:23:02
I really intended going out to the Fort
and meeting you long before this.
:23:06
I'm Mrs. Rand, Wesley's mother.
:23:09
Mrs. Rand...
:23:10
Now don't tell me you're sorry
that I should meet you this way.
:23:13
I'm even a little glad that
Wesley's difficulties brought us together.
:23:17
Believe me, he doesn't do this often. It's...
:23:19
Nonsense. I know Wesley's been drinking
too much lately.
:23:23
I know a great deal more about
what goes on at the Fort than you'd think.
:23:27
I know all about you...
:23:29
that you're a nice girl, competent...
:23:32
and kind to Jessica.
:23:34
The Fort needs a girl like you.
:23:36
Come, I must get you back there.
:23:38
I'll walk back with you and stay the night.
:23:40
- The change will do me good.
- Thanks, Mrs. Rand.
:23:43
I think you're every bit as nice
as Wesley says you are.
:23:46
So, he says I'm nice.
He's a nice boy, too, Miss Connell...
:23:49
a very nice boy.
:23:52
I'm worried about his drinking, though.
:23:55
You could do me a great favor.
:23:57
I'd love to.
:23:58
Use your influence with Paul.
:24:01
Ask him to take the whiskey decanter
off the dinner table.
:24:04
- I have no influence with Mr. Holland.
- Try it.
:24:07
You may have more than you think.
:24:13
No, it's not a drought, Bayard.
Rain's just a little late, that's all.
:24:17
I've seen the drought before, Mr. Holland.
:24:19
The cane is too dry,
and it's dangerous that way.
:24:22
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
:24:24
I heard about your little misadventure
yesterday. On your first day off, too.
:24:27
- I had a good time up to a point.
- Wes can be very entertaining.
:24:31
Yes, he can. But I was wondering...
:24:33
you know, if you could leave
the whiskey decanter off the table...
:24:36
It's always stood there, Miss Connell.
:24:38
I can remember it
in my grandfather's time and my father's.
:24:41
But it must be an added temptation
to Wesley and...
:24:44
though your brother is not
an alcoholic yet, Mr. Holland...
:24:47
I can tell you, as a nurse,
that it won't be long.
:24:49
Miss Connell, I engaged you to take care
of my wife, not my brother.
:24:53
I'm afraid the decanter will have to stay
where it is.