North and South

Over here, Ashton. Come and see.

A green heron left it, I think. She'll be coming back to nest.

- Then she'll be disappointed. - Ashton, put that back!

- That isn't yours! - It is now!

No, please, you can't take a mother bird's baby!

I'm sorry, Brett. You're right.

You found it, you put it back.

If I can't have it, nobody can.

Miss Ashton, Miss Brett! You stop it now!

I say stop it, hear?

Come along, you're wanted to the big house.

Mr. Orry's just about to go.

Come along now, little ladies.

It's time to say goodbye to your big brother.

You made sure you saw to Mr. Orry's trunk?

Yes, ma'am. Priam put it on the steamer this morning.

- Thank you so much. - Welcome, ma'am.

He's as eager to get started as I am, Priam.

I'm gonna miss all of you so much.

Remember to keep warm.

You won't be used to the cold up North.

And come back to us.

- I will. - Safe.

I expect you'll do well, Orry.

Now, Tillet, tell him what you told me.

Son, I know we've had our disagreements in the past.

Sometimes your behavior has been a little less restrained...

than I might have wished for.

Your father's forgotten how he was at your age.

Perhaps I have.

I want you to know I'm very proud of you.

It's no small thing for a man to have a son at West Point.

Thank you, sir. I'll do my best for you.

I know you will.

Orry!

What in the world happened to you two ladies?

Brett fell down, and I had to help her up.

I picked this for you.

Thank you, Brett. That was sweet.

I found you a present, too.

- Liar. - Brett wouldn't let me keep it.

Well, I'll tell you what.

This will be from you both to remind me how much I love you.

And Mont Royal.

Whoa, son.

Help!

Praise the Lord. Somebody heard us.

Please don't move. A snake's gotten in the carriage.

Sweet Jesus.

Please be very still no matter what happens.

It is poisonous.

I'm sure it is, Maum Sally...

or the young gentleman wouldn't be so concerned for us.

- You are very brave. - Thank you very much, sir.

It was my pleasure.

- Would you help Maum Sally first? - Miss Madeline, I can wait.

Maum Sally, if we argue, we'll both catch cold.

- Careful. - Thank you, sir. Thank you very much.

We can never repay you, sir.

And I don't even know your name.

It's Orry, Orry Main. I'm from Mont Royal, just up the river.

My name is Madeline Fabray.

I'm delighted to meet you.

My father...

and I have only recently come from New Orleans to Charleston.

I'm afraid our driver isn't used to South Carolina roads yet.

The horses slipped and bolted.

It must have been terrifying.

Maum Sally and I are traveling to meet my father.

He has business at a plantation near here.

I'd be happy to escort you there.

I haven't told you where it is yet. Perhaps it's out of your way.

I'm headed for Charleston.

Actually, much further than that. I'm on my way to West Point.

- The military academy? - Yes.

I won't be back this way for two more years.

I'm so sorry...

- that we haven't had more time to talk... - You know...

it's customary in this part of the country...

for a lady to give a gentleman a token if she wishes to thank him properly.

- I see you collect them. - Ma'am?

Tokens.

This is from a lady who stole my heart six years ago...

when she was born. My little sister, Brett.

Miss Madeline, Mr. Villefranche tell me we got trouble.

- How is he, Maum Sally? - He got a bump on the head, that's all.

But he told me we will never reach Resolute before dark now.

The LaMotte place, that's where you're going?

- Yes. You know it? - They're neighbors of ours.

Let me take you there. We can send back horses and men for the carriage.

- But how? - Do you ride?

- Yes, of course, but... - Then it's settled.

Miss Madeline, you hardly know this gentleman.

I'll be safe, Maum Sally.

Whoa, boy.

I feel I can trust him.

I don't know why, but I do.

You'll all be safe at Resolute long before dark, I promise.

You see?

Ready?

How much further?

Resolute's just around the next bend.

I've dropped something.

That was very clumsy of me.

Yes, it was.

Thank you.

Maum Sally would say that wasn't ladylike.

That I should have given you this instead.

I've never met anybody like you, Miss Fabray.

I'd be honored if you'd write to me at the military academy.

I'd like that.

Well, I suppose we should be going.

Resolute is quite impressive, Justin. You are to be congratulated.

Yes. I certainly hope your daughter shares your opinion, Nicholas.

I confess I'm a bit worried.

- They should have arrived long before this. - They probably got a late start.

We've got plenty of time before dark.

Why don't we have a julep while we're waiting?

Very well.

Papa, there's been a most terrible accident.

What happened, Main?

- Their carriage horses slipped and bolted. - Our carriage was thrown in the river.

Monsieur Main, he risked his life to rescue us...

and then he told me that he was a neighbor of Monsieur LaMotte's.

I am most grateful, Monsieur.

Please, sir, anybody would have done the same.

What about Maum Sally and Villefranche?

They're still with the carriage, Papa, but they're fine.

I told them you'd send fresh horses.

I'll do better than that.

Nathaniel! Come over here, boy.

I want you to organize a rescue party.

I'd like to stay and help, but I'm afraid I have a steamer to catch.

What a shame, but once again, Monsieur, my thanks.

And mine.

Now remember, you promised to write.

I will.

- Madeline, you must be exhausted. - I am, Papa.

I have not properly introduced you to Monsieur LaMotte as yet.

Station's over there. It's as far as I go.

Well, ladies, goodbye. And I'll see you in two years.

I'm sorry.

You'll be needing help getting that to the station.

- No, thank you. I can manage. - Will you listen to that?

Where you are from, country boy?

I'm from South Carolina.

And going to West Point, or I don't know one when I see one.

Yes, that's where I'm headed, so...

if you could get your foot off my trunk. I got a train to catch.

Thank you.

Now listen here, soldier boy...

me and my friends will get that on the train, or you'll go on without it.

- How much to load it? - $2.

It's worth maybe 25 cents!

Who do you think you're talking to?

We ain't no part of your slave labor.

No, sir. No, you're not.

So if you'll just stand aside, I'll handle it myself.

We'll load it or you'll load it...

the price is the same, $2.

Don't put your hands on me again, sir.

Or you'll what?

Thanks. Orry Main.

George Hazard.

- Glad to know you. - Not as glad as I am to know you.

Pennsylvania. Lehigh Station.

South Carolina. I'm on my way to West Point.

So am I.

I had no idea this trip would be so eventful.

You're probably the first real Southerner I've ever met.

You're my first damn Yankee.

I used to think that all Yankees ever did...

was peddle jackknives, tin ware, and try to beat their neighbors in court.

Well, we've got some like that.

And I guess there're probably some Southerners...

who eat pork and collards, sleep all day and beat their slaves all night.

Some of us do think slavery's outdated, you know...

we favor more modern methods in spite of what some folks believe.

I know that.

My family owns an ironworks.

We've got labor problems, too.

- Hazard Iron? That's your family? - Yes.

I hope you don't consider that peddling jackknives.

- No, not at all. You make farm machinery. - Yeah.

I believe that mechanization is the key to the South's future.

Sounds like you want to be a farmer, not a soldier.

- I do. - Then why're you going to the Point?

I want to learn something, George.

The military academy...

is the best all-round education a man can get in this country.

I want to improve Mont Royal.

Maybe even build a cotton mill.

I've wanted to be a soldier all my life. Thank God I've got an older brother...

who can take care of the ironworks, or I couldn't do this.

- I think you'll be a good one. - I hope so.

We'll have to be pretty tough to make it through West Point, though.

No leave for two years...

They say the hazing is hell.

I've never been too great at book learning.

I just wonder if I'll make it through.