The Stand (TV Mini Series)
The Plague (1994)
Ruby Dee: Mother Abagail Freemantle
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Quotes
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[In a dream-vision, Nick finds himself in a cornfield in Nebraska]
Nick Andros : I can hear! I can talk!
[He approaches the porch of Mother Abigail, who is strumming a guitar and singing]
Nick Andros : I can hear. I can talk.
Mother Abigail Freemantle : I know, Nick. Praise God.
Nick Andros : [grinning] How did you know my name?
Mother Abigail Freemantle : Come to me in a dream, I reckon.
Nick Andros : Is this a dream?
Mother Abigail Freemantle : Mayhap it is, mayhap it ain't.
Nick Andros : Who are you, ma'am?
Mother Abigail Freemantle : Abigail Freemantle. But most round these parts just call me Mother Abigail. I'm a hundred and six years old, and I still make my own bread.
[Nick smiles]
Mother Abigail Freemantle : I've been living right here in Hemmingford Home, Nebraska, all my life. You come see me, Nick. You and all your friends. You got to hurry, though.
[Nick turns and Abigail looks up as the sky darkens and lightning flashes]
Mother Abigail Freemantle : There's a storm coming! HIS storm!
[She points, and Nick sees, in the cornfield, a pitch-black figure with glowing red eyes. Nick is so startled that he wakes up]
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Mother Abigail Freemantle : I'm 106 years old, and I still makes my own bread.
