Hornblower: Loyalty Page #8

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Stop, sir.

Stop where

you stand, sir.

Captain hammond!

Don't make me

shoot you, sir!

I will not

hesitate, sir!

You say in your report that

captain hammond blamed himself

For the failure of his

assault on the battery.

Yes, sir.

And despite

your entreaties,

He insisted on dying

with honor.

Yes, sir.

You do know

i've spoken

With major cotard?

I imagined

you would have, sir.

There was a time,

hornblower,

When you would have

needed some convincing

About the merits of any

economy with the truth.

Yes, sir,

But these are uncertain

times in ireland,

And more than a quarter of

the men in the fleet are irish.

Hmm, and the truth

about hammond

Could spread

disaffection.

Yes, sir,

Which would only serve

bonaparte's cause.

Bonaparte has nothing

to offer ireland

But misery

and bloodshed.

Ha! That's why england has a

right to demand irish loyalty.

Yes, sir, although-

Huh?

It is perhaps better to earn loyalty

Than to demand it.

When i was a child,

i spake as a child,

I understood as a child,

i thought as a child;

But when i became a man,

i put away childish things.

Sir?

Well, you know,

hornblower...

It's very hard for a father

to see his children grow up.

I'm not sure i

understand you, sir.

I dare say, you will.

Mr. Hornblower, sir.

I saw the hotspur,

sir, in the harbor.

I hoped it might

signal your return.

It must be good for you

to be home again.

It is.

Thank you, sir,

And also good

to see you.

Come in.

You, uh, have enough

for the rent?

Oh, um, i hope to get a

position as a governess.

I can't be a burden

on your charity.

You're no burden,

i assure you.

No, mr. Hornblower,

i can't.

Maria, you are in greater need than i.

I have no

living relatives,

And you're the closest thing i have to-

To a family.

Yes, but i'm not

your family.

Maria.

There's a word

for a woman

Who accepts money

from a man.

Yes, and that word

is friend.

I treasure

your friendship,

But i cannot keep both your

money and my reputation.

My apologies.

Of course.

I should have-

No. I didn't mean

for you to leave, sir.

I can see that i have

imposed upon you, maria.

I've been

thoughtless.

No. That's not

what i meant, sir.

You're not dead

then, sir?

It would

appear not, madam.

She wept when you

were gone, sir,

My maria.

I'd hate to think

how much she'd weep

Had you not

returned.

She wept?

She wept

for you, sir,

And why she bothered, i don't know.

Maria, please don't cry.

If i were your family,

would you let me help you?

I don't know

what you mean, sir.

What i mean is, uh...

If i were to ask,

maria, would you-

Would i?

Would you marry me?

Say yes.

Oh, horatio!

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