Dark Waters Page #4

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Sit down, darling.

I have to see about dinner.

Mr. Sydney is s so particular,

he's so awfully particular.

And there's no salmon.

You'll hear a gong

just before dinner, dear

I thought perhaps

you might like to have this.

It was painted of your mother

just before she was married.

Lovely, isn't it?

Yes, lovely.

We weren't much alike.

She's so pretty, isn't she?

Christine always was the pretty one

but I didn't mind.

I think you're pretty, Aunt Emily.

You'll hear a gong for dinner, dear.

I'll try to be back before.

Florella!

Look at this dust

and look at these flowers.

The room is a pigsty!

Sorry, sir. I'll get a dust cloth.

Do. Look at that basket.

You know I don't like

that sort of thing.

It's disgusting.

ARRIVING BELLEVILE 2:45 WEDNESDAY

WITH LOVE, LESLIE CALVIN

Oh, there's a good girl.

Ah, there you are.

This is Mr. Cleeve, Leslie.

He runs the plantation for us.

How do you do, Miss Calvin?

How do you do?

This is Florella.

How do you do ?

I hope you'll forgive our (?????????????????)

We're just camping out down here.

All of our things are still

up in New York, you know.

It's a pity how some of these houses

are let go.

Mirrors need resilvering.

Draperies needs cleaning.

Look at this chair.

Crying for attention.

Yes, of course.

I'll have Florella put some

furniture polish on it.

Furniture polish.

Emily, have they any conception

of what this beautiful wood

really needs?

Why, you're quite right.

It needs refinishing.

I'll have it done right away.

Aunt Emily, have you decided

whether to stay here or not?

Oh, uh...

No, dear, we haven't.

You see, your uncle and I

have been discussing.

- But there are so many problems.

- Emily,

Would you pass the salt, please?

Oh, yes, yes.

Why don't you sell Rosignol,

Uncle Norbert?

What?

I only meant that sugar is so scarce...

You'd probably get a good price for it.

Of course he would.

That's what I've been telling him.

Besides the price of sugar won't be

so high after the war

when we can import again.

Antiques, business, sugar

He knows all about everything.

Who's that talking

in the kitchen, Emily?

Ring the bell.

When did you arrive

in America, Miss Calvin?

Florella?

Who's that in the kitchen?

It's just Pearson.

He just came to help me with the dishes.

Pearson's not allowed here anymore.

No company

during working hours, Florella.

Yes, sir.

Florella must learn.

Pearson must learn too.

Florella is such a... I mean...

She's very young. You understand.

- I suppose you've had...

- Perhaps, Emily

There may not be any

servant problems in the East Indies.

When did you leave Batavia?

Over a year ago.

A year? Why, where have you been?

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