EPISODE 37: AN UNEXPECTED NIGHT
This is the episode that all Lady Oscar's fans had been waiting for since the beginning of the series . . .
It's early in the morning. Oscar lays down in her bed as she remembers her visit to the doctor last night. He informs her that she's recuperating from a severe cold.
"Doctor, I know I have an incurable disease, so how long do I have left to live?"
The doctor begins to cry: Oscar has tuberculosis and she may die soon. He begs her to resign from her position in the military and move to the country, away from all the problems. He strongly believes that with rest Oscar could get better.
Right before Oscar leaves the doctor's house, he asks her for Andre: "How is Andre, I have not seen him in a while. How is his eye?"
Oscar is in shock to find out that Andre would lose sight from his right eye. All this overwhelms Oscar: she would soon die, and Andre would become blind.
Later that morning, Oscar returns to the quarters. Everything seems awfully quiet. To her surprise, the 2nd officer in command in the B regiment has noticied the disease that Oscar has. His wife died from the same disease. He advices Oscar to go home and rest.
But Oscar could not leave the quarters, before finding out that what the doctor told her about Andre is true.
She calls Andre to report to her office immediately. When he gets there, Oscar hides behind the door. Andre begins to talk as if Oscar was there, sitting at her desk. When he realizes that there's no response from her, he forces his eyes and sees that she is not there:
"I thought she had called me."
Then he leaves Oscar's office. Oscar is terribly sad; she has confirmed her doubts: Andre is losing sight from his right eye.
She can't believe how things are turning out to be.
As Andre returns to the barracks, Oscar meets him on the way. She is very sweet and kind to him:
"Andre, I know you were looking for me. Here I am. Sorry I couldn't come earlier, but there were some things I needed to take care of."
"Oh, it's allright."
Oscar walks towards him.
"Since we didn't have any work to do today, why don't we return home together?"
"But Oscar, we are waiting for our orders. I'll stay here with them."
Oscar holds Andre's hand and she smiles. Andre can't believe what she is doing. She has never done anything like that before. Then, she adds:
"This time I want you to come with me, Andre. The way to the mansion is very dangerous to return alone."
Later that afternoon, the painter finishes Oscar's painting. He has indeed done a magnificent job: Oscar looks like a beatiful and powerful greek goddess--it represents all that Oscar really is.
As everyone admires the painting, Oscar can not help to notice Andre as he stands outside her room. He is the only one who hasn't come to appreciate the painting. This is difficult for both.
Later, after everyone has left the room, Andre and Oscar stand by the painting. Andre attempts to see and describe the painting, but the more he tries, the difficult it gets. Oscar cries.
This touching moment is interrumpted by the arrival of Alain and other two soldiers. They have received orders to attack and stop the uprisings: beginning tomorrow morning at eight o'clock. The moment that Oscar feared so much has finally come:
"Alain, return to the barracks, I'd catch up with you later."
Andre is preparing Oscar's horse for their departure when a shadow enters inside the barn:
"Your horse is ready, Oscar."
He mistakes General Jarjayes for Oscar. Then General Jarjayes approaches Andre and puts his hand on his shoulder:
"Andre, you will be going with them tomorrow. But, before you go I just wanted to tell you that if you were a noble, I'll give you my permission to marry Oscar. Not only that, I'd give you my best wishes . . . but please, Andre . . . don't die, come back to us!"
Without them knowing, Oscar stands by the barn door listening to the conversation. I wonder what she thinks of all this.
Oscar and Andre are on their way to the barracks when they are intersected and attacked by a group of revolutionaries. They begin to shoot not only bullets, but stones and logs at them. Oscar and Andre are forced to jump into the river in order to escape.
A log hits Andre's head and leaves him unconcious. Oscar goes back to assist him, and they both managed to esacpe and hide in the forest.
The night has come and Oscar and Andre are forced to return because their way has been blocked. As they walk along the river, Oscar decides to confront Andre:
"How is your wound, Andre?"
"I'm fine, Oscar. It would heel fast, don't worry."
"You have been lying to me for along time . . ."
"What?"
"I'm talking about your eyes. The doctor told me that you can see but with difficulties."
Suddenly, Andre stops walking. Oscar comes closer to him.
"Andre, let's go home. Tomorrow, when I leave, I want you to stay. I don't want you to come with me. I'll ask Nanny to take care of you . . . Please don't let anything happen to you."
Andre remains silent for a moment. Both look at each other's eyes, then Andre, with a breaking voice:
"I'll go with you Oscar. I'll go . . . You know that I've always been with you and I could never leave you."
Oscar begins to cry: "I've always been in love with Fersen . . . even when I knew that you loved me, I still loved Fersen . . . Do you still love someone like me?"
"Oscar, I'll love you for as long as I live."
Oscar is shocked by his answer. She leans on his chest and continues to cry.
"Andre . . . Andre, I love you too! I love you!"
"Oscar, I knew it all along . . . I've known it for a long time. I knew it even before I was born."
Oscar looks up to his eyes and then they kiss.
That night, Andre and Oscar make love, thus becoming one body and one soul forever.
"Andre, when I'm with you I want to live. You give me the strength to live!"
The very next morning, Nanny hands in a letter to General Jarjayes from Oscar. In it, Oscar thanks her father for all that he has done for her--it's her goodbye.
Now, Oscar and Andre gallop togeher to a new and fatal destiny.
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