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WOMAN: ♪ You loved me still ♪

♪ The same that you loved me ♪

♪ You loved me still ♪

♪ The same ♪

To Jenny Tannen,

the most beautiful face,

the most beautiful voice in San Francisco.

To Miss Tannen.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Now, allow me to toast

the most wonderful audience in the world,

the men of San Francisco.

Oh!

Oh, Jenny!

PHOEBE: ♪ Do not dilly, Do not dally ♪

♪ Daybreak's in the east ♪

♪ To cloudless skies the sun will rise ♪

♪ And so must man and beast ♪

♪ For years and years the sun has shown ♪

♪ That he knows what is best ♪

♪ Each morning he has left the east ♪

♪ To settle in the west ♪

The good old, golden West.

♪ Be it hilly, be it valley ♪

♪ We will meet the test ♪

♪ With every mile a bigger smile ♪

♪ To greet the golden West ♪

♪ I ain't the kind that's paid much mind ♪

♪ By ladies, I'm afeard ♪

♪ It may just be they all can't see ♪

♪ The beauty of my beard ♪

Next time I bring a train west,

I hope I got a gal like that on every wagon.

Well, there's sure something in the air.

Maybe people feel good just because we're

a few days from Sacramento.

Mm.

♪ Do not shilly, do not shally ♪

♪ Let's get set to go ♪

♪ Just pack your gear for soon we'll hear ♪

♪ The major's "Wagons, ho!" ♪

♪ For years and years the sun has shown ♪

♪ That he knows what is best ♪

♪ Each morning he has left the east ♪

♪ To settle in the west ♪

♪ The good old, golden West ♪

You gotta sing all the time, Phoebe?

Only when I'm happy, Raleigh.

Set them buckets inside.

I gotta see to the team, Ma.

Besides, I ain't the hired help around here.

The closer we get to Sacramento,

the more I wonder what's gonna happen to that kid.

Must take a lot of courage for a girl

to work her way across the country.

Those people she's traveling with,

they really make her work for her passage.

Takes more than courage.

She's got a sort of a blind faith

that she's gonna find her mother in San Francisco,

settle all of her problems.

Well, she might find her.

It's not impossible, you know.

She doesn't even have your mother's address.

So what happens if she does find her?

Jenny Tannen, the most famous and beautiful woman,

the toast of San Francisco.

That's what Phoebe says.

How do we know what the old lady's gonna do?

She may not even accept her.

If this Tannen woman's so successful,

it's funny we didn't run into her

when we were in San Francisco last year.

Yeah, it is.

As I recall, you covered

that town pretty well, didn't you?

You know, that Aunt Harriet

of hers that raised her,

she sure left Phoebe

with a glowing picture of her mother.

I hope she can live up to it.

I mean, for Phoebe's sake.

So do I.

Well, we gotta get going.

Come on, everybody. Get ready to roll!

Hey, ain't you forgetting something?

It's your laundry.

Hyah!

Aah!

Whoa, whoa!

Phoebe!

Phoebe, honey.

Phoebe!

Easy, honey. Easy.

Major Adams?

I'm right here, honey.

Say, you've been sleeping a long time.

Have I?

That's all right. Be good for you.

Wooster's fixing some broth,

some beef tea.

He'll have it ready in just a minute.

I... can't see you very well.

That's all right, honey.

I'm not much to look at anyway,

so don't go straining your eyes looking at me.

Everything's so fuzzy and so blurred.

Don't worry about that, honey.

Soon as we get some of that beef tea in you,

it'll do you good, really good.

Oh! Oh!

What is it, Phoebe? What is it, honey?

The pain's so... so sharp,

like something tore through my head.

Lie back, honey.

Lie back.

Uhh...

Take it easy, sweetheart.

We'll get you to a doctor right away.

It's the only thing I can figure to do.

Charlie'll drive us in,

and you and Bill bring the train on in.

All right. Think we can make it, Bill?

We'll make her.

I hope Phoebe can take the ride.

I've got to think she can.

What in tarnation did you do to your hand?

I was putting the blind on that old mare, and she bit me.

As long as you've been around horses...

Well, can you drive?

Sure I can drive.

Then get up there and give us an easy ride.

I'll see you two in Sacramento.

All right, Major.

Will you try that top line, please?

I-I...

Can you tell me what you see?

I see something white...

Uh...

I think the chart is just too far away.

Well, suppose we, uh...

try it from here?

The... first letter is...

"E."

And then I think...

Just rest your eyes for a minute.

Now, tell me about these headaches.

Are they constant, a dull ache,

or is it a sharp pain?

Well, the pain isn't always too bad,

just every once in a while.

Well, if there's a spot here

that's more sensitive than the others,

tell me when I touch it.

That hurts.

All right, just lie back for a while

and close your eyes for a few minutes.

When you feel rested, you can come out.

Doctor...

could you do something about the pain?

Yes, uh, I think we can give you some relief.

Thank you.

What do you think, Doctor?

I'm gonna give you some medicine to relieve the pain.

See that she takes these, please.

I asked you what you thought.

There's a pressure there from the fall.

That's the cause of her blurred vision.

I don't think that'll last long,

maybe a few more days.

And then what?

The blurring lasts only a little while.

In between these spells, she'll see clearly.

There's a possibility of some dizziness,

perhaps even some fainting spells.

And then what, Doc?

Blindness.

Blindness, you're sure?

Yes.

After that happens, the pain should subside.

Until then, these pills

will give her some relief.

A few more days, huh?

Is that the best you can do for her?

I'm not a specialist.

I'd say a week at the utmost.

I'm sorry.

She's a very brave young woman.

Try to keep her from any undue excitement.

Doctor.

I'm gonna take Phoebe to San Francisco...

to see a mother that she's never seen.

I want to take her right away.

It probably won't matter one way or the other.

Thank you.

You gonna tell her, Major?

I don't know, Charlie.

I don't think so.

She'll find out soon enough anyway.

I've gotta get her to San Francisco while she can still see.

That's quite a trip for her.

We may not be able to find her mother,

but there'll be specialists there,

I'm sure, that can help her.

You go on back to the train, Charlie.

Help Bill and Flint get her wound up, will ya?

If you need me, I'll be in San Francisco.

Yes, sir.

Don't you worry about the train, Major.

I won't, Charlie. Good luck.

Bye.

Oh, Phoebe, honey. How you feelin'?

Oh, I'm fine. I'm fine.

Well, that's good,

because you and I are going to San Francisco.

We're what?

Oh, but you can't leave.

You have to wait for the wagon train.

Oh, no, I don't.

Bill and Charlie and Flint,

they can take care of that.

'Sides, I've got some business

in San Francisco.

I gotta sell some equipment, see some bankers,

and stuff like that.

I'm so grateful to you.

I know that if I find my mother,

everything's going to be all right.

You bet it will, honey. You bet it will.

Thank you, Doctor.

Who is it?

Major Adams, Phoebe.

Hello, honey.

Hi, there.

Don't you look nice!

How do you feel this morning?

I feel wonderful this morning!

That's good. I was afraid

you'd be tired after the trip.

Oh! I couldn't be tired.

Not this morning.

Why, just think...

I may be seeing my mother today.

We're gonna try to find her,

although I'm not sure

just when we will find her.

Oh, I know that it might not be today.

You remember I told you I had

some other business to take care of here.

Oh, yes, I know. I don't want to interfere.

It isn't a question of that.

I'll just get on with it.

By the way, I've made arrangements

with the hotel people for them to take you out

for a carriage tour of the city. Would you like that?

That sounds wonderful, Major!

How thoughtful of you.

You just stay right here and take it easy.

I'll be back later. All right.

Major, I hope your business goes well.

Well, I hope I...

I'm sure it will. Good-bye.

Bye.

Yes, sir?

Does, uh, Miss Jenny Tannen live here?

Miss Tannen is in residence,

but she never receives anyone, sir.

Well, just a minute.

I'd like to speak to her about her daughter Phoebe.

I'm sure she has no daughter, sir.

I'm sure she has, sir, and it's very important

that Miss Tannen know about her daughter.

I'd like you to tell her, please.

I've told you, Miss Tannen never receives anyone.

This is a rule of ten years' standing,

and I see no occasion to break it now.

Listen here, you.

I've come a long ways to tell her about her daughter,

and you're not gonna stop me.

You cannot do this, sir!

Looks like I've already done it.

Now, where is she?

You can shove me around as much as you like.

I'll never allow you to see her.

Listen, mister,

I don't usually push my way into places,

and I wouldn't have done it this time except...

JENNY: Except what?

Show the gentleman in, Vickers.

Yes, Miss Tannen.

This way, sir.

Your name, sir?

Seth Adams,

Major, U.S. Army retired.

Major Seth Adams, Miss Tannen.

Come in, Major.

Miss Tannen, I'm certainly glad to meet you.

Sit down, please.

Thank you.

Well, you've shouted your way into my home,

and now you're finally looking at Jenny Tannen.

Tell me, is it worth it?

You're a very beautiful woman, Miss Tannen.

And it's taken you all these years to...

get up the nerve to come and tell me that?

No, no.

Just about a week, I'd say.

Nobody heard of Jenny Tannen just last week, Major.

Well, I did.

I've heard a great deal about Jenny Tannen

the past many weeks.

Miss Tannen, I didn't come to see you just for myself.

I came here to speak to you about your daughter.

You know my daughter?

Yes'm, I do.

You see, I just brought a wagon train west,

and your daughter Phoebe worked her way

across the country with a family on the train.

She's here in San Francisco right now.

Is she?

I didn't have her kind of faith.

I never thought we'd find you, but she did.

She knew all along she'd find her mother.

Not very many people know I have a daughter.

Well, you sure do, and certainly Miss Phoebe does.

But before I bring her to you, there's something...

Before you what, Major?

I said before I bring her to you,

there's something you should know.

I have no intention of seeing her.

You what?

I said I have no intention of seeing her.

You don't... want to see your own daughter?

I do not.

Well, I must say, you...

caught me sort of flat-footed.

I'll admit, I didn't know what you were gonna say,

but I wasn't ready for this.

Then I suggest you get ready for it, Major.

When I last saw my daughter,

she was an infant,

and I was just a young girl.

We're adults now.

We've led entirely different lives.

I see no reason why that should suddenly change.

What kind of a woman are you?

This girl is your daughter!

You're her mother!

I have only the barest recollection

of ever having been a mother.

Miss Tannen...

I thought I'd met almost all kinds of women,

but you, you're...

Honest, Major?

Is that the word you're looking for?

No, that is not the word.

But I am honest.

I tell you... very honestly,

that I gave up all thought of ever having a daughter

when I ran away from my husband years ago.

All right, you've given up all thought of her.

Doesn't it mean anything to you

that she thinks of nothing but her mother,

that there isn't a shred of bitterness in this girl,

even though you deserted her?

"My beautiful mother. My talented mother."

That's all I've ever heard from Phoebe.

Please, Major, please!

Don't ask me to manufacture an emotion I can't feel.

I'm not gonna ask you anything,

but I'm gonna tell you something about a wonderful young girl.

Now, just a minute.

Let me tell you about another young girl

just about Phoebe's age.

We were very poor, my husband and I,

when we were married,

but that would've been bearable if there had

been any love in our marriage.

There was none.

You could never tell that from Phoebe.

She's chuck-full of love.

James considered gaiety,

a little brightness in life to be evil.

It was a sin to smile,

even greater sin to laugh.

When I could feel no more shame

for wanting a little joy out of life,

I left him and the child

I had not wanted to bear him.

Seems to me that most women

would've taken the child with them.

And after you became successful,

very successful, didn't you ever think that...

Major, please.

You've recalled a most unpleasant past.

I don't intend to say anything more.

Well, unfortunately, I do.

There's something that has to be said...

and I'm gonna say it, even though it won't be pleasant.

I'm not interested.

Miss Tannen, your daughter Phoebe

is going blind.

She's worked like a dog to get here,

just to see you.

She doesn't have many more days

when she can see anything.

Now, will you let me bring her to you?

No, I will not.

I am sorry for her.

If there is anything else I can do...

Doctors, money...

She needs a mother,

now more than ever before.

Major, did you have any trouble finding me?

Yes, a little.

Did anyone tell you I have not set foot

out of this house in ten years?

Your man that answered the door said something about ten years, yes.

I'm sorry.

I think we can spare Phoebe the sight of her mother.

Oh, but you don't know her.

And I don't intend to!

Very successful, I believe you said, Major.

Oh, yes, I found great success.

I was toasting the men who adored me

when I fell with a champagne glass in my hand.

I am sorry.

Oh, please don't feel sorry for me, Major.

I have a beautiful home, all the money I'll ever need.

Of course, men don't adore me anymore.

Miss Tannen...

I came here because...

I thought that Phoebe needed you.

Now I'm afraid you need her.

Vickers. Vickers!

Yes, Miss Tannen?

Show the gentleman out.

Yes, miss.

Sir, if you please.

Yeah, I please.

You don't deserve to have a daughter like Phoebe,

and I'm gonna do everything in my power

to see that you never lay eyes on her.

Here I am, Major, old Charlie.

Hello, Charlie.

Well.

I'm glad to see you, anyway.

I've been to six hotels looking for you.

How's Miss Phoebe?

She's all right, Charlie, no better, no worse.

Boys get the train in all right?

Yeah, I left Bill and Flint to wind up the things.

I'm not good at that business...

but I did sell that old mare that bit me.

Charlie, I, uh, found Jenny Tannen.

Glory be! Have you told Miss Phoebe yet?

Nope, and I'm not gonna tell her.

Major! That girl's just been living to see her mother.

You just can't decide you're not...

Charlie, don't start telling me

a lot of things that I already know.

I just came from talking to Jenny Tannen.

She won't see Phoebe.

Her daughter, her own daughter? Nope.

Have you told her about Miss Phoebe, what happened?

Yes, I told her.

Charlie...

Jenny Tannen must've been a beautiful woman,

just beautiful,

and now about half of her face is disfigured.

This whole side is all scarred and drawn up.

She hasn't seen anybody in the last ten years.

She's been in that house all that time.

Major, that'd be a terrible thing for a lady, wouldn't it?

It's not easy...

and I'm afraid that scar

goes more than skin deep.

I'm afraid it's twisted her thinking.

Well, if she's decided not to see her own daughter,

I don't know how you're gonna force her.

I don't intend to, Charlie.

I'm gonna have to lie to Miss Phoebe.

There must be a better way than that.

If there is, I hope you can think of it.

I've just run dry of ideas.

Hmm.

Honey, we just didn't have any luck.

Seems like nobody in San Francisco's

seen your mother in the last ten years.

I was so sure,

so sure you'd come back

and tell me that you'd found her.

I'm sorry.

It's all right, honey.

You go on and cry if you want to.

I don't want to.

You've been so good and helpful.

I... I don't want you to think I'm not grateful.

You shouldn't give up hope, Miss Phoebe.

Tomorrow is another day, you know.

Well, folks say that all the time.

Yeah, I know, some folks do.

Yeah.

We just don't want you to get your hopes up

too high, honey, that's all.

It's just that...

If I don't get to see her soon,

I'm afraid I...

I'm just impatient, that's all.

Oh, sure you are.

Miss Phoebe.

The major and I got ourselves an idea,

a little surprise for you.

You want to tell her, Major?

Well, y-you tell her, Charlie.

Oh, go on, tell her.

Well, I don't know, Charlie.

You'd better. Go on, tell her.

Well, one of you'd better tell me.

Well, it's about tonight.

Being your first time in San Francisco,

the major figured that called for a little celebration.

Well...

Yes, I-I did.

Oh!

I don't know, but it's just, you know...

Yes, sir, we'll have a time...

Dining, dancing, champagne, all that stuff.

That's the way the major does things when he does them.

Not often, though.

It sounds wonderful.

That's only the beginning, just the half of it.

He's got a couple more surprises for you too, haven't you?

I can hardly wait.

And what do you think of it, sir?

Well, ma'am, I don't...

Oh, I think it's too bright for Miss Phoebe, Major.

She's just a young lady, you know.

Something in a softer color, then?

Yeah, that's right, something in a softer color,

don't you think?

I know just the gown.

Good.

Hey, look.

One of them bustle things.

Oh, you're doing fine.

Well, you told me to think of something, didn't you?

Yes, I remember.

You say this comes all the way from Paris, France, ma'am?

Oh, excuse me.

Well, I thought she was that saleslady.

Feel it, Major, feel it.

I don't want to feel it.

Just as smooth as a belly on a newborn calf.

I think perhaps this is more what you had in mind.

Now, that is the ticket. That right there is the ticket.

Don't you think, Major?

Well, sure, I guess so.

The young lady really should try it on.

Oh, no, she can't do that.

The major's buying it as a surprise.

He wants to see some other gowns,

the kind ladies wear when they go calling and such.

Don't you? Well...

Fine. I'll have this boxed for you,

and then I'll show you some other things.

Thank you.

Well, that's one load off my mind.

One?!

Sure. Miss Phoebe's gonna be all dressed up.

We'll have to buy some new duds for ourselves.

I would have to tell you to think of something.

Well, I did, didn't I?

Yes, you did, you did!

You're a wonderful dancer, Major.

Well, it's better than fighting Indians, honey.

Oh, you're so nice to do this for me.

You having fun, honey?

You have no idea.

This is the nicest evening of my life.

You sure you're all right? You're not getting tired?

Oh, you don't get tired when you're floating.

Good old golden West, huh?

Wait a minute.

I didn't order any more of that stuff.

The gentleman dancing with the young lady, sir.

Oh, he did, did he?

Hold it, hold it.

Go ahead, go ahead.

Here. Last of the big spenders.

♪ Tomorrow is just a day away ♪

♪ Tomorrow's approaching fast ♪

♪ I'll be up to welcome the dawn and say ♪

♪ Tomorrow is with us at last ♪

♪ I know it will be a lovely day ♪

♪ I know that the sun will shine ♪

♪ Songbirds will sing ♪

♪ Church bells will ring ♪

♪ What makes the day so fine? ♪

♪ Tomorrow is yours and mine ♪

It can't be.

But it must be. Jenny Tannen!

♪ Songbirds will sing ♪

♪ Church bells will ring ♪

♪ What makes the day so fine? ♪

♪ Tomorrow is yours

♪ And mine ♪

Oh, Major! Why...

Why didn't you stop me?

Honey, I wouldn't think of stopping you.

You sing so beautifully! Come on.

Excuse me.

You sing prettier than a bird, Miss Phoebe.

Thank you, Mr. Wooster.

Jenny! Jenny Tannen.

You're talking to me?

Oh. I'm sorry.

But your voice!

And there's a resemblance.

I would've sworn you were Jenny Tannen.

I'm her daughter.

Well, that explains it, then.

Oh, forgive me.

My name's John Barkley.

I'm Phoebe Matthews, and these are my friends

Major Adams and Mr. Wooster.

Gentlemen. How do you do, Mr. Barkley?

I had no idea Jenny Tannen had a daughter.

You know my mother?

Well, she wouldn't know me,

but I knew her.

I was practically a youngster at the time,

but I adored her,

along with the rest of San Francisco.

Oh, won't you sit down, please, and tell me all about her?

You don't mind, Major?

No, no. Sit right there.

Thank you, sir.

See, I've been trying to find my mother, Mr. Barkley.

Could you help me?

You don't know where she lives?

Um, Miss Phoebe just came to San Francisco.

She hasn't really ever seen her mother.

They were separated when she was a baby.

What a tonic it'll be for Jenny to see you.

I thought everyone in San Francisco

knew where Jenny Tannen lives.

There you are.

My address is on the front of the card,

if I can be of any service.

Thank you!

Are you staying here at the hotel?

Yes. Yes, we are.

I'd like to call on you if I may.

I'd like that.

How can I ever thank you?

There, you see, Major? I told you we'd find her.

Yes, you did, honey.

You sure did.

Tell me about her, Mr. Barkley.

Tell me all about her.

Oh, I'd like to, but I'm afraid I must be joining my party.

Of course.

Anyway, I'm going to be seeing her very soon myself.

Thank you again.

Miss Phoebe, I was just

a boy in my teens when I first saw her,

but I don't believe I've ever seen

a more beautiful woman in my life.

I'll look forward to seeing you again.

Thank you. Pleasure.

Good night, Mr. Barkley.

Oh, Major!

Wasn't he nice and...

did you hear what he said?

Yes, I heard, honey.

You will take me to see her first thing in the morning?

Sure I will, honey, sure.

Oh!

I don't know what's the matter with me.

It's all right, honey.

Time we go anyway.

Come on.

Ain't you ever coming to bed?

Oh, I got too much on my mind, Charlie.

I can't sleep.

Well, stomping around in your stocking feet ain't gonna help none.

It hasn't so far.

It ain't like you got a problem to solve, Major.

It's out of your hands now.

There's only one thing you can do.

That's take Miss Phoebe to see her mother

first thing in the morning, no matter what.

Yeah, that's just it, Charlie...

no matter what.

Whoa. Whoa.

Hold.

What's the matter, honey?

It's... nothing. I...

Just the excitement, I guess.

I've waited so long,

and now it's all going to happen.

Not unless you feel up to it.

I feel fine, Major.

All right, then, let's go.

Wait a minute, Major, please.

Phoebe, honey, you're gonna be all right now.

It's so silly, I know it is...

but, you know, I just suddenly thought...

Do you suppose she really wants to see me?

Why shouldn't she?

Oh, I don't know.

Here I come out of a clear blue sky.

She doesn't really know me, you know?

I couldn't blame her if she'd forgotten all about me.

Major, I'm afraid.

Now, Phoebe, if you don't want to go

in that house, you don't have to.

But I do want to.

I must go in there.

I've come all this way.

I've got to go in there!

Are you sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

Major, please ring the bell before I change my mind.

All right, now.

Major!

Phoebe!

Oh, sir!

It's Miss Tannen's daughter.

I'll take her to the parlor.

Get me some smelling salts or whiskey or something.

Well, jump, man!

Major, is that you?

Yes, honey, I'm right here.

It's awfully dark in here.

Yeah, I know.

But... don't worry about the dark.

I'm so thirsty.

Could I have some water?

Sure, honey.

I'll go get you some right now.

Don't go far.

It'll just take a second.

I'll be right back.

Easy, darling.

Get me some water, quick!

I told you not to bring her here.

That's beside the point now.

I am not going to see her.

Doesn't make any difference.

Phoebe can't see anyway.

Thank you.

Here we are, honey. Come on.

Hey, easy. Easy.

Just a sip at a time.

Not too much.

That's the stuff.

There. There you are.

I heard voices.

That was me, honey.

I was talking to the man that gave me the water.

I'm in her house, aren't I?

My mother's house?

Yes, honey, you are.

She hasn't seen me.

No. She... isn't here right now.

I'm glad about that.

I wouldn't want her to see me like this.

It wouldn't be fair.

Major, I can't see!

I can't see a thing!

Don't be afraid.

It's all right. Don't be afraid, honey.

I'll get you out of here and get you to a doctor.

Major, what am I gonna do?

You'll do all right, honey. You always have.

Just take it easy now. Easy.

I don't want my mother to ever know I was here, Major.

I couldn't be anything but a burden to her now.

I couldn't stand that.

Phoebe, listen to me, will you, please?

No. No, it's all right.

You know, all those years

and she never once came to see me.

Oh, she'd write my aunt Harriet sometimes, but...

never me.

I guess she...

just doesn't love me, Major.

She never did.

It's all right.

It's all right, darling.

When you feel up to it...

let me know, and we'll get out of here.

In a little while.

It's funny, I...

I guess I had to come and...

be in her house

before I'd face up to the truth.

My mother never did love me, Major.

But it's really better I found out, though,

before I saw her, don't you think?

Yes, honey.

It's better this way.

You say you see light?

Where?

Everywhere, but mostly over there.

That's good, Phoebe, very good.

Now, I want you to close your eyes

for just a moment.

Now open them.

Look straight ahead and tell me what you see.

Do you see anything?

Yes, I...

see a big shadow.

Why, it's Major Adams.

I can see you, Major Adams!

Honey! I can see you, Major Adams!

Honey, that's just wonderful!

Oh, you know what?

I never really noticed before.

You're a perfectly beautiful man.

I make a much better-looking shadow.

You'll be fine, Phoebe.

It'll take time and patience, but you'll be fine.

You just must be the most wonderful surgeon in the world.

I am.

You rest a while. We'll be back.

So glad for you, Phoebe.

Thank you.

I'll see you later. All right.

Doctor...

I sure want to thank you.

That little gal in there deserves the best,

and I think she got it.

She certainly has a good friend in you, Major.

I'm coming back later,

but I want to thank you very much.

Bye.

Bye.

JENNY: Major Adams?

Yes?

It's Jenny Tannen.

Yes, Miss Tannen?

How is she?

The doctor said we'd know today.

Miss Tannen, Phoebe's all right.

She can see.

Major, would you come in the carriage?

I'd like to talk to you.

Sure.

I want to see her.

Well, Miss Tannen, all you gotta do

is go right inside that hospital.

I know...

and I will.

I wonder if I can make you understand something, Major.

I'm not so sure I understand myself.

You see, I want to be a mother to Phoebe,

a real mother...

and I'm not sure I know how.

Well, it seems to me you might begin

by trying to feel like you were her mother.

I never thought I could.

She was so tiny when I left her...

and all I felt those first years was guilt.

And afterwards...

well, I wanted her.

But not for her sake.

For my loneliness,

because I had no one else then.

But that day when I stood there

and heard her talk of not being a burden to me...

I knew what an emptiness there had been in me.

Can I do it, Major?

Can I be to her what I've never been before?

Well, you have got a late start, that's true,

but it's been a good start.

Phoebe couldn't see today

if you hadn't gotten that specialist for her

and given your money for her care.

I don't know if you

can give of yourself, Miss Tannen,

but that's what it's gonna take from now on.

And no one can find that out for me.

Will you take me to her, please?

I sure will.

That daughter of yours sure sings beautifully,

doesn't she?

It's incredible.

Might just as well be me singing.

Well, like mother, like daughter.

I had no idea.

I hope she never wants a career.

Don't you worry about that, Miss Tannen.

She's got a great voice,

but that kid can only sing when she's happy.

Would you like me to go in with you?

No.

No, thank you.

♪ What makes the day so fine? ♪

♪ Tomorrow is yours and mine ♪

I didn't know anyone was here.

The doctor said it was all right for me to come in.

Of course, but...

who is it?

I'm your mother, Phoebe.

My mother?

You're here?

You're really here!

Please, come closer.

There's something I want you to know.

I'm...

All I need to know is that you're here.

Please, just let me look at you.

Oh, Mother, you're so beautiful.

I'd almost given up hope.

I need you.

I need you.

And I need you.

I'm just beginning to know how much.

Major Adams?

Yes, Miss Tannen?

My... daughter would like to see you.

Thank you.

Hello, honey.

Major Adams.

I'm going to be going home soon.

My mother and I, we'd like you to call often.

Well, honey...

I'm gonna be pulling out of here pretty quick,

now that you're all right.

Oh, but you wouldn't leave

without calling on us, would you, Major?

No, ma'am, I wouldn't.

Miss Phoebe make it all right, Major?

Oh, she made it just fine, Charlie.

Good, good.

What are you doing here?

Came with him.

What?

He's talking about me, Major.

Well, glory be.

Look at that.

What am I supposed to do, crow and act like I'm happy?

Well, it'd be a nice change.

Sure be friendly of you.

Now, Major, you'd miss us.

Just give me the chance.

Wait a minute.

We've had a long pull with the wagons.

Why don't we take it easy going back?

Why don't we take, say, a ship around the Horn?

You know, Flint, old boy, I think that's a great idea.

You're dressed beautifully for the tropics.

You'll enjoy it.

I think you should take it.

And how would you go back?

We're gonna walk.

And I'm gonna buy a ticket.