Viskningar Och Rop (Cries and Whispers) Page #3

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It's...

It's disgusting.

It's very degrading...

and everlastingly the same.

Henrik's an excellent lawyer,

I assure you.

My husband says

that I'm clumsy.

He's right.

I fumble.

My hands are too large,

you understand.

Most disobedient.

You look so disconcerted.

You thought our talk

would be different, didn't you?

Do you realize I hate you?

And how foolish I find

your insipid smiles...

and your idiotic

flirtatiousness.

How have I managed

to tolerate you so long...

and not say anything?

I know of what you're made...

with your empty caresses

and your false promises.

Can you conceive how anybody

can live with so much hate...

as has been my burden?

There's no relief,

no charity, no help.

There is nothing.

You understand?

Nothing can escape me...

for I see it all.

Now you hear how it sounds

when Karin talks.

You sit there grinning

your cold little grin.

What are you thinking?

Would you care to tell me?

May I have your opinion?

No!

That's just what I thought.

You'd rather stay silent.

And you are right, Maria!

Maria! Forgive me.

Maybe you mean well.

Maybe you just

want to know me better.

Maria, dear, forgive me.

I do run on and on.

No.

No, that's not true either.

Maria, look at me.

Maria, look at me.

Don't you hear it?

Don't you hear the crying?

Don't you hear it?

Someone is crying endlessly.

- Are you afraid of me now?

- No, not in the least.

I'm dead, you see.

The trouble is

I can't get to sleep.

I can't leave you all.

I'm so tired.

Can't anyone help me?

- It's but a dream, Agnes.

- No, it's not a dream.

Perhaps for you it's a dream...

but not for me.

I want Karin to come here.

Agnes wants Karin

to come to her.

Can't you hold my hands

and warm me?

Stay with me

until the horror is over.

It's so empty all around me.

Nobody would do what you ask.

I'm still alive.

I won't accept involvement

with your death.

Perchance, if I had loved you...

but I do not love you.

What you ask me to do

is repulsive.

I'm leaving you now.

In a few hours I'll be gone.

- Anna.

- Yes.

I want Maria to come.

Agnes wants Maria to come in.

Don't be afraid.

Please touch me.

Please talk with me.

Hold my hands and warm me.

You are my sister.

I don't want you to be alone.

Oh, how sorry I am for you.

Do you recall

when we were small...

and twilight came

as we played...

and both of us

became frightened...

and we'd cuddle very close

and hold each other tight.

It's simply the same thing now,

isn't it?

I can't hear

what you're saying.

You must come closer to me.

Closer.

Hold my hands.

I'll stay with you.

I'll stay here.

Don't cry.

You needn't be afraid.

I'll stay by her.

There's my daughter

I must think about.

She must realize that.

Also, my husband needs me.

It's pure morbidity,

disgusting, meaningless.

She's already begun to rot.

She has foul spots

on her hands.

I'll take care of her.

The funeral was tolerable.

No one wept or grew hysterical.

Thank you.

Have you finished packing, Anna?

I just have to bring

the last trunk down, ma'am.

Hurry up.

We are pressed for time.

The music was fine. Thankfully,

the bishop's address was short.

Fortunate that he had a chill

so we could call off the dinner.

Hadn't something

better be done for Anna?

Sorry, but I don't understand

what you mean.

She's looked after Agnes

for the last 12 years.

Shouldn't we offer her

a small sum...

or help her find a new place?

Out of the question.

She's young and strong...

and has had it very easy

up until now.

Her future

is not our responsibility.

I did promise her she could

take a memento with her.

- Of her own choosing?

- I think she has that right.

I do detest

that sort of spontaneity...

but you can't renege.

I think we should

speak to her right away.

Anna, you may stay on here

for a time if it is necessary.

You were promised

a memento of Agnes'.

Thank you.

I want nothing at all.

She's trying

to play a nice role.

But she won't

get anything for it.

- Stay 'til the month's end.

- Yes.

Well, if there's nothing left

for us to attend to.

Let's leave before the roads

to the station are snowed under.

Good-bye now, Anna.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you for all you did.

Hurry now.

- Could I speak to you a second?

- Of course.

That evening we came close

to each other...

have you thought

about what we discussed?

Yes, of course,

I've thought a lot about it.

Could we hold

to all of our resolutions?

Dearest Karin, why on earth

shouldn't we do that?

I have no idea.

It's that everything seems

different since that evening.

I think we've become

very much closer.

What are you thinking about?

I'm thinking

about the conversation...

- No, you're not.

- I was thinking how Joakim...

hates it

if I keep him waiting.

I have no idea

why you call me to account...

as if I were on trial

for my thoughts, Karin.

What do you want?

- Nothing.

- No.

If there's nothing you want,

don't be hurt...

because I must say good-bye

to you now.

You touched me.

Don't you remember that?

I don't recall

each stupid act...

and never try forcing me

to answer for one.

Dearest Karin, give the children

my love and keep well.

'Til Twelfth Night.

As usual, we'll meet then.

How sad.

"Wednesday,

the third of September.

"The tang of autumn

fills the clear, still air...

"but it's mild and fine."

My sisters, Karin and Maria,

have come to see me.

It's wonderful

to be together again...

like in the old days,

and I am feeling much better.

We were even able to go

for a little walk together...

such an event for me...

especially since I haven't

been out of doors for so long.

Suddenly we began to laugh

and run toward the old swing...

that we hadn't seen

since we were children.

We sat in it like three

good little sisters...

and Anna pushed us,

slowly and gently.

All my aches and pains

were gone.

The people I am most fond of

in all the world were with me.

I could hear their chatting

around me.

I could feel the presence

of their bodies...

the warmth of their hands.

I wanted to hold the moment fast

and thought:

"Come what may,

this is happiness.

"I cannot wish

for anything better.

"Now, for a few minutes...

"I can experience perfection.

"And I feel profoundly grateful

to my life...

"which gives me so much."

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