Young and Innocent Page #4

I'll find out all I can about

the coat.

I might as well see if it's

true now.

You'd better hide behind it.

A cup of tea and a piece of cake,

please.

Take a seat.

Bill...

You'll have to stick a card out

DAINTY TEAS.

I think it's very nice to have a

lady's company for a change.

Don't you have lots of it? I

thought lorries were very popular.

Is yours that lorry out there?

I've always wanted to drive one

of those.

I've always wanted to be a tight

rope walker myself.

No, you're the wrong built. You'd

better stick to lorry driving.

You don't happen to know, do you,

if a raincoat was found here...

...last week?

If it was it will never reach the

lost property office.

Let me see now... a coat.

Well, as a matter of fact there

was one old fellow.

More or less of a tramp, really.

He mends broken chi...

No, I'm wrong miss, you'll never

find that coat.

No, you're right, Bill, it was

old Will, the china mender.

Don't remember? He had a

raincoat that was nearly new.

He said a bloke had given it

to him. We teased him about it.

Trying to kid us that people give

brand new clothes away!

Leave old Will alone.

If he did, no need for you to go

opening your trap and shouting...

...his name all over the place.

So will I do if I like!

What, you're a couple of rotten...

I don't want you to get hurt

What was all the fuss about?

Your coat! You're quite right,

it was stolen!

An old tramp's got it but his two

friends wouldn't let him tell me.

Oh, put your head under that

It's difficult!

If you want to find old Will, the

china mender, you'll get him...

...late tonight at Nobby's lodging

house.

Well, how far is that?

About thirty miles, I've often

given him a lift there.

What's the matter with you?

Get out of here!

- Well?

- Well?

All you have to do now is to get

the coat back from the tramp.

I'm glad you took the left fork.

So am I now.

Goodbye. And many, many

thanks.

Can I...

Can I just wish you good luck?

- You ought to get back.

- How are you going to get there?

- I'll climb on one of the lorries

- They're all going the other way.

Or I could get a lift on a police

car, there will be one along soon.

I think it's marvellous of you

but you're not being very...

...sensible, you know?

Must we go on and on about this?

Yes, what about your father,

won't he miss you?

I thought all that out.

My aunt lives about two miles

from where we want to go.

I will call on her and then tell

my father the truth about...

...where I've been.

- To save your conscience, eh?

- Yes, if you like.

I will only stay two or three

minutes, then we can be off again.

- This may be useful.

- What's that for?

For getting in touch with old

Will.

He might be in bed when I get

to the lodging house.

You mean he doesn't do night

work?

- I shouldn't think so.

- Well, we can do without it then.

- I shan't be two minutes.

- I don't feel too safe sitting here.

How are you, miss Erica? It's a

long time since we saw you last.

- Madam will be pleased to see you.

- It's nice to see you, Lehmann.

- Is auntie in?

- Oh, yes, miss.

It's miss Felicity's birthday,

you know.

She's having a party.

Perhaps I'd better not stay, I

had forgotten about the birthday.

No, but you must stay, miss Erica.

She'd be so disappointed if

you didn't.

Just go in, it'll be quite all right.

I will tie two handkerchiefs

One red, the other green.

Now, I want you to watch very

carefully because I'm going to...

...tie them together very securely

in this manner.

One knot, two knots

I fold them quite tight.

Now, the next thing I'll do is to

roll them up tightly into a ball.

My dear, this is a surprise!

Will you just have lunch?

And then perhaps after that you

might help us to...

...look after the children.

It's so sweet of you to remember

Felicity's birthday!

Now, children, you all know the

game. Don't fidget so, Marjorie!

- One of you has to go outside.

- Me!

- Don't interrupt, Harold!

- I want to go outside.

- That is for me to decide.

- I think I must go.

Oh... I see. Well, run along,

Harold. And come back!

Erica! Erica! You know this

game, don't you?

I don't think I remember, auntie

I really ought to go.

But you've only just come!

Of course you remember the game,

you used to play it so often.

Now, you go outside and don't

come in until we tell you.

Isn't it Erica's car?

- Yes, it is.

- Are you a friend of hers?

- Oh, yes, she's inside.

Oh, and left you out here?

I'd never heard such a thing!

She said she won't be long.

Oh, she will, it's Felicity's

birthday party.

Felicity?

My little daughter, she's seven

today.

Oh, yes, of course, Felicity's

birthday, I was forgetting.

She always brings her a present,

hasn't missed a year.

- Really?

- No, not a year.

- All right.

- Well, come along in.

No, I'd better not.

I can't leave you out here like a

criminal.

- Come along, it'll be great fun.

- Sure it will.

Erica, my dear!

It isn't a nice thing.

You bring a young man and leave

him outside!

I only meant to stay a few

minutes, uncle.

Oh, nonsense, you will stay here

and see the party in full swing.

We must get away, every minute

is important!

It's this frightful party, I'm

having an awful job!

Yes, I know. You've been so

good, I'm so grateful...

Come in now!

- I'm sorry, I didn't know.

- Hello, my dear.

You know what Erica did?

She left her friend outside...

...while she was playing with the

children.

I'm very sorry, I only meant to

stay a few minutes.

I came because I wanted to...

You came to give Felicity a

birthday present, didn't you?

Oh, how sweet of you, Erica!

One of those lovely stone dwarfs

for the garden. Isn't it nice?

Exactly like the ones we've got

It will fit in so nicely.

Shall we join the others?

- Hello, daddy!

- Hello, darling!

Oh, Erica, let's play find the

thimble!

Hello, Felicity, are you having

a nice time?

Yes, thank you, Erica! But I want

to play find the thimble!

Well, I expect you can if you ask

mummy.

- I mean I want you to play.

- I can't just now, dear.

- I will presently.

- Why can't you play now?

Come on, we'll play it on

our own!

Major Cunningham, Mrs.

Cunningham.

Sit by me.

Get the crackers, please!

- Oh, yes, yes, of course.

Mr... Mr...

I suppose you're staying with the

Burgoynes, Mr...

Not exactly, quite near...

That's a large family, I've never

known how many they are but...

...I suppose you find it rather

difficult to...

Yes, I'm not too sure myself

Erica, I'm so sorry, I didn't

quite catch your friend's name.

- Beechcott Manningtree.

- Oh, really?

That's a extraordinary name,

isn't it?

I don't think I've ever come

across it before.

Come along, Erica.

Let's go now.

We can't, they'll start thinking

things.

I started thinking things

long ago.

Be quiet.

Love calls but once though

passion...

- Steady, old girl.

- I'll read it out.

You must leave things like that

to me, Harold.

It was my motto.

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