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Morning, Mr. Roberts.

I'd like a word with you.

Is it about young Master Samuel, sir?

Of course it's about Samuel.

He's got the makings of a very fine seaman, that boy.

I have this to say to you, sir.

If you had been sailing for any other line, I would have seen to it that you

lost your master's ticket double -hook. Nor would you have worked for anyone

else ever again.

I'm sure that my brother will bear out any lies you care to invent.

Lies? Yes, sir, lies.

But a word of warning.

Keep away from my son.

If I find out that you have so much as passed the time of day with him, I shall

have the law on you. Is that clear?

But I tell you... There's nothing more to be said.

Is my son on board or at home?

He's at home, sir. Thank you.

Mr. Robert, you've got it all wrong. I tell you, I...

Well, I reckon we should have stayed in South America.

South America?

But how? Why?

A gift from Colonel Vega.

Compensation for the loss of Paul Baines. A personal compensation.

Now, Lettie, the only people that know about this are Baines, myself, and you.

There must be thousands there.

Not as much as I lost.

Now, this must remain very secret.

Very secretly.

Of course. What will you do, James? Keep it under your bed?

Now, money's only useful if it's made to work.

Indeed, something I've only recently come to realise myself. But how?

How? Well, how can I make it work?

If I went and bought another ship, half the people in this town would want to

know where that money came from. Why, you'd have creditors stretching from

to the town hall, and Mr Harris of the bank would be at the head of them.

Perhaps it's time I bought our brother Robert.

Well, you haven't got enough there for that, have you?

Now, he owns 15 % of the company, but 15 % of what?

He doesn't know what the company's worth.

James, he is your brother.

What was I going to do with him?

It's his business.

I've mixed business and family for far too long. Now, that's a lesson that it's

taken me a long time to learn.

I see.

Well, if that's the way you feel, perhaps I'd better take a leaf out of

book. I don't understand.

You will, James. You will.

Well.

Letty, I'm not known for me patience.

You know, that fact does not escape my notice, James.

Oh, you are an infuriating woman. You hinted something, and then instead of

coming out with it like... Well, like... A man?

Yes. No.

In all points of the... If you've got something to say, say it.

Very well, I will.

Do you know you've been in this house for 30 minutes after being away for

months? 30 minutes.

I know, because I looked at the clock for the umpteenth time before you came

through that door, and in all that time you've talked about nothing except

business and money.

Oh.

Well, I thought you'd be interested.

I'm interested in lots of things, James.

It depends, however, the order in which they come.

Ah, Mrs. Gibson will answer that.

I think perhaps I'd better go, or else we'll be needing a new front door.

You have come at a most inconvenient time.

I'm not interested if it's convenient.

I've got something to say to you that can't wait.

Ah. About Samuel, no doubt. You know perfectly well it's about Samuel.

James, you've stooped pretty low in the past, but I never thought, never

imagined that you'd stoop so low as to inveigle my own son away from me.

Inveigle?

He stooped away.

Well, ask him nothing to do with me. That's rubbish and you know it. For

you've enticed him with tales of the sea, with romantic yarns of life before

mast. And all the time you've known perfectly well that I've planned a quite

different career for him.

Oh, look, Robert.

Most lads of his age are interested in adventure, not in shopkeeping. In your

opinion?

Well, you've done enough harm to me and mine in the past.

So I will thank you to stop interfering and don't advise me on how to bring up

my own son.

Look, Robert, all I'm trying to tell you is that Samuel has the makings of a

good seaman. Now, he might have the makings of a good shopkeeper as well,

talk to him about it, not to me. James, you took Samuel halfway across the

world. You just can't wash your hands of it as easily as all that.

I tried to dissuade him. You did nothing.

You were sighted by at least three ships before you reached Lisbon. You could

have put him on any one of those.

Well, I chose not to.

And we both know why, don't we?

Samuel's your nephew.

But he's as near as you're ever going to get to having a son of your own.

Get out of my house. What's more to the point?

Keep out of my house.

I want you to make two lists. Captain Bain, sir?

Yeah?

Sir, you got a minute for an old seed, don't you? A minute no more, Yallop.

is it?

Oh, many a time we sailed together, Captain.

When you was mate and I was bosun. But you ain't bosun no more, not for 20

years. Oh, that's true, sir.

What was bosun once?

Still a good seaman, sir, looking for a likely birth. Still strong, are you? Oh,

strong as a horse, sir. Strong as a cart horse. Off the drink, are you? Oh, as

ever was.

Yeah, evil seamans all like knock you, Yallop.

Bless you, sir.

I thought I'd be starving this time next week.

Mr. Mate, this man to sign articles is Abel Seaman. Aye, sir.

Thank you, sir.

Oh, thank you kindly, sir.

Abel Seaman.

You know, William, one day I think you're going to be a famous engineer.

No, I may not be an engineer at all.

But I thought that's what you wanted more than anything in the world. It's

at the moment. It's something I have to do. Have to?

Because of my father. He was an engineer. I'd like to prove that he was

that his ideas can work.

But you don't like doing it.

I didn't say that.

It sounded like it.

I like working things out. I'm good at figures and I want to make this work.

that doesn't mean I want to be an engineer all my life. What do you want

Oh, I don't know.

Something to do with mathematics.

Ever since I went to mathematical school, a whole new world's opened up to

You surely can't like algebra.

If a squared plus b equals c, what is x?

It's all double -dutch to me.

You're silly, Kimmy.

How do you pretend?

Next time I come, I'll bring you a book and explain it to you.

Oh, what's all this?

Father, you're back.

So it would seem.

Well, now, will you?

What is this?

Triple expansion engine, sir.

I'm trying to find a way of increasing the compression.

Well, there's half the engineers in England.

How long's this been going on? Hasn't Letty told you, Father?

Oh, no, it must have slipped her mind. Oh, I'm very grateful to Miss Gaunt,

Uncle. Without her help, I wouldn't have got this far.

This must have cost a pretty penny. Who's footing the bill?

Well, Miss Gaunt... Miss Gaunt is, sir.

Charlotte, where is Lettie?

Oh, that's her, Mum.

Can I ask you, Mr. Wharton, what is your reason for wanting to sell the milk?

Well, ma 'am, I'll speak to you frankly, ma 'am. My reason for selling is my

health, ma 'am.

I'm not the fellow I was, ma 'am, and that's the truth.

Of course, that's a secret between myself and my doctor.

And you, ma 'am, since you so kindly ask.

You look very well to me, Mr. Wharton.

Oh, no, ma 'am.

Disappearance only, ma 'am.

You should see the physic I have to drink. Many's the pint I'm forced to

You have my sympathy, sir.

Thank you, ma 'am.

What do you think of her?

Well, I think she's a very fine mill, sir.

But I'm wondering what your price might be.

Well, now, I thought of 400 guineas, ma 'am.

Well, that includes the land adjoining.

Well, I fear my principal wouldn't be interested at that price, sir.

I don't always like doing business with a lady.

It unsettles a man. Begging your pardon, ma 'am. Well, providing it doesn't

unsettle you too much, I'd like to take a look inside.

Yes, of course, ma 'am.

Sir Charles Helsby gave you 500 pounds.

Well, I want an explanation.

Can you manage to wait until I take my hat off, James?

I said you should have told him less. Now, why don't you go and ask Mrs.

to make us a nice pot of tea and shut the door when you go up.

Are you going to stand there glaring at me all day, or are you going to sit down

so we can talk?

The 500 pounds was a wedding gift from Sir Charles and Lady Helsby.

When the wedding was cancelled, I wanted to send it back, but they would have

none of it. Said I should keep it, so that I would never be in need.

Well, it's an extremely generous gift, Lettie.

Well, he's a very generous man.

Well, you should have told me. Well, I would have done if you'd given me half a

chance. You've been like a bear with a sore head since you got back. Well,

fault is that, pray?

Well, anyway, what's all this about William?

William? You know what I mean. That engine of his out there.

Oh, that.

Well, I've become a public benefactor, have you?

Certainly not.

James, he's a very bright boy.

He's a lad.

With some very original ideas. He's a born engineer.

I've been speaking to Mr. Cleggley of Fraser's. He thinks very highly of the

boy's work.

Does he?

I've invested 200 pounds in William.

200 pounds? It's a business investment, James. But it's all mine.

And since we're talking about investments, I've had an idea that might

you.

A fine mill, though I say so myself.

200 guineas. Two?

I'm asking 400 guineas.

250, then.

No, sir. No, I couldn't.

Very well.

James, please, hear Mr. Wharton out.

Nothing to hear.

The mill's not worth more.

Oh, but it is.

You shall see the trade I've done.

Aye. But not this year.

Not now that they're bringing the wheat up by ship and milling it on the

dockside. But we're navigable here, sir. I could bring in the grain myself in

barges. Then why don't you?

I'll tell you why not.

You're almost scuppered like most of the country millers round here.

Maybe you're right, sir.

Two years the wheat crops failed, and I can't afford the prices they're charging

for this foreign wheat.

The time was I milled the finest flour round here.

Still, I expect I've put you off buying the mill now, haven't I, sir?

Let's eat in the morning.

I hope you won't object to it all being in gold.

Well, call up my office tomorrow morning and we'll draw up a bill of sale.

But we haven't yet agreed on a price.

There's 300 in there.

Oh, by the way...

And Miss Gaunt would like to employ you to run the mill for her.

Miss Gaunt?

Well, I thought you were the buyer, Mr. Renegade.

I merely advise her.

Oh, I see.

Stay on here.

I'd like that, I reckon.

Can I drive you both back? No, no. We'll find our own way. Very well, sir.

Well, I think you'd better be right, lass, now that you're the owner of

property. I wouldn't be the owner of this property if it didn't suit you.

All the same, I have to find the grain, don't I?

Aye, and plenty of it.

Do you think you're up to it?

At your age?

You know, James is taking the trouble to write.

Go and see him. No harm can come of it.

Nothing will persuade me to enter his house again.

Oh, Robert, really?

You're forever saying you want to expand the store. There's James apparently

offering you money, so swallow your pride.

At least listen to what he has to say. You don't have to agree.

Oh, that's true.

That's very true.

I'll tell you, if I don't, I'm certainly not going to pay the 6 .5 % the banks

are asking.

There are other sources.

You mean... I might be willing to increase the loan.

After all, that's what this tea party's all about, isn't it? Oh, Daniel, I

called round here merely to ask your advice.

Well, now you haven't.

Well, I suppose I could.

Perhaps I will.

Yes, I shall go round to James Forthwell, knowing full well that I

accept his offer.

Elizabeth, you will forgive me for not stopping, won't you? And, Daniel, thank

you once again.

I thought James was strapped to his bootlaces for money. With James, you

know which way the wind is blowing.

A habit that runs in the family.

I, uh... I enjoyed our dinner together last night.

But now it's another day.

You know, I'm only just beginning to know you, Elizabeth.

Surely you'll grant that in 17 years I've learned something.

Seventeen years we could have enjoyed together.

Oh, I doubt either of us would have gained much enjoyment.

Oh, perhaps.

But we both have a constant reminder of our past.

The boy must be told sometime, Elizabeth.

Not yet.

Oh, I don't know. William and I seem to have grown apart recently.

And he's still seeing far too much of Charlotte. This is his cousin's slip of

girl. Growing towards woman. He goes to the house because he's working on that

engine. Tell him the truth. He'll stop going to the house and he'll stop seeing

so much of Charlotte. Put like that, you make the answer sound so simple. But it

is. No, Daniel.

You're forgetting the boy himself. What the knowledge could do to him?

Elizabeth, he's nearly a grown man.

It's only in your eyes that he's still a boy.

Allow me to know my own son, Daniel.

We will tell him when I decide and not fall.

Good of you to call, Robert.

Hi.

Well, now.

Will you take a glass of something?

No, thank you.

Oh, Sarah.

Will you please come to the point, James? I want to get back to the store.

Oh.

A store?

That's mortgage.

It needs to be, you know. Look, your note said urgent and personal. The

James, the point. Very well.

Robert, do you know how much your shares are worth at the moment?

Probably a good deal more than you're prepared to offer, no doubt.

Now, look, are you prepared to listen or not? I won't. I would not have come,

Riley.

Look, do you still want to be your own man?

Pay Fogarty off.

Of course I do. I'll tell you what I'll do.

As you know, I've only six ships left.

Barely keeping me out above water. So I've decided to follow your move.

Get out of shipping altogether.

You've...

I don't believe you. No?

Here. Do you remember old Wharton's mill?

Wharton's mill?

We are.

Well, I just bought it.

In Miss Gaunt's name, of course.

You... You were miller? Now, I can just about scrape together 5

,000 pounds for your shares.

5 ,000?

Well, in a month or two, I doubt I'll be able to raise half that amount.

Five? Well, that's no help at all.

I owe Fogarty ten.

Well, it half solves your problem.

Five thousand, huh?

I doubt I can replace it, Robert. Now, I've had a simple document drawn out for

your signature.

James, father used to have a saying.

To offer too much is a kind of denial.

To offer too little is thievery.

And for all his faults, I think the old man was right.

No, thank you. I don't want any part of it. But I'll tell you what I will do.

If you are going into milling, I will, from time to time, buy a sack of flour

off you.

Let the devil.

Now, by the way, I should keep an eye on Charlotte, wouldn't you, me? Roberts.

Her and William.

I'll just pass them in the street.

Hold it, Hans.

For goodness sake, James, what do you expect me to do? Put the boy on a leash?

Well, you could have a word with him.

Tell him...

Tell him about, um... Well, just tell him. I'm quite sure he knows already.

And if he doesn't, it's hardly a mother's place to explain such matters.

get Fogarty to take him aside.

I will not.

Holding ants in the streets. Brother Robert took great pleasure in telling me

all about that.

Well, you've only yourself to blame, James.

Me? It's your house he goes to to work on that engine of his.

Luke, all I'm asking of you is to see that they're chaperoned properly. I'll

Letty to do the same.

Oh, very well. I'll do what I can. I don't want it on my mind while I'm away.

Away? So soon? Nay, it must.

I'm going to Philadelphia in the morning.

Hoist the staple!

Hoist it!

I'm sorry.

Making good time.

Hard to hear it.

I still can't figure where you come on this voyage all of a sudden like this.

Because Miss Gaunt's a very astute woman.

Eh? I'm not with you.

Hmm?

I bought old Wharton's mill.

What? At, um, her suggestion.

But all the mills in land, he's going out of business, or do I hear wrong?

Hmm?

You hear right.

All the grain's being ground at the dockside, and the new mill's just built.

Ah.

This mill's built on... The tidal river.

I can bring the Charlotte Roach right up alongside full of grain. The finest

grain that I can buy in Philadelphia.

Then we mill it ourselves and it profits all the way.

You're standing the whole cargo. I mean, standing the whole cargo yourself.

Not selling half of it beforehand for insurance?

Not one grain of it.

Well, you're a game, sir. I'll give you that.

What's wrong with that prophet?

Have you heard anything from your cousin Charlotte recently?

No.

Do you think her cold could be worse?

I'm not sure she has a cold, William.

But Lettie said she had.

She said it would be whiter if I didn't go into the house.

Yes, I know she did.

When I was your age, grown -ups used to lie to me.

Sometimes big lies, mostly white ones.

Because they felt it was for my own good.

Did you know Pythagoras discovered the octave?

William, the truth of the matter is that James and I thought you and Charlotte

were seeing too much of each other.

You do understand what I'm talking about?

Yes, Mama.

Yeah, I reckon I could have an hour or so, Captain.

We're not going to turn around that fast.

You get an hour or so leave here, you'll spend what it's taken you a month to

earn. I'm doing you a favor by keeping you aboard.

Good morning.

Everything in order?

Yes, sir.

Right, well, I'll go about my business then.

Aye, aye.

I notice the owner gets it sure, mate.

Is it easy, sir?

Can I interest you in a glass of rye whiskey?

No, Colonel Washburn, thank you. But you can interest me in a card of your

finest grain.

Now, you got me telegraphed. I did indeed.

You're asking for 2 ,000 bushels.

Correct, sir.

Well, that's a substantial order, Captain, but I'm afraid I cannot

you.

Fifteen hundred is all I can manage.

Why's that?

I have a great many customers.

I try to satisfy them all.

With grain in short supply, that's not an easy task.

Looked like a fine body of men.

We were.

There are not many of us left.

I lost the arm there at Gettysburg.

A hell from what I hear. A necessary hell, sir.

Well, then, as a cavalry officer, you'll appreciate my position.

I, too, am fighting a war, you see. A war for my survival.

Suppose you tell me just what you're driving at, Captain Oneiden.

Well, maybe first we can agree on a price for the grave.

Well, there it is.

I do not bargain.

As I've already told you, I can sell all I have, and more besides.

The price will do well enough.

Oh, capital.

Oh, Colonel, perhaps I will try some of your excellent rye. My pleasure.

We fought on every battlefield of the war.

Aye, we looked like a company of busters.

They were, sir, every one.

Well, I'll drink to them and theirs.

Well, I will join you, sir.

And now, the quantity. We must agree on the quantity.

I'm afraid you'll have to come down by a quarter.

But I'll eat the full amount.

Two thousand bushels.

Now look, Captain O 'Neden.

Even if I could supply you with the grain you require, I have to sign a

certificate of clearance.

If grain were going a -begging, I'm sure you'd not refuse me.

No.

This really is excellent rye. I have another.

Why, thank you, sir.

I'll not refuse you.

To the United States.

I will drink to that, sir.

And I respond with a toast to the British Empire.

Aye.

To your president.

To your queen.

Come, Colonel. You drink like a sea captain.

And you, sir, you drink like a cavalryman.

A toast, then. A toast to commerce.

Long may she prosper.

To commerce.

Sir, I like your style.

But damn me, it cannot be.

Colonel, your glass is empty.

Really rubbing salt in the wound.

Coming aboard two seas over.

Back to work, you lovers.

Not two things over.

Four.

Well,

I knew rye whiskey was strong stuff.

Let me tell you something, Ben.

I what?

Cavalry men can drink.

Especially cavalrymen from the 5th Pennsylvania.

I don't doubt it, sir.

But they are men of courage.

Here, let me help you. Give me a hand. That's right.

And they are... Here,

let me get your boots off. Thank you, Vance.

Fine company of membranes. Are they there? Fought in every battle in the

War. Is that the case?

Much more.

Trust a man who can hold his liquor.

Aye.

And what is more, their word is their bond.

And what is more, they can sign clearance certificates.

And they indeed.

Clearance certificate for the Charlotte Roads bound for Liverpool with a safe

cargo. This is for 2 ,000 bushels.

Form cargo.

Am I up to it, she says.

This is awkward stuff, Green, you know. I'd be much happier if I could... Am I

up to it, she says.

Let me see. You're a three -quarters fool, sir. Let me see.

You go down to Mr. O 'Neill and take a lantern with you.

Don't like that?

No, sir.

The chaff run this stuff as habit of exploring.

I know, sir.

Seems firm enough.

So long as they don't shift, there should be less grain and more room for

Begging your pardon, sir.

The weather's only good, say that.

You worry over much.

Right, now, stack them up there carefully. You come around here.

Hand them over there.

Go on, pack them tight there.

You stick that one over in the corner? Well, I think she'll take another 200

bushels of loose grain, Captain.

Well, aren't we a mite overloaded, sir?

You heard what I said.

Don't like the idea of risking the Charlotte Roads for another 200 bushels.

Look, you know perfectly well that we've had those shifting boards strengthened.

You're talking like an old woman.

I've been called that before, but I'm still afloat. And many that's called me

that is with Davy Jones.

Now, listen here, please.

Have you heard... Yes, yeah, what is it?

Oh, well, sir, I'd say we're going to pour.

If you keep overloading it like this and we hit weather, it'll move.

You know that, Captain Baines, and I know it.

And you also know that we've enough bagged grain on top there to form a nice

crust. Now, it will hold firm.

I've seen the bags. There isn't enough.

Extra bags is unnecessary.

It costs money.

Small expense against our lives.

Oh, Danes, pay that man off, will you?

I didn't mean no disrespect, sir.

Pay him off.

All right, sir.

Sir, I'm a Lancashire man. This isn't my home.

If you leave me here, sir, I mightn't get a berth back home.

I'm sorry, sir.

All right about your business.

Anybody else pipes up, they don't get the same option.

You tell your mates that.

Aye, sir.

Well, now, get this grain back to Liverpool, will we? They're dancing in

streets.

It's a long haul to Liverpool, sir.

Oh, I see the price of grain is up yet again.

Is it really?

Price of grain may well determine your future, young lady.

Bored doing embroidery.

Just how long do I have to go on pretending I have a cold?

It must be the longest cold in history.

A gentleman will take the hint.

And William is a gentleman, Charlotte.

I know.

You say that and it isn't disapproved.

All I know is I'm happy when I'm with William and everyone thinks that's

I'm happy with William and... bored with you.

Charlotte!

Wind's rushing all the time, sir.

There is,

I tell you.

Listen.

... ... ...

... ...

Been on this tack a longish while.

I know.

That grain could shift.

Has it shifted?

No, but when it does. When it does?

Well, if it does then it could be too late. You know the risks as well as I

Yes, I know the risks.

Good strong wind.

Stay on course.

Listen. Are you ready?

It's the grain.

We're beginning to move.

Only one of them shifting boards to go and we'll turn turtle.

We're sure as gods above.

All hands on deck.

Let us make contours.

Laugh now, you scum.

Come on, men. Come on.

Captain,

compliment, sir. Will he like your deck?

He's over, sir.

I hope you can all follow you.

What is it?

The grain.

It's beginning to move, sir.

How do you know?

I heard it, sir.

Anybody else heard it?

No, sir.

But I did. I know I did. I've heard it before.

All right, then get up and take what you're needing.

What about the other time?

We're trying, but he's throwing arms at us.

He doesn't listen anymore.

Close up the hopper. Quick!

Run!

It's shifted, all right.

There's no doubt on it.

What now, sir?

We'll have to move some of these bags to see what goes on underneath there.

Oi! Sir?

Tell Captain Payne to watch him.

Right, sir.

It's going to be a big job.

Only three layers.

No wonder he jetted.

What's going on?

Think on.

Well.

Won't get done just looking at it.

Come on, lad. Get up.

Get up.

Get up.

That's just no song, whore!

During what?

I'd just be broke from the top. It might.

We shall have to see.

I suppose we have.

Right.

Tell Captain Bayes that once this ship can't even keel, I want him to maneuver

in such a way as to shift this crane.

Aye, sir.

We have to move the grain to get at the shifting board.

Right away, sir.

I can't find the shifting board.

It's gone.

Great shifting.

It's shifting too fast. Come on, come on.

Come on.

I'll just see if I can feel the rest of the board.

Come on.

Come on, come on now.

Let go.

Did he have any family?

You had to prove yourself, didn't you?

Nobody tells me.

And behold...

What is all the urgency?

I was just leaving for the yard.

Could it not have waited?

This is not business.

On the evening of the 4th, you will be dining with me, Elizabeth.

Aren't you taking rather a lot for granted?

You will accompany me to the Guildhall, where I shall be presented to the Home

Secretary. What?

Afterwards, we shall be dining at his table.

What is all this about?

You know, one of my gifts is the ability to listen.

I've been listening to your brother Robin, and he's quite a shrewd fellow

it comes to politics.

Oh? On Robert's advice, I made a substantial donation to party funds and

undertaking that Fraser's would increase employment.

Although I was careful not to say by how much.

Just what are you up to?

A private dream.

But this is reality. We shall go to London to the Guildhall. You must have a

dress made for the occasion.

Could we?

There's nothing we couldn't do.

I think the time has come, Elizabeth.

No, Daniel.

The boy is owed an explanation.

Yes, Mama.

I think I am owed that.

William, as you've just witnessed, I love your mother very much.

Now, this affection is not new. It goes back many years.

In fact, more than 17 years.

You're my father, aren't you?

Yes.

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