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Are you coming to lacrosse later, Darrell?

Felicia wants to show us new ways to swerve a mean defender.

I wish I could but I have too much prep to do.

Independent study days aren't for prep.

They're a fourth form privilege,

a chance for us to relax after working so hard this term.

Well, I definitely need to work -

I'm behind on my French.

Oh, Gwen! Ooh, oh.

There you are.

I've been looking for you.

I have post here for the birthday girl.

It must be from Papa. Thanks, Mam'zelle.

Irene, you are so lucky to have

your birthday on our day off. I know.

Your father is so thoughtful.

Thank you but, erm,

oh, here's the best bit.

Your birthday tune! It's so lovely he sends you one every year.

Er, Mam'zelle, is that a new necklace?

It's really rather beautiful.

Thank you, Gwen.

It is a gift from my beau.

Perhaps you should ask Mam'zelle for help with your French.

She seems to be in a very good mood today.

I suppose the tune can wait.

Oh, Mam'zelle, could you help me with my French today?

Oh, pourquoi pas! You can be my assistante.

I can't believe someone as old as Mam'zelle has a beau.

Mine isn't even replying.

Has Teddy still not written back? No.

But I have an idea to make sure that he does.

I'm going to need your help, Mary-Lou.

Well, I do have an essay to finish.

Don't worry, it's not going to take long.

I'm sure you won't mind being late to breakfast.

Erm, well... Come along now!

Come on! No.

It won't take long, chop chop!

Do make sure you add my winning dimples.

Erm, but you don't have any dimples.

Well, it's artistic license.

What do you think?

Oh, it's wonderful, Mary Lou.

Thank you, he'll love it.

You just need to make my eyelashes

a bit longer and my nose a bit straighter,

then it will be perfect.

What do you think of this?

"Dear Teddy, I realise that I didn't

"enclose a photograph of myself in my last letter

"so I'm sending you a drawing instead.

"It's very realistic and you're most welcome to keep it."

You are brave, Gwen.

I don't think I'd ever be able to write to a boy.

There's nothing to it.

It's just a little flattery, really.

I'm going to add that I'm looking after darling Clarissa.

Boys like to know that their sweethearts are a caring type.

How do you think I should end it?

"Yours, always?" Or "Yours, forever"?

Erm, perhaps just, "Yours, Gwen" for now?

Good idea. I don't want to give away too much, too soon.

Erm, I should really go and do this essay though.

Wait, Mary-Lou.

Can you give this to Ron?

I can't deliver my own love letters,

especially not to staff.

Although I can't believe I'm entrusting my love life

to a fisherman.

Alicia says Mam'zelle is so much fun to play pranks on.

Well, what should we do?

We could write something funny on the board before she gets to class?

Or put a spider in her desk.

Mam'zelle hates creepy crawlies.

Oh, Felicity, Matron's looking for you.

It's time for your medical check.

No.

Today of all days.

Oh, I thought Felicity would be happy.

Mam'zelle's planning to test us on our verbs.

We were going to play a prank.

But now Felicity's gone and we didn't even come up with a plan.

Well, maybe I could help?

Bonjour! Books out.

You all know Irene, n'est ce pas? Hello.

Aujourd'hui, she's going to be my lovely assistante.

MAM'ZELLE HUMS

That's a beautiful tune, Mam'zelle.

Oh, it's just a little something my beau played for me.

MAM'ZELLE HUMS

Oh, mon Dieu, I have forgotten the grammar book.

Irene, would you take care of the class and start with the verbs?

IRENE HUMS

What are you doing, Irene?

Writing the tune out, of course.

Mam'zelle's tune?

That's so clever. Wish I could write music.

IRENE HUMS

CLARISSA HUMS

What's that noise?

Are you humming?

It's a trick, my brother taught me.

That's an excellent prank.

You will do it, won't you, everyone?

How about we have a practice run on Mam'zelle's assistante?

ALL HUM

I know what you're doing -

it's the humming trick.

What do you mean?

You know exactly what I mean.

You know, there is an even better way to do it.

HUMMING STOPS

What is it?

Instead of humming at once, you pass the hum around.

So only one person's humming it at one time.

It's really hard to tell where the noise is coming from. Hmm?

Erm, Connie, start.

CONNIE HUMS

And pass to Ruth.

And pass on.

And on.

HUM CONTINUES

And stop.

Let's try it out now on Mam'zelle.

Oh, not now, not while I'm here.

MAM'ZELLE HUMMING

Ron, hello. I have something for you.

Go on, then.

I guess I can swing by the post office later.

No, it's for someone at Thackerton.

Teddy Carter. It's from Gwen.

I'm sorry, I'm too busy.

Please, Thackerton isn't much further than the post office.

I'm sorry, I can't. No.

It's just not a good idea.

And isn't Thackerton on your delivery round, too?

It's just...

..the last letter, I gave it to him,

to Teddy and...

What happened?

He made fun of it.

He read the letter out to his friends and they all laughed.

What an awful boy.

I can't tell Gwen that, she'll be devastated.

What should we do?

Well, it's best if it's lost in the post.

No, you don't understand, Gwen won't stop until she hears back from him.

I better take the fish in.

Cook will wonder where I am.

Wait.

I've got an idea.

"Dear Gwen, thank you so much for your letter,

"but I'm afraid we can't keep writing to each other any more."

Can't I just leave you to it?

Cook's still waiting and she'll not be happy.

No, Gwen, will recognise my handwriting.

It has to be you.

All right. What's next?

We need to say something about why he can't keep writing her.

Something to let her down gently.

How about...?

"It would never work between us,

"we're from two different worlds."

Brilliant! He is the Right Honourable Edward Carter, after all.

And then...

"You're so lovely,

"but it's best if we keep our distance."

Perfect.

"I wouldn't want to do anything to hurt you..."

"..but I'll never forget you."

"You're the only girl I've ever met...

"..who looks so beautiful when she scowls."

But Teddy hasn't seen Gwen scowl.

Ron...

..are you...

..you know?

You think I'm sweet on Gwen?

No, absolutely not.

Not in the slightest.

Of course.

Erm, I think we have everything here.

I'll give it to Gwen.

Thank you so much for your help.

Bye, Ron.

Alors, it is time to test your future tense.

Let us start with "Avoir."

J'aurai.

JUNE HUMS

Who can tell me "Tu"?

Susan?

Tu auras. Tres bien!

CLARISSA HUMS

And then "Elle."

Clarissa?

SUSAN HUMS

Erm, elle aura?

Good.

But what is this noise?

I can't hear anything, Mam'zelle.

HUM CONTINUES

Que'est-ce que ca veut dire?

Can you hear it or not?

It is completely silent, Mam'zelle.

Hmm, how strange. I don't understand.

Perhaps it's in your head, Mam'zelle?

Pft!

HUM CONTINUES

FINGERS SNAP

Mais non, I can still hear it.

Irene, where is it coming from?

You can hear it, too, yes?

I can't hear anything.

You can't hear?

Mam'zelle, Mam'zelle, over here.

Oh.

Oh, wait, it's gone. Oh!

Wait, it's not here.

What does it say?

Mary Lou, it's, it's not what I imagined at all.

I'm so sorry, Gwen.

Sorry?

Why? It's wonderful.

He thinks I'm lovely.

He says he'll never forget me

and that he doesn't want to do anything to hurt me.

Erm, is that all it says?

Well, no.

It also says he's worried it might be hard for us

because we're from two different worlds.

But once he meets me, he'll realise

that our worlds aren't that different after all.

When he meets you?

Yes, I'm going to write to him to

arrange a meet for us this afternoon.

The second he meets me, all of his doubts will disappear.

I might not be a Right Honourable like him,

but I am Gwendoline Mary Lacey.

Are you sure you want to meet him?

He does rather suggest that wouldn't be a good idea.

That's nonsense, he's just being a boy, worrying for no reason.

Mother always says that men need

a little more reassurance than we ladies.

Erm, I'll take it to Ron for you.

You are a dear.

Thank you, Mary-Lou.

I'll have more time to get ready for my rendezvous now.

You're a good friend.

Ron, wait, wait, stop!

What's wrong, now?

It didn't work, the letter, it completely backfired.

Gwen's written to Teddy again and this time she wants to meet him.

This afternoon!

What are we going to do?

You were all humming? It's such a shame I missed out.

Perhaps you don't need to miss out.

Erm, I don't think we should do it again.

Once is fine but, erm, well...

We'll get into so much trouble.

Good afternoon, girls.

Right. What is the square root of 49?

Susan. Erm, seven.

What about the square root of 64?

Ruth.

JUNE HUMS

Erm, eight?

And 144?

JUNE CONTINUES HUMMING

JUNE GASPS

Please don't disrupt my class again, June.

It wasn't me.

We heard the same noise in Mam'zelle's lesson.

I think you owe her an apology.

Now, after you.

Ah, should that be j'aurais instead of just j'ai?

Tres bien! You are improving.

Sorry to interrupt.

June here would like to apologise to you

for a trick she played earlier.

A trick? But there was nothing,

just a buzzing sound.

I'm sorry, Mam'zelle, that was us humming.

I see.

I thought you would like to choose June's punishment.

You can go and see Miss Grayling.

Explain your humming to her.

It was just a prank, Mam'zelle, they didn't mean any harm.

You...

You knew about this, too?

D'accord. Perhaps the head of lower school can punish Ms Jones instead.

Come on.

Mais Irene, you should have told me about the trick.

We could have played our own trick

on the girls and made them think they were going crazy.

You're not angry?

I am not always the serious Mam'zelle.

And now tell me, does your father

send you a birthday parcel full of such treats every year?

Erm, yes, and a tune as well.

It's his way of showing love.

He says it better with music than with words.

Oh, si jolie!

Ron, Mary-Lou, what are you doing here?

Never mind now. Teddy's about to

arrive, you need to leave, both of you, now.

I'm so sorry, but I'm afraid he isn't.

Has he sent another note?

No, he, er...

You see, erm...

It's better if you explain.

Explain what?

Why have you got my letter for Teddy?

Can someone please tell me exactly what is going on here?

The letter you got from Teddy

wasn't from Teddy at all, it was written by Ron...

..and me.

What do you mean?

Ron gave your first letter to Teddy but...

..he didn't want to write back.

He said the whole thing was...funny.

And I didn't want you to be upset

so I thought perhaps we could write

to you instead pretending to be Teddy.

How could you make such a fool of me, Mary-Lou?

After everything I've done for you!

You're horrid!

MARY-LOU SIGHS

KNOCK AT DOOR

Come in.

Mam'zelle and Mr Parker sent me.

So you can decide my punishment.

Punishment?

Please do not tell me this is about the treasure again.

No, just a harmless trick.

What did you do this time?

The humming trick, we played it on Mam'zelle.

She thought she was going mad.

But then Mr Parker caught us.

I can imagine her face.

CLICKS HER FINGERS Hmm?

We once played it on Matron

and she was so convinced the pipes were about to burst.

It would be fun to play a trick on Matron.

We haven't tried one yet.

Well, make sure to do it after she's had her tea,

she's always half asleep then.

Why don't you tidy up your dorm?

Matron's bound to have an inspection sometime soon.

You're still giving me a punishment?

Well, of course. I have to.

Can't contradict Mam'zelle.

Go away!

Here.

I don't want your dirty hanky.

It's clean, I promise.

It came out the wash this morning.

I'm really sorry.

But what you said about Mary-Lou isn't true.

She didn't mean to trick you.

She just wanted to help.

We both did.

Well, you didn't.

I know, and I'm really sorry.

You'll be all right, Gwen.

You're too good for him anyway.

That Teddy.

Did Mary-Lou say you wrote that letter?

No.

I mean, yeah.

I was just trying to...

"You're lovely."

That's what you wrote.

"We're from different worlds."

"I'll never forget you."

Ugh!

IRENE PLAYS PIANO

Oh, I'm playing the wrong tune.

This is the one I heard Mam'zelle humming earlier.

IRENE PLAYS PIANO

I don't understand.

How can they be the same tune?

Did Mam'zelle say where she heard the tune?

No, just her beau played it for her.

But can't have done because Papa wrote this for me.

Unless your father and Mam'zelle's beau are one in the same.

Ha-ha! No, it can't be.

It might explain why Mam'zelle's been so nice to you lately.

And why she's always fussing over my appearance.

And why she's asking me all these questions about Papa.

Your father and Mam'zelle.

But Jean...

..this is awful!

I can't believe it.

It'll be all right.

It's the absolute opposite of all right, it's so embarrassing!

Imagine if the others found out.

I'm sure they'll be happy for you and your father.

Please, Jean, promise me you won't tell anybody.

I promise. Your secret's safe with me.

Cross my heart.

Mary-Lou!

I just wanted to say, what you saw earlier was...

..a big mistake.

And if anyone knew, then I...

I don't know what you mean. Erm, I didn't see a thing at all.

Thank you.

You're a good friend.

And I'm so sorry about what I said earlier,

I didn't mean it.

You're not horrid at all.

I'm sorry, too.

I didn't mean to make things worse.

But do tell me, what was it like?

I can't believe it, a real kiss.

And with Ron!

I don't know what you're talking about.

I'd never kiss a fisherman.

But I do understand what all the fuss is about now.

Aw!

Oh, my gosh, look!

ALL: Surprise!

Oh, my gosh, how lovely! I just...

Do you like it?

Jean picked the flowers for you.

Mary-Lou convinced Cook to let us have some lemonade.

I love it. Thank you.

You should play us her father's birthday tune.

MAM'ZELLE SINGS: Joyeaux anniversaire!

ALL SING: Joyeaux anniversaire!

Joyeaux anniversaire!

Joyeaux anniversaire!

Come on, Irene, you can make your wish.