Blackbeard's Ghost Page #10

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Relax.

We did it! We did it!

- We won! We won!

- Yeah, we did great.

Now, come on. We got enough.

Enough? Enough? What? Are you out of

your mind? We're on a winning streak!

Think of those dear old ladies!

Think of what we could buy them.

We could buy them warm coats

and cars and polo ponies.

Are you kidding? We gotta get out of

here. We barely have time to make it.

- Hey, pay up, will you?

- Wait. Let me place one-one more.

- Pay up. We're in a very big hurry.

- A small bet. $ 100? Maybe 20... 25?

- Hey, fella. Hey.

- A dollar. A dollar.

Pay up, yes.

- 36,000.

- 36,000.

- 37,000.

- 37,000.

- 38,000.

- 38,000.

- That's enough.

- We thank you, the Daughters of the

Buccaneers thank you, and good night.

- Enough?

- Let's go. - There's still more. Maybe

we should take it for good luck.

Not yet.

I just put down a new carpet.

- I hear you've done very well.

- Not bad.

May I see?

Please.

My, my.

That's very nice, indeed.

I'm very happy for you.

See? You made out all right.

You took Silky's advice, right?

Now, why don't you take Silky's advice

again and let me keep this for you?

- No, you don't. - You know,

this is an awful lot of bread...

for you to be carrying

around here, honey.

This is a very

dangerous neighbourhood.

Okay, Professor, give me the bag.

I've been very patient with

both of you and very civilized.

Okay, boys.

Go on over there, Jo Anne.

Go on.

Make with the muscle.

All right, boys, make your play.

Missed me.

What's the matter with you?

Get up and get him!

And now for Mr Seymour.

- Steve!

- Get his guns!

Get-Get the gun!

- Steve!

- Shoot him! Shoot him!

- I shot him.

- Don't point that thing over here!

- All ashore what's going ashore!

- Come on!

Steve!

Oh, quite nice, lad, yes.

- There's a boat down here. Come on.

- Proceed, lad. I'll just tidy up bit.

Have fun.

Help! Help!

Come on. Stop fooling around!

Get him any way you can!

Got any idea who we're fighting?

It ain't "who' I'm worried about,

it's "what".

Are we winning, Mr Seymour?

- Who-Who's that?

- It's me, stupid.

- It's around here someplace. - Yeah, well

if you think that thing scares me...

Stop 'em! Stop...

Can't you give us

just a little more time?

I'm very sorry, ladies, but I'm

always precise in these matters.

According to the terms

of this document...

unless you produce the required payment

at midnight of this date...

which is just

11 seconds from now...

Eight, seven...

six...

Thank you, Mr Ainsworth.

It's a pleasure to do business with you.

Mr Walker, this is the moment

that most of us...

have been waiting for

all our lives.

Will you burn the mortgage?

Miss Stowecroft, thank you very much,

but that honour's not for me. L...

Knock their heads together

Here comes the fella

you really should thank.

A green-eyed maiden too

And a green-eyed maiden too

Knock them in the head

and drop them in the river

With a green-eyed maiden and a...

Oh, no, she said

Oh, yes, I said

Oh, no, you don't again

She said

Hello, old buddy.

I'm glad to see you.

Ladies, all of you repeat after me,

please. You too.

Allow me to present

your real benefactor.

Captain Blackbeard!

My respects, ma'am.

Good ladies, your welcome

has touched me deeply.

Loathe as I am

to play the gallant...

I am bound to say...

that I've never beheld

a concourse of fair creatures...

which has stirred me more.

Oh, yes. Thank ye for your esteem.

Thank ye.

And yet you cannot know what it has been

like for a person of my disposition...

to have been still of tongue,

to have had no one to talk to...

for 200 accursed and dusty years.

Yet now, my voice

is heard once again.

Oh, I do thank you.

Yet stay.

It is not my wish...

as a person...

as generous as my good self...

to seek to take the lion's share

of the glory.

No, no.

Oh, no.

This young...

rooster, my good friend...

he played a modest part...

in your delivery from disaster.

- Well, I'd only...

- Not now, son.

Our heart is too full to hear more.

Now, if I might have

that vile document.

Aldetha...

the time is here.

I go now...

to a distant...

and I hope, hospitable shore.

I beg of you...

take notice of this.

I, Edward Teach, captain...

affectionately known...

as Blackbeard...

was not all bad.

Look after this boy.

He needs help.

Fare thee well, lad.

- Good-bye, Captain.

- We will not meet again.

Beware all wenches.

For he's a jolly good fellow

He's a jolly good fellow

And so say all of us

Share this one amongst you,

me beauties.

You know something? I think

I'm gonna miss the old scoundrel.

You know something?

I loved you even when

I thought you were nuts.

Look!

- Captain, proud to see you again, sir.

- Where have you been?

You're a sight for sore eyes, you are,

sir. Where are we off to now?

Now, you lazy swabs,

stir yourselves!

Lift anchor.

Shake out the main.

Lively now,

or I'll carve your gizzard...

and fry it for me supper!

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