Goodbye, Mr. Chips Page #8

Forget it, darling.

Know Soapy Sutterwick?

I did, like the back of my hand.

only rather better...

...because I never have got to know

the back of my hand.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Was I? Oh, it must have been

a little thought I had.

- Ursula, we must go.

- We? You're not taking him?

Of course, you two are married

or something, aren't you?

Married, madam.

and quite definitely not something.

I adore this man.

When you've finished with him, Katie.

lend him to me.

Bye-bye, my darlings.

See you tomorrow or next year.

or in heaven or somewhere.

In heaven, certainly.

What a lot of flowers.

What a lot of sunshine.

What a lot of beauty

In the world today

What a world of colour

Just beyond my window

Flowers every color

Of the rainbow

Red roses, orange marigolds

Yellow buttercups, green leaves

Blue cornflowers, indigo lilacs

And violets, violets

My happy eye perceives

And among the people

There are two who'll never be apart

What a lot of happiness of heart

Is ours

What a lot of flowers

What a lot of lovely

Pretty flowers

Your Caesar.

Sutterwick, would you begin?

Nervous?

Not a bit.

Nor I.

I usually am on Parents' Day.

Good morning.

- Oh, Mr. Dickinson-Brown.

- Dickinson-Brown.

I hear you build

the most marvellous model aeroplanes.

You must let me see them sometime.

I simply love them.

I'd be frightfully pleased to,

Mrs. Chipping.

- Anytime.

- Well, how about after prep tomorrow?

Thank you.

You shouldn't call them mister.

Oh, the older boys love it.

It makes them feel grown up.

Hello, Freddie. Better news from home?

Yes, she's much better, thank you.

- Good.

- Sir.

And you shouldn't have called him

Freddie.

Well, nothing on earth is going to get me

to call him Robinson Minimus.

What an idiotic thing to call a little boy.

Oh, worship the king

All glorious above

Oh, gratefully sing

His power and his love

Our shield and defender

The Ancient of Days

Pavilioned in splendour

And girded with praise

Yes.

Sutterwick, this must be a nervous

moment for you, but I shouldn't worry.

Your boy is a sound little player

off his back foot.

I was rather disappointed.

- My son tells me that his orders are...

- Lord Sutterwick.

Could I have a word with you?

Excuse me.

Would you mind, Baxter?

- Mr. Chipping.

- You will not win this battle.

- I've no idea to what you refer.

- Don't play it that way.

Excuse me, that is an expression

I've lately picked up from my wife.

It means you are playing theatre

instead of speaking the truth.

You are a businessman, and businessmen

are usually described as blunt.

If you won't be blunt, then I shall be.

You disapprove of me.

and you disapprove of my wife.

You are blackmailing the headmaster

into depriving me of my house.

Blackmailing is not a word

I am accustomed to hear.

I am surprised.

It is a word that is in all the

dictionaries and describes an activity...

...that is also known in the criminal code

as getting money with menaces.

What money am I getting, dear Mr.

Chipping...

...and what are my menaces?

Your menaces are to reveal

my Wire's rather troubled past.

Troubled is good.

Troubled, indeed, is good.

It is a good word.

I could have chosen other words.

but I will stick to troubled.

To reveal my Wire's troubled past

to the governors of this school.

The money you will get is the money

you will withhold from this school...

...unless I am sacked from my house,

is that blunt?

No reason why I should stand here

and be insulted.

Except that you are standing here

and are being insulted.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Why do you fight?

It puzzles me.

You can't possibly win.

In fact, you have already lost.

No, sir.

I've demanded a meeting

of the governors...

...and I intend to put my case to them

with all the facts.

I wouldn't say anything

against you behind your back...

...so I trust you will attend the meeting.

Very happily-

Darling, all.

It's absolutely divine to be here.

Katie, Katie, darling.

Oh, my God, it couldn't be.

Oh, I'm so grateful to you for coming.

Oh, darling, it's divine of you to ask me.

Parents' Day, my dear.

what could be more riveting?

Yes.

And there are the boys.

I hope there are lots more.

Where's, uh, Soapy?

He's talking to Chips, I think.

Well, I never thought

I'd hate myself in the morning.

All I could find, darling.

At least three years old.

must make me look like Queen Victoria.

Take me up, darling.

Aren't we lucky with the day?

So far.

Oh, headmaster.

You might like to meet

a close friend of mine...

...a very famous actress,

Miss Ursula Mossbank.

Darling headmaster.

how simply divine to meet you.

How do you do?

- Would you excuse me?

- Yes, certainly, darling.

How gorgeous you look

in that divine white silk stole.

It's far chicer than mine, darling.

Can you get lid of her?

I don't quite understand.

Heavens, she's wearing that stole.

Look, you're a woman of the world...

...and once, a long time ago.

mind you, I was...

Well, you know the situation, I'm sure.

Please.

Please, because if my wife sees her

with me, I'm lost.

Ursula has no tact at all.

Well, I'll do my best for you,

Lord Sutterwick.

Only for you.

Oh, but I adore English public schools.

I simply worship them all,

even that idiotic Westchester.

You can't ask a boy out to tea...

...without everyone

asking the most extraordinary questions.

Ursula, darling, you must see the

bell tower. And here's your guide.

A bell towel?

Oh, yes, of course, the bell towel.

Oh, headmaster, darling.

It's been wonderful.

You must come

to one of my little parties sometime.

Very informal.

Just come as you are, whatever that is.

Yes, I should be delighted.

And bring your dear wife,

if she is your dear wife.

Bring her anyway, darling. Goodbye.

Goodbye, all.

I hope

you like early English perpendicular.

Darling, I level

in early English perpendicular.

You know.

it's the most extraordinary thing.

All I did today was simply stand up...

...to that dreadful bounder Sutterwick,

and now he's completely caved in.

Completely.

- Has he, dear?

- But completely.

He's called off the governors' meeting.

- Has he?

- Mm.

Rather a triumph for me, on the whole.

Yes.

There's a lesson in it all somewhere.

I suppose.

Yes.

If only I knew what it was.

Oh, God.

You're so beautiful.

So are you.

Don't be absurd.

Not being absurd.

Being accurate.

Will we love each other like this forever?

And among the people

Can you see any reason why not?

There are two who'll never be apart

What a lot of happiness of heart is ours

What a lot of flowers

What a lot of lovely

Pretty flowers

- Douglas.

- Sir.

- Duncan.

- Sir.

- Dunson.

- Sir.

- Edgeworth.

- Sir.

That's Dickinson-Brown.

His fighter squadron's based at Dover.

- He always shoots us up when he's flying.

- Quiet, please.

- Elliot.

- Sir.

- Finch.

- Sir.

- Fisher.

- Sir.

- Forbes.

- Sir.

- Foster.

- Sir.

- Gaye.

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