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You can't come to my house? I promised Dan and Olivia I'd take care of

Montgomery this afternoon, Dora. I'll come down to Green Gables tomorrow and

play with you and Daisy.

Izzy, Pettibone, Brad, I'm going to get you for this. Come on, Dora.

What about Montgomery?

Are you all right?

My future is completely black.

I'm doomed.

Absolutely none of my clothes are right. I might as well just have farm girl

stitched in large letters across my back. Oh, now, Felicity. I can't go to

teacher's college.

I won't.

Why on earth did I apply for entry this term?

I have nothing at all to wear.

Mother, you've got to help me.

Felicity, you're going to school to learn, not to sport the latest fashion.

Well, how am I supposed to concentrate on learning if I don't look my best?

You have beautiful things.

Look at this.

Handmade. Your stitching's impeccable.

Handmade.

Exactly. It sticks out like a sore thumb.

All the other girls love clothes from catalogs.

Mother, look at this one.

Isn't it exquisite?

I could use my earnings from the general store to pay for part of it, and you

and father could pay for the rest.

Oh, my.

Couldn't it? It's your baby quilt.

I made this for you before you were even born.

It's amazing how fast time has passed.

Now you're going way to college.

Oh, look.

It's Felix's.

Oh, it's practically threadbare.

He dragged it everywhere.

Where's mine?

Oh, Cecily. Now, I know I had one for you, too.

And, well, here it is.

I really did finish this one. By the time you came along, I was so busy with

Felicity and Felix, I barely had time to cut it out.

Poor Daniel. I never even got that far with his.

It would have been pretty.

Cecily, where do you think you're going?

Use your hand, Chief.

And, hey, dear, what are you doing down here?

I can't sleep, Mother. This cough.

You are burning up.

Do you feel sick to your stomach?

Then you take some of this now.

It'll help ease that cough.

There. Now you go upstairs and get under those warm covers.

I'll come up with a cup of tea, honey.

Why had I just gone back to sleep?

Seth Lee, use your handkerchief.

Honestly, I can't wait till I go away to teacher's college.

How wonderful to have a full night's sleep.

Felicity.

What is it now?

The aches, the fever, the cough, and now the blood and the mucus.

All the symptoms point to consumption.

Or what my learned colleagues are now referring to as tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis is highly infectious.

There have been a few other cases in these parts. Lily Murdoch's already been

diagnosed with it.

She sat next to Seth Lee in school.

Seth Lee will have to be kept completely isolated from the rest of the family.

The only other alternative is...

is to give some consideration to a sanatorium.

A sanatorium?

To send my Cecily away with strangers?

It is an option.

No.

Not for us.

I'll care for her myself.

Alec.

It's been my experience that home care is just as viable.

Now she'll require complete bed rest and make certain she doesn't catch a chill.

What about Felicity?

She shares a bedroom with Cecily.

Well, that doesn't mean she'll get sick, though she would be the one most at

risk.

I'll look in on Cecily in a day or so.

Thank you, Dr. Snow.

Thank you, Doctor.

Miss King. Oh, good day to you, Dr. Snow.

What's wrong?

Welcome call, I hope.

Cecily is sick.

Cold of her still hanging on, is it?

Well, I told you, Janet, she needs mother's syrup.

I'll make up a batch for her right now.

It's consumption, Hattie.

Tuberculosis.

Oh, my.

Slugger. Oh, dear Ruth.

Will the doctor put the house under quarantine?

Not yet, but we're all at risk.

Well, what did the doctor say we should do? I think it would be best if you

didn't come around for a while.

Oh, no, you're right.

Take all the necessary precautions.

It went in a matter of months, remember?

Oh, hey, please, just do as I say.

We're not going to let Cecily get any worse.

Hello? Olivia?

I'll be right down.

with Montgomery this morning.

He's in fussy since he woke up.

He was perfectly fine yesterday when I left him with Cecily. You left him with

Cecily? Yes, Jasper and I had to go into Carmody for that meeting with the bank

manager.

I'm really worried, Hetty.

He seems to have a bad fever. Feel his forehead.

A fever?

I'm not sure. What do you think?

Coughing? Has he been coughing?

A little.

Why, what's the matter, Eddie?

I've just been to the king's farm and... Cecily has galloping consumption.

Well, Cecily was here all day yesterday, playing with Montgomery and holding

him. Do you think it's possible?

No, no, no, it's not possible.

No, it's just a cold, I'm sure.

What was I thinking, asking Cecily to watch him? She's had that cough for

I knew that. And Janet, Janet should know to have seen the signs.

Oh, if anything happens to Montgomery, I'll never forgive that woman.

What did the doctor say?

They wouldn't tell me.

It is an acute case, Olivia.

You have to take all possible precautions.

Ruth went like that, you know.

This illness is very contagious.

So, Felicity is going to move into Felix's room, and Felix is going to move

the kitchen.

Won't it be fun to have a room all to yourself?

We took good care of you.

What about my schoolwork?

Well, I'll tell Felix to book it up.

You're the one we have to worry about.

I'll get you some hot soup.

Go on, Digger.

Keep watch over her.

I heard Cecily coughing.

She's having a bad night.

I'll check on her again in a few minutes.

You can get some sleep.

Aren't you coming up to bed?

Later.

Can't that wait?

No.

What is it?

Cecily's baby quilt.

We've got plenty of blankets for her, Janet.

Come on up to bed.

I didn't even notice she was sick, not really.

She just had a cough.

Cecily never says anything, never complains.

Felicity and Felix, they're squeaky wheels. They never stop complaining,

for things. God love them.

Cecily never asks for a thing.

I guess she was stuck right in the middle.

I never tended to her the way I should. You tended to her just fine.

You're a wonderful mother.

The best any child could hope for.

Come to bed.

In a bit.

I hope it ain't spreading.

You could catch it as easy as shaking hands. That's the second child at the

school to get it. I think Janet King's doing the right thing.

Caring for a youngster at home? Did they just lock him up in those sanatoriums

and throw away the key? My second cousin was sent to one and she never came out.

Some families have a weakness for it, don't you think? You know what happened

Alec King's own sister, Ruth. They say she caught it at Christmas and was gone

before Easter.

Two bars of lye and a bottle of disinfectant.

It must be so frightening for the king.

It's frightening for all of us.

I have hours of work ahead of me to get all the germs out of Green Gables, and

all because the children have had a certain playmate.

Sorry I'm late, Miss Stacy. I had a lot to do at home. That's all right, dear.

I understand.

Felicity King, I am not one to lay blame on the wrong shoulders, but I have a

message I would like you to deliver to your mother.

I am scandalized and horrified that she let Cecily run all around the

countryside knowing full well the child had galloping consumption.

We thought she had a cold, Mrs. Lind.

She's been coughing in Sunday school for weeks and playing outside with the

other children. And I've been sharing a bedroom with her.

And there certainly is nothing wrong with me.

Nothing yet.

I can't sleep knowing that Davy and Dora have been exposed.

I will never forgive Janet if anything happens to those children.

I don't understand why she's so angry.

It's not like Cecily caught it on purpose just to spite her.

That's not anger, dear.

That's fear.

Plain and simple.

Well, I'm just as frightened.

I mean, I have no idea what to expect or what to do.

I wish I knew more about it.

You know, I often find that if I don't know much about something, the best

I can do is to find out as much as I can about it.

Excellent medical section in the library, Charlottetown.

Why don't you go there and do some research? It'll do you good.

It seems I'm not doing your business any good by staying here.

There are things more important in life than business.

As a matter of fact, I am going with you.

That is, if you're not afraid of my driving.

That's the least of my worries, Miss Stacy.

Morning, Millie.

Millie?

Oh, Joe, let me help you there. No, I can manage.

Well, you're going to drop everything and have to be laundered again. No, no,

no. I can do it. I don't need your help. What's wrong with you?

I can't afford to get thick, Felix King.

And my helping you with the linen is going to make you sick. Well, maybe.

Everybody's talking about your sister. You could have it too, you know.

You shouldn't be here.

There's nothing wrong with me.

No, no, don't worry about it.

Well, you might as well take it back to the laundry now that you've touched it.

You shut up, Joe.

Boys!

What in blazes is going on here?

Get up off the floor this instant.

Give me that hat. Give me that hat.

Give me that hat.

Alec, my clean floor.

Oh, I'm sorry.

But the pot's boiling over there, Janet.

What? Oh. What's that burning smell? Oh, for heaven's sake.

Where is my head?

Janet, please, why don't you just sit down? Let me take some food. No, no, I

do it.

Janet, please.

Alec, I am her mother. Let me care for her.

Did you get yourself a cookie there, boy?

There you go, Daniel.

There you go.

There you go.

More coffee, sir? No, thank you.

Young man, where is my tea?

Just a minute, ma 'am.

Yes, sir?

A number of our staff have been expressing their concerns to me.

Rumor leads to rumor.

The best interests of the hotel are my first priority.

I know you're not ill, but...

Given your family's situation... You mean Cecily.

I would like to relieve you of your duties.

But, sir, I'm doing my job.

That's not the point. If one of the staff quits, then they'll all quit.

I'm sorry, sir.

When this consumption business settles down, you can come back.

Yes, sir.

You're right. The hotel is first priority.

I'll come back when it's quiet for my pay.

Janet, you're running yourself ragged.

You've got to give your wife some help.

I've been trying to, Eliza. She won't let me.

For one, I believe you. I'm the first to admit that the wards have one fault.

Tubbin' this.

No, I'm doing just fine.

But where is that Felicity? She's supposed to be home by now. I asked her

the cooking. Janet, would you let me help?

Well, you could have found a run.

Then I shall help you. Aw.

Now you fire up the stove, and where are the skillets, and where are the mixing

bowls?

Listen to this.

The great turning point in the struggle against tuberculosis took place when its

cause was discovered.

A bacillus, or rod -shaped bacterium.

It reproduces best in tissues rich in oxygen, such as the lung.

The discovery is a huge step to the understanding of this disease.

But it does not mean a cure is at hand. Who wrote the article?

A Dr. T. Jones.

He's written the one that I'm reading, too. And he says that the disease can be

controlled if caught in the early stages.

Well, this article was published in the Halifax Medical Monthly. Maybe he's from

somewhere near.

Let's see. About the author.

Dr. Jones resides in Summerside.

Well, well.

That's right, on the way home.

Yes? I wonder if we could speak to Dr.

Jones.

I'm sorry, the clinic's closed for the day.

Please.

My name is Felicity King.

I don't have an appointment, but I need to see the doctor.

Are you ill? It's her sister.

She has tuberculosis.

I read some articles that Dr. Jones has written, and I think he can help her.

Come in.

Now tell me about your sister.

I'd really like to speak to the doctor.

You are.

Pardon me?

I'm Dr. Jones.

Oh, my goodness.

I'm terribly sorry.

I just didn't... Don't worry, Miss King. It happens all the time.

There aren't many of us around yet, but we're here.

Now, what can I help you with?

It's this disease.

I just feel so stupid about it.

And I'm very frightened.

And you understandably have a lot of questions and you need some answers.

Yes.

Tuberculosis bacilli?

That's right. She read about them in one of your articles.

May I? Of course.

This group came from a diseased lung.

I've never looked through a microscope before.

Now, thank you for the roof over our head and the food we eat.

And please help our Cecily get well and strong so she can join us here at the

table again.

Amen. Please make Mr. Tremaine change his mind about letting me go from my

position. Amen.

Felix.

He didn't have to.

I did all my work and they were treating me like a leper.

Well, he's got to do what's best for the hotel.

I wish Mr. Pettibone would make me stay home from school.

Sorry I'm late.

Where have you been?

We were worried.

I was at the library in Charlottetown with Miss Stacy.

What are you doing traipsing all over the countryside?

I could have used your help at home.

I have the most wonderful news.

I met this Dr. Jones. Well, I thought she was a man, but she's a woman. And

she's doing some studying on tuberculosis.

Imagine that, someone right here in our own backyard. Well, that's what Miss

Stacy said.

Your supper's getting cold.

Oh, she gave me some books to look at. I don't need to look at pictures of sick

people, Felicity.

I see enough every time I climb those stairs.

Well, I'm going back tomorrow.

I need you here.

But I have to.

Felicity, you heard what your mother said.

Can I please have some water?

I'll go.

I'll go.

I think that stove could do with some more wood in it.

Olivia?

In here, Hattie?

Here, I thought I'd come with some soup.

How is that cough, my little lamb?

He's fine.

No coughing, no fever.

The boy's perfectly fine. He does not have consumption.

What a boy.

Put him down.

Have you been to King Fod today?

Oh, no.

No, I haven't.

Quite honestly, I'm afraid to go over there.

Oh, God, buddy.

Sorry to have bothered you for nothing, Doctor.

I suppose we both overreacted yesterday, just like everyone else in this town.

No, no, you're perfectly right to call me.

I'm ashamed.

When Ruth was sick, she was...

So far away, there wasn't a chance to help. Now, Cecil is close by, and we

dare help. I have Montgomery and Jasper to look after, and Sarah's coming home

in a week.

Well, I'm just not sure what we can possibly do to help and yet not risk our

health.

You don't have to go in the house to actually help.

Glazes? Oh, Alec, we just felt like we had to do something. I did this when I

was ten.

No reason I can't still do it.

Yes, oh, and we milk the cows, too, I'll have you know.

Oh, and, uh, Alec, there's a hamper of food on the feed box over there.

I'm quite sure cooking's the last thing Janet need worry about.

So you think we can't manage in a crisis, hmm?

You two are incorrigible.

Eggs. Eggs in the manger.

I'll take these in. Thank you.

You're not ready.

I can't go.

Mother needs my help.

Janet, I'm so sorry about Cecily.

Thank you, Muriel.

I hope you understand I can't possibly cook and look after her at the same

I need Felicity to help me in the kitchen.

Felicity, can you check on Daniel, please?

Perhaps I shouldn't have taken Felicity to Somerset with me yesterday afternoon,

but I just thought if she could learn something about the illness, it might

her, you know, as a way of coping.

I'm sure Dr. Snow can give her all the information she needs right here. Dr.

Snow is a fine man, but Dr.

Jones is something of an expert in the field, and Felicity seems so eager to

have all the latest information. I need her right here.

Of course, I understand.

Is he all right?

Yes, he's fine.

He was just thirsty.

Look at this, Janet.

A cooked ham, biscuits, potato salad, beef pies. You won't have to cook for

three days, thanks to Hetty and Olivia.

Well, in that case, you may as well go with Miss Stacy.

Well, go on before she leaves.

Thank you, Mother.

Just don't be all day.

How can you stop the bacteria from growing?

We don't know exactly.

But we do know that they're harder to get rid of in damp climates.

Prince Edward Island in the winter is not the best place to have tuberculosis.

Is that why they send people away?

To sanatoriums? Yes.

Most of them are in the mountains where the air is fresher.

Well, do you recommend them?

The good ones.

There's a fine one in New York State that favors open air and sun treatments.

Do they work?

Well, the results are encouraging.

The body has a natural tendency to cure itself if it can simply get pure air.

Oh, my goodness, Daniel's lunch.

He's had it.

And he's napping, which is what you should be doing.

Oh, I can't, Aunt Eliza. I have to read to Cecily.

She's bored, poor thing, and she's so weak. There comes a point, Janet, when

Christian martyrdom ends and common sense prevails.

You cannot do it all.

Now, you get some sleep, and I will read to Cecily. Oh, you can't be around her.

Why not?

Because you... I believe the word you're looking for is O.

I assure you, Janet, I didn't reach this age without a few hazardous encounters.

I've been through worse than this.

And I'm not worried about getting sick now.

But if I do, I've lived a long, good life, haven't I?

I know... my dear.

How good to see you.

Your mother is having a well -earned sleep.

And why for you, why a change of face is as good as a change of place, I always

say.

I've brought one of my favourite books.

Do you know that my mother used to read this book to me whenever I was sick?

And when I was a little girl, I was very poorly quite often.

Really? Oh, yes, I was a sickly little thing. When I was born, they had to feed

me with an eyedropper.

I used to rub my head with tonic to get my hair to grow.

You know that now, of course.

Oh, I haven't looked in this book for years.

But it's full of lovely verses.

Where were we?

You were born on a Thursday, weren't you?

Of course, isn't it, you think?

Monday's child is fair of faith.

Tuesday's child is full of grace.

Wednesday's child is full of woe.

Thursday's child has far to go.

I don't care what your fancy doctor said. Cold air is bad for Cecily.

Fresh air is the best thing for tuberculosis. Scientists have proven it.

Cecily can breathe more easily when the window is open.

And besides, she shouldn't be lying here in bed. She should be going outside and

getting some sun. Lucy, will you get out of this room?

Mother, I'm just trying to tell you what's... Out!

At least read the articles that I brought home.

You should stop upsetting your sister.

She's not upset.

You are, and I don't know why. I'm just trying to get you to face the facts. I

am facing facts.

I face them every time I nurse that child and see her slipping away from me.

best place for Cecily is in a sanatorium.

It's designed for her to get well.

She'll get fresh air, nonstop care.

Felicity, you make it sound so simple.

I just want what's best for Cecily.

Oh, and you think some woman doctor who probably doesn't know what she's talking

about can tell you what's best for your sister?

We are not.

Sending Cecily away.

Well, I warned you, Alec. I've been up there half an hour and she still won't

eat. Well, maybe I can cook, sir.

Alec, I've tried everything.

Well, snapping at me isn't going to make things better.

And neither is biting Felicity's head off for trying to help.

Oh, so you agree with Felicity. You think we should just give up and send

away. Don't twist my words, Janet. That's not what I meant.

Do you think you're the only one affected by all this?

You are not responsible for this disease, and you are not the only one

suffering. But you're spending so much time feeling guilty that you won't let

anyone give you a hand.

And Cecily won't eat because she's tired of you hovering over her every moment

of the day, making her feel sorry for herself.

What happens to little girls who don't eat their dinner?

Their fathers come upstairs to badger them.

Your Aunt Hedy made that split pea soup especially for you.

Did you know your Aunt Hedy and Aunt Olivia help him with the farm chores?

Yeah.

Come on.

That's it.

You should see how those chickens snap.

to attention when your Aunt Hedy comes to feed them.

Here, have some bread and butter.

Yes. And you know how she... It's not for you, Digger.

You know how your Aunt Hedy demands that everyone finish their plate.

Well, those chickens are getting so fat they can barely make it around the

farmyard. Wobble, wobble, wobble.

Here, have some more.

That's it. Oops.

There we go.

There we go.

She ate?

Mm -hmm. Oh, thank God.

Have I bought enough milk for tomorrow?

Janet, we've had the cows tested. They don't have the disease.

Well, I'm not taking any chances.

I don't know what we're going to do with all this milk that Felix brought in.

The dairies won't buy from us, that's for sure.

Sit down.

Alec, if I sit down, I may never get up again.

The only way I can keep going is keep going.

Come on, sit.

Are we

doing the right thing?

What do you mean?

Cecily.

She's not getting any better.

We can afford a sanatorium.

I can barely stand to see my oldest daughter leave the farm and go to

And now all I want in the whole world is to see Cecily grow up and have the

chance to do just that.

I can't send her from home when she's ill, Alec. I just can't do it.

No, you stay.

I'll settle it.

You're not alone in the world, are you?

Okay, you go to sleep now, and I'll stay right here with you, all right?

Okay, you go to sleep.

Shhh.

Shhh.

Sleep, my child, and peace attend thee all through the

night.

Guardian angels, God will send thee all through the night.

Soft and drowsy hours are creeping, hill and vale

in slumber sleeping.

I, my loving vigil keeping, all through the

night.

While the moon her watch is keeping All through the

night And the weary world is sleeping

All through the night O 'er thy

spirit gently stealing Visions of delight

revealing

breathes a pure and holy feeling all

through the night

she's

resting now I've given her something to try and curtail her cough.

Let her sleep all morning if need be.

And you should try and get some rest too, Mrs. King.

Oh, no, doctors. No, I'm fine. I can go for weeks without sleeping.

I'll leave you this medication.

Two teaspoons every four hours. And don't exceed five doses in any day.

Thank you for coming over so quickly, doctor.

Her condition is becoming acute, Mr.

and Mrs. King.

I'm afraid the prognosis isn't good. She may get worse very quickly.

I'm concerned if we can't find some way of stabilizing things, she might just

slip away.

Oh, my God.

What are we going to do?

Keep her quiet and in bed. Even if she seems to be feeling better, things can

up and down very quickly with this disease.

Now, I will try to come over as often as I can.

Thank you, Dr. Snow, a great land edit.

I'll see myself out.

It was a button.

He swallowed it when I wasn't looking. I'm sorry.

Mommy, mommy.

I'm sorry to have the button.

Charlie, you won again.

I don't think we should play anymore.

That's three games in a row.

We eat everything now? Absolutely everything.

Thank you, Doctor.

In three months? That's right, but I'm sure everything's fine now.

Thank you.

Come on, Charlie.

Goodbye,

Charlie. Thanks for the game, Charlie.

Is there something wrong with Charlie's mother?

Not a thing. I was talking to her about Charlie.

He had diphtheria six months ago.

Charlie?

It's amazing.

Fifteen years ago, my best friend in school died of diphtheria.

Today, we can cure it.

I just wish we could say the same thing about tuberculosis.

Maybe one day.

May I help you? Mother!

Dr. Jones, I've heard so much about you from Felicity.

I decided it was finally time to meet you.

What you have to realize is that each of these institutions will offer Cecily

the most progressive methods of treating tuberculosis.

There is hope. Chances for complete recovery are improving.

But you have to accept that advanced treatments are well beyond the expertise

local physicians.

Coupled with the fact that the longer Cecily stays, the greater risk she is to

all of you.

She needs much, much more help than you can offer.

Will they read to her?

Cecily needs to be read to.

It's the only thing that gives her pleasure now.

I'm sure you can work out some arrangement, Mrs. King, where you could

the sand for a while until you feel assured that everything they're doing

Cecily is satisfactory.

How quickly can we make arrangements?

If the distance from home is not an issue, I'm sure I could find a place for

within a week.

Your father and I have made a decision.

It's not been an easy one.

But we've talked with Cecily and she's agreed with us.

Cecily will go to a sanatorium in New England.

She's gone away?

Yes.

And I'm going to go with her.

At least for a little while.

We can't be sure this will make your sister well.

But if it tips the scales in her favor just one tiny bit it'll be worthwhile.

I don't like leaving you all behind, but you must know that if any of you were

ill, I'd do the same for you.

I feel like Mr.

Tremaine probably will want you back at the hotel now that Ashley's going, but

you're going to have to cut down on your hours so you can help out on the farm.

And Felicity, I'm sorry, but you're going to have to postpone going to

college.

It's not a sacrifice.

I know this will be difficult to understand.

But I've just felt so guilty lately about the fact that if poor Cecily

gotten ill, I might never have known.

Known what?

That I don't want to go away to teacher's college.

Why?

Because I want to go to medical school.

And become a doctor.

There now, you're all packed.

I'll send your father up to carry you down.

You do realize that when you get back, Digger will be sitting right here

for you.

Call the general store as soon as I get there.

And then I'll just, um... I'll just stay put until you call me back.

I'll be waiting.

Father?

Will you come and get me when I'm ready to come home?

Of course I will, pumpkin.

Next time it'll be just you and me.

Felix and I are going to need you on the farm come spring.

You mean the world to me.

We'll be fine.

All aboard!

Janie McCauley left that behind.

Call it her good luck charm.

Dr. Sparrow, Mrs. King.

I'm the attending physician here.

Is there anything I can get you?

Oh, no, no.

Everything's fine, thank you.

Who is Janie McCauley?

She was the little girl who was in this bed before Cecily.

She went home last week, Mrs. King.

Recovered.

Don't worry.

We'll do everything we can to make sure your daughter goes home, too.

Thank you, Doctor.

Thank you.

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