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MAMA, WHAT'S THAT LADY LOOKING AT?
HUSH NOW, JEREMY. DON'T ASK QUESTIONS.
JEREMY, HOW OLD ARE YOU?
8 YEARS OLD.
Jane: 8? YOU MUST BE A BIG BOY.
I HAD TO ASK BECAUSE I'M BLIND.
I'M SORRY, BUT CHILDREN HIS AGE
ASK SO MANY QUESTIONS.
I KNOW, DON'T APOLOGIZE.
ARE YOU GOING FAR?
Jane: WALNUT GROVE.
IS THAT YOUR HOME?
I WENT TO SCHOOL THERE.
I WENT TO THE BLIND SCHOOL SOME YEARS AGO
BEFORE IT BURNT DOWN.
I'VE SO MANY FRIENDS I HAVEN'T SEEN IN SO LONG.
JANEY.
LAURA.
OH, LAURA!
OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M REALLY HERE.
OHH.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
I'M FINE, LAURA.
AND YOU SOUND WONDERFUL.
I KNOW WHY.
WHERE IS HE?
HE'S RIGHT HERE.
Laura: JANEY, THIS IS ALMANZO.
ALMANZO.
OH, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE OLD FRIENDS.
I FIND MOST OF LAURA'S LETTERS ARE ABOUT YOU.
IT'S HIGH TIME WE MET YOU.
GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE, JANE.
THANK YOU.
I'M JENNY.
JENNY.
I FEEL LIKE I KNOW YOU, TOO.
Laura: AND THIS IS ROSE.
THERE.
OH, LAURA. SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.
[ROSE CRIES]
AW, MAY I HOLD HER?
OF COURSE.
OHH.
[ROSE CRIES]
SHH.
THERE.
NOW, THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SEE YOU,
SO LET ME HAVE MY BABY BACK.
COME HERE, BABY, OOH.
HERE, JANE.
I'LL GET THE BAGS.
OKAY.
JANE, IS IT TRUE THAT YOU AND AUNT LAURA
REALLY PUT PURPLE DYE IN MRS. OLESON'S WASH WATER ONCE?
Jane: OH, MY.
JENNY, IT'S TRUE. HA HA!
I HOPE MRS. OLESON NEVER FOUND OUT WHO IT WAS.
Laura: SHE STILL THINKS IT'S WILLIE.
[LAUGHS]
I TOLD MY AUNT I THOUGHT I NEEDED A CHANGE.
I REMEMBER HOW HAPPY I WAS HERE,
SO I DECIDED TO COME BACK TO WALNUT GROVE.
Hester-Sue: AND WE'RE SO GLAD YOU DID.
OH, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL I AM, HESTER-SUE.
YOU GETTING ME A JOB HERE AT THE HOTEL.
HONEY, IT WAS MY PLEASURE.
JUST HAVING YOU AROUND IS THANKS ENOUGH FOR ME.
HESTER-SUE CAN USE THE HELP.
SHE PRACTICALLY RUNS THE PLACE SINGLE-HANDEDLY.
HA HA, AND I'M ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF HANDS.
[LAUGHS]
JANEY, WHY DID YOU LEAVE ROCKFORD?
I TOLD YOU, LAURA.
I FELT LIKE I NEEDED A CHANGE IN MY LIFE.
Almanzo: I HAVE THE TRUNK UP IN THE ROOM.
Hester-Sue: THANK YOU, ALMANZO.
I GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK. YOU ALL HAVE A NICE TIME.
BYE-BYE. BYE, DADDY.
BYE. BYE.
WORK.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE, ISN'T IT?
WHERE DO I START?
MY GOODNESS! YOU JUST GOT HERE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO START THIS INSTANT.
I WANT TO EARN MY WAY, HESTER-SUE.
OH, YOU'LL EARN IT SOON ENOUGH.
MRS. OLESON ISN'T THE EASIEST PERSON TO WORK FOR.
[HESTER-SUE LAUGHS]
I'M SURE I CAN DO IT, MRS. OLESON.
WELL, IT'S ALL SO TECHNICAL, DEAR.
I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY LINES AND CONNECTIONS TO LEARN.
YOU KNOW, IT TOOK ME ALMOST,
WELL, ALMOST TWO WEEKS TO BECOME COMFORTABLE WITH IT MYSELF.
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF MEMORIZATION.
HESTER-SUE'S ALREADY SHOWN ME THE LINES,
AND I HAVE A LIST OF EVERYONE'S RINGS RIGHT HERE IN BRAILLE.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
[RING]
OH, HERE. I'LL GET IT.
LET ME, PLEASE.
OH. UH--
WALNUT GROVE.
THE BANK?
YES, SIR. ONE MOMENT.
Edwards: IS ANYBODY WAITING TABLES OUT HERE?
JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.
[RING RING]
IT'S RINGING, SIR.
DONE.
OH, HUH.
WELL, THAT'S JUST FINE.
YES, YES, YES.
I THINK THAT YOU'LL GET THE HANG OF IT, GIVEN TIME.
WE HAVE A TABLE FOR YOU, MR. EDWARDS.
TAKE MY ADVICE.
YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR JOB,
DON'T EVER GET ANY BETTER AT THAT THAN HARRIET OLESON.
HA HA! I'LL REMEMBER THAT.
HEY, YOU'RE LAURA'S FRIEND, AREN'T YOU?
UH-HUH. JANE CANFIELD.
WELL, MY NAME'S EDWARDS, A KIND OF OLD FRIEND OF HALF-PINT'S MYSELF.
HALF-PINT.
I REMEMBER WHEN LAURA'S PA USED TO CALL HER THAT.
HEH! GOT IT FROM ME.
STARTED CALLING HER THAT ABOUT THE SAME TIME I TAUGHT HER TO SPIT.
SPIT? HA HA!
OH, WAIT A MINUTE, NOW. IT'S REAL IMPORTANT TO LEARN TO DO THAT PROPER,
ESPECIALLY IF THE WIND'S BLOWING.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
OH, EXCUSE ME, MR. EDWARDS, I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK.
Jane: WALNUT GROVE.
[SQUARE-DANCE MUSIC PLAYING] [CLAPPING]
GOOD EVENING, FOLKS. ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME?
OH, WE SURE ARE. REVEREND ALDEN, YOU REMEMBER JANE CANFIELD.
OH, I DO, INDEED.
SHE NEVER MISSED A SUNDAY SERMON WHILE SHE LIVED HERE.
HOW ARE YOU, JANE?
JUST FINE, REVEREND. AND YOURSELF?
OH, I'M VERY WELL, THANK YOU.
I WAS DELIGHTED TO HEAR YOU WERE VISITING, I HOPE YOU'LL MAKE IT PERMANENT.
OH, I DON'T KNOW YET, BUT WE'LL SEE.
THIS IS THE ONE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, JANE.
WOULD YOU DO ME THE HONOR?
OH, THANK YOU, ALMANZO, BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN MUCH OF A DANCER.
PLEASE, YOU AND LAURA GO AHEAD.
GO ON, YOU TWO. JANE WILL KEEP ME COMPANY.
I'M NOT MUCH OF A DANCER EITHER. [LAUGHS]
Almanzo: ALL RIGHT, REVEREND.
EXCUSE ME, REVEREND. YOU MIND IF I CUT IN?
NOT AT ALL.
IT SEEMS A SHAME TO WASTE A PRETTY GIRL
AND ALL THIS MUSIC AT THE SAME TIME.
OH, MR. EDWARDS, I CAN'T DANCE.
OH, OF COURSE YOU CAN DANCE.
EVERYBODY CAN DANCE. HERE, JUST HOLD ON HERE.
HA HA HA!
[LAUGHS]
Jane: OH. OH.
OH, MR. EDWARDS.
I CAN HARDLY CATCH MY BREATH.
YEAH, IT IS KIND OF STUFFY IN HERE.
WANT TO STEP OUTSIDE AND GET SOME AIR?
I'D LIKE THAT.
ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
OOH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, TELLING FOLKS YOU CAN'T DANCE?
I'D SAY YOU DID ALL THE WORK.
I JUST CAME ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
OH, IT'S WONDERFUL OUT HERE.
YEAH.
ARE THERE CLOUDS TONIGHT?
OH, NARY A ONE. CLEAR AS A BELL.
STARS POPPING OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THERE'S THE EVENING STAR.
OF COURSE, IT AIN'T REALLY A STAR AT ALL.
IT'S VENUS.
TELL ME ABOUT THE STARS.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE, REALLY,
BUT I HEARD A FELLOW SAY ONCE
THAT STARS WERE THE WINDOWS IN THE FLOOR OF HEAVEN.
HA HA!
RECKON IT'S A GLINT OF ALL THAT GOLD THEY GOT UP THERE
JUST SHINING DOWN THROUGH.
[SLOW WALTZ PLAYING]
MR. EDWARDS?
HMM?
YOU THINK YOU COULD TEACH A GIRL HOW TO WALTZ?
MISS CANFIELD, I COULD TEACH A CIGAR-STORE INDIAN
HOW TO DANCE A JIG IF I PUT MY MIND TO IT. NOW COME ON.
OH, OUT HERE, PLEASE, TILL I GET THE HANG OF IT.
OUT HERE IT IS.
* GET OUT OF THE WAY FOR OLD DAN TUCKER *
* HE'S TOO LATE TO GET HIS SUPPER *
* SUPPER'S OVER AND DINNER'S COOKIN' *
* OLD DAN TUCKER JUST STANDS THERE LOOKIN' *
* OLD DAN TUCKER WAS A FINE OLD MAN *
* WASHED HIS FACE IN A FRYIN'-- *
GOOD MORNING.
MORNING YOURSELF.
YOU LIKED MY APPLE PIE SO MUCH,
I BROUGHT YOU A PIECE TO TAKE ON THE ROAD.
DON'T KNOW WHAT I DONE TO DESERVE ALL THIS GOOD TREATMENT,
BUT I'LL TAKE IT, THANK YOU.
NICE DAY, ISN'T IT?
YES, MA'AM. IT'S A BEAUT. HEH HEH.
TOO NICE A DAY TO BE SITTING BEHIND A SWITCHBOARD.
YOU KNOW, IT'S TOO BAD YOU'RE WORKING.
I'D TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE TO SLEEPY EYE.
OH, I DON'T HAVE TO WORK TODAY.
I MEAN, MRS. OLESON SAID I COULD HAVE THE DAY OFF
SINCE I'VE WORKED EVERY DAY I'VE BEEN HERE,
BUT I TOLD HER I'D WORK ANYWAY.
TELL YOU WHAT YOU DO.
YOU GO ON BACK IN THERE,
TELL HER YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND,
YOU AIN'T GOING TO WORK TODAY.
YOU'RE GOING TO RIDE TO SLEEPY EYE WITH ME.
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
COME ON, GIRL. TIME'S A-WASTING. MAKE UP YOUR MIND.
I'LL GO. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
ALL RIGHT.
THROW IN A PLUG OF THIS TOBACCO.
THAT'LL BE 65 CENTS TOTAL.
NASTY HABIT.
Shopkeeper: WHAT?
OH, NOTHING, NOTHING.
LET ME SEE THIS ONE HERE.
OH, YES, SIR.
YEAH. I'LL TAKE THAT ONE.
Shopkeeper: YES, SIR.
JANE, UH...
WELL, I--I BOUGHT YOU SOMETHING.
HERE YOU ARE.
[LAUGHS]
[GASPS]
A CAMEO.
OH, IT'S LOVELY.
WILL YOU HELP PUT IT ON ME?
OH, SURE.
ALL THUMBS.
THERE YOU ARE.
OH, THANK YOU.
HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO SHOW MY THANKS.
Jane: FOR WHAT?
FOR THE COMPANY.
A WONDERFUL TRIP.
WELL, WE'D BETTER GET GOING.
HERE, LET ME HELP YOU.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
Edwards: HEAR THAT?
MEADOWLARK.
Jane: HOW DO YOU KNOW?
OH, TELL BY HIS SONG.
THE FACT IS, I CAN JUST ABOUT SEE HIM
SETTING WAY OUT THERE ACROSS THE MEADOW,
JUST SWAYING BACK AND FORTH
ON THE TOP OF A BIG, PRETTY GOLDEN SUNFLOWER.
[CHUCKLES]
MAY I LOOK AT YOU?
LOOK AT ME?
NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT.
PLEASE?
WELL, IF YOU WANT.
[SIGHS]
YOU HAVE A BEARD.
I KNEW YOU WOULD.
MUST BE LIKE TOUCHING AN OLD GRIZZLY BEAR.
NO, ISAIAH.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
BEST BE GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD.
YOU KNOW, FOLKS ARE GOING TO WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO US.
ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T NEED ANY HELP WITH THAT?
POSITIVE, LAURA.
YOU KNOW, I THINK MRS. OLESON'S FINALLY ACCEPTING MY ABILITIES.
SHE HASN'T COME INTO THE SWITCHBOARD ROOM FOR DAYS.
ARE YOU GLAD YOU CAME BACK, JANEY?
OH, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER BEEN SO HAPPY, LAURA.
GOOD, THEN MAYBE YOU'LL STAY.
JANE, YOU'VE GOT A LETTER!
A LETTER? IT MUST BE FROM MY AUNT.
NO, IT SAYS HERE A DR. THOMAS VANDERAN, CHICAGO.
GIVE IT TO ME, PLEASE.
Laura: JANE, WHAT'S WRONG?
WHO IS THIS DOCTOR?
AN EYE SURGEON IN CHICAGO.
HE CAME TO ROCKFORD
TWO MONTHS AGO AND EXAMINED MY EYES.
HE WAS LOOKING FOR PATIENTS
TO UNDERGO AN OPERATION HE'S PERFECTING.
WELL, DID HE CHOOSE YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
I LEFT TOWN BEFORE HE NOTIFIED US.
WELL, AREN'T YOU ANXIOUS
TO FIND OUT IF HE CHOSE YOU?
JANE, THIS COULD CHANGE YOUR WHOLE LIFE.
I'M HAPPY.
I'M GOING TO ACCEPT MY LIFE THE WAY IT IS.
IS THAT WHY YOU CAME BACK HERE?
I TOLD YOU...
I DON'T NEED AN OPERATION.
I DON'T WANT IT!
HIS DECISION'S IN THAT LETTER.
[JANE SIGHS]
LET ME READ IT.
"DEAR MISS CANFIELD,
"I'M TAKING THE LIBERTY OF WRITING YOU
"AT THE ADDRESS PROVIDED BY YOUR AUNT.
"WITH REGARD TO THE EXAMINATION I PERFORMED THESE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO,
"IT HAS BECOME THE CONCLUSION OF MINE AND MY STAFF
"THAT YOU ARE THE MOST SUITABLE CANDIDATE
"FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY WE DISCUSSED AT THAT EARLIER DATE.
"IT IS MY PROFOUND HOPE THAT YOU WILL DECIDE IN FAVOR OF THE SURGERY
"AND TRAVEL TO CHICAGO AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
"ALL OF YOUR EXPENSES WILL, OF COURSE, BE PAID BY THE FOUNDATION.
"ANXIOUSLY AWAITING YOUR REPLY,
WITH SINCEREST REGARDS, DR. THOMAS VANDERAN, M.D."
HONEY, THEY WANT TO OPERATE!
NO.
BUT, JANE, THERE'S A CHANCE THAT YOU MIGHT SEE.
AND THERE'S A BETTER CHANCE THAT I WON'T.
[SIGHS]
PLEASE...
TRY AND UNDERSTAND.
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER,
EVER SINCE I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW I WAS BLIND,
I'VE HAD ONE CONSTANT DREAM--
TO SEE...
Jane: TO SEE THE LIGHT OF ONE SUN-FILLED DAY.
THEN HAVE THE OPERATION.
NO!
I CAN'T!
I WON'T!
I'M SORRY.
I WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED AGAIN.
Isaiah: JANE!
COULD I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?
YES. CERTAINLY.
WILL YOU ALL EXCUSE US? WON'T BE A MINUTE.
Almanzo: WELL, SURE.
SIT DOWN RIGHT HERE.
GOT SOMETHING KIND OF IMPORTANT TO SAY.
WHAT IS IT, ISAIAH?
WHEN THAT REVEREND WAS TALKING THIS MORNING,
IT KIND OF GOT ME TO THINKING.
YOU KNOW, HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOPE, OPPORTUNITY,
HOW YOU GOT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT COME.
AND JANE, LIFE IS TOO SHORT,
IT'S TOO PRECIOUS NOT TO JUST REACH OUT
AND GRAB ALL THE HAPPINESS YOU CAN GET.
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?
I THINK YOU OUGHT TO HAVE THAT OPERATION.
LAURA TOLD ME ABOUT IT.
NOW, LISTEN, I KNOW YOU'VE SUFFERED A LOT IN THE PAST,
YOU HAD A LOT OF PAIN, A LOT OF DISAPPOINTMENT.
BUT THAT DOCTOR IN CHICAGO, I MEAN,
HE CAN OFFER YOU SOMETHING
NO OTHER MAN IN THE WORLD CAN OFFER YOU.
HE'S HOLDING OUT-- HOLDING OUT HOPE, JANE,
HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE.
GRAB IT, JANE, JUST...
GRAB HOLD OF THAT HOPE AND RUN WITH IT.
JUST RUN WITH IT, DARLING.
ALL RIGHT.
FOR YOU, ISAIAH.
I'LL DO IT FOR YOU.
MISS CANFIELD, THE DOCTOR'S READY FOR YOU.
OKAY, I HAVE A WHEELCHAIR HERE FOR YOU.
Hester-Sue: GO STRAIGHT.
NOW STEP UP.
YOU NERVOUS?
ANXIOUS.
OKAY?
[HUMMING]
AFTERNOON, ISAIAH.
NELS. HARRIET.
Harriet: EDWARDS.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
WELL, I'M JUST ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF EVERYTHING.
WORK'S PILING UP AT THE MILL.
I'LL PICK THIS STUFF UP ON THE WAY HOME.
Nels: SURE THING. ISAIAH?
YEAH.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
[SIGHS]
TELL YOU THE TRUTH, NELS,
IF I WAS STILL A DRINKING MAN,
I'D ADD A COUPLE OF BOTTLES OF YOUR EXTRA-STRENGTH COUGH MEDICINE TO THAT LIST.
WHAT'S WRONG?
OH, I CAN'T STOP WORRYING ABOUT JANE.
Nels: I THOUGHT AS MUCH.
NOW, LOOK...
SHE IS UNDER THE CARE OF ONE OF THE FINEST EYE SURGEONS
IN THE COUNTRY.
YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW.
JUST IF THAT OPERATION DOESN'T TAKE, IT'S GOING TO BREAK HER HEART.
MINE, TOO, JUST SEEING HER DISAPPOINTMENT.
WELL, I BETTER GET BACK TO WORK.
WHAT A FINE AND CARING MAN.
OH, YES.
HE CERTAINLY IS.
HARRIET, I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE ISAIAH,
BUT EVEN YOU CAN SEE WHAT HE'S GOING THROUGH.
YES. YES, INDEED.
I CERTAINLY CAN.
JUST IMAGINE A SMELLY, OLD GRIZZLY BEAR LIKE THAT
PINING AWAY OVER SUCH A SWEET AND DEFENSELESS YOUNG GIRL.
I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING.
Nels: HARRIET, IS THERE NO LIMIT
TO THE LOW THINGS THAT YOU'LL SAY ABOUT A PERSON?
I THINK THAT'S POSITIVELY EVIL!
OH, IS THAT SO?
YES, THAT'S SO!
AND I'M SHOCKED. I AM SHOCKED AND HORRIFIED.
WELL!
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, MR. SHOCKED AND HORRIFIED.
A WOMAN CAN ALWAYS TELL ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT,
WHEREAS A MAN WOULD ALWAYS BE TOTALLY BLIND.
NOW, YOU MARK MY WORDS.
YOUR FINE AND CARING MR. EDWARDS THERE
IS IN LOVE WITH A CHILD.
AHH!
OHH.
MR. EDWARDS!
MR. EDWARDS!
HELLO THERE, HALF-PINT, WHAT'S ALL THE EXCITEMENT?
IT'S A TELEGRAM FROM HESTER-SUE.
JANE HAD THE OPERATION,
AND THE DOCTORS ARE HOPEFUL.
HOPEFUL? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WELL, THEY'RE NOT SURE YET. SHE STILL HAS TO WEAR BANDAGES FOR 10 DAYS.
YEAH, BUT YOU SAID, "HOPEFUL."
THAT--THAT MEANS THERE'S A CHANCE, DON'T IT?
YES!
- HA HA HA! - YES!
[LAUGHS]
HALF-PINT, SHE'S GOING TO SEE, I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
WHAT'S THIS?
THERE'S A LETTER FROM JANE.
SHE ASKED ME TO GIVE IT TO YOU SOMETIME AFTER THE OPERATION.
SEEMS KIND OF FUNNY, DON'T IT?
WHY DOESN'T SHE JUST TELL ME WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY?
WELL, I GUESS YOU'LL HAVE TO READ IT TO FIND OUT.
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
SHE LOVES ME, LAURA.
IT'S ALL RIGHT HERE.
THE THING IS I LOVE HER, TOO.
THE DAY SHE LEFT OUT OF HERE ON THAT STAGE,
I FELT THE LONELIEST I'VE EVER FELT IN MY LIFE.
I'VE JUST BEEN EMPTY INSIDE.
[SIGHS]
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
YOU'RE THINKING I'M TOO OLD.
I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
LAURA, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT.
IT'S WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE!
Isaiah: SHE HAS A RIGHT TO SOMETHING BETTER.
MR. EDWARDS--
I MEAN, WHAT DO I HAVE A RIGHT TO?
TELL ME THAT.
I MEAN, A YOUNG AND A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN COMES ALONG,
SHE FALLS IN LOVE WITH ME, I FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO ABOUT THAT,
PRETEND LIKE IT DOESN'T EXIST?
OH, THAT'D MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY, WOULDN'T IT?
YEAH. FUNNY OLD MR. EDWARDS, JUST KEEP ON LIVING ALONE
AND MAKING FOLKS A-LAUGH.
YOU'RE JUST UPSET.
YOU'RE PUTTING WORDS IN MY MOUTH.
I AM JUST SAYING WHAT I KNOW EVERYBODY ELSE IS THINKING!
NOW, CAN YOU LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND TELL ME I'M NOT RIGHT?
YOU'RE THE DEAREST FRIEND I'VE GOT IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
Laura: I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU GET HURT.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE JANE GET HURT.
I JUST WANT YOU BOTH TO BE CAREFUL.
JANE MET A MAN WHO WAS KIND AND MADE HER LAUGH.
THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT LOVE WAS ALL ABOUT--
BEING KIND, MAKING SOMEBODY LAUGH ONCE IN A WHILE.
I MEAN, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?
I'M NOT JUDGING WHAT'S RIGHT OR WRONG.
TWO OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS ARE INVOLVED HERE.
I JUST WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR BOTH OF YOU.
OH, I SEE.
AND YOU THINK I'M NOT WHAT'S BEST FOR HER.
WHY CAN'T EVERYBODY LET HER DECIDE THAT?
OH, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
WHEN SHE GETS HER EYESIGHT BACK,
AND SHE SEES HOW UGLY I AM, HOW OLD, HOW--
THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS THINKING, AND YOU KNOW IT.
YOU THINK I'M TOO OLD, DON'T YOU?
WELL, ANSWER ME!
I THINK ONLY YOU CAN BE THE JUDGE OF THAT.
SHE IS A GROWN WOMAN, I AM A GROWN MAN,
AND WE HAVE A RIGHT TO A LIFE!
[CHUCKLES]
YOU'RE JUST A CHILD. WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?
I'M THE SAME AGE AS JANE.
ALL RIGHT, JANE.
I'M GOING TO SLOWLY REMOVE THE BANDAGE.
NOW, IF YOU FEEL ANY PAIN,
YOU TELL ME.
NOW, KEEP YOUR EYES CLOSED...
TILL I TELL YOU TO OPEN THEM.
[GASPS]
KEEP THEM CLOSED.
NOW...
VERY SLOWLY...
OPEN YOUR EYES.
DR. VANDERAN.
YES?
I CAN SEE YOU.
HALLELUJAH.
NOW, THERE YOU ARE, FLOYD.
WOOD'S ALL STACKED.
THANK YOU KINDLY, ISAIAH.
WHAT DO I OWE YOU?
OH, NOTHING. NOTHING AT ALL.
NO? WELL, THAT IS KIND.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR
I COULDN'T DO THE CUTTING MYSELF.
DANG. MAKES ME MAD.
AIN'T NO REASON FOR THAT.
THAT'S WHAT NEIGHBORS ARE FOR.
IT MAKES ME MAD ANYWAY.
YOU DO THINGS ALL YOUR LIFE, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
YOU CAN'T DO THEM NO MORE.
YEAH, WELL, THAT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US.
YEAH, WELL, PROBABLY. THAT DON'T MAKE IT NO EASIER TO TAKE.
A FELLOW YOUR AGE DON'T THINK OF IT NONE, BUT
IT'LL COME ON YOU SOONER THAN YOU KNOW.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU GET OUT OF BED ONE MORNING,
AND YOU'RE OLD.
CAN'T BE AS BAD AS ALL THAT.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
I'M 45, I RECKON.
YEAH, WELL, GIVE IT 20 YEARS.
YOU'LL SEE.
[SIGHS]
WELL, I'LL LET YOU KNOW IN 20 YEARS, FLOYD.
YEAH.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
YOU'LL SEE, ISAIAH.
YOU MARK MY WORDS, ISAIAH, YOU'LL SEE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, HALF-PINT?
I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
NOBODY'S SEEN YOU IN TOWN THE PAST FEW DAYS.
YEAH, WELL, UH...
I HAVEN'T FELT MUCH LIKE WORKING LATELY.
HESTER-SUE SENT A TELEGRAM.
SHE CAN SEE.
THANK GOD.
WELL...
I'D BETTER BE GETTING HOME.
- I'M SORRY-- - I'M SORRY--
GO AHEAD.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY...
I'M SORRY ABOUT THE OTHER DAY.
HALF-PINT, YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO BE SORRY ABOUT.
YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
[SIGHS]
IT'S ME.
IT AIN'T NO CALL TO GET MAD LIKE THAT.
I UNDERSTAND.
I'M NOT SURE YOU DO.
YOU SEE, WHEN YOU'RE MY AGE, YOU, UH...
I MEAN, WHEN YOU LIVE ALONE,
YOU LIVE WITH A LOT OF DREAMS.
ONE OF MY DREAMS WAS THAT...
SOME ANGEL WOULD COME ALONG AND FALL IN LOVE WITH ME,
FIND ME HANDSOME...
Isaiah: WHEN...
THE MIRACLE HAPPENED, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT,
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO GRAB ON TO.
THAT'S ALL I WAS MAD AT.
IT'S KNOWING THE TRUTH AND NOT WANTING TO.
I THINK THAT'S THE HARDEST PART ABOUT GETTING OLD.
IS...
IS SAYING, "I'M GETTING OLD,"
FOR THAT TO BE ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANT TO CRY?
NO, HALF-PINT.
I WANT TO LAUGH.
COME HERE, YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
YOU KNOW THAT.
OF COURSE YOU DO.
EVERYBODY LOVES ME. I'M A LOVABLE FELLOW.
ALL RIGHT. NOW, LOOK HERE.
I WANT YOU TO GET ON HOME NOW.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO NEGLECT THAT GODCHILD OF MINE.
ALL RIGHT.
HALF-PINT.
GO ON NOW.
OH, JANEY, I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
YOU LOOK JUST LIKE I PICTURED YOU'D LOOK.
YOU'RE SO PRETTY.
WELL, HOW ABOUT YOU?
I'M PRETTY, TOO!
[GIGGLING]
SO THIS IS WALNUT GROVE.
THIS IS IT.
LAURA, WHERE'S ISAIAH?
YES, WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
I HALF-EXPECTED A SMALL ARMY TO BE HERE WAITING FOR US.
WELL, AN ARMY IS PRECISELY WHAT I WAS TRYING TO AVOID.
HOWEVER, EVERYONE IS IN THE RESTAURANT.
WE'RE HAVING A SMALL HOMECOMING PARTY IN JANE'S HONOR.
A PARTY?
OH, GOOD!
THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE ONE OF THE MENFOLK COME BACK AND GET OUR BAGGAGE.
HA HA HA!
OH, A MIRACLE IS WHAT IT WAS.
GOD ANSWERED ALL OUR PRAYERS.
AND THERE'S NOT A MORE DESERVING PERSON.
AMEN!
JANE, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS NOW?
I MEAN, NOW THAT YOUR LIFE HAS CHANGED SO.
I DON'T KNOW YET, ETTA.
[SIGHS]
THINGS ARE RATHER UNCERTAIN RIGHT NOW.
I'M SORRY.
WILL YOU ALL EXCUSE ME, PLEASE?
MMM.
YOU'RE JUST IN TIME TO HELP ME SERVE THE REST OF THIS CAKE.
LAURA, ISAIAH'S NOT HERE.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS?
HE'S NOT COMING.
HE'S NOT ILL, IS HE?
NO, NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT.
WELL, YOU GAVE HIM MY LETTER.
I DID.
WHY DIDN'T HE COME?
WHY ISN'T HE HERE?
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK HIM THAT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S NOBODY HOME.
OHH.
ISAIAH.
PRETTY HAZEL EYES.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T MEET YOUR STAGE, YOU KNOW, BUT, UH...
KIND OF WORKING AROUND THE PLACE A LOT.
CAN WE GO INSIDE?
YEAH, SURE.
KIND OF MESSY.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S MESSY.
NEVER WAS VERY GOOD FOR...
PICKING UP AFTER MYSELF.
WAS IT FOOLISH OF ME TO WRITE THAT LETTER?
NO, JANE, YOU'RE NOT FOOLISH.
YOU JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.
I DID KNOW.
I MEANT IT.
HOW COULD YOU MEAN IT?
YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE WRITING IT
TO A BROKEN-DOWN, GRIZZLED-UP OLD
MAN WHO NEVER AMOUNTED TO ANYTHING IN HIS WHOLE LIFE.
I WROTE THAT LETTER TO A MAN...
THE MAN I LEARNED TO LOVE.
THE MAN WHO'S INSIDE OF YOU, ISAIAH.
NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.
IT MATTERS.
EVERYTHING MATTERS.
WHY?
SO LONG AS WE LOVE EACH OTHER,
WHY CAN'T WE BE HAPPY TOGETHER?
JANEY, YOU GOT EYES.
I'M TOO OLD.
I MEAN, YOU GOT A RIGHT TO YOUNG'UNS.
I'M TOO OLD TO CHASE AFTER THEM.
YOU GOT A RIGHT TO A HUSBAND YOU CAN GROW OLD WITH,
NOT ONE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FEED AND TEND LIKE A BABY
WHEN I GET TOO OLD TO LIFT A SPOON.
BUT I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOU WHEN YOU'RE OLD.
I LOVE YOU.
I WANT TO BE WITH YOU, NO MATTER WHAT...
ISAIAH.
NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME, JANE CANFIELD.
YOU'RE YOUNG.
YOU GOT THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD TO EXPLORE,
TO LOOK FOR HAPPINESS IN.
AND YOU'LL FIND IT. MARK MY WORDS.
I'M JUST NOT THE FELLOW THAT CAN GIVE YOU THAT, DARLING.
YOU GO ON HOME WITH LAURA.
GO HOME, JANE.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALWAYS SAYING HELLO OR GOODBYE.
I GUESS IT DOES.
I WISH I COULD STAY, LAURA.
I KNOW. I KNOW.
YOU WRITE.
OF COURSE.
YOU WRITE BACK.
LET ME KNOW HOW HE'S DOING.
I WILL.
Hester-Sue: GIVE OUR BEST REGARDS TO YOUR AUNT.
* OLD DAN TUCKER WAS A FINE OLD MAN *
* WASHED HIS FACE IN A FRYIN' PAN *
HMM.
* COMBED HIS HAIR WITH A WAGON WHEEL... *
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