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Thank you for spending your last week with us. I might stay overnight with

Grandfather. Of course. And thank you for letting me take beauty.

I'm too busy to ride him, and he does need to be ridden.

Wish I had a horse like him.

All your packing done?

Hard to believe there's only a few days.

Father should be nearly there by now.

Wasn't he going to ride from Cape Town?

Oh, I expect he's too busy with all the development plans for the farm.

I'll have to be getting back. Grandfather will be waiting for me. Come

again the same time tomorrow, and we'll go for a good long ride.

Bye.

Lord Fordham is still doing his level best to try and talk her out of it.

He won't.

There should have been a letter by now.

When Miss Victoria returns, please, Finlayson. Yes, my lord.

And plenty of cakes.

Yes, my lord.

Hello, Grandfather.

Oh.

Those were your grandmother's favorites.

Have these been in the family since then?

Oh, certainly.

Considerable length of time.

It's just that the box looks very new.

Oh. Did you happen to buy them in London yesterday?

Victoria, they are a gift.

No, Grandfather.

They're not.

Two weeks ago you had business in Italy and wanted me to go with you.

You like Italy.

I've made up my mind.

And I won't be swayed.

Your mother wouldn't be swayed either.

I never saw her again.

I'll come back.

And you'll be here when I do.

As to that... Grandfather, you're as strong as a horse.

And as cunning as a fox.

That is no way to... address a peer of the realm.

I'm just a wild colonial lass with no manners.

Hello, Grandfather.

Thank you.

Ah, tea.

You like chocolate cakes?

Would you count that as a bribe?

Yes, I would.

But I'll overlook it.

Fine foggy morning, missy.

Morning.

How does it feel to be so respectable?

I'm his lordship's man now, missy, so don't let me catch you tickling no

And who's play taught me that?

I found this across the bridal path.

I ride that path every morning.

Barrett, do you reckon it was him? I don't know.

He's bitter about losing his job. It was his fault.

It were, but he's still bitter.

Have you told your grandad?

No, and you mustn't.

We might be wrong, sis.

He said cutting this property I'll have him.

You be careful now. Mind how you go.

I'll mind.

When are you leaving?

Next week.

You should come out to the colony, sis.

A labouring man can earn nearly two pound a week.

Would you like to get down, my dear?

What's happened?

I think it might be better if we went in the house.

What? Your father's ship is overdue at Singapore.

It's reported missing.

Vicki, get down.

More than that, isn't it?

They found some wreckage.

Vicki... No!

Vicki, please!

No! Vicki!

No, let her go.

Miss Victoria.

So I'd just like to say goodbye.

Get out of my way, Barrett.

Let's see how fine you look. Off that horse! Get out of my way or I'll ride

down!

Don't! Don't!

Don't hurt me!

this means a change to your plan.

I'll have to talk to Jenny about that.

Ah.

Please understand, Grandfather.

It's up to Jenny and me.

He's been very quiet.

Because of what happened with Barrett.

I think he just knows that we're leaving.

We'll be back one day, beauty.

Father will take good care of him.

Goodbye, my beauty.

I promise to come back.

Of course I will, grandfather.

Thank you.

I'll take very good care of beauty.

I know you will.

Goodbye, Lord Fordham.

Goodbye, Jennifer.

Fordham.

Prescribe a hand chip.

Much obliged.

Godspeed.

Goodbye, Seth.

Goodbye, Missy. God bless.

Mr. Cradden, I hear you had an argument with Mr. Barrett and that he lost.

He lost some of his teeth too, Mom.

I'm glad you're going home.

know from Singapore.

The natives of Sumatra have been known to take people captive.

Some of the lifeboats are accounted for.

This notice asking for any news of my husband to be forwarded here, it's in

the Far East newspapers?

Yes.

I want it in all the Australian newspapers as well.

For how long?

Until otherwise instructed.

Mrs. Denning, I must tell you that... My grandfather has a large account with

this bank.

I'll, uh... I'll see about some tea.

I'm sorry.

But they've already decided that...

Decided that he... Yes, but we haven't.

There's still hope.

Six weeks in Singapore.

Four weeks here.

If father is still alive, he'll know where to find us.

Let's go there then, before the winter closes the roads.

Jenny, there are no roads up the buoy.

We come to a foot of road. Foot of road?

Well, a foot of track really.

And then a few miles further on. How many is a few?

Well, we come to a bath.

And then?

We're about four miles further on.

Oh, it really is a beautiful country.

Is that the Southern Cross?

They're completely different stars down here.

Everything's different.

What was that? A wild pig!

Good night, you rascal.

Good night.

You have our things up to the farm by tomorrow.

Thank you.

We can go on, can't we? We can get some horses here.

Could I stop you?

Hello, Mr Forbes.

Oh.

Isn't Mr Forbes here now?

No.

We wanted to hire two horses.

I'll get them settled.

Thank you.

You can settle up inside.

It'll have to be tomorrow.

Thank you.

And I'll need something on account.

Very well.

Mr Forbes never made us pay in advance.

Young lady, Mr Forbes went bankrupt 12 months ago.

Tensions, if you please.

Oh, don't forget the charge on the hired horses.

Oh, I hadn't.

Five shillings more, thank you.

Are you going straight out to the farm, Mrs Denning? Yes.

By the way, have you seen much of the overseer, Mr Stedman?

I can't say that I have.

Or his assistant?

Mr Grunewald.

Mr. Brynwald.

Well, horses are ready.

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Burton.

Did you tell them about the farm?

It's none of my business.

You can see our farm from over here. Come on.

There.

So.

That's home.

Something's wrong.

But we had chicken, pigs, two cows and some sheep.

Four horses.

Marigold, the goose.

Mr Stedman and Mr Grunwald appear to have left.

And that man Burton knew, I'm sure.

How dare they leave our home like this.

Well, there's nothing a good clean -up won't fix.

You go and get the horses stabled, and I'll start a fire.

Is somebody there?

What is it?

It's for flying.

And who are you?

I'm Manfred Grunwald.

How do you do?

I do miss you, Mother.

He said I could stay till the new owner comes.

Why didn't you sleep in here?

It's not my house.

I'm happy outside.

I sleep in the open sometimes.

I liked it.

Mr. Steadman was not honest, I think.

No, he was not.

Was it you who looked after my mother's grave?

Thank you.

So, you've been here on your own, building your flying machine.

Yes.

My design will use natural power.

From the body, from the air.

Like birds.

Without an engine.

Birds do not need an engine.

What they can do, we can do.

Oh, I forget.

A letter came before you arrived.

It's from England.

It's from Father.

What is it?

Dearest Jenny, I hope this letter finds you and Vicky well.

My reason for writing so soon, however, is very sad.

Black Beauty is no more.

He died a week after you left.

It was very peaceful.

We've put him in the back of the North Field by the trees.

Part of my life has ended, and I know part of yours.

Dearest Jenny, I'm so sorry to write such news in my first letter.

Where did he come from?

I've never seen him before.

But he's tried to hurt you, haven't they?

We won't hurt you.

He's a great horse, yes?

Yes. A beautiful black horse.

Black beauty.