The Piano Lesson Page #19
- PG
- Year:
- 1995
- 95 min
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BIG SISTER:
Yes it is.
MYRTLE & BIG SISTER
Dear - George - you - have - my
MYRTLE:
heart? (She pulls a face as if
it doesn't make sense) Ada
McGrath.
BIG SISTER:
It doesn't make sense.
The little girls read it again together. MYRTLE turns the key over
matter of factly to see if there is more writing.
MYRTLE:
That's all
They all look up at him.
BAINES:
Say it again, just you.
Everyone turns and listens to MYRTLE
MYRTLE:
Dear George you have my heart,
Ada McGrath.
She gives a little "Is that all?" gesture.
BAINES:
You say it. (He points to BIG
SISTER, who has a crazy deep
voice.)
BIG SISTER:
Dear George you have my heart,
Ada McGrath.
Another little girl spontaneously recites the message. And so does
another. Through all this BAINES keeps his bead down shaking it in
disbelief and shy happiness. He starts to laugh with relief and
pleasure. The little girls think it is something funny in the line and
continue to repeat it, which each then appears to give BAINES fresh
pleasure. Meanwhile the smallest of the girls is quietly helping
herself to the sweets.
SCENE 127 DELETED
SCENE 128 DELETED
Sc 129EXT BAINES’ DUSK Sc 129
BAINTS rides up to his house in the evening light He is silly with
happiness. HIRA comes running out to meet him
HIRA:
Peini, Peini, liddle gel. I
seen her come up here, scream,
scream . blood on her. Look
bad... very bad
BAINES jumps off his horse and strides into his hut.
Sc 130INT BAINES' HUT DUSK Sc 130
Inside he finds FLORA crouching in a corner, her face is white, tear
stained and splattered with mud. Her angel wings are squashed behind
her and blood stained. On seeing BAINES she cries with renewed pain
and relief
BAINES:
What has happened? Hush, hush,
what is it?
FLORA thrusts the wrapped finger at BAINES. He takes the blood soaked
object and unwraps it. The finger unravels into his hand, he reels
back groaning, choking about to be sick.
FLORA:
(yelling) He says you're not to
see her or he'll chop her up!
BAINES:
(angry, horrified)
What happened?
But FLORA cannot speak. She bursts into loud sobs. BAINES kneels in
front of her shaking her.
TELL ME! TELL ME!
BAINES stops shaking her, she scrambles away and out the door. BAINES
chases after her.
FLORA screams as he catches her.
BAINES:
Quiet down! Shhh! Where is she?
FLORA:
(whimpering)
He chopped it off
BAINES:
Jesus! I'll kill him! I'll kill
him.
What did she tell him?
(shaking her)
What?
HIRA:
Put her down Peirn She is
liddle.
HIRA takes the quivering FLORA in her arms.
There girl. there
BAINES notices the blood on FLORA'S dress, he touches it, she shys
away.
Sc 132EXT STEWARD'S HUT NIGHT Sc 132
STEWART walks outside his hut disconsolate.
Sc 133INT STEWART'S HUT NIGHT Sc 133
STEWART enters ADA's room with a lamp. He puts it down beside her on
the table. He studies her pale face and dry lips. ADA's eyes flicker
open.
STEWART:
(speaking to his feet)
I lost my temper. I'm sorry.
STEWART looks at ADA.
STEWART:
You broke my trust, you pushed
me hard, to hard. (he sighs)
You cannot send love to HIM you
cannot do it. Even to think on
it makes me angry, very angry
ADA opens her eyes and looks at STEWART. It is evident she hears
nothing and has understood nothing, she is struggling with pain. Her
face grimaces and she groans.
STEWART:
I meant to love you. I clipped
your wing, that is all.
STEWART sings two lines of an English love ballad to ADA.
STEWART:
We shall be together, you will
see it will be better...
Her forehead is damp with fever. She thrashes at the blankets. STEWART
pulls them off to cool her. He feels her brow.
STEWART:
(whispering) ...
my love bird.
Her nightgown is damp with sweat and clings to her body. STEWART
reaches out to adjust her gown, his hand touches her leg and he holds
it there, feeling a tingle of pleasure, that grows and builds the
longer his hand remains.
STEWART:
Ohhhhh my love
His hand begins to move further and further up her leg, nudging the
nightgown higher and higher. He looks at her face. She is closed-eyed,
unconscious. STEWART'S face crinkles into a pained expression and all
his control melts into a drive to hold and extend this moment. He
brings his mouth to her leg and begins to kiss her knee, her thigh. A
new thought occurs to him, a terrible thought, but as he has phrased
the thought to himself, he cannot resist it. He glances at her face
still fevered and unconscious. Quietly, stealthily, he begins to undo
his belt buckle. He bends across her to gently separate her legs. As
he moves his body over her, he looks towards her and to his shame and
horror she is looking directly back at him, her eyes perfectly on his,
perfectly focused. Quietly STEWART moves back and pulls down her gown,
all the time keeping his eyes on her.
STEWART:
You are feeling better?
ADA's lips move slightly and STEWART turns suddenly as if he has heard
something. Slowly he turns back to ADA.
STEWART looks at ADA intently, moving closer to her bed, closer to ADA
his eyes locked on hers.
STEWART:
What...?
The sound of his own voice makes him blink. He watches her as if
listening to her speak in a voice that is so faint, and distant, that
only with great concentration and perseverance can he make it out. As
he watches her his face transforms; his eyes fill, his lips soften and
his eyebrows take on the exact expression of her own.
The kerosene lamp burns fitfully, fluttering a light pulse across
their faces. STEWART moves closer to ADA. Outside a wind bangs the
iron roof and rubs branches against each other making a high-pitched
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