I Could Go on Singing Page #2

- It won't take a moment.

No, thank you.

I'd rather walk.

Don't bother to see me out.

I'll take care of myself.

Jenny.

What?

You forgot your prescription.

What does it say?

Three times a day before meals?

And shake the bottle.

It's good for what ails me?

Good night, David.

You've been very kind,

and thank you.

Jenny.

It really would mean

so much to you, wouldn't it?

To see him again?

Yes.

If I let you...

and mark these words...

if I let you...

you'll promise to look once

and never look again?

I promise.

All right.

Are you sure you want to go on?

Well, I can't stop now

or I'll sink.

Peel it, Joe, peel it!

Tell me, do all

the mothers do this?

Yes. But they usually wear

good woman's shoes.

Where is Matt? Is he...

No, he's with

that lot over there.

The under-14s.

Come on, Roger, don't fall!

Give me the ball!

Come on, Roger!

David, wait a minute.

Here.

- Are you holding?

- I'm holding.

You really should have worn

more sensible shoes.

They're all yours.

I'll take this.

Come on, on to the under-14s.

Where is he, David? Where?

There.

Where?

There. That thing with the ball.

Tackle him!

- They'll kill him!

- Only once.

Break up. Halftime.

Well, what's that?

That's halftime.

You must come 'round,

especially the wing forwards.

Can I go and see

my father, sir?

Yes, all right. Hop it.

Hello, Father.

Nine to six against us.

We're getting ticked off.

Still, it's a good game.

They made you fly half again.

What happened to Gregson?

Broke his leg

playing Eastbourne.

- Silly ass.

- I'm faster, anyway.

- Don't be such a show-off.

- Hello.

Hello. You're Miss Bowman,

aren't you?

Father said you were coming.

Miss Bowman's an American, Matt.

They do things differently.

How do you do?

How do you do?

You're going to be on in London,

aren't you?

- Yes, I'm going to be on.

- At the Palladium.

We have all your records

at the house.

At home?

No, no. The house

here at the school.

Father goes in more

for Beethoven.

For Pete's sake.

Who introduced you to Ella...

to Basie, to Benny Goodman?

Yes, I know. And who introduced

you to Chubby Checker?

I have an extra pair of boots

in my locker.

You could always pretend

you've been playing fly half.

- I think they'd suspect.

- Sorry.

No, Matt, I have these.

I'm saving them for a dry day.

He looks like you.

I shouldn't. I'm adopted.

Well, you could. You could.

Adopted children do grow

like their parents, like dogs.

Like dogs?

Yes. There's an old saying that

dogs grow like their masters.

Or masters grow

like their dogs.

I think you'd better get back

to that game, don't you?

I'll take Miss Bowman

back to the hotel...

and get her cleaned up,

all right?

I'll show you around the school,

Miss Bowman.

Matt, do we have to?

I'd like that, Matt.

I'd love it.

These ruins are Norman.

You know,

1066 and all that stuff.

The school buildings

are all around the cathedral...

and they're just as old.

The dining hall goes back

to King Henry V.

And the food goes back

to William the Conqueror.

Good morning, sir.

Major Dee, Modern Languages.

We call him Major Disaster.

Is the biology wing

finished yet?

It's been finished for ages.

Most parents get down

twice a term...

but I'm lucky if my father

gets down once a year.

Now, that is not true.

And what happens

when I do come down?

We stare at each other

like a couple of deaf-mutes.

- Unless you need some cash.

- But today's different.

You get a jolly good view

from around this corner.

We have all our services

in the cathedral.

That's the school choir

you can hear...

practicing in there now.

Would you like

to go up the tower?

We can see for twenty miles.

No, Matt, not again.

You can do it, Father.

Exercise is good for you.

I wasn't thinking about myself,

but Miss Bowman.

I took Auntie Beth up

last week and she loved it.

Who's Auntie Beth?

She's Father's aunt

and she's sixty.

Well, if Auntie Beth

can do it, so can I.

Come on, Father. Come on.

We go through there.

I'll have to get permission

from the verger.

I won't be a moment.

I like him.

So do I.

I feel so happy.

It's like having

a family of my own.

Lovely feeling.

Good.

Would you have dinner

with me tonight, David?

I don't think so.

I'm going to be in London

ten more days...

and I'd love to see

more of you.

You really are persistent,

aren't you?

A little over-anxious, maybe.

Look, I tell you

what we're going to do.

We're going to come down

from that tower...

if we ever reach the top,

we'll take Matt out to tea...

we'll stuff him full of food...

and then I'll drive you

back to London.

And drop me at my hotel?

That's right.

It'll be better that way,

don't you think?

No, I don't.

We can go up now.

You will be down by 4:30,

won't you?

Yes, thank you. We'll hurry.

I'll lead.

Every twenty steps,

stop and count five.

That way,

you won't get out of breath.

Go on, Matt, go on.

Everyone all right?

Fine. Fine!

There are 237 steps.

I've counted them.

What did he say?

He says he's counted the steps!

What does he want

to count them for?

It's hard enough to climb them.

By the way,

I ordered extra tickets.

What tickets?

For the Gilbert and Sullivan,

tonight.

It's the end of term play.

We're doing the first act

of "H.M.S. Pinafore."

Eighteen, nineteen, twenty.

What was that?

He says he's got tickets

for the play tonight!

Is this the top?

No. But we're almost halfway.

Oh, my.

This is fun, isn't it?

Mind the cobwebs.

Not many people get up here.

Matt, I'm terribly sorry.

We can't stay

for the show tonight.

Miss Bowman

has to get back to town.

But he must stay.

I'm playing Cousin Hebe.

He says you must stay, because

he's playing Cousin Hebe.

Blast.

I think we've lost your father.

Not much further.

I can see daylight.

How old was that aunt

you were talking about?

She's sixty.

But she's very athletic.

I can believe that.

She must be a champion

long distance runner.

Oh, my gosh, look out!

- Be careful!

- It's all right.

You have to get to the edge

to get the view.

Look. You can see Ashford

from here...

where the Vikings fought.

Please say you'll stay

for the show, Miss Bowman...

because if you do, then Father

will have to stay, too.

I'll talk to him.

Somebody didn't stop

to count five.

Be generous, David.

He wants you to stay so much.

You can see the sea

on a clear day.

But we don't get

many clear days.

Good, we are in luck!

- What's wrong?

- Wait for it.

- What's happening?

- You'll see.

That's the loudest bell

in the south of England!

My!

For a British tar

is a soaring soul

For a British tar

is a soaring soul

As free as a mountain bird

His energetic fist

should be ready to resist

A dictatorial word

His eyes should flash

with an inborn fire

His brow with scorn be wrung

He never should bow down

to a domineering frown

Or the tang of a tyrant tongue

His nose should pant

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