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Bye.

Well, now, get as much rest as you possibly can.

I'll look in and see you again tomorrow.

Goodbye.

Dr. Gordon!

Yes? Your bills.

Now, you get well and strong first, Mrs. Fuller. Then perhaps we'll think about

bills. Hot beauty.

And don't worry about anything.

Go, beauty, go!

What's happened? What's happened to Father? Where is he?

I'm afraid I shall be out of action for about six weeks.

As long as that?

Yes, I'm afraid so.

So I've sent for a relief doctor from Crowley.

Well, I hope he can ride, because Ned saw the blacksmith this morning, and he

said he can't repair the trap inside three weeks.

I don't know anything about him, except that he's just come out of medical

school.

But if he's anything like me on my first job, he'll be all fingers and thumbs

and nerves and apologies and untidy.

Yes, young doctors are the untidiest people I know.

There's your case, sir.

How much do I owe you for the fact?

Oh, I never charged Dr. Gordon, sir.

I'm not Dr. Gordon.

That be sufficient?

Thank you kindly, sir.

Good luck to you.

Come in.

Dr. Phelps is here, Dr. Gordon.

Oh, good.

Show him in.

Good morning, Dr. Gordon.

Glad to see you, Dr. Phelps. I'm most happy to be of service, sir.

We'll try to make you feel at home, won't we, Amy?

Yes, of course we will. And your room's all ready for you, Doctor. Thank you.

Oh, you'll have Black Beauty to ride.

In fact, he'll probably show you around.

He's quite a remarkable horse.

Well, I look forward to meeting him.

I'll go through this list of patients with you later.

You'll find Miss Winthrop will look after you extremely well.

Ah, Miss Winthrop, you cook like an angel.

Seldom have I tasted anything so exquisite as that rhubarb tart.

Oh. Would you like some more? I thought you'd never ask.

Do you ride, Dr. Phelps?

Yes.

Rather well, though I say it myself.

Your father has already said that the doctor may ride beauty.

Miss Winthrop says he's a rather remarkable animal.

Remarkable? He's wonderful.

Oh, and what is so wonderful about him? Does he fly, perhaps?

You might think so, sometimes, when he takes a jump.

Well, I hope you'll show me this flighty animal tomorrow, Miss Gordon, provided

he doesn't fly away in the middle of the night.

Oh,

I say, what a positively splendid horse, Miss Gordon.

Couldn't agree with you more, my dear fellow.

Another slice of rhubarb tart, perhaps?

Oh, tar.

Frightfully tar.

I had thought I was staying

with a well -behaved family.

It was only fun.

You find good manners and common decency a source of amusement.

My father taught me otherwise.

It's a shame no one has taken the trouble to teach you.

I'm sorry, Dr. Phelps.

So this is Black Beauty, huh?

Bring him out.

I'm frightfully sorry, Dr. Phelps.

Come on.

Stay, boy. Stay, beauty.

Yes, he is a beauty.

Well, let's see how he takes to a new rider.

Beauty, stay.

Stand still.

Beauty. Come here.

Down.

Stand still.

Steady.

Steady, Beauty.

Stand still.

I said stand still.

I don't need you to control the beast for me. But Beauty isn't like any other

horse, Dr. Phelps. The relationship between a horse and a rider is the same

anywhere, Miss Gordon. The horse must obey.

Dr.

Phelps!

He's absolutely charming.

Such manners. It's a delight having him here.

Did you tell him it wasn't necessary?

How could I? He was gone so quickly.

I'm afraid he'll hurt Beauty.

Look, Jenny, it's his first day here and he's new to our ways.

I think we can allow him one or two mistakes, don't you?

All right, don't worry.

I'll have a word with him after lunch.

So, you'd fight me, would you?

Good. Good, I like a fight.

We'll continue this little battle in a few moments.

Get down from there and take this up to your father, will you?

I'll try to look a little happier for him than you have all morning for me.

Yes, Amy.

Good.

Your lunch, Father.

Oh, thank you.

Beauty. All right, Beauty?

Oh, Beauty.

Oh, what's he done to you?

Oh.

Beauty.

How could he? How could he?

Dr. Phelps, you've hurt Beauty.

Why don't you sit down and have your lunch, Miss Gordon? The soup is

You use spurs on him.

Yes. It's cruel and unnecessary.

Jenny! If it was unnecessary, I wouldn't use them.

My father wants to talk to you about that.

I see.

Miss Gordon, if I'm to continue here, I must have freedom to run things my own

way.

However, it seems you have strong objections to spurs.

So I'll remove them before I continue my rounds this afternoon.

Do you excuse me, Miss Winters?

You had no right to talk to him like that.

And he was just telling me what a fine animal beauty was.

There. It's all right.

It's not too bad, thank goodness.

It'll soon heal.

Good boy.

Good boy. Miss Gordon!

Miss Gordon!

I'm waiting for the horse.

Come on, Beauty, come on.

As you can see, Miss Gordon, I have dispensed with the spurs. I should hope

It's obvious we have very different views on handling horses.

However...

Steady, Beauty,

steady.

wonderful beauty isn't really terribly well behaved, is he?

Well then.

Steady. And you say spurs aren't necessary, Miss Gordon?

As for you, sir, I was appalled at the state of this animal's stable.

Do you know nothing about hygiene?

I suggest you clean it out this afternoon.

Now.

Would you be so kind as to take me on my afternoon rounds?

Who does he think he is, talking to us like that?

Anyone would think he owned the place.

Maybe he wishes he did.

All right.

Now let's see some real speed.

Dr.

Phelps is back from Crowley.

Good afternoon, Miss Winthrop. You had a successful check. Yes, indeed.

Ah, Miss Gordon.

Perhaps you'd be so kind as to take this book up to your father.

I think it might interest him. Yes, Dr. Phelps.

And here is the lace you asked me to get for you. Oh, thank you, Doctor.

Anesthetics. Recent developments.

Medical science is moving so quickly, I don't know how anybody can be expected

to keep up with it.

Yet Dr. Phelps seems to manage it somehow.

It might interest you, Jenny.

What's worrying you?

I'm not worried.

Then why can't you hear his name without frowning?

I don't know, Father. Ah, you just did it again.

Amy seems to like him.

Well, he took off the spurs when we asked him.

But Beauty's afraid of him.

Well, Babs, the fault lies with Beauty.

Animals can take a sudden dislike to people, just like humans.

And often it's just as hard for them to change their first judgment.

No, Father.

If Beauty's afraid of Dr. Phelps, then I know he has a good reason for it.

Here it is.

New bridal I promised for Beauty.

I'm sorry it's taken so long to come.

Well? Well, Miss Winthrop?

Does it suit the animal?

Oh, yes.

Yes, oh yes, I think it's very became.

Well, I don't like it. You're not the one that has to wear it.

Mrs.

Fuller. The doctor, please.

He's out on his morning rounds, Mrs. Fuller.

I don't... want to cause any trouble, but could I see Dr.

Gordon? You're no trouble at all, but you should have had Dr. Phelps visit

But he wouldn't come.

Come along.

Well, come on, lad.

You think Dr. Gordon wants to see you?

Oh, does he now?

Well, take the horse.

young, lout Ned tells me he wants to see me.

Shut the door.

As your physician, I strongly advise you to rest that leg.

I've had Mrs Fuller here.

Fuller?

Ah, yes.

You haven't treated her for four days.

She hasn't paid you for four months.

Well, that's my business.

As your relief, it is also mine.

Your business is to look after our patients.

And that's exactly what I have been doing.

And Mrs. Fuller?

I don't believe she's as ill as she maintains.

She was taken to the county hospital half an hour ago.

It wouldn't have been necessary if you'd continued the treatment I had

prescribed. I'm afraid I haven't the time to discuss this with you further.

I've received an urgent call from Mr. Armstrong.

One of his grooms has come down with a fever.

Now look here, Phelps.

You're a young man.

Don't patronize me, Dr. Gordon.

If you have criticisms of my professional behavior, I'll be happy to

them after I get back from Mr. Armstrong's.

Where do you think you're going?

That's not the way.

It's this way! I said it's this way!

This is as good a place as any to teach you a lesson.

Now come here!

If you won't learn to obey me, you'll have to learn to obey the whip!

Take that! And that!

I'll teach you!

Get back!

Get back!

What do you think you're doing? Get back, you brute!

Beauty, where's Dr. Phelps?

He must have thrown him.

Ned, look.

He's been beaten.

Phelps did this to you, didn't he?

Ned, go and get some ointment.

Come on, Beauty, come on.

I'll soon make you better.

I promise, I

promise I'll never let him do this to you again.

If it's the last thing I do!

I have already informed the authorities that this animal is dangerous.

And I'm sure they'll act promptly to have it destroyed.

You used that whip on him. That's why he attacked you.

Miss Gordon, I used the whip only to defend myself.

It's not true.

Beauty wouldn't attack anyone without good reason.

Now, Dr. Phelps, you say beauty behaves irrationally in your presence. Are you

ready to give us a demonstration?

Very well, since you obviously doubt my word.

Without the whip, if you please, Doctor.

Of course.

It must have been the whip that did it.

I think that proves my daughter's been telling the truth.

Come along, Jenny.

There! Now do you believe me?

No, wait a minute.

It's a new bridal, isn't it? Dr. Gordon, surely you've seen enough?

No, it is a new bridal.

And I thought you bought it out of kindness.

Amy, what are you talking about?

Look, Dr. Gordon, he's tightened the chain so that it bites right into

jaw. Father! It's horrible.

Jenny, get that vicious thing off Beauty.

Dr. Phelps, I think perhaps you'd better move into the inn at Five Oaks until I

can find a replacement for you.

Very well.

If you so wish.

Yes, I do.

I won't mention this to the medical council, but if you wish to continue in

profession, you might try to acquire a little compassion before moving to

another practice.

What do you think you're doing with my suitcase?

I took the liberty of packing it for you, Your Lordship.

And you can be sure, Dr. Gordon, that at my next practice, less time will be

wasted on the emotions of a dumb animal.

Ginny, would you be so good as to ask Beauty to see our guest off the

Certainly. Go on, Beauty.

Good night. Good night.