Breathe

Dear God!

Not a chance.

And why not?

She's a famous heartbreaker.

Do you know her?

No, but I know her brothers.

Don't. Just stop it. I can't look at you.

She's gorgeous.

Sorry! My fault. Sorry.

So where are we going?

I thought Maidenhead.

I know a rather jolly pub by the river.

This doesn't look like a jolly pub by the river.

No, we seem to have lost our way.

What a surprise.

You can't possibly marry him, Diana.

He's practically a stranger.

Is he stranger than us, do you think?

Not much in it?

- Has he got any money at all? - No.

It's not as if you don't have other options.

What about that Hugh? Didn't he have a castle in Scotland?

Mind you, who wants to live in Scotland?

Oh, do shut up. She's talking about going

to live in Kenya, for God's sake.

Don't tell me to shut up.

Diana?

Please stop going round and round and concentrate.

This is your future life we're talking about.

It's your future happiness.

The thing is, I just know this is it.

You all right? I'm all right, darling.

Are you all right?

That's the Milima Estate.

More subtle fragrance, but it hasn't got the depth.

Mmm. And what do you drink?

Oh, I drink Nairobi Chai.

But it's too black for the home market.

Oh.

We don't usually get wives on these buying trips, Mrs. Cavendish.

Oh, well, it's Robin's business.

I want to know about it.

Oh!

What is it you actually do out here, Robin?

Oh, um...

Well, I'm a tea broker.

Um, yes, I collect tea, and then I broke it, and...

Well, it's very skilled work.

And what does Diana do while you're off "broking"?

Well, she comes along.

My God, that's almost indecent.

I like it. Really.

God gave men jobs to do

so women could have a little time to themselves.

I like being with Robin.

He really is quite bearable.

Well, I can't see it myself.

It's all a complete mystery to me.

What Colin means is, how on earth did Robin manage to nab Diana?

Ah! Yes, my God, we'd all like to know that.

Yes, I don't know. How did you, darling?

Do you hear that?

What? I don't hear a thing.

Yes, exactly.

It's like the dawn of creation.

You need faith to survive out here.

Oh, how can you say that, Don?

And you a doctor.

Well, I believe in the power of the mind.

Did you hear about the prisoners on Kome Island?

During the Mau Mau rebellion?

There were 60 of them, all crammed into a small tin hut.

Prison officer wouldn't let them out.

Mau Mau leader said, "Very well, I give my men permission to die."

Next morning, all 60 were dead.

How?

Mind power.

Hmm.

They chose to die.

They turned their faces to the wall and died.

Well, I think I would have chosen to live.

Oh, I've got news. Oh, yeah?

Yes, it's a bit of a bugger actually.

I'm never going to be able to have fun again.

Well, what is it?

I'm going to have a baby.

Somebody's pleased.

Yeah.

Very pleased?

Best news I ever had.

Well, since I proposed and you said yes.

Well, you didn't propose, though, did you?

Didn't I? No.

You said you had to get married before going out to Africa.

Otherwise, you'd go native.

Yeah, that's right. Mmm.

You did say yes, though, didn't you?

Apparently, I did.

Oh, dear. Oh, dear.

Never, ever have a baby. It's a blunder, Col.

- Thank you. - Never.

Robin thrashing Colin again? No.

No. No?

Come on. We're going to be late.

Yes! Game, Robin!

Oh! Well!

Colin!

Well done.

I never thought I'd see the day.

Well. It might be our time to break a sweat.

Oh, God, here we go.

I can't quite believe it.

I can't quite believe it, either.

Thank you, Victor. See you at tea.

Lovely job, Victor.

You've been practicing while I haven't been looking.

I have. It was the first set I think I've ever had off you in my entire life.

Come on. Fancy another one? Absolutely not.

I'm gonna quit while I'm still vaguely standing.

God, I tell you what, this feels rather good.

Now I know what it's been like to be you all these years.

Oh, yeah, no. It is rather lovely, isn't it?

Look at this. What is going on over here?

Okay, what are these contraptions?

Mary, you are extraordinary.

Goodness, Katherine.

Oh, Robin will be a natural, you'll see.

Never seen you like this.

What is this? What are you doing?

You just imagine you're jiving.

And what's the purpose of this?

Just to look foolish? No, tone up the tummy.

Mary looks rather fantastic.

Move your hips, darling. That's it.

This is all it is? Is this the point of it?

You're just kind of undulating for fun.

You don't want a flabby tummy.

Without anyone else joining you.

Just solo undulation.

- Look at that. - That's it.

That's it.

Are you all right?

Yes, that's too much tennis.

You all right? Just too much tennis. That's all.

You were rather good. That's your fault.

Now the crown jester's going to step in.

Need a drink.

It's all in the legs.

I'll have another go. Let's have another go.

Go. Are you all right?

Me? Yes, fine.

What's the plan? Oh, um...

I've asked Thomas to run me home

because Don's coming round to prod me again.

That's good. He may want to give me a prod while he's at it.

You sure you're all right?

Yeah, it's the pregnancy, isn't it?

It's just making my joints ache. That's all.

Is it? Oh, poor Robin.

My joints are fine. It's funny that, isn't it?

That's because I'm bearing most of the weight in this pregnancy.

Yes, you are. It's true. Look, will you come with me?

Oh, dear. No, I have my, well...

I have my meeting tomorrow first thing in the morning,

so I was going to bunk here.

Colin.

Colin.

Colin.

Colin. Sorry.

Sorry, old chap. I'm not...

Sorry. I'm not feeling too good.

Well, you look ghastly.

Arm's giving me some gyp.

Let me help you.

Lift your right arm.

Left arm.

Legs.

I can't move. I can't move. What's going on?

Get ice now.

I can't breathe. I can't breathe.

He's losing it! We have to get him on a respirator!

Robin? We have to get oxygen into you somehow.

Looks like we're gonna have to smash our way in.

Don. Diana.

How is he? He's stable.

He's just coming round.

Here we are.

Hello, darling.

The air can't reach the larynx anymore.

That's why he can't talk.

He says, "Bit of a bugger."

You inhale the polio virus from droplets in the air.

The same way you catch a cold.

It passes into the blood stream,

into the central nervous system,

and attacks a big group of cells in the spinal cord.

The result is you become like a rag doll.

You can't move anything from the neck down.

Can't even breathe for yourself.

Right, and, um, how long will he be like this?