Women in Love Page #3

What price that, eh?

She'll do, won't she?

Ooh, aye. I'd give a week's wages

for five minutes with her.

Just five minutes.

Your missus would have

something to say to you.

Hey! You're first-class you are!

You think she'd be worth

a week's wages, eh?

Do I? I'd bloody well

put 'em down this second.

Yeah...

Oh, you beautiful doll

You great, big beautiful doll...

Ee, you won't get much for it

down 'ere, dearie!

Come on, love.

Give us a drink.

- Bloody men.

- Piss off.

You wanting company?

Sure you do.

You'll be wanting a little company.

- Who be you, then?

- A man.

- What work?

- Miner. Good enough for you?

Why do you ask all these questions?

How are your thighs?

- My thighs?

- How are they?

Are they strong?

Because I want to drown in flesh.

Hot...physical...naked...flesh.

Flesh?

Come 'ere!

You're dying for it, aren't you?

Ouch!

You are hideous and ridiculous

like all the rest.

Come 'ere, you stuck-up b*tch!

You rotten cow!

Good evening, Miss Brangwen.

Anything wrong, Palmer?

Mr Crich.

No offence, Mr Crich.

Well, I was born here and I'll die here

until I fly away.

Well, don't fly away

till you come to our picnic.

Did you imagine yourself

in the midst of all this, my dear?

- Mm... Does look rather awful.

- Imagine what it'll be like.

I suppose we could get away from it all.

- Police to keep you in.

- Thank you.

The Crichs are afraid

we're going to run off with the silver.

Good afternoon.

- Father. May I have just a little beer?

- No, no, no.

- Oh, please.

- Well, you can just have a little.

- Just one more.

- We're going for a dip, Father.

Oh, my dear. Be sure

not to stay in the water too long.

Right, let's have you now.

Let's have you.

One chine of hog. It's still here.

There's only one left.

Now, here's three balls, sir.

There you go.

This is Mr Birkin...Father.

How do you?

I hope you're keeping well.

Yes, thank you. I'm fit.

Hello, Mrs Brangwen.

I know Gudrun and Ursula quite well.

Yes, I've heard them talk about you

often enough.

Mr and Mrs Brangwen?

I'm so glad you could come to our picnic.

How do you do?

You forgot our invitation last year.

- I...

- I...tea!

Yes.

Would you like tea here? Or would you

rather go across to the house?

Ooh, can't we have a rowing boat

and get out?

Get out?

Well, you see, we know hardly anyone

here. We're almost complete strangers.

Oh...

Oh, I'll see to it that you're set up with...

a few acquaintances.

Oh, you know what I mean.

Can't we go over there and explore?

The light is so perfect,

perhaps we could bathe.

It reminds one

of the upper reaches of the Nile.

- Well, as one imagines the Nile. Hello.

- Hello!

Do you think it's far enough off?

Yes, I suppose you could go there.

Unfortunately, we don't seem

to have any...more boats.

- They're all out now.

- Oh, it would be so lovely.

Do you handle a boat pretty well?

- Pretty well...

- Yes.

We both row like water spiders.

Then there's a small light canoe of mine

I didn't bring out,

for fear somebody

would drown themselves.

Do you think you'll be safe in that?

You see, I'm responsible for this water.

I had a canoe at Arundel.

I can assure you, I'm perfectly safe.

Then I shall see to it that you're given...

a tea basket.

And you can have a picnic

all to yourselves.

That is the idea, isn't it?

How fearfully good.

How frightfully nice of you.

Behind the rock.

Shh...

Come on. It's muddy.

Are you happy, Prune?

Ursula...I am utterly, utterly happy!

So am I.

Pretty bubbles in the air

They fly so high

Nearly reach the sky

Then like my dreams

they fade and die

Fortune's always hiding

I've looked everywhere

For I'm forever blowing bubbles

Pretty bubbles...in...the air

...Pretty bubbles in the air

They fly so high

Nearly reach the sky

Then like my dreams

they fade and die

Fortune's always hiding

I looked everywhere

But I'm forever blow...

Aren't they...charming, Ursula?

Charming?

Won't they do anything to us?

Oh, I'm sure they won't.

I'm frightened.

Keep singing.

What the hell do you think you're doing?

I think we've all gone mad.

Pity we aren't madder.

Oh, you beautiful doll

You great, big beautiful doll

Let me put my arms around you

Why have you come?

And why do you want to drive them mad?

They're nasty when they turn.

Turn where?

Turn against you.

Turn against me?

Well, anyway, they gored one of the

farmer's cows to death, the other day.

- What do I care?

- I care.

Seeing they're my cattle.

How are they yours?

You haven't swallowed them.

Give me one of them. Now!

You know where they are.

Ah...

You think I'm...frightened of you

and your...cattle, don't you?

Why should I think that?

That's why.

You struck the first blow.

And I shall strike the last!

Why are you behaving in this...

impossible and ridiculous fashion?

You...

...make me behave like this.

Me?

Oh?

Don't be angry with me.

No...

No, I'm not angry with you.

I am in love with you.

Yes...

Well, that's...one way of putting it.

It's all right, then?

Yes...

Yes, it's all right.

It's all right.

It's all right. It's all right...

I must be going home now.

Must you? How sad?

- Are you really sad?

- Yes.

I wish we could

go on walking like this forever.

There is a golden light in you,

which I wish that you would give me.

I always think I'm going to be loved...

and then I'm let down.

Tibby!

Tibby!

Tibby!

Laura?

Laura!

Laura! Where are you?

Help me, please!

Help! Help me, someone!

Please, quick! Somebody, come!

Laura, Lupton! Oh, God, Laura!

Laura!

- No, no...!

- Where were they?

I don't know.

Well, keep away from me!

Gerald, stop it!

- Stop it!

- But I've got to find them.

- You can't!

- Why should you interfere?

You can't see.

Laura! Laura!

- Oh, God, Laura.

- Try and keep the boat still!

I can't!

Come out!

Keep back. Keep back, you can't help us.

- Laura...

- Come out, Gerald.

Gerald, for God's sake, come out.

- Gerald!

- Gudrun!

Laura!

- Keep the boat steady, for God's sake!

- I'm trying!

- Hang on to the side!

- It's too dark!

Gerald! Gerald, are you all right?

Gerald...come out.

We shan't save them, Father.

There's no knowing where they are.

And there's a current as cold as hell.

Go home and look to yourself!

We'll let the water out.

Rupert, you go to the north sluice.

There's room in that water there...

...for thousands.

Two is enough.

If there's one thing about our family,

you know...

...once everything goes wrong...

it can never be put right.

Not with us.

Do you think they're dead?

Yes.

Oh...horrible...

Do you mind...very much?

I don't mind about the dead,

once they're dead.

The worst of it is

they cling to the living and won't let go.

I'm afraid of death.

Death's all right.

Nothing better.

But you don't want to die?

I would like to die from our kind of life.

Be born again, through...

through a love that is like sleep.

With new air round one,

that no one's ever breathed before.

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