The Hanging Tree Page #7

From now on, you'll

sleep under her stairs.

Joe!

Stow this behind the bar!

I ain't afraid of you, Doc.

But I ain't packing a gun!

I want you all to witness that

I ain't packing a gun!

I just paid a visit to the Lost Lady

and Doc is taking offence.

Unclip that razor from your neck

and I'll get rid of this gun.

Doc, you mean you'd stoop to dirty

your hands on common folk like me?

Yes.

If I ever find you on this hill again

It makes no difference whether

you're wearing a gun or not...

I'll kill you.

Now you listen.

I warn you again.

That butcher doctor

is the devil

and you must cast him out!

Looks like the doc is going to keep

the little lady all to himself.

Kick my dog. It can

sleep around.

Then I kick them back.

With a good friend.

- Did you kill him?

- No.

- She said he did nothing to her, Doc.

- I don't care.

- I don't want any of them near her.

- You don't own her, Doc.

Is that how it was before?

You tried to own somebody

until they hated you?

Go ahead. Hit me!

You own me, Doc!

Close the shutters.

To avoid shock to your eyes,

we are darkening the room.

Now, sit up and face me.

Light the lamp.

I have removed

the outer bandage.

Turn the lamp down a little.

Now I am removing

the inner bandage.

Remember, you can't expect

immediate vision.

Now, there are just

the pads over your eyes.

I am going to soften them

with cool water.

Turn the lamp very low, Rune.

Now bring it over

to my right.

Ready, Elizabeth?

Pray for me, Doctor.

Hold the lamp high, Rune.

Open your eyes.

Can you see anything?

No.

Move the lamp from

right to left.

Nothing.

Not quite nothing, Elizabeth.

Your eyes are following the lamp.

- Tell me what you see.

- Please, Lady. Try.

- I see a little light moving through a fog.

- A little light? That's a lot.

That's more than

most of us see.

And tomorrow you'll see much more.

I can not see anyone.

I love you first.

What's wrong?

My eyes! They

are hurting me!

Her eyes hurt.

They burn! Like fire!

When did this begin?

It got dark again.

I'm blind again!

I know it!

Go to the cabin.

- Let me see your eyes.

- No!

Let me see your eyes.

Suppose we go outside

and try again.

- No.

- Why not?

There was a stagecoach.

One of the red men

was shooting.

- I'm blind again.

- Your eyes are all right.

Take your hands down.

Now listen to me.

If you keep your eyes closed,

you'll think from the sounds

that the world is falling on you.

But if you open your eyes and look,

you'll see things as they are.

I can not.

Now I'm going to leave you here.

You are on the edge of a cliff.

I don't advise you

to go through life

with your eyes closed.

She's all right.

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