And the Ship Sails On Page #4

take him outside!

Take a glass of water and pour

it on his face

Breathe deeply, sir

You have to be acclimated

to be down here

He's better. It's over,

everything's over

The hen's sleeping! Look,

it sleeps! He succeeded!

True, it sleeps

He made it sleep!

you sleep too

I doubt that you're satisfied

with the rehearsal for

the Oratorio in Memoria

Singing in remembrance of Edmea

requires your talent & technique,

but also your gratitude

to the great artist whom we

all loved

Undoubtedly she was the

greatest Soprano of all time.

Are you ready, lldebranda?

What is that funny smell?

- How old am I?

- What?

- I didn't understand

- Well, how old?

I couldn't say, I can't even

guess your age

Don't be afraid, try!

Come on, tell me at least how

old I look

I don't know

The same as my father

And how old is your father?

To me, my father is forever

young

Excuse me, Mother

Go get your cape, darling,

you can't stay like that

- I'm not cold

- It gets damp when the sun sets

Look at these colors, darling

Every sunset bearing the stamp

of divinity!

You know, Mr. Orlando, I spent

all Saturday painting

I don't know what I'd give

to paint such a picture

But how can we compete with

the Creator?

Now I'd like to rehearse

the Domine Deus

They're rehearsing.

Excuse me a moment

Sit next to Fuciletto.

It's the Oratorio!

Captain, I want to ask you

one thing. Last night

I was awakened by a

patter on my porthole

- Is that possible?

- It's our seagull, Icarus

We gave him that name because

he broke a wing

Don't you smell that horrible

odor? Why does it stink?

Don't you smell it?

- Mother, where is it coming from?

- Yes, it's the fish

I can't breathe!

- What's this stench?

- Are you looking at me?

I'm not looking at you,

there's quite a stench!

You talk of a stench

and look at me!

I don't stink!

- Idiot!

- You're the idiot!

I'll tear off your moustache

and make you eat it!

What are you doing? This smell

is in the air, outside

Yes, gentlemen, the air is quite fetid

but Dr. Lamela guarantees that

you cannot get infected

- Absolutely! Stay calm!

- The discharge is lessening

and before night it shall

cease completely

Following our physician's

suggestion,

we're trying to get the

pachyderm out of the hold

- We'll hoist him on deck.

- It's being done, captain

Some ship-boys will sling

the rhino on the scales

and a winch will hoist him

on deck

We can assure you everything'll

end very shortly

Prepare the pumps!

Keep the ropes taut!

Increase pressure!

- You'll throw him into the sea?

- No, on that lifeboat!

The doctor said he needs

fresh air!

Here!

The stink!

He's getting better, however

- Like a flying dragon!

- You could use a bath!

Everyone is looking at you,

get up!

And she went from natural F

down to

E flat to natural E

to upper F. A miracle

The orchestra was almost

silent,

the audience stopped breathing,

and I was paralyzed hearing her

I'll remember it all my life!

Excuse me, Maestro, but how

could she?

Almost three octaves without

making an effort...

- That's not human!

- Why not, Edmea was just a woman

So many racked their brains

trying to understand her!

She must have had a secret

and that's what I wanted to ask

you, Maestro

...as I would ask a father... what...

- What can I do?

- Listen

One evening, Edmea told me

something, she said

that when she sang,

she saw a snail

- A snail?

- Yes, she said so

"I see a snail

"and with my eyes I follow the

spiral, curling up

"and my voice comes out without

making an effort."

Do you understand? My dear,

it wasn't only lungs,

diaphragm and vocal chords

It was an energy-catalyzing

phenomenon

I only know that Edmea was

different from anyone else

She was unique. There'll never

be another like her!

Why are you so quiet?

You look like a marvelous

Egyptian sphinx

You're superb!

The third night of our voyage,

things started going wrong

Everything became

more and more strange

You interrupted me

It's her fault,

she didn't want to come

Be quiet. He's already

in a trance

- Is he all right?

- Sit here, close by

Hold hands, everyone. Maestro,

give your hand to madame

- Me too?

- Yes. Sit with us

Thanks, I'd rather stay out

If Sister Angela knows I'm here

she'll feed me only bread

and water for a week!

Come on! Ask something!

Edmea, excuse me, but I always

wanted to ask you

Which opera made you

suffer most?

What a stupid question!

No, once you told me that

- What fell?

- I don't know

Don't break the chain!

It's dangerous

- For God's sake!

- A book has opened!

The icy hand

Look! It's La Gioconda!

It opened in La Gioconda!

Look! It's La Gioconda!

- Right! Incredible coincidence!

- How come?

I can't stay. This is awful.

I can't stay. Excuse me!

Could I also ask a question?

He says no because he's afraid.

He understood that

since I knew her well, I'd ask

a more intimate question

Look, she always used

that gesture to thank

Oh, Edmea, Edmea!

Who is it? Who are you? Switch

the light on! You idiots!

Who was it? Tell me who it was.

Who was it?

- Who was it?

- Someone played a joke!

What's the matter with you?

Come to, you idiot!

Ines, come on, get your

bearings back!

Is it you? Look at him, come

here, show yourself you clown

Look who our ghost was!

Leave her alone!

We must applaud him, bravo!

For a moment, there,

even I believed it!

You had us all fooled

- Damn you!

- Even you are inspired

Excuse me, I thought you still

had the shivers

And Ines, where's Ines?

Is she still unconscious?

If you talk, you can't breathe

to the beat of your feet

- Where did she come from?

- I've never seen her!

What are you doing here so late?

Who are you?

- She's a darling!

- Yes

You're very pretty,

look at your pretty braids

- You're a real darling.

- Wolfgang, let her be

What's your name?

- Do you want to cause a disaster?

- Exactly

I don't understand you

You can't light fires on deck

It's the grandmother,

how are you?

Scram!

Harder!

Come on!

Good day!

Where were you?

- Krassavitza!

- Ilia, who are these people?

- I don't know them!

- Ildebranda!

- They're Serbians!

- Come up!

Serbians! Let's go listen!

We're getting things ready

in the hold

so as not to interfere with

activities on board

or the privacy

of the passengers!

But captain, how did it happen?

How did they come on board?

When the Austrian Archduke was

murdered in Sarajevo,

Austria declared war

against Serbia

and the people fearing the

arrival of the enraged troops

tried to escape by sea, and get

on a ship sailing Italy's coast

- I don't understand.

- Call a doctor!

They're Serbs, how did they get

on board?

We rescued them

from the sea tonight

We believe they are Serbs

Do you want water?

Good morning, young lady.

Still sleepy?

Our physician is checking them,

one by one

And my officers and myself,

by means of an interpreter,

have talked to most of the men

They are shepherds, peasants,

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