374 - November 30, 1967

[bunniefuu]

[Josette narrating] - Time has been suspended at Collinwood

while one woman makes an uncertain,

frightening journey to the past,

back to the year ,

and the secrets,

those too terrifying to be written in a family history,

are finally being made known.

- Has Miss Josette gone downstairs?

- Aye. - Good.

Oh, what a lovely room.

She says it's going to be theirs,

hers and Barnabas'.

- Then it will be.

- You are simple.

- No, I'm not.

- You believe everything that people say.

- I just know.

A woman decides and it happens.

- Well, I have decided

and I am a woman, aren't I?

Well, aren't I?

- You say you are.

- You don't know?

Poor Ben.

You obey my orders and maybe you'll learn something.

They will never be together in this room.

I'm foretelling the future, Ben,

just like the Countess,

only I don't need cards.

- You shouldn't use the mistress' perfume.

- Why not?

I've worn her clothes, stolen her suitors.

- I don't like to hear you talk like that.

- Oh, Ben, you are a child.

You still like to think that everyone is good, don't you?

It's not true.

Why, in Martinique, things that are natural and right

seem wrong here.

Your trouble is -- you have lived by their rules too long

and look at you,

a convict working out his time.

Their rules.

I make my own.

- What're you puttin' in that perfume?

- It's not perfume, it's rosewater cologne,

- and I am adding -- - What?

- Men have always liked Josette

but until your master Barnabas came along,

she would have none of them.

Well, she is going to learn what it's like.

[chuckling]

There are many surprises in store for her today.

- You talk funny sometimes.

- But this is the best.

This will make her love someone who doesn't even want her,

someone who will go to Barnabas and tell him.

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- It is ridiculous, you're being out of bed.

- Jeremiah, I feel fine.

- The doctor said that you should stay put for a week.

- Why?

I have had no pain for two days.

- But he didn't know what was really wrong.

It could come back.

You shouldn't take chances.

The least you could do is obey his orders.

- But there is so much else for me to do.

- And you can only enjoy doing it if you are well.

- Now how could I stay in my room

with Josette waiting for me here?

- But perhaps you should have.

I didn't mean for you to disobey the doctor's orders.

- Well, I'm up now and up I shall stay.

Where is the present? Our first has arrived.

- I could have brought it to your room.

- Well, you should have.

Well now, open it,

but please see that he gets back upstairs.

I'll look in on you later Barnabas

and I expect you to be resting.

- All right, Jeremiah, I promise.

- Josette.

- Well, where is this present? - Barnabas.

- Yes?

- He makes me feel very selfish.

- Jeremiah?

- As if I shouldn't have asked you to come down.

He is very protective of you, isn't he?

- I suppose he is.

- He orders everyone around.

- Oh, that's just his manner.

Actually, he is very, very nice and very sensitive.

You like him, don't you?

- Yes, I suppose so.

- Well, you must, you know. He - he is my closest friend.

He has been all my life.

I could always talk to Jeremiah about anything.

Well, why are you frowning?

What do you really think about him?

- Well, I've never really thought about him.

- Who do you think about?

- You.

- Every moment of the day?

- Yes.

Come, let's open the present.

- You know, I haven't the slightest idea

what we would give ourselves.

- I wouldn't either.

- It's strange, isn't it? - What?

Well, not wanting anything, except being with you.

- That's all I want, too.

Oh, we should not be alone.

- Oh, that's ridiculous.

- It's not right.

- We're engaged.

- My aunt would be very angry -- and my father.

- Well, they might pretend to be but they wouldn't actually.

They expect us to kiss, you know.

- Do they?

No, Barnabas, they are not modern as you are.

You know, sometimes, you're almost too modern.

- Yes, perhaps I am.

Well, let's look at the present.

What do you think it is?

- Hmm...

a pitcher.

- Silver or glass? - Oh, silver.

- You're wrong. - Well, what do you think it is?

- A globe of the world.

Someone has given us the world, am I right?

- [screaming]

- What's happened? What's wrong?

- [screaming]

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- A skull, who could hate us that much?

Who would wish us that much unhappiness?

Who would do a thing like that?

Oh, you must know. - No.

- You must have some idea, Barnabas.

- Well, I'll find out.

It was brought here by someone.

The door must have been answered.

A package just doesn't appear.

Ben, come in here please, if you would.

Did you see this package in the hall this morning?

- Aye.

- Did you see who brought it?

- No.

No sir, it was here when I brought the firewood in.

- It could have been left outside the door.

- Angelique could have brought it.

My aunt told me it was here.

- I don't want you to think about it anymore.

I'll find out.

- But you must be careful.

Anybody who would send that, must,

must hate us so much.

- Now Josette --

- I don't understand it.

I know no one in Collinsport.

Who could have such feeling?

Anyone who would do a thing like that

is capable of anything.

- I'll see that they don't do it again.

- But how can you?

- Ben?

- Aye?

- You will help us, won't you?

- How?

- Well, you are the strongest man around,

whenever Miss Josette goes into the village,

go with her.

- Well, what about you?

- Well, if anything happens to me,

Ben will help me, won't you?

- But your father --

- I'm going to talk to my father about you.

- It'll take more than talk to make him leave me alone,

beggin' your pardon, sir.

- Ben, when Miss Josette and I are married

and in this house,

I'm going to keep you here with us.

- You, you mean that, sir?

- I see no reason why you cannot work out your sentence

with me rather than with father.

- Oh, sir.

- Would you like that?

- Aye. Aye.

- Then I will settle it as soon as I can.

- I - I'm not deservin', sir.

- I think you are.

- Well then, then I thank you, sir.

- You can thank me by seeing that absolutely nothing

happens to Miss Josette.

- Sir -- - What is it, Ben?

- There's somethin' that I, I gotta tell ya.

I swore I wouldn't, but --

you've been better to me than anyone.

I don't know nothin' about that package,

that's the truth.

But there are other things that --

- Oh -- oh! - What's wrong?

- He's choking, help him.

- Ben!

Ben!

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- Why, what's wrong, Ben?

So, you tried to tell Josette and Barnabas.

I warned you.

Did they see you come in here?

Are you sure?

Oh, you can't answer me.

I warned you what would happen.

I told you.

You may be in another room, Ben,

but you can't escape me.

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You can never harm me.

I have too many powers.

If I let you move,

will you promise not to touch me?

If I let you speak, will you, with your first words,

tell me this will never happen again?

Shall I let you speak, Ben?

I'm waiting, Ben...

for your promise.

- I promise. - What?

- Not to tell anyone.

- And what else?

- Not to hurt you.

- Sweet Ben.

Surely you realize by now that you have no choice.

- Of course, it's very upsetting.

You want my advice? - Yes.

- You didn't this morning. - I do now.

- Will you follow it?

- It depends on what it is.

- Let me handle this.

I can find out easily.

It could be some malcontent at the shipyards,

or someone in the village.

Your father ignores the fact that there is resentment there

over his success.

- I'm not absolutely sure it was someone

from the village.

- But who else could it be?

- Someone here, perhaps.

- One of the servants? Ben?

- Not Ben, that I know.

- Excuse me.

- Yes?

- I have a message for you from my mistress.

- Oh, it's all right,

I should be going to the village.

Don't forget what I told you, Barnabas.

I will take care of that.

- Miss Josette says that she is not up to seeing the new house.

She said that you would understand

and that she will see you at dinner.

- Angelique,

what do you know about this?

- What is it?

- You tell me.

- How should I know?

- Look inside.

- [gasps]

- A present from someone

who does not approve of our marriage.

Was it you?

- Oh no.

- I don't believe you. - Where would I get it?

- I don't know.

- You know I haven't been out of this house

since the day I arrived.

- I know you're the only one who -- - You do not know me.

You know nothing about me,

what I am, what I think, nothing.

If you think I would ever do anything

to make you hate me.

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- I don't understand, Ben, how you lost your voice.

What did you do? Where did you go?

I tried to find you.

- I'm all right now, sir.

- Ben, it's important,

if you know anyone who is against Miss Josette or me,

please tell me.

- It was just a -- a feelin' I had.

- Then out with it!

- A lot of folks around here hate the Collins family.

- Who?

- Folks lump 'em all together.

They, they don't know you're different.

- Do you have anyone in mind?

- Just folks.

- No one more definite than that?

- I -- I just hear things, that's all.

- Well, I'm sorry you don't know more, Ben.

Good night.

Ben?

I meant what I said about your staying here with us.

- Thank you, sir.

I hope -- I hope it happens.

- It will, Ben, it will,

as soon as Miss Josette and I are married --

and nothing is going to stop that, Ben,

nothing.

- Your headache is not better?

- No, it's worse if anything.

- You never had headaches in Martinique.

You do not feel at home here.

Hmm, I'm beginning to. - Are you?

- You know, after we are married and you all go away,

well, I'll miss everyone, but --

in some way I think I'll really begin living then.

It sounds so disloyal.

- Oh, I understand.

- You do?

- Well, you are in love.

Let me massage your forehead.

The Countess says that I have magical fingers.

I always do this when she has headaches.

Close your eyes.

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- Have you ever been in love, Angelique?

- Why, yes.

- With someone from Martinique?

- Someone I met there, yes.

- Will you marry him when you go back?

- I don't know.

He does not love me... yet.

There, it's finished. How do you feel?

- It's going away. - I told you.

- I feel quite different.

- Lie still for a moment.

You'll be surprised at how truly different you do feel.

[knocking on door]

- Who is it?

[knocking on door]

Josette.

- I had to see you.

- What is it?

Has something happened -- to Barnabas?

Tell me, what's wrong?

- Nothing.

Now that I am here.

- What?

- You know why I came.

- I do not.

- Can you not tell?

- Tell what?

- Ever since I have been in this house,

I have wanted to be here -- to see you here.

- Josette.

- I can't explain it, not even to myself.

It's just a feeling I have.

Oh, I love you.

- No.

No you don't.

No!

You love Barnabas!

- [screaming]

♪♪

- Mademoiselle, where have you been?

What would the Countess say and your father?

- Oh!

- Mademoiselle, tell me what has happened.

I won't tell them. - Don't --

don't tell anyone.

Don't, please.

- Let me help you.

- Please, I want to be alone.

I have to be alone.

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