Moscow Nights

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I STAND CONDEMNED AKA MOSCOW NIGHTS

Wake up,wake up

Get them all done

Your arms are not weak you know

How much should be loaded?

3000 thousands sacks,Sir

Put that men to work in relays, that shift double pay

Come on boys,just do it

Having a nice rest?

You know that there's war on?

Do it yourself if you think it is so easy

Do it myself

See you think that I can't work here

I am born as a peasant, I've been a peasant all my life

And I'm still a peasant

Come on boys

Don't forget the flowers for Natasha Alexandrovna

Give him an injection, and keep the best of it I can't have enough to treat

No one could have done it

You are feeling better,Cpt Ignatoff?

Yes.I think so

Thank you

In hospital

No.It is all right.Don't worry about it.

Of course.I made a mistake

A mistake?

Yes.You should be wounded in one leg,they cut off the other

Army regulation

Don't be so silly

At what?

What's your name?

Natasha

And I've talked quite enough

Ans I'm going to get your breakfast

You feel better Cpt Ignatoff?

My name is Blunkett

Cpt of the Seventh Hussar, we are sharing this war

Oh good

I wonder

Perhaps you could tell me

Certainly.Her name is Katarina Alexandrovna Kovrin

Age 19.Single.On day duty ward C General Hospital

Daughter of the late General Kovrin

And there is not a chance

I don't like this idea about this marriage at all

And I'm sure he wouldn't have liked it either

As your poor brother left us only debts and mortgages and things

I don't see how he could dissent of Natasha marrying a very rich man

who simply adores her

The point is does Natasha love Peter Brioukow

Yes.She is disposed to him

Aren't you rather pushing it on to her?

Well

Uncle Nicholas

Natasha

Tired,Natasha?

A little,yes

We had another big batch of wounded in again this afternoon

Natasha.I want you to tell your uncle quite candidly

Have I've ever urged you to marry Peter Brioukow?

No,mother

Have I ever hinted at it?

No,mother

Mr Brioukow

May I come in?

I just looked in to see you were..

Natasha

I should like to have two words with your mother

Excuse me,forgive me

Of course,come uncle Nicholas

-The mortgage has been canceled -Oh,Peter

Then we shall not have to move,the house is

Yours

It's so wonderful to be true

-And the garden -Yes

Don't deny Natasha..,I must be off

Heads

That's means she will be here before 915

10 to 1 that she'll be here before 915

All right.Taken

You already owe me 9 million rubles

Good morning,gentlemen

10 million now!!

Good Morning

-Did you sleep well -Oh,how could anyone sleep in this room..

Ignatoff gets up at 5 puts on a purple pajamas

shaves,changes the pajama,shaves again

and ask me every 5 minutes what's time it is

Yes.What time is it?

Seven minutes past nine

Are you aware that your duties in this ward starts at 9 o'clock sharp

Yes,Cpt

Have you anything to say in your defense?

No,Cpt

You are therefore condemned to take this concoction

What's the matter with it?

Not enough sugar

Sugar in cabbage soup?

I thought it was tea

You know what section C means?

Yes,Sir,counterespionage

-Ever seen a spy? -Yes.Ulysses aim for Troja

All right.Polonsky.Listen my boy. There is no room for sentiment in our job

It's our men's lives or theirs

now it's your duty to suspect everybody

your cook,your brother,me,these mean nothing,your spy may be anybody

A staff officer amongst charming young girls or kindly old ladies

And soon I shall be writing to you

-with my own hand -With my own hand

Instead of that of a very kind friend

Of a very kind friend

Your loving son?

-Vanya -Vanya

I'll post it myself

That's was awfully kind of you Madame Sabine

Madame Sabine is always kind

That's sweet of you Natasha,but we are all trying to do our duty

What a joy for your dear mother to hear from you

after knowing what you went through in Lemberg

Wasn't that the place where you said your company was smashed off?

My company.Oh,only a platoon

Isn't that the same thing or do I mean a squadron

My dear Madame Sabine.In a division there are about 64 companies

64? So my dear boy they could not all have been smashed up?

Couldn't they?

Well the 12th on our right and the 19th on our left were practically wiped out

How dreadful.How can such a thing be possible?

Well,you see the Austrians shot at us and we didn't shoot back

Well that was very noble of you but surely they shot at you first

you had a right to shoot back

Oh,yes we had the right but not the ammunition

It all sounds to me that somebody has been dreadfully careless

Of course I don't understand about these things

-Well.Good bye ,dear boy -Good bye

-I won't forget your letter -Thank you so much

So you have become one of Madame Sabine's dear boys

Well,she is a very nice old thing

She's got lots here but not so much up here

What is this? White bread

Sugar Natasha,you work miracles

It's not me,well it is someone who knew how short we were and send us extras

My blessings for the unknown. Can I have it over there?

Yes.Of course

How about walking there today?

-How's that? -That's fine

-Any pain? -No

That's good

Rest a minute

Shall we go on?

Yes

That's right

-That was.. -Heavenly

-You ought to be ashamed of yourself -Why?

-Not for love -Say it again

I'm engaged

-Angels make bad liars -But it's true I tell you

Is it?All right. Tell me who you are engaged to

Go on.Tell me

There you are.What his name?

It isn't true,you see

His name is Brioukow

Brioukow

-Not the Brioukow -Peter Petrovich Brioukow

Is this the medical inspection doctor?

Or is the hospital giving a party in my room

-No,Cpt Ignatoff -Cpt,I apologize

There is no need to apologize,this is not Cpt Ignatoff's private room

Cpt Ignatoff,this is my fiance,Mr Brioukow

But I suppose it should be I who should apologize

Just one word please

When is your next free day,Natshenka?

-Next Wednesday -Would you care to come out with me..

..just for a little drive

I'd love to.Will you come and pick me up in the morning?

Oh,yes

There is fire coming.Barnoff speaking

Listen.There is a leaking somewhere at your end

Enemy planes just bombed out the plant

They seem to know every detail of the disposition

There's only one officer

that knows all the details of the disposition.Lieut Petrovsky

Petrovsky?

Good Morning Petrov

Good Morning Lieut Petrovsky

Shall I fetch the report ,Sir?

Yes,please.Bring me the file

Number 7 reports that they are going to arrest Petrovsky

What time is it?

9 25

He'll be in his office now

You must reach him before he is arrested,quick

-Who is it? -Liut shot himself

Shot himself

Orders to arrest Lieut Petrovsky,Sir

Petrovsky? Here he is

Natalia Alexandrovna

And you bought all this. I always dreamed about it

And you guessed and you sought this

You get fond of a place,I...

I belong to the land

I want you to love it, as I do

Birch tree,corn

All right,take it out,please

Good bye,Doctor

Thank you for all you've done

That's all right,my dear chap

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