The Levelling Page #3

I'll be home soon."

The riding, too.

You were pony mad.

Kept me busy, didn't it?

Hmm?

Nothing.

When did you leave the army?

Uh, my father got ill.

My mother was dead.

Your mother

wanted to have children,

so we came back to the farm.

They're good places

for children, farms.

What about you?

Didn't you want children?

Of course I did.

Only if they were like you.

Well, I got that,

didn't I? Bloody hell.

I never knew

what made my mother so angry

until I heard you

telling me how to run my farm.

Heh. You were impossible.

Never met such a born farmer.

So you gave the farm to Harry?

You left.

You told me to go.

No, I didn't.

Yeah, you did. I was 18.

You told me to get

the hell out of here,

and then nothing. Heh.

No phone call. No apology.

You were being

bloody impossible.

I was 18.

Exactly.

You weren't in charge.

It was my farm.

You expected my respect?

Yes, I bloody

expected your respect.

- I was your father.

- You were the man

who left me at boarding school

when my mother died.

Didn't bring me home

for her funeral.

What's that got to do with it?

That was years before.

So it didn't matter?

Was it better

to forget about it?

My mother?

Yes, clover, yes.

That's how it works.

You have to forget about it

and then move on.

And change the subject

every time she's mentioned?

You have to get up,

get out of bed,

and milk the bloody cows.

You sure this thing's up here?

I shouldn't think so

for a minute.

Should we go, then?

Hi. Mr. Jones?

It's clover.

Hi. Uh...

I'm ok. Uh, it's fine.

Um, I just, uh...

I've just found

some badgers on the farm.

Dead ones, shot.

Um, I just wondered if...

I know. I know. I just, um...

I need them off the farm. I...

Could you ask animal health

if they...

No, no... not the police.

Um, please.

You'll be my best friend.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Right.

Clover.

It's me, Helen.

Helen.

How are you doing?

I'm so sorry, my love.

How are you?

Did you do all this?

Oh, well, it was a big occasion,

Harry finally getting the farm.

Lovely for everyone, really,

after the year we've had.

Were you here?

No.

No, I'd gone to bed by then.

Bit late for me.

This is for you and your dad.

Shepherd's pie.

Stew. Easy stuff.

Don't worry

about the Tupperware.

I'll get that back whenever.

Ok.

Do you need

anything else, my love?

I'm all set.

Helen.

Thanks for calling me.

Aubrey wouldn't have thought to.

He asked me to ring you.

You're never far

from his thoughts.

Thank you.

Look who I found.

- Hi.

- Hi.

I thought

he could do with some grub.

Been working

like a packhorse out there.

I just need the loo.

Oh. Light a match,

will you?

I saw Helen.

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