'Pimpernel' Smith Page #2

bring my young sister, sir?

- No, Mr. Elsted,

I'm seeking to avoid the

company of females in general,

and young sisters in particular.

I assume you would not be

interested, Mr. Maxwell.

- No, sir, I spend my

vacations in the present,

not the past.

- Good.

Good!

- Professor, aren't we asking for trouble,

going to Germany at a time like this?

- Trouble?

- I mean,

I'd like to come too,

but the jolly old blue might

go up at any moment, you know.

- Why, I hadn't thought of that.

A roughhouse is just my meat!

- Mr. Maxwell, I've already

accepted your refusal.

- No, I take it back,

prof, you can count me in.

- Oh, but I assure you--

- Now, prof, you might need a few huskies.

And I'm a whale at organization!

You say the word and I'll

run the whole outfit.

- Mr. Maxwell, one of

the chief attractions

of this expedition, was

the thought that for

three whole months I

wouldn't be seeing you.

However, now that's to

remind me of something.

Of course, crumpets for tea.

Well, think it over, gentlemen.

Those of you who want more information can

come and see me in the morning.

Good day.

- I'll be around with the whole thing

scheduled after dinner.

Come on, boys.

- 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

did gyre and gimble in the wabe--

- Stop!

- All mimsy were the--

- Ah, professor, good afternoon.

- Good afternoon.

- How are you, pray?

- Late for my crumpets,

as a matter of fact,

which unlike wine, do

not improve with keeping.

- Good day, sir.

- Ah, one moment.

It may have escaped your memory

that I am the dean of this college.

- Oh, so you are, sir, I'm so sorry.

- But you will hardly have

forgotten Dr. Benckendorf.

- My goodness, the guinea pig!

- My old friend, how

good it is to see you.

- Well, well, well, it

must be nearly 20 years.

- All of that, I am afraid.

- Ah, this is wonderful.

How are the experiments coming along?

I tell you what, you must come round

to my rooms after hall, and

we'll talk the cluck around.

- May I remind you that

the doctor is my guest.

- No no no, you're both of

you my guests, come along.

Well, goodbye.

- Extraordinary fellow.

- Well, now that the dean has left us,

tell me all about it.

The serum was a success, eh?

- I left before I had the final proof.

- Oh that was too bad.

- On the other hand, I still have my life.

- It's hard to believe

conditions are as bad as you say.

- They are worse, my friend.

My escape was a miracle.

- So it seems.

- I very much regret, I am

unable to thank my rescuer.

- By the way, who was he?

And how on earth did he manage it?

- I have no idea.

He came and went like a shadow.

An invisible bodyguard.

Every detail was arranged for me,

from the time I left my home.

- Regular Cook's tour, eh?

Well anyway, you're safe and alive

and able to get on with your work.

- Yes, I like to believe

it was because of my work

that he did it.

- Not a bad reason.

- It is

difficult for people like us

to understand the motives

of a true adventurer.

You and I are

not men of action, my friend.

- No, I hate violence.

It seems such a paradox to kill a man

before you can persuade him what's right.

So uncivilized.

- Bless my soul, what's that?

- Everything's lined up, prof,

and I brought the bunch

along for a final check-up.

- I said tomorrow.

- Sure, but I'm helping you buy 12 hours.

Now look, chief, use the itinerary

of the times of arrival and departure.

An iron ration will be carried by all,

and personal luggage

restricted to 28 pounds.

And we're all set to go.

- Go away, don't you realize that I--

- Oh.

Oh, I'm sorry.

- Sorry, sir.

- Say, prof, can I have my bones?

- Hmm?

- Dice.

- No, they're my bones now.

- You're welcome, prof,

see you in the morning.

- Good heavens.

Did I dream all that?

- I'm afraid not.

We're all set to go.

- My home is in Oy.

- Oy?

- Oy.

But when I am on duty, I

am billeted at the chalet.

- Do you think he'd bite me?

- No, not unless I tell him to.

- Come here, gentlemen, I want you to meet

a friend of mine from Oy.

- Hello, how are you?

- I say, professor, we're not gonna walk

right on out of Germany today, are we?

- My feet are giving out.

- Do you think they'll manage to carry you

another 20 hours, Mr. Gregson?

- What's all this barbed wire for?

- We are at the German-Swiss

frontier, gentlemen.

And the barbed wire is to

prevent the oppressed Swiss

from escaping into free Germany.

- Say, do you see what I see?

- What do you mean, the cow?

- Yeah, the cow.

- Yeah, believe it or not,

boys, that's a Bonhoffer cow.

- They produce less milk

than our Jersey cows.

- Really, you must tell me more

of your experiences some other time.

- Mr. Romley.

- Here.

- Come on, Gretchen, let's hear a few.

- Yes, come on.

You'll take the high road

And I'll take the low road

And I'll be in Scotland afore ye

For me and my true love

will never meet again

On the bonnie, bonnie

banks of Loch Lomond

- Come on, boys, Annie Lloyd.

- Everything all right, Herr Professor?

- Everything's splendid.

And the coffee's excellent.

- I'm glad it's to your taste, sir.

- Still at it, prof?

- Yes, we shall only be doing

about 15 miles tomorrow.

- It'll seem like standing still.

- Well, have you got our marching orders?

- Yeah, just another 15 miles.

- Does he never relax?

- He's like a man hunted by a conscience.

Forever forging ahead.

There must be reason for it.

- There is.

Sex starvation.

- Go on.

- No kidding.

- Maybe you're right.

- Well can't we do something about it?

- Say, that's quite an idea.

Tootle on that flootle,

Jock, I'm going into action.

My tooting.

La da dee, da dum dee dum

La da dee, da dum da dum

Dee

- Now gentlemen,

since you're all in such

magnificent spirits,

I've decided to alter

slightly tomorrow's itinerary.

- Ah.

- It will now be 20 miles.

- 20 miles, but that's--

- We'll make it 19 miles.

Yes.

Now, as you all know,

we're now at Unter Sitzenberg.

Altitude 5,000 feet.

In the morning, we shall climb to 8,000

feet.

And uh...

in the afternoon...

Yes.

On second thought,

we'll postpone discussion about

the afternoon's operations

until later.

And so, gentlemen, to bed.

The call tomorrow morning is 5:30am.

- Hello.

- Hello, Hans.

Have some coffee?

- No, no, I want to go to bed.

- Now take it easy Admiral,

I never shave in the evening.

- It's getting late, Herr Professor.

- Thank you for reminding me, my friend.

Goodnight ladies

Goodnight ladies

Goodnight ladies

We draw you now

- Silence.

Go to sleep.

- If you're looking for dames,

there aren't enough to go around.

- Oh, wanted me, sir?

- Yes, come.

Anybody come in here just now?

- There's no one here

but the English party.

- So.

- I haven't seen anyone, sir.

- Are you sure?

- Yes sir, I have been

here since I came off duty.

- So.

Well he's in Switzerland by now.

There'll be the devil to pay for this!

Get your post.

- You don't expect me to

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