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Hello?!

Christ!

Get out!

Go away!

Get out of it!

Turner?

Turner!!

Turner!

Pull yourself together man!

Come on! Let's get him to my car.

What do you know about this?

Well it...it's hard to say.

But I've got a sort of idea that when...

- Idea?!

In this country we don't like ideas, we like facts.

How long is it you have been in this country?

Well about six months but...

- Not long eh?

I don't see what that has to do with it.

You have been taken on here as.. manager?

Assistant.

Hired, and if necessary fired, by me.

Living this house?

Er, no. In the store.

Just over the other side of the hill.

I hope you realise the unpleasantness of this case.

When you've been in this country long enough,

you'll understand we don't like kaffirs murdering white women.

But we don't know who did it, do we?!

Hi there Dicky-boy,

I see you've made it.

- Here I am.

Come on, come on. Stop looking so miserable.

You can't live out in the bush like a hermit.

Hell man, there's more to life. Let me introduce you.

Janet, Jane, Mary.

C'mon, let's go alright we'll be late for the show.

Let me in!

What the devil are you doing out there?

We're being attacked!

Impossible! There's not a rebel this side of the mountains.

What do we do?

There's only one thing we can do.

Take these. We'll have to shoot our way out.

Dick!

Do me a favour? Can you take Mary home?

Sure.

- Thanks.

Keep in touch eh?

Hello.

Hi.

Jump in!

What's that funny thing in the bag?

Have you never seen a harrow before?

Well done Mark.

To the Queen of the courts! - Cheers.

Well played Mary.

Thank you Susan.

Don't.

Stop it Mark.

Yes there's somebody waiting downstairs for you.

- Hello. - Hello. Morning.

Are you waiting to see me?

-You...

Yuh...

I-I..drove you home that night

Yes.

Would you like to come for a walk, perhaps?

Yah.

About 50 acres are necessary to cover costs, y'see.

But I don't mind the work. I can tell you.

And I like planting small quantities.

Variety is the spice of life they say.

I love my farm y'know.

The land.

Nature.

I'm not much on conversation.

Yes. I suppose you get out of touch a bit.

It's not an ideal life out there.

But then...what is ideal?

Hey?

But things will get better, I'll see to that.

I...

I could even get married.

Oh honestly...

Soon as they see your like, they run off with the boys

and forget all about you.

That's a good girl.

Got to go now Susan I've an awful lot to do.

Alright.

Alright.

Bye.

Of course I'll be at the drinks party.

I like the Jenkins, they're a very sweet couple.

Bye!

In the last couple of years, she's really grown up.

The trouble with Mary is she thinks she's still at school.

Someone should tell her about those clothes.

- She ought to get married. - She's not a bad sort.

She'd make a good wife for somebody.

The trouble is right, she's getting on a bit.

There's something missing, she just won't take the plunge.

There's nothing to plunge into you mean!

- Say that again!

Shall I shoot you, my beautiful?

I'll go back to her.

Mary, you there?

Mary?

Go away Janet, please.

But there's someone to see you.

Well I've had a busy day.

Oh?

Yah.

Water problems.

Water's the big headache all over my area.

Slows everything down. Damn nuisance.

Look, I'm not beating around the bush with you Mary.

If we're going to get on,

we've got to be straight with each other, don't you think?

Yes.

What I mean is...

it's a hell of a...

- How is your meal?

Fine, fine. Thank you.

I keep thinking about you, y'know.

Yah.

You a city girl n'all

I always thought it would be unfair, really,

I mean it would be...

It would be a sacrifice for anybody, you know what I mean?

I think so.

Your steak's alright? - Yes.

Have some more. - No.

Yes.

Out there you have to...

Love the soil.

Like me.

Look...Dick...

Tell me what you want to say.

Don't think I won't understand.

I want...

I want to marry you.

Yes.

You mean...?

Yes I'll marry you Dick.

Is everything to your satisfaction, sir?

- Yes thank you. - Thank you madam.

Mary.

Thank you.

Jeez.

I could kill these townies!

Hedges and cutie-pie gardens!

Don't these people know this is Africa?

English flowers!

Hang on. I'll get the torch.

Welcome

Come in.

I'll light the lamp in a second.

He's let the bloody dog out.

What?

My boy - Samson.

The dog goes hunting in the bush.

Gets itself into trouble with leopards and things.

All because the boy's too damn lazy to feed her.

I'll...make some tea.

Make yourself at home.

Wha...?

I haven't looked at them for years.

You shouldn't...

You can put something else up.

I'll get on with the tea.

Quite a masterpiece eh?

I got it for us.

Bloody locusts had a go at the mullies.

Oh dear.

There's not much damage, trouble is - it was a small field

Then the stupid fools tried to drive the water cart up the hill

with the brakes on!

Hell! You have to be onto these natives the whole time.

This is the new missus.

Mary, this is Samson.

Good morning missus.

Hello.

Hey, very nice.

He's not a bad ol' stick really.

Well, gotta get back to the lands.

Samson will look after you and heat water for your bath.

I don't like your Kaffir coming in here while I'm still in bed.

OK. Well you tell him.

He's your Kaffir too y'know.

Hold it! - Yes sir.

Keep holding, Moses!

Ready? It's coming.

OK, Vincent.

OK, drop it, drop it.

Good boy, Moses, well done. - Thank you.

Boss? Witch doctor, witch doctor bring this one here,

Witch doctor jealous because of bosses new wife.

Like it?

It's wonderful.

You put that up?

Belonged to my father.

The house?

Hardly...

My father came from England before the war.

But my mother was a real South African. 2nd generation.

Looks good.

I asked the storeman to order some more for the windows

You're so quick Mary!

Hell it would take most people, even a man, twice as long.

Can't we have a ceiling Dick?

It's so hot out here, we need it.

It costs so much...

Perhaps, if this is a good year.

As soon as I can pay off my debts Mary, I promise.

- See that over there? - What is it?

One of Turner's kaffirs.

His wife must be trying to make that pigsty look like a house

- Have you met Turner's wife? - No, nobody has.

He's hiding her.

It's leaking blood.

The meat.

Of course.

Did you get the material?

It is in there madam.

Let's see.

Leave it!

It gets all messed up.

This is not the same!

It's not the right colour!

It's the only one.

I asked the storeman

Anyone in?

Anybody in?!

Mrs Turner?

Good morning.

I'm Charlie Muller, your neighbour.

This is my wife Ellen.

Dick's coming.

How are you?

Erm...I'm OK.

Very pleased to meet you Mary.

Dick's told us all about you. He's so happy to have you here.

Here's Dick!

- Ah, Hi Dick.

- Hello there.

What brings you here Charlie?

Well, we thought we'd just come around,

and introduce ourselves to your wife.

Hasn't she worked wonders? - You are very pretty.

Sit down, sit down.

Oh, would you, would you like some tea?

That'd be nice.

Sorry to hear locusts got the mullies.

Only damaged half an acre.

Turner, you're a magnet for natural disasters.

One day, my luck will change.

The trouble with you Turner, is you don't plant in quantity.

All these little crops, like potatoes,

very low returns.

I prefer the little crops.

But that's no good man, you'll never make it!

Concentrate on one thing, do it big!

You gotta get some money man.

The old ways are finished, Turner.

You're living in the 19th Century.

Playing a four tracker with old carts and oxen, for god's sake.

This is a modern world man.

Hello Dick!

Lilian.

Anything for me?

Damn pills.

Everything ready? - Yes master.

Right, I've got something to show you.

OK Moses, you can go back to work.

Thank you master.

Come!

I'm changing my shoes.

I don't like that one-eyed boy.

- Moses? - Hmm.

He's the best worker I've got.

I don't like educated natives.

A couple years Mission School hardly makes him educated.

Come.

See this is something Charlie Muller would never do!

He wouldn't plant trees to protect his soil.

No, he just ruins it and moves on.

The smell. Can you smell those leaves?

Dick, you're such a child.

Smell.

Come.

No!

It does you good to get out of the house Mary.

You stay indoors far too much.

Come.

There's hardly any raisins.

I put plenty out.

Samson, where are all the raisins I put out?

You've stolen them, haven't you? - No.

Now that's a lie.

I know you took them, and you should own up.

Look at me when I speak to you.

I don't pay you good money to steal food.

This month I'm taking 10 shillings off your pay

for stealing, understand? - Yes missus.

Good.

He probably did take them,

but on the whole he's a good old swine.

I'll not have thieving in my house.

They rely on a bit of this and that left-over.

Six pounds a month doesn't go very far y'know.

I always used to put out a bit more than I need,

sugar, flour whatever, and he'd take a bit.

That's the way it works out here.

That boys been with me for years.

I know how you feel, Samson.

But you must try and get used to her.

She's the missus now.

...nice of you.

I got to go home. My brother is sick.

Oh don't give me that rubbish.

Come on man, pull yourself together,

No.

Ma- Missus is talking too much, wah wah wah wah

No...

Don't go you old devil, I need you here.

You know what women are like.

Give it another go eh?

No, I.

I got you Samson.

Yes.

1820?

- 1820

No.

Please.

The boy has upset me.

There are plenty of house boys, Mary.

You're getting yourself into a state Mary.

Why don't you take over the farm accounts?

You're always on about

how wonderful your office job was in town.

I know it won't come off, it's been there for years.

Look I'll speak to you about it.

Don't worry now. It'll be OK.

Okay.

OK?

It's...it's alright boss.

He scrubbed that bath all day.

You didn't even let him go for lunch.

Well he can do something.

He can do something, instead of pottering around the house

taking advantage!

He's a human being after all.

It's my house. Don't interfere.

How you can let things get so filthy I can't understand!

It's not filthy.

There's minerals in the water.

That's what makes the bath go that colour. Healthy minerals.

Now listen to me.

I work hard enough don't I?

All day long

I'm down on the lands with these lazy black savages

trying to get some work out of them.

I won't come home to this fight, fight, in my house!

You expect a lot from me don't you.

You expect me to live like a poor white

in this perfect little place of yours!

Every day I have to suffer this killing heat,

because you won't save up enough to put in the ceilings!

I told you what to expect when I married you!

Pah. Ceilings! You can whistle for them.

I've lived in this house for six years and it hasn't hurt me.

But you're SO posh!

Bah!

A townie!

A city girl scared as hell of bugs and dust.

Of kaffirs even!

That boy will stay now, I've seen to that.

Now treat him properly and don't make a fool of yourself again.

I am dismissing you!

Leave that!

Here's your money.

Take your money and go!

It's not me you're hurting.

It's yourself.

I've never had trouble with my boys.

You want to kick them in the backside all day.

Like Charlie.

What does that do?

What does it do?

Charlie's made a fortune that's what!

The house water's going very quickly,

what're you doing with it?

Just washing.

You having six baths a day?

No.

Well then I don't understand where it's all going.

I pour it.

Over myself.

What?

Wasting it like that?

It's so hot I can't stand it.

Listen to me!

Listen to me!

Every time I order the water cart

it means a driver and two boys off work for a whole morning.

And you throw it away!

Why don't you fill the bath and get into it when you get so hot!

I'm sorry Mary.

I've had a terrible day.

Don't be angry with me. Please.

Do you hate me for bringing you here?

No...

it's alright dear.

Dick...

Dick.

Yeah?

I wish you'd listen to me sometimes.

What d'you mean?

Well it's your accounts.

They cannot be balanced.

Yeah, and I'm so grateful to you for sorting them out Mary.

You know that.

Listen to me.

They cannot be balanced.

Those ventures of yours, the bees, the turkeys,

They incur debts that the small crops cannot pay off.

There'll be some profit, don't worry.

But I've been pinning my hopes on some sort of...change.

You look after the accounts, like a good girl.

Leave the farming to me.

Aren't you forgetting the onions?

There'll be some profit there alright.

Nobody becomes a millionaire overnight you know.

Good morning!

I'm sorry to bother you, but would you mind driving me

to the railway siding?

Hubby too busy to take you is he?

There isn't another train for a week.

Ice cream!

I'm awfully sorry Mary, but you must remember the old house rule

'No married women'.

Oh...I see.

Thank you madam.

This way madam. This way madam!

She's a good secretary.

Not as good as you were, but...

but I...

can't just tell her to toddle off like that.

Mary...

have you been ill?

Look...

Why don't we have some lunch together?

I've got nothing on here to stop me.

Mary, my dear!

Mary...

Don't leave me.

Okay.

What should I do?

Take Charlie's advice.

Plant one

big

crop.

Like what for example?

Like tobacco.

You need barns for tobacco, you don't just...

pluck it out of the earth and sell it y'know!

Where's the money coming for that? I'd like to know.

Charlie...Charlie...Charlie I'm not bloody Charlie Muller!

Perhaps Charlie can you give you space in his barns?

Hah.

You think he's got room in his barns for my tobacco?

He's hardly got room for his own.

Bah.

You know nothing.

I know nothing?

You were the one who thought African bees

would swarm to English bee hives.

And South Africans would suddenly start eating rabbits.

All those rabbits you raised.

I want you to plant maize.

Not one or two worthless acres again.

A big

big crop.

And if the rains fail, what then?

I dunno but everything's so hopeless.

Every year you'll say -

'Next year' again.

'When I get a good crop, Mary,'

Stop it Mary.

I'm sorry Dick.

I can't bear it.

I just can't bear it any more.

It's alright Mary.

OK boss.

We'll do magic.

Big crop like you say.

We'll need all my kaffirs, we'll need to get more, but...

we'll do it I promise.

I'll er, back it up with something else.

Something simple.

Just in case.

A kaffir store perhaps

But er, like you say,

we need a break.

We need a biggie.

Some of this can be picked already on this side.

All the prices are clearly marked.

Five shillings.

That's five shillings.

Do you want to buy it or not?

Do you want to buy it or not?

Hurry up now!

What's wrong boss?

Malaria!

He takes Chloroquine you say? - Yes.

Keep giving it to him now.

Keep him warm.

Plenty of liquids.

You must get some ceilings in here.

He'll have a heat stroke on top of malaria.

You don't look well Mrs Turner.

You're run down, and anaemic.

You're to take these.

As soon as your husband recovers, take a holiday.

Go to the coast or something.

I've never been to the coast.

And get some gauze on the windows

to keep the mosquitoes out!

Then there's less chance of catching malaria.

Mary.

Must keep an eye on the farm.

No ones working.

You should all be at work!

Listen! Get them all down to the maize machines in 10 minutes

Boss Turner.

Better?

What's that got to do with it?

I'll take a pound off of every one of you

that isn't down there in ten minutes!

Ten minutes!

One minute! You know the rule.

One minute, then back to work!

You! Get back to work.

Get back!

Don't speak gibberish to me!

I want water.

Don't you dare speak to me like that!

Alright.

Get back to work. All of you.

Mary...

What is it?

You fired them.

No.

I understand their language Mary.

How they stink!

That animal smell!

They're calling you names.

You know how hard it is to find labour.

I didn't sack them, they left.

Why, I wonder.

Thank God I'm nearly better.

Food for the whole compound tonight eh?

Very good boss!

OK, OK, back to work!

There's a hell of a lot to do.

Come on you lazy bastards.

That side! Force it back!

Jesus!

Cut off that first acre, OK Moses? - OK.

Hurry, hurry up!

Leave that! Go to Moses!

Stop!!!

Stop that!

It's too late!!!

Get out!

Get out!!

Get out!

Mary pack it in!

Mary!

Mary!

Leave me alone!

Leave me alone!

Come on out!

Come on out of here!

Good morning.

Madam.

Yesterday I start as house boy.

Master Turner asked me.

Cheeky swine...

How dare he...

Kaffir boy...

Thinks he's so special...

Scrub this floor!

I scrubbed it this morning.

Do it.

Scrub it at once!

What can I do for you?

Eh...just came to see how you are doing.

You're not well Turner.

It's just the blood thinning after all these years.

Old lady looking after you?

Yeah.

Anyway, how is she?

Fine.

I'm worried sick about her.

What's the trouble man?

I don't know...

Well can we help?

No.

Well maybe...

how about buying my truck?

That old truck? - Yeah

How much you want for it?

Whatever...a hundred?

A hundred?

OK, it's a deal.

I'll send over cash later.

Turner!

Turner listen to me man.

Everything is going wrong for you. You give all this up.

You need a change.

Look, I'll give you a good deal for this farm

Are you crazy?

I need the grazing and you need the break.

Let's face it man, it's not working out for you here.

Grazing?! This is my bloody farm man I built it from nothing!

- Now wait a minute... - Take my truck and leave alone!

You'll sell! Wait and see.

I want to go.

Where Moses?

Away.

Here.

Drink.

Madam.

Go and lie down.

Madam.

Lie down.

What is it Mary?

Eh?!

I don't think house boys...

...should...

I bring from the compound

It is good milk.

Madam sleep last night?

I must look.

What do you mean?

Him.

Madam sleep now.

I'll stay with master Turner.

Madam think I'm not able to look after master Turner?

I also get sick you know.

Go there. Sleep.

If master Turner gets bad, I'll come, Madam.

Is Madam afraid of me?

Does Madam think Jesus was a white man?

Tell me.

Does Jesus think

that it right white people treat black people the way they do?

Jesus...

for...good people.

Then good people must all be white in this country.

Is this true?

Answer me.

I hate this house.

Then why Madam come?

Long time since I came here.

I should have left.

Long ago.

I don't know why I didn't.

I don't know why I came.

Moses.

Mo-ses!

I think master Turner is better now.

Hey Turner!

Nice evening.

Yeah.

Rains are late!

I'm er...

worried about my tobacco.

I haven't got enough barns.

Anyway.

How's the store going?

It isn't.

Packed it up?

I'm using up the stock.

What did you come for?

Nothing.

I can't stay long.

You never come for nothing.

Well I...

just came to see how you were getting on Turner.

We know you've been sick again.

Why...

is that nice Mr Muller?

Mary...

what are you doing?

We haven't had the pleasure for...

long time.

Go back to your room!

Why, I was saying to Dick,

Mr Muller, oh dear Mr Muller.

You'll stay for supper won't you?

Moses!

Moses we have a guest!

For dinner...

Oh well, can't remember everything

What have we?

She's not well, I think you'd better go.

Yeah.

I just want to say something about your farm Turner.

What about it?

There, it's all arranged.

A drink?

A drink dear Mr Muller?

Charlie's got to go now.

Oh.

We put in lovely food.

Come come.

Dear Mr Muller

- Well, I... - I thought you were going!

Whatever you like to drink?

Got some gin?

Ohhh, yes!

Gin!

One.

Shh.

Well, cheers!

Let's dine.

Moses!

Mary, for Christ's sake.

Thank you Moses

I wish the rains would come.

Don't you Mr Muller?

Moses!

Would you mind bringing the tomato sauce?

I think Mr Muller would like some tomato sauce.

- No. - Oh my...

Does look good.

You're so clever Moses.

I'm not selling if that's what you've come about.

I'm keeping my end up.

Hmm.

Some salt and pepper dear Mr. Muller?

Stop calling me 'dear Mr.'

Well...we're talk about that later.

Oh thank you Moses.

He's such a clever boy.

Dick ordered me to keep him 'cause

That's enough Mary!

He knew...

Keep quiet dammit!

You're not eating.

No.

What's going on here?

Mrs. Turner's not well.

Where are you from boy?

Are you talking to me?

Get out of here!

Come outside.

I want to talk to you.

Come on.

Let's get some air.

There's this fellow come out to join us.

Greenhorn just out from England, but dead keen to learn.

Now listen man.

He's working for me, but he can manage this place.

And you can take a break.

For God's sake Turner.

Mary needs a break man.

Ah, morning.

I've prepared Madam's dress for holiday.

Put it on Moses.

I do not think, Madam goes on holiday.

The seaside...

I think Madam live forever.

For-ev-er...and...

Brush my hair Moses...

That's nice Moses.

You do it so...

Why did you come here?

I'm managing this farm now.

Why did you bring this boy?

Isn't there another boy?

He is to be fired anyway!

Mr Muller says so.

I do not work for Mr Muller.

Is Madam leaving this farm?

Yes...

Going away.

You will never come back?

Way away...

Does Madam want me to go?

He wont go! He can't go!

He can't! He can't!

Take it easy!

Take it easy...

Get out!

Does Madam want me to go because of this white man?

Go away. Help me.

Get out.

Oh!