Fear and Desire Page #2

What are we supposed to do with her now?

I've got a wife at home.

I'm afraid she's become

our unvited guest.

I must say I've had worse guests

at better parties.

All right, Corby, all right.

Let's not forget where we are.

"Even if we're lost in the woods

let's try to remain civilized."

Well, we can't stay here.

- Shall we leave her fish here?

- There'll be plenty.

What are you gonna do with her,

Lieutenant?

Give me your belt.

You too, Fletcher.

Please, don't beat her!

She's scared like we are.

She doesn't even talk.

Get a grip on yourself, no one's gonna

punish her. I simply wanna tie her up.

Now give me your belt.

Let's hurry it up.

My arm's getting tired.

Be careful not to hurt her.

I hope she doesn't start screaming.

She's a pretty little thing.

Why don't we just leave her here

and get going?

Don't rush me.

If we can make her understand us,

perhaps she can tell us

whether they found the raft.

You speak Spanish?

I'll handle this, Sidney. I'm

quite sure she wasn't educated abroad.

You - see - boat?

Our - boat?

- Boat?

- Yes, that's it, boat.

You - see - boat?

Don't tell me

she doesn't understand you.

If she can't tell us anything,

let's let her go.

Sure, so she can run down stream

to that command post and tip our hand.

You kids and your ideas!

- Maybe she was going there in the

first place. - With the fish, you mean?

Sure. A general gets what he wants

for dinner, no matter what.

If it's fish cod or fresh strawberrys

or gold plates...

This is hardly the time

to become a revolutionary.

We oughtta continue to see about

the raft, but we can't let her go yet.

Why? What she'd do to us? If she could

understand she would have told you.

Mac already told you why.

Sidney, you'll stay here with

the young lady until we come back.

Here, take this.

You're gonna leave me here?

Yes, I told you, to watch the girl.

You're gonna make me stay

and then not come back.

I know because of yesterday.

Keep calm, kid!

If we're not back by night

just get in touch with

her old man about a wedding.

Maybe you can settle down in a treehouse

and raise some monkeys.

- Leave him alone, Mac. - Remember

you promised to come back, Fletcher.

I want you to stay here

and keep an eye on her, because

she may prove very useful

if the raft has been discovered.

We'll be back in a couple of hours.

Just relax.

Don't get panicky.

See you later, Sidney.

I'm really glad they let me stay.

I'm not fooling!

Please, don't be afraid

to like me.

That's why they let me stay.

They thought you'd like me.

The troops are gone

and I can't go home!

Don't do that! Don't move away,

it's not my fault!

I stopped them from beating you.

Don't scowl.

Watch, I'll make you laugh.

Look, I'm the General.

Hey, watch me!

Attention, the General is here!

Attention!

Glad to have you with us, Sir.

Quite frankly, the situation

is desperate.

I don't think I can cope with it alone.

Isn't funny?

Isn't it?

Orderly, more fat fish that

the girl caught for me.

The General, I'm the General.

You don't even smile.

What do you want?

Listen.

I'm lost...

Lost... on this terrible island.

If you have to hate me,

please, try to like me also.

They must have been reading

a magazine in that plane.

I wouldn't have believed.

Mac, better take a look

around the river bend.

Be careful.

We'll get to work camouflaging the raft.

I'm a little worried about

Sidney back there with the girl.

I don't like the way he's been acting.

You're not going softheaded and thinking

about taking her along with us tonight?

You're beginning to sound like Sidney.

No. If she can bring three friends,

perhaps.

But as it is, she'll remain lodged

in the forest, like we were.

That must be the one

that almost nailed us.

There he is again. It's him!

A cocky little king.

And me holding binoculars

like a lady watching an opera.

Binoculars! Soon he'll

go into his palace

with all his iron lap dogs.

If only this was a rifle sight

and I could make the red eye

between his ears.

Then he'd see McClellan!

Girls always love stories,

but it's so hard to finish

and wait for words...

You wanna hear more?

Do you?

Alright.

Then the spirit in magician's power

goes back to the island

and tells Miranda

that her father's dead.

The spirit sings how he's dead

at the bottom of the ocean.

His bones are coral,

his eyes are pearls,

and Miranda, her father's dead.

Dead!

Can't you understand anything?

Dead!

Dead!

Dead!

Now d'you understand?

All clear?

Everything's alright.

- I'd like to talk to you about

the house. - What house?

That house down there.

The one where we saw

that General yesterday.

Wait around, Mac. Right now I'd

like you to go back to Sidney.

I didn't like the way he was acting

when we left.

I'm a little concerned.

- But don't you think...

- Do as I say, will you?

As soon as we're through here

we'll join you.

I don't want anything

to go wrong back there.

Here, I brought you some water.

Now you like me, don't you?

I'll get you loose.

Just a minute.

You'll put your arms around me.

I know. Wait.

I knew you'd like me.

Just a minute.

Don't run away!

Don't make me stay!

You're going to tell the General!

You're gonna tell him

I made fun of him!

Come back, don't tell the General!

I won't let you!

Blood... Blood...

No word. It's just broken

with blood.

What's the matter?

Where's the girl?

Answer me!

What have you done? Tell me

or I'll pulp you to a jelly!

She was tired.

She went to lie down.

Over there.

Don't annoy her, Mac.

Come here.

It wasn't my fault! The magician did it.

Honest!

Prospero the Magician!

First we're a bird, and then

we're an island.

Before I was a general,

and now I'm a fish!

Hoorah for the magicians!

The river...

It's blood, Mac!

Cold...

Cold...

I'm going for a swim.

Come on in, Mac!

Listen to them...

It's blood!

What happened?

Where's Sidney and the girl?

The kid must have gone

out of his head.

When I got back, he was

just laying there.

The girls is dead.

- Over there. He shot her.

- Where is he?

He's gone.

He yelled something about

how the magician does it.

Before he was something

and now he's a fish.

Before I could stop him

he ran away towards the river.

- He kept laughing and screaming.

- We can't do anything abut it now.

Let's move again.

I'm expecting the raft to be

the best way to wait 'til night.

I guess there's gonna be more

elbow room than I thought.

Yeah.

And I wanna talk to you about that

house down the river and the General.

- Kill him.

- Yeah.

No, I won't hear anymore about it.

I don't know what's gotten

into you, Mac.

So you saw a General. So what?

Raft is all set.

In a couple of hours we'll be on it.

Raft!

Raft, raft, raft!

Can't you see any further?

A General... Why, he...?

How many times do I have to go

over this? Must I tell you again?

What's one of their Generals to me?

He's cheap in my rate of exchange,

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