Arise, My Love Page #9

- Did you say Compiegne?

- Exactly.

The Forest of Compiegne.

I guess that settles it.

Yes, I guess it does.

- Hello.

- Madame!

I can't believe it's you!

I didn't expect to come back here

under these circumstances.

What news of your husband?

Nothing.

He was with the Ninth Army

in Sudan.

- And Monsieur?

- Not a word.

Your attention, please.

Gentlemen of the press,

and lady.

In a railroad coach

one kilometer from here,

the terms of Armistice will be

handed to the French government

and signed some time

this afternoon.

We will give you official bulletins

of the negotiations process.

You will be able to visit

the coach in groups of five

after the conference begins.

As the Fuhrer will be present,

smoking will not be permitted.

With regard to you Fraulein...

My name is Miss Nash.

Miss Nash, considering

the importance of the occasion,

I suggest you dispense

with all lip rouge.

Don't worry. My lips will be

as white as chalk.

You have an hour until then.

The time is yours

to do with as you please.

Thank you.

Does anyone feel like

a rubber of bridge?

- Is it okay to take a walk?

- As you please, Fraulein.

Hello, Gusto.

Hello, Tom.

It's been a long time.

A long time.

I love you, darling.

Don't let's count to a thousand.

Turn around.

I'm right behind you.

It's not done with mirrors.

It's me!

Tom.

Tom...

Darling...

None of that scared look!

They won't shoot me.

Phillips gave me a press card.

I can't believe you're here,

of all places!

They robbed us of 12 hours here.

I came back to claim them

before I say goodbye.

- Can you get to England?

- They wouldn't want me.

I have a compound fracture.

- Darling...

- I couldn't break a match.

They've clipped my wings.

All I can do is crawl aboard

a refugee ship

and find some cushy job

in America.

Flying instructor, maybe,

teach kids what wings are for.

That's a fine end!

End?

You don't think this is the end!

Just because in that coach later

they'll be clicking their heels

and saying that freedom is a sign

of weakness and incompetence,

and that slavery is a badge

of pride and patriotism.

No.

That can't be the end!

You're not crawling back.

We're marching back. Both of us!

- You're coming along?

- Of course I am.

Tom, I've been watching them

for 10 months now.

There are things I've got to say.

My voice isn't much, but I want

to use it without a hand on my mouth.

And you, what a job you've got!

Making thousands of pilots

for thousands of planes.

Remember your prayer?

This time we have to say it

to America.

"Arise, my love.

Be strong so you can stand

and say to anyone

under God's heaven:

'Alright, who's way of life

shall it be, yours or ours?"'.

Gusto, I always said

you were the best.

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