Candy and Prince on the Hill (Part 4)
I was going to discuss another parallel between Daddy-Long-Legs and Candy Candy, but Reeka’s comment reminded me of something I had longed to bring up. It fits well into this series too, so here I go. 🙂 The following page is taken from the last volume of the Japanese manga version, which happened when Candy was seemingly having trouble to fall asleep, missing Albert miserably (click Favorite Scenes in CC manga (2) for the scene that took place just prior to this page).
Note that the Japanese words are supposed to be read from right to left, top to bottom:
The image that shows young Candy grieving the loss of Anthony and seeking comfort in Albert the vagabond’s arms…
いつだって
そうだったらから……
Because always… this is the case… (in previous page Candy said Albert always appeared out of the blue)
The image that shows Albert tenderly stroking Candy’s hair when she was supposedly asleep…
あたしが悲しいとき
あたしがつらいとき
いつもやさしく
だきとめてくれる
アルバートさんだから……
Because Albert-san always pulls me tenderly into his arms when I’m sad and when I’m in pain…
The image that shows Candy’s fingers clasping the bedsheet…
でも
いまは……
But now…
The image that shows Albert’s face with an understanding look…
会いたいの
いますぐ会いたいの
アルバートさん
I want to see, I want to see Albert-san right at this moment
The bottom image that shows Candy lying face down in bed…
どこをさがしたらいいの……
Where should I go to look for (Albert-san)…
In the manga, Candy was fully aware that Albert had recovered from amnesia, but she still missed him, so much so that when she received a parcel from him some time later, from an unknown place called Rockstown, she decided to go there anyway, just because she wanted to see him.
Unlike the manga, in Candy Candy Final Story (CCFS), Albert didn’t inform Candy of his recovery in his departure letter. He said he had caused her troubles and left her a large sum of money. Candy was terribly worried and spent many sleepless nights, thinking about him. She tried to find him everywhere, and of course, she ended up running into Terry, drunk and depressed, in a roadside theatre in Rockstown. One day I will talk more about the Rockstown version in CCFS, but my focus this time is to compare this manga plot with Judy Abbott’s letter to her Daddy.
Judy was miserable, not knowing that her daddy was actually Master Jervie, who had proposed to her roughly two months ago. She loved him but had turned him down, and she explained why in this letter to her Daddy. Note that in the beginning of this letter, she first thanked her Daddy by writing that “I owe you a great deal more than the mere money, and the rest I will continue to pay all my life in gratitude and affection.” Sounds familiar? 😛 I’m certain that even after discovering that her Daddy and Master Jervie were the same person, she would still love him with deep gratitude. 😉
Anyway, in this letter Judy said she missed Master Jervie so much, “… I miss him, and miss him, and miss him. The whole world seems empty and aching. I hate the moonlight because it’s beautiful and he isn’t here to see it with me…” Later, she wrote that “This happened nearly two months ago; I haven’t heard a word from him since he was here. I was just getting sort of acclimated to the feeling of a broken heart… I was feeling hurt because he had just disappeared into blankness without a word…”
Again, this sounds very similar to what had happened to Candy. Albert had just vanished into thin air, and she hadn’t heard from him again until a big parcel from Rockstown appeared at her door with his name as the sender. Just like Master Jervie who believed Judy wanted to marry a much younger fellow called Jimmie, Albert supposed Candy’s heart belonged to Terry still.
I agree with what Reeka said in her comment, that Albert had made a mistake, leaving the apartment without a word (but with a heavy heart, as shown in the manga). However, he was just confused, and not wanting to cause Candy any more trouble, he decided to quietly take the escape route.
Yet, don’t you think this is a solid proof that he was in love with her? If she was merely a little sister to him (by then he already knew she was legally his adopted daughter), why couldn’t he come clean with her? He would have to explain why he had hidden his recovery for a long time from her too, but it would be so much easier and straightforward if she was only a friend to him. Apparently, he wasn’t ready to let her know his true identity, that he was her guardian (he probably wanted to sort out his feelings for her first). I figure he could no longer lie to her that he was a vagabond, so he took the easy way out.
Little did Albert expect that Candy would be so lost and despondent without him by her side, like what Judy Abbott said in her letter, that she was “acclimated to the feeling of a broken heart…”. Page after page in the manga show our beloved heroine in a prolonged state of melancholy. 🙁
In the manga strip shown above, Candy was wondering where Albert was… now that she was so sad and suffering… He was always there for her, wasn’t he? Although she knew he would likely reappear to her one day, just as he had always done in the past, this time she didn’t feel like waiting passively. She wanted to see him immediately.
I have a strong feeling that she missed his hugs… so much that her heart ached. Only by seeing him again could her misery end. The fact that she longed to see his face proves that he was undoubtedly more than a friend or brother to her by then. I will continue in Part 5. ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
Ms.Puddle.Hi again. Wow! how many comments! I totally agree with all of you, but it must have been very difficult
for him to know about Candy’s relationship to him (adopted)and as you said in your FFcs. about his feelings
for her. So, may be he had to face too many responsabilities after recovering his memory, remenber he would have to see Aunt Elroy. I think he didn´t mean to leave Candy alone yet, but he had to,Because He is a gentleman and also they had an agreement. George…I think he new them quite well, so being so close to Albert he finally decided
to tell Candy where he was, ha! Anyway, when she saw him in Lakewood, she was impressed! honestly, I think they fell for each other near the fireplace, SO ROMANTIC ! After all, they were true friends. Though Albert didn’t expect to see Candy soon, he was delighted enjoying time with her.
Thanks for your emails and posts.
Yes Brenda. When he recovered his memory, he looked far from happy or excited in the manga. To me, he looked troubled and even upset … As you said, he didn’t realize he was such a man in the high society, considered what Candy had been telling him so far. It must be shocking to remember his true identity… Sigh.
Albert didn’t leave Candy right away after his recovery. He stayed for a few more months before leaving on a cold winter night. George and his men had come to pick up Albert for work day after day. That’s why the neighbors were suspicious.
Oh, the fireplace scene! Yes it was very romantic and sexy, both of them, lol!! 😚😘😙
Ms.Puddle, Hi there! thanks for your words, they mean alot to me! Yeah! getting someone so handsome and kind like Albert! A dream come true!
Maybe when you have time, I will tell you my story about how I met a guy like him when I was very young like Candy.
i am very happy to hear from you!
ps. Yes, I forgot the triangle Candy-Archie-Annie!
Hello Brenda! Yes, someone kind and loving like Albert 💖💖
So you met him when you were young too? Awwwwww… I’m sure you miss him still. 💑
An affectionate greeting Ms. Puddle
En lo personal considero que el sufrimiento de Candy, no fue tanto por la partida de Albert porque ella en el fondo sabía que el amigo partía y regresaba, más bien que tomo conciencia de sus sentimientos por Albert y que estos eran de índole amoroso. Y que al haber partido Albert con la idea de que sus sentimientos eran simplemente filiales, corría el riesgo de perderlo.
Hola Vera, su análisis del el sufrimiento de Candy por la partida de Albert es fenomenal!! Sí, es cierto que ella sabía que era la naturaleza de Albert ir y venir, por lo tanto la agonía que ella vivió posteriormente a la partida de Albert solo puede dar píe a la realización de sus propios sentimientos por Albert y la incertidumbre de pensar que Albert cree que ella todavía ama a Terry cuando no es el caso!! Usted cree que muchas emociones e incógnitas encajaron en el corazón de Candy en ese momento? Realmente no había analizado esta escena de esa manera!!
Evelyn
Un afectuoso saludo, gracias por considerar esta idea como fenomenal; pero sobre todo gracias por explicar a Ms Puddle el comentario, se que mi manera de escribir es un tanto directa, objetiva y poco explicativa. Me gustaría decir que la culpa es del traductor de google, pero no tengo que asumir mi responsabilidad por mi forma de escribir. Por lo cual estoy sumamente agradecida por su ayuda. Quedo como su amiga, Vera
Dear Vera, I’m sorry I don’t quite understand what you’re trying to tell me. Are you saying that Candy didn’t miss Albert because she knew he would come back to her one day?
Dear Vera, Evelyn was so kind to explain your comment to me. 😍 So she believes that you meant to tell me that Candy shed tears and suffered not so much because Albert had left. Candy knew eventually he would show up. Yet, Candy realized her true feelings for him by then, and she was afraid of losing him because he had left believing he was only a big brother to her.
Did we understand your comment correctly, my friend? 😘
An affectionate greeting Ms. Puddle
Una disculpa por escribir mi comentario de esta manera tan directo y objetivo. Estoy conciente de que debo de explicar; de forma amplia, a los demás lo que yo tengo en la mente.
En efecto Evelyn amablemente le explico correctamente lo que yo trataba de expresar.
Voy a explicar el por qué de mi idea.
Candy sufrió pero no fue tanto por la partida de Albert.
1° punto.- En efecto Candy sintió la partida de Albert, pero era una tristeza soportable, porque ella estaba consciente de que tarde o temprano eso iba a suceder, algún día Albert recuperaría su memoria y retomaría su ir y venir de trotamundos.
2° punto.- Candy tenia presente que Albert (amigo) era de naturaleza libre, pero que era fiel a la amistad. Por eso ella sabía que partía, pero que regresaría a su vida. Lo cual le causaba añoranza pero no sufrimiento.
3° punto.-Lo que verdaderamente hizo sufrir a Candy es que al partir Albert, ella toma conciencia de que sus sentimientos hacia él son de índole amoroso(como popularmente se dice en mi país, le cayo el veinte)
4° punto.- Su corazón sufría también, porque Albert partió con la idea en la mente de que ella albergaba sentimientos filiales (de amistad) hacia él.
5° punto.- Lo que le causaba una verdadera agonía a Candy es la idea de perder por completo a Albert, ya que al llevarse la idea en la mente de que para Candy solamente él era un amigo, tomará la decisión de alejarse definitivamente de su vida.
Espero haber explicado más ampliamente mi idea y no haber embrollado y complicado más las cosas. Su amiga Vera.
An apology for writing my review of this very direct and objective way. I am aware that I have to explain; broadly, to others what I have in mind.
Indeed Evelyn kindly explain properly what I was trying to express.
Let me explain why my idea.
Candy suffered but it was not so much by the departure of Albert.
1 punto.- Indeed Candy felt Albert’s departure, but it was bearable sadness, because she was aware that sooner or later this would happen someday Albert recover his memory and resume its ebb and flow of globetrotters.
2nd punto.- Candy had in mind that Albert (friend) was free nature, but that was faithful to friendship. So she knew she was leaving but would return to his life. Which caused her longing but not suffering.
3rd punto.-What really did suffer from Candy is that Albert, she realizes that her feelings for him are loving nature (as it is popularly said in my country, I fell twenty)
4th punto.- His heart also suffered because Albert started with the idea in mind that she harbored feelings subsidiaries (friendship) to him.
5th punto.- What caused him agony Candy is the idea of completely losing to Albert, as to take the idea in mind that for Candy but he was a friend, he will decide to finally get away from his life.
I hope I have explained my idea widely and no more tangled and complicated things. Her friend Vera.
I hope I spelled correctly in English
Muchas gracias Vera! 😀 Yes, I get the idea. Thank you very much, Vera. Like Evelyn, I think this is interesting too. Thank you for sharing your insights with us. I think I’ll mention your comment in a new post. Thank you for your inputs. 🙂