Why are they sending so many soldiers? Daddy? If it's only gonna be a little war,
make those tub
boys. Take it seriously this time. My darling,
they realize her Majesty intends to put a stop to that nonsense. They're quite d
they better
anyhow, when you get there you'll stop them, won't you? Daddy?
I do my best to have.
Yeah,
I'm gonna miss you soon.
I'll be back and we'll be together again before you can say knife.
I haven't seen knife a good many times in a year.
But the school you'll have charming little girls to play with books,
to read a pony to ride.
And
after all, there'll be Emily, you know.
Yes, there will be Emily.
And she does look as though she'd be an understanding friend, don't you think daddy?
With that intellectual forehead? I'm sure of it.
Sure.
Not a very cheerful looking school. Is it Daddy?
I'm afraid nothing would seem very cheerful to us at the moment.
Well, maybe it'll be better on the inside. Of course, it will.
I'm sorry, sir. Sorry.
We'll
all get him out.
The very idea of delivering a thing like this at the front. Door. Oh, look, Daddy. My
pony. Your employer will answer for this now. Take him away. Yes. Far away.
Oh no daddy.
Oh I say
just a moment.
You are. Mm
I am.
I'm Captain Crewe.
I'm afraid I've caused you no end of inconvenience.
You most certainly have Captain Crew.
May I step inside and explain?
Come in.
Wait here with the pony.
What we go
there?
I'm terribly sorry.
I have no intention of having the pony delivered inside your house.
There are a number of things beside the pony parcels have been arriving here,
collect for your daughter for hours.
Follow me, please.
Apparently you are not aware.
Captain crew that I conduct one of the
most dignified and exclusive schools in London.
Oh, yes, yes. So I understood.
That's precisely the reason why I brought my daughter to you.
I would not have gathered that from your actions.
Really. Now I'm not entirely to blame
you. See, Sarah and I have only just arrived from India.
Sarah's lived there practically all her life.
We'd no more than got here when I learned that
my regiment was to leave at once for South Africa.
So we had to act hurriedly,
but I wrote you explaining that I do not take
young ladies without an interview and the most impeccable references
I wrote to you also that at the moment I had no vacant rooms.
Well, in that case, daddy, we might as well move on.
This is a bit awkward.
You see your letter never reached me and I'm afraid it never
occurred to me that any school wouldn't welcome my little Sarah.
Obviously,
if it's a question of my social standing,
my father was the George Crew. You've heard of him perhaps?
Literally.
And the best financial references I could give you would
be the directors of the South African Holding syndicate.
I'm the principal stockholder in the syndicate.
Uh
My brother, Captain Crewe, our professor of elocution and dramatics. How do you do?
Charmed? I'm sure
I see. Isn't the eclipse
diamond mines, one of your holdings? One of the most important.
Of course, of course, of course, I'm sorry to appear casual, Miss Minchin,
but the situation is quite distressing.
I sailed an hour from the East India docks.
I expect you just have to take me to Africa with you, daddy? Oh, no.
And what would a little girl like you do in Africa?
Forgive me, Captain Crewe.
I fear I've been over zealous, the reputation of my school.
You know, one has to be so cautious.
But after this interview, I can see at a glance that a dear little child,
it would be a pleasure to have her with us.
Does that mean I've got to stay.
Yes, dear. You ought to have that privilege. You and your little pony. What a dear
little pony, this is made out of the school.
Will it be enough for the moment?
Oh, I should say it would. Why? At ST Pendal?
I beg your pardon. But haven't I seen you somewhere before? Quite possible.
My dear, Captain, your face is most familiar. Were you ever on the stage?
I seem to associate you with one of the old music halls, music halls.
My brother on the stage. Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Indeed. You're quite right.
And now shall we look at little Sarah's rooms?
Just a moment. It rose.
This is Miss Rose, one of my most capable teachers,
Captain Crewe has done us the honor of placing his little daughter, Sarah with us.
How do you do, Miss Rose? How do you do Captain Crew?
We shall do everything we can to make your little girl happy. I'm sure you will.
Children.
We have a new pupil. Sarah Crewe say, how do you do to her? Hi, how are
you?
I'm very well. Thank you.
The be
Jesse.
That will do
you may proceed, Miss Rose Children.
She's just like a little princess, isn't she? That's what she is a princess.
And I expect now some people around here won't think they're so smart. Oh, won't they
wait and see
princess. Indeed.
Fortunately,
the rooms have just been papered and the fireplace has an excellent draft,
but I thought you didn't have any rooms,
but I didn't know then what a dear little girl was coming.
But why does that make more rooms? Daddy,
Lady Betty's little daughters only recently vacated the rooms. Our best suite.
Of course.
Hm.
Do you think you could brighten it up a bit?
I'd like it made as gay as possible.
I brought a few things from India,
but perhaps you could buy whatever else is necessary with pleasure.
Kept it cruel. I'd
like to say a ride every afternoon if the weather's all right. Of course.
Fortunately we have a splendid riding master.
I expect you to think. I'm completely spoiling the child
and no doubt you're right.
But actually it's good for her.
She's much too inclined to bury her little nose in a book
and keep it there until someone lures her out of it.
You see, must mention
Sarah has no mother and we've never been separated for more than a few days.
How touchy
this is gonna be very hard for her.
I have no fear. Captain Crewe,
I'm a mother to all my little girls
and now
I'll leave you to your farewells.
How much longer have we got? Daddy?
Only a few minutes, darling.
You're learning me by heart. Little Sarah.
No daddy.
I know you by heart.
You're inside my heart.
We're gonna be brave, aren't we?
I'll tell you what.
Let's pretend we're backing in here
and I'm going away with the troop for a few days, shall we?
We've fought this kind of battle before, haven't we?
And you never cried once when I went away,
Amanda.
Yes, daddy.
But this is gonna be our hottest battle.
But we'll be good soldiers, won't we?
Yes, daddy,
should we say goodbye
like we used to at home
is the
alright then
chin up,
go to the window and,
and look at it.
No. Say it as we used to.
My daddy has to go away
but he will return most any day.
Any moment I may see
my daddy coming back to me.
My daddy has to go away
but
you'll return
every day
and it,
and
I can't do it this time.
I can do it.
You,
you are cried too
afraid we're not quite such good service as we thought.
Oh, yes, we are.
I can do it now.
My daddy has to go away,
but he'll return most any day.
Any moment I may see my daddy coming back to me.
I will do it.
I will,
I'll pretend this is part of a war.
You'll be the enemy and you'll be my trusty lads now. Ready.
Aim fire.
Oh,
out.
I guess we'll have to call on reserves
so long.
Good
ma
and hi,
good morning,
Mrs Saab speaks Hindustani.
I've lived in India all my life.
You lied
absurd. I
uh
so
I
Mrs Saab is going to live in England now,
only until my father gets through making the boars behave.
This Saab is then a soldier.
Yes. My father's a captain, captain crew. I'm Sarah.
What is your name?
I am Rhoda
servant of the honorable Lord Wickham. And to her ladyship. Ronnie
Rhoda.
R
US.
Yes, sir.
Why the deuce of your dawdling here?
Finish with that burn. Get on with your work.
Good morning.
How'd you do?
I'll be here at the window most every morning in case you want to talk about India.
Good morning, Sarah.
Oh, good morning. Ready for breakfast, dear.
Well, I'm trying to be,
but I don't seem to be very good at these buttons. I
don't get worse in the whole. Yeah, let me help you.
Buttons are a bother, aren't they?
I never had a button thingy before,
but I'll learn.
I'm sure you will.
Yeah. Put your shoe off.
Come in.
Good morning, Becky.
Good morning.
Is the young lady, any boots to put on?
Well,
the
I wore yesterday, I'll get them, I'll get them, Miss.
Oh, I beg your pardon? Miss? I heard.
No, Miss, you mustn't be up on the Miss.
You know, our jobs
not parlo
on.
Oh, no, Miss, if Miss Minchin goes to see
you think you can hold two more. Yes, Miss,
there we are.
Are you all right?
You take care of all those. Yes, Miss. And she does them beautifully.
Ah, thank you, Miss. Thank you for doing my shoes.
00, I'm sorry.
That's all right.
Goodbye. Becky. Goodbye. Bye.
Well,
perhaps this isn't gonna be such a bad school life with you and Becky here.
Oh, we have to hurry dear. This mansion doesn't like anyone to be like,
tell me Miss Rose. Do you think Miss Minchin could be as cross as she looks.
What will I have to do today?
Well, after breakfast you'll have a class in arithmetic, arithmetic,
then English, then French,
then one in elocution and deportment, history and geography.
I'm gonna be a busy person, aren't I?
When do I get to add my pony later this afternoon? About four o'clock.
Oh,
Children.
Our
new pupil Sarah crew will be down presently as you've seen.
Captain crew is a very delightful man and their family is most distinguished.
I should expect you to treat her accordingly.
Now, you may take your places.
Good morning.
Oh,
good morning, Sarah. Good morning.
I'm so happy you feel like joining us this morning. Did you sleep? Well, no, I didn't.
Thank you.
Come
to
Lavinia.
You and Jessie will move down one place. Sarah will be seated at my right after this.
Why Miss Mitch? And this has always been my place, Lavinia
for this food and all the bountiful gifts bestowed upon us.
We are duly grateful and do. Now give thanks.
Why are you putting salt on your plate there
just in case you should ask me to have one of your eggs?
Yes.
Ok,
Mr Jeffery, will I saddle the pony for the wee lassie? I
think. Not Sandy. We best use the mayor for her first few lessons. Very good, sir.
Come on. Now
know that.
Hello, Jeffrey.
What luck the old girl allowed you to come out,
Sarah.
This is Mr Jeffrey Hamilton.
Little Miss crew is our new pupil.
How do you deal?
How do you do?
I believe I'm to teach you to ride
and that means two bob a day extra for me
is to
have a great deal of money
values are comparative in my present state. It's a fortune.
Well, in that case, I guess I'd better be taught
is my pony ready.
I think we'd best start you out on something. A little tamer, huh?
Oh.
Then hadn't I better explain things to my pony? He might feel hurt. Right.
You are pony's a very sensitive creature.
So, explain the whole thing to him thoroughly. He's right there by the arch.
It may take me some time. That's quite all right. We'll wait here in the tack room.
All right.
Oh, general.
Hey, you glad to see me.
Well,
Mr Jeffrey's gonna give me something tamer than you.
I'm afraid it isn't gonna be much of a ride.
Rose. Something's wrong. What is it,
Miss Menchin is taking away my Thursday afternoons. But why
we must have been seen together?
Well, does that mean that I can never see you alone again? Of course not, darling.
No matter what suspension says,
we'll find a way. I can't understand the woman. What is she afraid of?
Why shouldn't we see one another?
Gossip?
I suppose she only lives with that school
and her ideas of propriety and snobbishness.
Fiddlestick.
She's afraid of losing an excellent teacher whom she gets for nothing.
I won't stand for it. I'll have a talk with her myself. Oh, no, darling.
You mustn't do that.
She don't discharge us both.
She may not have the chance if things continue to pop in South Africa.
You mean you Michael?
Wouldn't you want me to if they call for volunteers?
Of course, darling.
You'd have to.
Oh, Jeffrey,
there's nothing to worry about now, dear.
This poor rumpus will never get that serious.
I expect you'll have to make my visit a little longer.
Oh, Mr Birdie,
is there one this morning for the little princess? We shall see my child. We shall see
if she don't hear from her father ever so often arise.
Get that sad and urge me to look at her.
Have no fear. Little one. There's a letter for her this time. I
neglect.
Du
du
du,
du
du du
du
du,
the
lost a week. I done that and came at all. Nice old a
geezer was a lost
ma
and Mr
takes his top
that
off
and a very gentle mom. You are. I want
a chair.
Oh,
thanks.
Oh, you're gonna
be
everyone
love
died.
Imagine
it's from my daddy?
Oh, I'm not.
But it isn't.
It's very bad news.
Really.
What's the matter dear?
He says the boars aren't behaving quite as he expected and
he may not get here in time for my birthday.
But that's months off.
So many things may happen before then
he may still come. You know,
I am ready Miss Minchin to give you a birthday party
such as I should give you if I were there,
you are to go on a regular spree, buy anything and everything your heart desire.
Now last and most important of all my darling,
I want you to pause at exactly two o'clock on your birthday,
close your eyes
and send me a kiss for my eyes. Also will be closed
and I will be giving you a kiss
too.
Isn't he the most wonderful man in all the world?
With one exception.
Well,
Mr Jeffrey is very nice.
What's that?
Were there, Miss Wall?
They're the volunteers.
Are they going to South Africa too?
Yes, dad.
They're going to the relief of our poor soldiers at Murfey
is something the matter with our soldiers at
mafeking.
The
boys had them all cut off
and we've been unable to break through their lines to get help to them.
They're sick and hungry, dear and desperate.
They're holding out like true British soldiers,
Miss Rose.
My daddy's rapping.
Oh, darling. I'm so sorry.
I did not
on this road,
darling. You mustn't cry.
I'm sure you'll be all right.
Good afternoon, Mr Jeffrey.
Good afternoon, Martha is Miss Sarah ready for her ride.
Yes, I should be down presently. Thanks.
Oh,
are we all ready?
Hello, Geoffrey.
The two most beautiful ladies in the world.
Why are you not? You're writing things. Oh, I can't go today.
God needs extra tutoring. Will it take all afternoon?
I'm afraid. So, I have to stay with her till she can spell constantinople.
You go to heaven is that may take months. You leave that to me.
So we do.
Have you been crying?
But you have, there are still tears in your eyes.
It's just as L and fog.
Oh,
well, if that's all, let's be off. Shall we?
Mr Jeffrey? Would you mind very much if we didn't ride today? Not at all dear.
But may I ask why not?
I'd like to talk to you.
All right.
It's about Mae
King.
Are the soldiers really starving and sick and cut off from everything?
You see, my father's there and I got to know. Oh, it's not as bad as all that.
Our men aren't having an easy time of it. It's true. But they're holding out
and we're sending fresh troops every day. You know
why they'll be relieving
mafeking in no time at all. Now,
it's getting harder every day to pretend my father is safe,
don't you worry?
See, here,
I'll let you in on a little secret.
I enlisted today and while I don't want Miss Rose to know quite yet,
I'll be going over there shortly myself. Do you
have?
And
perhaps you can help my father rather
we'll get him out.
What the blazes are you doing here?
Hello.
How some of you ain't being a puppy. What are you doing here? Don't be fucking Sarah.
It's only my grandfather, don't you believe in young woman?
I disowned him the day he was born and we're really very fond of each other.
Of course, we are what? We're nothing of the kind as a favor to me.
Will you please stop shouting at my best paying pupil, pupil paying.
What, what are you talking about?
I am master of the horse in this exclusive seminary for young ladies. You, you,
you take advantage of my absence to become a riding master
and next door in my own house. Where's your family pride? Boy?
Well, sir, one must eat and family pride is a pretty thin diet. Oh, blackmail. Hey,
you think I'll buy you off? I hadn't thought of that, but it's not a bad idea.
Well, I'll see your hand drawn and quartered
first. Wait till I see the woman who runs this school. I'll put a spoke in your wheel.
Do? She'd love to know my grandfather is Lord Wickham.
She'll probably raise my salary.
They have finished Mrs A
and Lord Wickham is coming. Then I am going
impudent young pup, just like his father
riding master.
Maybe I'm fond of him, but I don't think he's very fond of you. Oh, he's harmless.
His box worse than his bike. I should hope so.
Why is he so mad at you? Oh, he isn't really he was angry with my father.
I was mixed up in their quarrel.
What he really wants is to have me come begging to him for help.
He'd be eating out of my hand if I would,
I don't think I'd care to have eating out of my hand.
How would you like to have me eating out of your hand? You who?
That would be different?
Well, I shall do me a favor. Very important 10, could I,
I've got an idea that you're the only one in the world. Who could
I want you to get? Miss Rose to go shopping with you next Wednesday.
Shopping.
Well, shopping's as good an excuse as any for MS Minchin.
Really?
Do you Miss Rose?
She said she would.
Oh, that's wonderful.
No, not a soul.
Not even Emily. Good girl.
Now, I'm good to go.
I must do some preliminary shopping.
You don't have to tell me what? For something. Gold and shiny.
You
are.
Come in.
What do you want? I'm very busy.
Mm.
I wanted to ask you something. Oh, it's you.
What do you want dear?
I'm gonna ask you a big favor. Yes.
Mr Jeffrey's leaving the day for the war. He's been so very nice to me.
I thought I ought to fill my social obligations by doing something for him.
That's what you teach us, isn't it?
When someone shows you a kindness, you show them when to return.
Well, doing something.
When Mr Jeffrey scarcely comes under the rules of social obligations.
But what is it you want to do for him?
May I have him for tea
here at the school? Oh, couldn't I please? Since he's going away to war.
Well, I suppose it would be permissible since he was one of the teachers.
You need not mention it to the other young ladies. However,
no, Miss Minton.
Thank you, Miss Minton.
Oh, thank you, Miss Minton.
We must eat something
after all the trouble. Little Sarah's gone to. I think she'll understand.
You've forgotten your ring.
No, I haven't.
See,
I'm always afraid I'll forget and we it in front of his mansion.
I did yesterday and fortunately for her, she didn't see it.
Oh, I'd love to tell the old girl.
I can't do that yet, darling. I know
you. Sorry. You married me
as though you didn't know.
I only wanted you to tell me again.
You are my darling.
I'll be living this last week over every moment that I'm away from you
and we will be separated, will we?
Because I'll be living it over two.
I thought you were having Mr Hamilton to tea.
I am.
I mean I was but
who's in that room? Oh, please don't go in there. Miss mention
Miss Minchin,
Miss Rose and I
we were saying goodbye, Miss Minchin.
How dare you risk the reputation of my school in this manner?
Nothing's happened that damages your pressure school's reputation
as a matter of fact, Miss Rose and I
for my sake.
Oh, please Miss Minchin.
It was all my fault. Silence
since you are here. Merely to say goodbye.
Please do so.
No.
Bye Geoffrey.
Bye Mr Jeffrey.
By there,
Sarah.
I shall expect an explanation of this.
Yes, Miss Minchin.
As soon as I can think of one.
Ok.
Just
they've been cornered like rats for seven months. I say send more troops to Matigan.
If it takes every man in England, I'm with you.
Bye
bye.
No.
What?
We
scared
by what
I know soldiers are supposed to stand a lot and my daddy is a good soldier,
but they've waited so long for help. Please do something about mafeking right away
but they'll all be lost.
My daddy won't come back.
Oh,
please,
King is ready
now the
king is ready.
Oh, thank you for being so quick about it this time.
Happy
he is relief.
Wake up everybody
that the king is relieved.
Oh, Mr Brady,
did you hear
that mcgee's relieved? Yes, darling. Isn't it? Great news?
Phil?
Oh,
Miss Rose, they're saved. My daddy and Mr J
are safe.
The man.
Nothing's wrong. Nothing. Nothing, nothing.
Nothing.
Yeah.
Isn't it wonderful? Do you hear the cherry?
Nothing.
Don't
let
G
is.
Yes,
attention, please.
It is a heavy circumstance that Sarah's birthday should fall on a
day when we're celebrating a glorious victory for Her Majesty's army.
And now Sarah
will you explain to the Children your wishes about your birthday.
I'm very happy to have you here.
And I thought I would like to give presents a day, not just receive them
because I,
I wanted to show how grateful I am that my father has been rescued.
Five
Children. Can
we do the presents now?
Yes, but your gives birth Sarah.
This is from me.
Oh,
thank you, Miss Min. No, and this is not So.
And this from the entire school here are pictures of your native India.
Oh, thank you ever and ever so much. I shall have to pretend nearly so hard.
What I want to make believe I'm there.
And now do you want the others to have their presents? Yes, you please.
They're all over here
and your names are all on them
here. You are Miss Floss. Oh, how nice. And would you help with the other presents?
Costume?
And this is for you Miss Mitchell.
How thoughtful Sarah
and uh
fam and God, this is for you
from one old trooper to another me in younger and happier days
when I was better known as bubbling Bertie.
Thank you.
We'd better keep this present a secret. Mum's the word I should say it is
here. This is for me. Thank you. I hope you like it.
It's just what I wanted.
Mum's the word, you know, rather.
Oh, Miss,
oh,
he is my
prisoners
and arms are very good.
So.
Oh, thank you. Becky.
It ain't nothing but flannels
and the flannel
lines are very new.
Oh, you dear Becky. You made it all yourself. Yes,
Miss,
I made it a night.
I knew you could pretend to by setting
with diamond pins stuck in.
It's beautiful. Becky. I love it.
Oh,
will you miss?
The phone lines are very new
and this isn't so very new either.
It's my present to you,
I
think for me.
Yes. Becky with my love. Oh, what is it, Miss? It's a scare from Egypt.
My daddy gave it to me because it brings good luck.
I'd rather you had it than anyone else. I know
Thomas.
I think I'm gonna find. Oh,
no, Becky. Not now.
I have lots more presents for you two in my room.
I don't know what to say.
Miss
you. Sweet Becky.
Yes, he is very nice. Oh, look, it
names me.
Beg pardon, Miss? Yes, Mr Barrow of Baron. And Skipper is here to see you today.
I didn't send for him. He seems very much upset about something.
He's waiting in your office very well. I'll go at one,
Miss Rose. The scarf is beautiful. Miss Rose.
Will you be sure to tell me when it's almost two o'clock? Of course, dear.
You know, I have a very special appointment with my daddy.
He's gotta be thinking a meal. Exactly. Two. I'll watch the time.
Thank you, Miss Rose. Sarah. Thank you for the handkerchiefs. They love me.
Don't you think it's time to cut the cake? Oh, yes, the cake.
See it, Mr Barrow.
How much did you advance for this party?
Quite a sum. I suspect. What does it matter? Captain Crewe is a very wealthy man.
His check will be here shortly. No, Miss Mch.
There'll be no check.
What,
what do you mean by that?
The late captain crew, the late captain crew, captain crew is dead.
He was so reported in the list this morning.
Moreover, he died a bankrupt bankrupt.
But his property, his mind,
his property and his minds were confiscated by the enemy.
You mean to tell me that that child is penniless and
she's left on my hands with nothing.
She's certainly left penniless and she's certainly left on your hands.
She hasn't a relative in the world that we know of.
But her father's account is overdrawn.
I was expecting a check in advance the money for this party. So I understand.
But this is monstrous.
Now you have to make a wish
and blow out all the candles with one breath.
My wish is that my father will come back very soon
now. Take a big breath.
I haven't got very good loves. Have
I,
I'll turn her off the streets. Do you think that why is MS Minchin
the reputation of your school? You know, my school? Well, the report might get about
and it might not sound well to the parents of some of your other pupils. Yes, that is.
So, of course,
the child could be made to serve in
your employer until her indebtedness is worked out.
But that would take years. Why? So? But at least it's better than nothing.
Hurry. Children. Your ice cream's melting
Sarah. It's almost two o'clock, darling. Thank you, Miss Rose.
Me.
Oh, daddy.
I am thinking of you
and I know that wherever you are,
you're thinking of me too.
Oh Mr Ross.
I felt him with me. I really did.
Miss Minchin wants her dear.
All right.
T
you will leave your gifts here.
Where are they going?
Why can't they take the pills with them because they are not yours to give.
But I don't understand.
You will later go to your room. Now
as lunch is Sarah
go to your room,
all of you
that.
Now will you tell me what it's all about what has happened, Miss Lynch,
whatever it is you might have let her off a bit easier.
Silence.
Captain Crew is dead.
His name appeared on the list today.
He's left the child a pauper
who
was mentioned.
You had better tell her.
Oh, I couldn't do that.
You will do it. You are told
what was Rose? What's wrong?
Why did Miss Minchin stop the party?
Sarah?
I want to talk to you a minute, Dean.
Oh the I link.
Oh Miss Rose. What is it,
Sarah?
You're a soldier's daughter
and you know that that means being
brave and courageous, don't you?
No matter what happens.
Go Miss Rose.
Is it something awful?
Your father?
My father's all right.
Napping
is relieved. You heard them say so.
Help. Didn't get there soon enough dear.
For him.
His name appeared on the list this morning.
Yummy with the wound.
No dear,
my daddy.
Oh, sir. I'm so sorry.
It can't be. It isn't true.
I won't believe it.
He isn't dead.
He is.
Have you?
Yes,
you may go
Sarah.
You understand of course
that these rooms can no longer be yours.
Come with me.
This is to be your room in the future.
I shall have to sell your furnishings and your
clothes to pay part of the debt your father owed
ordinarily, you would go to a charitable institution,
but I'm going to let you remain here.
There will be duties for you to perform. Of course,
I hope you appreciate my kindness in not sending you away.
I was unable to find a black dress among your things.
So one of the girls has given you this.
You better take off that party frock and put this on.
I'll send up some shoes.
I don't believe it.
I don't,
I don't.
My daddy has to go away
but he'll return most any day,
any moment I may say.
And my daddy coming back to me.
Yeah,
and,
and Miss Minchin's gonna sell all her things.
It was beastly having to give back our presents.
How do you feel now about your little princess,
Miss?
Is there anything I can do?
No, Becky.
Thank you.
This is
good,
Sarah.
I'm sorry,
Sarah.
From now on you'll have to sit with us,
return to your room and smooth down those curls. Then go to the kitchen.
Run along. Now,
girls,
Lavinia,
you may take your old place beside me.
Oh,
so the missus has sent you down to me. Has she
Miss Minchin said I'm to have my breakfast here.
You'll do more than eat your breakfast. If you work for that one,
I, I should be glad to help
you. Will, eh,
look at you. Look what you're doing.
I perhaps you will get no breakfast.
M
you better make some more toast for the Mrs Archer.
Coming up.
Here's your breakfast. Take it over there.
We don't associate with royalty.
Lovely. Why on you? Miss? Oh, you don't. She can wait on herself.
You can sit there and watch her eat. Perhaps that'll teach you a lesson,
please. Mrs o'connell. Yeah, I give my breakfast to Becky.
I'm not hungry this morning.
Give it to the cat if you like and get to work, wash them dishes.
No, Miss, I don't want it.
The mail just came
Miss Rowe,
I'll take the mail if you please.
My darling girl,
I have been half mad trying to find a way out for you since your letter reached me.
But it has come.
My grandfather has relented
I pray him that this money and my love will help you bear what lies ahead,
Jeffrey.
You say this girl's a teacher at your school. She was until I discharged her today.
We're not likely to hear from her again
and I was prepared to turn over a handsome sum to that boy. When he got back,
even made an ass of myself and sent him a check.
Then I was right to withhold this.
He made it over to her.
You're not very fond of the girl. Are you
hardly under the circumstances?
You're sure the girl has no legitimate claims on him.
I brought her up from a foundling.
Is it likely she would not have consulted me if their love had been respectable
R
US.
Yes, sir.
In future. If any letters or cables come from Mr Jeffrey,
they're to be returned unopened
as you wish, sir.
Thank you.
Come in, Becky.
I'm glad you were
asleep. Miss.
It's one of the monos.
Yes,
I wonder where Miss Rose is.
I shall miss her terribly.
We're all alone in the world now, aren't we miss? No,
no, we're not alone.
There's my father, you know
your father
but, but cook says he, you mustn't say that
it isn't true.
He's not dead.
He's sick of wanted somewhere he'd sent for me, but he's not dead
out here. You know, miss
something inside tells me so
and sometimes I hear him calling for me.
Oh, Lor
Miss
Oh, don't rob the Children all the
time.
They would
be
your in
law.
You're smoking as you see
today. My good woman, the British army is behind me. That uniform
you're not going to war quite to the very cannon's mouth if need be. But why?
Because old girl,
I've painted the teeth with your bullying and your
treatment of Rosen little Sarah is the last straw.
I prefer the less painful horrors of the battlefield.
Are you daring to criticize me astonishing, isn't it?
But it proves that I'm confident to lead my men into the very jaws of death
after this. You may never expect help from me again. I am quite calm
for if the bloodthirsty bore stares me, the footlights will see bubbling Bertie.
Once again, you,
you wouldn't do that to me. Oh, wouldn't I?
Well, Tatar
will
go.
You play, sir?
Yes, Lassie.
Were you at the siege of Mafeking Aye? That's what I stopped the bullet but stop me.
Then you know my father, your father,
what might his name be? Lassie? Captain Reginald crew.
Your father, a captain. Yes, they say he is dead. But I know it can be.
I've asked so many soldiers about him. I hope you could tell me no, Lassie.
I'm sorry, I can't.
Why don't you ask in the hospital there? Maybe they'll have some record of him.
Thank you, sir. I will.
Hi, sir.
Why the little princess as I live Mr
Brady in
person.
I thought you'd gone to war. No,
Lord Roberts wanted me to. Of course. But he said dirty old boy, the wounded need you.
So you stay here and cheer up the brave lads who have fallen in our dust cause
so I'm practically in command of this hospital.
Oh Mr Birdie. Could my father be in there? Your father, princess?
Yes, you see, I know he isn't dead.
I've been looking and looking.
He could be among the wounded, couldn't he?
Yes, I'm almost sure he is somewhere.
If you're in charge, could I please look for him there? Well, please.
Yes, yes, of course. You may. Things like that can happen. You know
Mr Bernie
where
they salute you.
If you're in command here, a discipline in a hospital is rather a lax.
Oh no, I say major.
They're waiting for you more. B there's a lot of trash up there.
Uh Very good. I'll get one of my men to attend to it. Get one of your what? Well?
Well, well, two of my men then carry on,
sir.
What this tight
do
you have
for 15
hours? Will you see, sir?
If you please, sir, the mays help me to find my father, sir.
The me
to her, sir.
You see, we're all friends, sir.
I knew her father, captain crew who's reported killed at
Maan.
The child's sure there's some mistake. So I'm helping her search among the wounded.
Could you tell me anything? About my father, sir.
Sorry, my dear. I can't
carry on major.
Yes, sir.
Thank you, sir.
V
go on
this little girl's father's been killed, but she insists he's alive.
So I'm letting her look around.
We'll try another ward.
I'll tell you this.
You
take it twice.
There's Old Bertie,
give us
a song
attention
in
at
10.
Official inspection
isn't here either
but someone might know about him
if you please, sir.
Were you at the see of ma
King? I was that darling.
It's where I picked up the bug.
It was no bigger than the seed of a thistle down that laid me low.
Ah, the bugs down there are worse than their bullets.
Then perhaps you didn't know my father faith and I would have known your own father,
but the fever that was on me.
Thank you, sir.
It's all right done.
Hello?
If you please, sir? Were you with the troops at Mafeking?
Yes. Yes, of course. I was.
That's what I ran away. You know,
then. Did you know my father? Captain Crewe?
Yes. Yes, of course.
That's a fine looking office, isn't he?
He ought to do well,
where did you see my father last? Where is he now?
Where's who my father?
One soldier, more or less doesn't make any difference.
Sad.
I'm making thousands and thousands for England.
See,
fine strong fellows
who won't be afraid as I was.
I was afraid of the noise.
That's why I ran away on her.
He knows my father but he won't kill.
He's living in a dream. Sarah. He doesn't know what he's saying. Come on, dear.
Don't go yet. Give us a song.
How about it, dear? Shall we sing them a song to cheer them up. Our old specialty. What
not the De Mr Birdie? Oh, come on, darling.
Let's try and forget our own troubles and do something for these lads, shall we?
All right, I'll try. Oh, you darling. What about the old Kent road?
That's the one Macky applied for you. I be go
it me,
him
eating at the stroke of pardon me?
And
the Mr takes a little r
you
sigh.
Oh, wonderful. They're still alive. If you saw that little don't get
when
we start the blessed donkey
snaps.
Who won't
go so on. I quickly
s pounds start a whack and then when
he drops up
until he wasn't mine to God.
I want
guarantee.
I
describe
and
have you
was
up?
I describe
you can come
at
you
the
bill
so that I
knocked him in the
Mr Bird.
Will it be all right? If I come again tomorrow, I shouldn't run away too often.
Princess, you might get punished. You know,
I'll keep a sharp look out whenever the wounded come in.
You don't really believe he'll ever come, do you? Yes. Yes, of course, I do.
I've told you missing men often turn up.
Then I'd better come
you might not know if you were very much changed. All right, dear,
you come.
Goodbye, Mr Birdie. Goodbye, dear.
Are you hungry
here?
Poor little things. Don't open any words for you this morning.
Good morning. Little Missy Sal
morning,
feeding your little friends.
Yes.
But I couldn't see them very much for my supper last night.
It is difficult for them when the snow comes
BB.
Granny.
Granny,
you look as though, you know, you're being naughty and enjoined
for shame. Here she is on the bookshelves,
bookshelves. Oh, I forgot.
I pretend they bookshelves and filled with beautiful books.
Then I better remove her before she ruins her set of Dickens.
Right.
This is your, uh,
your room, Mrs S.
Yes,
it's so
low and so high above everything
that it's almost like a nest in a tree.
I can lie on my soft sofa and look up in the sky through that little window on the roof
sofa.
It looks more like a soft so of when it's made up.
And you imagine it has down quilts and lovely cushions to curdle up on.
There is a fire sometimes. Of course.
Well, that is the hardest of all to imagine, especially at night.
But as lovely windy can,
the great shine the is polished and the nice bright, cool skittle on the hearth.
Don't worry. Miss
the cook
on. And she in an awful steal. Oh, my goodness. Excuse me.
If I run, I gotta go to the butcher's. I'll get my ears boxed if I don't hurry. Yes, Mrs O
listen to this hospital ship. Mercy arrives 1200 wounded disembarked.
Does it give any of the names? There ain't no list.
All I hope my poor he is. Among
them.
A wounded husband is better than no husband at all. Aid.
Pecky.
I've got to get to the hospital before nine o'clock when they close the visitors
that
I've got to. Yes, miss
you clumsy ox for that. You whistle for your supper. Oh mum, she
had no lunch.
You put things away before she got back from the grocer's.
Who do you think you're talking to? You'll both go angry now. Clean up this mess.
Go on, get on with it.
Some salty cases in this batch. Doctor.
Here's poor
j
oh
doctor
doctor. This man is an unknown.
His papers were lost delirium following malarial fever.
We're very much concerned about him, sir.
Anemia, heart action, weak respiration low. That's to be expected.
But his mind doesn't clear, sir.
He has no lucid moments, temporary paralysis of some nerve center or a blood clot.
Possibly more likely to be the latter, sir. He received a nasty head wound, sir,
sir,
he repeatedly called to this person, Sarah.
You can't learn who this Sarah is no way of finding out, sir,
till his identity is established.
So,
so
you better go now, Miss I'll finish up for you. Thank you, Becky. I'll have to fly.
Yes. Miss,
you're old. Your
roses. Where do you think you're going?
Miss Lavinia
wants some coal for a fire up to it.
You look so tired and you look hungry too. Are you actually hungry? Sarah?
Yes, I am hungry. I'm so hungry. I could eat. You
put on plenty. My father pays for it.
Just a moment.
Our princess seems to be in a hurry.
Could it be that she's going to a ball?
Come back here and clean up that? Hear?
I'd like my shawl, the pink one. It's on my bed.
Cover me, please.
I find the room a bit chilly.
Good night.
Hello, Princess. What are you doing out so late? I've come to see the new thought and
get
you today. Not tonight. My girl, it's closing time, but I've got you.
I ran away especially now then young and take it easy. Please let me in.
I'm sure he's here at this time.
You're sure every time, Princess, I'm sorry,
you run on home and come back tomorrow morning.
That's a good little girl. All right, good night. Now
much for
he will recover from the effects of the fever,
but I am convinced there is brain pressure.
You advise an operation then? Yes. Do you agree? I do Dr
mcneish in Edinburgh is the man. Yes. Plenty splendid.
This, this man for removal to Edinburgh in the morning. Yes, doctor
sir.
Uh
Sarah.
Where have you been?
Handsome? Me. You've been out, haven't you?
Yes, Miss Min.
What do you mean by disobeying my orders? I had to,
I had to look for my father. This ridiculous search for your father.
All this making believe and refusing to face facts. It's,
it's indecent, I've had enough of it.
You must realize once and for all that your father is dead,
don't you say that he's not dead?
He's not.
And you can't stop me from looking for him either.
How dare you speak to me in that manner? You, I
at all,
I'll attend you further in the morning.
I can't be a good soldier much longer.
I'm cold and I'm hungry too.
To,
no, you don't hear. You don't hear and you don't care.
You're nothing but a doll, a doll.
You never had hard to make you feel. You're just
a
your highness. Please forgive me. But something has gone. Amiss.
There is an angry woman outside to report a stolen kiss.
Tell her she must go away. Come around some other day. I have told her, but she won't.
You must see her. If you don't, she'll scream her head off. Tell her to hush.
She won't be hushed, then tell her to shush. I am afraid she won't be shushed.
I won't be shushed. I won't be hushed. I know my rights. I know them all.
And I know also what I saw. What did you see? I saw him?
You saw who I mean who I saw that lad steal a kiss from that shameless little myth.
Don't be fooled by all their shyness. They are wicked pair, your highness.
There's the law I understand against kissing in this land.
There is a law that breeds like this.
No one is to steal a kiss. Ah, the princess. Are you feeling?
This is not a case of stealing silence, fool. I know the law.
What I say, I saw, I saw what I saw. He's honest. He saw, I saw
you saw, he saw, she saw
a
see,
saw a
see,
saw,
I saw you saw, he saw, she
saw
what she tells us may be true.
And if it is, what can we do?
If you ask me, we should listen to the lad who did the kissing.
I object would not be wise. He would only tell you lie. Let him speak.
Come lad this way.
Now, then what have you to say?
Please, your highness. I confess
when I saw such loveliness,
it was too much to resist.
I just thought she should be kissed.
So I kissed her,
kissed her twice.
It was very, very nice. So he kissed her, kissed her twice. It was very, very nice.
There. You see, he broke the law. What I say? I saw, I saw,
please don't start all that again. But he stole a kiss. That's plain.
Yes, it looks as if it's true
and I'll have to punish you.
No. Please let me say a word.
It is not the way you
please. He did not steal the kiss.
I gave it to him
just like this.
There you see, I had a feeling this was not a case of stealing.
I'm not sure. It's not quite plain.
Could I see that kiss again?
You were right. I have a feeling this was not a case of stealing, right?
The law has been abused. This lad has falsely been accused.
He is hers and she is his and
that old witch should go to prison. You're a very wicked woman, princess,
holy human. Listen to the old grand mommy. You're a nasty peeping Tom
banish her from here forever. Never show your face here. Never
banish her from here.
Never show your face here.
What I say I saw, I saw, I know my rights. I know.
Come and sit beside me. Here.
Your kiss has made things very clear.
Thank you, princess.
Don't. Thank me.
It was that kiss that set you free.
Now we are through with this arrangement. Let us have some entertainment.
Bring the dancers, bring the singers, bring the good old working ringers,
the new ballerina.
She pleases you. She's a very good dancer.
She looks familiar too.
A nice dream.
I feel quite warm.
I don't want to wake up.
I have him wake up.
Must be dreaming.
I am dreaming.
I must be dreaming.
Yes, Warren.
Thank you,
Becky.
Ok.
Ping.
Yes, Miss
Oh.
Oh,
Miss. Do you see what I do? I don't know what you see,
but I don't think, I believe what I'm seeing.
Well, I never,
do you think
that?
Yes,
Miss,
then
what do you see?
He sees a fire, Miss and a table with food on it and a rug and a lantern and flippers
are doing deep.
Miss.
How did it all get here? Did you pretend it didn't happening?
I don't know.
I never pretended as good as this before.
If the little Mrs Saab knew she would be over here to. Thank you. I don't want
to know who wants any. Thanks.
Oh, Miss, you're beautiful. Thank you, Becky. Now, let's try this one on you.
Ok.
Isn't it beautiful? Oh, yes, Miss
and real setting too.
Let's try the slippers and see if they're real.
Do they feel like slippers to you? They feel soft and warm.
This feels sad and warm too.
They're as real as we are. I don't believe it's a dream after all.
Do you suppose the food is a real mess?
I see.
I can smell kippers. Can you
kus
is all
muffins?
This tastes like a muffin. Is it one?
A muffin I've ever wore
a must be a matching m
hadn't we better be quicker for a melt away?
You
better.
What sort of a night did he pass? He rested comfortably. Doctor,
will we be able to send him with the others? Oh, yes, he'll stand the journey.
All right.
Get him ready to be sent with the group d
he'll be leaving about an hour. Very well. Doctor.
I hear you're being punished.
Do you think we ought to offer her a chocolate?
You might let her smell them Miss Mitch and surely couldn't object to that.
Would you care to?
I don't want to smell them and I don't want to eat them. Thank you.
You don't, why not?
I've had much nicer things than chocolates this morning.
Listen to the princess pretending again, I'm not pretending
I had the most wonderful things to eat that anyone ever had.
Why? You little liar? You haven't even had breakfast. Pardon me? But I really have.
And if you'll excuse me for saying, so it isn't polite to call people liars.
How dare you talk back to me?
Was I doing that?
Goodness.
I,
yeah.
Well,
are they still here, Becky? Yes.
I kevin. It stopped raining.
Are you going some places
to the hospital? Oh, Becky. Perhaps everything is going to change for us.
Perhaps I'll find my father this time and he'll take us away from here
or
it's, it's the messes
Sarah. How dare you?
But what's happened to this room?
That's what we would like to know.
I woke up this morning here. Everything was even to the food and the fire.
Where did you get these things?
I don't know.
That's because I dreamed such a beautiful dream last night. That it came true.
But these articles are rare and costly.
You stole them, didn't you? Oh, no m mentioned. We didn't take these things.
I'll give you one more chance to tell me the truth. But I am telling you the truth.
They just came. They didn't need ma you go to your room.
This is a matter for the police. Oh, please miss Minchin.
Please don't call the police. Of course, I'll call them
we prisoners now. Sure enough, Miss and the police coming too. I can't be arrested.
There's no wounded me at the hospital and I've got to get there.
I don't see all you can miss
and I locked in. Come
Betty quick. Where are we going? Miss,
follow me?
Oh, I'm that fraud
this,
I'm bringing too this time.
You
give
me
hello, Miss. Don't be afraid, Becky.
Oh, what game is this little Missy? So
may we please go through your house?
We're running away from the police and a very nice game too. Would you enter?
We liked you very much. Indeed.
You seemed in great haste Mrs A. Could you not stop for a cup of tea?
Thank you. One too big.
I see you're still playing the game of the police.
I hope you escaped them safely. Mrs
there they are. Stop them.
Becky.
Go after the other one. I'll take the other p,
come here to me.
He
left
p
you little thief. You'll go to jail for these both of you.
You'll never catch her, Mr Birdie. You'll see her there. So that's where she's gone.
Oh.
Did you find the ma take this little thief and
don't let her out of your sight until I return?
Didn't you catch her? She dodged away in the traffic, mum?
I couldn't find her anywhere. Do you know where she'd like to be? I do.
Cabby
Harvard hospital in a hurry, please.
Sarah.
Sarah,
he never stops calling for her.
I
told you
before.
Step aside a little bit. Will you? Thank you. Ah,
you can't go in there.
No visitors allowed for an hour, but that might be too late.
Now, run along little girl. Will you? There's a good little girl.
I'm sorry, sir. No visitors allowed for an hour,
but we must go in.
Sorry, sir. You can stand over there if that's all right.
Thank you,
Captain Moss.
I believe he just went through the hall. Miss,
you're sorry. I mean you can't go upstairs now. I've got you.
I've got to see if my father's here before Miss Minchin catches me. You'll run along.
Now do, as you're told
Peter.
I say that come back here, you can't go up there. You know you can be in other,
come back here
to come,
come here. Come on,
let me go. Let me go. I will still be here. I will, I will.
What is it the child wants?
Oh, please, please don't let them take me away.
What is it? Child?
My father,
they said he was killed a math king, but I don't believe it.
He may be here with the new wounded men. They won't let me look.
And if they don't, perhaps I'll never have another chance.
Can't you make them? Let me look.
Colonel.
Will you please see that this child is escorted through the wards
with permission?
I shall accompany her personally. Your majesty.
What is your name?
Victoria.
What is yours,
Sarah?
Oh, your Majesty
Colonel.
I hope you will find your father, my dear,
a thorough search. Colonel.
Oh, thank you, your majesty.
Goodbye, my dear
goodbye.
Have you been to any of the wars yet,
sir?
I think we better cover this wing first.
We are searching for a patient. Yes, sir.
Go right along here.
All right.
Thank you, darling.
It's Rose,
Sarah, darling, Sarah.
Oh,
Mr Jeffrey, you're home. You're back again.
Now, you can tell me where my daddy is.
Well,
Jeffrey didn't get as far as mafeking deer.
Then you don't know
you didn't even see it.
No dear.
I didn't.
I'm sorry.
Have you found him?
Oh,
no, sir. This is my friend Mr Jeffrey and his wife, Mr and Mrs
Pendleton.
How do you do?
I'm afraid I can't introduce you because I don't know your name, Colonel Gordon.
This is Colonel Gordon. He's helped me to search the hospital. Don't bother.
How do you do it? I'm very happy to know you both
from
Maing.
No, sir,
an army mule and a British mule at that.
That's adding insult to injury.
Sorry, sir. It's time for the patient's drops.
I'd rather face that mule.
I'll come back later, Miss Rose just as soon as I've gone through the other wards.
I'll wait for you. Dear.
Goodbye.
Goodbye. Goodbye, sir. Be sure to come back, Sarah. I
will.
Poor little thing.
She'll never stop hoping.
I insist that you send for my brother very well, ma'am.
But you can't get in brother or no brother.
We will get in. My brother will see to that. I hope you're right. Mum.
All filled. Now
this man will have to wait for the next ambulance. All right,
I think you better take him into the waiting room. These halls are much too drafty.
I think I better.
I'm very sorry. You couldn't find your father.
You just the same, sir. He may be on the next convoy of wounded.
I wouldn't give up hope. I
sir,
a good bag. Got
this.
Bye.
I know that they were stolen,
steal preposterous. I have proven I intend to turn her over to the authorities.
She's in this hospital and I intend to find
her here.
I insist that every room be searched.
So
Sarah,
so,
oh Daddy, it is you. I found you. I bound you.
They said you were dead but I know you weren't. I knew you'd come back.
Oh daddy, hold me hold me close.
You won't ever go away again. Will you, will you daddy?
What's the matter daddy?
Why don't you talk to me?
Don't you know me daddy? I'm Sarah. I'm Sarah. Sarah.
Where is my daughter?
Oh, daddy? Something's happened to you,
Mr Birdie.
Mr
Birdie. Oh daddy? You've got to know me. Look at me, look at me.
Oh dear.
You must cry.
You must not cry.
We must be good soldiers, you know?
But I have been a good soldier daddy
and you don't know me. My little Sarah never cries,
but I'm Sarah. I'm Sarah.
Yes.
So
Sarah,
my
dad,
Sarah, my darling,
my baby Sarah.
So,
oh,
don't be ridiculous, Amanda.
Then how do you account for those silk covenants,
those robes and other things that are there?
Perhaps a little bird brought them in. Perhaps they grew legs and walked in.
I don't know. All I do know is that little Sarah wouldn't steal Bertie,
Bertie. What do you think has happened? The little princess has found her father.
She's found him. Captain. True is alive. Of course he's alive.
How could she find him if he wasn't alive?
Oh Mr Brody.
Hi there, darling. I'm so glad
to
match
them.
You?