The Lady Vanishes Page #7

Synopsis: Returning home from the Balkans during the 1930s, Iris Carr boards a train. After a blow to the head Iris, is befriended by a Miss Froy - former governess to a family headed by a baroness travelling with her poorly sister and medical staff. When Miss Froy disappears everybody denies ever seeing her,claiming Iris mustve imagined Miss Froy, after the knock to the head. Only language student Max Hare is sympathetic and even he has doubts. When a German woman is produced and passed off as the missing lady, Max unwittingly becomes part of the plot to dissuade Iris from her search for the truth.
 
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6.1
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2013
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I promise not to make any

more scenes...

and I admit that

I invented Miss Froy.

I'm not sure you can cure illness

with a scolding.

But for the first time in my career,

I hope I am proved wrong.

What's your opinion?

You feel he is cleverer than you.

I think he's making a mistake.

You and I may not see eye to eye on

many things, but this is agreed on.

And frankly I do not understand

your hesitation with sending her

to sleep.

Unless, of course,

you fear the young lady's anger

when she realises she's been

tricked.

She has what you call spirit

and I call temper.

Please. Please. Please stop.

I'm trying to think.

Well, there isn't much time.

I'll write a declaration

that the drug is harmless

should the lady be taken ill

afterwards as a direct result

and I will give you a sample to

take back to England.

I hope I have given you all

the assurances you need.

Now frankly, I have to go back

and see my patient.

Wait.

I've brought you some soup.

I don't want it.

Just a sip.

You need the nourishment.

Do you still loathe me?

Iris...

I don't want to go back

to my compartment.

Right, well, then you need to

drink the soup.

I can't. You can.

Please.

It's terrible!

Same soup I wolfed down at dinner.

I promise you'll feel much better

soon.

I'm not used to people

looking after me.

Cheer up. I'm sure you have a

colony of friends.

What do you do when you're in

London? Nothing. Play about.

With other chaps?

Yes.

We all do the same things.

Silly things.

There's not one real

person among us.

Sometimes I get terrified that

I'm wasting my life.

What's at the end of it all?

Well, I never know what's going

to happen next.

Somehow, something always turns up.

That sounds fun.

Why don't you come with me

on my next job?

You shan't be bored again.

You're proposing to me?

I take it a lot of men have

proposed to you.

Yes... But I'd rather have

an adventure.

Sweet tea not sweet pea,

do you see?

Oh, very good. Very good.

I never thought he could laugh.

To a man who can kill

a houseplant at 20 paces...

Perhaps you could tell him

to keep the noise down.

No, don't go.

Would it make you nervous

if I told you I liked you?

I knew you'd be a good kisser.

Let's run away together.

I hope this pain is not

because of me.

I am unwell but not insensitive.

Never insensitive.

It's my fault.

Oh. No. This...

is beyond our control.

Oh, I have done this to you.

Forgive me.

What's he saying?

We're coming into Trieste.

At last.

On with the motley, as they say.

I have to get my bag.

There won't be a porter, of course,

not for love nor money.

Iris! What's wrong?

Iris!

Oh! That soup.

You... All this time, I was terrified

the doctor would drug me

and it was you! Please,

I only did it for your own good.

I'll be lucky to get out of this

alive. Iris, listen to me!

I trusted you. Iris.

Don't touch me.

Iris!

The doctor... with the patient. Where

has he moved her, where? Where is she?

We arrive Trieste.

No, no. They've drugged me like they

drugged her. Do you understand?

I sorry. I not really know English.

Iris!

Need help? Leave me alone.

Excuse me.

I'm sorry.

Excuse me.

Let's stop these silly games,

shall we?

Oh!

Help!

No way out, Miss Carr.

Help me! Please!

Oh, Miss Froy!

Perhaps we could say goodbye now

without a cloud of witnesses.

Yes. Let's.

Thank you for your hospitality.

It's been a cheap holiday for me

in every sense.

I'll get a porter to get my bags.

Excuse me, excuse me, are you

travelling with the Professor?

Er, yes, he's still on the train.

Can you give him a message for me?

I'm afraid I have to rush off.

Er... I can't.

I'm looking for someone.

The girl who was staying in our

hotel spoke about an English woman

in tweed who was standing with her

as she peered into our coupe.

The girl was right.

I'm not quite sure why my husband

lied about us not seeing her.

I do hope the Reverend

and Mrs Barnes come back soon.

It's a cheek asking us

to look after their luggage.

Do you know, I thought

I almost smelt your Middlemist Rose

as we got off the train.

Ah! Professor,

are you coming with us?

I can't find Max. Surely you

can't be expected to wait for him?

I certainly do not want to

miss my connection.

You know I cannot understand how

they expect us

to move from train to train with

this amount of time.

We are in a hurry.

He probably doesn't speak English.

He's fine, he's all right.

Our boy...

Splendid. Right. Stand aside.

If we have the opportunity to right

our wrongs we should always take it.

Professor. We need to speak to you.

Iris?

Stop!

Miss Froy!

No! Let me go.

Your friends have all left

the train.

There's nothing you can do.

No-one cares about a woman who

is hysterical.

Who do you think gave us the idea

of... what do you say in English?

The mad house? Your little

Miss Froy. So harmless, you think.

But she will happily

destroy my brother.

Leave her! Leave her.

Iris. Mr Hare. Don't worry.

We're taking her to a reputable

nursing home.

You'll do nothing of the kind.

You're very kind, Mr Hare.

Thank you for taking

Miss Carr off our hands.

She is rather troublesome.

Miss Froy.

Poor woman, you can see how even now

she remains deluded.

How can you still listen to her?

Where is she?

Baroness. You are under arrest.

She's in the goods van. Oh!

Look after her. Yes. I've got her.

It's all right.

Mmm! Mmm!

Miss Froy!

Mmm! Mmm!

Get off!

Ah, ah!

We're almost there, you'll be

pleased to know.

Are you all right? Mmm, just making

up a story to tell them back home.

Mater will be thrilled.

Do you think it wise to tell her?

At her age, it might prove a shock.

Exactly. No, I'm going to keep

quiet about that.

She'd throw a fit

and never let me go back.

You can't go back!

I can and I must.

I'm a witness at the trial.

The Baroness's brother has been

charged with murder.

A little spinster from England

has seen to that.

But it's too dangerous!

Not speaking out is dangerous.

I had many lost hours on a train

to realise it.

Very fortunate for me, you already

knew the importance of speaking out.

Don't worry. Mr Hare has kindly

offered to escort me.

It's Soc! Soc!

Do you feel anything like emotion

right now?

She and I will always be in touch.

I guess that means you haven't

forgiven me yet.

Is that an answer?

I won't ever forgive you.

Fair enough.

How about coming with me

on my next trip?

I wouldn't know how to trust you.

Where... where are you going?

Back to London.

You're leaving me here?

Well, it is my car.

I thought we'd travel back together.

No. What about Miss Froy?

Don't you want to say goodbye?

She knows I wasn't going to stay.

Where will I find you?

Give me your address.

I don't have one. You

must have a house here. No.

You live in a hotel? Yes.

I can work on it. The trust thing.

Really.

So will you? Come with me?

Perhaps.

Which hotel?

And I thought you were clever!

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