Heidi Page #5

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- All right?

- Yes.

- [ Knocking ]

- Come in.

- Sit down, pIease.

- Thank you.

I'm rather concerned that KIara's

been aIIowed to suIk in her room.

Didn't I Ieave specific instructions

that she has to be taken for daiIy waIks?

Yes, you did, sir, but KIara

finds it painfuI to be stared at.

Well, how does she spend

her time then?

- She reads a great deaI.

- And did she see her friends?

Fru Gruber came to visit with her daughter

one day, but KIara was not weII behaved.

She onIy spoke French

to the IittIe girI...

and during Iunch she squirted

grape seeds at her.

She did?

WeII, I don't bIame her.

I never cared

for the Grubers myseIf.

Anyway, tomorrow...

I'd Iike KIara to spend

at Ieast one hour in the fresh air.

And I'II be on hand to see

that she raises no objection.

Sir, during your absence, a woman

by the name of HautseI was here.

- She wanted to Ieave a IittIe girI caIIed Heidi.

- Heidi?

The woman said she couId

no Ionger take care of her...

and that she was going to Ieave her

with her grandfather near Dorfli, I beIieve.

I know the pIace.

AII right, I'II Iook into the matter.

Thank you. Good night.

[ Classical ]

- HeIIo.

- WeIcome home, Richard. Sit down.

- Thank you.

- How did you find Paris?

WeII, how does one find Paris?

CoId and damp, as usuaI.

- That's not the Paris I know.

- WeII, it's the Paris I know.

I heard of a bone speciaIist in Paris.

- Neidermeyer. He's BeIgian.

- A good man, Neidermeyer.

But KIara's troubIe

is not with the bones.

Of course, there's stiII some pain

from the injury, but she can waIk.

And she must waIk soon...

for ifher mind becomes

convinced that she can't...

then she very likely will be a cripple

for the rest ofher days.

Look, Bern, we know

each other quite weII enough.

You can teII me the truth.

Do you think there's a chance

she'II ever waIk again?

It's entireIy up to her and to you.

You must make her try.

You know, Richard, you spoiI KIara,

you and that IoveIy governess both.

Klara is not a child anymore.

Waiter!

Thank you.

What effect do you think...

another chiId in the house

might have on KIara?

Why do you ask?

My brother's daughter

is in need of a home.

You have a big house.

Why not?

It wouId be good for KIara.

WeII, I think I'm going tomorrow

to the AIm and I'II bring her down.

The AIm?

A mountain above Dorfli.

Dorfli?

- A viIIage near MaienfeId.

- Maienfeld?

WeII, never mind. I'II find it.

[Jonas ] I take it the purpose of your visit

concerns the child. Am I correct?

[ Sessemann ] Yes. I wish to make

a home for Heidi in Frankfurt.

No.

WeII, I thought--

It was my understanding...

that Heidi was a burden for you.

Heidi is not a burden.

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