Carried Away

Oh!

Uh! Aah!

Joseph!

Joey!

Joey!

Joey. Joey.

Joey.

Get up, Joey.

It's going 5:00 already.

O.K., mamma.

Yes, sir.

Bet you wonder

if I ever get tired of milking you, huh?

Ha ha ha! Huh?

Here you go. Here. Try some of this.

You're going to like this a lot better.

Yes, sir.

Uh-huh.

You know what I just might do?

I just might get me one of them machines

that can suck a cow to death…

Especially a willful old cow like yourself.

Ah.

Oh.

Yeah. What do you think about that?

Morning, Robert.

O.K., O.K. Get into class.

Hi, Mrs. henson.

Morning. Morning.

Hi, Mrs. henson.

Morning.

Morning. Morning.

Megan, where do you think

you're going?

Megan.

Thank you.

Hey, you want to trade? Huh?

Not in this lifetime.

Ha ha ha!

Hey, hey!

Tonight, your place or mine?

Mine.

Have a good one.

You, too.

O.K., everybody quiet down.

Sit in the right chair.

Sit down now.

I pledge allegiance to the flag

of the United States of America

and to the Republic for which it stands,

one nation…

Now, I know that you've all heard

about the possibility

of the school closing

at the end of this semester.

For those of you who aren't graduating…

That would mean…

"There was once a beautiful girl

whose father was a miller."

I tried to tell them

I wasn't teaching Rhodes scholars.

Apparently, the school board

has more faith in you.

Now, all of this is not official

until the school board meets next week,

at which time I will be able

to present formally my arguments against it.

As you all know,

it's always best to be thinking ahead.

Well, now.

Who might you be?

Catherine… Wheeler.

Well, Catherine Wheeler,

come on in and close the door.

I don't see your name on the enrollment sheet.

What grade are you, Catherine?

I'm a senior.

Senior.

Oh, yeah.

Well, welcome to Howardsville.

You'll find this a very friendly place,

and if you or your family need any help,

please feel free to ask.

Thank you.

Just, uh, pick a vacant seat out there.

I'd like to start with local history today.

Get your history book and turn to page, uh…

You two shouldn't be working so late.

We just have to finish

scheduling assignments.

We won't be much longer.

Good night, mamma.

Sleep tight, hon.

Good night, Robert.

Good night, sir.

Well, I'm off to beddy-bye.

Good night, Lily.

Good night, Lily.

Well, another year…

The last one, as it turns out.

Had to happen eventually.

It's called progress.

What's progressive

about making 30 kids ride 60 miles every day?

Speaking of which, are you taking the job?

I don't think so.

I thought maybe I could just be

a fill-in or something.

What do you think?

I think you should do whatever you want.

Can we talk about farming

this place?

What about it?

Joseph.

That's old news, Rosealee.

What do you want me to do…

Work both places like Lily and my mom want?

We'd have corn on one and soybeans on the other.

They always use you to get at me.

I guess they just think

you'll fall to pieces

without your job.

You know… drink, not marry me.

Maybe I should find somebody else,

but I got six years into you.

Likewise.

We should just make up our minds.

I already have, six years ago.

You're a bit slow.

What's going to change if we marry?

I don't want to live here with Orin's mother.

You don't want to move out

of this fine house into ours.

Of course I would.

I'd move in tomorrow.

Robert's going off to college.

I'd better be getting home.

I'll finish these later.

You're not spending the night?

Uh-uh.

I have to look in on mamma.

She hasn't been feeling too good.

What happened to your father?

Korea. He died in the war.

Hey, wait up!

So Mr. Svenden's your stepdad?

No.

He's just screwing my mother is all.

Let's go, Robert.

Mr. Svenden.

Major Nathan Wheeler,

U.S. Army, retired.

I guess you've heard

I'm your new neighbor.

Yeah. Well, in these parts,

that's anybody living in a 20-mile radius

of each other.

I believe you've met

my daughter Catherine.

Yes, sir, I have.

How are you today, Catherine?

Good, thank you.

Which reminds me,

her records arrive today.

She'll have them Monday,

if that's all right.

That sounds just fine.

Also, I was wondering

if you could board Catherine's horse.

The Adelman place doesn't have a barn.

I was talking to Dr. Evans.

He suggested you might be agreeable

to an arrangement for a fee.

I could pay you $175 a month.

Does that sound fair?

It sounds just fine, major.

Thank you. I'll take him out now.

S-v-e-n-d-e-n.

Is that Norwegian or Swedish?

Oh, it's Swedish.

Here you go.

I'm very grateful to you, sir.

Oh, thank you.

Honey, I don't think

we have time for that right now.

I can drop her by your place later, major.

I have to pass by there

in a while anyway.

If it's no trouble.

No, no trouble.

Catherine, when Mr. Svenden

is ready to go, you come home.

You hear me?

Yes, I do.

O.K. Thank you, sir.

Is right here O.K.?

Sure. That's good.

My father would have paid $200 a month.

I know.

Would it be too much if I came over