For Whom the Bell Tolls Page #6

lacking any organization.

The snow has stopped, Ingls.

Now we'll have

good weather for the bridge.

Yes, I've come back to help you.

I cannot desert Pilar and my people.

Wait, man!

What trick is this, drunkard?

- No trick, Pilar.

I've changed my mind, that's all.

You're right about the bridge

and I'm with you now.

You'll need me for the retreat.

- Just what I said.

You were listening!

You're afraid of being killed.

That's why you've changed.

Do you think I like to hear

how we killed those men?

If I could bring them back to life,

I'd do it. - Liar!

No, I mean it. I wish

I could bring them back to life,

even Don Ricardo who cursed me.

- Stop it!

Yes, I would restore them all to life.

That's God's truth.

And it's also true

that I'm with you now.

I was drunk.

Now I'm not drunk

and I've changed my mind.

Either trust me or not, but no one

can get you to the Gredos as I can.

I believe you.

But take an oath.

Are you with us and for the bridge?

- Yes, man.

You think it can be successful despite

the snow? - There will be no snow.

You have confidence?

Why not?

Fools! Lunatics!

You're all crazy if you believe him!

What, Roberto?

- A trooper.

What does it mean?

- I don't know.

See anything?

- No.

Are you sure it was a trooper?

- Yes.

Where's Pablo?

- In the cave.

Man, what a horse!

- Never mind, get in the saddle.

This horse must make tracks out again.

- You have much sense, Ingls.

I'll ride him in the hills

until the snow's melted.

Keep your eyes open.

There's bound to be more cavalry.

Get the machine gun and my binoculars.

We've got to cover the pass.

Both of you give him a hand.

Go back to that soldier

and see if you can find more clips.

And leave his pockets alone!

Roberto! Roberto, I'm coming with you!

Go back. Tell Pilar to pack.

We may have to run for it. - No.

Go back, Mara. There may be a fight.

- I'll help you. - No!

Let me help you.

- Go back!

Let me go with you. I want to help.

- Then go back!

Kiss me.

You're shameless.

- Yes.

What's happened to that Gypsy?

- I saw him coming down.

Then he saw a rabbit

and went after it.

Fine time to go hunting. Primitivo,

climb up that rock as high as you can.

If you see soldiers,

throw a stone for a signal. Wait.

If you see one soldier, raise

your rifle like this. - Like this?

If more than one, pump it like this.

One for each soldier. Understand?

Yes.

Anselmo, go to Agustn and hold

the gun's legs, if I have to shoot.

Here, hold this for me. - For what?

- I'm liable to shoot me a Gypsy.

Look! Now we'll have fresh meat.

See?

Does something annoy Roberto?

If you weren't a Gypsy, I'd shoot you!

- But why?

Look at how fat they are!

Get down!

Rifles!

- Now the soldiers are hunting.

Wait here.

Is it Pablo?

- El Sordo.

Come, Ingls, now they need us.

- Where? - To join in with El Sordo.

To die there?

Don't you realize they're lost?

It's too risky.

We have to think about the bridge.

Why that's our friend El Sordo!

- Listen... - I listen to that!

Are you afraid

to fight for our friends?

Roberto!

We could hear the firing at the cave.

I was afraid...

You shouldn't have come here.

- I let her. She was half crazy.

She thought you were fighting.

- Why aren't we fighting?

They want to go to El Sordo.

- Have you lost your minds?

What kind of locos are you?

Men, not women!

- Then act like men!

You'll die soon enough.

- Swallow your tongue and choke!

Silence!

What use is courage

if you have no head?

El Sordo has both.

He'll understand.

Was he coming with the horses?

Looks like he did his best

to lead them away from us.

Did you hit him?

- Pot full of grease-backed bat.

I'll tell you

who's a pot full of grease:

Pilar. She knows we are dying here.

What could Pilar do?

- Take them from the rear. - How?

They're all around the hill.

100, 200... maybe more now.

Bandidos, cobardes! Can you hear me?

You sons of four-legged devils!

Surrender now, you bandits,

before our planes blow you to bits!

Will they send planes?

With bombs or machine guns?

- Both, my son.

I'm giving you a chance to surrender

before the planes come.

You hear what I am saying, bandidos?

Let's insult him.

Maybe he'll show his head.

Do you surrender?

- Who has a big pistol? - Here.

The planes are coming!

Do you surrender?

He can't wait for the planes.

He wants to be a hero,

to lead us back

with a rope around our necks.

Have you seen any movement since the

shots? - No sir.

What do you think?

- I don't believe it.

Why shouldn't they do it?

They knew they had to die.

It's better than being bombed

or captured, isn't it?

I think it's a trick.

What about the planes?

They should have come a long time ago.

How many shots did you count?

- Five. - It's ridiculous

if they are dead! Ridiculous

to hide down here from dead men!

I think we should wait

for the planes, sir.

Fire, cowards, if you are alive!

Fire on a man

who has no fear of you!

Shoot, you saffron-bellied swine!

Now do you believe me?

No one's alive up there.

You! Go up and see.

Don't you hear me?

- Yes, my captain. - Then go!

Do you hear me? - Yes, my captain.

- Why don't you go then?

I don't want to, my captain.

- You don't want to?

I'm afraid, my captain.

- Captain Mora! - Lieutenant Berrendo!

It is possible the soldier is right.

- Right to say he's afraid?

Right to say he wants to disobey?

- No sir. Right that it's a trick!

Don't you hear me, they're all dead.

- You mean our comrades on the slope?

I agree, sir.

- Very well, the sniper stays here.

I'll take care of him later.

You and I will go to the top.

Not me. - What? - I will go

if you order me. But under protest.

No, I'll go alone. The smell

of cowardice is too strong here.

Assassins! Cowards!

Shoot me! Kill me!

Can you hear me coming?

No, you can't hear me coming.

You think I'm a coward

like the others? Shoot me!

Kill me!

- "Shoot me! Kill me!"

Cowards!

- Look at him coming.

Scum of the earth! - What an animal!

- Shoot me if you are alive!

Look at him stride.

- Bandidos! - This one is for me.

Do you hear me? - This one

we take with us. - No, you don't hear.

Keep walking.

- Cowards!

Look at the stars. He's a captain.

Stick out your chest, little captain.

I will kill you with a bullet!

- Don't stop. Don't be late, captain.

You vermin!

- A long voyage...

Fire! Cowards!

If you are alive! Come on.

Now comrade voyager, close enough.

Come on, voyager.

Can you hear me coming?

No, you can't hear me coming.

I am coming.

"Kill me! Shoot me!"

Joaqun!

Quick!

A little higher!

Pilar!

Pilar!

Hola, Pilar.

- Hola.

Salud, Roberto.

- Salud.

Salud, Pilar.

Look at him. Already at the wine!

Did you come back for us, or the wine?

- Both.

He came back for his horses.

Much riding, Ingls. I couldn't turn

back till the snow has melted.

Didn't you run into the cavalry?

- A good horse, the new one.

I took to high ground

and came back through the hills.

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