The Light Between Oceans Page #4

Where are you going?

I have to stay with the light.

Can I come with you?

Darling, you'll be safe down here.

You'll be all right. I promise.

Stay inside.

Tom.

Tom!

Tom!

Tom!

Tom!

Tom! Tom!

Isabel? Isabel. Isabel!

I'm sorry.

Don't you do this.

I'm so, so sorry.

Oh, my God.

It's not your fault.

It's no one's fault.

I'll go send for a doctor.

What's the point of a doctor?

The baby's gone.

There's you to consider.

No.

It's much too embarrassing.

One day,

when you've got five kids

running around

getting under your feet,

this'll all feel like a dream.

Jesus.

How dare you!

How dare I?

I told you I didn't need a doctor,

but you went behind my back?

No, Isabel, it's not...

I'm not having him

poking and prodding around,

telling me nothing I don't already know.

Wait, Isabel.

Isabel, wait! It's not...

Isabel!

How'd she take it, Tom?

Pleased as punch, I bet.

Looks like I'm making

sandwiches for lunch.

If you don't mind...

I'm just trying to make your piano

play a bit nicer for you.

Get some of these noises out of it.

Hey, hey. Come here.

So much for surprises, huh?

We can try again.

That sounded beautiful, darling.

Izz?

Izz?

Oh, no.

What is it?

What's wrong?

I felt...

All right. I felt...

You all right?

Fine.

Not now.

Woof!

No!

Isabel?

I think it's coming!

Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.

That's it. That's it.

It's too early.

It's okay. It's all right. It's all right.

What do I...

Make it stop!

What do you want me to do?

No! No!

Isabel, what do you want me to do?

- Tell me. Sit down.

- Oh no, God, no!

- It's too early...

- Shh...

It's too early! No!

Tell me what to do, Izz. What can I do?

What should I do?

Let me get you...

Tell me what to do, Izz!

What should I do?

Save it!

You have to save it, Tom!

- You have to save her.

- Oh...

Isabel!

Boat!

It's a boat!

Someone in it!

There's a man!

There's a body!

I'm here. I'm here, baby.

He's dead.

Get the baby to the house.

Where have you been?

Where have you been?

You're safe now.

There. You're safe now.

It's a girl.

She was starving.

Thank God we found her in time.

Shh...

I'll send a signal,

get them to send a boat for the body...

- and for Miss Muffet here.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait.

The poor man's not going

to get any worse now.

And this little chicken's had

quite enough boats for the moment.

Can we leave it a while?

Give her a chance to catch her breath.

It's all got to go in the log, sweetheart.

You know I have to report

everything straight away.

What if the boat belongs to a ship?

It's a dinghy,

not a lifeboat.

Izz?

Shh...

You talk a lot.

First thing in the morning, then.

As soon as the light's out.

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