Original subtitles

A place of one's own

Subtitles by Seglora

Now Mr Smedhurst Bellingham House is yours

We always wanted a place of our own

Now you got one,if I may say so a rare bargain too

Well bought is half sold

Isn't that right Emily?

He had his heart set on retiring here in Newborough,and now he's happy

I'm happy

Forty years in the drapery business in Leeds is enough for one lifetime

What I want now is a little peace and comfort and I think you have it

-Mr Brighouse -Yes,Mam

-I had it in mind to ask -Yes,Mam

I know it may sound silly but

Why has the house been empty for so long?

If it hadn't it would have been double the price

Now I was asking Mr Brighouse,dear

To appreciate this property one requires not only money but taste

Our taste is very simple,you'd think there will be thousands of people like us

How long ago did this Miss

Harkness die

About 40 years

And nobody has lived there since?

No,I believe not

It's a long time

Come on,what's up?

Well house is more than just bricks and mortar

Like an empty chintz bottle that's been empty for years

where you can still smell the perfume

At least you fancy you can

There are no mouses(?) in this house,I've had all that tested

-Why you shouldn't have tried -Now don't be angry

I've got to know what's troubling you?

Nothing,Henry,really it's nothing

No,it's just the strangeness of being in a different place,that's all

You sit right down and have a nice cup of tea

-I'll tell Sarah -No,don't you bother,I'll tell her

Now sit down and stop worrying

We both have a cup of tea

I'm going to give the first order in our new home on

That's funny

That's really is

Hello

Hello

-If someone trying to be funny -No,no,no,let me do it,dear

Let me do it

Hello

Hello

Well,who is speaking?

Would you speak a little louder,please

Thank for who?

That's the queerest thing, it was a woman's voice

It sounded very far away

What did she say?

Well,I couldn't quite make out exactly but it sounded like things for Dr Marsham

Mrs Smedhurst says will you join her in the drawing room,please Miss

The gardener will take the luggage up

Thank you

Yes,Miss

Miss Allenby,Madam

Good Afternoon,Miss Allenby

You have a cup of tea,you must be famished

You know I never had a companion before

I've never been a companion before

Good,then we both have a lot to learn,now sit down my dear

Tell me

Why did you answer our advertisement?

-Don't you think I.. -Oh,now now it's not that

But you are very young and you are very beautiful

Now why should you want to bury yourself away with a couple of old fogies like us?

I had a feeling,I felt I had to come if you'd engaged me

You know there is something very lovely about this house

I'm so glad I came

I'm glad too

Perhaps you are what this house needs

Youth,laughter and gaiety

Do you believe

that houses hold something of all the people who have lived in them?

Of course I do my dear,I think every woman knows that

but you never convince a man of it

No,I suppose to a man it's just another house

Hey,Dominique(?)

I hope there is a bite of something left for two hungry men

This is my husband,Miss Allenby,dear

And Parson Brown

You're just a slip of thing aren't you?

Am I? I don't think so

If you and me going to fight about who is going to be companion to my wife

you'll have to put on some weight

The very idea

He really believes that retirement means idleness

Now Miss Allenby and I have a lot to do

You've made a position for yourself and we are going to help you to keep it up

You two girls are getting on fine,no mistake

And what is your opinion of our humble home,young lady?

I love it

You love it still more

when we had a few parties and the place begins to liven up a bit

" may I urge the request and the pleasure

of the company of Major and Mrs Manning Tutthorn and friend

dinner on the 14th at 7 o'clock"

Fancy having the courage to buy the place

Perhaps they haven't heard about it

Everyone has heard about Bellingham House

And from all accounts the Smedhurst or nobody

Please don't look so bored

I'm sorry,Aunt,I was thinking

Well you won't get patients by thinking

The Smedhursts have money

They are bound to overeat, people of their class always do

They are the doctor's best friend,my boy

Fracture of 15 guineas,Uncle,gall stones so much per dozen

Don't be disgusting

Your uncle only wants you to make the best of yourself

I'm aware what I owe to Uncle

Two thousands of the best

I said I was aware of it

Only wanted make sure our figures agreed

Then it must be so many people needing medical help they can't get

And here we are tightly

No I'm sinless

We insist on you working up a respectable practice Robert

Why couldn't I have one of those new patent fastener

all they have to do is buckle them up

It wouldn't be correct,dear

It would be comfortable

I shouldn't be comfortable if you weren't correct

Beside what would Major and Mrs Manning Tutthorn think

They'd say I was sensible if they knew what was what

Now you know they wouldn't, dear

This new fashion is right up to date

Gentlemen are never up to date

How did we get mixed up with these Tutthorns

Manning Tutthorn,dear

-They left cards -Oh,I see

Then what?

Well naturally I left cards

Good that made the score even

They coming to see if we'll do

Do what?

If we'll pass muster

And then if they find we are presentable

they will invite us to dinner to meet their friends

Then I suppose they leave cards

And so forth and so on

And so forth,come in dear. Now off you go, Henry

You know

I never knew it was such a job to be a gentleman

Come in my dear

-Excited? -A little

Now that surprises me

I should have thought that you'd be quite used to parties having lived in London

Yes but somehow tonight is different

Your hands are trembling,dear

Oh,I'm sorry

Who's the friend they are bringing with them?

I don't know my dear someone for you

For me?

Just to make an even number at table you know

Of course

Your hands are still trembling

Is there anything that matters?

I don't know

It is as though,it's though

I don't know

Major and Mrs Manning Tutthorn and Dr Selbie

Emily they've come

No need for introduction I'd know you anywhere from my wife's description

-How are you,Major -How do you do

Looking forward for a chat about the war

You think we are going to hung Kruger?

I'm a soldier there,not a newspaper editor

Never mind every man to his trade

-There's a man for you,Robert Selbie -Doctor Robert Selbie

Delighted to meet you

Thank you,Sir

Come on Emily

How very nice of you to come

-My husband -Charmed

-Charmed -How do you do

-Our nephew -Doctor Selbie

Always keeping with the doctor

-How do you do -How do you do

Wouldn't you like to come upstairs and take off your things

I've got a drop of sherry in the morning room,doctor's orders

Sweet as nuts and soft as pigeon's milk

Oh sounds reputable wine

Good Evening

Good Evening

Oh it's rude to stare isn't it?

Was I staring?

Oh no I was

I am Robert

My name is Anette

I like it,it's

Unusual?

Yes not like Muriel or Jean

They are usual aren't they?

Yes,perhaps so

Robert is usual

Oh,no I like it

Do you?

Yes,it's manly not like Cecil

Or Clarence even Claude

Don't they call you Bob?

No,not very much

You see Aunt and Uncle are rather starchy

I never expected to find anyone like you here

I am Mrs Smedhurst companion

I think I'd better go to the drawing room and see about the fire

One veridical fire couldn't I help you?

No there's nothing to do

But two hands are better than one

Your sherry is waiting

Loathe sherry

Hey,Robert

What's the matter with you?

Moonstruck?

Moonstruck

You know how people simply will gossip

It's ridiculous of course but

They say you have a ghost

I don't think it's ridiculous,they say that about so many houses

I know,cavaliers and mugs and such like

The jargon is Elizabeth Harkness,she was the daughter of the last owner

A very young girl and very attractive

Nobody have ever seen her,Aunt

how did they know that she was attractive?

Really,Robert, if you prefer to tell the story yourself

Sorry,Aunt

She was very delicate

They say she fell in love with a young doctor who attended her

They say so many things

Well, after all the Father did make the two old servants her guardians

That came up in the inquest

Inquest?

Elizabeth was found dead

She'd taken an overdose of something or other

Mr and Mrs Abbot the old servants, you know,they got all the money

The servants?

But why? How extraordinary

Oh not really,they'd been promised it as a reward

for looking after the invalid daughter in a proper manner during her life time

Why should she take an overdose?

-Just an accident -It was murder

That was just gossip,Alistair

And after she died,of course everyone said the house was haunted

There was haunted bungalow in Bangalore, ghost of a rhino made a shocking mess

We were discussing this house,Alistair

And that's why no one would live here

Poppycock

Really

Yes it is poppycock,anyone who believes in ghost is daft

Anyway if there is such a thing I'm grateful to it saved me a deal of cash

Twaddle

I wouldn't say that,you know,

An aunt of mine had a place in Shropshire

where the bells used to ring

and the butler boy was always bringing in whiskies and sodas

There was the speaking-tube,Henry

I don't want to hear about that,mother

What about the speaking-tube?

Never mind,dear

Shall we leave the gentlemen

Allow me

We've quite finished with the spirits,we'll have some more wine

You know there's a theory gaining ground

that if you believe in something enough you helped create it

And if you don't believe anything it doesn't exist is that what you mean?

Well that is the inverse of the argument

-Look -Thank you-Good

Well I do believe in a drop of good port

Welcome to Bellingham House

-Sugar? -Thank you

And do you believe the house is haunted,Miss Allenby?

Yes,of course

It seems fashionable to be psychic

I suppose because the Queen

has been gracious enough to listen to a few sensation mongers

-More sugar? -Thank you no

Are you quite comfortable there?

-Yes,thank you -Good

Let's talk about something else besides ghosts

Oh,then Miss Allenby must be careful

you must remember to keep your ghost to yourself my child

Yes except I think our ghost is rather a charming one

Won't you play something for us,Anette?

Yes of course if you wish

Oh,pianist

Not really

I like Anette's music

Yes? I always think it's better to play well or not at all

I've never heard that piece played quite that way before

Oh Anette that was beautiful

But it wasn't me

It wasn't me

-Robert could you.. -Not just now Aunt Florence

Is anything that matters?

What's troubling you?

I don't know

I just felt utterly frightened

That's not like me at all

You mean when you were playing?

Was it dreadful?

Dreadful? Your playing,why? It was brilliant,you know it was

But I've never played that before in my life

-I can hardly believe that -But it's true

A most desolate thing happened to me as I sat at the piano

It was as though

For a little while someone else lived

Someone desperately lonely and unhappy

Come now you really mustn't be hysterical

I'm not hysterical,Dr Selbie

Sure women work what can man that see

George,George

Right at the bottom as I've seen

What on earth are you doing?

What does it look if I'm doing? Picking roses?

Where are the radishes for the breakfast table?

I can't get radishes and dig up this patch at the same time

the Lord Mayor himself couldn't do it

What's the (?) with the waste patch you got all day?

Obeying orders that's what

Orders?

Yes orders

Well whose orders Mrs Smedhurst?

No,the young lady,Miss Allenby

Last night she said first thing in the morning dig up the waste patch

Whispering did she,if you please,over my shoulder

Just as I was going out the back doors

He,you must have fancied it

Fancied it?

What in the middle of the week?

I only fancy things by night

You know,what's this?

It's a (?)=locket

What about the radishes?

It must have been there for years and years and years

-Look -Go on

-It's only little tin made up,come on -Tin? No it ain't

It's gold,here ,you look,gold locket

Well,whenever

It's a gold locket all right

Should make with a bit of cleaning

I'll clean it when I do the silver,Sir

No I'll do it myself give me something to do

What's George doing digging up the waste patches enough one hand it is?

Yes,that what he said self, rare put out a (?) he was

Said he was giving orders

Whose orders? Not mine

I'm the one to give George orders

Yes,Sir

Come on? Whose?

-Well he said it was Miss Allenby's,Sir -What?

You can bring in the coffee,Sarah

Yes,Sir

Hello,Mother

Such a nice morning,dear,and the wind has died down

I do hope that doesn't mean rain

The glass is steady

You and your glass I never no which you use,the greater optimist

A woman always mistrust what she doesn't understand

That's not remarkable

It's quite natural I'll say

I don't know there is a practical explanation for everything

it's only women who say otherwise

That's what's make them act so daft sometimes

Henry

Sit down

Now dear

What's been upsetting you?

Now I don't want you take this wrong,mother

No dear

You are very fond of Anette,aren't you?

Very

Why?

I just wondered

You're getting very jumpy

You need an exercise

Now why don't you go and help George in the garden

Garden eh?

Yes

In the garden

Thank you,dear

I'm sorry I overslept

I had such a troubled night

Oh did you,dear,what a shame

Just jumbled dreams nothing very definite

Perhaps you need exercise

I walk a lot

Have you tried gardening?

I don't think George would care for that

George has to do what he is told,hasn't he?

Yes,I suppose so

You suppose so?

Don't you know

I don't know anything about George or the garden

Oh this is news to me

Henry,what is all this leading off to?

All right I'll tell you

What right have you to order George to dig up the waste patch?

I think there must be some mistake I haven't even seen George

-You haven't seen ? -No

Why on earth should I order him to do anything?

It wasn't you,Mummy

No,why don't you eat your breakfast,of course it wasn't

George,come in here

Come on

It settle this

If there is one thing I can't stand is mystery

But ..

The Manning Tutthorn are coming to tea

Are they?

George is the last person to be muddleheaded

Doctor Selbie has a motor car

Also new confounded contraptions

Where is George?

Now why can't George wait till after breakfast

I don't like things hanging over my head

Come in

Now George,who gave you orders to dig up the waste patch?

-Miss Allenby -You're certain?

Yes,Sir

Are you certain George?

Couldn't have been no one else Mam

Where were we George when this happened?

Outside the kitchen doorways

You come up behind me and whispered over my shoulder

First thing in the morning,you said, dig up the waste patch,so I did

No why should anyone whisper

Did you see me?

I can't see what's behind me,Miss

How do you know it was me?

It wasn't Sarah,wasn't the cook it wasn't the others who else

Could it? Why didn't you make sure?

I didn't like it,you see, I was struck by surprise

That whispering fair give me the shivers

Now why should Miss Allenby give you the shivers?

-Well I -The fact is

Your are not certain who it was,are you?

If it wasn't Miss Allenby so who else could it have been?

You'd better go back to your cucumbers,George

Yes

And in future do what I tell you

Yes,Sir

Now I'm going to say one thing more and then the subject is closed

Things don't happen without cause

Do you see that?

Why Sir? Have you cleaned it?

But that's just the trouble

I haven't touched the thing I'd thought you'd been at it

What are you saying (?),Sir

I know,Sir,I know my place

Then who has

Not me ask cook,have I cook?

You never clean anything but what you got to clean

Someone in this house is trying to upset me,but I won't be upset,oh no,not me

They are trying it out once too often

You ask me,it's Miss Allenby,she's been strange ever since Dr Selbie came

Not that I blame her

If you ask me it's none of your business

Why Henry? You look quite wild

I am wild

And with good reason

It's come to the point where this house is no longer my own

Tell me what's the matter dear

That's what's the matter

Oh,it's very beautiful

Isn't it?

Lovely may I look

You never see it before?

No,should I have?

No,no it's just something that George dug up in the garden

I expect it meant a great deal to somebody

Why? But some one cleaned it since this morning

The question is who?

Oh look

To thee my dear I do adore,and will my dear forever more

Is it look well on Anette? Wouldn't it,mother?

Oh,do take it my dear,somehow it seems right that you should wear it

I wonder

A little peace offering,come on

Thank you

Something is always left behind,isn't it?

Yes,dear

I do believe the auto car becoming quite the rage

And how well Dr Selbie looks at the wheel

-Do you think so? -Oh,yes my dear

-Not you? -Yes

Here is Mrs Manning Tutthorn and Dr Selbie

-How do you do -How do you do

I have been looking forward to this meting

After my exhibition of hysteria?

-Better now? -Much better,thank you

Anette,dear,would you ring for tea?

Yes,of course

But now let me

Did you see us ride?

Yes I thought it was wonderful

Uncle was in two minds by getting the habit at the first

but then someone told him that they are all the rage in Harley street

As a cavalry men I'm against the thing on principle

it isn't natural dispensing with the horse

Lots of flight of people have had their photographs taken in their auto cars

they are becoming the index of one's position in society

I suppose Mr Smedhurst will obtain his permit trap

We are getting too old for new ideas

Robert

Where on earth has he gone to?

And Miss Allenby?

I wish he'd take the same interest in the innards of his patients

You see from the (?) coil

the electricity travels along the wire to the sparking plug

by the time it reaches there the gas in the cylinders are ready to be ignited

You do see,don't you?

I think I do

I still don't see what's wrong with the horse

Horses don't need sparking plugs they just go

Don't forget,Sir,you can cut 15 miles in one hour in fair country

If ever I was in such a hurry at all I'll travel by train and cover 45 miles an hour

I was wondering if,you and Mrs Smedhurst would like to come to drive an afternoon

I'd love to take you

I've never been motoring before,is it very thrilling?

There is a thrill about speed

And power it's exhilarating,and if you will I'll show you,start up the engine

But you better put your fingers in your ears,maybe a bit of a backfire

Cannon Mowbray the Rector of St Mary's distinctly remembered the case

But he was very young then of course but his memory is perfect

You know he was telling me only the other day

that the Abbots were actually suspected of murder

just because they did inherit the poor girl's money

Oh things nearly went very badly for them at the inquest

Strangely now it was the doctor's evidence that saved them

young fellow,quite the same age as Robert

The Johnny who was in love with that,what was his name,Dareship?

-Never mind,Alistair -I do mind Florence

What's the use of telling half of the story

I still think they had a hand in it

We don't know what's gone on here

I'd be more concerned about what happened in this house in the past

if it made the doors rattle or the roof leak or stopped up the drain

but it hasn't,hasn't even made the gas explode

Allen Brigade

-Enjoying it -Loving it

I think I can go on for miles

To, to Lands End

Or Gretna Green

I might say yes

Let's make it to Gretna Green

Is the pace too much for you?

No faster still if you like

Faster still

Well,we are doing pretty well already

By 8 miles an hour I should say

As much as that?

She is running very smoothly

Is she?

Oh yes she is beautifully sprung

Much faster that the early model

Is she?

May I steer?

It's a bit tricky,I'll guide you

I consulted my diary for 1860

and I find it 40 years ago tomorrow

since poor Miss Harkness was found dead in her bed

-Remarkable isn't it? -Astounding

Because a great deal of talk at the time I remember

We used to come over for the Cricket festival

we always loved Newborough and loved its citizens

Pleasant to see this house alive again

It always seemed so dead, when I passed I used to shiver

There is a lot of nonsense talked about Bellingham House

there is only one way to deal with nonsense,Good Afternoon

Ignore it

And I've been so much happier since Anette came

Of course we always been intent on a place of our own

Then we are in tune with living today

Speaking as man whose scribble is not only full but overflowing

Charles,don't be delicate

No regrets,darling,you're quite sure aren't you?

Yes Robert

Quite,quite sure

It won't be all Harley Street at first you know

Being married to a to a provincial sawbones

I don't want Harley Street at any time

I just want you

Here in Newborough

Bless your tongue,that's what I wanted to hear

And you shall hear it,three times a day every day from here

There you are

Do come in he's just going to announce it

Now come along it concerns you too you knew all

My friends

This is to me

Just as it would have been if our own two children had been spared to us

Both a happy and a sad occasion

As you grow older you learn one thing

Every house needs young people,it's lonely without them

-He can't be sure -Shut up

Midge(??)

Get over it can't you,nothing where I'm speaking when you keep your pin

Ah there'll be lots to say

Say?

What's he say?

So when Anette came to us

We begun to forget that we were lonely

We begun to forget we were old

And the house forgot it was dead

We've grown to love her

And now we must hand her over

To someone who has better right to her

I refer to Dr Robert Selbie

Bob needs no introduction,you knew him before I did that's (?) a good courtship

It's not so much that we are losing Anette as that we are gaining Robert

And now it only remains for me to announce their engagement

and to wish them long life,prosperity

and sunshine all their days

That's the word of it,in fact we're going to have it any minute

Now run along,before it starts coming down

Do you have to be back by six,Bob?

It's surgery,darling,why are you so worried?

I'm not really

It's nothing

Why did our party have to end like this

It's only a passing storm, darling,clouds can't hurt us

I'll try and remember that

Whatever happens

Nothing is going to happen

It is thee my dear I do adore and will my dear forever more

The sun will be shining tomorrow (?)

Bless you my dear

Good Bye darling

Good Bye

Robert

Robert

I was born and bred in these parts

And I never known a storm last this long

And that's the fact

They always give me a headache

Why do you don't go to bed?

What? Not know what's going on in my kitchen

Don't forget I'm here

That's just what I mean

Ask her if she was ever young once ever she can remember that far back,go on ask her

I

Can't remember when I've eaten a nicer bit of pie,I can't

Remember when I've eaten a nicer bit of pie

You never do anything but eat?

Well they say a way to a man's heart is through his stomach

That's always provided he got a heart

Damned that storm

No,no temper

I'm sick of it,I'm sick of this house too

I don't know what's came over the Master and Mrs ever since we've been here

All them tales about the place being haunted

Even the butcher's boy says he doesn't know whether he is going to come here

find sort out the debt,it's natural

Take no notice

Ain't you going to answer it?

I knew what happened once before

You are all right now,you got the Law on your side

It was about time up to meet the Sgt

How late as it is

I must be off now

Oh no you won't

If you hear the wheezing(?) don't bother you

Yes

OK

Yes,Sir I'll be doing it,Sir

Your ghost name

I never said it was a ghost

Is Mr Smedhurst

Now off to bed you go, have a good night sleep

and come down to breakfast with some colour in your cheeks,ain't mother?

I'd like to thank you both for today

It's been the most wonderful

Good Night

What's come over her?

The first night of our engagement I,I just cried and cried

Silly old goose

Leave me alone always (?)

Want to be a servant all your days,use your (?)

Just scrape(?)

What if she has locked the door?

Here try it

I don't want to

Here let me try

No

No you mustn't

What is it?

It's all right,we are with you

There is nothing to worry about

I love you

I can't hear,do what?

Send for Dr Marsham

Send for Dr Marsham

Now try to think of it as though it was nothing but a bad dream

That's all it was

Bad dream

But say it as though you believed it

Do you believe it?

What else could it have been?

You are not ill,it must have been a nightmare brought by that thunderstorm

-Now,mustn't it? -Yes,dear

You get a nice rest and the you feel as right as rain

-As right as rain -Good

I'll be back this afternoon

Robert

-Thank you -Bless you dear

If you want a lift into the town

Now just lean back and be comfortable,dear

You've being very good to me

Oh don't talk such nonsense

I wonder if you should

Well you are like one of our own

Not anymore

Anette

Child

Can't you tell me what's troubling you?

Last night there was music then voices, dreadful voices they frighten me

In your dream,dear

Sort of dream

There was a suffocating feeling

-Then I knew -Knew what?

But here in my heart

There was someone else

Not me

Oh don't leave me here, please don't leave me

Of course I won't leave you

Calm now

There

You must go now

Doctor Marsham ordered me to rest

And I shall

I must be careful not to overtax my strength

He thinks so much of me

So very much

It is impossible to tell you at first hand,I was only just born then

My father was head of this firm and he's been dead seven years

But you must have heard about Bellingham House?

Good Gracious man everyone in the district seems to have been talking about it

If I listened to every bit of malicious gossip

I'd never sale so much as a hen roost

Now Dr you tell me something

Do you believe in ghosts?

Certainly not

You are a cleverer man than I am and if you don't why should I

Someone must have believed in them that's why the property was so cheap

Have it all,Sir,you even tried to get it cheaper

Ah,that's only because I'm a businessman

Do you believe in ghosts?

No I do not

But supposing,mind you I say supposing

there were such things,what sort of a ghost would you say ours was?

I only know what I heard

All right what have you heard?

That the ghost is supposed to be that of Miss Elizabeth Harkness

Her father owned Bellingham House

She was an invalid I believe

They say she was

Made to be an invalid by her father

Jealousy or devotion,call it what you like,he shut her away

In Bellingham House?

Yes so they say

After the father died the young lady lived on in the house

-With the housekeeper and her husband -Mr and Mrs Abbot

Watching the invalid all the time?

I understand so

Attended by a doctor?

I imagine so

His name?

Can't say,don't remember hearing it

I am informed that it is exactly 40 years ago this very morning

that Miss Elizabeth Harkness was found dead

In her bed

40 years this morning? Take it easy

You're all right,you don't believe in ghosts

I don't see why I should be cross-examined like this

You sold me a piece of property

which hasn't turned out very well,nothing I can put my fingers on yet

I'm just wondering if if you've been holding something back

Yes and mind you I say if I believed in ghosts

There might be something that I could conceivably be holding back

But I don't believe in ghosts

And you don't believe in ghosts

I've told you already

And you,Dr Selbie,don't believe in ghosts either,do you?

No,I don't believe in ghosts either

In effect the reason you got Bellingham House at such a bargain is

there are lots a of foolish people who do believe in ghosts

Good Day gentlemen

A troubled talk of a tail of a Manx cat

What I need now is a breath of fresh air

A deep one

The whole thing got me rattled,Bob

It's not only Anette,ever since we moved in,the wife's been unsettled

Nothing in particular just something about the place

you might call it atmosphere

I bought a house not atmosphere

Well learning more every day might be the effects of change on the nerve centres

You know not only change of place but change of circumstances

Perhaps you and Mrs Smedhurst missing the business

I wonder if you're right

We worked two long lives with one object to have a home of our own

I wonder if we really wanted it

Or it was just a imaginations

Possible

But how can I explain Anette

How do you explain her?

I can't

Excuse me but you are Mr Smedhurst aren't you?

I am Madam

At Bellingham House,nice place

So romantic as they say

Is it really haunted?

No it is not

Well, I don't suppose you did admit even if it was

the fact that Mr Selbie here

him being a doctor,doctors don't like ghosts because they are

the patients that slipped through their fingers

It's unhealthy to take seriously what really is morbid superstition

Afraid to believe?

Certainly not

In fact Madam

it's a lot of twaddle my house is not haunted and never has been

I wouldn't say that exactly

Tell the gentlemen Mr Perkins,tell them about Bellingham House

Well, I am editor and manager of the Gazette

Have been now for over 40 years

Well now Coots and Brighouse have advertised your property

in my paper at regular intervals

And what a valuable bit of property that ad was

Don't you see? As long as the house was haunted nobody bought it

And as long as nobody bought it Brighouse advertised it

So if anybody asked me if I believe in ghosts I say yes certainly of course I do

Do you mean to say you kept the superstition alive?

Well, I always done my best

You wicked old fraud and I thought you meant it

Yes but it isn't only me,Rosie

why the whole population of the town believed it for years

well you know yourselves,you've heard them haven't you?

With their tales about whistles being blown in the night

and a piano being played in an empty house

Likely isn't it?

Yes,isn't it?

Things people will believe

Wait a minute there's one thing I'd like to know

Mr Perkins,you remember Miss Elizabeth Harkness?

Oh yes I never met her you know,she was very retiring

she used to spend her time playing the piano

which she did extraordinary well I've been told

Yes,but you probably remembered the inquest

Inquest? Was there an inquest? I.. Of course there was

I reported it,didn't I?

Oh what a feast for the scandal mongers

Mr and Mrs Abbot getting all the money

The whole town said they murdered her

But they couldn't upset the doctors evidence no

heart failure in her sleep, overdose of veronal

Can you remember the name of that doctor?

Yes,yes,of course I can, I,,,

nice young fellow good looking something like yourself

Yes but what was his name

His name?

Good gracious his name

Extraordinary I can see him right in front of me

Oh Dr Marsham

Send for Dr Marsham

Send for Dr Marsham

Henry

You know

This house is haunted

Yes

I know

I'm glad you know

I've been hoping that you give up fighting against it

Because I know I'm just going to begin fighting

I'll protect my own and no power on earth is going to stop me

How is Anette?

-I don't know -You don't know?

I understood she was going to stay in bed and sleep

She is still in bed asleep

Well,wisely

Bob Selbie is worried about her

He says there is nothing really wrong

If it was the thunderstorm that upset her, he'd know what was the matter

Somehow since last night she's been so

So different

Harry

She's so strange

And though I wait for thee thousand years

Through waiting will I love thee yet the more

And though I feel an ocean with my tears

My joy will thus be greater than before

And this my prayer for ever more will be

That in the end thou will come back to me

Why did I say that?

I've never heard it before

I've never read it anywhere

I don't know where it came from

Who are you who always stand by me

Trying to push me out of the way

I'm Anette Allenby

I love Robert Selbie

You can't take that away from me

You shan't

Why don't you leave me alone

Anette

Anette

Send me away

I'm just a nuisance to you

You'd be so much happier without me

We'll never send you away

Why am I so frightened?

We bought this house

And all that goes with it

What's left to us of our lives is wrapped up in it

But it is our responsibility

And if there is anything that this house owes to anyone

living or dead we shall pay

As we always paid our debts

But if this house robs us of something that we love

Then we shall destroy it

Brick by brick

Until there is nothing left but the (?)

And never is

What do you say about it,Matey

Now there are such things as ghosts here on my (?) like another (?)

What about it?

You don't think I'm dolt

That's it I respect your opinion

If I've to give up this place it will mean we'll be laughed at

I wouldn't like that,neither would you

Hello mother

What's to do?

I'm afraid I'm not quite as strong as I imagined I was

I thought I could do it

Perhaps I've succeed

We'll just have to wait and see

Something to do with Anette?

Now Henry

Don't think I'm silly

But I've just been talking to Miss Elizabeth Harkness

She won't leave Anette alone

There are times now when she is Anette

No,wait a minute,you don't want to lose a a sense of proportion over this?

I am not

You know how you always trusted my instincts

For years in the business whenever I said

buy this buy that or reduced prices or have a clearance sale

and I've been right haven't I?

-Yes,mother,you have -Right

Then I'm right about this too

We are going to lose Anette

If we don't watch out

We ought to send her away

It'll be (?)

Get Bob to take her right away at least until this ghost business is settled

No,no that's no remedy

We took on something with this house that we didn't bargain for

And it got to be put right here

Then let's put it right

I'll do my best

But Henry

If I fail I want you to promise me one thing

That you'll have this house demolished brick by brick

-No -Until nothing remains

Now wait a minute

As long as this house stands

Elizabeth Harkness must wait here to fulfil her destiny

And there will be nothing but unhappiness for those who live in it

No,mother,I'll make no such promise

I am hanged if I'd be dictated to by a woman who's been dead for 40 years

Once and for all,no

Very well Henry

-Is she asleep? -I

That's the best thing for her,plenty of rest

-Henry -It's no good,mother

I'll not give in

Why haven't you been to see me

Why hasn't who been?

You know who I mean you told him not to come anymore

I haven't I don't know what you are talking about

It must have been you

It couldn't been Mrs Abbot

she has orders to admit him at all hours,she wouldn't have dared

Just sit down and rest and we'll find out why he hadn't come

Oh no,you can't stop me to do it again I won't allow it

Father isn't here now to make you do it he is dead so he can't

I'll send for Robert Selbie

No,nobody must come but Dr Marsham

I want him,send for him

If I die my money won't do you any good

I know you want me to die but I won't,you have to murder me

Let me go,let me go,you are breaking my arm

How could you?

Come to my house

Send for Robert quick

How is she doing by dawn(?)

It's difficult to say,she rang a lot

-How ill she? -Very ill

Haven't Dr Selbie any idea at all what the trouble is?

I'm not under the doctor's confidence

This girl has been ill in bed for the better part of the week

and no one seems to know what the matter is

What does she ramble about?

Nothing that makes any sense

I never listen to the delirium any way

I see that must make everything nice for you

-She is a sleep now -Thank you

Nobody is going to tell me something can't (?) about it,there is no reason for it

She was perfectly well

And happy

I've never seen a girl so happy

Don't be too hard on yourself,dear

I don't know what you are talking about

I mean about having the house pulled down

I know that nothing you wouldn't do,if you thought it would help

She might almost being one of our own girls

And we'll save her Henry

If she is to be saved

Just don't lose (?) dear

I'll try not to

-Excuse me Mam -Yes,Sarah

The doctor is up there now

When he comes down ask him in here

Yes Mam

Shall I clear away?

-Not just yet,thank you,Sarah -Yes,Mam

You knew it all the time,didn't you?

About the house I mean

I didn't know,dear

I had a feeling

I should have taken more notice

Do you believe that when we die

we'll leave behind something of ourselves

I mean some kind of influence for good or evil

Something like that,dear,yes

And what we haven't done what we were meant to do we can't rest until

Until it is done

It is just possible,dear,isn't it?

I suppose so there's no way of disproving it

And Elizabeth Harkness died before

How is she?

Hard to say

Have you no idea?

No

There is no sign of any disease

And yet her heart is weaker

I can't understand it

It as there she will be in bed really suffocated

I can't stand much more whatever I can't

That poor young lady lying there pale as death the fire went up in her eyes

You can't beat me in stop loving him she says

Didn't sound like her at all

They made my flesh creep

Maybe the dispensary boy with the medicine

Anything up next time,it's quieter

Take them right up to the room put them down quiet and come straight down again

I don't want you hanging around

If he only knew the agony of waiting

Surely he would come

Surely

Surely

Anette

Let no one be allowed to prevent him seeing me

Nothing but his foolish pride

But at least he might sacrifice the (?)is too late

Why will it be too late,dearest?

You can tell me can't you?

Sleep well I can

I must sleep while I can

I must sleep while I can

I must sleep while I can

I must sleep while I can

I must sleep while I can

I must sleep while I can

Well any improvement?

No,if anything she is worse

There must be some way of finding out what's wrong with her

I wish there were

I've tried everything I can possibly think of

I see but on the whole you're finding it an interesting case

For one who is engaged to the girl I think you are attitude is a bit too detached

It's got to be,don't you understand

And the idea to think of

Sorry

It's all right

We are both a bit rattled

I'm not relying on my own opinion

I called in two other doctors

and persuaded Sir Roland Jervis to come down from London

That's all we can do

Except wait

I'll answer it

Sir Roland

I'm Dr Selbie

I must take off your things

Tedious journey

Fortunately I was able to claim a foot warmer

-I am a great believer in warm feet -Yes,yes,of course

-Owen said to your cab to wait,Sir -Yes,yes

You are nervous and jumpy you doctor,over work eh!

-I've had enough for the last few nights -So have I

My nerves aren't shaky and will remain to,where is the patient?

This way please,this is Mr Smedhurst

Is he the patient?

No

This is Sir Roland Jervis,Nurse

She spoke just now

What did she say?

Soon will come an end to waiting

Chart

Anette this is Sir Roland Jervis

He's come to make you well again

So many people

Never the right one

We have a cup of coffee,dear

-Oh thank you -It'll do you good

Will you stop fidgeting,you'll be your next if you are not careful

Long time aren't they?

Think he'll do any good?

Oh he is a very clever man

Perhaps he is like a lot of us a bit too clever

Now,now,now

I like a word with you gentlemen

In here

Well,what's the verdict

I find the patient conditions precisely as described to me by Dr Selbie,Sir

Symptoms maybe absent

but there is striking evidence the advanced state of decline

Theoretically the girl should be dead

I don't care tuppence for tongues for theory what's the plain facts

Plain facts are

that if we can't relieve this condition

it is improbable that she can survive many more hours

Right

Are you going to relieve it?

Dr Selbie has already given the proper treatment

I may say he's done precisely

what I might myself should have done under the circumstances

-But it hasn't worked -It's always a possibility that it may

-Sporting chance? -No chance

Well that's not good enough is it?

Well, the absence of any cause for this condition

I'll tell you the cause, this house is haunted

My dear Mr Smedhurst every house is haunted

Ready to believe popular rumours

every highway is congested with the spirits of the departed

We make our own ghosts,Sir,there are the figments of our imagination

Oh they are are they?

Undoubtedly ask any busy man if he believes in ghosts

I have I am a busy man and I ask myself but I'm not very satisfied with the answer

My dear,Sir

you were a busy man I wage you had no time for this nonsense before you retired

Surely all this is nothing to do with Anette

we got to find out what's really wrong with her

By no means certain of all the causes of infection

Toxicology,Mr Smedhurst,(?) with unknown paths,Good Day to you Sir

Good Day

Toxicology

Figments of imagination

Nonsense is it?

We'll see

It's all right you got nothing to lose by talking

I bought the place that's all there is to it

I don't care if I give it away or have it blown up by dynamite

you wouldn't have to give me my money back for it

All I want from you is talk

You have plenty of it when we are trying to make a deal,well come on

I keep telling you,Sir

there is nothing but local gossip that servants postman and the like

and (?) gentleman from London,there is nothing you can put your finger on

I'm the best judge of that

Your father picked up Bellingham House for a song

Why? I wouldn't say that

What he ought to have done,took 40 years to find a mug like me

How many times did you nearly sell it?

Several times

What put them off?

-Nothing really -Come on,out with it

We had a little trouble with a the speaking tubes

Little trouble? Speaking tubes

Why didn't you have them taken out?

We didn't like to

Dare

And you don't believe in ghosts

No certainly not

What a liar you are

Oh yes yes I remember the Abbots perfectly well

After they left the district where did they go?

Well,they started to go a quite long way but

They didn't get very far

If you know what I mean

What happened?

They realized the estate as quick as maybe and then took ship for America

Going to settle down there you know

But in a manner of speaking the ship settled down instead

You know there was only a handful of survivors

and they didn't include Mr and Mrs Abbot

So the only this money didn't do them any good

Well,no one I suppose not

If you look at in that way

I do look at it that way

This Dr Marsham ,do you remember anything about him?

No,very little,he was a sort of a young gentleman who kept himself to himself

Rumour went about that he was in love with Miss Harkness

but didn't dare to mention it to her

Why not indeed?

It's understandable in a way first of all the father you know

He was a tartar

And after he died there was the money

and the fact that Marsham was a doctor and she was his patient

Etiquette you know

Funny thing etiquette never bothered me much

And after Miss Harkness died what happened with Dr Marsham?

He sold his practice and left the neighbourhood

Various people said that he had a broken heart

other said that he was in with Abbot and his wife and got a share of the cash

You know how people talk

And he's never been heard of since?

No must have died years ago

Why should he? You remember him and you are not dead are you?

Yes that's right,ah

I see what you mean,yes, I'd never thought of that

Funny how we don't think of those things

Have another

Yes I think I better before it's too late

Same again please Miss

Excuse me, Inspector, a Mr Smedhurst of Bellingham House

-All right show him in -Yes,Sir,this way,Sir

-Mr Smedhurst -How do you do,Inspector

Do you mind if I sit down?

What can I do for you,Sir?

You can tell me where I can find Dr Marsham

-Dr Marsham? -He used to practice in this district once

Indeed so,how long ago?

About 40 years

Well,why not,try somebody a little more up-to-date

I beg you pardon

We got some very excellent doctors in the town,Sir

There's Dr Brown,Dr Robinson,Dr Selbie

I have a particular reason for wanting to find Dr Marsham

-All right,you know Dr Marsham,Sir? -No,Sir,I do not know him

You know his presence or recent whereabouts?

No, I don't

Do you know whether he is alive or dead?

I don't know that either

-And you couldn't find a description of ? -Of course I couldn't

You don't give much to start on

I realize that but we got to do something

There's a young lady ill at my house that doctors can do nothing for her

I even had a specialist from London

but she keeps up asking for Dr Marsham that's all,I got to find Dr Marsham

I suppose you heard the rumours of Bellingham House

I don't pay any attention to rumours,Sir

Neither did I when I bought it

but I'm beginning to change my mind,I don't know what to think

Well I'll make enquiries about Dr Marsham but

I can't promise result

Of course you can't

If you do your best that's all I have a right to ask

We haven't got a lot of time if we are going to save Anette

I'm afraid we've only tonight

She's been the same ever since

More like in a trance than anything else

Let me help you,dear

I've made up a bed for Robert as usual

He's still at the hospital

The poor lad

He'll be it in himself soon if he doesn't get some rest

Who is it?

I'm Dr Marsham

Come in,Dr,come in

I've never been so thankful in all my life

I've prayed for this to happen

I'm afraid I've been a long time

I didn't expect you at all

She's been asking for you over and over again and no hope of finding you

No one seemed to know where you were

I tried to hide

Even from myself

One can't do that

Anyhow thank goodness you're here at last

Yes,at last

It's Dr Marsham

I'm so glad

So very very glad

Elizabeth

Richard at last

How is she?

There is no need to worry,she will be quite well in the morning

I'm so thankful I don't know what we can say

Or do

I'm happy to have been of some help

Won't you let me prepare a bed for you for the night

You are very kind

But I can't stay

Not now

My Goodness you are a little songbird this morning,no mistake

Who's been giving you another sugar?

I don't know I just feel like hearty

Just like a weight, gone up my chest

That's funny so do I

Perhaps that new doctor who came last night has done us all a bit of good

Anette

Robert

What's the matter,why do you look at me like that?

Because you should be very ill,darling

Should I?

-I feel wonderful -Do you?

Let's make sure

Doctor's orders

No what the turf(?) does he want

Excuse me,Sir,it's the police, Sir,Inspector Barlow,Sir

Thank you Sarah

-Good Morning,Inspector -Sorry to disturb you,Sir

This is a matter which I thought might give you an interest

-Indeed -About Dr Marsham

Yes

We located him for you

And he turned up last night

Yes,Sir he arrived with Newborough 10 30 train

Dead

-Dead? -Yes,poor old gentleman

Our surgeon said it's a case of being too old too worn out to go on living

Oh I see eh

So I'm afraid you have to give up all hope of meeting him

your gentlemen Marsham

we've got very excellent doctors in town,Dr Brown,Dr Robinson

-Dr Selbie -Yes,indeed Sir

Well,Good Day,Sir

Good Day Inspector

But I would offer advice you should give up all ideas of this house being haunted

You are too old and too wise to be taken in by any twaddle of that sort

-You're sure right,Sir -Good Day,Sir

Hello Mother

Now don't fed(?) to me you old fraud, what did the Inspector want?

It was about Dr Marsham

We saw him here last night at half past eleven,didn't we?

Yes,dear

Well, according to common sense we couldn't have

Because at half past ten he was dead

Well

That's only according to common sense

There are other worlds

Ha,ha Good Morning

Good Morning

You know there is a funny thing about houses

You can feel the character of them, they are not just bricks and mortar

It's very clever of you to have thought of that too

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