America America Page #8

-Mr. Kebabian is awake.

-Correct.

-She'll come as soon as she's pretty.

-I have a long wait.

Casino.

Bertha...

Now, come, Bertha,

just the truth.

Stavros!

Stavros!

Hohaness!

Stavros.

America!

Stop it.

Stop it, all right.

Look, I brought you

some candy.

Here, take it, come on.

That lady friend of yours...

has the most wonderful candy.

Tomorrow, I'll get one of those

straw hats that the Americans wear.

First thing.

Tomorrow, since you're without

protector or employment...

the authorities will ship you back

where you came from.

Now, may I give you

some advice?

Go fall on your knees before

Aleko Sinnikoglou...

shed a tear or two, however false,

kiss his hand and so on.

He'll take you back,

he has no choice.

And from this unpleasantness,

learn this lesson...

when you force a woman to choose,

she'll choose money, eh, Emilio?

Well?

She's a good person.

She's next door,

her ear to the door...

hearing every word,

why is she silent?

Well?

I'm curious,

what are you going to do now?

You know, I've never seen a face

like yours except in a cage.

I think there's nothing

you'd stop at.

Anything. Have you any honour?

Honour?

My honour is safe inside me.

Safe inside you?

Boy, whatever you once were,

you're now a whore...

a boy whore for sale,

do you understand?

Stop that humming.

I've seen hundreds like you.

Boys who leave home to find

a clean life and just get dirtier.

Stop that humming!

Tell me, have you looked

in the mirror recently?

Do you suppose if your father saw

you he'd recognise his son?

Stop it! Stop it!

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

He's done more for me than

you've done in your entire life!

I won't let him do that to you,

I won't.

I won't let him do that to him.

It's all right.

It's all right.

Go on, now.

Go on.

Don't let him do that to you.

Go on, now.

Don't worry about me.

I won't let him do that...

Mr. Kebabian...

He's going to speak.

Yes, sir.

I've nothing to say.

What can you say? The truth is

the truth. You know what you are.

Yes, sir.

Except, Mr. Kebabian,

I have been bitten...

robbed, shot,

left for dead.

I have eaten the Sultan's garbage...

and driven the dogs off

to get at it.

I became a hamal...

Now, you understand yourself,

a hamal.

Yes, sir.

But now, I am here.

Do you imagine anyone

will be able to keep me out?

I'll see to it that

they send you back.

No!

Help! Help! Help!

Don't say anything, please!

Please.

Please.

Let me stay.

He attacked me!

He tried to kill me!

Criminal!

This is America, do you hear?

This is America!

What will you do now, hamal, eh?

What will you do now?

Hohaness?

Hohaness?

Where are you, Hohaness?

Hohaness?

Are you there?

Oh, yes.

Is my father still here?

Your what?

Your father?

Who is that?

That's the doctor.

You're in the ship's hospital.

My father said...

"That's enough.

I'm ashamed of you.

I am ashamed of what

you've made of yourself.

Come back,

you must start again."

It hurts when I laugh...

but can you imagine making

this journey all over again?

It was a bad dream,

go to sleep.

Can you imagine

all this...

Better stay with me.

I'll be here when you wake.

It's still there.

You know the truth?

The thing I'd like most

in the world...

is to make this journey

all over again.

Just to start it over,

all over again.

That's the truth.

How is he?

-He's imagining things.

-Well, no wonder.

He was hit on the head once

too often. You better watch over him.

I will.

That boy,

he might do something crazy.

They are sending him back.

That's a bad cough.

Don't let the officials hear it when

they come on board tomorrow.

They'll send you right back.

Good night.

Stavros, they're coming.

Excuse me.

Coming through.

Good morning. Excuse me.

Good morning.

-Morning, doctor.

-Morning.

-This your hospital?

-Right through there.

I'll wait for you here.

As soon as the inspection is over,

run to me.

See? It's the excitement

that brings it on.

So close your ears...

imagine you have just sent them

their passage...

and your mother and father

come to you in gratitude.

Can you imagine that scene?

Yes, yes.

Then, imagine that scene.

Go on, now.

What are you going to do?

I have my own plans.

What?

Can you swim that far?

A man learns

what is necessary.

If you can't swim,

you can't...

You better go now.

Come on, go on.

Come on.

Coming through, please.

Excuse me.

I'll pay you back, some day.

Let's speak the truth, we'll not see

each other again after tomorrow.

You'll forget me,

and I'll be where I am.

Go on, now.

Don't forget, cover your ears.

-Well, are these the fellows?

-Yes, same as last year...

eight fine boys,

perfect health...

all from fine families,

employment guaranteed.

Remember, it's the excitement

that brings it on.

It's the excitement that

brings it on, so close your ears.

Thank you. I wish you

all the best of luck, boys.

All right, boys, everything is

all right. Mr. Allen?

-You'll come to see us, I hope.

-I'll drop in, once in a while.

-You know where our place is.

-Yes.

Stavros!

Stavros!

Stavros!

Stavros!

I mean it, Stavros, if you go,

I go, and I can't swim.

I'll hold onto you,

don't do something crazy.

Don't.

-I thought your wife was coming.

-She was...

but she was too sick

and too old.

-In the end she gave up hope.

-I know...

Hohanness!

Hurry.

I'm going.

Here, give this to my cousin

in Constantinople.

His name's here,

and the address here.

He will send it to my father.

Do you understand?

That was simply awful!

-Third class is so romantic.

-The best part of the ship.

Inspection! Inspection!

He's a friend of my wife's.

Sort of a dark fellow.

Here.

From Mrs. Kebabian.

Immediately after

the disembarkation...

of first class...

all third class passengers...

will be examined...

Fifty dollars? My, my!

-Next.

-Hello.

-Look who's here.

-Eight, all told.

Eight more little ones. They keep

coming, they keep coming.

How are all you little slaves?

Scared to death.

Jack, who was that Greek

we're watching for?

Criminal assault, was it?

On this sheet here.

Stavros Topouzoglou...

-Any of you go by that name?

-That fellow died last night.

You, what's your name?

You.

-Hohaness.

-Not you, you. He talks, doesn't he?

What's your name?

Hohaness Gardashian.

Wanna be an American?

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

The first thing to do,

is to change that name.

Do you want an American name,

boy?

Hohaness Gardashian.

I know.

That's enough.

Hohaness, that's all

you need here, Hohaness.

Here.

Can you read?

Joe Arness.

Hohaness, Joe Arness.

Hohaness, Joe Arness.

Joe.

Joe.

Arness.

Arness.

Joe Arness.

Joe Arness.

Good.

Joe Arness.

You like it?

Joe Arness,

Joe Arness.

Good.

Well, Joe, you're reborn.

You're baptised again

without the clergy. Next!

Hey, Joe Arness.

Hey, friend, what the hell is that?

Just something one of them

left behind.

Hey, you there!

Keep moving,

you're blocking traffic!

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