I seem to be

at sixes and sevens.

Well, miss,you've never been away

from home before.

A strange place,

new responsibilities.

- Takes a bit of getting used to-

- Mrs. Grose.

Is there anyone living here

that I don't know about?

- Living here?

- In the house, I mean.

I've met the two maids, the cook

and her husband, the gardener...

and I was just wondering

if there was someone I hadn't met.

Bless you, miss, I wish there were.

We could use another pair of hands.

- [ Footsteps Running ]

- Oh, hurry.! Do come.!

- [ Footsteps Running ]

- Oh, hurry.! Do come.!

You must see!

Miles is giving an "expedition!''

Oh, come! You must see!

He's awfully brave!

[ Whinnying ]

Miles!

Flora, watch me.!

[ Laughing ]

- Miles!

- [ Wind Blowing ]

[ Birds Squawking ]

Miles?

I didn't know you were watching.

That was very clever, Miles.

Do look, Miss Giddens.

I can draw too.

Miles isn't the only one

who can draw.

Oh, yes.

Now I see.

It's lovely.

A vase of flowers.

Goodness, no.

It's a thunderstorm.

- See the clouds and the lightning?

- Oh, yes, dear.

Yes, well, I'm sure

it's very original.

- Perhaps you'll grow up to be a famous artist.

- Did you hear that, Miles?

Yes, dear. But Miss Giddens

is merely being polite.

Tell me, Miss Giddens, what do you think

I might grow up to be?

Anything you want.

There's nothing

I want to be...

except what I am-

a boy living at Bly.

Oh, if only everything

could go on just as it is now.

I love this house.

Don't you, Miss Giddens?

It's very beautiful.

And so large.

I expect it's the biggest house

in England.

The whole world, actually.

Oh, hardly

the whole world, Flora.

Your house, where you used to live-

was that a big house too?

No, it was very small,

I'm afraid.

- How small?

- Very, very small.

Too small for you

to have secrets?

Well, secrets were

a bit difficult.

- [ Flora ] But possible?

- Not for long.

Secrets require a privacy

that our little home did not provide.

- Did you play games in your house?

- No.

We had to be quiet, usually,

because my father was preparing his sermon.

But if he went out, we'd play

hide-and-seek all over the house.

Oh, lovely!

- Let's do that!

- All right.

You hide, and I'll seek.

We can go all over the house,

can't we?

- Everywhere, I mean.

- Yes, I should think so.

[ Clock Chiming ]

Oh. Where are the children going?

It's their bedtime.

Yes, I know.

But I thought,just one little game

and then right to bed they'll go.

Oh, they've won you over, miss,

already, I can see.

They have indeed.

- [ Flora ] We're ready.!

- I'm coming!

[ Chuckles ]

Anna?

[ Miles ]

Miss Giddens.!

[ Gears Spinning ]

#[ Music Box:
"O Willow Waly'']

[ Door Hinges Creaking ]

- [ Gasps ]

- You'd never have found me

if I hadn't pounced on you!

- Did I frighten you?

- Yes, a bit.

- Now you're my prisoner.

- Oh, Miles!

- Let me go.

- Why?

- You're hurting me.

- Am I?

- Yes, Miles. Please let me go.

- But why?

- I told you. You're hurting me. Miles, I mean it.

- Do you?

- Oh,you've found it.! I've missed it so.

- ##[ Music Box ]

Mrs. Grose must have

hidden it here.

- Now it's your turn to hide.

- Hurry! Run!

All right.

Now where?

- Oh, where shall I hide?

- Wherever you like. We'll count a hundred.

One, two, three...

[ Together]

four, five, six, seven, eight...

nine, 1 0, 1 1-

- [ Wind Rustling ]

- [ Bird Calling ]

[ Flora, Miles Laughing ]

[ Flora ]

Miss Giddens.!

Where are you?

[ Screams, Gasps ]

[ Bird Squawking ]

[ Mrs. Grose ]

Miss? Miss Giddens?

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