Ethan Frome Page #4

I got my dad's sleigh.

I even got the roan Colt hitched to it,

so we'd be there in no time.

I'll see you back at home, Mattie.

Wait, Ethan.

Denis here can give us both a ride

if he's driving out.

It's a... Two-seater,

Mattie.

Good night!

You should have taken the ride.

It's cold.

Maybe I will another night.

Tonight I feel like walking.

You should've come a little earlier.

Everybody was dancing.

I said I was coming to fetch you.

Did you think I'd forget?

Zeena don't like you walking home alone.

I don't either.

That was something

with Ruth and ned, wasn't it?

Ned doesn't know how to steer. No.

I should take you coasting sometime.

Yes!

Ethan, I love coasting!

Ruth and I are always saying...

always saying what?

That we both love coasting and we never go.

Denis eady must have asked you.

Well, why would I go anywhere with him?

Didn't see you.

Isn't that Orion yonder?

And the big fellow

to the right is aldebaran.

And the bunch of little ones,

like bees swarming,

they're the pleiades.

Doesn't looking at it

make you feel like it's all a picture?

It's so pretty.

Makes me happy just watching it.

I can see the moon in your eyes.

The key ain't here.

Maybe zeena forgot.

Zeena wouldn't forget something like that.

It must've fallen.

But it's so late, Ethan.

We should have been home an hour ago.

We'll find it.

It's open.

You forget about us, zeena?

No, I felt so mean tonight,

I didn't go to bed yet.

Fox here again?

Yep.

I'm so sorry!

I...

can't you be careful?

I'll clean it, zeena.

I'll do it!

I will have to do it.

You going somewhere, zeena?

Is something burning?

God!

Zeena's going to aunt Martha's

in bettsbridge for the night.

For the night?

There's a new doctor there.

I got such shooting pains now.

They're clear way down to my ankles.

I can't go on much more like this, Ethan!

I ain't never felt this mean before.

What you got to do you got to do.

I'm praying this new doctor

will have something for me.

You must be hurting.

You ain't never stayed away

the night before.

I'd go with you myself,

but there's the work to do.

Well, for one day, Ethan, I can...

can't do what I got to do.

Got to

haul them logs to Mr. hale.

We ain't finished loading them yet, Ethan.

I'll take what we've loaded.

Mr. hale, he told me he was

in a hurry for any logs.

He's building that new house

for ned and Ruth varnum.

I promised him.

You didn't tell me...

and he said he's going to

pay me a $30 advance.

He did?

$30?

Well, I won't be feeling so bad

spending money on this new doctor.

Of course, I'll take you over

to the flats for the train.

Jotham can take me.

You have to go see Mr. hale.

You'll take me, jotham.

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