Waterloo Road Page #3

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I'd like to get my family over

while I'm young, Jim.

Then you sort of grow up with them.

- (Laughs)

- What are you laughing at, Jim?

Nothing. Just you...

...Mrs Colter.

It might have turned out that way

in spite of the war.

Only Jim...

JIM:
Plenty of other people's

had to give things up.

It isn't as if times was normal, Tilly.

Supposing anything was to happen to me.

TILLY:

I'd have someone to remember you by, Jim.

We had all that out when I joined up.

We agreed then it wasn't much of a world to...

to bring kids into.

It hasn't exactly improved since, has it?

TILLY:
If everyone thought like you,

the world'd just stop.

Good job too, if you ask me.

A woman wants a home and children, Jim.

It's only natural.

I wouldn't mind if it was only a room.

So long as it was our own.

If you 're fed up living with Mum and Ruby,

come out in the open and say so.

TILLY:
It's not just that.

Oh, I don't know what I want

You 're right there. The moon, I should think.

Well, I don' look like getting it, do I?

I'm sick and tired of this sort of life,

if you want to know.

Not doing this and not doing that,

just because of the war.

I've had about as much as I can stand

of your mum and Ruby.

If we're going on like this,

I wish I'd never met you.

I'm sorry you had to say that, Till.

I've done my best.

If that's how you feel...

Oh, Jim, I never meant it.

I hope you didn't mean it.

Why do we have to say things we don't mean?

You don't want to worry about Tilly.

She's all right.

Wants her husband. It's only natural.

I don't know what's come over her and Jim.

They never had a quarrel, even, till that last time.

Jim's a fine lad. Bit cautious, like.

Tilly takes after her dad.

Liked to take chances, he did.

He can't do that, as he found out. Poor bloke.

She'd have taken chances too,

started a home of her own,

brought up a family, war or no war.

But Jim...

I expect there's a lot to be said, both sides.

Don't let it get you down, old girl.

Yes, but Ruby's written to Jim

about her and... Ted Purvis.

(Low whistle)

(Low conversation)

I've got to get home, sir.

A few hours is all I want.

I'm sorry.

Never done this before.

I'll report back here as soon as you like.

You've put yourself in the wrong by absenting

yourself from your unit without leave.

- I had to come up, sir.

- You should have applied to your CO at camp.

Just couldn't talk about it, sir.

You understand I have no option in the matter.

What is the trouble exactly? Family bother?

Hm. There it is.

Look here. Your train 's still at the platform.

Can I put you on your honour to go back on it?

Very well, I'm sorry.

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