Enchantment
1948
Grizel Dane: (very curious) Proutie, who was Lark? Proutie: She was old Mr Dane's ward, miss. Grizel Dane: Uncle Rollo's warde? Proutie: Oh, dear, no Miss Lark was Mr Rollo's father ward, miss She grew up with Mr Rollo and all the Dane children. Grizel Dane: And you were here even then? Proutie: Oh, yes, miss. My old auntie was in service with Mr Rollo's father. I remember Miss Lark well one doesn't forget Miss Lark. (changing the subject) ... dinner will be served at 7.00 miss. The General like to dress. Grizel Dane: Good. It'll be a pleasant change, we're allowed to be feminine off-duty. Proutie... you haven't told me what happened to Lark. Proutie: Nothing happened to her, miss.
Pilot Officer Pax Masterson: I used to play hide and seek in these rooms. Grizel Dane: How interesting since you never set foot here before. Pilot Officer Pax Masterson: Imaginary hide and seek. When I was little my aunt taught me where every room was. She wanted to know this house as she remembered it, she grew up here. Grizel Dane: Was your aunt by any chance called Lark? Pilot Officer Pax Masterson: Yes, Lark Ingoldsby. I was brought up by her. She made me promise to visit this house if I ever got to London. Grizel Dane: You begin to make sense.
Lark Ingoldsby: (singing) "I'll list for my soldier/And follow my love... " General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: (interrupting) Now I know why they call you "Lark". Lark Ingoldsby: (turning around) Were you there? Listening all the time? General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: You've grow up. Lark Ingoldsby: A little. General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: I didn't know you could sing like that Lark Ingoldsby: You didn't know I was growing up either. General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: Do you know what happened to this room? Lark Ingoldsby: No. General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: It's full of light, sunshine and flowers.
Lark Ingoldsby: We'll have seven children and a million pounds a year. General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: What was that? Lark Ingoldsby: I was thinking when we were children. You've forgotten. General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: Shouldn't I share your thoughts? Lark Ingoldsby: We shall always be in love, won't we? General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: Always Lark Ingoldsby: Even when we're old? General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: Even when we're old.
Lark Ingoldsby: You'll listen to reason not to me. The Danes have always listened to the reasons instead of their hearts. General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: Let's not get angry Lark Ingoldsby: I am not angry, I'm lost. Pelhan is in love with me. I can't stay here and hurt him. General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: Pelhan? Lark Ingoldsby: Selina knows that if you go without me. I must leave this house, too. I can't wait for you Rollo!
Selina Dane: We'll be so proud of you: General Sir Roland Dane. General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: No. If I have to choose between my army career and Lark. I know which I want. I want Lark! Selina Dane: 3 You can't mean that. General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: Believe me, I do.
Lark Ingoldsby: (to Selina) As long as I am in this house. This is my room. (shouts) Get out of it!
Grizel Dane: I sent him away. General Sir Roland Dane a.k.a Rollo: Then if I were you, I'd go and find him. Don't cheat yourself of love the way I did. Listen to me! Don't stop to bargain for happiness, for in one wasted moment, a door may close, a ship may sail, a train may leave, a man may die. Go after him or make your mind you'll never see him again.