Anna and the King of Siam Page #8

Ah. Moses.

A very remarkable man.

If you remember,

he wrote in the Bible...

But unfortunately,

the present jurisdiction...

of my good friend

Mr. Lincoln's country...

did not favor the multiplication

of the elephant...

and we considered the idea

was not practical.

I was not aware that Your Majesty

was so familiar...

with Mr. Lincoln's situation

with the war in America.

Ah! This is point.

This is exactly impression

I hope you will correct.

Court of Siam,

through much study thereof...

is familiar with happenings

on entire globe of modern world.

And now, ladies, gentlemen...

I commend to you theatricals

for your pleasure...

and they shall be of history

of kingdom of Siam...

a very old and very proud history.

Not now, Your Majesty.

They've finished.

- May I permit them to say

I am barbarian without napkin?

- But...

Oh!

Gracious heavens, no!

Wherefore do you not sit down

when I am in same position?

I've experienced very fatiguing day.

So have I, Your Majesty,

and it's very late.

Very anxious day for me also.

I had great fears for success.

Are you aware of why

I am so hungry?

I was sick. Very sick.

However, I shall tell you that on account

of conversation with Sir Edward...

we are in accord

with British government...

regarding consulates and other matters

relating to security of this nation.

I am very happy thereof.

I am very happy too, Your Majesty.

Very.

I...

I hope you will accept

slight gift of appreciation.

For you.

Your Majesty, you're very kind.

I shall treasure it always.

- Shall you be hungry?

- Terribly.

Plenty for two.

Well, this is odd.

Where do you suppose everybody is?

- Perhaps they're just late.

- It's queer they should all be late.

Looks as though something

extraordinary is going on.

Perhaps there won't be

any school today.

- I'll try and find out what's happening.

- May I get my pony and ride?

If you like, but be sure

you take Moonshee with you.

Good day, sir.

Lady Thiang, something

very strange is going on.

I'd be grateful if you could tell me

what's happening.

Why are you concerned

with such matters instead of school?

Because whatever it is,

it affects my school and me.

- Why you come to me?

- Because I thought you would know.

- You do not say I told you.

- Of course not.

- Lady Tuptim has been found.

- Tuptim?

Didn't you know she had

run away from the palace?

No. She hasn't been to school

for some time.

But how could she possibly

get out of the palace?

She escaped in robes of novice

of the priesthood...

which someone gave to her.

- Where was she found?

- I do not know.

All I do know is...

when she was brought

back to the palace...

they brought a young priest with her.

- What will this mean, Lady Thiang?

- What it has always meant here.

When will she go on trial?

They question her now.

You mean her trial's already begun?

This is not the same thing.

- But she will have...

- I do not say any more.

And I think it will be best...

if you return to teaching of pupils.

Thank you, Lady Thiang.

The other novices

who lived in cell with me...

never knew I was woman

until this morning.

They were with me all the time.

If they did not know I was woman...

how could he know?

They will tell you he did not know.

Why are they not here?

Why do you not ask them?

The truth is this man

got you a novice's robe...

in which you escaped

from the palace.

You went to his cell and stayed

with him there until you were found.

Will you confess to this...

or must we get it out of him?

No, wait!

You must believe the truth about him.

He had nothing to do with it.

He is completely innocent.

I went to the monastery because

I did not know where else to go.

But Phra Palat did not recognize me,

not then or ever...

not even though he had known me

since he was a boy.

I had been betrothed to him

by my family...

before I was sent to palace.

After I was sent to palace,

he entered the priesthood...

and put me

out of his mind completely.

If he ever thought of me at all...

he thought of me as gone forever

beyond the wall of inside.

He taught us every day...

and I grew quiet and happy

because I was near him.

I no longer wanted

to be anything to him...

but only to be near him.

Only to be near him.

A very pretty story...

and you told it beautifully.

Only no one believes you, of course.

Now, let us get back

to the beginning.

- You went to this man because you love him.

- No!

You lived in his cell as a woman.

Ask the others.

They will tell you the truth.

You make him break

his holy vows. Confess!

I will not. I will not!

Stop it! Stop it, you hear?

Stop it!

She's telling the truth,

and you know it.

Why don't you call the others novices?

You don't want the truth!

I shall go to the king

and have her taken out of your hands.

We will wait.

The mem has much to learn.

Your Majesty will forgive me.

It's a matter of great importance.

It's Lady Tuptim, Your Majesty.

Is there nothing dishonorable to me...

that is secret here?

Go. All of you, out!

It will be better

if you understand at once...

that this matter

does not concern you.

But it does. It does dreadfully...

because of her,

and even more because of you.

Your Majesty, I'm sure

if you'd known in the first place...

that she was in love

with someone else...

you never would've allowed her

to be brought here at all.

But now they're trying to make her

confess to something that isn't true...

- torturing her without regard

to proof or witnesses.

- You waste your time.

But surely you're going to see

that they call her witnesses.

This shall be my affair.

You must when she's called to trial.

I do not wish to talk more of this!

You can't refuse her a trial.

- There must be a law in this.

- I am the law!

That's what I was afraid of,

Your Majesty.

I beg you,

don't take revenge on this girl.

If you do, you'll have thrown away

everything you've done...

all you've built up

for your country and yourself...

with such labor against such odds.

And you'll never be able

to get it back again.

How can you have faith yourself

in what you're doing...

or ask anyone else to believe in you

or the country you represent...

when you know yourself

you're only pretending?

That you don't give a snap of your fingers

for your people or human progress.

That it's a lie...

something to cover up caprice

and passion and self-indulgence.

You go too far.

This girl hurt your vanity, that's all.

You don't love her.

She didn't hurt your heart.

You haven't a heart! You've never loved anyone!

You are a barbarian!

You'll never change.

You'll be a barbarian as long as you live.

Mem, how shall you like...

if I make you watch what I shall do?

He has not sinned!

He did no wrong to anyone!

We have not sinned!

We have not sinned!

- Good-bye, mem cha.

- Good-bye, Prince Sawat.

- Bye, mem cha.

- Good-bye, Princess Phatana.

- Bye, mem cha.

- Bye, Princess Sumawa.

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