“His five fingers never failed him; and all his earthly hope was in Christ’s wounds on the cross, as our creed tells us; and whenever he stood in battle his mind was fixed above all things, on the five joys that Mary had of Jesus, from which all his courage came..”
My sister and her husband are now reading this aloud with their four boys, who are loving it: “Arthur’s hall rang with silent lament, sorrow for so good a man as Gawain, on so hard a quest. But Gawain only smiled: ‘Should I waste my time with fear? Whether Pleasant, or wild, fate must be put to the test.” “His five fingers never failed him; and all his earthly hope was in Christ’s wounds on the cross, as our creed tells us; and whenever he stood in battle his mind was fixed above all things, on the five joys that Mary had of Jesus, from which all his courage came..”
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When Susan reaches the place where she had arranged to meet Philip, she instead finds Pamela waiting for her. Pam had been listening in through Lucy's door when Susan was telling the teen about her plans to meet Philip. She then called Philip to tell him Su-Su wasn't feeling well and couldn't meet him. Pamela tells Susan that she knows who she really is, and if she doesn't clear out immediately and never contact Philip again, she- Pamela- will cause a public scandal which will ruin his military career. Unwilling to be the cause of Philip's career being derailed, Susan packs her bag and leaves during the night, heading back to her home in Iowa. When Philip looks for Su-Su the next day, Pamela tells him that her mother arrived unexpectedly and took her home. Back in Iowa with her mother, Susan can't stop thinking about Major Kirby, realizing that she's fallen in love with him. Then one evening, the telephone rings and Susan answers; it's Philip. Susan panics and tells him that she's Mrs. Applegate, Susan's mother. Philip says that he's on his way to the coast to report for active duty, but is currently at the train station in their town. He asks if he can come by their house, as he has a present from Lucy for Su-Su. Susan, thinking on her feet, says that Su-Su is at school, performing in a school play. Philip is disappointed to hear this, but says that he'll drop by anyway and leave the gift. Now in a full-blown panic, Susan shuffles her bewildered mother upstairs, borrowing her apron and glasses to put on, and quickly adds streaks of grey to her hair, plunking herself down in a porch chair just as Philip's taxi arrives. She introduces herself as Mrs. Applegate and the Major sits down to visit, expressing amazement at how much Su-Su looks like her, and saying what a joy her daughter had been to have at the academy. Susan asks him how the wedding was and he tells her it was beautiful, much to her secret dismay. Except, as it turns out, it wasn't his wedding. Philip and Pamela called off their engagement and Pam quickly married the father of one of the cadets, a wealthy banker. Philip says that it was for the best: all other considerations aside, he now thinks it's unfair for a man to get married and then immediately head off to a warzone. He tells Mrs. Applegate/Susan that there's another soldier traveling on the same train with his fiancee; they're going to get married when the train stops over in Nevada, then he'll be headed directly overseas once they reach San Diego. Then, Philip concludes, his new wife will be left behind not knowing if she'll ever see her husband again. Susan remarks that she thinks he underestimates women; many would be glad to be the one in the picture their man carries with him into danger, or whose lock of hair is tucked away in his possession. Soon after this, Philip has to leave to catch his train, asking Mrs. Applegate to give his love to Su-Su. While waiting to board, Philip glances down the walk at the depot and does a double take. Susan is standing there, looking like her actual self. As he walks toward her, it dawns on him that she is actually Su-Su or rather, Su-Su was actually Susan. She tells him that she's taking the train to marry a soldier in Nevada... if he'll have her. They kiss, then run hand-in-hand to board the train. So that's the plot of The Major And The Minor. In my final post on the film, I'll discuss my thoughts and opinions on this movie.
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