Arrowsmith Page #6

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Do you mean to say you can't find

any other way to test your serum?

There is no other way.

You call yourself a doctor

and want to see half your patients die?

No. sir. no. no. The uninjected half

will be fully as well taken care of

as they are at present.

You actually propose

using the inhabitants of this island

as you use guinea pigs

in your laboratories?

Well. you put it unpleasantly. Sir Robert.

but that is what I do precisely propose.

and for precisely

the same benefit to mankind.

Well. we decline the honor

in the name of civilization.

Hear. hear!

Hear. hear!

I think civilization's on my side.

Sir Robert.

You see only this one epidemic

on this island.

I have to see whole continents

and generations of children yet unborn

in China. in India. and even.

it seems. in your own West Indies.

I have to say to all humanity.

"This is the prevention. this is the cure.

"You may count on it as you count

on quinine for malaria

and castor oil for the bellyache."

Because that is

what humanity wants to hear.

Humanity is not going to hear it

at our expense.

Well said. Sir Robert!

N o

While you are on this island.

you stick to your doctoring.

- That is for me to say. not you.

- What the devil do you mean?

I mean that if you

prevent this experiment.

my instructions leave me free to withhold

my serum until you come to heel.

Confound your instructions.

But what...

what are we going to do. sir Robert?

Sir Robert.

hadn't we better reconsider?

Order. order.

This meeting is adjourned.

But. Sir Robert. what shall we do?

Die like men...

before we let these bandits

turn us into a shambles.

If it weren't for the quarantine.

I'd drive them off the island

with whips and scorpions.

Sir Robert is quite right.

I tell you this...

- That was a fine fight.

- If I hadn't lost it.

You didn't mean that.

about holding the serum back?

I made them think I meant it.

Call me inhuman!

I'll show them

what the word really means!

How's that. Gottlieb?

Dr. Arrowsmith.

My name is Oliver Marchand.

Dr. Marchand.

I have my M.D. from Howard University.

I've been listening

to your proposal. Doctor.

I need hardly say

that it has my complete sympathy.

Thank you.

May I offer you an alternative?

If you care to come along with me.

I believe I can provide

the opportunity you're after.

- Did you hear that. Gustav?

- Yeah. I hear.

It will be a privilege to assist you.

And if you succeed. it will be a privilege

for my people to have served the world.

How soon will you be starting?

If you'll come over to my place...

You don't have to tell me.

it came off all right.

For once you're wrong. Lee.

It couldn't have come off worse.

That is. until my savior turned up.

This is my savior.

Dr. Marchand. my wife.

- How do you do?

- Come in. Doctor.

We've got to move fast.

no time to lose.

I'll put my things in here.

Lee. throw some clothes in a knapsack.

- You're going away?

- You bet I'm going.

- With him?

- With him. God bless him.

He had the nerve to take a chance

and let me do my stuff.

Yes. he's a man after my own heart.

Wait. where are you going?

To his district. Island of Carib.

Native population. plague raging.

Ideal conditions.

- Are you going now?

- As soon as we get packed.

Sondelius is out chasing up

his squad of rat catchers.

You might put his things in.

too. will you?

- Excuse me. Doctor.

- I'll wait outside.

What is it. Lee?

Are you planning to leave me behind?

Lee. I've got to.

I didn't come here to be left behind.

I should have choked you

before I brought you along here.

You did everything but choke me

to stop me.

But now that I'm here.

I'm not going to be left behind.

I've come here to look after you.

How can I look after you

if you leave me behind?

- I'll be all right. sweet.

- How do I know that?

lt... it might get you.

And if it did. there's nobody

but me could nurse you.

And even if it didn't get you.

I'd go mad being without you.

Can't you see?

I haven't got any life beside you.

I'm you. and I've got to be with you.

You cannot leave me behind.

Lee. sweet.

Be reasonable.

We don't know where we'll be living off.

what we'll be getting into.

I daren't take you along with me.

It's no place for a woman.

Darn being a woman!

Give me the comfort

of knowing you're safe.

- All right.

- There's a brave girl.

N o

Now. will you help me

with this knapsack?

Bella?

Will you come in here. Bella?

Bella. I want you to pack

the doctors' knapsacks for them.

I want you to put in their pajamas.

the thin ones.

and their underwear

and their socks.

And. Bella. their razor. toothbrushes.

and toothpaste.

Can I help you. Martin?

I'm all right now. Sorry I cracked up.

That's a good girl.

Now. here we are.

Alcohol. serum...

hypodermics. notebooks.

Yes. they're ready.

- Fountain pen.

- Fountain pen. Thanks.

- How about these? You want these?

- No. I don't want those.

Have you got any water boiling

on the stove?

There should be.

Stick the whole works in. will you?

- I can't leave those around.

- What is it?

Plague virus.

Enough to kill half a dozen armies.

Everything's ready. missy.

All right.

I'm off to glory. Lee.

Wish me luck.

I can't go outside.

Will you kiss me good-bye here?

No. no. Lee. Steady. old girl.

This is only the first of our big hikes.

If I pull this thing off

on Marchand's island.

I'll be a great man in science.

I do love you. Martin.

Wait for me. Lee. I won't be long.

Here's where we land. Doctor.

It's the island of Carib.

You can see the jetty

right ahead of us.

The worst-infected place

in the entire colony.

You'll have plenty of opportunity here

to do what you want.

Voodoo.

Their voodoo is just about as effective

as anything we've been able to do.

Yeah. we show them

a new kind of voodoo.

The only thing to do with this place

is to burn it.

- If we can only get the authority.

- We'll take the authority.

General Sondelius is now in command.

We'll get these people out of here

and find them a clean place.

We'll take off our coats and get to work.

We'll get in the supplies.

- The medical supplies.

- And build a hospital.

Sure. we'll kill the rats.

the bugs. the germs.

I'll get these people out of here.

Here. here is food.

canned food.

- Where is the owner?

- The owner lives in London.

- How about the agent?

- The agent. he's dead.

- Who are you?

- I'm watchman.

Good. you are a fine watchman.

Break down the door. Come on.

What the devil is the meaning of this?

You have empty bunkhouses

and beds.

We want them right away

for emergency hospital.

If you think you're going to bring

that filthy plague onto this plantation.

you can go to blazes!

That's just where we are going.

We accept your hospitality.

Martin. move in.

- Come on.

- Hurry up.

- All right. Gustav.

- Yeah. Martin.

Don't forget. half to get the injection.

half to be sternly deprived.

All right. Marchand. let them in.

We're off. Gottlieb.

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