The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years Page #2

and then, at last,

Ill know the truth.

Does God want me for my ability...

or does the Church want

me for Mary Carson's money?

To tell you the truth, the

Church definitely wants you for...

your ability to do the Church's work.

And God...

God...

All he wants...

is your faith.

Ill be careful, Vittorio.

There'll be no scandal.

Ill take it for a promise.

Come.

Turn her off, mate.

G'day, Mrs. O'Neill.

Bill, Tony. Any luck?

It's a waste of time. It's

dry. There's no water here.

But this whole area is an artesian

basin. There must be water.

-Im at 3,000 feet.

-The sheep cannot last much longer.

This drought's killing

us all, Mrs. O'Neill...

and the thing is, Tony's joined up.

He's off to New Guinea.

His mom don't want him to

go, and that's a fact, but...

-I got to do my bit, Mrs. O'Neill.

-Yes.

I know you're desperate for water...

but we want to go to Sydney

with him to see him off.

Who knows when he'll be home again.

-All right, Bill. Thanks anyway.

-Im sorry.

Ill come back on Monday,

and take this lot down.

Good luck in New Guinea, Tony.

Ill say g'day to your

brothers if I see them.

She needs a man around the place.

Women aren't cut out

for this sort of work.

Old Mary Carson ran

Drogheda good enough.

Mary Carson was different.

Miss Meggie's a lady.

...but when he retired in 1911...

he thought his military

career was over.

However, when the German

invaders defeated...

Now, Dane, we all know...

that the present German Nazi

leader is Adolf Hitler...

but can you tell me the name

of the allied Italian dictator?

-You there, Dane?

-Mommy! Mommy!

Dane, come back here this instant.

You haven't finished school.

Justine?

-...so I thought we'd lost you both.

-No, because it's boring.

-Justine.

-She can't hear.

Have you been studying

as well as your brother?

-Yes, Mrs. H.

-It's Mrs. Henderson, Justine...

not Mrs. H. Mind your

manners, thank you.

Then she asked me about Rome.

That's where your friend

the Archbishop is, isn't he?

-That's right.

-Does he know the Pope?

I think he's met him a

couple of times, yeah.

Any luck?

They're not going to be drilling

anymore, Mom. Tony's joined up.

-It's got to rain.

-It will, dear, in God's good time.

After a week of it, we'll

be wishing it'd stop.

Come on, you.

That's it for today, then, children.

Talk to you all again on Monday.

Over and out.

Why does she call me

''children''? Im not a child.

You are for just a little

while longer yet, Justine.

Tell you what, why don't you go

and make us a nice cup of tea?

Why is it always me?

Why can't Mrs. Smith?

Because she's busy cooking

your dinner. Now, go on.

I have half a mind to go out

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