The Purple Plain Page #7

Anna...

Early in the war

l met a girl and fell in love.

When l got leave,

we went to London and got married.

And that night...

while we were out

having dinner...

there was an air raid,

and the building that we were in

got a direct hit.

She was killed.

After that...

l didn't want to go on living.

You'd think that'd be easy enough

in war, but it didn't work.

l wanted to die,

but l got medals instead.

l could see the trouble

in your face when you first came.

lt is not good to die inside.

lt was like living a bad dream.

Here we bury

the dead in the earth,

not in our hearts.

ls the dream over now?

l think so.

You said something

about never going home.

- What did you mean?

- l meant just that.

Would you rather stay here?

l never want to be anywhere else.

And will you always come back?

Always.

Then l will always be here.

- Good morning, sir.

- Oh, hello, Bill.

- Sit down, will you?

- Thanks.

Rather a dull job for you today, l'm afraid.

l know you won't mind helping out.

You haven't flown with that new

navigator of yours yet, have you?

No, sir, not yet.

l've got to send a body

over to Meiktila today.

You'll be trying out

the new chap anyway,

so l thought if you wouldn't

mind going that way,

we'd kill two birds with one stone.

Sure. Who's the body?

- Blore.

- Blore.

- lt will be a pleasure.

- You don't like him, eh?

- We've been sharing a tent.

- Oh, l see.

He's a good bloke, though.

A Cambridge man, physics.

He's very clever, l believe.

Didn't know that.

Well, l've told Blore

he may be going with you.

l'll bet that was

a real thrill for him.

There's nothing wrong with old Blore.

He's like the rest of us--

sometimes needs a change of air.

Yes, sir.

l hear you're gonna be my passenger.

Yes. How long will it take?

l can't say.

Carrington will have to figure that out.

- Thought l might find him here.

- He went over to the crew tent.

Well, how soon do you think

you'll be ready?

- l've got all my stuff to pack.

- So l see.

- There's no great hurry.

- l'd like to get it properly packed.

- Anything l can do to help?

- No, thanks.

No, don't touch anything, please.

l want to be sure everything's here.

Well, is there anything

l can fix you up with?

You'll need all the comfort

you can get at Meiktila.

l don't think that's very funny.

lt wasn't meant to be.

Hello, Carrington.

We've got a job to do.

Yes, sir, l heard.

l'll take you over to lntelligence.

You can make out your flight plan.

You think you can

be ready by 12:
00?

- Yes, l think so.

- Good.

lt's only a small trip, this.

lnteresting from your point of view, though.

Are you ready?

Got a hammock rigged up for you

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