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Very good movement, eh?

How do you feel?

Fine, I think.

Now put your feet on the ground.

Now.

Stand up.

I can stand!

She's putting all her weight

on her good leg.

Oh, she's cheating!

No - stand fair and square

on both feet.

There.

Now - walk.

I've forgotten how to.

Oh, you're too excited.

You must calm down.

I couldn't sleep last night.

I was so excited.

I think I'm all right now.

May I try?

I help you, yes?

There you are!

No, don't hold onto me.

Let go.

There you are.

You see? She stands perfectly straight.

Now.

I don't---

I can't!

Nonsense! Send your brain

down to your feet.

Right foot, left foot. One, two.

I say you can walk!

Walk!

No, look at me. Look at me.

Now.

Come to me.

You will not?

I can't!

Ah, you will not. Well,

look at him, then.

You see? He holds his

arms out to you.

Call her, Mr Owen.

Lally - come to me.

Basil.

Look out!

Oh, what have I done?

You've destroyed the nerve power!

Just as I thought. You've made

her worse than before.

You quack! You dirty quack!

- The couch.

- Aye.

- Mind her head there now.

- Quickly.

Come on.

Now, leave her alone!

Okay, you'd better go!

No. We're taking this case

out of your hands.

If she tries to walk again, God knows

what will happen to her!

I'll telephone Sturdee.

Yes. Send for him.

He's the only one who

has the right.

Now get out. All of you!

Get out, I say!

This is my house!

You'll be hearing from us.

Gentlemen.

- We can't leave her here.

- Quite right.

No.

We'd better wait downstairs,

until Sturdee arrives.

- Good.

- Yes.

Lally.

Now you get out too.

Oh, no.

You can't get rid of me so easily.

I've stayed all the time, through

thick and thin.

And I'm going to stay now.

Yes, you stayed because

I made you.

Lally.

Lally, I'm going to marry you.

I'm going to, just the same.

But you don't want to.

I know you don't.

I've known for ages!

And I can't stand pity. I can't!

Send him away.

Goon

You heard what she said.

Get out!

It was all my fault.

I should never have let in

that gaping crowd.

I'm always doing something wrong

and wicked like that.

But darling, you must understand.

I haven't failed.

Muscles never before in use couldn't

endure the sudden strain.

But you are cured.

I promise!

You must believe me.

All we want now is faith - and

the will to conquer.

My dear one, believe me - please.

It's hard after all I've been through.

I'll help you.

Look at me.

Look into my eyes.

They show faith.

Now, we see.

Yes.

Give me just a moment.

Faith.

Will.

Now.

Now, my lovely one!

Don't touch me.

Wish.

Wish harder than you've ever

wished before in your life.

I do.

I do!

All right.

Now.

Walk.

Come on.

Come on!

Why don't you say something?

Can they be right, those doctors?

Can I have done something

I didn't know?

No.

No, I'm certain I'm right.

Only we mustn't give in.

You mustn't give in!

You'll be strong. You'll be fine.

Don't!

Don't, I can't bear to hear you!

You know you've failed.

Why don't you admit it?

Why don't you tell me that I've been

through all this for nothing?

All this torture!

A whole year of it -

for nothing!

Oh, how could you hurt me so?

How could you?

I don't mean that, either.

If I've done what they say...

...destroyed the nerve power.

I'm finished.

Oh, yes.

I forgot.

Your reputation was at stake.

That's all that mattered.

You wanted me as an advertisement.

Girl or dog, what's the difference?

So long as you succeeded.

That's not true, Lalage.

I don't expect you to believe me...

...but it's not true.

What higher ambition can

any man have...

...than to make someone he loves

very dearly, happy.

I'm sorry.

Don't look at me like that.

No greater torture exists for me than

the sight of your eyes with the...

...light of joy gone from them.

But they're still the most beautiful

eyes in all the world.

There was one thing missing

in my treatment.

Love was missing.

Mine alone was not enough.

Where is she? Where is she?

Oh, Mr Sturdee. Will you please---

No, I will not!

I knew this would happen.

I warned you, and I warned

my poor daughter.

Now sir, I'm going to give you the only kind of

treatment a man like you can understand.

And that's only the beginning.

Next time we're going to

break you for good.

Now, please don't shout.

You'll only disturb her more.

And when you come out of prison, I'll see you're

turned out of the country and kept out!

But before I take my daughter

away, I mean to---

No, Father, no!

Father, you mustn't.

I won't have it!

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