1. Mother?Copy !req
2. Alexander... What is it?Copy !req
3. Would you like
to play cards before dinner?Copy !req
4. FANNY AND ALEXANDERCopy !req
5. This will be
our forty-third Christmas together.Copy !req
6. - My dear Ester, is that true?
- Yes, 43 Christmases.Copy !req
7. - Well, well, who'd have thought it?
- Yes, it's strange.Copy !req
8. Dear Ester...Copy !req
9. - Good evening, Mrs Ekdahl.
- Good evening, girls.Copy !req
10. Alida, you may
go in to the other girls.Copy !req
11. - Why are you so sullen?
- I'm not sullen.Copy !req
12. - You're sullen every Christmas.
- I don't know what you mean.Copy !req
13. You're sullen, and that's that!Copy !req
14. Old bitch...Copy !req
15. "Worthy Joseph, do not fearCopy !req
16. Thy angel is thee ever nearCopy !req
17. I come in haste to bring thee wordCopy !req
18. From thy creator and thy GodCopy !req
19. Mary and the child now wakeCopy !req
20. And quickly into safety takeCopy !req
21. Herod with his murdering handCopy !req
22. Threatens every man-child
in this landCopy !req
23. All this I have noted wellCopy !req
24. And shall do as you foretellCopy !req
25. Praised be God upon his throneCopy !req
26. Who thus protects my only sonCopy !req
27. Thus, good people' ends our play
It all ends well this holy dayCopy !req
28. The son of God, saved from the sword
Is our Savior, Christ' the LordCopy !req
29. We know that in his mercy mildCopy !req
30. He guards
every woman, man and childCopy !req
31. A time of joyous Christmas cheer
We wish to all, both far and nearCopy !req
32. Let no one into darkness fallCopy !req
33. A Merry Christmas one and all!"Copy !req
34. By tradition, the Ekdahl family treats
the company to a Christmas party.Copy !req
35. The guests are rather a mixed lot,Copy !req
36. quite different than the class
of people who dine here.Copy !req
37. Nevertheless, refrain from displays
of priggishness and disapproval.Copy !req
38. I expect a spirit of generosity,
warmth, and helpfulness.Copy !req
39. Have I made myself clear?Copy !req
40. Alma and Petra, take the hamper.
I'll take the punch bowl.Copy !req
41. Are we ready?Copy !req
42. Forward march!Copy !req
43. Come, Carlchen. We mustn't
disappoint Mama again and be late.Copy !req
44. Come along...Copy !req
45. Hurry up now. Come on.Copy !req
46. Come with me...Copy !req
47. Merry Christmas!Copy !req
48. Merry Christmas, Oscar!Copy !req
49. Please, help yourselves!Copy !req
50. Go ahead... Don't be shy!Copy !req
51. My dear friends...Copy !req
52. For twenty-two years,
in the capacity of theatre manager,Copy !req
53. I have stood before you
and held a Christmas speech.Copy !req
54. In spite of my lack of talent...Copy !req
55. in that department.Copy !req
56. Particularly
when compared to my father,Copy !req
57. who was brilliant at making speeches.Copy !req
58. And who...Copy !req
59. My sole talent,
if you can call it a talent in my case,Copy !req
60. is that I love this little world.Copy !req
61. The little world inside
the thick walls of this playhouse.Copy !req
62. And I'm fond of the people
who work in this little world.Copy !req
63. The outside world is bigger,Copy !req
64. and occasionally this little world
succeeds in reflecting the bigger one.Copy !req
65. Helping us to understand it
a little bit better.Copy !req
66. Or perhaps we give
the people who come hereCopy !req
67. the opportunity
to forget it for a while...Copy !req
68. for a brief second or two.Copy !req
69. A few brief seconds where they can
forget the harsh world out there.Copy !req
70. Our theatre is a little...Copy !req
71. a small space filled
with orderliness, conscientiousness...Copy !req
72. and love.Copy !req
73. I really don't know why I feel...Copy !req
74. so comically solemn this evening.Copy !req
75. When you have
given Ismael his dinner,Copy !req
76. put out the lights in the shop
and lock the door.Copy !req
77. I have the key with me.Copy !req
78. - Good night, Aron.
- Good night, Uncle Isak.Copy !req
79. Oh, Isak...Copy !req
80. Merry Christmas.Copy !req
81. I can't imagine where everyone is,Copy !req
82. they should have been here ages ago.Copy !req
83. I expect Oscar
is making a long, dull speech.Copy !req
84. - I think I can hear them out front.
- Ester, bring me my furs.Copy !req
85. Here comes my family.Copy !req
86. Merry Christmas, Grandmamma.Copy !req
87. Merry Christmas.Copy !req
88. Dear Mama, you look radiant.Copy !req
89. Lovely...Copy !req
90. What is it, my sweet?Copy !req
91. Aunt Emma, how nice to see you.Copy !req
92. Welcome, Aunt Emma.Copy !req
93. The only question
is where Carl and Lydia could be.Copy !req
94. - Maybe they mistook the hour.
- Christmas dinner is always at 4:30.Copy !req
95. Alexander, go ring Uncle Carl's
doorbell and see if they're in.Copy !req
96. - Please hurry, Carlchen.
- Shut up!Copy !req
97. We're so very late,
and it happens every year...Copy !req
98. - I'm doing this for your sake.
- No more now, mein Carlchen.Copy !req
99. And it's for the last time, too...Copy !req
100. - Mama!
- Hello, Carl.Copy !req
101. Merry Christmas.Copy !req
102. Well, at last we can have dinner.Copy !req
103. - Fancy a visit this evening, Maj?
- Go on, sir...Copy !req
104. - How are you, sir?
- I'm fine.Copy !req
105. I do believe I should
give the girls a hand with the tree.Copy !req
106. Have you noticed that my old man
has begun to court Maj?Copy !req
107. - Doesn't it bother you?
- No, I find it rather sweet.Copy !req
108. Come here, children.Copy !req
109. Uncle Carl is going to treat you
to some Christmas fireworks.Copy !req
110. All right, then...Copy !req
111. Number one!Copy !req
112. Here comes number two.Copy !req
113. And now... for number three!Copy !req
114. Alexander...
bring over the candlestick.Copy !req
115. "It came to pass in those days,Copy !req
116. that there went
out a decree from Caesar Augustus,Copy !req
117. that all the world be taxed.Copy !req
118. And his taxing was first made when
Cyrenius was governor of Syria.Copy !req
119. And all went to be taxed,
every one into his own city.Copy !req
120. And Joseph also went up from Galilee,
out of the city of Nazareth,Copy !req
121. into Judaea,Copy !req
122. to the city of David
which is called Bethlehem;Copy !req
123. because he was
of the house and lineage of David.Copy !req
124. To be taxed with Mary his espoused
wife, being great with child."Copy !req
125. You...!Copy !req
126. - Do you give in?
- No!Copy !req
127. Oh, sorry about the mess...Copy !req
128. Come upstairs,
and you'll get a Christmas box.Copy !req
129. Thank you, ma'am.Copy !req
130. Now then, children, go to bed.Copy !req
131. Hurry up, Alexander.Copy !req
132. Straight into bed with you!Copy !req
133. Say your prayers.Copy !req
134. "This has been a happy day,
now I come to you and pray.Copy !req
135. Bless Papa, Mama and Grandmamma,
my brothers, sisters, cousins,Copy !req
136. my uncles and aunts,
Vega, Ester, Maj, Siri, Berta,Copy !req
137. Alida, Lisen, Uncle Isak,
and everyone else. Amen."Copy !req
138. Good night...Copy !req
139. - Good night.
- Sweet dreams.Copy !req
140. Putte kisses like a real man.Copy !req
141. Alexander,
look what I got for Christmas!Copy !req
142. Look what Mrs Ekdahl gave me!Copy !req
143. Aren't I madly beautiful?Copy !req
144. I look like a real lady, don't I?Copy !req
145. You can't sleep in my bed tonight,
because I'll be having a caller.Copy !req
146. And I can't fit any number
of men in my bed, you know.Copy !req
147. But you're my sweetheart.
You do know that, don't you?Copy !req
148. Well, it's time to turn in.
We must get up early tomorrow.Copy !req
149. Carl...Copy !req
150. Carlchen, wake up.
It's time to go home.Copy !req
151. Good night, Mama.
I'll just give Carl a hand.Copy !req
152. - It's time to go home.
- Here we go...Copy !req
153. Good night, Mother.Copy !req
154. Good night, Mama.Copy !req
155. "There she lies, the beautiful girl,
poor little Arabella.Copy !req
156. Little does she know what awaits her.Copy !req
157. She is all alone in the big house.Copy !req
158. Her mother is dead, and her father is
carousing with unsavory companions.Copy !req
159. Who comes there
at the stroke of midnight?Copy !req
160. Dread seizes me...Copy !req
161. What is this terrifying white figure
floating there on the moonbeamsCopy !req
162. and drawing near my bed?Copy !req
163. 'Tis the spirit of my dead mother."Copy !req
164. Now settle down!Copy !req
165. Go to sleep! Good night.Copy !req
166. I thought the nursery
smelled of paraffin oil...Copy !req
167. - There's no paraffin lamp in there.
- That's what it smelt like.Copy !req
168. Here you go, Isak.
I made us some nice strong coffee.Copy !req
169. A vast improvement on Vega's
awful dishwater. Here.Copy !req
170. What can the time be? Ten past three?Copy !req
171. That means we have two whole hours
before I must change for church.Copy !req
172. My, it's nice to have you here!Copy !req
173. You're my best friend.Copy !req
174. Whatever would I do without you?Copy !req
175. Last year, I enjoyed Christmas...Copy !req
176. This year all I wanted to do was cry.Copy !req
177. I suppose I'm getting old.Copy !req
178. - Do you think I've aged?
- You've grown older, yes.Copy !req
179. I suspected as much.Copy !req
180. Yes, all I wanted to do was weep.Copy !req
181. Though I love seeing
my grandchildren, of course.Copy !req
182. I thought Oscar looked tired.
That wretched theatre wears him out.Copy !req
183. And why does he have to play
the Ghost? He needs to rest.Copy !req
184. - Besides, he's a terrible actor.
- Indeed...Copy !req
185. I wonder if Emelie realizes
he's run down and needs a rest.Copy !req
186. I think I'll have a word with her.Copy !req
187. Oscar's capable, you know.
Capable and conscientious.Copy !req
188. Just imagine, the theatre
is actually turning a small profit!Copy !req
189. Isn't that splendid?Copy !req
190. A few years back, I had to contribute
at least 50,000 a year.Copy !req
191. I didn't mind, but it was awkward
for Oscar to ask me for money.Copy !req
192. Not like Carl...Copy !req
193. He's asked me for another loan,
but I refused.Copy !req
194. If he comes to you,
promise me you'll say no as well.Copy !req
195. I can't make sense of it. Time and
again I clear everything up for him.Copy !req
196. But a year later,
he's In dire straits again.Copy !req
197. He claims that he doesn't
go to moneylenders.Copy !req
198. - Do you know anything about that?
- I know nothing.Copy !req
199. And that poor German woman
he married...Copy !req
200. How could Carl have fallen for her?Copy !req
201. There must be an erotic attraction.Copy !req
202. - What do you think?
- Erotic? I suppose so...Copy !req
203. You're not listening.Copy !req
204. That's all right, the main thing
is that you keep me company.Copy !req
205. Carl and Gustav Adolf are oversexed,
they take after their father.Copy !req
206. He was oversexed.Copy !req
207. At times it was too much of a good
thing, but I never turned him away.Copy !req
208. Gustav Adolf is hopeless. I've spoken
to Alma and she ever so wisely saysCopy !req
209. that his philandering doesn't bother
her, since he's such a good husband.Copy !req
210. It's fortunate
that Alma is so accommodating.Copy !req
211. Perhaps I ought to warn that girl...
Maj, or whatever her name is.Copy !req
212. She's very pretty,
and so good with the children.Copy !req
213. Nice coloring, neat figure...Copy !req
214. It's a pity she limps, poor thing.Copy !req
215. Are you sad
because you've grown old, Isak?Copy !req
216. No, absolutely not.Copy !req
217. Things just keep getting worse.Copy !req
218. The people, the machines, the wars...
Even the weather.Copy !req
219. - I'm glad I'll soon be dead.
- You're an incorrigible misanthrope.Copy !req
220. - As ever. But I don't agree with you.
- I thought as much.Copy !req
221. That doesn't stop me
from weeping, though.Copy !req
222. Would you mind terribly
if I weep for a while?Copy !req
223. Upon my soul, I can't.
The tears won't come.Copy !req
224. I'd better have some more brandy.Copy !req
225. What's so amusing?Copy !req
226. Remember when we sat
on that sofa over there, madly kissing?Copy !req
227. You had unbuttoned my blouse...Copy !req
228. Then suddenly that curtain was pulled
aside and my husband stood there.Copy !req
229. It was just Like a farce by Feydeau.Copy !req
230. I screamed,
and you made for the door.Copy !req
231. He rushed off to get his gun
with me clutching his leg.Copy !req
232. And then the two of you
became friends for life.Copy !req
233. Your husband
was a magnanimous man.Copy !req
234. See, now I can weep...Copy !req
235. The joyful splendid days are over,Copy !req
236. and all that's left
is sordid and terrible.Copy !req
237. That's the way of It...Copy !req
238. No, this won't do at all, dear sir...Copy !req
239. I shall wash and put on my face.Copy !req
240. I'll do my hair and
put on my stays and a silk dress.Copy !req
241. A pining old woman
will transform herselfCopy !req
242. into a self-possessed grandmother.
We play our parts, you see.Copy !req
243. Some play them carelessly,
other play them with great care.Copy !req
244. I belong to the latter category.Copy !req
245. Good night, my lovely Helen.Copy !req
246. You were such a sweet lover.Copy !req
247. As sweet as wild strawberries.Copy !req
248. You asked me to help you with your
morning toilette, madam, and it's 4:50.Copy !req
249. A coffee shop at a nice location.Copy !req
250. Your own cakes, pastries, tarts...Copy !req
251. and confections.Copy !req
252. What do you say, my sweet?
Doesn't that appeal to you?Copy !req
253. You'd be in charge of everything.Copy !req
254. Only yesterday I said to Alma:
"Look at Maj, she's a princess."Copy !req
255. What luscious breasts you have.Copy !req
256. Let me take a proper Look.
Oh, you drive me crazy!Copy !req
257. Don't be afraid, I'm a wonderful Lover.
All women say that.Copy !req
258. Once you've had your way with me,
you'll forget all about the shop.Copy !req
259. Find me something to write on.
Come along...Copy !req
260. Look, here's a pen...Copy !req
261. I'll write this down...Copy !req
262. "Maja Kling...Copy !req
263. is the proprietress
of my coffee shop."Copy !req
264. And I'll sign it:
"Gustav Adolf Ekdahl...Copy !req
265. The night before Christmas, 1907."Copy !req
266. This is a contract, my dear.Copy !req
267. Show it to a lawyer
if I should forget my promises.Copy !req
268. You must be careful, sir,
not to put me in the family way.Copy !req
269. Well, what do you say?Copy !req
270. Isn't Uncle Gusten nice?
Have you ever felt such a wooden Leg?Copy !req
271. Damnation,
the rocket went off too soon!Copy !req
272. Oh well, it can't be helped.Copy !req
273. Lovely, wasn't It?Copy !req
274. - You're quite the wolf, sir.
- And you're a lamb.Copy !req
275. Heavens above, I must lie down.
I'm all in a sweat.Copy !req
276. - I've had too much to eat and drink.
- You're not ill, are you, sir?Copy !req
277. I'm as happy as a kid in a sweet shop,
or why not a coffee shop?Copy !req
278. Who could feel bad
around a tasty morsel like you?Copy !req
279. - Sit astride me.
- You are a one, sir!Copy !req
280. This is glorious!Copy !req
281. Wallowing in pleasure Like this...Copy !req
282. - Oh my, how your heart's pounding!
- I have a lot of heart.Copy !req
283. - You'll have to get me a new bed.
- I'll give you a shop, a flat...Copy !req
284. lots of furniture and a huge bed.Copy !req
285. - Pretty clothes, too?
- The prettiest.Copy !req
286. You'll be my mistress,Copy !req
287. and I'll come calling every Saturday
and Wednesday at three.Copy !req
288. You're ever so silly...Copy !req
289. Am I?Copy !req
290. A real numbskull.Copy !req
291. I'm not a numbskull.Copy !req
292. Yes, you are.
Imagining I want anything from you.Copy !req
293. You don't?Copy !req
294. I was only teasing you.Copy !req
295. Teasing me?Copy !req
296. - What do you mean?
- Now don't get angry...Copy !req
297. I just don't Like being treated
like an idiot.Copy !req
298. - Stop laughing.
- But you're so funny...Copy !req
299. No...Copy !req
300. I'm coming down with a cold.Copy !req
301. My throat hurts when I swallow.Copy !req
302. My teeth itch.Copy !req
303. It's damn cold, why isn't there a fire?Copy !req
304. We owe the wood merchant
150 kronor, das weisst Du doch.Copy !req
305. For God's sake, you've been here
for 23 years. Speak Swedish!Copy !req
306. I do my best...Copy !req
307. I asked Mama for 10,000
to straighten out my affairs.Copy !req
308. She showed me a paper that said
I owed her 37,000. It's incredible...Copy !req
309. - Go see the Jew.
- I have.Copy !req
310. I pay an extortionate interest,Copy !req
311. and if I don't keep up payments,
he'll tell Mama.Copy !req
312. - I have some jewellery.
- You fool...Copy !req
313. Professor Ekdahl
can't be seen going to a pawnbroker.Copy !req
314. Aren't you coming to bed,
mein Schatz?Copy !req
315. Come, Carlchen. Come sit next to me.Copy !req
316. You smell bad. Have you given up
washing or are you starting to rot?Copy !req
317. No, I do not smell bad, mein Carlchen.Copy !req
318. Your senses are playing tricks on you.Copy !req
319. I'm bleeding...Copy !req
320. - Shall I bandage it up for you?
- No.Copy !req
321. - Won't you try and get some sleep?
- Yes.Copy !req
322. I feel so sorry for you, mein Carlchen.Copy !req
323. How does one become second-rate?Copy !req
324. Can you tell me that?Copy !req
325. How does the dust fall?Copy !req
326. When has one lost?Copy !req
327. First I'm a prince,
the heir to the kingdom.Copy !req
328. Suddenly...Copy !req
329. before I know It...Copy !req
330. I'm deposed.Copy !req
331. Death taps me on the shoulder.Copy !req
332. The room is cold...Copy !req
333. and we can't pay for firewood.Copy !req
334. I'm stupid and unkind.Copy !req
335. And I'm unkindest...Copy !req
336. to the one person who cares for me.Copy !req
337. There's no way you can forgive me,
I'm a shit and a rotter.Copy !req
338. I can make you a hot toddy...Copy !req
339. Don't be so damned servile!Copy !req
340. Wipe your mouth! Your lips
are always wet, it's disgusting.Copy !req
341. I don't mean to be unkind.Copy !req
342. No... I know that, mein Liebling.Copy !req
343. What a life!Copy !req
344. Insomnia, poverty and humiliation.Copy !req
345. You reach out to find only a void.Copy !req
346. Why am I such a bloody coward?Copy !req
347. - Good night.
- Good night.Copy !req
348. - Good morning, Papa.
- Good morning, Petra.Copy !req
349. No kiss?Copy !req
350. - Good morning, Gustav Adolf.
- Good morning, Alma.Copy !req
351. Petra? Go fry up
some ham and eggs for your father.Copy !req
352. And make
two cheese sandwiches.Copy !req
353. - What would you Like to drink?
- Beer.Copy !req
354. The beer crate's... Walt, I think
there's some stout in the icebox.Copy !req
355. You'd rather have stout, wouldn't you?Copy !req
356. Don't just stand there, we're meant
to be there an hour from now.Copy !req
357. - Are you all right?
- Brandy.Copy !req
358. - I've put out your clothes.
- Thank you.Copy !req
359. And there's hot water
if you want a bath.Copy !req
360. - Hurry up.
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
361. I must say
you're a damned handsome woman.Copy !req
362. And you're a swine.Copy !req
363. - Listen... come to bed.
- I've just done my hair.Copy !req
364. Then we'll have
a quick one standing up.Copy !req
365. - Petra will be here with breakfast...
- Lock the door.Copy !req
366. Come on then, but make it quick.Copy !req
367. No, I don't think I can.Copy !req
368. There must be something wrong.Copy !req
369. - You're not ill, are you, Gusten?
- No, I'm fit as a fiddle.Copy !req
370. Lie down on the bed.Copy !req
371. - Shall I bring in the breakfast tray?
- Yes, please.Copy !req
372. Why haven't I killed you?Copy !req
373. Now what do you say?Copy !req
374. Well, my friends... it's time.Copy !req
375. Sleeping within my orchard,
my custom always of the afternoon.Copy !req
376. Upon my secure hour.
thy uncle stoleCopy !req
377. with juice of cursed hebenon
in a vial.Copy !req
378. And in the porches of my ears
did pourCopy !req
379. the leprous distilmentCopy !req
380. whose effect holds such an enmity
with blood of manCopy !req
381. That, swift as quicksilver,
it courses throughCopy !req
382. the natural gates
and alleys of the body;Copy !req
383. and with a sudden vigor
it doth possetCopy !req
384. and curd
like eager droppings into milk,Copy !req
385. the thin and wholesome blood,
so did it mine.Copy !req
386. And a most instant
tetter bark'd about,Copy !req
387. most lazar-like,Copy !req
388. with vile and loathsome crust
all my smooth body.Copy !req
389. O, horrible! O, horrible!
Most horrible!Copy !req
390. If thou hast nature in thee,
bear It not.Copy !req
391. Let not the Royal bed of Denmark beCopy !req
392. a couch for luxury and damned incest.Copy !req
393. I've forgotten what's next...Copy !req
394. You get up and exit upstage centre.Copy !req
395. - Where am I?
- Here, at the theatre.Copy !req
396. Let's go home and rest.Copy !req
397. - What happened?
- You're a Little tired, that's all.Copy !req
398. Shall I call for the ambulance?Copy !req
399. What am I doing here?Copy !req
400. You were acting.Copy !req
401. Acting?Copy !req
402. Why was I acting?Copy !req
403. Come along, Oscar, let's go home.Copy !req
404. Am I going to die?Copy !req
405. Please help me out.Copy !req
406. I'll get a cab.Copy !req
407. He'll need his overcoat.Copy !req
408. Alexander... Come along.Copy !req
409. Come along.Copy !req
410. Stop! Stop!Copy !req
411. I'm telling you to stop! Hey!Copy !req
412. Stop!Copy !req
413. Take that cart.Copy !req
414. No...Copy !req
415. No.Copy !req
416. We know nothing yet.Copy !req
417. Yes, let us hope so.
Thank you for calling.Copy !req
418. - How is our dear Oscar?
- We can only hope.Copy !req
419. - How is he?
- It's a matter of hours.Copy !req
420. - Is he in pain?
- He sleeps most of the time.Copy !req
421. There's cocoa and sandwiches
for you In the kitchen.Copy !req
422. Just imagine, this letter will go all
the way to a mission station in China.Copy !req
423. Mr Albrektsson's poodle
just had four puppies.Copy !req
424. A friend of mine has
lived there for 50 years now.Copy !req
425. Mr Albrektsson wondered
if you would like one.Copy !req
426. - Mama won't Let us have a pet.
- We could keep the puppy here.Copy !req
427. - That's good.
- Otherwise it will have to be sold.Copy !req
428. When I was in China with my friend,
doing field work,Copy !req
429. we had a dog and three cats.Copy !req
430. - Want to play again?
- You're red this time.Copy !req
431. He makes lots of money
out of his pedigree dogs.Copy !req
432. - But he wants to give this pup away.
- He's a wealthy man.Copy !req
433. His wife is wealthy, my dear Ester.
The money is hers.Copy !req
434. Would you like
to have a treacle sandwich?Copy !req
435. Yes, please.Copy !req
436. There, the letter's finished.Copy !req
437. Fanny, you may lick the envelope.Copy !req
438. - Would you Like to borrow my flute?
- No, thank you.Copy !req
439. - Would you Like to lick the stamp?
- No, thank you.Copy !req
440. Go ahead, dear.Copy !req
441. Thank you, my dear.Copy !req
442. Leave me alone...Copy !req
443. Come in.Copy !req
444. Mama asked me to fetch you.Copy !req
445. Here, we'll put that sandwich down.Copy !req
446. Come along, Alexander.
Don't be afraid.Copy !req
447. Come here, Alexander.Copy !req
448. Come along.Copy !req
449. I'll be in the next room.Copy !req
450. Come here, Fanny.Copy !req
451. Tell Alexander
there's nothing to be afraid of.Copy !req
452. I will.Copy !req
453. I could play the Ghost now...Copy !req
454. Really well.Copy !req
455. Nothing...Copy !req
456. Nothing separates me from you all.Copy !req
457. Not now, and not later.Copy !req
458. I know that.Copy !req
459. I see that...Copy !req
460. quite clearly.Copy !req
461. I think I'LL be closer to you now...Copy !req
462. then when I was alive.Copy !req
463. Now I'd like to look at Alexander.Copy !req
464. Alexander...Copy !req
465. Papa says
there's nothing to be afraid of.Copy !req
466. - Don't be such a baby, Alexander...
- Do try to be strong.Copy !req
467. Fanny, wake up...Copy !req
468. Prick, piss, shit, fart,Copy !req
469. piss, hell...Copy !req
470. prick, fart, shit, piss, fart,Copy !req
471. cock, cunt, Satan, arse, pisspot...Copy !req
472. Siri, tell the children
they may leave the table.Copy !req
473. Can you hear anything?Copy !req
474. Wake up, there's something out there.Copy !req
475. How do you do?Copy !req
476. Please give our regards
to your mother.Copy !req
477. Hello...Copy !req
478. Alexander,
someone is here to talk to you.Copy !req
479. You can have your cocoa Later.Copy !req
480. - What have I done?
- I expect you know what.Copy !req
481. How do you do, Alexander.Copy !req
482. We have met before, when I
officiated at your father's funeral.Copy !req
483. Your mother turns to me on occasion
with her worries. That's only natural,Copy !req
484. since I am a close friend of your
grandmother's, and a spiritual guide.Copy !req
485. The Bishop has been very good to me
during this difficult time.Copy !req
486. We have also
spoken of you, my little man.Copy !req
487. I have mentioned
how proud I am of my children.Copy !req
488. You and your sister are doing well
at school. Is that not so?Copy !req
489. Don't be afraid,
I'm your friend and wish you well.Copy !req
490. You do understand that, don't you?Copy !req
491. But diligence and good marks
are not everything in this world.Copy !req
492. Blow your nose.Copy !req
493. What a dirty handkerchief. Didn't
Maj give you a clean one today?Copy !req
494. Yes... Damned shit.Copy !req
495. As I said, diligence
and good marks aren't everything.Copy !req
496. - Listen to the Bishop.
- Oh, he is listening... Aren't you?Copy !req
497. You're anxious to know
what I'm going to say.Copy !req
498. You're a big boy now,
so I'll talk to you man to man.Copy !req
499. Could you tell me...Copy !req
500. Could you explain to me...Copy !req
501. the difference
between the truth and a lie?Copy !req
502. Yes, It's a rather silly question.
I was only joking with you.Copy !req
503. Of course you know the difference
between the truth and a lie.Copy !req
504. Splendid... Splendid, my boy.Copy !req
505. Then you also know
why a person tells lies, don't you?Copy !req
506. Why does a person tell Lies?Copy !req
507. Why does a person tell Lies?
Could you tell me why, Alexander?Copy !req
508. Because that person
doesn't want to tell the truth.Copy !req
509. That was a very sly answer,
my friend...Copy !req
510. But I won't let you
off the hook that easily.Copy !req
511. So I will ask you this: Why would
a person not want to tell the truth?Copy !req
512. - I don't know.
- We have plenty of time.Copy !req
513. I am prepared to sit here
and wait indefinitely for your answer.Copy !req
514. You may not believe me,
but it happens to be true.Copy !req
515. - You lie to gain an advantage.
- Well answered, my boy.Copy !req
516. Well and concisely.Copy !req
517. I have another question, and forgive
me if I seem a trifle personal...Copy !req
518. - Why have you lied at school?
- What?Copy !req
519. Your teacher has written to meCopy !req
520. that you have been
telling the most incredible Lies.Copy !req
521. "Sold to a circus"...
Do you deny telling your classmatesCopy !req
522. that I sold you to a traveling circus?Copy !req
523. That the circus people will come
and get you at the end of term.Copy !req
524. That you are to be trained
as an acrobat and a circus riderCopy !req
525. along with a gypsy girl
the same age as you, named Tamara.Copy !req
526. Now you must
ask your mother's forgivenessCopy !req
527. for all the pain and sorrow
you have caused her.Copy !req
528. Go to your mother
and ask her to forgive you.Copy !req
529. Do you hear me?Copy !req
530. Please forgive me, Mama.
I promise never to do it again.Copy !req
531. Good, now we need never
discuss this matter again.Copy !req
532. Imagination is something splendid,Copy !req
533. a mighty force, a gift from God.Copy !req
534. It is held In trust for us by the great
artists, writers and musicians.Copy !req
535. Emelie dear, don't you think
you'd better tell the children?Copy !req
536. I'll go fetch Fanny.Copy !req
537. Come, Alexander.Copy !req
538. I have something important to say.Copy !req
539. Edvard has asked me to marry him.Copy !req
540. I have accepted his offer
with gratitude and joy.Copy !req
541. I have lived alone
for quite some time now.Copy !req
542. And In addition to that, my children
need a firm hand, a father, as well.Copy !req
543. Of course a great deal will be...Copy !req
544. May God in His mercy
take care of our little family.Copy !req
545. Let us kneel downCopy !req
546. and unite in a heartfelt prayer.Copy !req
547. May God, our Father, in His mercy,
take care of our little family.Copy !req
548. And bless us and keep us from evil
all the days of our lives.Copy !req
549. Please dear God, give me the strengthCopy !req
550. to be a guardian and a worthy
example to these fatherless ones.Copy !req
551. Please give me the strength as wellCopy !req
552. to be a support
to this Ione young woman.Copy !req
553. In the 15th century, when this
was built, comfort was not a priority.Copy !req
554. My predecessors have kept everything
as it was, and I follow the tradition.Copy !req
555. These old rooms
possess a timeless beauty.Copy !req
556. Let us be grateful for this atmosphere
of purity and austerity.Copy !req
557. Ah, here comes my mother.Copy !req
558. I see you have arrived...
Welcome, Mrs Ekdahl.Copy !req
559. And this is my sister, Henrietta.Copy !req
560. Welcome to the Bishop's Manor.Copy !req
561. Come and say
how do you do, children.Copy !req
562. This is our capable cook, Mrs Tander.
She has been with us for 30 years.Copy !req
563. This is my future wife,
Mrs Emelie Ekdahl.Copy !req
564. - How do you do, madam. Welcome.
- How do you do, Mrs Tander.Copy !req
565. These are our capable helpers,
Karna, Selma and Little Justina.Copy !req
566. Let's go meet my bedridden aunt.Copy !req
567. Good afternoon, Aunt Eisa.
we have a special visitor today...Copy !req
568. - Don't be afraid, children.
- My future wife.Copy !req
569. Mrs Emelie Ekdahl,
the well-know actress.Copy !req
570. How do you do, Miss Bergius.Copy !req
571. The children are asleep.
It's late, and we'd better go.Copy !req
572. Not just yet, please.Copy !req
573. I have a wish.
A single, but important, one.Copy !req
574. I will express It now, and you can
consider if you are willing to comply.Copy !req
575. I would like you and your children
to come here without possessions.Copy !req
576. what do you mean?Copy !req
577. I want you to leave your home,Copy !req
578. your clothes, your jewellery,
your furniture...Copy !req
579. Your possessions, your friends,
your habits and thoughts.Copy !req
580. I want you to leave
your former life behind.Copy !req
581. Am I to come naked?Copy !req
582. I am serious, my darling.Copy !req
583. I want you to come to your new life
as though newly born.Copy !req
584. And the children?
Their toys and books...?Copy !req
585. Nothing.Copy !req
586. - I must talk to them.
- The decision is yours.Copy !req
587. On my own behalf, yes,
but I must ask them.Copy !req
588. - Life demands certain sacrifices.
- You are cross with me.Copy !req
589. Kiss me.Copy !req
590. - I'm not cross.
- I'll win them over.Copy !req
591. You must think carefully.Copy !req
592. I have...Copy !req
593. It's easy for me to grant your wish.Copy !req
594. I have never really taken
much seriously in life before.Copy !req
595. At times I've feared
there was something wrong with me.Copy !req
596. Nothing ever really hurt.Copy !req
597. I could never feel truly happy.Copy !req
598. I know the crucial moment has come.Copy !req
599. I know we will cause each other pain.Copy !req
600. But I'm not afraid.Copy !req
601. Because I know we will
make each other happy as well.Copy !req
602. And I weep with fear
because Life is short,Copy !req
603. the days pass so quickly,
and nothing lasts forever.Copy !req
604. Kiss me, and hold me as only you can.Copy !req
605. "I, Olof Henrik Edvard Vergerus..."Copy !req
606. I, Olof Henrik Edvard Vergerus...Copy !req
607. "Take thee,
Elisabet Emelie Josefin Ekdahl..."Copy !req
608. Take thee,
Elisabet Emelie Josefin Ekdahl...Copy !req
609. - "... as my lawfully wedded wife."
- ... as my lawfully wedded wife.Copy !req
610. "... to Love and cherish
for better or for worse."Copy !req
611. to love and cherish
for better or for worse.Copy !req
612. "And hereto I plight thee my troth."Copy !req
613. And hereto I plight thee my troth.Copy !req
614. "I, Elisabet Emelie Josefin Ekdahl..."Copy !req
615. "Take thee,
Olof Henrik Edvard Vergerus..."Copy !req
616. Take thee,
Olof Henrik Edvard Vergerus...Copy !req
617. "... as my lawfully wedded husband..."Copy !req
618. "... to Love and cherish
for better or for worse."Copy !req
619. "And hereto I give thee my troth."Copy !req
620. And hereto I give thee my troth.Copy !req
621. In the name of God the Father,
Son and Holy Ghost.Copy !req
622. Amen.Copy !req
623. For In as much as you have
consented together in holy wedlock,Copy !req
624. and have witnessed the same
before God and this company...Copy !req
625. - Well then...
- I wonder if this is a good thing.Copy !req
626. Emelie looked so happy.Copy !req
627. - I'm thinking of the children.
- They'll get used to it.Copy !req
628. He's one hell of a lady-killer,
the Bishop.Copy !req
629. I'm sure that's simply gossip, Carl.Copy !req
630. I just want to cry...Copy !req
631. They ought to have had a honeymoon.Copy !req
632. I offered them our house in Provence,
but Emelie said no.Copy !req
633. I'm not surprised,
she deeply respects her new husband.Copy !req
634. He's a handsome man...Copy !req
635. - I bet he has false teeth.
- Really, Petra!Copy !req
636. - His mother is charming.
- I've heard his sister is a bitch.Copy !req
637. I have a feeling Emelie will be back.Copy !req
638. Quite soon.Copy !req
639. - Aren't the children hungry?
- Everything's so very new to them.Copy !req
640. Perhaps they disrespect
the good fare they are offered.Copy !req
641. Henrietta, please. Let us be happy
on our first evening together.Copy !req
642. I have no desire to spoil our evening.
But in the future...Copy !req
643. And It is just as well
I mention it now.Copy !req
644. No one is allowed
to leave the table without eating up.Copy !req
645. I am the one to tell
my children what to do.Copy !req
646. There is a basic rule In this household
that no one must break,Copy !req
647. not even you, Emelie dear.Copy !req
648. All must show respect
for what we are given.Copy !req
649. I think you have misunderstood
a most essential aspect.Copy !req
650. I suggest
we continue this discussion Later.Copy !req
651. Forgive me, I am forgetting myself.Copy !req
652. I will most assuredly need your astute
advice In household matters.Copy !req
653. Edvard has admonished me
a hundred times.Copy !req
654. But it is not easy...Copy !req
655. to realize that one is superfluous.Copy !req
656. That will do, Henrietta.Copy !req
657. I suppose it's all right to mention
that we are early risers,Copy !req
658. every day of the week. We gather
for prayers in Edvard's study at six.Copy !req
659. I would also Like to add that we
make our beds and tidy our rooms.Copy !req
660. In this house, punctuality,
cleanliness and order are the rule.Copy !req
661. Don't be alarmed, my daughter
is not as strict as she sounds.Copy !req
662. - At first, we will tread lightly.
- I don't understand, Mother Blenda.Copy !req
663. - If the intent is disciplinary...
- Not at all, my dear.Copy !req
664. I'm sure the children will gradually
realize the joys of a job well done.Copy !req
665. I mean It is all to be Like a game.Copy !req
666. I don't think my children care for
games like that... and neither do I.Copy !req
667. Time will show, my dear Emelie.Copy !req
668. They're coming! Go to bed, at once.Copy !req
669. Now we'll say our prayers.Copy !req
670. This has been a happy day,
now I come to you and pray.Copy !req
671. - Bless Papa, Mama and Grandmamma...
- And Uncle Edvard.Copy !req
672. And Uncle Edvard, my siblings,
my cousins and aunts and uncles...Copy !req
673. Uncle Isak
and everyone else. Amen.Copy !req
674. Good night. - Good night, Alexander.Copy !req
675. Justina, there are a few things
I'd Like to discuss about tomorrow...Copy !req
676. what are you reading, Alexander?Copy !req
677. Good night, my boy.Copy !req
678. - Good night, my child. Bless you.
- Good night, Uncle Edvard.Copy !req
679. My fondest wish
is that we will all get along.Copy !req
680. Love cannot be commanded.Copy !req
681. But we should treat each other
with respect and consideration.Copy !req
682. You go ahead, my dear.
I'll be along shortly.Copy !req
683. who's doll house is this?Copy !req
684. 15 years ago,
two Little girls shared this room.Copy !req
685. They, and their mother,
were drowned.Copy !req
686. - What if the house is haunted?
- There are no such things as ghosts.Copy !req
687. - Was this their room?
- Yes, I think so. Good night.Copy !req
688. - Our stepfather isn't very nice.
- And his sister is crazy.Copy !req
689. - And that fatty who has to be fed...
- I don't want to live here.Copy !req
690. You must give me time.
There's so much that needs changing.Copy !req
691. Some changes will take time.
The main thing is not to lose heart.Copy !req
692. - Why did you marry him?
- Because I Love him. That's why.Copy !req
693. Let's get some sleep. Everything will
seem better when we're not as tired.Copy !req
694. Don't act like you're Hamlet, my boy.
I am not Queen Gertrude,Copy !req
695. and your stepfather is not the King
of Denmark, nor is this Elsinore.Copy !req
696. Even if It does look gloomy.Copy !req
697. Damned shit!Copy !req
698. I want to show you something.Copy !req
699. There are bars on the windows...
And you can't open them.Copy !req
700. well, Oscar, that's how It is...Copy !req
701. we are old and yet
still a child at the same time.Copy !req
702. It's hard to fathom where
all the years in between went.Copy !req
703. The years
considered to be so important.Copy !req
704. May I take your hand?Copy !req
705. I remember when you were a child,Copy !req
706. your hands were small, firm and dry...Copy !req
707. And your wrists were so slender.Copy !req
708. I enjoyed being a mother.Copy !req
709. Being an actress was nice,
but I enjoyed motherhood more.Copy !req
710. I loved being great with child,Copy !req
711. it didn't bother me to not be on stage.Copy !req
712. Though everything in Life is a part we
play, some are simply more enjoyable.Copy !req
713. I played a mother.
I played Juliet and Ophelia...Copy !req
714. Then suddenly I played
the widow, and the grandmother.Copy !req
715. One part follows the other.Copy !req
716. And you cannot back away.Copy !req
717. Only what became of it all?Copy !req
718. Can you tell me that, my boy?Copy !req
719. You're a dear, to listen
to your mother's soliloquies,Copy !req
720. as Isak calls them.Copy !req
721. You're a good boy, Oscar.Copy !req
722. I grieved terribly when you passed.Copy !req
723. That was a strange part to play.Copy !req
724. My feelings came from my body...Copy !req
725. And though I could control them,
they shattered reality,Copy !req
726. if you know what I mean.Copy !req
727. Reality has been broken ever since.Copy !req
728. Oddly enough, it feels better that way.Copy !req
729. So I don't bother to mend it.Copy !req
730. I just don't care
that nothing makes sense.Copy !req
731. - Oscar, my dear boy...
- Yes, Mama.Copy !req
732. - Are you sad?
- Worried.Copy !req
733. Are you worried about the children?Copy !req
734. Yes...Copy !req
735. It's supper time.Copy !req
736. Here...Copy !req
737. when you've had your supper,
you are to go straight to bed.Copy !req
738. The tray can be left until tomorrow.Copy !req
739. Cook sent you some tarts. I'll get into
trouble if Miss Vergerus finds out.Copy !req
740. - Hasn't Mama come back?
- No, your mother has not returned.Copy !req
741. - She said she'd be back by tonight.
- I don't know what to say.Copy !req
742. why do you sigh like that all the time?Copy !req
743. I haven't been here very long,
but Mrs Tander, who was cook hereCopy !req
744. when the first Mrs Vergerus was alive,
she could tell you a thing or two.Copy !req
745. - Would you Like a jam tart?
- Yes, please.Copy !req
746. what does she say?Copy !req
747. That It was
the same in the first wife's day.Copy !req
748. Only worse.Copy !req
749. My, my... Poor children.Copy !req
750. - Do you mean us?
- No, I don't...Copy !req
751. I mean the tiny mites
who perished In the cold dark river.Copy !req
752. Their mother tried to save them,
but was sucked down by the eddies.Copy !req
753. They found them Later, by the bridge.Copy !req
754. They were clinging so tightly to each
other, they were like one body.Copy !req
755. In order to lay them in separate
coffins, they had to saw them apart.Copy !req
756. Since then it has never
really been quiet in this house.Copy !req
757. - Ghosts don't exist.
- I don't mean to frighten anyone...Copy !req
758. But this house does funny things
to you. Just Look at my hand...Copy !req
759. No skin left...Copy !req
760. It's all raw!Copy !req
761. I was taking His Grace
his morning coffee,Copy !req
762. and when I opened the door,
my skin stuck to the door handle...Copy !req
763. I heard laughter behind me.Copy !req
764. I heard it plainly,
so I turned around...Copy !req
765. Only there was no one there.Copy !req
766. And I feel sorry
for anyone who has to...Copy !req
767. But I'd better keep my mouth shut.Copy !req
768. I'll lock the door now...Copy !req
769. But don't worry, your mother
is sure to be back by tomorrow,Copy !req
770. and then His Grace
will come in person to set you free.Copy !req
771. - I've seen them.
- Who?Copy !req
772. - The first wife and her daughters.
- Is that true?Copy !req
773. - Are you telling the truth?
- On my word of honor.Copy !req
774. where did you see them?Copy !req
775. I'd been in the library
with our mother's husband.Copy !req
776. He had been lecturing me,
I don't remember what about...Copy !req
777. I was passing
through the dining-room,Copy !req
778. and there was a funny sort of light.Copy !req
779. Then I saw
one of the girls in the doorway.Copy !req
780. She ran past on tiptoe
and didn't make a sound.Copy !req
781. Then came the other girl,
the elder one with the dark hair,Copy !req
782. and the big eyes.Copy !req
783. She stopped and Looked at me,Copy !req
784. and motioned to me to turn around.Copy !req
785. And there, In the bright sunlight...Copy !req
786. stood the woman herself,Copy !req
787. all dressed In black.Copy !req
788. She said, In a faint
and almost inaudible voice,Copy !req
789. not to be afraid,
and that she had something to tell me.Copy !req
790. - What did she say?
- I don't want to frighten you.Copy !req
791. But these were her very words:Copy !req
792. "I want you to know our secret.Copy !req
793. Your stepfather, my husband...Copy !req
794. locked me and the children
into the bedroom.Copy !req
795. we were confined there
for five days and five nights...Copy !req
796. without food and water.Copy !req
797. In our misery, we decided to escape.Copy !req
798. we tied sheets together and
tried to climb down from the windowCopy !req
799. to the narrow tongue of land
surrounded by swirling water.Copy !req
800. My daughters went first,Copy !req
801. and they fell,
plunging into the depths.Copy !req
802. I tried to save them, but I was
sucked into a black whirlpool...Copy !req
803. Not until I was under water, was I
able to grab hold of my children."Copy !req
804. why it's Maj!
How nice. Do come in, my dear.Copy !req
805. - I hope I'm not disturbing you.
- Not at all, my dear.Copy !req
806. Come, give me a kiss. Good...Copy !req
807. Very pretty...Copy !req
808. Did you make it yourself?Copy !req
809. Nice fabric, nice pattern...Copy !req
810. - What about the excursion?
- I'm too pregnant to go boating.Copy !req
811. - What's wrong?
- I'm worried.Copy !req
812. Let's sit here.Copy !req
813. - You're worried about the children?
- Alexander promised to write.Copy !req
814. - I've written seven letters.
- And not had an answer?Copy !req
815. Only a postcard. Three weeks ago.Copy !req
816. "Dear Maj, we're fine. Uncle Edvard
took us on an outing to see...Copy !req
817. - ... the Botanical Gardens.
- We learned about rare flowers.Copy !req
818. Thank you for writing,
I'll write as soon as I find the time.Copy !req
819. Most sincerely, Alexander.
Fanny sends her love."Copy !req
820. Emelie's capable of looking out
for her children and herself.Copy !req
821. There's no reason to worry.Copy !req
822. - In a way, they're my children too.
- Are you leaving already?Copy !req
823. - I just wanted a word...
- Stay a bit longer.Copy !req
824. I'm to make dinner, and I haven't
even put the roast in the oven yet.Copy !req
825. My dear child, are things so difficult?Copy !req
826. - Is it the coffee shop?
- That too.Copy !req
827. I gather Gustav Adolf
has been pestering you.Copy !req
828. I don't want to hurt his feelings.Copy !req
829. But the thing that worries me
the most is the children.Copy !req
830. I'm sorry, where are my manners?Copy !req
831. Please forgive me.Copy !req
832. Mrs Tander wonders if you will be
having supper alone, Your Grace.Copy !req
833. Tell her a glass of milk
and a simple sandwich will suffice.Copy !req
834. Thank you, sir. I'll tell her.Copy !req
835. - Was there something else?
- I'm not sure...Copy !req
836. I don't know how to say this,
it's so unpleasant.Copy !req
837. It might seem if I was telling tales.Copy !req
838. Please sir,
I can't stand here at the door.Copy !req
839. Come in and close the door.Copy !req
840. Please sir, you said
I was to keep an eye on the childrenCopy !req
841. and listen to their talk and report
anything particular I might hear...Copy !req
842. Alexander made up a terrible story.Copy !req
843. It was about...Copy !req
844. It's so terrible
I don't know how to get It out...Copy !req
845. He says, sir,
that you locked your first wife up.Copy !req
846. That she and the girls were drowned
when they tried to escape.Copy !req
847. - Well?
- That's all, sir.Copy !req
848. You may go.Copy !req
849. who's there?Copy !req
850. It's only me.Copy !req
851. Get up at once!
Your stepfather wants to talk to you.Copy !req
852. Get dressed,
your stepfather wants to talk to you.Copy !req
853. Hurry.Copy !req
854. Alexander, my boy. In the presence
of Justina and your sister,Copy !req
855. you accused me of murdering
my wife and children.Copy !req
856. Please repeat what you told me.Copy !req
857. Alexander said he had seen the late
Mrs Vergerus and her children.Copy !req
858. She spoke to him.Copy !req
859. She said that her husband had locked
them into the master bedroom,Copy !req
860. without food and water.
On the fifth day,Copy !req
861. they tried to escape,
only to drown...Copy !req
862. - Do you recognize the story?
- No.Copy !req
863. - Has Justina given false testimony?
- Maybe it was a dream she had.Copy !req
864. Are you prepared
to confirm your statement on oath?Copy !req
865. Fanny, did you
hear Alexander tell this story?Copy !req
866. So you maintain that Justina
is either lying or dreaming?Copy !req
867. Yes.Copy !req
868. Step up to the table, Alexander.Copy !req
869. - Would you take an oath?
- Absolutely.Copy !req
870. It is a mortal sin to swear falsely.Copy !req
871. It's called perjury,
and is severely punished.Copy !req
872. Really?Copy !req
873. Lay your hand on the Bible
and repeat after me:Copy !req
874. "I, Alexander Ekdahl"...Copy !req
875. "do solemnly swear
on the Holy Bible"...Copy !req
876. "that everything I have said,
am saying and will say"...Copy !req
877. "is the whole truth
and nothing but the truth."Copy !req
878. Alexander, my boy...Copy !req
879. I expect you remember that we had
an important talk a year ago.Copy !req
880. - It concerned certain moral questions.
- You couldn't really call it a talk.Copy !req
881. - What do you mean?
- You did all the taking, sir.Copy !req
882. I expect you were silent out of shame.Copy !req
883. I've grown wiser since then.Copy !req
884. - You mean you lie better.
- That's one way of putting it.Copy !req
885. Alexander, my boy.Copy !req
886. whatever do you imagine?Copy !req
887. Do you really think you can besmirch
another's honor with impunity?Copy !req
888. I think you hate me, sir.Copy !req
889. - That's what I think.
- Really...Copy !req
890. Let me tell you something.Copy !req
891. Something that may surprise you.Copy !req
892. I don't hate you...Copy !req
893. I Love you.Copy !req
894. But the love I feel for you,Copy !req
895. your mother and your sister,
isn't blind or weak...Copy !req
896. It's strong and astringent.Copy !req
897. - Are you listening to me?
- No.Copy !req
898. You're hardening your heart.Copy !req
899. Moreover, you misjudge the situation.Copy !req
900. I'm much stronger than you.Copy !req
901. - I don't doubt that.
- I mean in a spiritual sense.Copy !req
902. It's because I have
truth and justice on my side.Copy !req
903. Alexander...Copy !req
904. You see, I know you will
confess in a Little while.Copy !req
905. Your confession and your punishment
will be a relief to you.Copy !req
906. You're clever...Copy !req
907. You realize that the game is up,Copy !req
908. but you are proud and stubborn...
and you are ashamed, as well.Copy !req
909. I've forgotten
what is it I am meant to admit.Copy !req
910. - Really?
- What am I supposed to admit?Copy !req
911. - I have means at my disposal.
- I didn't know that, but now I do.Copy !req
912. Parents were not so soft-hearted
when I was a child.Copy !req
913. They had the cane. I have this.
It's an ordinary carpet beater,Copy !req
914. but it can dance quite well.Copy !req
915. If that didn't help,
we had another means, castor oil.Copy !req
916. There is the bottle.
A few mouthfuls makes you docile.Copy !req
917. And if that wasn't enough,
there was a dark and chilly closet,Copy !req
918. where you would sit for hours,
until mice came sniffing at your face.Copy !req
919. - Why must I be punished?
- That is obvious, my boy.Copy !req
920. Your personality is flawed, you cannot
distinguish lies from the truth.Copy !req
921. You are a child, and tell
child-sized, though dreadful, lies.Copy !req
922. But soon you will be a grown man.Copy !req
923. And Life punishes liars ruthlessly.Copy !req
924. Your punishment
will teach you to Love the truth.Copy !req
925. I admit I made that up, about you
locking your wife and children in, sir.Copy !req
926. - Do you admit to committing perjury?
- I guess so.Copy !req
927. Now you have won a great victory.Copy !req
928. A victory over yourself.Copy !req
929. So, what's it to be:
The cane, castor oil or the closet?Copy !req
930. - How many strokes of the cane?
- Ten. No more, no less.Copy !req
931. Then I choose the cane.Copy !req
932. Get two cushions
and put them on the table.Copy !req
933. Take your pants down.Copy !req
934. Bend over.Copy !req
935. Stand up.Copy !req
936. - You have something to say to me.
- No.Copy !req
937. - You must ask my forgiveness.
- I won't.Copy !req
938. Then I must cane you until you do.
Could you not spare us both?Copy !req
939. I will never apologize.Copy !req
940. - You won't apologize...
- No.Copy !req
941. Bend over, Alexander.Copy !req
942. No more, please!Copy !req
943. - Will you apologize?
- Yes.Copy !req
944. Button your trousers and blow your
nose. - Lend him a handkerchief.Copy !req
945. - Well then?
- I beg you to forgive me, sir.Copy !req
946. Speak up. I want everyone
to hear how sorry you are.Copy !req
947. - I beg you to forgive me, sir.
- For the Lies and the perjury.Copy !req
948. You do understand that I have
punished you out of love?Copy !req
949. Kiss my hand.Copy !req
950. - May I go to bed now?
- Yes, you may.Copy !req
951. But to provide you with the opportunity
to reflect on the events of the day,Copy !req
952. you will spend the night In the attic.
Justina will bring up some bedding.Copy !req
953. And at six o'clock tomorrow,
Henrietta will unlock the door.Copy !req
954. - Is that understood?
- Yes, Your Grace!Copy !req
955. I'd better be going,
I have a carriage standing by.Copy !req
956. I'm afraid something might
have happened while I was away.Copy !req
957. I'm always worried
that Alexander will provoke his wrath.Copy !req
958. He can't see that his stepfather is
dangerous, just waiting to crush him.Copy !req
959. You must leave him.Copy !req
960. - I'm pregnant, Helena.
- Nevertheless...Copy !req
961. Forgive me for interrupting...Copy !req
962. I have asked him for a divorce.Copy !req
963. But he refuses.Copy !req
964. I tell him I'll Leave anyway.Copy !req
965. Then he gets out the statue book
and explains what will happen.Copy !req
966. In a court of law, I will lose,
on grounds of "desertion".Copy !req
967. He would be
granted custody of my children.Copy !req
968. I have written In secret
to a friend who is a lawyer.Copy !req
969. He has confirmed what Edvard says.Copy !req
970. I'm trapped, I can no longer breathe...Copy !req
971. I am dying, Helena.Copy !req
972. And I hate that man so violently
that I could...Copy !req
973. Don't tell anyone I've been here.Copy !req
974. Not a soul.Copy !req
975. - Give me the key!
- Edvard says no!Copy !req
976. Edvard has forbidden It!Copy !req
977. You're hurting me.Copy !req
978. Emelie, you mustn't do this!Copy !req
979. Take your bloody paint box!Copy !req
980. Look... Listen to me.Copy !req
981. I'm telling you, there's none Left.Copy !req
982. - Alma! We're going to Mama's.
- What are you shouting about?Copy !req
983. I never shout.Copy !req
984. Arrack punch will do just as well!Copy !req
985. - The old girl's not here...
- She's probably in the dining room.Copy !req
986. - We wanted to see how you're doing.
- I'm doing fine.Copy !req
987. - I hope you weren't too lonely.
- I adore having some time alone.Copy !req
988. - Vega was bitten by a wasp.
- Wasps sting, my dear.Copy !req
989. They have stingers,
just Like your old man.Copy !req
990. Petra fell In and got soaked!Copy !req
991. - Where shall I serve supper?
- No supper for me, thank you.Copy !req
992. - How is the wasp sting?
- Nothing to talk about.Copy !req
993. You must have sifted through
thousands of photographs by now.Copy !req
994. Here's one of you and your brothers.
You can't have been more than five.Copy !req
995. - You can tell which brother...
- Who is this lovely lady?Copy !req
996. - Have you had rain?
- Not at all.Copy !req
997. we had blue skies, but we could see
clouds gathering over the mainland.Copy !req
998. - It's been raining all day here.
- I remember this beauty.Copy !req
999. - She was a friend of my father's.
- No, she was an old friend of mine.Copy !req
1000. She married a count, had 12 children,
and grew immensely fat.Copy !req
1001. I've always admired the adroit way
you handled Papa's amours.Copy !req
1002. We have to dash. Mr Öhman and
his charming wife are coming over.Copy !req
1003. - Can I help you with any errands?
- No thank you, Gusten.Copy !req
1004. But I would like
to have a word with you about Maj.Copy !req
1005. Christ, what now?
Hell and damnation! What more...Copy !req
1006. Calm down, Gusten.Copy !req
1007. - He's touchy about Maj.
- I would Like to say...Copy !req
1008. Maj is not your private plaything.Copy !req
1009. Alma so graciously
lets her be included,Copy !req
1010. and she's expecting my grandchild.Copy !req
1011. In your dictatorial way,
you have mapped out her future.Copy !req
1012. - I'm bloody well sure you...
- Gusten, watch your language!Copy !req
1013. I like the lass, I wish her well.
I want to ensure her future.Copy !req
1014. She shouldn't be dependant
on the goodwill of my family.Copy !req
1015. She doesn't need any protection, least
of all from me! Stop tittle-tattling.Copy !req
1016. I'm hardly dictatorial,
Maj has decided everything herself.Copy !req
1017. I Like her. I'm kind to her.
Alma is kind to her.Copy !req
1018. I'm hurt, you know. Bloody hurt!Copy !req
1019. There's not the slightest reason
to side with Maj against me.Copy !req
1020. I'm fond of her. So is Alma. She's
loved like Jenny, Petra and Putte.Copy !req
1021. Well, not exactly
in the same way, but almost.Copy !req
1022. She's good to me.Copy !req
1023. She doesn't think I'm old
and disgusting. No one does!Copy !req
1024. Gustav Adolf Ekdahl has a soft spot
for the ladies, so what? Don't giggle!Copy !req
1025. Maj will take her own path,
and I will give her the means to do so.Copy !req
1026. The matter is settled. We have an
opera singer and his wife to attend to.Copy !req
1027. Goodbye, Mama. Give your boy a kiss.Copy !req
1028. I don't want you and Alma
meddling in Maj's business.Copy !req
1029. I'll see to that!Copy !req
1030. Or rather, she will.Copy !req
1031. - Goodbye.
- I'll be back later.Copy !req
1032. - Like hell you will!
- Calm down or you'll have a stroke.Copy !req
1033. I am calm, you're the one
who's been carrying on.Copy !req
1034. You and Mama are not to meddle.Copy !req
1035. - Good afternoon, Mr Jacobi.
- Good afternoon, Miss Vergerus.Copy !req
1036. - What do you want?
- Is His Grace In?Copy !req
1037. - He's busy writing a sermon.
- May I speak to his wife?Copy !req
1038. - She is indisposed.
- And must not be disturbed?Copy !req
1039. - My mother is out and I'm busy.
- His Grace might be annoyed...Copy !req
1040. - What is this about?
- Back In November...Copy !req
1041. His Grace approached me
with a business proposition.Copy !req
1042. Really? I have no recollection...Copy !req
1043. His Grace is sure to spare his family
from such trivial worries.Copy !req
1044. Why would he turn to you?Copy !req
1045. - Oh my, I do not wish to be vulgar.
- I shall be candid, Mr Jacobi.Copy !req
1046. I think you are unpleasant. I have no
inclination to talk to you. Good day.Copy !req
1047. - A pecuniary embarrassment.
- I beg your pardon.Copy !req
1048. His Grace found himself
in a pecuniary embarrassment.Copy !req
1049. - May I sit down?
- Not there, there.Copy !req
1050. In some strange way, I appreciate
your straight-forwardness.Copy !req
1051. I do not appreciate your fawning.Copy !req
1052. What business
have you with my brother?Copy !req
1053. - None at all, as far as I know.
- Tell me what's on your mind and go.Copy !req
1054. First, I must speak to His Grace.
It's a matter of money...Copy !req
1055. A great deal of money.Copy !req
1056. - Does my brother owe you money?
- On the contrary.Copy !req
1057. In November, His Grace wished
to borrow some money.Copy !req
1058. On principal, I do not
lend money to the clergy,Copy !req
1059. but the Bishop suggested I buy that
chest over there, for a reasonable sum.Copy !req
1060. - I declined.
- You declined?Copy !req
1061. Yes, but now I regret doing so.Copy !req
1062. I would dearly Like to buy that chest.
For almost any price at all.Copy !req
1063. Almost...Copy !req
1064. I shall get my brother.Copy !req
1065. - I told you not to disturb me.
- Mr Jacobi is here, about the chest.Copy !req
1066. The man clings like a leech...Copy !req
1067. Forgive me, an elderly man's
unfortunate weakness...Copy !req
1068. - You wish to buy the chest?
- Yes, Indeed.Copy !req
1069. - What will you give me for it?
- Here is the sum.Copy !req
1070. - You had quite a change of heart...
- I may have a prospective buyer.Copy !req
1071. - I am being cheated, of course.
- I am not forcing you to sell it.Copy !req
1072. - Did you bring the money?
- The money? Most assuredly.Copy !req
1073. Here are the big notes...Copy !req
1074. Yes, Indeed... Here they are.Copy !req
1075. - Give me the money.
- Of course.Copy !req
1076. If I may have Your Grace's
signature on the contract?Copy !req
1077. - You will forgive me if I withdraw?
- I will miss you, Miss Vergerus.Copy !req
1078. I presume that you will not take
anything that is not your due?Copy !req
1079. Suspicions tend to recoil
on those who harbor them.Copy !req
1080. Would you like to ensure that I am not
taking anything that is not my due?Copy !req
1081. I simply wanted to give you back
the signed contract. Do sit down...Copy !req
1082. - What do you say about that picture?
- It is beautiful and valuable.Copy !req
1083. - Would it interest you?
- My resources are a bit strained...Copy !req
1084. - How is your wife?
- How kind of you to enquire.Copy !req
1085. My wife is indisposed, the sudden
heat does not agree with her.Copy !req
1086. - Would it be possible to speak...
- I'm sorry.Copy !req
1087. Mrs Helena Ekdahl
has written her a letter.Copy !req
1088. I will see that she gets it.Copy !req
1089. Jewish swine! You filthy swine!
You thought you could trick me!Copy !req
1090. You'll be sorry for this,
you abominable hook-nosed...Copy !req
1091. - Please calm down, Edvard!
- He's trying to steal my children!Copy !req
1092. He can't,
I have the key to the nursery.Copy !req
1093. Don't you dare touch them!Copy !req
1094. First of all, let's have something
to eat. - Aron, come here.Copy !req
1095. This is my nephew, Aron.Copy !req
1096. Now for our meal.Copy !req
1097. - I would Like to get some sleep.
- Aron...Copy !req
1098. Our guests are tired, have you readied
the room and made up the beds?Copy !req
1099. I have carried out
all your orders, Uncle.Copy !req
1100. Alexander...Copy !req
1101. This is Aron's puppet theatre.Copy !req
1102. If you ask him nicely, I'm sure he will
give a performance some evening.Copy !req
1103. My other nephew, Ismael,
lives In there. He is ill.Copy !req
1104. This door must always be kept shut.
Please do not forget that.Copy !req
1105. Sometimes he sings. At night, too.Copy !req
1106. It's nothing to worry about,
you'll get used to it.Copy !req
1107. This will be your home
for the time being.Copy !req
1108. Off to bed with you.
- Good night, Fanny.Copy !req
1109. Good night, Alexander.Copy !req
1110. Lock the door at night,
and don't open it to anyone.Copy !req
1111. - Don't forget to say your prayers.
- Don't go...Copy !req
1112. Would you like me to stay?
Then I'LL sit here.Copy !req
1113. I'll go check up on Ismael.Copy !req
1114. My name is Aron.
My brother's name is Ismael.Copy !req
1115. Our parents died when we were small.Copy !req
1116. I need to pee...Copy !req
1117. There's no potty...Copy !req
1118. It won't be easy to find
the privy in the dark.Copy !req
1119. I hope there aren't any ghosts.Copy !req
1120. Damnation... I've lost my way.Copy !req
1121. Now I've really Lost my way...Copy !req
1122. It's not my fault
that everything's gone wrong.Copy !req
1123. I can't leave you. I can't.Copy !req
1124. It would be better if you cleared off
to heaven, you can't help us anyway.Copy !req
1125. I spent my Life
with you, and with Emelie.Copy !req
1126. Death doesn't make a difference.Copy !req
1127. What is it, Alexander?Copy !req
1128. Why can't you
tell God to kill the bishop?Copy !req
1129. Or maybe God doesn't
give a damn about you, or any of us.Copy !req
1130. Have you ever seen God
over there on the other side?Copy !req
1131. No one around here
has a damn thought In their heads.Copy !req
1132. Idiots, the whole lot...Copy !req
1133. You must be gentle with people.Copy !req
1134. Aren't you coming to bed?
The clock has struck four.Copy !req
1135. - I can't sleep.
- Nor can I.Copy !req
1136. I've been with Eisa, she is very ill.Copy !req
1137. - We ought to send for the doctor.
- He's coming tomorrow morning.Copy !req
1138. - What's that?
- Hot broth, it's soothing.Copy !req
1139. May I?Copy !req
1140. But of course.Copy !req
1141. Can't you forgive me?Copy !req
1142. I'm staying with you, am I not?Copy !req
1143. - This sudden yielding confuses me.
- Drink it while it's hot.Copy !req
1144. You demand that the children return?Copy !req
1145. - Then the position is hopeless.
- I care only for what is right.Copy !req
1146. Isn't that Elsa calling?Copy !req
1147. Stay, I'LL go in and see to her.Copy !req
1148. - Can I help you, Aunt?
- It's so dark.Copy !req
1149. - What's the time?
- It's almost half past four.Copy !req
1150. - A Long night.
- You should try to get some sleep.Copy !req
1151. My legs are hurting.Copy !req
1152. They are swollen and aching.Copy !req
1153. You once said...Copy !req
1154. that you
were always changing masks.Copy !req
1155. So that finally
you didn't know who you were.Copy !req
1156. I have only one mask.Copy !req
1157. And It is branded into my flesh.Copy !req
1158. If I try to tear it off...Copy !req
1159. I always thought people liked me.Copy !req
1160. I saw myself as wise,
broad-minded and fair.Copy !req
1161. I had no idea...Copy !req
1162. that anyone
was capable of hating me.Copy !req
1163. I don't hate you.Copy !req
1164. No, but your son hates me.Copy !req
1165. I'm afraid of him.Copy !req
1166. - Who is on the other side of the door?
- It's God...Copy !req
1167. - Can't you come out?
- The living may not see God's face.Copy !req
1168. - What do you want?
- I want to prove that I exist.Copy !req
1169. - This is the end of me, isn't it?
- Would you like me to show myself?Copy !req
1170. Then I will show myself.Copy !req
1171. Here I come, Alexander! Right now!Copy !req
1172. - Admit it, you were scared!
- Not bloody likely!Copy !req
1173. "This is the end of me, isn't it?"Copy !req
1174. - Ow, that hurts!
- Don't cry, Alexander.Copy !req
1175. I didn't mean to frighten you,
at least not that much.Copy !req
1176. I've been working
on this puppet all night.Copy !req
1177. This rich circus owner in England
is crazy about our puppets.Copy !req
1178. And then I heard you padding around.Copy !req
1179. Do you hear that?
My brother is awake.Copy !req
1180. He's singing.Copy !req
1181. Poor Ismael, he can't bear
being around people.Copy !req
1182. - Sometimes he gets violent.
- You said you'd been up all night.Copy !req
1183. - But I saw you sleeping.
- So much in life is inexplicable.Copy !req
1184. You notice that particularly
when you dabble in magic.Copy !req
1185. - Have you seen our mummy?
- No...Copy !req
1186. Come on.Copy !req
1187. Look carefully, Alexander...Copy !req
1188. Can you see it breathing?Copy !req
1189. It's been dead for over 4,000 years,
but it's still breathing.Copy !req
1190. I'll make the room dark.Copy !req
1191. - What do you see?
- It's glowing...Copy !req
1192. Only no one knows why it's luminous.Copy !req
1193. No one can explain it.Copy !req
1194. People resent
what they cannot understand.Copy !req
1195. It's better to say
it's mirrors or projections...Copy !req
1196. Then people will laugh instead,
which is healthier all around,Copy !req
1197. particularly from a financial point
of view. Now watch carefully...Copy !req
1198. Uncle Isak says we are
surrounded by layers of reality.Copy !req
1199. He says there are swarms
of ghosts, spirits, phantoms, souls...Copy !req
1200. angels and devils.Copy !req
1201. He says that the smallest pebble
has a Life of its own.Copy !req
1202. - Would you Like some more coffee?
- Yes, please.Copy !req
1203. Everything is alive. And everything
is God, or God's intention.Copy !req
1204. Not only the good things,
but the cruelest and worst.Copy !req
1205. What do you think?Copy !req
1206. If there is a God, he's a shit.
I'd Like to kick him in the arse.Copy !req
1207. I find your theory interesting,
and it appears to be justified.Copy !req
1208. Shall we take Ismael his breakfast?Copy !req
1209. Ismael?Copy !req
1210. I've brought your breakfast.Copy !req
1211. Emelie...Copy !req
1212. As I couldn't sleep,
your sister gave me bromides.Copy !req
1213. I had put three powers in the broth.
I never meant for you to drink it.Copy !req
1214. When you went to check on Eisa,
I added three more.Copy !req
1215. You will sleep soundly.Copy !req
1216. By the time you wake, I will be gone.Copy !req
1217. I'm going back to my children.Copy !req
1218. To my home... and my family.Copy !req
1219. Emelie!Copy !req
1220. Emelie...Copy !req
1221. - I'll change and you'll come back!
- I will never come back.Copy !req
1222. I will poison your existence,
ruin your children's future...Copy !req
1223. You no Longer
know what you're saying.Copy !req
1224. I'm wide awake!
I'm so terribly wide awake...Copy !req
1225. Please, at Least help me to bed.Copy !req
1226. I can't see anymore, and I feel dizzy.Copy !req
1227. Emelie, are you there?Copy !req
1228. I can't see...Copy !req
1229. Emelie!Copy !req
1230. Ismael, I've brought your breakfast.Copy !req
1231. Good morning, Ismael.Copy !req
1232. This is Alexander Ekdahl, a friend.Copy !req
1233. Leave us alone, Aron.Copy !req
1234. You needn't worry, I won't eat him.Copy !req
1235. Even if he does Look appetizing.Copy !req
1236. - Come back in half an hour.
- But Uncle Isak...Copy !req
1237. Uncle Isak is an old goat. He need
never know about Alexander's visit.Copy !req
1238. No, thank you.Copy !req
1239. My name is Ismael,
you know that already.Copy !req
1240. "And he will be a wild man;Copy !req
1241. his hand will be against every man,Copy !req
1242. and every man's hand against him."Copy !req
1243. I'm considered dangerous,
that's why they lock me away.Copy !req
1244. In what way are you dangerous?Copy !req
1245. Write your name
on this piece of paper.Copy !req
1246. Here's a pencil.
It's rather blunt, but it will do.Copy !req
1247. Now then, Alexander Ekdahl...Copy !req
1248. Read what you just wrote.Copy !req
1249. It says: "Ismael Retzinsky".Copy !req
1250. Perhaps we are the same person.
Maybe there are no boundaries.Copy !req
1251. Maybe we all flow into each other,
boundlessly and magnificently.Copy !req
1252. You bear terrible thoughts...Copy !req
1253. It's almost painful to be near you.Copy !req
1254. At the same time, it is enticing.Copy !req
1255. - Do you know why?
- I'm not sure if I want to know...Copy !req
1256. You can make an image
of someone you dislike.Copy !req
1257. And stick pins into it.Copy !req
1258. It's a clumsy method compared
to the swift path of evil thoughts.Copy !req
1259. You're a strange little person.Copy !req
1260. You do not want to express
what's always on your mind...Copy !req
1261. You are picturing a man's death.Copy !req
1262. Wait...Copy !req
1263. I know who it is.Copy !req
1264. A tall man with fair graying hair,
correct me if I am wrong.Copy !req
1265. He has clear blue eyes and
a boyish face, correct me if I'm wrong.Copy !req
1266. He is asleep, and in his dream
he kneels down at the altar.Copy !req
1267. Above the altar
hangs the crucified prophet.Copy !req
1268. In his dream he gets up and cries out:Copy !req
1269. "My God, my God,
why hast thou forsaken me?"Copy !req
1270. But there is no response.
Not even Laughter.Copy !req
1271. Don't say things like that.Copy !req
1272. It's not me...Copy !req
1273. it's you.Copy !req
1274. Do not hold back...Copy !req
1275. He is sound asleep,
plagued by nightmares.Copy !req
1276. Give me your hands.Copy !req
1277. It's not necessary,
but it's safer this way.Copy !req
1278. The doors are to be thrown open,
screams will ring out.Copy !req
1279. - I don't want to...
- It's too late.Copy !req
1280. There is only one path,
and I will accompany you.Copy !req
1281. I will obliterate myself
and merge into you.Copy !req
1282. Don't be afraid,
I am your guardian angel.Copy !req
1283. It's five o'clock. Daybreak.Copy !req
1284. The doors are thrown open... Wait!Copy !req
1285. First... a terrible scream rings out.Copy !req
1286. A shapeless burning figure...Copy !req
1287. moves across the floor, shrieking.Copy !req
1288. I don't want to... Let me go!Copy !req
1289. Emelie...Copy !req
1290. The police are here.
They insist on speaking to you.Copy !req
1291. Your husband, His Grace the Bishop,Copy !req
1292. lost his Life this morning
in horrifying circumstances.Copy !req
1293. Do you permit me, madam?Copy !req
1294. We believe we have determined
the course of events.Copy !req
1295. Miss Elsa Bergius was ill in bed.Copy !req
1296. A lamp was on her bedside table.
The lamp appears to have fallen,Copy !req
1297. igniting the bedding and
Miss Bergius' nightdress and hair.Copy !req
1298. Blazing like a torch,
the woman ran through the house.Copy !req
1299. And entered the bedchamber
of His Grace the Bishop.Copy !req
1300. According to the bishop's sister,
Miss Henrietta Vergerus,Copy !req
1301. His Grace was sleeping heavily,
due to the effects of a soporificCopy !req
1302. that you, Mrs Vergerus, had given him.Copy !req
1303. Miss Bergius flung herself on
the sleeping man, thus igniting him.Copy !req
1304. His Grace woke up, and succeeded in
freeing himself from the dying woman.Copy !req
1305. But he was unable to extinguish the
flames that now were engulfing him.Copy !req
1306. His mother found her son
with severe burns below the waist...Copy !req
1307. and a charred face.Copy !req
1308. He showed faint signs of life,
and cried out in torment.Copy !req
1309. Although I cannot overlook the factCopy !req
1310. that the sleeping draught
may have aggravated the events,Copy !req
1311. I cannot justify
taking action against you.Copy !req
1312. This sorry event
is a dreadful combinationCopy !req
1313. of particularly
unfortunate circumstances.Copy !req
1314. My dear, dear friends...Copy !req
1315. I am moved more than I can say.Copy !req
1316. My wisdom is simple.Copy !req
1317. Some people may despise it,
but I don't give a damn.Copy !req
1318. Forgive me, Mama. I can see
that you think I talk too much.Copy !req
1319. But I promise to be brief. Well now...Copy !req
1320. We Ekdahls were not born
to see through this world we live in.Copy !req
1321. We are not equipped
to undertake such expeditions.Copy !req
1322. We do best
to avoid the larger aspects.Copy !req
1323. We should stick to the smaller ones.Copy !req
1324. We should live in a small world.Copy !req
1325. We should be content with that.Copy !req
1326. Cultivate it, and make the best of it.Copy !req
1327. Suddenly death strikes.Copy !req
1328. Suddenly the abyss opens.Copy !req
1329. Suddenly the storm howls
and disaster is upon us.Copy !req
1330. All this we know.Copy !req
1331. But we do not care to dwell on it.Copy !req
1332. We Ekdahls Love our subterfuges.Copy !req
1333. Rob people of their subterfuges
and they go mad.Copy !req
1334. But we have
to be able to understand people...Copy !req
1335. or we'll never dare
to love or despise them.Copy !req
1336. Our world, our reality,
needs to make sense to us,Copy !req
1337. so that we can complain of its
monotony with a clear conscience.Copy !req
1338. Don't be sad, dear splendid artists...Copy !req
1339. actors and actresses,
we need you all the same.Copy !req
1340. You are there to provide us
with supernatural shudders...Copy !req
1341. or, even better,
our mundane amusements.Copy !req
1342. The world is a den of thieves...Copy !req
1343. and night is falling.Copy !req
1344. Evil breaks free of its chains
and runs wild like a mad dog.Copy !req
1345. The taint affects us all,
us Ekdahls and everyone else.Copy !req
1346. No one escapes...Copy !req
1347. not even Helena Viktoria,
or little Aurora.Copy !req
1348. So it shall be.Copy !req
1349. Therefore, Let us be happy
while we are happy.Copy !req
1350. Let us be kind, affectionate and good.Copy !req
1351. It is necessary,
and not in the least shameful...Copy !req
1352. to take pleasure
in the joys of the Little world.Copy !req
1353. Good food.Copy !req
1354. Sweet smiles.Copy !req
1355. Fruit trees in bloom.Copy !req
1356. Waltzes...Copy !req
1357. And now, my dearest friends,Copy !req
1358. I'm done talking and
you can take it for what you Like:Copy !req
1359. The effusions
of an uncouth restaurant owner,Copy !req
1360. or the pitiful babbling of an old man,
it doesn't matter to me.Copy !req
1361. I am holding
a tiny empress in my arms.Copy !req
1362. It is tangible, yet immeasurable.Copy !req
1363. One day she will prove me wrong.Copy !req
1364. One day she will rule not only over
the Little world, but over everything.Copy !req
1365. Everything...Copy !req
1366. There, my sweet.Copy !req
1367. Be a good girl, so Mama can go to
bed. I think you've had all you want.Copy !req
1368. - I'll take her.
- Thank you, Rosa.Copy !req
1369. - How do you like it here?
- Everyone's so nice.Copy !req
1370. Especially Mr Ekdahl.
He seems ever such a good man.Copy !req
1371. He's a nice man, and he's
particularly nice to young girls.Copy !req
1372. - So you watch out, Rosa.
- Oh, my...Copy !req
1373. - Good night, madam.
- Good night, Rosa.Copy !req
1374. I'm not tired,
let's have some champagne.Copy !req
1375. - We're going to have champagne...
- I'll get you a sandwich. Come.Copy !req
1376. I'm sure Emelie
would Like a glass of champagne.Copy !req
1377. We'll toast our daughters.Copy !req
1378. - Go to bed now, Gusten.
- I'm so bloody happy!Copy !req
1379. That's good, but by tomorrow
you will have a headache.Copy !req
1380. We're together again!Copy !req
1381. I'm going to speak
to the workmen tomorrow.Copy !req
1382. - And I'll be staying 'til Thursday.
- I'll be there Tuesday.Copy !req
1383. I have the world's best wife.Copy !req
1384. A better wife than you deserve.Copy !req
1385. And the prettiest mistress
to be found anywhere. A real sweetie.Copy !req
1386. - Are you leaving early?
- No, not until two.Copy !req
1387. When I see you,
I want to cry tears of joy.Copy !req
1388. To think you're back with us again!Copy !req
1389. Good night, Gusten.Copy !req
1390. Be a good boy and remember
that Alma needs her sleep.Copy !req
1391. I know what Alma needs...Copy !req
1392. Aunt Emelie...Copy !req
1393. - What do you want at this hour?
- We want to move to Stockholm.Copy !req
1394. A friend is opening a milliner's shop,
and has asked us to join her.Copy !req
1395. - And we'd really Like to.
- Awfully much, in fact.Copy !req
1396. - But we have a problem.
- Papa insists on that coffee shop.Copy !req
1397. He's so kind...Copy !req
1398. - He's always telling Maj what to do.
- It's hopeless...Copy !req
1399. - She wants to decide what's best.
- I don't know what to do.Copy !req
1400. We've spoken to Mama, and she
said we couldn't do this to Papa.Copy !req
1401. Then she calmed down
and said that Life must go on.Copy !req
1402. That you mustn't
impose your will on your children.Copy !req
1403. Though she was sorry for Papa's sake.Copy !req
1404. - It's awful...
- You must think of yourself first.Copy !req
1405. Papa's an old man, after all.
- Don't you agree?Copy !req
1406. Go to bed,
I'll have a word with Grandmamma.Copy !req
1407. - Helena...
- Emelie, how nice.Copy !req
1408. - I would Like to confer with you.
- May I get you some brandy?Copy !req
1409. Is it anything serious? Oh, I know,
the girls wish to move to Stockholm.Copy !req
1410. Well, what do you think?Copy !req
1411. You will never be rid of me.Copy !req
1412. - One last thing...
- You're absolutely right.Copy !req
1413. On his death bed, Oscar asked you
to take charge of the theatre.Copy !req
1414. - I know, I was there.
- Gustav Adolf will be terribly hurt.Copy !req
1415. I can't understand
why everyone caters to him.Copy !req
1416. Gusten has a good head for business,
but knows nothing about the theatre.Copy !req
1417. It's your theatre, my dear.Copy !req
1418. It's time our second-rate Napoleon
realizes that he's facing his Waterloo.Copy !req
1419. I'd Like you to read
a new play by August Strindberg.Copy !req
1420. That abominable misogynist!
No, thank you...Copy !req
1421. It's called "A Dream Play".Copy !req
1422. - There are parts for both of us.
- Impossible!Copy !req
1423. - It's been ages...
- All the more reason.Copy !req
1424. - I won't disturb you any longer.
- You never disturb me, dear.Copy !req
1425. What's so amusing?Copy !req
1426. - Now we're in charge, aren't we?
- Is that what you think?Copy !req
1427. - Good night, dearest one.
- Good night, dear girl.Copy !req
1428. "Anything can happen.
Anything is possible and likely.Copy !req
1429. Time and space do not exist.Copy !req
1430. On a flimsy ground of reality
imagination spins outCopy !req
1431. and weaves new patterns."Copy !req