Are you operating, doctor?
Are you in your office, doctor?
Well, there's a very good friend of yours waiting for you here.
A very grateful patient.
Well, you'd better hurry. l have a vague feeling of relapse coming on.
All right, hurry up.
Bye.
Ann?
-Ann? -She's out, Miss Judith.
Where did she go?
Weren't you telephoning the doctor's office?
-Yes. -Well, wasn't Miss Ann there?
What do you mean?
She made an appointment. Said she was going down there.
-Today? -Yes. Just a little while ago.
Oh, well, that's funny.
-Hello. -Hello, Judy.
-Where have you been? -For a drive.
-Where did you go? -Town.
-What for? -Shopping.
What did you buy?
Ann, where did you go?
Judy.
-Good afternoon. -How do you do?
Oh, hello.
-You did hurry. -Yes.
How are you, Ann?
Did l stumble into something?
Yes.
We were on the verge of a jealous scene about you.
What?
Darling.
Poor fool. . .
. . .don't you know l'm in love with you?
Would you like some tea or a drink?
Tea, l think.
-Elizabeth. -Yes, Miss Judith.
-Bring me some tea, please. -Yes, miss.
Sorry.
You couldn't have said anything l wanted to hear more.
Judy, dear.
l love you so much.
These books go to the medical library. . .
-. . .New York City. Do you understand? -Yes, Miss Wainwright.
Hey. ls anybody here?
-How do you do, Miss Traherne? -Hello, Wainwright, how are you?
-Fine. The doctor isn't here. -Where is he? We're to have lunch.
He wants you to meet him at the restaurant.
l haven't had a chance to congratulate you.
Oh, thank you.
lt's a strange world, isn't it? First time l came here, you were packing. . .
. . .and it was the end of my life. Now, you're still packing. . .
. . .and my life is just beginning.
-Couldn't l help you while l'm waiting? -No, thanks. We're all finished.
-Almost. -All set, lady.
-Excuse me, please. -Certainly.
-Take those boxes out and come back. -Yes, ma'am.
You know, l darn near broke my neck to get that doctor of yours.
l'm mad about him. Of course, it's the screwiest setup.
Vermont and Long lsland.
We live in different worlds.
l wonder if Vermont and l will understand each other. What do you think?
l don't know much about Vermont, except what he's told me.
He loves it, doesn't he?
Well, then l will too.
You know, Wainwright, l'm going to sell my house, my apartment and my horses.
All except Challenger. l'll keep him. He's a champion.
-Am l disturbing you? -Not at all.
l'm glad he's going to give up cutting people open.
He's one of the great scientists.
And l'll be Mrs. Pasteur.
We'll be such useful people in the world.
''To all to whom these present shall come, greeting be it known. . .
. . .Frederick Steele as a fellow of the something-or-other. ''
l'll tend his house and mind his books. . .
. . .and answer his mail and. . . .
''Judith Traherne. ''
Wainwright?
What does ''prognosis'' mean?
lt means what the future of a case looks like.
What does ''negative'' mean?
That's not so good. lt means hopeless.
You said the bar. We've been looking all over this place for you.
-Take away the flowers, will you? -Yes, ma'am.
l'm awfully sorry, darling. Had a consultation. Gee, you look lovely.
-Have a drink. -No, thanks.
-You should have one someday. -l will. Perhaps on our wedding day.
Our wedding day.
What's the matter?
Could anything be?
-How many of those have you had? -Several.
-lf l'm late, l'm sorry. -Ann, don't be sorry. About anything.
Sit down and join us.
We're playing games. Hide-and-seek. You can play too. Puss in the Corner.
-What's she talking about? -Nothing.
Would you like me to leave?
You two dear friends must have so much to talk over.
My dearest friends.
Have a cocktail. l'm going to have another.
-Waiter. -Yes, l'll have a cocktail.
You sure you won't have one?
Two of the same.
They're fine. They deaden the brain.
You know about brains.
They loosen the inhibitions. Make the tongue waggle.
Are you sure you're feeling quite well, darling?
You should know how well l am.
Am l well?
lt's a secret. Or don't you two know about secrets?
-Judith, will you--? -Judy, darling.
Oh, Carrie, dear. What a nice hat.
-You remember the eminent Dr. Steele. -Yes, of course.
Judy says you're frightfully good. You must look me over sometime. Sit.
My dear, if you've anything wrong with you at all, fly to him at once.
Of course. Will l see you at the Radcliffe Hunt?
-Of course. -Judy, you'll be in Vermont.
Oh, yes, Vermont.
-l hear it's cold in Vermont. -ln the winter, but it's nice.
-You must come to Vermont, Carrie. -l will. Anyway, nice to have seen you.
Goodbye, Ann. Doctor.
l meant to ask you, doctor. Will l be a specimen case?
Will l be in the medical journal?
Shall we order? Waiter.
Would you mind telling me what this is all about?
Why don't you tell me?
Why didn't you tell me?
Well, l. . . .
l think l'll have a large order of ''prognosis negative. ''
-What do you mean? -You know. Prognosis negative.
Do you know what prognosis negative means?
Explain to her. Or have you?
Means a few months of pretending you're well, then blindness, then--
Wait, Judith. We can't talk in here.
Oh, yes, we can. lt was a question of humoring the patient.
Give the poor dear everything she wants. Time's so short. Marry her if necessary.
l know why you went to his office that day. To beg him to marry me out of pity.
The kind Dr. Steele. You're both so kind. So long, my friends.
Judith, you're wrong.
Let my heart be still And listen to one song of love
Let me feel the thrill
Of quiet we know nothing of
Oh, give me time for tenderness
To hold your hand And understand
Oh, give me time
lt's 4:00, sir. Last drink.
-Two here, two there. Same thing. -Yes, sir.
-lt's funny. -What?
Time, Alec.
Did you ever think about time?
lt goes, Alec.
That's the business of time.
Tick, tick, tick.
You can almost hear it go by.
Before you know it, it's gone.
-Then where are we, my friend? -High and dry. That's the last drink.
-l want to hear that song again. -What song?
That song about time.
Too late again. Orchestra's going home.
Hi.
-l wanna hear that song again. -lt's time to go to bed.
Oh, mustn't go to bed. Mustn't sleep. lt's a waste.
Time doesn't sleep.
That's a joke.
Here.
-Come on, sing, please. -Thanks. Come on, boys. Fifty.
''Time for Tenderness,'' Malcolm.
I will never ask For more than you can give
Yet when you say, ''Be gay today and live''
My heart answers cautiously ''Today will soon be gone''
Why rush to meet our destiny?
Why must we hurry on?
Oh, give me time for tenderness
One little hour From each big day
Oh, give me time to stop and glance
The golden sunset of a summer day
Let my heart be still And listen to one song of love
Let me feel the thrill
Of quiet we know nothing of
Oh, give me time for tenderness
To hold your hand And understand
Oh, give me time
-Tell Patches l'll meet you at the bar. -Right.
-Hello, Judy. -Nice work, Judy.
Hooray for me. Give me a light, will you?
Thanks.
Oh, Judy, darling, you were wonderful.
Drink the bar dry, but you still retain your seat.
-Hello, Martha. -Excuse me, miss.
-How's the old homestead? -All right, Miss Judith.
You know, l don't know how you do it. lt amazes me how you stick on a horse.
l'm one of your best friends.
-l don't care what people say about you. -How nice of you.
Drink the town dry. Take all their husbands and sweethearts.
-l still say it's none of my business, but-- -But l'd agree with you.
Well, of course, if you want to adopt that attitude.
You can already fill the Yale Bowl with people who are sore at you.
One more doesn't matter.
Martha, l can't possibly change unless l have a drink.
-Miss Traherne, could we have you now? -No, l want another drink.
-Hello, Judith, darling. -Oh, Miss Judith.
-Yes, Michael. -l'm going now.
l've got the horses packed. lt's snowing outside. l want to get back.
-Good. -You did very well.
Thank you, Michael.
-Oh, Miss Judith. -What?
l wonder if you'd care to drive back with me.
That mare's got bronchitis and can't possibly last the night.
-Hello, George. Jessica's Girl? -Yes.
Why don't you put her out of her misery. l'll get there if l can.
-Judith, darling. -Hello.
Sit down, please.
-Hi. -Hello, Judy.
-Hello, Judy! -Here's a tragedy for you.
Jessica's Girl has bronchitis and can't possibly last the night.
Jessica's Girl is a horse. Poor Jessica's Girl.
-The usual. -Here we go again.
-Judy, darling. -Yes.
Trotty, trotty!
Fix me up, will you?
-Where's Ann? -She blew.
l guess the way you were riding gave her the jitters.
-Poor Ann. -Miss Traherne, please.
-They want you to come-- -l got you. The cup.
Yes, the cup. l'll tell them you're coming.
The cup. The darling cup.
-Excuse me, kids, l've won a prize. -Hurry back.
-lf it isn't the extraordinary surgeon. -l've been trying to see you.
How's the mortality rate these days? Having fun with the knives?
-Drop it. -Why aren't you in Vermont?
-You know why l'm not. l want to talk. -When l need a doctor, l'll send for one.
-l'm not in your care. -You'll always be in my care.
Will l? ls that part of your duty?
To hang on till the very end, to watch with those scientific eyes?
Drop it!
l know how you feel. Anything to strike back at me, but don't do it this way.
-What do you mean? -This. There's nothing in it.
What do you want me to do? Stay alone in my room and think how in a few--?
l want you to find peace.
We all have to die.
The tragic difference is that you know when and we don't.
But the important thing is the same for all of us.
To live our lives so that we can meet death whenever it comes.
-Beautifully and finely. -''Beautifully and finely. ''
-l'll die as l please. Leave me alone. -You hate me, don't you?
l hate you so much for so many reasons. l hate you for not telling me the truth.
l hate you for letting me hurl myself at your head. l'm so ashamed.
l can understand.
Miss Traherne, please, they're waiting.
Let them wait. They've got plenty of time.
Oh, all right.
-Wait, Judy. -No, no, l have to go in for the cup.
-Dr. Steele? How do you do? -Hello, Alec.
-Could l buy you a drink? -No, thanks.
Judy's certainly on this town, all right.
-You're talking about a friend of mine. -Oh, yeah?
Yes.
-Say. . . . -Well, what's the matter?
He made a crack about Judy, and the gentleman socked him.
-You think she'll pull through, doc? -l think so. Respiration's easier.
Yeah.
Lucky we got her in time.
-ls she dead? -No. lt was touch-and-go for a while.
lt's more touch than go now.
l actually said a prayer. She's game, though.
Put up a brave fight.
Oh, you're cold?
l have a fire in the tack room. Would you like to go in and warm yourself?
Why not?
Well, thanks, doc.
-Call me if you need me. -l will. Good night.
-Clarence, get yourself some blankets. -Yes, sir.
The first cold's always the bitterest.
The first and the last.
Talk to me, Michael.
-What shall l talk about, Miss Judith? -Anything. Just talk.
lt was a great show. l came to think you may not be wrong about Challenger.
-Did you? -l was scared, though.
Was l that bad?
No, but something about the way you ride puts my heart in my mouth.
You mind if l say something to you, Miss Judith?
Of course not. l asked you to talk, didn't l?
l think you've been going too hard, night and day.
You can't do that and keep on with your jumping horses. lt's hard on you.
l was hoping that maybe, in the state of mind you were in. . .
. . .you wouldn't ride tonight.
-A silver cup isn't worth it. -l wanted that cup.
l had to show the gentry l've still got what it takes.
You sure have.
l told you to keep on talking, Michael.
You know, you and l are kind of alike, Miss Judith.
Are we? How?
You've the spirit in you the same as l have in me.
lt's the fighting that counts. You've got to have action in your life same as l do.
We only live once, Miss Judith.
Just once.
-Tell me about you, Michael. -Me?
Yes, you. As one human to another.
We've always talked about horses.
What's there to say?
Well, do you have a happy life, Michael?
l guess l was born out of my time, Miss Judith.
l should've lived in the days when it counted to be a man.
The way l like to ride and the way l like to fight.
What good's riding and fighting these days? What do they get you?
What are you trying to do, burn us up?
Are you afraid to burn, Michael?
Are you afraid to die?
l wouldn't want to die while you're alive, Miss Judith.
You're making love to me.
Aren't you?
You invited me to talk to you as a man, didn't you?
-Yes. -l'm as good as some of them. . .
. . .that's been playing with you.
They're all afraid of you. l've heard them talking.
They'd go after you, but they're afraid. l wish to heaven l was in their boots.
What then, Michael?
The nights l've laid awake thinking of you.
The things l've wanted to say to you ever since l first laid eyes on you.
-You're afraid. -No.
-ls it because l'm a stable hand, is it? -No, Michael, it isn't that.
l just can't go on this way.
First, it's this.
Then it's something else.
Michael, l just can't die like this.
Die?
Yes.
l'm going to die in a few months, Michael.
Oh, heaven forgive you for saying a thing like that.
Yes.
Heaven forgive me.
When it comes. . .
. . .it must be met beautifully and finely.
That's what he said.
Oh, l'm all shot, Michael.
Murray Hill 7-7340.
Ann, you should be asleep. Poor Ann, you've had so little sleep.
Where did you go after you left the club? l've been worried about you.
To the stables, with Michael.
-Judith. -Don't worry, darling, l was saved.
Of course, for what l was saved isn't quite clear.
Was that Steele you were calling up?
lt doesn't matter. Wasn't any answer.
This business of apologizing to a man.
lt really doesn't matter.
Ann, l'm tired.
So tired.
Come along.
Let me put you to bed.
Why?
l'll read you to sleep.
Why? So l can dream?
Oh, Judith, my darling, please don't talk like that. Please don't.
Ann, l don't know what to do.
lt's the waiting. Day and night.
Would l be wrong if l made it happen?
Now, would l?
Judith, please don't talk like that.
Don't. Please.
Don't. Please don't.
l see the dawn come up about four days out of seven in this place.
Something always seems to happen.
-Say, can l fix you another drink? -No, thanks.
Who can be calling at this hour in the morning?
Hello?
Judy!
Yes, he's here.
Come on up. You know, push the 1 0th button in the elevator.
-Judy? -Yeah, it's Judy.
l've loved her for a long time, but l can't help her now, because--
You're the one man, so be nice to her, will you?
All right.
-Hello, Alec. -Hello, Judy.
Hello, doctor.
Hello, Judy.
Nice time to come calling, isn't it?
Come in.
You know, l searched half the town for you two.
l even rang your night bell.
-l thought doctors were on 24-hour duty. -Alec kindly asked me to come around. . .
. . .and we've been talking.
-Did l interrupt something? -Oh, to the contrary.
The dawn's well up, and l was gonna cook eggs and bacon.
Wouldn't you like some?
l just thought of it as a way to get me out. l'm kind of bright that way.
Glad you dropped in, Judy. Fix her a drink, doc.
Shall l make one?
No, thank you.
You could do something for me, though.
What?
Forgive me.
There's nothing to forgive.
Oh, but. . . .
The things l said to you.
Darling. . .
. . .it's good to say things. Gets them off your chest.
l understood.
Did you?
-Do you? -Yes.
You said you wanted me to have peace.
Where is peace?
Within yourself.
Judy, come here.
l tried to do all the things l said l would.
Tonight, l. . . .
Darling, there's been no one but you.
Darling.
How good it is to call you that again.
l had to come and tell you no one.
See, l couldn't go on with the thought that you might be bitter toward me.
l didn't want you to think of me like that.
But l love you, Judy.
l know you do.
May l take back every rotten thing l ever said to you?
Oh, darling, help me.
l've been so stupid.
l've crammed every minute so full of waste, and. . . .
Now there's so little time left. . .
. . .and l don't know what to do.
l'm afraid.
You're so right and strong.
lt's all right now, Judy.
lt's all right.
May l see you sometimes?
You're going to see me every day.
You're coming to Vermont with me.
-Am l? -Yes.
Maybe we'll find that peace there together.
No.
No, that wouldn't be fair to you.
-We'd have so little-- -Forever, Judy?
Will you marry me?
Marry?
Oh, wouldn't it be marvelous if we could?
Have a real wedding and be given away and. . . .
With church bells and champagne. . .
. . .and a white frock, orange blossoms. . .
. . .and a wedding cake.
That's one thing l won't have missed.
And you're giving it to me.
l can never love you enough.
Judy.
Good morning, Elmer. Blowy, isn't it?
Sure is, Mrs. Steele.
-How's the sciatica? -Fine, Mrs. Steele.
-Martha. -Yes, Miss Judith?
-Here's a letter from Miss Ann. -ls she coming up?
Not yet, but soon, l think.
''l'm still trying to rent the house, but no one has any money. . .
. . .and l'm not going to let tramps have it. ''
Why do people complicate their lives so, Martha?
All those horses and that house.
Here we have nothing, and yet we have everything.
-Haven't we? -l think you have, Miss Judith.
A wonder she hasn't come to see you. You haven't seen her for three months.
Oh, she'll be up soon. She wants to finish her work first.
-What's that? -The doctor's lunch.
-Hasn't he had it yet? -No.
-Why not? -l knocked on his door twice.
When he's busy with his bugs, he's like a bear with a sore head.
-l wouldn't disturb him for-- -Well, l'll disturb him.
Am l afraid?
Thank you, Martha.
Hey. Your lunch, doctor.
-Judy, l've told you-- -You were rude to Martha.
l was not rude to Martha. Martha knows, as you should know, that--
Well, Henry, the damage is done.
What damage? Me?
l've told you never to come in when l'm working.
This joint is aseptic. You're crawling with microbes.
-Bugs. -Me?
-Yes, you. -That's a fine way to talk to your wife.
Coming in here with all this food. We got too many bugs here now.
And just as l was about to discover the secret of life.
Well, maybe not at this particular moment.
Oh, but you will.
And you might have.
Guess it is my fault.
Judy, darling.
-l am sorry. -There's nothing to be sorry for.
Your bugs met my bugs and the food's bugs. . .
. . .and they had a party, and they're gonna get so drunk. . .
. . .they won't be any use to anybody.
-You're mad. -Yeah. Henry.
-Yes? -Get that food out of there.
Prepare for another experiment.
lf at first you don't succeed, then try, try--
l'm hungry. Do you realize it's almost 2:00?
Don't you touch that. lt's probably got bugs in it.
lf the sandwiches' bugs got into your bugs. . .
. . .your bugs got into the sandwiches' .
-Just a minute. -No.
-All right. All right, toughie. -lt's cold.
-What's new in the world? -Guess what.
l got a letter from Ann. She's coming to visit us. Read it.
-What did you do this morning? -Big things.
-What? -l walked.
Here. Can't have that, it's got bugs in it.
-Where did you walk? -To the village.
May we use your table, Martha?
-Why, of course, Miss Judith. -Sit down.
-What's new in the village? -There's a well-founded rumor. . .
. . .that it'll be twins for Mrs. Dibble.
This is great. We'll show her the great village of Brattleboro.
The shopping district, the city hall, and we'll take her to the dance on Saturday.
Now what? Come here.
What did you do?
Here you go, Daffy. Thank you, Ellen.
-Here we are. -Here she is, Martha.
-Hello, Martha. How are you? -lt's good to see you, Miss Ann.
We're gonna fatten her up with country gravy.
-lt's perfect. -Don't you like it?
-Wanna see my lab? -Yes, l'd love to.
Bring the things in, Ellen. We'll unpack for you.
Don't take her in. She's got bugs too.
Oh, this is nice.
Ann, isn't Judy beyond words?
-No blue moans at all? -No.
We never even think about it. We don't even talk about it.
-And you mustn't. -Of course not.
Not even with your eyes.
You'll be tempted to, but watch yourself.
You see, we just pretend that nothing's going to happen.
Understand?
Come on, l'll show you the rest of the place.
Ann, this is Henry Curtiss. Miss King.
How do you do?
-Well, how do you like it? -lt's splendid.
Well, someday, perhaps in my lifetime or somebody else's lifetime. . .
. . .we'll find a serum that will put an end to these growths.
Judy, your thingamabobs have come.
-My what-abobs? -Your seeds, your flowers.
-Oh, how wonderful. -A tongue twister: ''Incomparabilis. ''
Ladies, what kind of language is that?
-Incomparabilis. -Incomparabilis.
-Be sure you plant them in the sun. -l will.
Here's one for you. Jonquilla Narcissus.
That's a good one. l'll name a horse after that one.
-Go along with you. -l'm going along. Goodbye, Miss Ann.
Goodbye, Mr. O'Leary.
And now to be serious. About the Grand National.
l knew there was a reason why you came up.
l still think $ 1 000 entry fee's a lot of money to waste on that horse.
lt won't be wasted. Bet you 6-4 Challenger wins.
-You got a bet. -Shake.
-Have a good time in Philadelphia. -l'm excited.
l'll wear all my best clothes, and we'll go on a tear.
-You're looking fine. -Am l? Good.
Yeah, sure. lt makes me believe in those prayers l've been saying.
So long, doc.
Don't call him doc. That isn't respectful.
See you at the National. Bye.
Ann.
-There's a storm coming. -What?
lt's getting darker by the minute. We'll have to take our raincoats with us.
Suppose it'll rain cats and dogs and ruin all our nice bulbs.
Look how it's clouding up.
lt's getting darker every second.
lt's funny, l can still feel the sun on my hands.
-Judith. -Ann!
The sun has gone. There are clouds. lt is getting dark.
lt's all right. lt's all right, Ann.
Judy. Judith.
lf the Ladies' Gardening Group can adjourn their meeting. . .
. . .l've got some news. We're not going to Philadelphia.
We're going to New York.
l've just read a wire over the telephone. l'll show you.
Come on, Judy.
Come on.
Not a word.
Darling, this is great news.
Read it. A wire from Fisher in Philadelphia. Martha wrote it down.
Well?
-How nice. -''How nice''?
ls that all?
Ann, you read this. l never could read Martha's writing.
Well, Ann, of all the profound understatements. . . .
''Doctor Frederick Steele, Brattleboro, Vermont.
Wild with excitement over your latest report.
Biological tests convince me you may be on right road with isolation. ''
lsolation, see? Choke off the oxygen.
Well, you two wouldn't understand. Go ahead, read it.
-''Believe we--'' -Here, l'll do it.
''Believe we should present material in New York tomorrow.
Please wire. My congratulations, Fisher. ''
-lsn't that marvelous? -lt's wonderful. lsn't it, Ann?
l was-- l was just bowled over for a minute.
Sure, so was l. l wired Fisher l'd meet him at 1 0:00 in the morning.
-Did you? -Yeah.
lt means driving to Mill's Junction to catch the 4:40.
Martha's packed you, but l can't even find my socks, so hurry.
No.
Come on.
What are you going to do?
l don't know. Nothing.
-You can't go. -No.
-You can't let him go. -Judy?
We can't be late, because this board convenes just twice a year.
Some of the men are coming from Boston. Some as far as Kansas City.
And a very distinguished man, Heinzig of Vienna is coming.
They're gonna sit around that table and tell if your boy's right or not.
So come on, hurry.
Oh, Ann.
Can't you see?
l can't stop that.
Can you see anything?
Can you see me?
Not very well.
''Dimming of the vision.
Then blindness.
Then. . . . ''
Oh, if l can only last till he goes.
Now, Ann. . .
. . .come on.
Go back to your garden and plant your flowers as if nothing had happened.
Dear Ann.
l know what l must do.
Go on.
Judy.
Coming.
You know what this means, don't you?
Means that in five or 1 0 years, l'll begin to get someplace.
lt's very exciting, isn't it?
l might even be acclaimed. Might get our picture in the paper.
-You'll make history. -Say, which one are you gonna wear?
Darling, l don't think l'll go.
-You haven't packed enough shirts. -What do you mean, you're not going?
Ann and l were talking. l think l'll stay with her.
New York will do you good. You can buy new clothes.
-l don't need new clothes. -Then you can see your friends.
Darling, please let me stay.
All right, then.
You know, New York would bore me now. Really it would.
-You see, this is my home here. -Oh, Judy.
Why, you're trembling.
Am l?
Can't a girl be a little sentimental?
This is the first time we've been separated.
Judy, l'm not going.
l don't know what l could've been thinking about.
-l'll call Fisher and tell him. -Are you worried about me?
Yes. Every second you're out of my sight.
That's ridiculous. You needn't be. Ann's here.
Judy. . .
. . .if anything should happen. . . .
Hush. We mustn't talk about that. We agreed not to.
You know l'm not afraid anymore.
Look, a hole.
You'd make a fine figure at a board meeting with your big toe sticking out.
Oh, darling, come on.
You know, l used to be afraid.
l've died a thousand times.
When death really comes, it will come as an old friend.
-Gently and quietly. -Oh, Judy.
Oh, we've had so much.
lf we lived to be 1 00, we could have no more.
And l've been so happy.
-When the time comes-- -When it comes, l'm going with you.
l will.
You couldn't be that unkind to me.
l couldn't live without you.
You must. You will.
-You must go on with your work. -But it's futile and meaningless.
Cruel.
Not if you take revenge for it.
Revenge?
Yes, revenge.
By going on with this work and these experiments.
By wiping out something. . .
. . .that will take me from you one day.
And with each blow you strike. . .
. . .you can say, ''That was for Judith, my wife. ''
Come on.
-Lucy. -Yes, ma'am?
Now, no more nonsense.
You run off to New York and have your big moment.
And l'll wait home as a proper wife should.
-Darling. -Yes?
Tell me something.
Have l been a good wife?
Oh, Judy.
That makes me very happy.
Happier than anything else.
l've loved it so, every minute.
How can l make you understand?
Look out there.
Somehow, it's been like that.
Shining and quiet.
Yes, Judy. lt has.
Hasn't it?
Nothing can hurt us now.
What we have can't be destroyed.
That's our victory.
Our victory over the dark.
lt is a victory because we're not afraid.
Come on. l'm sorry, it must be the going away.
Judy, you're marvelous.
Remember while you're away, tie your tie properly and brush your hair.
-And for heaven's sakes, buy a new hat. -That's a good hat.
l can't let you go looking like a country farmer.
Come say goodbye to the old boy. Ann, he's off.
Thanks, Lucy. Here's a list of places you can reach me.
We won't need it. Run along.
-Drive like mad. -Take care of everything, won't you?
-Yes. -Goodbye, darling.
-Now, mind yourself in the big city. -l'll be all right, but it's gonna be lonely.
Don't tempt me. Get going.
Bye.
Hurry home!
Have you planted the hyacinths yet?
Yes. No, l don't know.
Come on.
l must help you plant them.
See, they're his favorite flower.
You'll dig the holes, l'll put them in.
l want to very much.
Thank you.
-You didn't go, Miss Judith. -No, Martha.
Come along, Ann.
You will water my flowers, won't you, Ann? Take care of them.
And, Ann, you will take care of my doctor, won't you?
He'll need someone. He mustn't be alone.
You see, it's so much worse for him than it is for me.
Oh, really, that's true. l'm the lucky one.
All l'll miss is growing old and being tired and worn-out.
Never leave him, will you?
l promise.
Don't. Don't, Ann.
l'm happy, really l am.
Now, let me see. . .
. . .if there's anything else. Oh, yes, one more thing.
When Michael runs Challenger in the National--
And he'll win, l'm sure he'll win.
--have a party. . .
. . .and invite all our friends.
Now, let me see. Silly old Alec, if he's back from Europe.
Colonel Mantle and old Carrie and. . . .
Oh, yes, and don't forget dear old Dr. Parsons.
Give them champagne and be gay.
Be very, very gay.
l must go in now.
Ann, please understand. No one must be here. No one.
See, l must show him l can do it alone.
Perhaps it will help him over some bad moments to remember it.
Ann, be my best friend.
Go now.
Please!
-Martha? -Miss Judith.
l'm going up to lie down now.
Oh, Miss Judith. . . .
Daffy.
Daffy, Don.
Don, come here. Oh, darlings. Darlings.
Now. . . . Now, go down now. Go on.
Go, darlings.
-ls that you, Martha? -Yes, Miss Judith.
l don't want to be disturbed.